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Five secrets to faster Vista starts

Oh, great. Here we go again. The wise old men of mainstream tech journalism are once again repeating the conventional wisdom that Vista is slow to start up and slow to shut down. They're wrong. I proved this to my satisfaction last spring (see also the first...

Tags: Sony Corp., Network, Minute, Start-up, Problem, Microsoft Windows Vista, Leopard, Startup Time, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2007-11-26

MS Office 2007 versus Open Office 2.2 shootout

MS Office 2007 versus Open Office 2.2 shootoutAgree but...for people who can't afford a full office suite, Open Office is great. Though it may not be as great at allocating my computer resources, it does help me allocate a more important resource, my money. =) Nice report and it's good...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Office, memory usage, OpenOffice, startup time, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-04-27

The final word on Vista startup times

The final word on Vista startup timesXP to boot in 18 seconds ...but only as a VMware image. If you use a lightweight host like Damn Small Linux DSL or Puppy Linux to boot a VMPlayer desktop can you get XP or Vista to load even faster? That would be...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Viruses and worms, Desktops, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, startup time, Microsoft Windows, antivirus software

Discussion threads 2007-04-18

The final word on Vista startup times

As I’ve pointed out in the previous two installments of this series, a properly configured, well-maintained Windows Vista installation should start up in a reasonable amount of time, in most cases taking roughly 10–15 seconds more than it takes to start Windows XP on the same hardware, and in some...

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Blog posts 2007-04-18

Java Browser Edition: New name, wrong direction

Java Browser Edition: New name, wrong directionJava rethinkHere's an idea for Ethan Nicholas and his co-geniuses at Sun -- drop Java altogether. Just clean it off the universal hard drive, throw up your hands and tell everyone how sorry you are. The sigh of relief that rebounds around...

Tags: Programming languages, Web browsers, rich Internet application, startup time, Java, applet, Web browser

Discussion threads 2006-09-11

Additional Resources

Make your Gmail even more secure

Last week Google launched a new feature that lets you keep track of computers that are logged into your Gmail account -- a tool that will put the minds of people who are suspicious of unauthorized account access at ease. But what about people snooping your internet traffic? ...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-07-26

Howard's happy: Sirius-XM merger (finally) approved; Now the work really begins

The government regulatory debacle known as the Sirius-XM merger has officially ended as the Federal Communications Commission approved the deal after 17 months of deliberation and lobbying from the National Association of Broadcasters. According to the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal the FCC approved the deal...

Tags: Merger, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Sirius, Howard, Satellite Radio, Digital Music, Advertising & Promotion, Federal Government, Mergers & Acquisitions, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Government, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-26

Girls are as smart as boys, but tests are getting dumber

New research published in the journal Science confirms what all of us teachers have known for a long time: girls are just as smart as boys. I hope none of our tax dollars went into that one. A quick quote from the article before I get into the...

Tags: Test, Teacher, Hyde, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux

Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking...

Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Kernel, Mandrake, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-25

MobileTechRoundup show #141, jkOnTheRun is aquired, Sony Reader, battery life, and more

I had a good time recording MobileTechRoundup show #141 with the two newest members of the Giga Om Media group, James Kendrick and Kevin Tofel. Don't worry listeners and readers, you will still get the same content from those two and from me here on the podcast for the foreseeable...

Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Sony Corp., Battery, Sony Reader, Kevin, Podcasts, Internet, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-07-25

iPhone gas application roundup

On 18 June 2008 I published my iPhone app wishlist and I'm happy that most of my most requested applications have been released (Thank you Texas Hold'Em!). Two my most request applications dealt with fuel, specifically a fuel economy tracker and a cheap gas finder. Several iterations...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Vehicle, MPG, AccuFuel, Gas Finder, Roi/Tco, GPS, 3G, Handhelds, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-25

21 months later, Vista is still more secure than XP

21 months later, Vista is still more secure than XPMy takeI don't count security patches, but I regularly have to clean malware from our XP machines but have yet to find anything on our Vista systems.RE: 21 months later, Vista is still more secure than XPFile this in the "no...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SECURITY, Patches, Microsoft Windows Vista, secure, Microsoft Windows XP, VISTA IS

Discussion threads 2008-07-25

Scientific calculator (10 essential gadgets for students)

Scientific calculator (10 essential gadgets for students)nice, but interesting choice of brand names.Not iPod, not Blackberry... however the wandering alarm clock is brilliant. I have the Kensington wi-fi finder and it never worked. A digital camera is missing from the list and would make a far superior book scanner than...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Branding, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, Scientific Calculator

Discussion threads 2008-07-25

Foxconn snubs Linux users

Foxconn snubs Linux usersWho needs Foxconn anyway.There are plenty of good MB makers that do support Linux.It's a good idea to look at hardware compatibility at the distro's website anyway. I use Asus. But I have had to update the BIOS on every Asus MB I've bought to get...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Foxconn, Linux, BIOS, ASUS, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-07-25

Talent development

Earlier this week I attended Fortune magazine's Brainstorm Tech conference which "aims to sharpen the thinking of the very well heeled attendees about the escalating impact of tech-driven change for all business and global society". There was a terrific menu of topics on offer:...

Tags: Talent, Collaboration, CEO, HCL, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-07-25

From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe

From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframeWhose employees?Having done my bit for peace and understanding on other Comments, I've arrived here for edification. (My time on ZDNet is of course billed to charity, volunteer work in the community.)Because of the IBM Global Services connection, might be worthwhile...

Tags: Mainframes, Servers, IBM Corp., IBM mainframe, data-processing, mainframe

Discussion threads 2008-07-25

EIC podcast: Microsoft's analyst meeting; Icahn's deal; Facebook

On this week's EIC squared podcast, Dan is back and we talk about Microsoft's analyst meeting, Kevin Johnson's departure from the software giant, Carl Icahn's deal with Yahoo and Facebook. The big news this week was Microsoft's financial meeting (see Mary Jo Foley and Ina Fried's coverage)...

Tags: Facebook, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Dan, Podcasts, Portals, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing

On the heels of the release of weaponized exploit code for the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, Microsoft has joined the chorus of security pros pleading with DNS server providers to immediately apply patches to protect users from malicious attacks. The Redmond, Wash. security...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, DNS, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., Exploit Code, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Dan Kaminsky, Domain Names, Apple Mac OS X, Networking, Security, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Gateway stops selling PCs direct

Gateway stops selling PCs directHow does this save money?I mean won't part of the sale have to go to the outlet? While a direct sale Gateway gets it all? Also can we stop this name game thing. Gateway is not longer Gateway it's Acer. I remember...

Tags: Desktops, PC, Gateway Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-25

GMail adds "https:"-only connections but still not by default

GMail adds "https:"-only connections but still not by defaultGoogle obviously - and rightly so - regards this matter as important,as can be seen from the fact that even we in Sweden are now allowed to choose the [b]Gmail[/b] option to «Always use https» - I checked immediately after reading Ryan's...

Tags: E-mail providers, cloud computing, Google Gmail, Gmail Add, HTTP, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-25