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- Moo0 SystemCloser (exe)
- Moo0 SystemCloser is software that enables you to close your system easily in various ways. It currently supports suspend, hybernate, logoff, reboot and shutdown. It might be useful especially for people with keyboard without sleep button. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Shutdown, Reboot, Moo0, Moo0 SystemCloser, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2008-07-18
- Microsoft, HP ready XP SP3 endless-reboot patches
- Microsoft, HP ready XP SP3 endless-reboot patchesThen there will be...a reboot to the reboot to the reboot to the reboot to the....Well, you get the drill.The people who brought you Zune, Xbox (love those thermals?), SPOT and WinMobile (looking for a WinMobile "Killer"?) now bring you endless reboots of (ta-da:...
- Tags: Patches, XP SP3, endless-reboot patch, Microsoft Windows XP, patch management, Hewlett-Packard Co., reboot, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-16
- Ksplice automates hot patching Linux kernel with no reboot needed
- Ksplice automates hot patching Linux kernel with no reboot needed...That's totally cool! Another reason to use Linux, no need to be bothered with a reboot now! ]:)Close tags!!!!!Please close the anchor tags -- having the whole post be one giant link is a bit overdoing it.Link to Ksplice pagehttp://web.mit.edu/ksplice/...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Ksplice, Linux, Linux kernel
- Discussion threads 2008-04-23
- Microsoft justifies Vista's forcing of unwanted reboots
- Microsoft justifies Vista's forcing of unwanted rebootsReboot, caused by updateI was annoyed by Windows update rebooting without ever seeing an option to delay, or postpone. Update just closed all applications, not saving anythin and rebooted.
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-12
- Microsoft security update derails IE
- Microsoft's Patch Tuesday fiesta last week apparently doesn't get along all that well with IE 6 and IE 7 on XP or Vista. Microsoft gave IE a security makeover last week, but there were complications. According to Computerworld, Microsoft is investigating the issue, which surfaced on...
- Tags: Security, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Reboot, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-12-17
- Tech Shakedown #5: Microsoft justifies Vista's forcing of unwanted reboots
- Tech Shakedown #5: Microsoft justifies Vista's forcing of unwanted rebootsOr, how about...a clear explanation that the policy works differently for administrative users than for standard users. Especially since Vista's UI recommends the setup of accounts as standard user accounts. dbThis guy has the right ideaPart of the automatic...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Patches, Noone, EULA, reboot, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., patch management
- Discussion threads 2007-08-15
- Tech Shakedown #5: Microsoft justifies Vista's forcing of unwanted reboots
- Two weeks ago, I posted a ZDNet Technology Shakedown video showing how, after downloading and installing some updates, Windows Vista initiated a forced reboot of itself without allowing me the option to postpone that reboot. The options were there. But they were inaccessible. I was critical of...
- Tags: System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Reboot, Microsoft Corp., User, David Berlind
- Blog posts 2007-08-15
- Tech Shakedown #4: Should Vista be able to force an unwanted reboot when it wants to?
- Like many departments within many companies, today was a day when our department go together and did some online slide slidesharing. We use Microsoft's NetMeeting but I don't use Internet Explorer and my one attempt at at getting the slides on my screen (there's a way to view...
- Tags: Vista, Video, Technology Shakedown, Software Infrastructure, Personal Technology, IT Management, General
- Blog posts 2007-08-02
- Time to CTRL-ATL-DEL the Motorola Q?
- I just went to make a phone call with the Motorola Q smartphone that Im testing and, when I activated the sleeping display (by the way, theres no single button that does this without doing something else too.... something else you may not want to do), heres what I saw:...
- Tags: reBOOT, telephone
- Blog posts 2006-10-06
- Bummer: Motorola Q requires "reboots" a little too often
- This is another in what is now a series of installments about my experiences with Motorolas new Q smartphone. The Q is based on the latest greatest smartphone operating system to come out of Microsoft (Windows Mobile 5 for Smartphones). The only thing that seems to bring down my...
- Tags: telephone, smart phone, Motorola Inc., Motorola Q Review, Wired &, Wireless, Personal Technology, Mobile, General
- Blog posts 2006-09-14
- Bummer: Motorola Q requires "reboots" a little too often
- This is another in what is now a series of installments about my experiences with Motorola's new Q smartphone. The Q is based on the latest greatest smartphone operating system to come out of Microsoft (Windows Mobile 5 for Smartphones). The only thing that seems to bring...
- Tags: Motorola Inc., smart phone, telephone
- Blog posts 2006-09-14
- Take control of the Windows Update reboot nag screen
- Over the last month or so I've had dozens of emails about the Windows Update reboot nag screen. Basically, people think as do I that it's a pain in the rear and want to know if there's a way to get rid of it, or at the very least,...
- Tags: reBOOT, Microsoft Windows
- Blog posts 2006-08-09
- NEC and Microsoft partner to eliminate Windows server reboots
- Via email, I've received a somewhat fortuitously timed press release that discusses the lengths to which Microsoft and NEC have partnered to create a solution known as Active Upgrade -- a fault tolerant solution that allows Windows server administrators to avoid reboots after upgrades or patches are installed. According...
- Tags: reBOOT
- Blog posts 2006-04-13
- Back to the virtual driver future (aka: What's with all the reboots?)
- Back to the virtual driver future (aka: What's with all the reboots?)RarelyWith SuSE and other Linux Distros, rarely does installing a driver or, for that matter, a kernel patch, require a system reboot.Ok. I think that does it. :)FYI DavidLinux doesn't ever need a reboot, unless something goes wrong....
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, reboot, Microsoft Windows, Linux
- Discussion threads 2006-04-11
- Security pros warn of critical flaws in Kerberos
- Security pros warn of critical flaws in KerberosWHAT???????????MS is not vulnerable to this-shame on ms for doing that.meaning"I would not expect this to lead to a worm," Hartman said. "Most sites will patch it because patching is easy to do. Whereas, if you do have a compromise, it is a...
- Tags: Directory services, Microsoft Corp., flaw, reboot, security, Kerberos
- Discussion threads 2004-09-01
Additional Resources
- Dear OEM: Ditch the crapware, you'll make up the revenue elsewhere
- Dear OEM: Ditch the crapware, you'll make up the revenue elsewhereSony can afford to.They aren't selling $299.00 desktops or $399.00 laptops. There systems sell for a premium. Other OEMs are forced to subsidize the hardware with these offers.Reactions"First reaction: That's great that Sony is moving the needle on...
- Tags: Broadband Internet, OEM, crapware, Crapware
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- Amazon's S3 outage: Is the cloud too complicated?
- Amazon's S3 outage: Is the cloud too complicated?It's a matter of infrastructure - and transparencyLarry,Your analysis is partially correct, but there is a second factor. Some cloud providers have taken a "you're better off not knowing" approach to the infrastructure their systems are based on. What server is your VM...
- Tags: Manufacturing, cloud computing, Down Time, outage, S3 Inc., Amazon.com Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- iCrash: Buggy apps tarnish iPhone 2.0 appeal
- iCrash: Buggy apps tarnish iPhone 2.0 appealBut stability is supposed to be iPhone's strong suit?Hmm, guess not! A big "I told you so" to all those who made fun of WM's theoretical lack of stability even though mine have all worked flawlessly.[i]If you don’t have an Apple account you have...
- Tags: Sales channel, Digital music, Apple iPhone, iPhone 2.0 appeal, iCrash, Buggy app, iPhone 2.0, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- iCrash: Buggy apps tarnish iPhone 2.0 appeal
- Installation problems, buggy applications, lack of trial versions, and a mediocre selection have dampened initial enthusiasm for Apple's brand new iPhone App Store. Not counting punishing server load when the store debuted last week, some users like me have encountered a series of obstacles to get apps...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, App, Engineering, Digital Music, Personal Technology, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-07-20
- My Awesome IT Job: Senior security engineer, VoIP carrier
- Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here are a few words from IT pros that love their work. "I...
- Tags: Network, Information Technology, Hobby, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Security, Networking, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
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