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Are 'naked PCs' good for businesses?

Are 'naked PCs' good for businesses?dell sells somewhat naked PC's.....I can get FreeDOS on any machine i want.It doesn't matter"He said: "Remember that the staff cost of installing an OS on new equipment is significant."" - How is that important since most businesses image the pc anyway and so...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, dell, PC, operating system, naked PC, OEM, European GI

Discussion threads 2007-09-28

Bring on naked PCs, says think tank

Bring on naked PCs, says think tankIs he implying that taking the obviously rightapproach of not having to purchase a single vendor's OS along with the PC h/w will benefit consumers? I thought that common sense was frowned upon :)[i]Singleton suggested most people are unable to easily purchase a computer...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Linux, operating system, Microsoft Corp., naked PC, Apple Inc., PC

Discussion threads 2007-09-26

Additional Resources

Gunnar Optiks Legend eyeglasses reduce eye fatigue; $79

This is not a review, it's a press releaseNot a single line of your review provides anything beyond basic product statistics and parroting of this company's fakey-sounding terminology, for example the "polymer in a 'neoscopic' geometry." Ooh. That must mean something important. Consider my critique as a proprietary "multi-angular tatterization"....

Tags: Monitors & displays, ToyBox blog, Gunnar Optiks Legend

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Is Apple worried by Windows 7?

I think Apple smells blood. Windows 7 is vulnerable.But, that said, the future is an OS that just gets out of your way and runs a browser.Apple should be worried, because.....once again Apple will be the big loser in this round. Why don't we wait until both OSes are out...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Web browsers, Operating systems, Snow Leopard, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Ballmer: "I'm a PC" ads effective against Apple

Ballmer: "I'm a PC" ads effective against AppleWow...I was expecting Ballmer to say the ads weren't working at all!Microsoft ads seem backwardThe only part of the Microsoft ads that ever get my attention at all is right at the end, where the screen is almost solid green. For quite...

Tags: Desktops, advertisement, PC, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-15

Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium

Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium3 Full copies or 3 Upgrade copies?The hard thing about comparing OS X with Windows is that you can only compare the Windows Upgrade version to the OS X in the retail chain because Windows Full, unlike OS X or Windows...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Home, Windows 7 Home Premium, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

Censorship.exe? China reportedly requires PC makers to include content blocking software

Censorship.exe? China reportedly requires PC makers to include content blocking softwareThis applies to Red Flag?Does this apply to Linux PCs?What do you expect?Do you really expect an oppressive country to have the same rules of commerce as a free country?So you can either stand by your ideals and not make...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, content blocking software, Censorship.exe, blocking software, PC company, software

Discussion threads 2009-06-08

Windows 7's XP Virtualization: I TOLD YOU SO!

Windows 7's XP Virtualization: I TOLD YOU SO!I disagreeThis is completely designed for the business user. The average home users does not have legacy applications that are mission critical to their daily life. This is really designed for the Business user who has in house Line of Business...

Tags: NOW IT, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, XP Virtualization, virtualization, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-04-25

MS Patch Tuesday: 8 bulletins, 20 vulnerabilities

MS Patch Tuesday: 8 bulletins, 20 vulnerabilitiesyet another reason to use Vista"Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights"==> In Vista all users have limited privileges by default thanks to UAC: yet another...

Tags: SECURITY, Operating systems, vulnerability, MS Patch Tuesday, MS patch, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-14

Web video isn

Web video isnChannel SurfingChannel surfing is still in our blood, and it will be a while until that changes.Streaming Netflix to my Tivo is not always 100 stable, but if Tivo adds Hulu, I will be one step closer to cutting off cable!yet....Then Time Warner will join the RIAA and...

Tags: Network technology, cable, Internet, Internet video, video, Channel Surfing

Discussion threads 2009-02-23

Did Vietnam take open source too far?

Did Vietnam take open source too far?Communist or not......it's up to governments to determine what sort of computer software they want to use on their own systems, like any other institution does. It's not like they're forcing private individuals and businesses (I'm told that there are such things in...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, UNIX, software, open source, Communist, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-08

Creative Vado HD

Things are heating up in the mini camcorder space as Kodak, RCA, Flip Video, and now Creative all have HD models. Flip Video leads the market with its popular Mino HD camcorder, but Creative has done some interesting things with its Vado HD to make your choice that much harder....

Tags: Corporate communications, Flip Video, Creative Vado, camcorder, video, Vado HD, Flip Video MinoHD

Product reviews 2008-12-09

How Apple gained the upper hand on Microsoft

How Apple gained the upper hand on MicrosoftAnd, MS should eliminate the "Home Basic", Home Premium", etc, and justdeliver one version that works and has everything. The sleazy marketing tricks to try and squeeze every last penny out of customers just hurt MS in the long run and create confusion.Apple...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, upper hand, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-11-20

First look at "Porn Mode" for Firefox 3.1

First look at "Porn Mode" for Firefox 3.1Google ChromeLogs every thing you type into the URL bar, except in incognito mode and reports it back to Google. Chrome is nothing more than a form of Google branded adware/malware/spyware. I refuse to install that POS on my system until Google addresses...

Tags: Web browsers, No_Ax, Private Mode, Porn Mode, First Look, Chrome, Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, IE8

Discussion threads 2008-11-05

Wadia 170iTransport

Without doubt, the iPod is a phenomenon; it's easily the most important audio device of the decade. Most buyers use them as convenient portable music and video players, but the iPod's also begun to make its mark on the audiophile crowd--that hard-core golden-eared elite who avidly reads Stereophile magazine, and...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPod, Wadia 170iTransport

Product reviews 2008-10-24

Would you buy a Linux desktop?

Would you buy a Linux desktop?Would you buy a Linux desktop?Absolutely not! There is no place for linux on the desktop, especially in education. It can't even run Reader Rabbit or Lemonade Stand! How are these kids going to have fun learning if the system doesn't run...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Desktops, Linux, desktop, Linux desktop

Discussion threads 2008-09-09

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

First Microsoft make-over ad airs: $300 million well spent?

First Microsoft make-over ad airs: $300 million well spent?Hmmm ....Could be worse ....Homer: [narrating a TV commercial] Are you tired of having your hands cut off by snowblowers? And the inevitable heart attacks that come with shoveling snow?Maybe......they should hire the company that does the Mac commercials....

Tags: humour, advertisement, Seinfeld, Microsoft Corp., ad air

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

A life destroyed: State employee acquitted of child porn charges

Michael Fiola's life was destroyed by spammers who turned his computer into a child porn kiosk. The investigator for the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents investigator fired for having kiddie porn on his PC. But, the Boston Globe reports, a computer forensic analysis revealed the machine was running out-of-date virus...

Tags: Child Pornography, Computer, Michael Fiola, Mike Fiola, Productivity, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-06-18

Browser memory usage - the good, the bad, and the down right ugly!

Browser memory usage - the good, the bad, and the down right ugly!Just for fun: could you add Epiphany, Konqueror and Dillo?It would be fun to have the lightweight browsers Epiphany, Konqueror and Dillo into this comparison. Just for the heck of it.... :-)Greeting, Pjotr.are these raw figuresOr is...

Tags: Browser memory usage, memory, memory usage, Mozilla Firefox, Opera Software ASA, Web browser

Discussion threads 2008-06-05