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Midwest tech firm now wind driven

Other World Computing OWC is in McHenry County, Illinois, and now their power comes from the wind. OWC claims the title of "first 100 percent on-site wind powered technology manufacturer/distributor in the U.S." It's using Vestas-made wind turbines for all its daily electricity needs. ...

Tags: Turbine, Other World Computing, Other World Computing HQ, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-26

PowerLogix CPU Director 2.3b6 (Mac)

CPU Director allows you to view and configure the cache and processor clock speed settings on your PowerLogix upgrade card. The included utilities allow you to enable or disable the cache "on the fly", change the speed at which your backside cache operates and automatically enable the cache at this...

Tags: PowerLogix, Apple Macintosh, CPU, Clock Speed, Other World Computing, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2007-05-04

XPostFacto 4.0 (Mac)

Helps to install and boot Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, and Darwin on certain unsupported systems. When Mac OS X installs successfully, its stability on unsupported systems appears to be excellent. However, there are cases in which Mac OS X is difficult to install, and there are a...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Other World Computing, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2005-09-04

Intel USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller 2.3.0.0 (Windows)

Intel USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller

Tags: USB 2.0, Controller, Microsoft Windows, Intel Corp., Other World Computing

Software downloads 2004-11-15

OWC Mercury Elite FireWire 800 Firmware 1.0 (Mac)

After sporadic reports of data loss and corruption with FireWire 800 devices operating with the new Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther" operating system, Apple Computer made an official press release to indicate this problem has been traced to Oxford Semiconductor's 922 Firmware used by nearly all FireWire 800 devices, including...

Tags: FireWire, Apple Macintosh, Oxford Semiconductor, Firmware, Other World Computing

Software downloads 2003-10-31

USB Composite Device on USB 2.0 Bus 2.1.3.1 (Windows)

USB Composite Device on USB 2.0 Bus

Tags: USB 2.0, Microsoft Windows, USB, Other World Computing

Software downloads 2003-04-15

USB 2.0 Root Hub Device 2.1.3.1 (Windows)

USB 2.0 Root Hub Device

Tags: USB 2.0, Microsoft Windows, USB, Other World Computing

Software downloads 2003-04-15

L2CacheConfig 3.3 (Mac)

This software enables and configures the backside L2 cache under Mac OS X for computers with G3 or G4 upgrade cards.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Other World Computing, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2002-08-08

USB 2.0 Root Hub Device n/a (Windows)

USB 2.0 Root Hub Device

Tags: USB 2.0, Microsoft Windows, USB, Other World Computing

Software downloads 2002-04-01

PowerLogix Switch Demo 1.0.1 (Mac)

New Switch Demo program helps you configure the switches on PowerForce and Z-Force upgrade cards.

Tags: PowerLogix, Apple Macintosh, Other World Computing, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2001-04-11

PowerLogix Altivec Enabler 1.1b2 (Mac)

This Download Package includes a beta version of altivec enabler. Once downloaded, you should put it in your extensions folder and remove any previous versions that are installed.

Tags: PowerLogix, Apple Macintosh, Other World Computing, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2000-02-08

Additional Resources

Chatting (Not Chattering) About Salesforce - Part I

(NOTE BEFORE I START: This is one really long post. So rather than post it in all its glory in a single file or post it here over two days, I'm trying something new. I'm posting the first half here. And the second half on PGreenblog.  Let's see how that...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Customer Service, Twitter Inc., Sales Force, Customer, CRM, Integration, Force.com, Service Cloud 2, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Sales, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Google makes Chrome OS open source today

I like itThe ChromeOS demo looked pretty cool!I'm almost 100% webapp-based already, so I could see myself using a simple, fast & no maintenance OS like that the majority of the time.I like it too, but, for me, I need to compile and run programs locally. I would imagine that...

Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, open source, Google Inc., Chrome, operating system, ChromeOS

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Hands-on with the HTC HD2, most impressive Windows Mobile device to date

I like what HTC is doingYou've got the Hero and the HD2. I'd like to see what the difference is in performance between the two, but the Hero has a slower processor. Personally, I like the Windows Mobile platform, and it is the best option for Windows-based IT...

Tags: Smart phones, Notebooks, Operating systems, mobile device, Apple iPhone, HTC HD2, High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Mobile

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Apple Tablet - Unofficial, unannounced ... but still delayed

You guys have been asking...You guys have been asking for a Mac tablet for years already, while we have been able to get tablet PCs for many years now, in many different form factors and from many different vendors.Yet when you close your world off by relying solely on Apple,...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, tablet, Apple Inc., vaporware

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Salesforce Chatter: Social operating systems emerge on the IT stage

The next big shift: Intranets, portals, and software suites that are the integrating force of the social fabric for our organizations. This morning's announcement here at Dreamforce today from Salesforce of Chatter, an enterprise-class realization of Facebook and Twitter, is further evidence of the industry's push for social Web capabilities...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Information Technology, Operating System, Environment, Social Computing, Chatter, Status Update, Groups, Sales Force Management, Social Networking, Sales, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dion Hinchcliffe

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Dell's answer to Apple's Mac mini - The Inspiron Zino HD

People Actually Buy These Things?Almost a $1000.00 for a cutsey, low powered designer computer? Do people actually buy these things? Maybe they should check out your Very Best Kit list.adrian please 959$ you dont put 959 for a low-end entry level machine you can have...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Mac Mini, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Can the Economist entirely be trusted?

Disagree."but the alternatives to a good cloud provider are far too flaky to be worth considering."The only thing I see in this sentence and the article it links to is worshiping your cloud religion.IMHO, it's a tool. Use it where it makes sense, don't use it where it doesn't make...

Tags: cloud computing, Virtualization, software world, TRANSPARENCY

Discussion threads 2009-11-15

An interesting exchange on politics and IT

Was just thinking about thisExcept I was thinking about what I've heard Linux advocates say in the past, that most consumers make dumb technology choices, and whether this squares with advocating for free markets? Yes, I think it does. People will buy products that they can relate to and feel...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, PRODUCTIVITY, information technology, Linux, computer, software

Discussion threads 2009-11-14

No more servers? Rackspace says IT workers are tired of them

And, as servers move to the cloud, fewer and fewer will be Windows servers.When you deploy thousands, you can pay millions in licensing for Windows, and, then Windows is less stable and less secure.RE: No more servers? Rackspace says IT workers are tired of themI wonder how well those outsourced...

Tags: Servers, server, information technology, Rackspace

Discussion threads 2009-11-10