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Intel's first 34nm SSDs hit by Bios flaw

Intel's first 34nm SSDs hit by Bios flaw That's rightPC users are still hobbled with 1970s BIOS technology.RE: Intel's first 34nm SSDs hit by Bios flaw Yea! A password scheme that really works!glad they caught it soon.i hope everyone is offereing full refunds and a guarantee for first delivery as...

Tags: PC Users, Bios flaw, BIOS, SSD, Intel Corp., flaw

Discussion threads 2009-07-28

Report: Mac users outsmart PC users

Report: Mac users outsmart PC usersBiased report bec Mac cost moreThat's like saying that Rolls Royce owners are smarter than Toyota owners. True, that RR owners will probably have more education than the average Toyota owners but then people will confuse cause and effect.

Tags: Desktops, PC Users, Mac-user, PC

Discussion threads 2008-02-06

Microsoft aims to reach next billion PC users

Microsoft aims to reach next billion PC usersthey are getting scaredof the fact that more and more people are slowly moving towards Ubuntu. Shoving their OS down your throats with preinstalled systems was a clever move, but in emerging markets, where people use older systems, that was not a working...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Construction, Desktops, Operating systems, world population, Microsoft Corp., PC Users, PC, window, hard drive, operating system

Discussion threads 2007-04-19

62% of PC users run antispyware, only 44% have updated antivirus

62% of PC users run antispyware, only 44% have updated antivirusAlways Off Line is NOT a Credible source!That poll was conducted by AOL of it's OWN users!!!I find that very hard to believe...since you can get decent AV free, with automatic updates. It might be true of the losers who...

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, PC Users, anti-spyware, antivirus, PC

Discussion threads 2005-12-22

62% of PC users run antispyware, only 44% have updated antivirus

56% of PC users run no antivirus software, or have it, but had not updated it within a week. 44% do not have a firewall properly configured, 38% lack spyware protection, AOL and National Security Alliance say.

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Desktops, SECURITY, PC Users, PC, anti-spyware, antivirus

Blog posts 2005-12-08

US PC users are split between home Ethernet and home Wi-Fi

US PC users are split between home Ethernet and home Wi-FiI know I am!I switched this year from wired to wireless, and so far the speed is perfect.

Tags: Network technology, NETWORKING, Desktops, home wi-fi, PC Users, Ethernet, PC

Discussion threads 2005-09-06

1% of corporate PC users run Linux desktops

1% of corporate PC users run Linux desktopsRe: 1% of corporate PC users run Linux desktopsMicrosoft is doomed....The end is nigh....That's amazingWhen you consider just three or four years ago this was a hobby operating system. That's amazing. 1% of the corporate market. What's 1% of MSFT's...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Microsoft Corp., Linux, corporate PC user, Linux desktop, PC Users, desktop, PC

Discussion threads 2005-08-11

Apple videos hint at film ambitions

Apple videos hint at film ambitionsIs this the list of the reasons why Apple's market share is below 3%? NTNTApple has 80% in Music DownloadsNTPut that in your pipe MR. 3 % Gates-CloneI love AppleNTInstead of NT you should put BG. For your geek-hero Mr. Gates.YOU ARE SO CLUELESS NuTTake...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, hardware, video, Apple Inc., PC, Microsoft Windows NT, Apple Macintosh, operating system, PC Users, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-07-18

PC users suffering from 'pseudo-A.D.D'

PC users suffering from 'pseudo-A.D.D'It's Been Coined Before Years AgoIt's called "Information Overload"....I suffer from it by Wednesday afternoon....

Tags: Desktops, PC Users, PC

Discussion threads 2005-02-11

1 bln PC users by 2010

The number of PC users is expected to hit or exceed 1 billion by 2010, up from around 660 million to 670 million today, fueled primarily by new adopters in developing nations such as China, Russia and India. IDC estimates that there were 670 mln PC users worldwide in 2003....

Tags: PC Users, PC

Blog posts 2004-08-02

Additional Resources

Will Chrome netbooks really be competitive?

Acer, which last quarter overtook Dell to become the world's second-largest PC manufacturer, is known as an aggressive company. So it's little surprise that the company's chairman, J.T. Wang, vowed this week that Acer would be first to release a netbook using Google's Chrome OS sometime in the middle of...

Tags: Google Inc., Acer Inc., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-12-03

Comcast keeps promise, launches data usage meter

THERE SHOULD BE NOOOO CAP.PERIOD. If less than 1% are using that much bandwidth... WHO CARES?They are just trying to impose a limit on "UNLIMITED" service. They should be forced to stop calling it "UNLIMITED" if there is a 250GB cap and they should have had this in place...

Tags: Backups, Cable, Comcast Corp., bandwidth user, data usage

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

Clientless SSL VPNs expose corporate users to attacks

Solution: use a real VPN.Or even just a basic SOCKS proxy.RE: Clientless SSL VPNs expose corporate users to attacksEvery VPN poses a risk to the Corporate LAN, even if you force the end-user to a physically separate appliance at their home because they can still physically switch their computer to...

Tags: VPNs, Network security, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, NETWORKING, SECURITY, SSL/TLS, VPN, Clientless SSL VPN, attack

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

Dell's Throttlegate: Is a defect turning a 2.2GHz CPU into 100MHz?

Dell = Junk always has always will beJust return it and get another computer from a vendor that does not sell junk. Ie: not Dell.RE: Dell's Throttlegate: Is a defect turning a 2.2GHz CPU into 100MHz?I am glad this was posted! I have had an E6400 since June, and...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Dell Computer Corp., Throttlegate, Is-a, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

"Black Screen of Death" problems seem to be little more than scattered cases

As is typical with most Windows "issues".[i]It seems we can all stop panicking now. In fact, there was little to panic about in the first place.[/i]They're completely blown out of proportion.RE: Black Screen of Death" problems seem to be little more than scatteredThe only reason it was blown out of...

Tags: black screen, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

XP's usage share down, Win 7, Firefox & IE8 up

Now, if only ....the original Amazon.com $50 price comes back CRITICAL MASS will be achieved (IE: more than 4%).Way to goCongrats Win 7, and Firefox!Hopefully we can put XP to rest for good now and move on with our lives.DOWN WITH XP DOWN WITH XPHopefully XP will see its death...

Tags: Operating systems, Mozilla Firefox, Vista STILL, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Windows 8, Microsoft Corp., Win 7

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

Pimp my iPhone: Apps for storing, editing and reading files

iPhone streamingHello: These are pretty impressive applications. I've seen a few before and after a very in depth research we worked on something more advanced then created an iPhone broadcaster. I don't know if you ever seen this working. We are now trying to integrate it with other iPhone applications...

Tags: Smart phones, Digital music, DropBox, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

I'm InTouch (Spanish) 7.2 (Windows)

Remotely control your PC from any computer or wireless device with Internet access. Control your PC just as if you were sitting at it to run any program, transfer files, read and send and receive emails, listen to remote audio, and stream video. Invite guest users to conduct online meetings,...

Tags: PC, Microsoft Windows, Training, Computer, Productivity, Web Conferencing, Workforce Management, Desktops, Training And Certification, Internet, Human Resources, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-12-01

Impact ColorFax Lite 8.11 (Windows)

Impact ColorFax is designed for users who need a simple but effective PC color fax solution. Impact ColorFax provides superior color fax technology and an alternative solution for VARS and OEMs. Impact ColorFax is a PC based stand-alone fax software. Impact ColorFax differentiates itself by offering features that are not...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Black Ice Software, Fax

Software downloads 2009-12-01

Can Chrome OS save us from racket ware?

Open Source / Repositories vs. Windows Closed SourceThe idea of having GPG-protected repositories which contain open source apps is central to the notion that these apps' source code is viewed by 'many eyes' and as such, vetted.Get your app outside of your designated O/S approved repos and you 'tempt fate'.In...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, Chrome OS, Chrome, operating system, software, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-30