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- Sychron OnDemand Desktop 3.0 - another take on desktop virtualization
- Although the industry's attention has largely be focused on server virtualization and consolidation, there is a very dynamic market for desktop virtualization as well. From time to time I have the chance to speak with executives of companies focused on this market. This time, I had the chance to chat...
- Tags: Environment, On-demand, Provisioning, Virtual Desktop, Sychron OnDemand Desktop 3.0, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Virtualization, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
- Windows 7 a tough sell on netbooks? No kidding!
- Windows 7 a tough sell on netbooks? No kidding!Quite rightThe choices will be:1. Linux2. Windows XP3. Windows 7 Starter Edition4. Windows 7 Home Premium or aboveLinux loses on familiarity. Windows 7 Starter loses on lack of functionality. Windows 7 HP loses on price. Windows XP is familiar, fully functional, and...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), MSI, Windows 7 Starter, Microsoft Windows 7, netbook, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-06
- Windows 7 Starter Edition on a netbook
- Windows 7 Starter Edition on a netbook You can run any edition up to ....... and including Ultimate. You don't have to limit what gets loaded only what you run concurrently. I have tested Ultimate on a netbook with 512MB and Office 2007. It wasn't stellar but...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, iPhone is Apple, netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-02-09
- Will Microsoft apply 'Vista-Capable' lessons to Win 7 netbooks?
- Will Microsoft apply 'Vista-Capable' lessons to Win 7 netbooks?As long as.................when W7 is released, netbooks come with quad cores, 16gb of memory and a nuclear battery then W7 should run like a dreamWhy not a 32 bits SKU for netbooks/legacy PC and 64 bits SKU for other PC ?I think...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, 64-bit, Desktops, Microsoft Corp., SKU, Microsoft Windows Vista, 32-bit
- Discussion threads 2008-11-17
- Microsoft finalizes Windows XP for OLPC laptops
- Microsoft finalizes Windows XP for OLPC laptopsjust thinknow instead of being stuck in a little puddle they can go out there and swim in the ocean of windows applications like the rest of us - a zillion kids just smiledlinuxhelp.net:~# apt-get install mozilla-firefoxReading Package Lists... DoneBuilding Dependency Tree... DoneThe following...
- Tags: Operating systems, Vista-64, Microsoft Windows XP, One Laptop Per Child project, Microsoft Corp., OLPC Laptop, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- Vista 32-bit vs. Vista 64-bit - Benchmarked
- Vista 32-bit vs. Vista 64-bit - BenchmarkedHad the choice.Had the choice recently, between 64 and 32 bit. I went with 32 bit because I'm not confident enough yet in the maturity of 64 bit drivers and applications for what I specifically want in my pc. It wasn't an easy choice,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Network technology, defender, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, 64-bit, 32-bit, Vista 64-Bit, PassMark
- Discussion threads 2008-02-21
- Microsoft memo: Windows 7 and Windows Live to be even more tightly joined at the hip
- Microsoft memo: Windows 7 and Windows Live to be even more tightly joined at the hipBundlingStandard predatory monopoly technique. Help us EU, help us!Why can't they give us a clean OS.Rolling all of their ideas for apps into the OS is why we have their bloatware to begin with. ...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Live
- Discussion threads 2008-01-23
- The most disappointing products of 2007
- The most disappointing products of 2007Haup & VistaNow my Haup HD tuner is USB, so maybe that makes a difference, but after following the installation instructions to a tee I had a perfectly working tuner/capture card on Vista HP. Now mind you, Haup's software is vintage mid-1990's quality, but with...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, security, Haup USB TV tuner, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, ATI Technologies Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-12-11
- HP's new home server is small, smart, and impressively simple
- Earlier this year, I looked at a beta release of Windows Home Server and called it a “home run†for Microsoft. This week, Hewlett Packard announced that it would begin taking orders for its new MediaSmart servers, which are built on the Windows Home Server platform, with actual shipments set to...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Storage, Backup, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Server, Microsoft Corp., David, MediaSmart Hardware, Velocity Micro, Microsoft Windows, Backups, Desktops, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2007-11-08
- Vista is getting better ... slowly
- Vista is getting better ... slowlyRE: Vista is getting better ... slowlyYeah, but who cares?Vista was ALWAYS awesome...In the eyes me and my rep, Vista was always the ultimate. The WOW of this platform has amazed me and my entire end user population. What has happened here is that the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-10-08
- New Vista fix packs provide updates promised for SP1
- New Vista fix packs provide updates promised for SP1Sounds like a band-aid on a gapping woundI'm not impressed. It is hard to avoid the impression that Microsoft just doesn't get it.this got my attention"adding support for several emerging standards."Is M$ still up for the old tricks?Is DOJ watching?Wrong Date of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-07-30
- Leopard vs. Vista: Take two
- Leopard vs. Vista: Take twoGood for you...Most of us realized that you just drew some stupid flames from some equally stupid, and unfortunately scary, individuals out there.If you are that passionate about these so-called "OS's", you geeks need to get a life.To be honest, I don't really knowI know ZFS...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Leopard, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-06-13
- Thoughts on Windows Media Center
- Thoughts on Windows Media CenterSo you are saying......HBO doesn't have a business model. Sorry, facts on the ground say you are wrong."premium"These so-called premium channels are rarely worth it, and the few programs that are, you can simply purchase the DVD's of those shows, or rent them. I have...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Velocity Micro, Microsoft Windows, Media Center PC, digital-rights management, HBO, OCUR, Microsoft Windows Media Center, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Media
- Discussion threads 2007-04-18
- Windows-on-Mac software gets virtualization update
- Windows-on-Mac software gets virtualization updateWindows-on-Mac software gets virtualization updateNow all we need is just the opposite, Mac-on-Windows virtualization software.Mac users are lucky MS is so nice to themMS doesn't practice the same sort of backhanded monopolistic tactics that Apple uses to force you to buy one Apple product just to...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Mac-user, Microsoft .NET, Looks like Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, digital-rights management, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, Windows-on-Mac Sof
- Discussion threads 2007-02-27
- Robotics: Is Microsoft's vision the right one?
- New Yorkers claim New York City to be the capital of many things: media, arts, fashion…but is the Big Apple also “robot city”?The New York Software Industry Association NYSIA convened a panel of academics, artists and hobbyists last evening to find out. Robots were on hand too.Farshad Khorrami, Professor, Computer...
- Tags: Culture, Microsoft, Enterprise, robotics
- Blog posts 2007-01-23
- Archos 404 (30GB)
- Archos's 04 series of portable video players has many components, the smallest being the pocket-size 404. This is a full-fledged PVP with all the fixings and a 30GB drive, but this one measures only 4 by 3 by 0.5 inches--that's a stone's throw from Apple iPod country. Plus...
- Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Digital video, Media players, Archos, video, Archos 404
- Product reviews 2006-08-28
- Cyberpower Gamer Ultra 8500 SE
- PC gamers have to laugh when they hear people complaining about the prices of the next-generation Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game consoles. After all, a hard-core gamer can easily spend $3,000 or more on a fully equipped gaming rig. Luckily for those with more modest gaming budgets, Cyberpower offers...
- Tags: Games, Game players, Cyberpower, game, Nvidia GeForce, PC
- Product reviews 2006-02-17
- WinBook X610
- Long a maker of low-price laptops without much style, WinBook turns over a new leaf with its ultraportable X610. The X610 is light and attractive, and it's powerful enough to give more expensive machines from Dell and Lenovo a run for their money. Still, it's slightly heavier than its competitors...
- Tags: Keyboards, Ethernet, Notebooks, Memory, WinBook X610, WinBook
- Product reviews 2006-01-20
- Sony CD protection sparks security concerns
- Sony CD protection sparks security concernsThe cart and the horse"Anticopying tools used by SonyBMG could be adapted by virus writers, researchers say."I think they've got this backwards.This is clearly illegal activity from SonySony as no rights to install dangerous and malicious on any one computer. When i buy a music...
- Tags: Rootkits, Digital rights management (DRM), Spyware, adware & malware, PRODUCTIVITY, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Viruses and worms, security, CD, Sony Corp., TPM, rootkit, computer, hardware, malware, digital-rights management, RIAA, copy protection
- Discussion threads 2005-11-01
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