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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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Media Center gives digital cable tuners a new lease on life

Blu-ray ...... I'm surprised to see you mention Blu-ray ... While I have Blu-ray capability, I've taken the upscaling route because I have a vast DVD library and after objectively looking at it, can't see the benefits. Going from DVD to upscaled DVD is an improvement, but when I compare...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Consumer electronics, Media Center PC, CableLabs, digital cable tuner, cable, cable tuner, DVD, CableCard, BIOS, PC

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

Apple and Verizon in talks about CDMA iPhone

Apple and Verizon in talks about CDMA iPhoneThat's Nice...Since your response has nothing to do with the article, I hope you were able to use the exciting new copy/paste function in your iPhone to copy this rant from somewhere else.Duh?RE: Apple and Verizon in talks about CDMA iPhone ...

Tags: Cellular phones, TV-Out, CDMA, Apple iPhone, CDMA iPhone, GSM, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-27

Rumor: Apple ordering 10-inch touchscreens for Q3

Rumor: Apple ordering 10-inch touchscreens for Q3Oh, boySomebody's going to catch hell for violating the NDA on this thing!RE: Rumor: Apple ordering 10-inch touchscreens for Q3I doubt that if the information was found outside of the respective groups than there was no NDA breach even if there was one in...

Tags: Keyboards, Apple Mac OS, Monitors & displays, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Dell Computer Corp., touch screen, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-03-11

BREAKING: Apple 'suing Wired' for tutorial on 'Hackintosh' netbook tutorial, author says

BREAKING: Apple 'suing Wired' for tutorial on 'Hackintosh' netbook tutorial, author saysWell there is the notion that its apples fault...They deliberately chose to ignore the fact (esp. when moving over to the Intel platform) that people want to run the OS, but do not want to pay for the "Apple...

Tags: Operating systems, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Apple Inc., operating system, Apple Mac OS X, Wired Inc., netbook

Discussion threads 2009-01-14

Intel ships BIOS fix for Rutkowska's Black Hat flaw

Intel has shipped a BIOS update with a fix for a privilege escalation vulnerability that was used by rootkit researcher Joanna Rutkowska to bluepill the Xen hypervisor. The vulnerability was discussed by Rutkowska at the Black Hat briefings earlier this month but details on the exploit were...

Tags: Black Hat, Hypervisor, Motherboard, BIOS Update, Intel Corp., Flaw, System Management Mode, Level Privilege, BIOS, Virtualization, Hardware, Components, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Why computers fail

Why computers failA good UPS...will decrease failure rates tremendously. I use Belkin AVR UPS's and the only systems I've had go down in the last year were ones installed by my predecessor without UPS's. There is no doubt in my mind that bad power is a PC's worst enemy....

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Tools & Techniques, PRODUCTIVITY, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, chip, failure rate, hardware, software, United Parcel Service of America Inc., redundancy, computer

Discussion threads 2008-07-01

The key to Windows success? It's all about the drivers

The greatest advantage of the Windows ecosystem is that there are so many choices. The biggest problem with the Windows ecosystem is that there are so many choices. Ironic, isn't it? The sheer number of choices means you can almost certainly...

Tags: Problem, Driver, OEM, Graphics Subsystem, Vista/Server 2008/Win7 Ecosystem, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Notebooks, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-05-13

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

Mac OS 10.5.2 = Apple Vista?

Mac OS 10.5.2 = Apple Vista?Wow!Jason who also publishes the Power Page blog is an avid Mac user. That Apple koolaid must stunt mental growth.i think you need to look again most of the blogers on zdnet arei think you need to look again most of the bloggers' on...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, osx, Mac OS 10.5.2, Apple Vista, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS

Discussion threads 2008-05-05

Of course you realize, this means war.

Fanboys exist for every favored computing platform. When you’ve been writing about computing for any number of years, such as I have, you are eventually going become the target of kooks â€" people who post completely random stuff on your blogs, send you crazy and inflamed emails, or write...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Macalope, Jason Perlow, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-04-23

PC Industry Episode II: Attack of the Mac Clones

PC Industry Episode II: Attack of the Mac ClonesHistorical revisionismApple killed the clone market because it d@mn near killed Apple as a business. Or don't you remember that Jobs was brought back on to save the company from bankruptcy?This stupid old Apple should become an OS vendor argument raises it's...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, OSx86, Apple Inc., PC Industry Episode II, hardware, EFI emulator, PC, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-04-21

PC Industry Episode II: Attack of the Mac Clones

As I am sure like many of you, I watched the entire Psystar imbroglio unfold last week, snickering under my breath with unabated amusement while I imagined the collective blood pressures of Apple executives boil to a protective fever, with armies of attorneys ready to stream out in phalanx attack...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Attack, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-04-21

Open Computer (Photos: Psystar's Mac clones)

Open Computer (Photos: Psystar's Mac clones)Waste of money?Why should I invest $399, and then purchase the OS X, with the probability that Apple will defend it's proprietary system legally? Why not just purchase a Mac Mini, which will cost me only $50 more? The $50 is worth no headaches. Remember...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Psystar, Apple Macintosh, Open Computer, Mac-clone, Apple Inc., photograph, hardware

Discussion threads 2008-04-15

Putting perspective on the "30ò0of Vista crashes caused by nVIDIA" reports

Putting perspective on the "30ò0of Vista crashes caused by nVIDIA" reportsnVidia lives up to the 30% figure on my systemI too have a video driver vertical sync problem in Vista. I remain at driver 158.18 as other newer drivers cause Steam games to fail. Every new driver causes an immediate...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Monitors & displays, Microsoft Windows XP, Sad Thing, Microsoft Windows Vista, NVidia Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-03-28

Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Apr 08/May 08

OK, it's time once again for ... drum roll please ... The Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Apr 08/May 08. Here I've put together a list of the best high-end and mid-range components currently available, with some decent budget parts listed too, along with a few honorable mentions. These components are on...

Tags: ASUS, Card, Video Card, Performance, Board, Motherboard, CPU, List, Intel Core 2 Duo, RAM, Graphics, Intel Corp., LGA775, AM2, ASUS Maximus Extreme, Maximus Extreme, DDR3, PSU, Corporate Governance, Performance Management, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-03-28

First look at Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" beta

First look at Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" betaUbuntuMy only concern with Ubuntu and other Linux Distros has been incompatibility issues with wireless equipment and games. However, Ubuntu continues to improve and I have high hopes for the future versions of Linux.If Only...Adrian; If the development world such as Symantec,...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, .NET, Wired Internet, Ubuntu, bèta, Linux, GNOME

Discussion threads 2008-03-22

Macworld Expo: A tale of two keynotes

Macworld Expo: A tale of two keynotesSolving ProblemsThe Air is stylish, but what problems does the thinness of this laptop solve? The laptop is not supremely light nor does it have a significantly reduced footprint. On the other hand, the laptop is more fragile. Mobility has actually...

Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, mobility, tale, Macworld Expo, Apple Inc., laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-01-15

Vista deactivates me for upgrading motherboard firmware

Updated 8:40AM - After going to "Windows Help and Support" in the start menu, I searched for Activate and the second choice was "Activate this computer".  Using the phone option I called an 800 number and spent 3 minutes waiting and 3 minutes talking to a person.  I didn't have...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Motherboard, Firmware, MSI, BIOS, Hardware, Components, George Ou

Blog posts 2007-12-24

Build the $340 NAS for half the price but double the speed

Build the $340 NAS for half the price but double the speedHard Drives not included in this articleGeorge doesn't mention the cost of hard drives, currently a 500GB drive is about $120-130. The Elite 340 case George specifies in this article is a MicroATX case with two 5.25 and...

Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, NAS, FreeNAS

Discussion threads 2007-10-22