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Geek Sheet: Configuring Synergy2 to Share Keyboard, Video and Mouse

Geek Sheet: Configuring Synergy2 to Share Keyboard, Video and MouseVery nice utility, but ...... in a world where virtualization seems to be the new trend does this project have a future?A request for future Geek Sheets: bare-metal multibootI know you're a virtualization fan, but can I request a Geek Sheet...

Tags: video, mouse, Power Users, keyboard, Geek Sheet, boot menu, boot line, Ubuntu, openSUSE

Discussion threads 2008-07-08

PC Forum: Erosion of Power, users in control

PC Forum: Erosion of Power, users in controlSure thing, EstherTell us again about the irresistable demand for DRM and associated rootkits-in-hardware coming from the CPU vendors.Excellent point YBK!I too have yet to see the consumer demand for DRM and other said implementations of "securing" content. Actually I have seen quite...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Power Users

Discussion threads 2006-01-24

Additional Resources

Apple Store fails the Nordstrom test

Yet another Apple horror storyOnce again, an Apple horror story, trouble straight out of the box (forget "it just works").Most of the Apple afficionados I know have such horror stories. There's a massive one right now with the new iMacs. On the other hand, I know very little such stories...

Tags: Desktops, UNIX, Apple Inc., Apple Store, Nordstrom Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-27

Will the GPU become the new CPU?

No mention of OpenCL?Oh well...Not right now, but will come soon.Not right now, but maybe will come soon.The current generation of GPUs are fantastically powerful, BUT:-Current GPUs use a technology called "stream processing," which essentially pre-loads the instructions into the processors and starts streaming data.This is unlike CPUs, where both...

Tags: Processors, GPU, CPU, NVidia Corp., OpenCL, ATI Technologies Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-27

Death of the black box EULA

Nonsense. Just look at Psystar.They died by the EULA. The judge even brought that up.And open source software has an EULA of its own, telling you exactlly what you can and must do to be able to use the software.Any failure to follow the EULA/GPL allows the owner of the...

Tags: EULA, black box, software

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Advanced PBX Data Logger 2.5.1 build 1125 (Windows)

You may be an experienced hardware or network engineer, or an application designer and looking for a handy utility for extending your office, hotel or enterprise application. Whatever the case may be, look no further than our Advanced PBX Data Logger, for it will meet all of your technical needs.Advanced...

Tags: Accounting, Phone, PBX, AGG Software, Microsoft Windows, Telephony, VOIP, Ethernet, Telecom & Utilities, Financial Services, Operating Systems, Software, Networking, Telecommunications, Finance

Software downloads 2009-11-25

Garmin Nuvi 1690

Garmin made a pretty big splash last year when it debuted the Nuvi 880, its first-ever Internet-connected portable navigation device PND featuring MSN Direct data service. With MSN Direct scheduled to go offline in the very near future, Garmin had to create something to fill this void, so it partnered...

Tags: Garmin Nuvi, Garmin Ltd., data service, portable navigation device, suction-cup, cradle

Product reviews 2009-11-24

GoPro Motorsports HD Hero

GoPro had a hit on its hands with the first-generation GoPro Hero. The small camera combined decent video quality and rugged reliability in a small package that was easy to use in action-based scenarios. However, the Hero wasn't without its flaws. Finicky battery choices that often cut recording sessions short...

Tags: Corporate communications, Engineering, battery, video, camera

Product reviews 2009-11-24

Best Buy adds $197 HP laptop to Black Friday lineup

I hate agreeing with linuxbut alas I must do it this time :( He's right, this is some cheap hardware. Intel celeron? Who uses that anymore? I guess its good for kids, but any power user will not want this laptop. I'm holding out for a...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Black Friday lineup, laptop computer, Intel Celeron, Best Buy Co. Inc., Black Friday, HP Laptop, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Creative unveils third-gen Vado HD mini-camcorder; selling at $179.99

ISWhat these handheld video recorders need is image stabilization. I have a Vado HD and it is tough to hold it steady and nauseating to watch if not perfectly still.noOptical stabilization is too space-consuming and complicated for a device like this. Digital stabilization wastes valuable space on the sensor...

Tags: Flash memory, software addition, Vado HD, stabilization, memory

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

LG 32LH20

Photo gallery: LG LH20 seriesWe can't fault the LG LH20 series for trying. The company's least-expensive lineup of LCDs for 2009 offers more features than its competition, including the only USB port for digital photos and by far the best selection of picture adjustments. All of those tweaks...

Tags: LG Electronics Inc., LG LH20 series, LG LH20

Product reviews 2009-11-24

A Better Finder Rename 8.42 (Mac)

A Better Finder Rename is the most complete renaming solution available on the market today. That's why, since 1996, thousands of hobbyists, professionals and businesses depend on A Better Finder Rename to organize and maintain files. A Better Finder Rename's user interface supports complex renaming tasks without sacrificing ease and...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, File, Small And Medium Business, Better Finder Rename, Instant Preview Feature, Smb/Sme

Software downloads 2009-11-24

Microsoft tries toppling Google with a bribe

Big CatchMySpace, Fox News, couple dozen newspapers, couple dozen magazines, other Fox channels, Sky.The major News Corp viewers will see that if they want to search, they'll Bing it.Even if people link News Corp content in Twitter or Blogs, Google can't go to those links and crawl the content on...

Tags: Blogging, SEARCH, Bing, Google Inc., News Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

HP Pavilion P6230y

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The $680 Pavilion P6230y is another midrange HP desktop PC that looks good on paper, but can't keep up with the competition in...

Tags: Desktops, LANs, Semiconductors, Network technology, Processors, DVD, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co., ASUS, graphics, chip

Product reviews 2009-11-23

Falling behind in science? No kidding!

ScienceHow many people really know that you don?t throw up with the flu...Actually, according to Merck, nausea and vomiting are flu symptoms, particularly in children. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec17/ch198/ch198d.html How many people realize that H1N1 vaccines are prepared in the same way as we always prepare flu vaccine?Actually this vaccine was...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, vaccine, evolutionary theory, theory

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

A Chrome OS Video Tour

Microsoft: Watch Out, We're Coming to Getcha!Open Source is like water, you can't stop it.Bwahahahahahhhhhhhhhh................Man this OS is a POS.There is nothing this OS can do that I can't do already with Windows 7. It looks like a piece of crap and I really wanted to give Google the...

Tags: Operating systems, INTERNET, NaCl, Chrome, Chrome OS, Chrome OS Video Tour, operating system, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Advanced TCP/IP Data Logger 3.5.2 build 1123 (Windows)

Advanced TCP/IP Data Logger allows you to collect network data from any device or instrument in real time, send and receive serial data over the Internet or your LAN. Mold your dataflow the way you want with a built-in parser and channel it to any application, DOS- or Windows-based. If...

Tags: AGG Software, Advanced TCP/IP Data Logger, Microsoft Windows, Terminal Services, Tcp/Ip, Internet, Networking, Network Technology, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-23

A Microsoft and News Corp. search pact? It adds up

Goodbye RupertI am not going to use Bing.Google will find stuff I am interested in.Too lazy to use Bing.Bing is dead.Something will dethrone Google, but it ain't Bing.Goodbye Google...You can't earn money without paying for content made byothers...Google has milked the industry for years without giving anything back...There's no such...

Tags: SEARCH, Digital music, Digital media, News Corp., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Bing

Discussion threads 2009-11-22

Bonsai 5 (Mobile)

Natara Bonsai is a full featured Palm OS outliner with FULL one step synchronization to a companion Windows desktop application! Use it to outline ideas, as a hierarchal to do list, a simple project manager, or ALL in the same outline.Stay connected with the Natara Bonsai outliner, a Palm OS...

Tags: Mobile, Outline, Natara Software, Natara Bonsai, Palm OS, Desktops, Mobile Operating Systems, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-21

Vinoteka 1.5.2 (Mac)

Vinoteka is the ultimate wine cellar management software for Mac. In a unique and gorgeous interface showing bottles, cellars and tasting notes, Vinoteka brings the best wine cellar management experience to Mac users. Extremely easy and fun to use, Vinoteka offers a fantastic and realistic environment to manage your...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Wine, Vinotekasoft, Vinoteka

Software downloads 2009-11-21