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QNAP introduces 'smallest 8-bay Atom NAS'

QNAP today introduced its SS-839 Pro Turbo NAS, the "world's smallest 8-bay, Intel Atom network attached storage" device, which supports eight 2.5-in. hard drives or solid state drives. Intended for business users who are looking for high performance, stability, scalability, low noise and...

Tags: NAS, Network, Server, QNAP, SS-839 Pro, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Storage, Networking, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-22

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Ballmer: Ultra-thin PCs will be the answer to netbooks

Ballmer: Ultra-thin PCs will be the answer to netbooksThe never ending quest to charge more for a commodity product ntntI am already using an ultra-thin PC, the Toshiba R600.Ultra-thin computers have been out for a decade. People buy netbooks not only for the size but also for the price. Honestly,...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, R600, netbook, Ultra-thin PC, Steve Ballmer

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

Time to give Adobe Reader the shove

Time to give Adobe Reader the shoveTime to give Adobe Reader the shoveI'm considering doing the same thing with Adobe Reader... not so much the bugs but the applications is a lot heavier than it needs to be for what it does. Already have VLC and 7-zip loaded, used...

Tags: Linux, SECURITY, OPEN SOURCE, Evince, VCL, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Acrobat Reader, Foxit Reader, shove

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

Saving is the open source mandate

Saving is the open source mandateAnother perspectiveWindows user goes to buy a netbook and has a choice between windows and linux would save $25 by getting the linux one. If that user makes $25 an hour the savings is gone the first time it takes them an hour to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Windows User, open source, Microsoft Office, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-02-06

Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 (body only)

Photo gallery:Sony Alpha DSLR-A900Sony makes a point of not calling this a "professional" camera, instead referring to it as the "flagship" model of its dSLR line. However, it's priced like a pro model, and its full-frame competitors--the Nikon D700 and the Canon EOS 5D Mark II--are widely, though not exclusively,...

Tags: A900, Sony Corp., camera

Product reviews 2009-01-20

$350 barebones Vista/7 PC

$350 barebones Vista/7 PCDidn't you forget somethingWhere is the case?RE: $350 barebones Vista/7 PCAdrian: Read what you write:"Prices of PC components are falling weekly, and what $350 will buy you a lot more horsepower today that it would a few months ago."Which variant of English is this? And if so,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), DVD, Vista/7 PC

Discussion threads 2008-11-11

Obama launches iPhone app; US election good for Twitter

Obama launches iPhone app; US election good for Twittermore reasons to dump the iPhoneAny true American will ignore this liberal application, and even drop the iPhone for a Blackberry.I'll take a device that was created with McCain's help over the Gore's iPhone any day!RE: Obama launches iPhone app; US election...

Tags: Obama, Apple iPhone, iPhone App, Twitter

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

What people hate most about health insurance

What people hate most about health insurancetry medicaid if you want a real headacheIf you think your paid insurance is bad, try living on SS or SSI, yet being expected to make co-pays on everything they can find to ding you on, it may sound like no big deal if...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care, health insurance

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Jun/Jul 08

Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Jun/Jul 08The CaseI own the case that you show here. I've had it for several months and let me tell you, it's GREAT. A few thing other thing that you don't mention that's worth noting are the built-in cable routing ability, included...

Tags: Cable, Construction, Enermax, Hardware 2.0, hardware

Discussion threads 2008-05-28

Samsung SC-HMX10

Photo gallery:Samsung SC-HMX10Samsung takes some interesting turns to deliver its semibudget-priced, flash-based HD camcorder. On one hand, the SC-HMX10 seems to offer quite a bit for the money, including 720p video, 8GB built-in memory, manual exposure controls, and a microphone input, all in a diminutive package. On the other hand,...

Tags: camcorder, HMX10, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung SC-HMX10, video, battery

Product reviews 2008-04-23

Microsoft refreshes beta of its Google Docs competitor

Microsoft refreshes beta of its Google Docs competitorwhy is this a competitor to google DocsThe lsat time i checked and even form your statement office live workspace is basically an online storage center where users can view and track changes to a document created in office. so how does this...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, Microsoft Office Live Workspace, Microsoft Office Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2008-02-29

Comcast vs. BitTorrent to be focus of FCC hearing

Comcast vs. BitTorrent to be focus of FCC hearingDidn't Comcast deny they are even doing this?I'm SURE they would not lie to us.Comcast has uniqe problemsIn essence, they need to protect their network. However, for most ISPs Internet is their business. Comcast is a cable provider trying to be in...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), FCC, Comcast Corp., BitTorrent

Discussion threads 2008-02-22

One year later: Where are the killer Vista apps?

One year later: Where are the killer Vista apps?They're not difficult to write...No Mary, it's because there will be no killer application."Next killer app" is a hackneyed holdover from the late 80's after the Macintosh took some of the world by storm on account of Pagemaker, i.e. desktop publishing. Since...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2007-12-06

Bad Leopard, bad!

Bad Leopard, bad!RE: Bad Leopard, bad!stick with Tiger!quickSilver works perfect for me...not sure what version i'm on but i'm pretty sure it's the latest- can't use my miglia AlchemyTV DVR though since it uses the APE GUI enhancements software... my update went fine even without removing this software... miglia says...

Tags: Firewalls, Desktops, SECURITY, OSX, Leopard

Discussion threads 2007-11-02

Greater scrutiny for Europe's outsourcing deals

Greater scrutiny for Europe's outsourcing dealsEC becoming the new SS?Sure seems like it.And the Kickbacks to Management?It is not uncommon for a smaller company that is privately held to assist the son or daughter of the owner via an outsourcing contract of some kind. This is one reason those born...

Tags: outsourcing, family business, outsourcing deal

Discussion threads 2007-08-30

What you can expect in Vista SP1

What you can expect in Vista SP1VISTA SP1The worse feature of VISTA, Windows Mail which tends to crash with regularity is not even addredded in this service pack? -- what a painVista SP1YawnSlipstream SP1So how soon will you give folks the skinny on slipstreaming SP1?Will slipstreaming be different with Vista...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1

Discussion threads 2007-08-29

Apple iLife '08

Photo gallery:Apple iLife '08Apple is touting what it calls the biggest changes to iLife in more than five years. iPhoto gets some nice ease-of-use adjustments; iMovie changes radically from its predecessor; and the most obvious addition to GarageBand is a virtual stage for composing original songs. iWeb enables widgets, new...

Tags: Desktops, Memory, Apple Inc., Apple iPhoto, photograph, Apple iLife

Product reviews 2007-08-09

Apple iMac (20-inch, 2.4GHz)

Editor's note: This review was updated to indicate that the iMac has only one FireWire 800 port.Photo gallery:Apple iMac, unboxedAs reader "dechah" wrote in response to our blog covering the announcement of Apple's new iMacs, Apple's is not the first all-in-one desktop with a glossy screen, an ultrathin keyboard, and...

Tags: Desktops, Apple iMac, Apple Inc.

Product reviews 2007-08-08

The Desktop Virtualization Diaries (prologue): The Good, the Bad, and the horribly Ugly

The Desktop Virtualization Diaries prologue: The Good, the Bad, and the horribly UglyWorkstation 6 can show battery statusGo to VM > Settings > Options > Power and select Report battery information to guest. Then, in the VM, make sure your OS is set to display the battery status.You need to...

Tags: Operating systems, VPNs, Engineering, Workstations, VMware Workstation, innotek VirtualBox, O/S, VPN, operating system, Unix, battery, workstation, desktop

Discussion threads 2007-06-28

Mozy Mac client beta watch part <i>deux</i>

Mozy Mac client beta watch part deuxI'm using Mozy, tooI really like it. For home, however, I have a problem. SureWest gives me 20mpbs yes mbps up and down, but I have a cap of 40Gb bandwidth a month. If I backup all that I want to,...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Backups, Mac OS X Client, Mozy

Discussion threads 2007-06-08