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Nehalem servers could spark a $27bn feeding frenzy

Nehalem servers could spark a $27bn feeding frenzyItanium doesn't stand a chance to NehalemOne things for sure (and probably why Intels Tukwila/Itanium has slipped by about a year) is that Itanium doesn't stand a chance against Nehalem and even when Tukwila does arrive, will have a tough ride against Nehalem-EX....

Tags: Semiconductors, Servers, Processors, transistor, Nehalem, electron, Ballistic Deflection Transistor, single core server, Intel Itanium, server

Discussion threads 2009-03-26

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Contactizer Pro 3.8.3 (Mac)

Contactizer Pro is the amazing all-in-one solution for managing, sharing and organizing your personal and business information. Following the prodigious success of it first release, Contactizer Pro 3.8 raises your contact management experience to be more efficient, productive and enjoyable. Contactizer Pro brings a wealth of powerful PIM features, an...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Objective Decision, Contactizer Pro, Fax, Apple Mac OS, Bluetooth, Desktops, Telecom & Utilities, Operating Systems, Software, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-29

News to know: Nook; Yahoo; Sun; Net Neutrality; Apple; Windows 7

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Burnette: Meet Nook: Barnes and Noble's sexy new book reader Matthew Miller: B&N Nook ebook reader revolutionizes...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Sun Microsystems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, E-books, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Notebooks, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-10-21

What makes Microsoft's SharePoint tick?

Make a post explaining what SharePoint is...As you said, it is a complex product. I remember when Lotus Notes came out, it was difficult to pin it to a traditional category - what IS it? SharePoint may have some of the same issues of perception.What is SharePoint:There are 2 SharePoint?s,...

Tags: Content management, Groupware, Collaboration, Enterprise software, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SharePoint

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

"Most, if not all" Sidekick data recovered

Well this is going to be interesting...So they had a catastrophic screw up and it looks like they worked their tales off to get it fixed.So that got a big black eye but at the same time it looks like they got it fixed. Whoever fixed this just got...

Tags: Backups, backup

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Linux-Windows gap to remain for five years

In other words...This only confirms what we have been saying for sometime now.Desktop Linux lags behinds Windows And Mac for these facts alone, but the biggest one is mainstream application software compatibility which so far, were you to look at system requirements would only support Windows and Mac... There are...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Ubuntu, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Let's get 64-bit sorted out before we think about 128-bit!

Yes, it is time for 128 bitWhile 32 bit is not quite history yet it should be considered for history in the next release of windows which leaves us with 64 bit apps. However, apps continue to evolve requiring more memory and to do more for us. It is better...

Tags: Network technology, 128-bit, 64-bit, 32-bit

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Microsoft's Midori: Who's on the all-star roster?

that's by no means a' who's who' listMore likely a 'who's he' list.These guys are no match for FOSS and Linux in particular.Rather than failing to reinvent the wheel, they should just adopt Linux and do themselves a service for doing the right thing.Before you make yourself look any more...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, NT-kernel, Microsoft Corp., Linux, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Unix

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

DRAM error rates: nightmare on DIMM street

Windows.Atleast From Vista has a Utility in Administrative tools in the control panel.Where in "About this Mac"?I'd just like to make sure I know the right place to look for errors. I look under "Hardware/Memory" and see a list of all 8 DIMM slots. There's a column for...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Memory, error rate, stable system, true meaning, DRAM

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

The 2010 Productivity Tool Bonanza - Microsoft, Google, Zoho & Open Standards

On the eve of what looks to be a major Microsoft productivity products year in 2010 with the Windows 7 operating system, Exchange 2010, Office 2010, MOSS/SharePoint 2010 and Azure it's interesting to look at how the market for these products serve has changed. ...

Tags: Google Inc., Open Standard, Zoho, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-09-25

Microsoft makes Web development tools available for free

right...'free tools' that cost you arm and leg when you realized you just missed a small component not included in the 'stack'...kind of like getting a free car with no wheels.RE: Microsoft makes Web development tools available for freeFor example? What would one of those components be?Give an ExampleWhat...

Tags: Channel management, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Microsoft Visual Studio, Web development, Web Development Tools, Microsoft Corp., Web, proc, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

The best VoIP solution is ...

What about hosted?Wondering if you guys would be willing to discuss the most obvious omission... hosted. It's like choosing which car to buy when its cheaper to take a limo.RE: The best VoIP solution is ...Your article was only comprehensive if you consider just the IP-PBX and desktop telephone;...

Tags: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Fax, Zultys, Voice Mail, VoIP Solution, AC power, SIP, VoIP

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

The 10 biggest moments in IT history

Missing: Tim Berners-Lee?The Mouse, and the GUI ...... without the invention of the mouse or the GUI/WYSIWYG there would not be as many users as there are today, and I would hazard a guess that it would be restricted to business applications like accounting, and Data Analysis.LudoRE: The 10...

Tags: Mice, Strategy, Operating systems, GUI, PARC User Interface, mouse, Microsoft Corp., IT History, Xerox PARC, operating system, IBM Corp., information technology

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

ARM targets Intel with 2GHz multicore chips

Great platform for next-gen OS developmentThis sounds like it would be a great platform for somebody to develop the next generation OS we so badly need as a replacement for all of the existing 20th century OSes we're currently using.Still primitive - OS has a long way to goI use...

Tags: Operating systems, Keyboards, multi-core processor, Intel Corp., chip, operating system, keyboard, ARM

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Is lower power consumption Windows 7's killer feature?

what killer feature?I don't know about OSX but Linux is more energy efficient than windoze.FYIsold by M$ under the namne of 'Windows' something.What is this "Windoze" you speak of?Never heard about it before....Anyway, can Linux run my programs? (Office, Photoshop, the latest games, Windows Live Essentials?) No? Oh.... Thats some...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, killer feature

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Xeon 5500 (Nehalem) servers: a group test

Intel's Xeon 5500 processor has made a big splash in the server world as the major manufacturers each have their own brands featuring the 45nm Nehalem architecture. But which one is best? ZDNet UK's Alan Stevens puts the top models to the test and chooses a winner: ...

Tags: Intel Xeon, Intel Corp., Prices, HP ProLiant DL380 G6, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Andy Smith

Blog posts 2009-09-02

Snow Leopard geared for multicore future

You do realize that...You do realize that GCD is just a combination of 2 technologies that already existed previously on other platforms, right?a) Apple finally added "closures", aka "anonymous methods" or "lambda expressions" to Objective-C. Other languages have had this for many many years, and it is what you need...

Tags: Apple Inc., multi-core

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Snow Leopard upgrade: what's in it for me?

RE: Snow Leopard upgrade: what's in it for me?How does "the 32-bit OS X kernel can run 64-bit apps" work? Is it a hack, or could Microsoft have implemented this in Windows too?Talk about a "Snow Leopard Capable" fiasco!!!Wow, that's [b]brutal[/b]! None of the new features that Apple is touting...

Tags: 64-bit, Desktops, Operating systems, Snow Leopard, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Netbooks with Nvidia's Ion wait on Windows 7

Nvidia's Ion platform may be off to a slow start, but that could change once Windows 7 arrives in late October. To date Ion has been used only in nettops--including two new ones from Asus and Lenovo--but the first netbooks should finally arrive around the time Microsoft releases its new...

Tags: Lenovo Group Ltd., NVidia Corp., Microsoft Windows, Netbook, Ion, Eee Top ET2002T, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows 7, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-08-21

Edubuntu followup

A number of readers posed both thoughts and questions related to my Wednesday post, "The state of Edubuntu...Thoughts?" While the expected "Why the hell would you use *nix anyway?" sorts of questions were thrown in for good measure, many readers had solid recommendations based on experience while others had...

Tags: Linux, Thin Client, Edubuntu, Thin Client Setup, Thin Clients, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-08-06