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- Vista deactivates me for upgrading motherboard firmware
- Vista deactivates me for upgrading motherboard firmwareBe careful of flashing through Windows ...... no jokes about the above statement please :-)Seriously though, be careful. I don't know about MSI because it's been a while since I've handled a board, but ASUS has a Windows-based flash that's dangerous to use....
- Tags: Corporate governance, Operating systems, Nothing, MSI, BIOS, Microsoft Windows, board, Linspire, motherboard firmware, motherboard, Microsoft Windows Vista, firmware
- Discussion threads 2007-12-24
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- Seagate's "random freeze" problem: worse than reported?
- Reports that Seagate is having "random freeze" problems on its new 1.5 TB drives may be more serious than the company has admitted: 1 TB Seagate drives may be affected as well. Seagate on the case Seagate spokesman Mike Hall wrote: Seagate is...
- Tags: Seagate Technology LLC, RAID, Storage, Hardware, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Apple: Don't believe the iPhone 3G truth
- Don't believe what Apple says in its iPhone 3G advertisements, even though the company claims it's not lying. In a nutshell, that's Apple's legal response to a lawsuit alleging misleading advertising for the iPhone 3G. You follow? The corporation's nine-page legal...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- Samsung BD-P2500
- Editors' note: The Samsung BD-P2500 is nearly identical to the Samsung BD-P2550, the only exception being that the BD-P2550 is exclusive to Best Buy and adds Pandora streaming to the feature set. Otherwise the two products are identical and buyers should opt for the BD-P2550 unless there is a...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, DVD, Consumer electronics, Samsung BD-P2500, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung BD-P2550
- Product reviews 2008-11-26
- Seagate offers fix for problematic Barracuda drives on Mac/Linux systems
- Seagate offers fix for problematic Barracuda drives on Mac/Linux systemsTheir Ultra 320 cheetadrives have caused me problems in Linux. Run great under Windows but had to cut them back to 160 to get SuSE to install properly.It's ok Seagate there's always Western Digital. ntntRE: Seagate offers fix for problematic Barracuda...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Mac/Linux system, Seagate Technology LLC, Mac/Linux, Barracuda
- Discussion threads 2008-11-26
- What's on my Thanksgiving/Holiday disks
- What's on my Thanksgiving/Holiday disksI just thought it was interesting because most of the software......wasn't for troubleshooting. The previous article suggested it was primarily for troubleshooting. And I don't think I was the only one who interpreted it that way given the ensuing discussion in the talkbacks.Interesting list given the...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Thanksgiving/Holiday disk, Thanksgiving/Holiday, Microsoft Windows, Parted Magic LiveCD, GParted LiveCD, disk, Acronis, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-11-26
- David Pogue forecasts a depression for the Storm and I completely agree
- David Pogue forecasts a depression for the Storm and I completely agreeNot the highly lauded iPhone killer?NTRE: David Pogue forecasts a depression for the Storm and I completely agreeThis is why we have chosen to only develop our enterprise apps for the iPhone. http://blog.cosential.com/?p=156RE: David Pogue forecasts a depression for...
- Tags: Smart phones, Keyboards, Bluetooth, Handhelds, Wi-Fi, Apple iPhone, David Pogue, depression, Pogue
- Discussion threads 2008-11-26
- Dell gets a jump on Black Friday, a $389 desktop with 20-inch LCD
- Dell gets a jump on Black Friday, a $389 desktop with 20-inch LCDSpecs are one thing, what it does are anotherI remember when my brother bought an e-something computer at Wal-Mart. It was super cheap. The kids could barely play their games on it and it could do...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, LCD, desktop, Vista Basic, computer, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-26
- Seagate offers fix for problematic Barracuda drives on Mac/Linux systems
- Earlier this month, a warning went out about problems with Seagate's Barracuda 8200.11 hard drives with a capacity of 1.5 terabytes. While the initial warning was sounded for all operating systems, it may be that the issue was more for Mac and Linux users. Seagate this week told storage vendors...
- Tags: Firmware, Seagate Technology LLC, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-11-26
- Apple prepares for Black Friday blow-out!
- Apple prepares for Black Friday blow-out!The best to run Vista is the one I assemble myself... where I'm able to pick my own components doing exactly what I want at exactly the price I like, and it's significantly cheaper than a ripped off, over-hyped, delusional "Look at me, I'm so...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Black Friday blow-out, blow-out, Microsoft Windows Vista, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-11-25
- Alienware Area-51 X58
- Alienware pitched us this $6,473 Area-51 X58 desktop as one of the first PCs it has shipped that truly takes advantage of the buying muscle afforded by its parent company, Dell. Given that the features you get for the dollar noticeably surpass the $8,000 Falcon Northwest Mach V we tested...
- Tags: Network technology, Games, DVD, NETWORKING, Alienware, hard drive
- Product reviews 2008-11-24
- ZDNet Holiday Gift Guide: Top desktops for any budget
- ZDNet Holiday Gift Guide: Top desktops for any budgetConsider buildingMy opinion: Consider building. There are many shops that will build custom systems for you. That's the way to go if you want the best components in the cheapest systems. In addition, it allows you to build it to your needs...
- Tags: Desktops, Flash memory, memory, RAID, desktop, card, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Core 2, Apple Macintosh, Core 2 Quad
- Discussion threads 2008-11-24
- Netbooks + Ubuntu: On fence about form factor; OS solid
- Last week, I bought a Dell Mini 9 preloaded with Ubuntu. The idea: Check out a netbook and take Ubuntu for a spin. The early reaction: Netbooks can be handy, but they can also cramp your hands with those dinky keyboards. And aside from some early problems with connecting to...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Dell Computer Corp., WEP, Operating System, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Network Security, Security, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- News to know: Kumo; Zune; Storm; Google
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Would you 'Kumo' it? Phil Wainewright: When to spend cash in a SaaS business Brian Sommer: Taleo's November to forget ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Zune, RIM BlackBerry, Nokia Reliability Labs, E-mail, Home Entertainment, Handhelds, Open Source, Online Communications, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- New MacBook Pro performance degrades with the battery removed
- New MacBook Pro performance degrades with the battery removedActually......the batteries degrade faster if they are not used. I have an HP Laptop about 2 years old, when I stored it last December it had a battery life of about 2-2.5 hours. When I took it out in August the...
- Tags: Engineering, New MacBook Pro performance, battery, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-11-23
- iPhone jailbreakers: Problems with QuickPwn?
- On Friday, the word came out from iPhone jailbreaker community to avoid update to the iPhone 2.2 firmware. The next day, the team at blog.iphone-dev.org warned that use of QuickPwn could bring problems with Apple's iPhone Firmware 2.2 update released on Friday. by David Morgenstern
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Firmware, Apple iTunes, QuickPwn, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-11-23
- Details of AMD's Phenom II desktop chips keep leaking out
- Details of AMD's Phenom II desktop chips keep leaking outIntriguingI am definately intrigued by those performance figures. If AMD can pull it off it may just be my next platform of choice. I have been looking for a decent quad core rig to replace my current dual core, and didn't...
- Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, desktop, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD Phenom II, chip, AMD Phenom, desktop chip
- Discussion threads 2008-11-21
- Why the new Zune Pass should be irresistible
- Why the new Zune Pass should be irresistible"No one seriously considers buying a Zune"?I beg to differ with you. I own 2 Zunes and there are 4 of them in the family. Along with 2 iPods and one Sansa.Oh, We have Windows and Apple computers in the house. So,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Digital media, Digital music, Microsoft Zune
- Discussion threads 2008-11-21
- iPhone 2.2 firmware released
- iPhone 2.2 firmware releasedNot What We Wanted to SeeApple knows what we've really been waiting for: -MMS & Message Forwarding -Landscape Typing In Every Native App (Esp. SMS & Email) -Copy/Paste -Flash (Likely to be turned down due...
- Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Corporate communications, Cellular phones, WIRELESS, Apple iPhone, iPhone 2.2, firmware, Apple Inc., video
- Discussion threads 2008-11-21
- iPhone 2.2 firmware released
- As expected, Apple released iPhone firmware 2.2 today. The 246MB update includes the following published features: Enhancements to Maps Google Street View Public transit and walking directions Display address of dropped pins Share location via email ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Safari, Firmware, Apple iTunes, E-mail, Digital Music, Digital Media, Online Communications, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
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In this video we hear from Sudip Chahal, Principal Engineer with the Intel IT Enterprise Architecture Group, talking about a new white paper from IT@Intel, "Evaluating Two- and Four-Socket Server Virtualization Platforms."
