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Networking ignored by medical automation

When you buy a printer you expect to find a driver for it, one you can easily install, which will allow ready communication between it and your PC. You expect it to deal with files created by your PC, and you expect your PC to deal with its files, too. ...

Tags: Network, PC, Problem, Medical Device, Standards, Automation, PC Industry, Quality, Healthcare, Business Operations, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-09-24

Apple leads PC design again with iMac

Nearly a decade after the original rainbow colored iMac that looked like the back-end of a VW Bug; Apple is changing the face of the desktop computing world with the new 20- and 24-inch iMac.  The Apple Advertisement above seems to tell the whole story and it's a shocking comparison...

Tags: Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Computer, George Ou, PC, PC industry

Blog posts 2007-08-08

Killing the crapware problem on PCs

Killing the crapware problem on PCsGroove could be dangerousGeorge says: "Groove is something that comes with Office 2007 and I haven't figured out how to disable that yet without having it automatically come back though it doesn't seem to be causing any problems."From my understanding Groove is for peer to...

Tags: Corporate communications, Desktops, Groupware, Microsoft Windows 98, PC, video, crapware problem, Groove Networks Inc., advertisement, PC industry

Discussion threads 2007-04-20

Killing the crapware problem on PCs

As many readers know, Im not a fan of the Apple ads but this one was spot on and not to mention funny. Poor old PC looked like a balloon and his dangling arms almost made him look like Jabba the Hutt.One of the things that bother me the...

Tags: Microsoft, Desktop, Hardware, Apple

Blog posts 2007-04-20

Intel's quad-core chip powerful but pricey

New Core 2 Extreme offers an overwhelming amount of performance that exceeds the demands of most PC users, according to reviews. Only the most demanding PC users will be able to keep Intel's new quad-core processor satisfied, according to several reviews released Thursday. Intel's...

Tags: Game, Dual-core, Performance, PC, Quad-core, Intel Corp., Chip, Quad-core Chip, PC Industry, Performance Management, Processors, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Tom Krazit, Personal Technology

News items 2006-11-02

Intel and Microsoft's failure to PC-ize the comms industry

Intel's [Intel is an SVW sponsor] sale of its cell phone and handheld computer chip business to Marvell Technology Group for $600m announced earlier today, represents a change in its strategy to apply the economics of the PC industry to cell phones, smart phones, and communications equipment markets.In the mid...

Tags: cell phone, chip, Intel Corp., Microsoft Corp., PC, PC industry, telephone, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2006-06-27

Best Practices for WOW64

The PC industry is gradually transitioning from an installed base of primarily 32-bit systems to one of primarily 64-bit systems. In the interim, many application developers will continue to build 32-bit versions of their applications or will provide both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. To ease the effort involved in porting...

Tags: 32-bit, Best Practice, PC Industry, 64-Bit, Microsoft Windows, Network Technology, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Software, Networking

White papers 2006-05-17

Vista debut hits a delay

Microsoft puts back release date, meaning PCs with the Windows update won't go on sale in time for the holidays. Microsoft on Tuesday announced a delay of Windows Vista that will mean PCs with the new operating system won't go on sale until January. The software...

Tags: PC, Operating System, Jim Allchin, Microsoft Windows Vista, Delay, Microsoft Corp., PC Industry, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ina Fried

News items 2006-03-21

Industry wants girls to stick to knitting

Industry wants girls to stick to knittingMaybe....Maybe there are some real reasons other than the supposition that it's gender discrimination:a) It is a known fact that women are more emotional than men. This is not bad, but can inherently make them better at some things than men, and not...

Tags: Eastman Kodak Co., PC industry, women

Discussion threads 2006-03-13

Podcast interview of PC industry icon Dan Bricklin

Podcast interview of PC industry icon Dan BricklinMP3s linksUsually ZDNet's lins to podcasts have a glitch, as in http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/zd.pod/http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/z/e/200601/itmatters_bricklin_010706.mp3But the link in the blog text is correct.

Tags: Dan Bricklin, PC, PC industry, podcast

Discussion threads 2006-01-07

Comparing code bases

Comparing code basesThe trouble isyour proposed comparison would do exactly what the legal standard rejects: compare functionality. Two implementations of the same specification would come up as similar.My favorite example is sort. I can write dozens of different implementations of gnu [b]sort[/b] with identical external behavior, yet they're...

Tags: Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Insurance, PC industry, AT&T Corp., Ritchie, patent

Discussion threads 2005-07-22

Apple pay services--successful or not?

The company says 100,000 people have signed up for the online service. That pales in comparison with the 2.5 million for the earlier iTools service. Apple Computer on Tuesday revealed that 100,000 people had signed up for the company's .Mac online subscription service. But...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., iTools, PC Industry, Desktops, Hardware, Joe Wilcox, Technology News

News items 2002-09-17

Red Hat aims for the high ground

The leading Linux company is narrowing its focus to enterprises and embedded devices. But that means leaving behind the dream of selling Linux to the average user. Linux won't make an impact on the desktop in the near future, but it will beat Microsoft's Windows all the same in...

Tags: Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., PC Industry, Linux, Internet, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Matthew Broersma

News items 2002-02-04

Red Hat aims for the high ground

The leading Linux company is narrowing its focus to enterprises and embedded devices. But that means leaving behind the dream of selling Linux to the average user. Windows all the same in the long run, according to Red Hat chairman Bob Young. Linux is shifting steadily from...

Tags: Red Hat Inc., PC Industry, Linux, Internet, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Matthew Broersma

News items 2002-01-04

PC makers bundle hardware, service

The PC industry is combining hardware and services into computing "value meals" to provide better deals for customers and steadier revenue for PC makers. The beleaguered PC industry is taking a cue from McDonald's, bundling hardware and services into computing "value meals" that offer better deals...

Tags: Revenue, Dell Computer Corp., PC Company, Customer, Hardware, Compaq Computer Corp., PC Industry, Help Desk Group, Help Desk, Operational Accounting, Call Centers, It Operations, Finance, John G. Spooner

News items 2001-10-08

Attacks likely to dent PC market

The PC industry is bracing for even worse times in the wake of terrorist attacks on America. The PC industry is bracing for even worse times in the wake of terrorist attacks on America. Although many economists...

Tags: PC, Analyst, Quarter, Attack, PC Industry, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Desktops, Sales, Hardware, Michael Kanellos, Technology News

News items 2001-09-17

Penny-pinching PC makers stash chips

A fierce price war between chipmakers Intel and AMD is leading PC makers to stock up on processors, to be ready for an expected upsurge in orders. The PC industry is mired in one of its worst slumps ever, but you might not...

Tags: PC, PC Company, Quarter, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Chip, PC Industry, Sales Strategy, Processors, Semiconductors, Desktops, Network Technology, Sales, Hardware, Components, Networking, John G. Spooner

News items 2001-07-23

Will the 'information furnace' engulf the PC?

The time may come when a home media server replaces the PC. COMMENTARY--During their 20-plus years of evolution, PCs have gone through several application phases, each of which drove a major wave of growth. At first, only hobbyists interested in computers for their own sake bought them. Then came...

Tags: PC, Video, PC Screen, PC Industry, Desktops, Hardware, Michael Slater, Technology News

News items 2001-06-19

Is Apple ripe for recovery?

News analysis: After its shocking Q1 crash, the Mac maker may have put its biggest challenges behind it. While Apple Computer's frighteningly negative first-quarter earnings are still fresh in the public's memory, some signs indicate that the Mac maker may have come through the worst of its financial woes....

Tags: Wintel, Recovery, PC, Apple Inc., PC Industry, PDA Sale, Sales Strategy, Desktops, Sales, Hardware, Wes George, Technology News

News items 2001-01-23

PC makers fixing 'Coppermine' glitch

Compaq resumes shipments of 'Coppermine' PCs. IBM is still considering options, but Dell will also start shipping again Friday. The PC industry is getting back to normal after a glitch in Intel Corp.'s latest Pentium III processor put a short hold on desktop PC shipments. ...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., PC, Coppermine, Intel Pentium, Intel Pentium III, Intel Corp., Compaq Computer Corp., IBM Corp., PC Industry, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Spooner, Technology News

News items 1999-12-02