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- Operating System
- The computer's master control program. When the computer is turned on, a small "boot program" loads the operating system. Although additional modules may be loaded as needed, the...
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- The Windows 7 honeymoon is over
- Thanks to the power of hindsight, it's now quite apparent that Windows Vista was hated by a large proportion of the people who came into contact with the beleaguered OS. In contrast, Windows 7 has been receiving almost endless praise (even before anyone outside of Microsoft was even running the...
- Tags: Operating System, Windows 7 Honeymoon, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2010-02-09
- iPad: Gateway drug to Mac addiction?
- The iPad is not a notebook replacement - although many will use it that way - but the high-end of Apple's wildly successful iPhone OS (iP/OS) product line. Will it be a bridge to Mac use by millions of iP/OS users? by Robin Harris
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Notebook, Apple Macintosh, Gateway Inc., Operating System, IP, Apple Inc., iPad, Operating Systems, Network Technology, Networking, Software, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2010-02-08
- More Windows Mobile 7 rumors; will it really not support multi-tasking?
- Mobile World Congress is kicking off on 15 February and with the start date getting closer and closer the rumors of announcements is starting to kick into high gear. Rachel wrote last week that it looks like Windows Mobile 7 may be shown off and announced at MWC. Microsoft still...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Mobile World Congress, Microsoft Windows, Mobile Operating Systems, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2010-02-06
- Is mobile Firefox going to be too late?
- I read Dana's piece about Symbian possibly going open source too late with great interest. I've wondered the same thing about Firefox Mobile, which debuted on Jan 29. Like Symbian on the proprietary mobile OS front, Mozilla's Firefox has been the leading open source browser for...
- Tags: Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Mobile, Operating System, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Android 2.1, Web Browsers, Open Source, Internet, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2010-02-04
- Symbian OS makes early open source debut
- The Symbian Foundation is to make available the Symbian OS for smartphones available under open source license. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Operating System, Symbian Inc., Symbian Foundation, Symbian OS, Open Source, Mobile Operating Systems, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2010-02-04
- World's most popular smartphone OS, Symbian, is now 100% open and free
- There has been a rather cryptic countdown on Twitter from the Symbian Foundation and now we learn that the countdown was designed to alert folks that Symbian is now fully open source and 100% free. This happened four months ahead of schedule and we should soon start to see Symbian-powered...
- Tags: Operating System, Smart Phone, Symbian Inc., Open Source, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2010-02-03
- News to know: Google Tablet; Mobile OS updates; iPad; Murdoch; Office 2010
- Google Tablet and mobile updates top today's headlines by Sam Diaz
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Mobile, Operating System, Microsoft Office, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Tablets, Digital Cameras, Microsoft Windows 7, Notebooks, Data Centers, Digital Photography, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software, Storage, Data Management, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2010-02-03
- EF Commander 7.35 (Windows)
- EF Commander is a complex and multi-featured file manager that a wide range of users, from beginners to professionals, will find easy to use. It is the result of many requests received by the author. The first version was written in 1994, under the OS/2 operating system using Presentation Manager,...
- Tags: Operating System, EFSoftware, EF Commander, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Data Sharing, Software
- Software downloads 2010-02-03
- Apple upgrades iPhone OS to version 3.1.3
- Apple has released iPhone OS to version 3.1.3 (7E18), replacing the OS on all models of iPhone and iPod touch devices. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Operating System, Apple Inc., Arbitrary Code Execution, Application Termination, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2010-02-02
- Code execution holes in iPhone OS, iPod Touch
- The most serious flaw could allow remote code execution if an iPhone/iPod Touch user opens audio and image files. by Ryan Naraine
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Operating System, Apple iPod Touch, Smart Phones, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2010-02-02
- Build your own Home Theater PC (HTPC) ... for under $600!
- Over the past few weeks I've had dozens of requests from readers wanting me to put together a parts list for a kick-ass, low-cost Home Theater PC HTPC. Well, here you go! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Home Theater, PC, Operating System, Video, Power Supply, Motherboard, HTPC, Blu-Ray, Corporate Communications, Corporate Governance, Desktops, Microsoft Windows 7, Home Entertainment, Processors, Personal Technology, DVD, Marketing, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Hardware, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Semiconductors, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2010-02-02
- Jobs trashes Google and Adobe at all-hands meeting
- A warning to any who partner with AppleThis is how you will be treated.Jobs has to be the least classy guy in the entire market.And Ballmer is Class?Looks like and acts like your "Creepy Uncle"...As much as I love Apple, iPad = MissNobody I know "gets it". It doesn't...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Recruitment & Staffing, 64-bit, Network technology, Operating systems, Apple iPad, HTML5, job, Adobe Systems Inc., operating system, Apple iPhone, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2010-02-01
- Still using Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC)? Read this!
- If you're still using the release candidate or RC version of Windows 7, you need to make plans to move away, as the expiration date is fast approaching. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Operating System, Release Candidate, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2010-01-29
- China says they won't limit use of Google Android OS
- Drop the search, keep the phones. ntnt
- Tags: Mobile operating systems, Smart phones, Google Android, Google Inc., operating system
- Discussion threads 2010-01-28
- China says they won't limit use of Google Android OS
- They might not like Google's pesky search engine, but the Chinese government seems open to letting the Google Android OS stay on their smartphones. by Rachel King
- Tags: China, Google Inc., Google Android, Operating System, Mobile Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2010-01-28
- Report: 48% of 22 million scanned computers infected with malware
- I wonder what percentage ...... of the 48% is Microsoft Windows®? Or what percentage is non-Windows computers."The proportion of infected computers detected has decreased for the first time in 2009. In the same way, the proportion of banking Trojans has decreased from a 16.94 percent in Q2 to 15.89 percent...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, PRODUCTIVITY, Linux, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, malware, Microsoft Windows, computer, operating system, PC
- Discussion threads 2010-01-27
- UPDATE: Odds are good that the iPad will NOT replace my B&N nook
- I have mentioned several times here on this blog how much I like using my B&N nook, including how nothing I saw at CES could knock it out of my hands. However, I have been thinking quite a bit about this upcoming Apple Tablet device to be announced in a...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Tablet, Operating System, Apple Inc., E-book, Tablets, Smart Phones, Operating Systems, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2010-01-27
- Why open source marketing is so bad
- A little more then thatdon't forget that once you actually charge money for something like this, brand new in the box, you're playing by a different set of rules: Gone are the days of not really having to back up the product because "it was free, you get what you...
- Tags: Operating systems, open source, operating system, Linux, Apple Mac OS X
- Discussion threads 2010-01-27
- HomeSync 1.2.0 (Mac)
- HomeSync can help you back up a minimum amount of files in the system necessary for you to put applications back to life after OS reinstallation. After re-formatting a hard disk drive and reinstalling OS, launch HomeSync and switch to Copyback. You don't have to back up the entire User...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, MacHouse, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2010-01-27
- ToolBox 2.85 (Windows)
- ToolBox is an application launcher for Windows operating systems with many amazing features. Easy to install, you can get going in minutes. Its drag and drop interface creates shortcuts to almost anything; applications, drives, folders, and even simple files. The first version of ToolBox was written many years ago as...
- Tags: Operating System, Shortcut, CyLog Software, ToolBox, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2010-01-27
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