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Setup and troubleshoot Windows XP hardware components and device drivers: This sample chapter, taken from Supporting Users and Troubleshooting a Windows XP Operating System Exam Cram 2 (Exam 70-271), discusses how manage and troubleshoot hardware devices and drivers. Learn how to support and troubleshoot hardware devices and their associated drivers. This information, including practice questions, will help...; Tags: Device Driver, Hardware Component, Hardware, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software; Book chapters 2005-11-14

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Wall Street: Too much sway over the tech sector?: Every technology company has three main constituencies: Employees, customers and shareholders. Does that last category overwhelm the first two? Should it? These questions are worth asking--at least when it comes to putting technology companies in context. Vinnie Mirchandani and I had this back and forth about Wall...; Tags: Shareholder, Technology Company, Wall, Vinnie, Construction, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-09
NASA's lunar breathing system: When six astronauts share a 15 cubic meters spacecraft for weeks, how is it possible to avoid to be bothered by your fellows sweating and breathing? I've already written about staying clean in space, but NASA is going further this time. Its scientists are testing a lunar breathing system. The...; Tags: NASA, Carbon Dioxide, CAMRAS, Sorbent, Flows, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Unixfication II: Can the Linux community get over its "not invented here" ideology which has often hindered its ability to adopt technological improvements from outside sources? I keep saying to myself, I hope so. But recent events have shown me that we have a long way to go until we become a...; Tags: GPL, Virtualization, Kernel, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Sun Solaris, Software, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Sun xVM Virtualbox puts Mac on x86: The newest version of Sun's xVM Virtualbox adds support for Apple's OSX. (Mac ad satire from Jazebski.Pl in Poland.) The new version is dubbed Version 2.6 and was released during last week's CommunityDays event. This is the first open source virtualization to support the...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel X86, Sun xVM Virtualbox, Virtualization, Desktops, Server Virtualization, Hardware, Servers, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-08

ImagesInfo Barcode Reader Toolkit (4_Trial): Barcode Reader Toolkit is an easy to use software development component for barcode recognition from images on Microsoft Windows. The toolkit accepts most common barcode symbologies. It is designed for rapid development. Developers are not required with extensive knowledge about imaging technology or barcode specification, nor need extra imaging toolkits....; Tags: Imaging, Toolkit, ImagesInfo, Barcode Reader Toolkit, Document Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting; Software downloads 2008-05-08
Government IT failures: "Room for improvement" [interview and podcast]: Given the size, scope and frequency of government IT failures, it's important to understand the dynamics underlying these projects. To learn more about federal IT, I interviewed two federal systems experts from CA, developer of the Clarity project portfolio management (PPM) solution. Gil...; Tags: Project, Podcast, Agency, Information Technology, OMB, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Advertising & Promotion, Government, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Marketing, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-05-07
D-Link (finally) releases the DSM-750 media extender: It's been a very long time coming--D-Link first unveiled the MediaLounge DSM-750 at CES in January 2007--but the company announced today that it is finally shipping the media extender. The $329.99 DSM-750 is a Windows Media Center Extender that enables you to stream...; Tags: D-Link Systems, Windows Media, PC, Video, Microsoft Windows Media Center, MediaLounge DSM-750, Media Streamer, Microsoft Windows, Home Networking, Corporate Communications, Digital Media, TVs, Operating Systems, Software, Networking, Personal Technology, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Home Entertainment, Rik Fairlie; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Geek Sheet: Bare-metal backup and recovery: Geek Sheet: Bare-metal backup and recoveryrsync? Anyone? Bueler?rsync -auvPz //* /path to destination backup/rsync is for directoriesnot for system images.RE: Geek Sheet: Bare-metal backup and recoveryI also think rsync is a better solution. When hardware fails you are unlikely to be able to get exact replacements (unless you've squirreled...; Tags: Backups, backup, Geek Sheet, Bare-metal backup, Bare-metal, recovery, rsync; Discussion threads 2008-05-07
Free software great and small: They envision a world with Linux running on the smallest embedded devices to the largest supercomputer clusters, and all possible devices in between. It's only a matter of time before even desktop Linux becomes the mass market. [The opinions expressed here are mine alone, and not those...; Tags: Samba, Conference, Jeremy, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Jeremy Allison, free software, open source; News items 2008-05-07
Geek Sheet: Bare-metal backup and recovery: Tired of the same old punditry and OS wars? Want to read something practical you can actually use and apply to your real job? Or perhaps you need some light reading material to help you get some sleep on the plane between consulting engagements – either way, welcome to the...; Tags: Recovery, Network File System, File System, Photovoltaics, Backup, Volume, Partition, Machine, System Rescue CD, LVM, Volume Group, Linux, Manufacturing, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Sun's continuing open source problem: Sun's continuing open source problemSun executives are fucking morons...and a scarey bunch in general. I once heard some brain dead Sun twit emotionally speak about Scott McNealy as their spiritual leader. It seems like every couple of months some "new" strategy will save them from their ultimate demise. Hey guys,...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., hardware, open source; Discussion threads 2008-05-07
Microsoft Live Mesh to get more competition -- from Sun: At the opening day of JavaOne on May 6, Sun officials began laying out their vision for a future cloud-computing platform, code-named Hydrazine, that Sun plans to field against competitive offerings from Microsoft, Google, Amazon and others. Robert Brewin, Sun Chief Technology Officer and Distinguished Engineer, described...; Tags: Developer, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Hydrazine, Productivity, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Gateway makes the leap to 64-bit Vista: Gateway becomes the first large PC vendor to ship 64-bit Vista pre-installed on select PCs. The 64-bit systems are in the FX and GT series - the FX7026, FX7029E, GT5676, GT5678 and GT5685E. Here's the spec on the FX7026: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300...; Tags: Gateway Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, 64-Bit, Network Technology, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-07
DataAdapter (msi): DataAdapter is a powerful data transformation tool for end users and software developers. This tool can be used as stand alone application with a very intuitive GUI for designing and executing transformations along with being used as a developer component or command line tool. Developers can embed the powerful PumpEngine...; Tags: Developer, Tool, National Risk Services, DataAdapter, Productivity, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2008-05-07
Fixing Windows Vista, Part 3: Top Troubleshooting Tools: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 3: Top Troubleshooting ToolsVery InformativeThanks Ed.1 question: My machine performs fineit is fast and reliable, I have had no major or even minor issues, 0 BSOD since it arrived last October. Do I still download the latest drivers. There is a bios update available. I always...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), acer, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
Fixing Windows Vista, Part 3: Top Troubleshooting Tools: Do you think Windows Vista is slow, crash-prone, or unreliable? Join the crowd. Over the past year, reviews of Windows Vista by mainstream media outlets, the technical press, bloggers, and ordinary users have been, for the most part, scathing. And many of those bad reviews were absolutely accurate. My...; Tags: Performance, PC, Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, CPU, Tool, Dialog Box, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Performance Management, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Gallery: Psystar unboxing, innerds, maiden boot: Gallery: Psystar unboxing, innerds, maiden bootThe disposable Mac?Obviously due to limitations set by the firmware or software updates this can't hold up against a "real" mac. But I'm really curious to see how it stacks up as a "disposable" Mac.At $4-500 then this is cheap enough that if it starts...; Tags: Processors, DVD, Network technology, Psystar, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
Why I didn't like "Microhoo": Why I didn't like "Microhoo"Two essays jostling.Microsoft has made an investment in MSN, and that investment has not been paying well. Search is a related source of income, and that component of the business could also be improved on the balance sheet.The purchase of Yahoo would add the #2...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Operational accounting, Development tools, Microsoft Corp., content company, advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., software; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
Why I didn't like "Microhoo": Yesterday was not a good day to be Jerry Yang. A year after returning to the helm of the company he co-founded, Yang found himself faced with an unsolicited bid from Microsoft, one that offered to pay a 50% premimum over the price of Yahoo stock. Though not ruling the...; Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Developer Orientation, Team Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, DVR, Management, Investment, Finance, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-05-06