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Here Jini, Here Jini, Jini, jini

Right now the MulticoreExpo that's been going on at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California is wrapping up. ARM's John Goodacre, chair of EEMBC Multiprocessing benchmark group, was planning to present a session entitled A technical insight into the EEMBC MP benchmarks that I would have loved to attend....

Tags: Java, Jini, Jini system

Blog posts 2006-03-23

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Measuring the acceleration of the universe

According to Theodor Hänsch, director at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics MPQ in Germany and one of the winners of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics, a 'laser frequency comb' can now be used as a basis for new astronomical instruments. Telescopes using this method, which could 'answer...

Tags: Laser, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-09-06

Google demos speed benchmarks for Chrome

Google demos speed benchmarks for ChromeGoogle Chrome - resource hog .....I know some one who has trialed "Chrome", and was taken initially by the speed, but in less than one day was back to using FireFox as Chrome became a resource hog! Once you have more than a few browser...

Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Is Firefox faster than Chrome?

Is Firefox faster than Chrome?Is Firefox faster than Chrome?When is Firefox 3.1 with tracemonkey expected to be released?yepper, 1.26x in my test RE: Is Firefox faster than Chrome?my test show tracemonkey being 1.27x faster than v8 on win xp sp3. here is the link with screenshothttp://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=6157396&postcount=433I noticed no speed difference.Chrome...

Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Mainstream media writes Windows obit

Mainstream media writes Windows obitMS should have never...killed off XP. Especially when such a huge segment of the market is tired of being forced fed what they do not want.This article makes a good point about users beginning to realize that as long as they can hit the web rather...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), LIKE IT, Microsoft Windows, Hewlett-Packard Co., mainstream media, Windows obit, Microsoft Windows Vista, obit, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Mainstream media writes Windows obit

Wow, a tough day for Windows. BusinessWeek reports that HP, the world's biggest PC company, is so troubled by Vista's 'tepid reception' and Apple's resurgence that it is developing its own operating system. Meanwhile a New York Times columnist writes on his blog that Windows is "already...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Mainstream Media, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Echelon wins smart meter project in Germany; plus insight on smart grid in Europe

A reseller for smart grid technology player Echelon announced a deal this week to deploy an advanced metering infrastructure system that will serve roughly 10,000 customers in Hassfurt, Germany. The contract, which will be rolled out over the next three years, is being handled by EVB Energie AG. The utility...

Tags: Germany, Green Technology, Echelon, Grid, Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, It Management, Network Technology, It service Management, Networking, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Enterprise password management really isn't a good idea

Being at a university and working for a government department allows me to understand this concept well. There are shared resources here, there and everywhere, provided by different people and providers, all open to a "certain type" of person - employees or students. By having a single sign-on SSO point...

Tags: Software, Password Management, Mozilla Firefox, Password, Single Sign-on, RoboForm Enterprise, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Demo Facebook app creates DoS botnet

Do you know what that innocent-looking Facebook app is really doing? Researchers at the Institute of Computer Science ICS have created a proof-of-concept Facebook application capable of covertly herding users of the popular social network into a powerful -- and malicious -- botnet. The...

Tags: Denial Of Service, Facebook, Application, Network, DOS, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Microsoft exec rebuts hypervisor security claims

Microsoft security strategist Steve Riley has answered claims that the company's hypervisor software could be maliciously replaced on PCs without administrators knowing. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA--Senior Microsoft security strategist Steve Riley has used the vendor's TechEd conference in Sydney to rebut claims by a Polish researcher that Microsoft's hypervisor software could...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Hardware, Liam Tung ZDNet Australia, rootkit, hypervisor, Joanna Rutkowska, security

News items 2008-09-05

Forget Seinfeld. Can Windows gurus help the Windows brand?

Forget Seinfeld. Can Windows gurus help the Windows brand?Microsoft is also airing the Mojave experiment ads. nt.RE: Forget Seinfeld. Can Windows gurus help the Windows brand?That add is really stupid . . . but, if you're totally incapable of building a quality operating system, why not try comedy?Best marketing for...

Tags: Operating systems, Branding, Microsoft Windows, advertisement, Windows Gurus, Windows brand, Microsoft Corp., brand, Seinfeld

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Dell repair adventure, conclusion

Well, our hero's story had a happy ending. The service tech came out to my office and replaced both the motherboard and the screen on my Dell laptop. After than magic was performed, the system booted up and ran just as it did before. I appreciate the help provided by...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Supplier, Digital Equipment Corp., Channel Management, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Debrief And Defend: Choosing Linux instead of Windows Vista

Microsoft advocates Windows Vista as the operating system of choice for desktops. But there are plenty of adherents to the Linux operating system who say that it's a better choice. Is it really? The Choosing Linux instead of Windows Vista presentation provides a prepackaged opinion piece for...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software

Download resources 2008-09-05

Debrief And Defend: Standardizing on Windows Vista instead of Linux

Microsoft advocates Windows Vista as the operating system of choice for desktops. But there are plenty of adherents to the Linux operating system who say that it's a better choice. Is it really? The Standardizing on Windows Vista instead of Linux presentation provides a prepackaged opinion piece...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software

Download resources 2008-09-05

HLP Free Memory Optimizer (exe)

HLP Free Memory Optimizer monitors your system in the background and frees up memory whenever needed to increase the performance of your computer. If the available physical memory gets too low, HLP Free Memory Optimizer causes the system to swap old data to the paging file to free up memory...

Tags: Memory, HLP Software, Flash Memory

Software downloads 2008-09-05

Vista Audio Changer (zip)

A system tray application which allows the user to switch their Default Audio Output Device at the click of a mouse - extremely useful for users with multiple sound cards, or multiple outputs on a single sound card. Version 1.01b has added Hotkey support and Device Ordering for computers which...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Audio Card, System Tray, RSoft

Software downloads 2008-09-05

Martin jabs back at Comcast over suit

FCC chairman Kevin J. Martin responded to Comcast's lawsuit challenging the agency's authority to sanction the company. "Given Comcast's past failure to disclose its network management practices to its customers, it is important Comcast respond to the many still-unanswered questions about its new management techniques," Martin...

Tags: Comcast Corp., Federal Government, Advertising & Promotion, Productivity, Networking, Government, Marketing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Nokia announces a new Eseries smartphone, the E51

Nokia announces a new Eseries smartphone, the E51No Office editing tool on the systemIt should have come with a word processor. This is the minimum any person requires and should have been part of the package. We shouldn't be forced to buy it again after the the expensive purchase of...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Cellular phones, E51, eSeries, smart phone, Nokia Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Seinfeld

SeinfeldHow did this make it past focus groups?My theory is that they told the focus group subjects it was for a different company, and the subjects responded favorably. Therefore, we're all wrong and Microsoft is right.Wow, that's just brilliant!Windows' image is no longer tarnished. They are now being associated with...

Tags: Marketing research, Microsoft Corp., Seinfeld, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Google Chrome already beating Opera

Google Chrome already beating OperaWaiting for Windows Mobile 6 version... if they can create a version for Windows Mobile to rival safari on iPhone, they'll have me seriously thinking about it.Otherwise, it's just another browser for the desktop by another large conglomerate.Full screen problemI have my task bar on the...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, work-around, Google Inc., Chrome, Google Chrome, Opera Software

Discussion threads 2008-09-04