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Microsoft planning security bulletins by the dozen

Microsoft planning security bulletins by the dozenMicrosoft planning security bulletins by the dozenNo big deal as long as Microsoft continues to acknowledge, investigate, and issue the patches like they have been. Its funny how these hackers keep making exploits knowing they will be stopped immediately between users not having...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Patches, Vista Upgrade, Microshaft, Nothing, Tinker,Then, patch management, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., security, Buy Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, software

Discussion threads 2007-02-08

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Open Source, Dtrace, and tuning

Open Source, Dtrace, and tuningComment.I knew a guy who only drove old Renaults. He did this, because he knew he could fix them. The cars had presented him many occaisions on which he was able to prove this.I, on the other hand, drive Audis, because I beleive I'll never have...

Tags: Performance management, Databases, OSS, DTrace, performance problem, performance, MySQL, open source

Discussion threads 2008-08-21

Apple tops customer satisfaction survey ... again

Apple tops customer satisfaction survey ... againDellI have always owned Dell machines. Although I have never had to have one of them replaced, I have heard fro mothers that it was a painstaking process. So it makes sense that they are 10 points behind Apple. My friends that have had...

Tags: Linux, Product marketing, Operating systems, UNIX, customer satisfaction, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

The myth of Windows "Workstation" 2008

The myth of Windows "Workstation" 2008If you want a better Windows experience...switch to Linux/KDE. Sorry I just couldn't resist. I don't really believe that. I do believe if you want a better Windows experience run XP or even W2k. No matter how much I experience Vista it...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, workstation

Discussion threads 2008-07-16

iPhone Fatigue

iPhone FatigueZDNet is too obsessed with the iPhoneNo matter what you think of the iPhone ZDNet is way too obsessed wit considering their market share prior to today and their market projections after today.The coverage that you guys are giving is ridiculous compared to their market share.I was beginning to...

Tags: 3G, Apple iPhone, phone

Discussion threads 2008-07-11

Westinghouse VK-40F580D

Anybody who's owned a combination TV/VCR, or its multiheaded offspring, the TV/DVD player/VCR, knows that the VCR eventually breaks, and fixing it is not easy. Happily, the DVD part seems a lot more robust, which should reassure prospective buyers of the Westinghouse VK-40F580D, which is one of the few larger-screen...

Tags: Consumer electronics, standout, DVD, Westinghouse VK-40F580D, Westinghouse, DVD player, TV

Product reviews 2008-07-07

Achieving magical results in IT

Achieving magical results in ITClient assignments, no thanksI agree that Trust and empowerment are powerful motivators, but I doubt that there will be many cases where empowerment will be on the menu while assigned to a client area. This will require a similar shift in thinking for the client, away...

Tags: Strategy, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-06-30

Windows 7: Now a late 2009 deliverable (again)

Windows 7: Now a late 2009 deliverable againI don't care about it. I stick with VistaI don't care about it. I stick with VistaRE: Windows 7: Now a late 2009 deliverable againThat will be nothing new, just think - another operating system delivered in beta status, with millions of people...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Well Let, Microsoft Windows 7, deliverable, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-05-28

RIP OLPC

RIP OLPCWintel is a bit - well, 'legacy'Those kids that get XP rather than OSS olpcs will miss out on the rather more interesting experience. Certainly, for learning about computing, XP can hardly be regarded as an honest opportunity.Agree about editing and recompiling software though - it luckily isn't...

Tags: One Laptop Per Child project, RIP OLPC, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-05-20

Why do Macs need so much fixing?

Why do Macs need so much fixing?My point exactly ntntI guess we're both the luckiest people in the world.All of my systems (Windows, OS X, Linux, and Solaris) work fine. No muss, no fuss, no problems. It's good to be me.Come come nowRoss2000: [i]Am I the luckiest guy in the...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Macs need, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-05-09

Boy, I'm glad I didn't waste my money on a Psystar OpenComputer!

Here's some free advice for any company out there thinking about making Mac clones - at least go to the trouble of making them half-decent. Having seen the first few reviews of the Psystar OpenComputer, I'm glad that I didn't waste my money on one. Let's start...

Tags: Audio, Apple Mac OS X, Corporate Communications, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Marketing, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-04-30

Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC

The User Account Control feature in Windows Vista has been known to drive normally level-headed people over the edge with frustration. If you find it annoying, you might be tempted to turn it off. According to Microsoft research, somewhere between 12 and 16 percent of all Windows Vista users do...

Tags: Program, Account, Microsoft Windows Vista, UAC, Dialog Box, OK, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-04-29

Why Psystar will sink without a trace over the next few weeks

Why Psystar will sink without a trace over the next few weeksHmm yeah, maybeUnless they have zero credit, I'm not sure about their sinking without a trace. Operations like this have little to no overhead. I believe Psystar's problems is nothing a basic business plan and minimum preparation could of...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Psystar, OpenMac, Apple Inc., trace

Discussion threads 2008-04-19

Who's giving Vista a miss and waiting for Windows 7?

I'm now hearing a lot of chat about Windows 7.  While it's hard to separate out what's real and what's just drivel, I am getting a sense that Microsoft is ramping up development on Windows 7.  So here's a question for those of you who've put off jumping onto the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-04-08

Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Apr 08/May 08

OK, it's time once again for ... drum roll please ... The Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Apr 08/May 08. Here I've put together a list of the best high-end and mid-range components currently available, with some decent budget parts listed too, along with a few honorable mentions. These components are on...

Tags: ASUS, Card, Video Card, Performance, Board, Motherboard, CPU, List, Intel Core 2 Duo, RAM, Graphics, Intel Corp., LGA775, AM2, ASUS Maximus Extreme, Maximus Extreme, DDR3, PSU, Corporate Governance, Performance Management, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-03-28

Fixing the unfairness of TCP congestion control

Fixing the unfairness of TCP congestion controlWowThis puts a whole new perspective on the debate about internet bandwidth throttling by ISPs... I doubt the average user who wants unrestricted internet access is aware of the impact of P2P using multiple streamsRE: Fixing the unfairness of TCP congestion controlWhy wouldn't using...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), TCP/IP, Network technology, NETWORKING, Overall IT, ALTQ, P2P, QoS, TCP Congestion Control, unfairness, IP, TCP, internal IP, bandwidth hog, router

Discussion threads 2008-03-24

eVoting systems come under fire

As reported by Robert McMillan and Elizabeth Montalbano at IDG News Service, Sequoia voting systems web site has been hacked and subsequently taken down. Sequoia and its voting system is not new to the news, as it was recently investigated by the Attorney General of New Jersey...

Tags: Sequoia Software, New Jersey, Sequoia Voting Systems, E-voting, Intellectual Property, Government, Research & Development, Business Operations, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-03-20

The media center keyboard Apple should have made

The media center keyboard Apple should have madeYou left off the obvious choice.A Media Center PC which runs rings arround all of the choices you listed.perfectHalf way through this article I called my friend who has a mac desktop tower hooked to a HDTV in his living room. This...

Tags: Keyboards, Media Center PCs, Mice, dude, keyboard, Media Center PC, Apple Inc., media center keyboard, mouse, Logitech

Discussion threads 2008-03-14

IBM Enterprise Modernization Sandbox for System z: "Tinker and Test"

Fun practical scenarios guided by self-paced exercises. Integrate, test, and deploy applications in a live test environment. Evaluate IBM Enterprise Modernization solutions for System z through hands-on experience in the IBM Enterprise Modernization Sandbox for System z. These solutions focus on five key modernization areas: 1) Assets, 2) Architectures, 3)...

Tags: IBM Corp., Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations

Resource centers 2008-02-26

3 days from Shanghai

3 days from ShanghaiIt doesn't really need any mouse buttons.You can set it up in preferences, so all you need do is a two finger tap on the track pad for a right mouse button click and a single finger tap works as a left button. You can set...

Tags: Desktops, Mice, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-02-15