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- Windows 7 works great on the MacBook Pro
- I concurI've been very happy with Windows 7 on my MBP. I also just ordered Snow Leopard for the improved Windows drivers. Don't get me started on having to pay for a driver upgrade since I'm rarely (never?) going to use Snow Leopard itself. Only Apple would have the nerve.Windows...
- Tags: Operating systems, Looks like window, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, trackpad, Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-31
- Are iPhone 3.0 improvements enough to get you to buy an iPhone? They are for me
- Are iPhone 3.0 improvements enough to get you to buy an iPhone? They are for mePeople like you keep saying that'user experience sucks' then never actually explain how or why.I guess it would be difficult, as I assume you have never used one. And it is much easier to...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, iPhone 3.0 improvement, iPhone 3.0, phone, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-17
- Microsoft
- MicrosoftDamned if you do...Damned if you don't ntWow. Vista is too secure and in-your-face. So Microsoft changes UAC in response to the mountain of user feedback so you can tweak it in Windows 7 and now it's not secure enough.Mind boggling stupidity when it comes to 'default' settingsevery version of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Construction, UAC, Microsoft Windows 7, advertisement, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-02-04
- CA Internet Security Suite 2009
- CA Internet Security Suite 2009 will probably have some admirers, but we're not among them. If you are a network administrator, you'll appreciate the long and torturous installation path; however, the average person will grow frustrated at how many times you have to enter your personal information, create passwords, or...
- Tags: Construction, Firewalls, Network security, SECURITY, CA Internet Security, Computer Associates International Inc., CA Internet Security Suite, personal firewall, window
- Product reviews 2008-11-24
- Kaspersky Internet Security 2009
- We were disappointed with Kaspersky Internet Security 2009. While there are significant improvements to the anti-malicious-software engine in Kaspersky Internet Security 2009--it is faster--we only saw evidence of that during the file scan test. In our application and boot tests, the numbers were actually worse than last year. This highlights...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Kaspersky, KIS 2009, Kaspersky Internet security 2009, Kaspersky Internet Security, Microsoft Windows
- Product reviews 2008-11-14
- Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009
- Despite winning our Editors' Choice award two years in a row, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 did not impress us enough to extend that run another year. Granted, there are significant improvements to the anti-malicious-software engine in KAV 2009; it is faster, although we only saw evidence of that during the file...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, KAV 2009, Kaspersky
- Product reviews 2008-08-01
- Haute Secure 2.0
- A safe Web-surfing product, Haute Secure is out of beta and available for both Internet Explorer and Firefox. Founded in 2006 by former Microsoft security engineers, Haute Secure hopes to distinguish itself in a crowded field, including Grisoft Linkscanner and Finjan SecureBrowsing. Today new Web threats come not from sites...
- Tags: Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Web browsers, hook, Haute Secure
- Product reviews 2008-03-10
- VMware acquires Thinstall
- VMware just announced that it is acquiring Thinstall and it appeared wise to look a bit at what VMware is doing. The financial details of the acquisition have not been disclosed. It is clear to me that that VMware is working very hard to be VIRTUALIZATION for...
- Tags: Software, Application, Environment, VMware Inc., Technology, Virtual Machine, Thinstall Thinstall, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-01-16
- Office 2003 update blocks older file formats
- Office 2003 update blocks older file formatsIt's not the formats that are a security riskAs was pointed out by someone on another talkback board, file formats do not present a security risk. It's the programs that process the file contents that contain the risks. So when Microsoft says:...
- Tags: SECURITY, OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., Office 2003 Update, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2003
- Discussion threads 2008-01-03
- Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7
- Photo gallery:Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7Last year's CNET Editors' Choice award winner Kaspersky returns with another winner. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 features a new interface and new protection. But, unlike last year, the competition for Editors' Choice in this space was fierce with several worthy contenders all bunching toward the top of...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Kaspersky, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7, antivirus
- Product reviews 2007-09-05
- Can Microsoft ever stop kernel tampering in Vista?
- Can Microsoft ever stop kernel tampering in Vista?Windows defender is supposed to be an antispyware programIt seems lately it only is used by microsoft to get rid of unwanted hacks of their os. It doesn't stop vundo or smit-fraud or anything really. So much for the much heralded free antispyware...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating systems, SECURITY, Like Google, Windows Defender, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, device driver
- Discussion threads 2007-08-21
- Dell Inspiron 531
- The Dell Inspiron 531 along with a handful of other new desktops marks the introduction of a more streamlined Dell product family. For both laptops and desktops, the Inspiron line will represent its mainstream consumer PCs, with the XPS looping together the high-end products. In other words, so long Dimension,...
- Tags: Notebooks, Dell Inspiron, Inspiron 531, Dell Computer Corp.
- Product reviews 2007-06-26
- BriefingsDirect SOA Insights analysts explore SOA's role through failure, governance, policy and politics
- Read a full transcript of the discussion.Follow service oriented architecture SOA to its logical conclusions and you recognize that modern corporations will soon be operated on the equivalent of aviations "fly by wire." The traditional governance and management means of running a business -- the levers, pulleys, cables, and brute...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, SOA
- Blog posts 2007-03-25
- PC Tools Spyware Doctor 2007
- PCTools Spyware Doctor is one of the last independent antispyware apps on the market, and, until this recent release, was one of the better choices. Version 5 introduces new under-the-hood protection--and a number of nettlesome software glitches. In testing done by CNET Labs, Spyware Doctor did shield us from and...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, PC Tools, PCTools Spyware Doctor, PC Tools Spyware Doctor
- Product reviews 2007-03-22
- Amazon's Everywhere Strategy
- Amazon introduced the "aStore" this morning, in an email to associates. The service creates a dedicated retail environment that anyone can use to sell stuff in the Amazon catalog. I spent about 20 minutes setting up a store, which you can see here, and have a few thoughts....
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-08-30
- Watching Windows Vista decay
- Watching Windows Vista decayGrain of saltI don't doubt Vista is buggy, but how [i]reliable[/i] do you think the Reliability Monitor is?I have to say one thing here.....I have been using Redhat Linux since 6.0 and have my RHCT in RHEL3 paid for by work and Fedora Core 5 has bugs...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Right Now IT, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, beta software, monitor
- Discussion threads 2006-06-22
- Yahoo Local joins the microformat revolution
- In the quest to make the Web more structured, Yahoo Local (the link from the Yahoo Local blog goes to The Dalles, where Google is building its mega datacenter) now supports the hCalendar, hCard, and hReview microformats on almost all business listings, search results, events, and reviews, said Yahoo's Andy...
- Tags: Andy Baio, microformat, Yahoo! Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-06-21
- Microsoft shakes up security fray
- Microsoft shakes up security frayTrust those two?Frankly I trust Symantec and McAfee less than I do Microsoft. All three of those products will be staying away from my network, thank you.I'd trust this more to our Linux Geekwho's looking out for the best interests of all users, inclusive of his...
- Tags: Kinda, Microsoft Corp., OneCare, security, Symantec Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-06-07
- A fresh look at Vista's User Account Control
- A fresh look at Vista's User Account ControlVista UAC= *nix sudo?Ed, as I was reading this blog, that thought kept coming up in my mind. The underlying principles and use are the same, so can I say UAC was "inspired" by sudo? Don't get me wrong, I like UAC since...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, User Account Protection, Microsoft Windows Vista, User Account Control, UAC, Paul Thurrott, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-05-01
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