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PC Card: A credit-card sized, removable module for portable computers standardized by PCMCIA. Also known as "PCMCIA cards," PC Cards containing a modem, network adapter, sound card, radio transceiver, solid state...; Full PC Card Definition >>

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Was Apple's choice to rid its notebooks of PC Card slots a bad one?: Was Apple's choice to rid its notebooks of PC Card slots a bad one?Apple's choiceI’d probably be much happier with a Treo 700w or the Smartphone-based, non-touchscreen, Motorola Q.But what really makes the MDA suck as a phone is the dialing application. In Portrait mode the dialing keypad takes up...; Tags: Model Driven Architecture, Pocket PC, Handhelds, phone, PC, PC Card Slot, model-driven architecture, Apple Inc., PC Card, notebook, Pocket IE; Discussion threads 2007-09-10
Finally! An ExpressCard adapter that accepts a PCCard (PCMCIA): If youre the owner or wannabe owner like us of a new notebook computer -- particularly one from Apple -- that has an ExpressCard slot instead of a PCCard PCMCIA slot but you still need to use certain PCCards maybe because no ExpressCard equivalent exists, then it appears as though...; Tags: Notebooks, PC Card, Expresscard, PCcard, adapter, notebook, PC, PCMCIA, card, video; Blog posts 2007-03-15
Was Apple's choice to rid its notebooks of PC Card slots a bad one?: Was Apple's choice to rid its notebooks of PC Card slots a bad one?EVDO ExpressCardThe V640 ExpressCard has been available from Verizon for a few months now. You can get them cheaper from http://www.EVDOinfo.com than you can from verizon store. EVDO INFO has a bunch of mac heads who provide...; Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, notebook, Expresscard, PC, PC Card, macbook, Apple Macintosh, EVDO, Apple MacBook, FireWire, adapter, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2006-11-14
Was Apple's choice to rid its notebooks of PC Card slots a bad one?: As a part of ZDNets video experiment and our attempt to take full advantage of the advancements in distributed commercial video production that Panasonics AG-HVX200 enables, we ZDNet are now trying to figure out what the best video production workstation should be. One major requirement is it needs to be...; Tags: PC Card, notebook, Mobile, General; Blog posts 2006-11-14
Was Apple's choice to rid its notebooks of PC Card slots a bad one?: As a part of ZDNets video experiment and our attempt to take full advantage of the advancements in distributed commercial video production that Panasonics AG-HVX200 enables, we ZDNet are now trying to figure out what the best video production workstation should be. One major requirement is it needs to be...; Tags: General, Mobile, Berlind, notebook, PC Card; Blog posts 2006-11-14

Trendnet Wireless N-Draft PC Card: The Trendnet Wireless N-Draft PC Card (TEW-621PC) is the companion wireless adapter to the Trendnet Wireless N-Draft Router. Together, the card and router made an impressive showing in our Labs' throughput tests--besting most of the competition--but as they are based on Draft N of the yet-to-be ratified 802.11n spec, we...; Tags: Wi-Fi, NETWORKING, PC Card, TRENDNet, card, IEEE 802.11n, router; Product reviews 2006-10-18
The ain't got no PC card blues - cured: The ain't got no PC card blues - cured$199? GAG, COUGHThat's a bit steep, don't you think?RE: The ain't got no PC card blues - curedShouldn't be that expensive considering a pcmcia to 4 way usb adapter is about 25 bucksYes it is but...For those willing to pay $8 per...; Tags: Cellular phones, PC card blue, PC Card, PC; Discussion threads 2006-05-24
The ain't got no PC card blues - cured: An increasing number of small form factor laptops, Tablet PCs, and UMPC devices do not include a PC Card PCMCIA slot, leaving 3G users out of luck. Until now. Alliance Technology Partners has just announced availability of a PC Card to USB adapter that promises to solve the problem.This small...; Tags: PC, PC Card; Blog posts 2006-05-24
PC Card = Obsolete: PC Card = ObsoleteFast =/= Cutting EdgeHow silly can you be... the new express port is blazingly fast... great... except you're not going to get gigabit wireless anytime soon while using a cell network to get online. Sometimes manufactures are idiots, and the techno pushers can't see the forest for...; Tags: PC Card, PC, HD Tuner, Expresscard, card; Discussion threads 2006-01-16
PC Card = Obsolete: With Apple's announcement of the MacBook Pro they also obsoleted a popular notebook technology - the PC Card slot formerly known as PCMCIA. ExpressCard/34 is a blazing fast replacement for the venerable PC Card slot found on many notebooks, including several generations of PowerBook. ExpressCard...; Tags: Expresscard, PC Card; Blog posts 2006-01-16
The 3-in-1 PC Card From Mobile Unlimited Transforms a Laptop Into a Mobile Office, Enabling Wurth to Save CHF 48,000: Those who work as managers for Wurth's field sales staff travel around a lot and need to be able to act quickly and flexibly. Today, field sales managers grab their laptops and dial into Wurth's central server - regardless of where they happen to be. Using Mobile Unlimited, they benefit...; Tags: UMTS, Mobile, PC, Swisscom AG, Microsoft Office, PC Card, Laptop Computer, Sales Strategy, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular Phones, Sales, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Case studies

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Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Disks (SSDs) and Linux: Is 20th-century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking for...; Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Mandrake, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Software makers may sue eBay: Tired of being "stiff-armed" by eBay, the Software and Information Industry Association is signaling its ready to sue over pirated software sales on the dominant online auction site, PC World reports. SIIA has offered eBay several suggestions for stemming the sale of pirated software on...; Tags: Software, Software Information Industry Association, eBay Inc., Tiffany, Tools & Techniques, Piracy, Sales Strategy, Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sales, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Gateway stops selling PCs direct: Gateway, one of the early PC makers that sold their wares direct, said Friday it will sell its systems completely through channel partners and retailers. The company, now a part of Acer, said shifting to a channel-based distribution model will simplify its business and cut costs. ...; Tags: Gateway Inc., PC, Acer Inc., Retail, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarity: Microsoft's financial analyst meeting was a tale of a technology conglomerate: You heard a lot about search, a decent bit about the enterprise and all sorts of projects in between. But amid all the coverage--see Mary Jo's laundry list of stories--I can't help but wonder if Microsoft's...; Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise, IBM Corp., Game Players, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Scrabble-Scrabulous standoff spells L-A-W-S-U-I-T: Hasbro said it has filed suit in the Southern District of New York against Rajat Agarwalla, Jayant Agarwalla, and RJ Softwares, better known as the creators of the popular Facebook application Scrabulous. It was only a matter of time before the Scrabble-Scrabulous feud came to a head, and that...; Tags: Facebook, Hasbro Inc., Games, Intellectual Property, Personal Technology, Research & Development, Business Operations, lawsuit, Scrabulous, Hasbro, Tom Magrino, GameSpot; News items 2008-07-25
Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 08: OK, it's time once again for The Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 08. Here I've put together a list of the best high-end and mid-range components currently available, with some decent budget parts listed too, along with a few honorable mentions. So if you're thinking of buying, building...; Tags: ASUS, Card, Video Card, Performance, Board, Motherboard, Price, CPU, List, RAM, Graphics, Intel Corp., Radeon, LGA775, Q9300, DDR3, XFX GeForce GTX 280, PSU, Western Digital Raptor/RaptorX, Galaxy EGX1000EWL, Corporate Governance, Video Cards, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Hardware, Components, Semiconductors, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-07-25
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News to know: 'Spam king' dead; Microsoft's cloud; Dell;: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide CBS Denver Video: 'Spam King' Inmate Dies Along With Wife, Daughter Mary Jo Foley: Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloud Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC,...; Tags: Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Dell opts for performance with R5400 data center-hosted desktop: Dell unveiled its data center-hosted desktop product line on Tuesday. Unlike rivals Hewlett-Packard and IBM, Dell didn't build its solution on blade servers but instead opted for a high performance system using a 2U box called theÂ Dell Precision R5400 Rack Workstation. "By not putting the solution...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Performance, R5400, Workstations, Desktops, Servers, Hardware, Jason Hiner; Blog posts 2008-07-24