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Hard disks *do* get slower with use

Hard disks *do* get slower with usePartitioningActually, I'd suggest something a bit different from the "load your common apps first" approach. I'd partition the disk and put the system and application in the [i]inner[/i] partition, as close as possible to the hub.At the outside, where transfer rates are highest,...

Tags: symantec corp., disk, c, swap file, norton utilities

Discussion threads 2007-04-10

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Microsoft aims to close Patch Tuesday vulnerability window

Microsoft aims to close Patch Tuesday vulnerability windowThis is good, potentially anyway.MFST did not get to be where it is by being "stupid". Granted, they have their "flaws", but so does everyone on this Planet. The reason that "hackers" virus writers, etc. target Windows is clear. The OS is the...

Tags: construction, microsoft windows nt, security, viruses and worms, patch tuesday vulnerability window, patch tuesday, microsoft corp., window

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

Should colleges really teach hacking?

Should colleges really teach hacking?Bartending SchoolIn the mid-70's I took one of those vocational courses you see advertised on late-night TV: "Learn to be a Bartender in One Week". Although I never used it (I went at night, which takes 2 weeks and over the weekend I got my...

Tags: food & beverage, security, cyberthreats, tools & techniques, beverage, hacking, chemistry

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

Should colleges really teach hacking?

Newsweek featured an interesting article Saturday about a professor at Sonoma State University who actively teaches his students to create malware and otherwise do the nasty things online that cost companies billions of dollars every year. According to the Newsweek piece, [Professor George]...

Tags: newsweek, student, ledin, cyberthreats, productivity, security, viruses and worms, hacking, christopher dawson

Blog posts 2008-08-05

Free IP Tools (exe)

IP Tools is a convenient way to keep all important network utilities in one place. Twelve essential network tools inside a single user-friendly application. Customizable ping and traceroute, intelligent port scanner, remote host monitor, email address verifier, SNMP device scanner, system files editor, IP blacklist checker, NetBIOS scanner, and raw...

Tags: network, ip, tool, ip tools, scanners, productivity, networking, hardware, peripherals

Software downloads 2008-08-05

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Windows Vista

The Mother-in-law versus Vista battle cold war never ends. Every week, it's something different that goes wrong that brings us to the brink of annihilation, and I have to swoop in on the weekends to fix the inevitable new problem that comes up. Fortunately, I have the system more or...

Tags: mozilla firefox, microsoft windows xp, microsoft windows vista, rachel, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), web browsers, operating systems, microsoft windows, software, internet, jason perlow

Blog posts 2008-08-04

String Resource Translator (exe)

Editor for resource files that supports internationalization. Allows you to edit the string resources in existing files, create new files for new locales, update one resource file from another and so on. One part of a pair of utilities the other is the String Resource Creator from Tom Jorgenson Consulting...

Tags: resource, globalization, .net, application servers, middleware, strategy, management, software development, software/web development, enterprise software, software

Software downloads 2008-08-04

FlexMap (zip)

FlexMap is a free vector based map drawing tool that you can use to create self-describing maps for many of Racingspider Games' utilities and games. All of the information concerning the map: movement cost, defensive value, detection cost and texture the fill bitmap are all stored inside the map. FlexMap's...

Tags: map, terrain, racingspider games, flexmap, productivity, games, personal technology

Software downloads 2008-08-04

I say crapware; you say 'performance enhancer'

I say crapware; you say 'performance enhancer'agreedall trialware should be treated as crapware.OneCare offered as TRIAL is crapware.OneCare offered as TRIAL is crapware.I want the full version or nothing. Trial is useless.Anyway I don't like OneCare because it's a security suite. I would like a simple antivirus only programohgreat.One problem...

Tags: tools & techniques, onecare, performance enhancer, software, microsoft windows, microsoft corp., laptop computer, performance

Discussion threads 2008-08-01

Sunbelt Software's VIPRE - Redefining security software

Sunbelt Software's VIPRE - Redefining security softwareNo Firewall ???Sounds great, I looked into them because of your article, but it looks like they never incorporated their firewall product. In fact, their firewall product page talks about how it will work with VIPRE so that price you've posted isn't a good...

Tags: firewalls, network security, security, firewall, vipre, sunbelt software

Discussion threads 2008-08-01

FCC slaps Comcast's wrist over network neutrality; Sets precedent

FCC slaps Comcast's wrist over network neutrality; Sets precedentif comcast is truly guiltythey should be fine and severely monitor and audit for a period of time . so they walk straight. FCC should make a example out of them so other should fear FCC for realRE: FCC slaps Comcast's...

Tags: federal government, internet service providers (isps), now here, comcast corp., fcc, wrist, network neutrality, internet service provider, network

Discussion threads 2008-08-01

Sync files to your iPhone with FileMagnet

Sync files to your iPhone with FileMagnetFree alternative!?Looks great, but for the grand total of £nocash, you can use Filemark Maker, which uses (abuses?) your safari to store your files as bookmarks! Works great for me!!http://www.insanelygreattees.com/news/?p=51RE: Sync files to your iPhone with FileMagnetA new updated was just added to the...

Tags: desktops, operating systems, apple iphone, filemagnet

Discussion threads 2008-08-01

Eight excellent PC upgrade ideas

Eight excellent PC upgrade ideasI did all eightNow I have a new computer.Check first is a good idea.For example, a computer may be capable of managing a maximum of, say 1 GB of RAM, so adding more will be ineffective. It's possible to play Blu-ray with existing hardware using...

Tags: productivity, memory, pc, ram, computer, nero, monitor, software, hardware

Discussion threads 2008-07-31

Symantec is commanding more of your IT budget

Symantec's strategy of selling security and storage together is apparently paying off as companies consolidate the number of vendors they use. The security and storage management software company reported strong fiscal first quarter results statement as net income more than doubled from a year ago. Symantec reported...

Tags: it budget, symantec corp., information technology, storage, norton 360, security, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-31

JavaFX Preview SDK to be released this week

Sun will release a preview version of the JavaFX Software Development Kit later this week, fulfilling a pledge made at JavaOne this year. Joshua Marinacci writes: I'm excited by what we've put together but also exhausted. We've done an incredible amount of work during the last year. Now...

Tags: adobe systems inc., sun microsystems inc., sdk, adobe illustrator, tool, joshua marinacci, productivity, programming languages, java, software development, software/web development, ed burnette

Blog posts 2008-07-29

Campaign to abolish crapware

Campaign to abolish crapwareHow low Norton branded products have fallenThere used to be a day when any computer [i]without[/i] a Norton product on it was considered crap. How the times change.RE: Campaign to abolish crapwareSupposedly Microsoft is in the beginning stages of getting this trend reversed... this is one of...

Tags: processors, viruses and worms, security, norton co.

Discussion threads 2008-07-29

Campaign to abolish crapware

We can soon expect a sudden influx, a mass exodus of students seeking refuge at some of the world's best universities. With this, the amount of prospective students heading to the local computer store to get a new laptop will be immense, just as years before. crapware - noun...

Tags: software, laptop computer, computer, norton antivirus 2008, productivity, tools & techniques, notebooks, management, hardware, notebooks & tablets, zack whittaker

Blog posts 2008-07-29

Venturing into Semantic Technologies ?

One of the most interesting sessions at the consistently engaging Semantic Technology conference in San Jose back in May was the 'Semantic Venture Panel: Investor Opportunities and Pitfalls.' Alex Iskold did a good job of capturing the essence of the session for ReadWriteWeb and I recommend a...

Tags: infrastructure, venture capital, semantic web, investment, corporate communications, financial accounting, finance, financing startups, internet, marketing, paul miller

Blog posts 2008-07-29

Katie Moussouris on HOPE 2008: HOPE Springs Eternal

Guest Editorial by Katie Moussouris of Microsoft If cyberspace is a mass, consensual hallucination, as William Gibson characterized it, then HOPE was a dream manifested in meatspace that would not die. While Hackers On Planet Earth has been running every other year since 1994, it was...

Tags: symantec corp., ip, tool, con, katie moussouris, last hope, wiki, internet, productivity, security, network technology, online communications, networking, nathan mcfeters

Blog posts 2008-07-28

Toshiba Satellite U405D-S2852

Editors' note: This review is part of our Back to School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.Toshiba's recently revamped Satellite line is most notable for its clever new Sleep-and-Charge feature, which lets you charge USB devices even if the laptop...

Tags: notebooks, processors, toshiba satellite, toshiba corp., satellite, advanced micro devices inc., laptop computer

Product reviews 2008-07-28