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(Test drive: Windows 7 on a Netbook)

(Test drive: Windows 7 on a Netbook)W-7 on a NetbookPictures but what about comment. None?Then of little use.RE: (Test drive: Windows 7 on a Netbook)Well, I guess it installs, but how does it run?RE: (Test drive: Windows 7 on a Netbook)Did you forget to comment? IT starts up is what...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Test Drive, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-01-16

Test drive: First checkpoint-friendly computer bag

Test drive: First checkpoint-friendly computer bagWhat a piece of turd!This is the ugliest thing one could stick something as beautiful as a MacBook into.No, no and no!I've gone through countless bags over the years and the ONLY ones that provide a comfortable carry are the backpack type offered by InCase....

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Notebooks, computer bag, Test Drive, Transportation Security Administration, computer

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

Additional Resources

FAA hit with network glitch; Flight plans go manual

Another glitch with a linux network? Its hard to believe people still use it for anything critical like the FAA and flight tracking. Its a toy OS and should not be used when the lives of people are dependent upon it.Cisco supplies the network backboneIt will be interesting to see...

Tags: Operating systems, Sun Solaris, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, network, FAA, operating system, Flight Plan, network glitch, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

HL7Spy 1.1.3608 (Windows)

HL7Spy is the fastest, most full-featured HL7 tool on the market. If you really want to get a taste for it, we recommend grabbing the free download and taking it for a test drive. However, if you just want an idea of what it can do, here is a sampling...

Tags: Inner Harbour Software, HL7Spy, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Apple iMac (21.5-inch, 3.06Hz Intel Core 2 Duo, Nvidia GeForce 9400M, Fall 2009)

We awarded Apple an Editors' Choice for its new $1,699 iMac, largely because its 27-inch screen dwarfs its competition in that price range. So what to make of Apple's new lower-end iMac? At $1,199, its 21.5-inch screen is hardly the size leader for its price, and without a touch screen...

Tags: Desktops, Intel Core 2 Duo, Nvidia GeForce, Acer Aspire Z5610, Intel Corp., NVidia Corp., Apple iMac, Apple Inc.

Product reviews 2009-11-17

Lalim Parallel Port Control Basic 3.6 (Windows)

Lalim Parallel Port Control can control hardware through the parallel port printer port and can also control a remote PC parallel port through a network. Most of engineering industry using PC to control hardware with using additional I/O card but with Lalim Parallel Port Control you can use your default...

Tags: Parallel Port, Microsoft Windows, Printer Port, Lalim Software, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-11-15

Gateway NV7802u

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.Gateway continues to offer some of the best bang-for-your-buck retail laptops. The NV7802u is a fine example: It's a 17-inch wide-screen model with a...

Tags: Processors, Notebooks, Intel Core 2 Duo, Gateway Inc., Intel Corp., laptop computer

Product reviews 2009-11-13

Sony Vaio L117FX (Core 2 Quad Q8400s 2.66GHz, 6GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium)

Had Apple not introduced a 27-inch iMac for $1,699, we'd have fewer reservations about Sony asking $1,999 for its new 24-inch Vaio L117FX. Yes, HP's TouchSmart 600 expanded on some of Sony's innovations from its previous generation all-in-ones. Sony also doesn't even attempt to match HP's creative multitouch software. But...

Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, RAM, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., HDMI

Product reviews 2009-11-13

HP Pavilion Slimline s5220y

HP's $480 Pavilion Slimline s5220y is another low-end slim tower PC that offers mediocre performance and equally unexciting performance packaged in a relatively boring case. Its small stature might tempt some of you to use it as a light-duty PC, or even a media-streaming box, but its out-of-date connectivity options...

Tags: Desktops, Ethernet, Video cards, DVD, Consumer electronics, Slimline, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-12

Parking Mania Lite for iPhone 1.1 (Mobile)

With Parking Mania Lite for iPhone use simple accelerometer control, multiple objectives and other cars on the road to avoid, it allows you to prove just how good or bad you actually are, with no need for insurance or injury. Skillfully control the accelerator and steering wheel as you park...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Car, Mobile, Clickgamer

Software downloads 2009-11-12

Parking Mania for iPhone 1.1 (Mobile)

With Parking Mania for iPhone use simple accelerometer control, multiple objectives and other cars on the road to avoid, it allows you to prove just how good or bad you actually are, with no need for insurance or injury. Skillfully control the accelerator and steering wheel as you park an...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Car, Mobile, Clickgamer

Software downloads 2009-11-12

Why not pay for what works?

Lawsuits not a costly issueThat's a typical republican, politcal response. Studies have been done to show that's it's a very small percentage of overall costs in healthcare. Not that tort reform wouldn't help, it's just a small issue in the big picture.Most unnecessarly procedures are generally performed...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, Betsy McCaughey

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Xfile Test Drive 2.1.0.2 (Mac)

Xfile is the only file manager for Mac OS X capable of seamlessly handling all file systems and the only file manager for Mac OS X capable of detailing and allowing access to all file system information. Purchase includes one year of system upgrades occurring approximately twice per month. Upgrades...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, File Manager, File System, Rixstep, Xfile, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-11

Nokia Booklet 3G (black)

Mobile phone maker Nokia is jumping into the Netbook pool with its recently announced Booklet 3G laptop, offering a premium-feeling system for a rock-bottom price, as long as you agree to a two-year AT&T mobile data contract. The Booklet 3G is easily one of the most upscale-looking Netbooks we've...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, 3G, Nokia Corp., Booklet 3G, netbook

Product reviews 2009-11-10

Dell Studio XPS 8000

Dell's Studio XPS 8000 offers an attractive chassis and mostly up-to-date features. Its configurations start as low as $699, but our $1,329 review unit is a solid upper-midrange performance desktop that will play games and handle more demanding digital media tasks with little difficulty. For the very price-performance conscious, both...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Studio XPS 8000, Intel P55, Dell Studio XPS 8000, motherboard

Product reviews 2009-11-10

Partition Wizard Home Edition 4.2 (Windows)

Working as partition magic, Partition Wizard Home Edition is a free partition manager designed by MT Solution Ltd. This partition software supports 32/64 bit Windows Operating System including Windows XP, Windows Vista , Windows 2000 Professional, and Windows 7. Home users can perform complicated partition operations by using this powerful...

Tags: Partition, MT Solution, Partition Wizard Home Edition, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-10

RAID Alert 3.0 (Mac)

Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks RAIDs allow safe and inexpensive, safe storage of important data using two or more hard disks - either internally or as Firewire drives. Apple delivers software for buidling mirrored software RAIDs with every copy of Mac OS X. RAID Volumes continue to work even if...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Objectpark Software, RAID Alert, RAID, Storage, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-10

Dell Inspiron i545s-1476N

The $480 Inspiron 545s-1476 is the third Dell desktop we've reviewed with the company's current slim tower chassis, and we can't say our opinion has changed since the last time we saw it. We're still satisfied with its design, but we remain disappointed with the features Dell seems to have...

Tags: Notebooks, DVD, Consumer electronics, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., dual-layer DVD burner, DVD burner, Gateway Inc.

Product reviews 2009-11-06

18 truths: The long fail of complexity

Agree *****One of the best distillations of what 'risk' actually is, and why complexity exponentially increases it, I have read.But more to the point takes a realistic, rather than optimistic or pessimistic, view of how to asses it. And correctly acknowledges the 'human' factors involved in both cause, and...

Tags: Strategy, HEALTHCARE, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

The Enterprise 2.0 Value Propositions Agenda

Time is Money: Where's the Beef? The now biannual US 'Enterprise 2.0' conference is a wrap, but disappointingly there is still little business understanding of what the term means or what the value propositions and benefits are. The general 2.0 suffix is well understood by technology...

Tags: Collaboration, Enterprise 2.0, Conference, E2.0, Susan Scrupski, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-11-05