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10 top tweaks for Windows Vista, part 2: Ed Bott lists his favorite performance-enhancing, time-saving tweaks for Windows Vista. In this, the second installment in a two-part series, Ed shows how to improve Windows Search, how to get System Restore and shadow copies working at peak efficiency, and how to add shortcuts to favorite network locations, websites, and...; Tags: Ed Bott, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Windows Vista, tips, tweaks; Image galleries 2008-06-16
10 top tweaks for Windows Vista, part 1: Ed Bott lists his favorite performance-enhancing, time-saving tweaks for Windows Vista. In this installment, first in a two-part series, learn how to work smarter with installed programs, tweak the taskbar and the Start menu, set up fast and easy backups, get one-click access to common network tasks, and fine-tune Windows...; Tags: Ed Bott, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Windows Vista, Hardware, Peripherals, tweaks, tips, performance, productivity; Image galleries 2008-06-11

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My first Linux laptop is the Asus EeePC netbook: My first Linux laptop is the Asus EeePC netbookTotally different machines.A netbook is a full laptop. Yes, the industry is trying to keep the impression that it is only for casual use, etc, but there is little only constrained by ram these netbooks can't do (well, with Linux). ...; Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, UNIX, Operating systems, laptop computer, keyboard, netbook, Linux, ASUS, Linux laptop; Discussion threads 2008-09-04
Where the Linux laptops live: Where the Linux laptops liveMore to the point, what % of Amazon's laptop sales are linux machines?NTShould be titled: 1/3 of amazon.com laptops are available with linuxThe Asus eee (EeE, eEE, Eee, whatever) machines have a choice of windows xp or linux so simply citing a sale of an eee...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux laptop, Dana, Linux-version, Linux, laptop computer; Discussion threads 2008-08-29
Samsung PN50A650: Samsung makes so many different varieties of flat-panel HDTVs, sometimes it's difficult to keep up. This particular plasma, the 50-inch PN50A650, was released in the spring of 2008 right around the same time as the slightly less expensive PN50A550, which we reviewed way back then. We really like both of...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, more-expensive version, Overall IT, redesign, Samsung PN50A650, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., plasma, HDTV, TV; Product reviews 2008-08-27

Web archiving enterprises: keep trying: Through my keen observations, deep procrastination and occasional drunken ramblings, there are three things which annoy me about a service or product before I even use them. These three things, from a consumer's point of view, are the following: having a product with a...; Tags: Web, Page, Archiving, CSS, Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Productivity, Business Intelligence, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-08-24
Nawras PC Supervisor (bin): In a few words, it is a tweak manager. By using it, you can put restrictions on your PC's users, just like: disable Internet download, disable desktop, control panel, some programs from running. Also you don't need to install, just install the activeX controls and run it. Added unlimited number...; Tags: PC, Nawras GEORGY, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Desktops, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2008-08-22
Can Dell compete on cost anymore?: There was a time not long ago when Dell was the de facto choice for Windows PC purchases. Their products were pretty good and, most importantly, their extraordinary size allowed them to sell very inexpensive computers. I had a CDW rep tell me a few years back that...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., CDW Corp., Sales Strategy, Desktops, Sales Force Management, Sales, Hardware, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-08-21
Yatzy Twist for Mac (dmg): Enjoy two spectacular Yahtzee games in one. In Yatzy Twist, you can play both normal Yatzy, and the more strategic Maxi Yatzy, a game with six dice and more categories to put points in. You can also play against up to three friends or compete against the computer. Enjoy a...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Kristanix Studios, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-08-21
Logitech MX 1100 Cordless Laser Mouse: The Logitech MX 1100 is the first high-end mouse revamp from Logitech in two years. It boasts some added features over the MX Revolution, Logitech's last flagship cordless mouse, but it has also lost a big feature since it's not rechargeable. Despite that loss, digital media artists, gamers, and even...; Tags: Mice, MX 1100, Logitech, MX Revolution, mouse; Product reviews 2008-08-19
Jive Clearspace 2.5: increasingly sophisticated social productivity tools: Clearspace, Jive Software's 'social productivity' collaboration software, hits version 2.5 today. This latest release builds on a solid foundation, and has many new features and enhancements, as the above video illustrates. 2.5 marks some significant upgrades - there has been some major tweaks under the hood to...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Tool, Clearspace Team, Sales Force Management, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Collaboration, Groupware, Sales, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks; Blog posts 2008-08-18
My bad day with Windows Server 2003: Today was not a good computer day. I had some good meetings (yes, actual good, productive meetings), finished a couple items on my to do list, and even got some of that good old Ikea furniture put together. The part of my job where I work with a...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-08-18
Don't downgrade me to XP!: Don't downgrade me to XP!except thatVista won't with our printers, or our scanners, or our cameras, or much of our vital s/w.It isn't logical to buy all new and then have vista be slower than tar on a winters day on the machines it's put on.Don't downgrade me to XP:...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP; Discussion threads 2008-08-18
Motorola VE20 - silver (Sprint): Just when you thought the Motorola Razr was dead, Moto has brought it back for another round with the Razr VE20 for Sprint. Before you start grumbling about Moto never having anything new--a sentiment we've no doubt shared--we advise you to give this Razr a chance. Sure, the design is...; Tags: Motorola Inc., Motorola Razr, Motorola VE20, Razr VE20, Sprint Communications, display; Product reviews 2008-08-17
Mozilla's mobile browser nears alpha: Mozilla's Fennec, also known as Mobile Firefox, has hit its sixth milestone and is "getting close" to alpha. Mozilla platform evangelist Mark Finkle said in a blog post that Fennec M6 has added tabs to the user interface and mailto: support. More importantly is the screen that...; Tags: Mobile, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Advertising & Promotion, Web Browsers, Marketing, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-11
X-Cart Gold (zip): X-Cart shopping cart, the flagship product of Qualiteam Software, provides merchants with tools needed to start selling on-line without any programming skills: dynamic on-line product catalog, shopping cart, inventory tracking, up-selling and cross selling tools, web-based administrative back end, SEO tweaks, built-in integration with major shipping carriers, built-in integration with...; Tags: Payment, built-In, Shopping Cart, Qualiteam, Operational Accounting, Finance; Software downloads 2008-08-11
1 Click Boost (exe): 1 Click Boost is the one software for all your PC and Internet connectivity speed boosting needs. It is the solution for great power and web speed as it is capable of installing tweaks that lead to improved connection speed regardless of its nature - Dialup, LAN or DSL. It...; Tags: Secure PC Solutions, Channel Management, Internet, DSL, LANs, Network Technology, Marketing, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking; Software downloads 2008-08-11
Do it Yourself Mojave: Yup. I'm now a Vista user. As I mentioned in a previous post, circumstances have recently required that I buy a new desktop PC. It's not that I wasn't happy with my old PC -- it was a generic ASUS M2N32 Athlon...; Tags: desktop, microsoft windows xp, operating system, microsoft windows vista, ram, machine, rachel, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), operating systems, microsoft windows, software, jason perlow; Blog posts 2008-08-08
Sony BDP-S350: Sony has been the public face of Blu-ray since the format's inception, and while most of the focus during the bitter Blu-ray vs. HD DVD format war was on the company's PlayStation 3, Sony has been making standalone Blu-ray players from the start, beginning with the $1,000 BDP-S1. Unfortunately, that...; Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, Game players, Media players, Monitors & displays, TV & Home Theater, Sony BDP-S350, Sony Corp., Sony PlayStation 3; Product reviews 2008-08-05
EnhanceMyVista Standart (exe): An easy to use yet advanced enhancing, optimizing and tweaking tool for Windows Vista. With a clean and simple interface it brings you an all-in-one set of powerful and neatly classified tools, settings and tweaks: Process Manager, Disk and Registry Cleaners, Defragmenter, HDD SMART monitor, UAC, email, and many other...; Tags: tool, seriousbit, productivity, microsoft windows, e-mail, operating systems, software, online communications; Software downloads 2008-08-05