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Bright idea: Verdiem offers free energy-monitoring software

I've written a fair amount about Verdiem, which sells enterprise power management software called Surveyor that happens to be loaded up onto some of Hewlett-Packard's green-er PC models. Well, this week the company is releasing a free consumer application called Edison that can be used to manage your desktop computer's...

Tags: power management, pc, kwh, edison, microsoft windows, desktops, data centers, microsoft windows xp service pack 2, operating systems, software, hardware, storage, data management, heather clancy

Blog posts 2008-08-07

RSP Encrypt OCX (zip)

ActiveX OCX to encrypt files and strings with a very fast implementation of AES 256 bits and standard RC4. Fixed incompatibility with Windows Vista. Fixed incompatibility with Win XP SP2, minor bugs fixed. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: RSP Software, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Network Security, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Software, Networking, Enterprise Software

Software downloads 2008-07-08

Microsoft blames 'human issues' for Bluetooth patch hiccup

Microsoft has re-released its critical MS08-030 bulletin for Windows XP SP2 and SP3 users, warning that "two separate human issues" caused a major hiccup with the critical security patch. The original version of the patch, which corrects a remote code execution flaw in the Windows Bluetooth stack,...

Tags: Service Pack 2, SP3, Bluetooth, Microsoft Corp., Security Update, Bulletin, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Security Administration, Patches, Microsoft Windows XP, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-06-19

Yahoo postpones shareholder meeting and more Microsoft tidbits

I've been out on tour for my new Microsoft 2.0 book this week and haven't been posting as regularly as usual. So here's a grab bag of a few Microsoft-related notes of interest. * Yahoo has postponed its shareholder meeting. Just when you thought the seemingly-never-ending Microsoft-Yahoo...

Tags: Shareholder, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, Microsoft Windows, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Virtualization, Corporate Governance, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Operating Systems, Microsoft Office, Software, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Office Suites, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-05-23

SLES 10.2, RHEL 5.2 Linux upgrades offer better Microsoft, IBM support

The two largest commercial Linux providers have released updates to their distributions with enhanced virtualization features and better support for Microsoft and IBM environments. On Wednesday, Novell announced availability of its SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 Service Pack 2 and Red Hat's Enterprise Linux 5.2 hit the streets. ...

Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Desktop, Novell Inc., Linux, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Open Source, Operating Systems, Servers, Hardware, Storage, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-05-22

Effects of XP SP3 update on gaming

Does XP SP3 boost gaming performance? Let's find out! The tests The tests will be carried out on the AMD Spider platform that I have set up in the lab (Phenom 9700, Radeon 3850 graphics card, 2GB of RAM …). I've used this system...

Tags: Video Card, Graphics, Games, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Video Cards, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-04-28

MSKeyViewer Plus (zip)

MSKeyViewer Plus is a small utility to retrieve Microsoft product installation keys and service pack levels and display them in a list to be kept in case of key loss and/or the need to reinstall software. Most versions of Microsoft Windows, Office, Exchange Server, SQL Server, and other miscellaneous Microsoft...

Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, SpyBot, Microsoft Corp., Todd Sherrer, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Office, Security, Management, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2008-04-24

SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark - XP SP2 vs. Vista SP1

SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark - XP SP2 vs. Vista SP1XP is Faster!So in all cases except one, Windows XP with 256 MB of RAM and a much slower processor was actually faster. Wow! I want to know what the numbers would have looked like with the quad core machine...

Tags: INTERNET, Web browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft

Discussion threads 2008-03-11

SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark - XP SP2 vs. Vista SP1

Is browser performance affected by OS, CPU and the amount of RAM available? A comment made by dfolk in response to my Firefox 3.0 Beta 4 benchmarking post got me back to the lab to do some more benchmarking.  Here's the comment that set it off: ...

Tags: Performance, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Quad-core, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, CPU, RAM, Computer, Productivity, Memory, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Performance Management, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-03-11

Broker Cuts Support Costs and Keeps Sales Force Better Connected

As a full-service broker, KKM needed to maintain the exceptional customer relations the company had built with customers who were spread across seven states. For this, their 36 employees, and in particular the 8 field staff needed rapid and convenient access to the company's order placement and management software, retail...

Tags: Data Analysis, Sales Force, Microsoft Corp., Sales, Connected Corp., Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Management, Enterprise Software, Data Management

Case studies 2008-03-06

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 available

Microsoft has released Beta 1 of Internet Explorer 8. There are five flavors available for download: Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 (32-bit) Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 (64-bit) Windows XP SP2 Windows Server 2003 SP2...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-03-05

Vista SP1 - Benchmarking round-up

Given that I've made numerous posts relating to benchmarking Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) on this blog over the past few weeks I thought that many readers would appreciate a single post that pulled together all the individual posts and which drew together the thoughts, findings and conclusions from the individual...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, 32-bit, 64-bit, Benchmarking, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Service Pack, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Remote Desktop Connection, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-03-03

winSPMBT: Main Battle Tank (zip)

WinSPMBT is the Windows version of Steel Panthers Modern Battle Tank SPMBT. SPMBT is a classic supermod for the fan favorite 1996 SSI game, Steel Panthers 2: Modern Battles. Developed by SP Camo Workshop, and available to the public for no cost, SPMBT followed in the treadmarks of their original...

Tags: Shrapnel Games Inc., WinSPMBT, SPMBT, Games, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-02-29

XP SP2 vs. Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1: Gaming benchmark

XP SP2 vs. Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1: Gaming benchmarkI wonderOf those games, how many are optimized for DirectX 10?sigh . . ."Well, XP SP2 is still the better OS when it comes to gaming. ". . . except there's no DirectX 10.When I look at the scores, it's really...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Games, Anandtech, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, game, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1

Discussion threads 2008-02-28

XP SP2 vs. Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1: Gaming benchmark

Here are the benchmark results that many of you have been waiting for - a look at how well ten popular games work on XP SP2, Vista RTM and Vista SP1. It's been nearly a year since I took a look at the state of gaming under...

Tags: Game, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-02-28

Another take on Vista vs. XP benchmarks

As anyone who's ever worked in a PC performance lab knows, the #1 rule of benchmarking is: Your mileage may vary. I remembered that rule when I read my colleague Adrian Kingsley-Hughes' epic account of his benchmark tests of Windows Vista SP1 versus Windows XP SP2 (Part...

Tags: Disk, Performance, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Problem, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Performance Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-02-19

News to know: HD DVD done; Vista SP1 problems and benchmarks; MacBook Air Diary; Green data centers

Notable headlines: Robin Harris: What your disk drive isn't telling you. Toshiba: We're done with HD DVD Report: Toshiba to announce HD DVD pullout Tuesday. Microsoft says end of HD DVD won't hurt Xbox 360 Mary Jo Foley:...

Tags: Data Center, HD-DVD, Apple MacBook, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, GrandCentral, Data Centers, Hd Dvd, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), DVD, Storage, Consumer Electronics, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Hardware, Data Management, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-02-19

Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Part Deux

Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Part DeuxWell I imagine..That XPSP2 will STILL be faster than VistaSP1 regardless of how modern the hardware is...Good point"I would like to see your tests done on the minimum spec systems for each OS as you yourself suggested in your reply to me."That benchmrk...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Service Pack 2, storage I/O, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1

Discussion threads 2008-02-18

Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Part Deux

Following the benchmarks I carried out last week, I decided that the PC Doc HQ lab rats needed to pull a few all-nighters and carry out some more benchmarking tests on Vista SP1 and XP SP2.  Is it possible to determine conclusively which is the faster, more responsive OS? ...

Tags: Result, Disk, Load, Service Pack 2, Problem, Microsoft Windows Vista, Difference, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Test System, Disk Test, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-02-18

Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked

Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - BenchmarkedProbably ...... what we still need to test are small files - less than 256KB. We didn't include these since we felt that the kinds of files that users will have are unlikely to be sub 256KB files.Did you quit timing...when windows said...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

Discussion threads 2008-02-15