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IT sizing error delays Boston commuters

IT sizing error delays Boston commutersMaybe there should be a backupI still remember my college days when the computerized cash registers at the department store where I worked went down every once in a while, bring sales to a halt, sometimes for an hour or more.RE: IT sizing error delays...

Tags: Processor Power, processing power, commuter, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-02-11

Images: Harnessing PS3 power for Folding@home

PlayStation 3 users will soon be able to lend their consoles' processing power to a Stanford University research project focused on the nature of serious diseases.

Tags: Sony PlayStation 3, Stanford University, processing power, Sony Playstation, console

Image galleries 2007-03-15

Bidding adieu to Pentium M

Bidding adieu to Pentium MMisspellingLikewise! I think you mean you're which is the contraction of you are. Your is the possessive, that I have seen misused for you're before, but this is the first time I have seen your're.because its not speedIts frequency, not speed. It tells...

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Processors, Intel Pentium, Intel Pentium M, processing power, chip, clock speed

Discussion threads 2005-12-22

Google touts size of its search index

Google touts size of its search indexincredible...this has been up for over 8 hours now and still no "index-envy" or "size doesn't matter" posts.. weird! where Is everyone?!Try Precision and RecallThough not precise, they are much better than colloquial words used to make claims and counter claims....

Tags: Google Inc., processing power, storage

Discussion threads 2005-09-27

Scale-up and scale-out

As I listen to server manufacturers these days the choice seems to come down to "scale-up" or "scale-out." The former meaning that you can get more processing power by adding more processors in the same server (symmetric multi-processing, or SMP). The latter technique increases processing...

Tags: serverS, SMP, HyperThreading

Blog posts 2005-09-23

Additional Resources

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

Is it time to go quad-core?

Quad core, Chris?You have told us over and over that all you need is Google. You don't need a real OS, real apps, or any processing power to speak of. All you need is a browser, preferably Chrome. Why on Earth would you need a quad core...

Tags: Processors, cloud computing, quad-core, laptop computer, virtualization

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

n-Track Studio 6.0.7 build 2528 (Windows)

n-Track Studio is a multitrack recording and editing software with support for realtime effects through DirectX plug-ins (Reverb, Multiband Compression, Chorus, Delay, Pitch Shift, Graphic and Parametric EQ with spectrum analyze effects are included), audio and MIDI tracks, 24 bit soundcards and more. A native 64 bit version is available...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, FASoft, n-Track Studio, 64-bit Version, 64-Bit, Network Technology, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking

Software downloads 2009-11-22

Samsung LN26B360

Photo gallery: Samsung LNB360 seriesTo a bargain HDTV shopper, the array of small-screened LCDs must seem inexhaustible and indistinguishable, but among recent models we've reviewed, the Samsung LNB360 stands out with the best picture quality. It's no reference-level display, mind you, but it managed to beat out the...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung LNB360

Product reviews 2009-11-20

Samsung LN32B360

Photo gallery: Samsung LNB360 seriesTo a bargain HDTV shopper, the array of small-screened LCDs must seem inexhaustible and indistinguishable, but among recent models we've reviewed, the Samsung LNB360 stands out with the best picture quality. It's no reference-level display, mind you, but it managed to beat out the...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung LNB360

Product reviews 2009-11-20

Turtle Beach Ear Force X41 - headset

Wireless headphones have been around for a while, but it's only been in the past few years that quality has gotten high enough for discerning listeners to consider using them. Many manufacturers, for instance, have turned to infrared IR technology for wireless signal transmission, which powered the Turtle Beach X4...

Tags: Game players, Consumer electronics, Turtle Beach, headphone, X41, Microsoft Xbox, headset

Product reviews 2009-11-20

ChromeOS says tear down this network regulation wall

Costs"What is holding back network capacity is politics."What's holding back network capacity is huge costs.Yep, very important to push the ISPs to free up the bits. They would love to continue selling bandwidth through an eyedropper at very high prices. They need a push.Oh, and Microsoft will not like this...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Network technology, ChromeOS, netbook, fiber

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

IBM makes progress toward 'thinking' computing system

This is a great set of tools for exploring neural net connnectionismThe human brain is powered by large numbers of parallel processing neurons. This is really cool since it does emulate the structures in brains it should be able to do really deep research into how large connection systems...

Tags: IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Google Image Swirl: Looks neat, but useless

I agree - SomewhatAlthough I agree that Google's Image Swirl is basically useless, I would disagree with your prosition on Bing's Visual Search. Google's offering is mainly designed as an image discovery tool, by grouping pictures of similar content or features. While its presentation may be cool, I...

Tags: Google Inc., Bing

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

AMD turbo boosts Flash Player 10.1 with ATI Stream technology

AMD seems to be the more viable choice nowThey certainly have improved their offerings over Intel and NVIDIA, which both seem to be up in the air at the moment. Intel isn't focused on offering good mainstream performance for the dollar - they're only working on Atom and the...

Tags: Chipsets, Processors, Semiconductors, Macromedia Flash Player, NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., ATI Technologies Inc., AMD 785G, GPU, AMD Athlon, chipset

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

AudioFinder 4.9.8 (Mac)

AudioFinder is the digital musician's workflow accelerator, sample management system, and music production hub. AudioFinder gathers all the most useful tools in one quick and intuitive application, enabling you to be more creative by handling all the time consuming tasks that slow down your music production. AudioFinder can build a...

Tags: Playback, Apple Macintosh, Tool, Iced Audio, AudioFinder, Productivity, Business Process Automation, Digital Music, It Operations, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-15

MailList King 9.02 (Windows)

MailList King brings all the power of a complete mailing list server to your PC, allowing you to easily create, manage and communicate with the people interested in your Web site, products or organization. MailList King integrates with all popular e-mail software or mail servers to retrieve mailing list messages...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Mailing List, Xequte Software, MailList King

Software downloads 2009-11-12

Contenta-Converter Premium 4.8 (Mac)

Batch convert your photos. Optimize photos for internet, batch rename and organize in subfolders. Practical tool to prepare email attachments.Handles 50+ image formats (JPG, JPEG2000, GIF, PNG, TIFF, BMP, WBMP, TARGA, PPM, PGM, PBM, XPM, ICO, CUT, G3, DDS, IFF, JNG, KOA, MNG, PCD, PCX, RAS, SGI, SVG, PS, EPS,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Photograph, Image, Jansoft

Software downloads 2009-11-12

End-to-end encryption is the key to protecting data and reputations

In order to avoid the financial and brand damage associated with data breaches, businesses need to consider deploying end-to-end encryption as a tamper proof way of securing data. Commentary - Media outlets around the globe highlight new data breaches at an alarmingly regular rate. Forrester estimates that the cost...

Tags: PCI, Organization, Data Breach, PCI DSS, Encryption Key, encryption, security, Paul Meadowcroft Thales, Special to ZDNet, Paul Meadowcroft, Thales, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-11-11