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- The+SP1+upgrades+continue+-+Day+2
- The+SP1+upgrades+continue+-+Day+2RE: The SP1 upgrades continue - Day 2Gawl, I would hope anything would feel snappy on your "A" systemthanks for the good workRE: The SP1 upgrades continue - Day 2has the constant crashing of explorer.exe stopped on your 32bit versions?Consider all the waste...of time to make an OS work somewhat...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, OS X., SP1, performance improvement
- Discussion threads 2008-02-08
- MS Patch Tuesday: 7 bulletins coming, 4 critical
- MS Patch Tuesday: 7 bulletins coming, 4 criticalHow LongBefore the fanbois get in a Windows vs. Linux fight?I say 30 minutes.RE: MS Patch Tuesday: 7 bulletins coming, 4 criticalI hope that they will have fixes for Windows Movie Maker and DVD Maker.....mine has never worked! Very frustrating. Any...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, MS Patch Tuesday, MS patch, bulletin, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-04
- Can Operating Systems be Replaced by Virtual Machine Software?
- Can Operating Systems be Replaced by Virtual Machine Software?This doesn't make senseThis doesn't make sense. First you have hardware. Then you need a way to interact with that hardware. That's what an Operating System does. The you install virutalization software, need an OS to do that. Then you virtualize hardware...
- Tags: Operating systems, Virtualization, operating system, hardware, virtual machine, Virtual Machine Software, OS X.
- Discussion threads 2007-09-26
- FAQ: Windows on Macs
- FAQ: Windows on MacsWhat an innovation!Now 2.3% of the market can use their superior macintosh with the same processor windows-based PCs have been using, use windows-based software that the rest of the world uses, and buy their hardware for a 30% markup! What a combination of value and style!...
- Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Amazon.com Inc., OS X., Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Mac OS X, up-scale community, regular basis, markup, Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Discussion threads 2006-04-05
- Microsoft's 50 million line albatross
- Microsoft's 50 million line albatrossNo one likes emulationSame reason Itanium never took off even though it's a better architecture than x86.Link please"Eventually the legacy software will be read by separate code, the way that OS 9 co-existed with OS X."Where has MS ever indicated this? The articles about Vista vapourware...
- Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, .NET, Operating systems, Middleware, Microsoft Corp., OS X., Apple Inc., legacy software, Microsoft Windows Vista, market reality
- Discussion threads 2006-03-27
- Vista delay could add up to Mac sales
- Vista delay could add up to Mac salesNot "when" but "why""The Delay." The fact that everyone knows what you mean says a lot but the real story is why. MS says it needs to complete testing of security. Look, if it isn't secure by now it will...
- Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, OS X., Microsoft Windows Vista, Mac sale, Microsoft Corp., sales
- Discussion threads 2006-03-23
- Microsoft boxes up Vista
- Microsoft boxes up VistaI am sure...I am sure that should read "...ready for launch in the second half of THIS year", and not "ready for launch in the second half of NEXT year".But then ZDNet is not known for being very accurate, or even very up to date (judging by...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, OS X., Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2006-02-26
- Are Mac OS X's days numbered thanks to Linux?
- Although it is often hailed as the go-to alternative for consumers and companies that are fed up with the security situation with Windows, desktop Linux still has some ground to cover before it's "there." What's "there?" "There" is where it offers idiot-proof configuration of everything (wireless or wired...
- Tags: Apple Computer Inc., OS X.
- Blog posts 2004-10-12
- Apple patches QuickTime flaw
- Apple patches QuickTime flawOOOHHhhhh,Flawed movie could crash Quicktime!!! Oh no!Good grief! Why, I might put the file trash the file it if doesn't play. Gee, now I'm peeing my pants. How can I ever let Quicktime play another .mov file if it could cause it to crash? I mean,...
- Tags: Operating systems, Construction, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, irony, OS X., Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, flaw, operating system, malicious code, window
- Discussion threads 2004-04-30
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- What is the "product transition" Apple alluded to?
- During Apple's Q3 2008 Earnings conference call with analysts, Apple's Peter Oppenheimer CFO and Tim Cooke COO both mentioned a "product transition" that Apple is preparing for that will cut profit margins to help shut out rivals. Both executives punted on several analyst questions for more "color"...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Product Transition, iTablet, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Can Ubuntu win the OS beauty pageant?
- Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has thrown down the gauntlet to his merry band of open source followers: Make Ubuntu as pretty and ultimately better looking than Apple's Mac OS. eWeek's Darryl Taft quotes Shuttleworth Techmeme: "The great task in front of...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth, Operating System, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Survey: Corporations hold out on Vista
- Sixty percent of IT administrators have no plans to deploy Vista despite service pack 1, which fixed the operating systems problems, according to a survey of 1,100 IT managers. The survey, conducted by KACE, which makes systems management appliances, found that there are 10 percent more holdouts...
- Tags: Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Kace, Survey, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Marketing Research, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Deals abound for back to school
- I took a walk through Circuit City today to see where consumer PCs stood. We'll be back to school in a matter of weeks and parents are already asking about laptops for their high school and college-bound students. The good news is that for $700 you can pick...
- Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows Vista, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Needed: iPhone radio toggle application
- Needed: iPhone radio toggle applicationThis is what "smartphone" is all about.Back when Palm OS was king, part of its success was the 3rd party developers no need to make up the term cottage industry. The Palm OS provided a good platform for 3rd party development, so that pretty much anyone...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Operating systems, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Needed, Apple iPhone, radio, Palm OS, Apple Inc., Palm Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- Saying that Windows "Workstation" 2008 is faster than Vista doesn't make it so
- Saying that Windows "Workstation" 2008 is faster than Vista doesn't make it soPar for the course wrt anti-Vista bashers.They believe that repeating something ad nauseum will somehow make it true.Journalism or Rant?I'm afraid you've followed suit rather than taking the high road on this issue. By even responding to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, RAM, workstation, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- The empire strikes back: Can Microsoft's ads cure my Vista psychosis?
- The empire strikes back: Can Microsoft's ads cure my Vista psychosis?180 million soldMany buyers are selecting more expensive versions. Microsoft revenues are up extraordinarily. Despite Apple's ads and sales, PC sales are up significantly.And the SP 1 release usually helps sales.You might consider that the reputation you discuss...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft revenue, Microsoft Windows Vista, advertisement, Apple Inc., Vista psychosis, psychosis, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- The empire strikes back: Can Microsoft's ads cure my Vista psychosis?
- Microsoft is ready to launch its campaign to save Vista's reputation, which has been formed by the software giant's miscues as well as Apple's funny ads. The big question: Is this a mess that Microsoft can market its way out of? Ed Bott found the first hints...
- Tags: Advertisement, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Aren't the Nokia N800/N810 devices dead simple web tablets?
- Michael Arrington's post on creating a cheap web tablet is generating a lot of discussion on the internet and as a mobile enthusiast I wanted to add some of my thoughts to the discussion. There is a device available now that has dropped down as low as US$299.99 recently that...
- Tags: Web, Device, Nokia Corp., Michael Arrington, Tablets, Channel Management, Notebooks, Internet, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Marketing, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Apple hints at lower prices as iPod, notebook refresh on tap
- Apple hints at lower prices as iPod, notebook refresh on tapWinner if they don't sacrifice qualityThis move would be a winner as long as Apple doesn't sacrifice quality. If they lower prices by making lower quality products, game over. If they just shave off price overhead, that's great. If they...
- Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, notebook
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?
- Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?Toshiba Cell Laptop anyone?...[url=http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=laptops&articleId=9102518&taxonomyId=66&intsrc=kc_top]FYI[/url]Slap Yellow Dog Linux on it and you are good to go!Do we know if backwards compatibility is holding back......progress? Or is it just purists who would like to see legacy support end?Currently x86 outperforms US T2 in just...
- Tags: Processors, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Real Bottom Line, Linux STILL, Linux architecture, Intel x86, Linux, slate
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
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