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- Vista 32-bit vs. Vista 64-bit - Benchmarked
- Vista 32-bit vs. Vista 64-bit - BenchmarkedHad the choice.Had the choice recently, between 64 and 32 bit. I went with 32 bit because I'm not confident enough yet in the maturity of 64 bit drivers and applications for what I specifically want in my pc. It wasn't an easy choice,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Network technology, defender, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, 64-bit, 32-bit, Vista 64-Bit, PassMark
- Discussion threads 2008-02-21
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- Microsoft not pulling XP SP3 again (so far)
- Microsoft not pulling XP SP3 again so farThey shouldFor but another reason why they need to can this mofo, try read my comments on Adrian's 'Minimizing XP SP3 woes' blog chip. How else can I put it? SP3 sucks. The butterfly is down, the apple is rotten. I'll be weeping...
- Tags: XP SP3, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- XP SP3 vs. Vista SP1 - Which is fastest?
- XP SP3 vs. Vista SP1 - Which is fastest?Most Excellent. Thanks Adrian!ntRE: XP SP3 vs. Vista SP1 - Which is fastest?It's a small point, but the question should read, "Which is faster?" The comparison is between two operating systems, not among three or more.Message has been deleted.Cool. I'll upgrade to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, XP SP3
- Discussion threads 2008-04-28
- XP SP3 vs. Vista SP1 - Which is fastest?
- In the TalkBack section on my post looking at SP3 benchmarks, _deitrich asked a really good question: Adrian, how about a comparison of XP SP3 vs Vista SP1? Oui? C'est possible? Good question! Fortunately I've already done a fair bit of the groundwork in that I used the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
- XP SP3 performance gains - Nothing to write home about
- Those who believed that Windows XP Service Pack 3 would provide the aging OS with a performance boost may well be disappointed. My benchmark tests show that the application of XP SP3 makes negligible difference to system performance. The Test Systems For this round...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Result, Performance, Western Digital Corp., RAM, Performance Management, Microsoft Windows XP, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-04-25
- Vista SP1 - Benchmarking round-up
- Given that I've made numerous posts relating to benchmarking Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) on this blog over the past few weeks I thought that many readers would appreciate a single post that pulled together all the individual posts and which drew together the thoughts, findings and conclusions from the individual...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, 32-bit, 64-bit, Benchmarking, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Service Pack, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Remote Desktop Connection, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-03
- Vista 32-bit vs. Vista 64-bit - Benchmarked
- My benchmarking marathon last week seemed to generate more questions and requests for further benchmarking. A popular request from you, Constant Reader, was to see Windows Vista 32-bit benchmarked against Windows Vista 64-bit. You asked, I delivered. Enjoy! The Test System ...
- Tags: 32-bit, Microsoft Windows Vista, Results Let, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), 64-Bit, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-02-21
- How+do+you+benchmark+real-world+work%3F
- How+do+you+benchmark+real-world+work%3Fagree ?You Jest I'm sure! FF3 is faster, very much so and has yet to Freeze Like IE7 which is a joke as far as browsers go!UsabilityThere are three things that would dramatically improve my real world work.The first thing is relatively small but it annoys me. It is...
- Tags: Operating systems, FF3, operating system, real world
- Discussion threads 2008-02-21
- Making the case for 64-bit Windows Vista
- Over the past few days my inbox has been bursting at the seams from all the feedback I received from the Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 (Part 1 / Part 2) benchmarking that I carried out. I'll tell you it's at times like this that I'm glad that Gmail offers...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, RAM, 64-Bit, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Network Technology, Memory, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Networking, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-02-20
- Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Part Deux
- Following the benchmarks I carried out last week, I decided that the PC Doc HQ lab rats needed to pull a few all-nighters and carry out some more benchmarking tests on Vista SP1 and XP SP2. Is it possible to determine conclusively which is the faster, more responsive OS? ...
- Tags: Result, Disk, Load, Service Pack 2, Problem, Microsoft Windows Vista, Difference, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Test System, Disk Test, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-02-18
- Vista SP1 - The promised performance gains are there
- Note: These are very preliminary results - I'll be carrying out more tests over the coming days. People are very anxious to know whether Windows Vista SP1 brings with it any noticeable performance gains when carrying out day to day tasks. My preliminary results seem to indicate...
- Tags: Folder, Performance, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Performance Management, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Human Resources, Workforce Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-02-07
- PassMark SoundCheck (exe)
- PassMark SoundCheck allows users to test their PC sound card, speakers and microphone. Verify that your sound card can record and playback sounds at various audio sample rates. Check the capability of your speakers to reproduce the highest and lowest frequencies and your capability to hear these frequencies. Create perfectly...
- Tags: Audio Card, PassMark Software, PassMark SoundCheck
- Software downloads 2007-06-14
- SiteKey phish demonstrated against BofA
- SiteKey phish demonstrated against BofAThoughts from a long-term RSA consultant:1. RSA only sells the Passmark image-based two-way authentication module as part of its Adaptive Authentication package, which -- as Richard noted -- includes a risk-analysis engine which would likely identify this type of transaction as worthy of further scrutiny, perhaps...
- Tags: Financial services, security, authentication, RSA Security Inc., bank, Bank of America Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-16
- Getting ready for Windows Vista - Part 1
- This is the first of a two-part series on getting your system or systems ready for Windows Vista. In this post Im going to look at what you need to do or at least think about before putting that new, shiny Windows Vista DVD in the drive and beginning...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, RAM, Microsoft Windows, hardware
- Blog posts 2007-01-08
- Grading our identity predictions from 2006
- At the beginning of 2006, we posted a list of predictions over on Digital ID World for the upcoming year in identity. In keeping with our historical tradition, Id like to grade our past performance prior to looking toward the future.Accordingly, Ill grade our predictions on a scale of 1-5...
- Tags: identity
- Blog posts 2006-12-13
- SMBs should outsource everything and vendors must adjust
- Yesterday was EMC day for me. I spent a pretty good chunk of the day in Bedford, MA at RSA Security recently acquired by EMC and then, by pure coincidence, last night, I attended an EMC-hosted dinner at Sauciety: a restaurant in the lobby of Boston's Waterfront Westin Hotel....
- Tags: EMC Corp., RSA Security Inc., small and medium business
- Blog posts 2006-09-20
- Will RSA give EMC the respect it desires?
- As expected, EMC acquired RSA Security today. The $2.1 billion transaction adds another arrow to EMC's quiver, which includes storage systems, resource management, content management and virtualization. "EMC is where information lives and tomorrow EMC will be the company where information...
- Tags: EMC Corp.
- Blog posts 2006-06-29
- Get your motor running
- The big news in identity today is that RSA has acquired PassMark security for $44.7 million in cash and stock. I first learned about PassMark when Louis Gasparini who was then the SVP of Internet Transactions at Wells Fargo let me know he was joining a startup. I'd gotten to...
- Tags: acquisition, PassMark Security, RSA Security Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-04-24
- PassMark picks up voice authentication
- PassMark picks up voice authenticationvoice authentication??I am a student who study about new technologies to improve organization's performance.I am interesed in your new technology, voice authentication, I know that we will use both voice authentication and ID-password to get authorized acess but I also wonder about how it work when...
- Tags: voice authentication, voice
- Discussion threads 2005-08-25
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