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- Sticking with XP / Upgrading to Vista / Waiting for Windows 7 / Switching to Mac or Linux - There's no single right answer
- Sticking with XP / Upgrading to Vista / Waiting for Windows 7 / Switching to Mac or Linux - There's no single right answerI respect your opinion, but...I also don't feel you've articulated why we should move to Vista, should we have the horsepower.If, after all the tweaking, it's only...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows Vista, Adrian, Microsoft Windows 7, Upgrading, openSUSE, Microsoft Windows XP, Linux, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-06-26
- False alarm on new Flash zero-day exploit
- False alarm on new Flash zero-day exploitI'm confusedis 9,0,48,0 installedmore recent than 9,0,115,0 installed?I would say yes since rpm didn't complain when I asked it to update the package but judging by their numbering system, I couldn't say for sure.Thanks NT.No, 9.0.124.0 is the latestThe latest version according to Adobe...
- Tags: Flash Zero-Day
- Discussion threads 2008-05-29
- Secunia: Alarming stats on insecure applications
- Secunia: Alarming stats on insecure applicationsDoes this come as a surprise?Keeping 11+ software packages manually up to date isn't something that people like to do. especially if all of them require a reboot It just costs people to much time to perform all these updates. It's nice to have a...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, Upgrading, Secunia, insecure application, stat, software
- Discussion threads 2008-01-10
- Latest OpenSUSE a mixed bag for educators
- Latest OpenSUSE a mixed bag for educatorsOld wisdom...Upgrading is always a bad idea, for any operating system under the sun. At worst you encounter strange problems, at best you always have some debris left on your system. A clean install is therefore always preferable.I always say: if you want a...
- Tags: BIOS, RAID, OPEN SOURCE, clean install, Upgrading, educator, Novell OpenSuse, mixed bag
- Discussion threads 2007-10-08
- Your Mileage May Vary - Is this the best we can expect from Vista?
- Last Friday Robert McLaws Windows Now posted an interesting piece of Windows Vista as a response to a news item on AP entitled Six months on, Vista users still griping. The piece is based on Chris Pirillo's experiences with Vista. Both pieces are worth a read but one thing that struck me...
- Tags: Vista, Upgrading, Thoughts, Microsoft, Hardware
- Blog posts 2007-07-16
- Vista coupons will not generate more sales
- Vista coupons will not generate more salesI vote for don't care about it.All the important bits of Vista were lopped off long, long ago. What's left is yawn-inducing.Upgrading is a major problem.I'm not the first to observe that mailing upgrade CDs to the general public and waiting to see what...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), sales, Upgrading, Microsoft Windows Vista, Aero Glass
- Discussion threads 2006-08-19
- Symantec: Our security savvy will beat Microsoft
- Symantec: Our security savvy will beat MicrosoftOh, Brother!History is littered with the rotted corpses of companies who thought that the market would pay extra for better quality than Microsoft provides as part of their bundles. Most of them weren't trying to compete on core operating-system functions -- Symantec is.They'd...
- Tags: Upgrading, Norton Co., Advanced System Optimizer, security, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-05-08
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- Will Windows 7 get a new name for its release?
- Will Windows 7 get a new name for its release?Following Steve's PhilosophyAs you so accurately noted, Steve has a knack for whole numbers as we know from his Microsoft Office reign. Office 12 (2007), Office 11 (2003), Office 10 (XP or version 2002), Office 9 (2000) and these were the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Vista R2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, new name
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- Microsoft starts sharing details on SQL Server 'Kilimanjaro'
- Microsoft starts sharing details on SQL Server 'Kilimanjaro'RE: Microsoft starts sharing details on SQL Server 'Kilimanjaro'Microsoft is becoming seriously annoying with its bad habit to release that often both SQL Server and Visual Studio new products.For gosh sake, new versions of these products come with so many new features/capabilities that...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Kilimanjaro, Microsoft Start, server, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-06
- You can now purchase a technology trade-in plan when you buy a gadget from TigerDirect or CompUSA
- If you're buying a new consumer electronics product from either TigerDirect or CompUSA, you can now lock-in a trade-in strategy and some moolah or store credige by buying a Guaranteed Buyback plan from TechForward at the time of purchase. To refresh your memory, TechForward is an...
- Tags: Plan, CompUSA Inc., TechForward, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Should Palm drop their Linux plans and embrace Android?
- Should Palm drop their Linux plans and embrace Android?No brainerWhy wouldn't they. since the OS is at the "I want it" level, the Treo's are robust devices, than they can sell phones lower than $100 on the market. Imagine a Centrino running Android. The price of the...
- Tags: Operating systems, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Palm Inc., Palm OS, Palm Treo, operating system, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- Microsoft says crisis will impact tech
- Microsoft says crisis will impact techGround Control to L.E.M. Apollo13 Gemini has returned to Canada:Tom Hanks Impersonator,"Aren't we glad Houston didn't say San Fransico. That fire would wipe-out the SSA and put fourteen million Americans out of their homes."" I wonder how my trailer park is doing?"Wrong!!What's needed is NOT...
- Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft says crisis, MICROSOFT SAYS
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Suddenly the MacBook Air doesn't seem so expensive anymore. . .
- Suddenly the MacBook Air doesn't seem so expensive anymore. . .RE: Suddenly the MacBook Air doesn't seem so expensive anymore...Well in my opinion the Macbook Air still does seem expensive for what it is. The macbook air requires an external drive to be plugged, where as this computer has...
- Tags: Notebooks, MacBook Air, Apple MacBook
- Discussion threads 2008-09-25
- Dell Studio Desktop
- With its new Studio Desktop, Dell finally brings its mainstream desktop line into the 64-bit era. The glossy black midtower PC presents little in the way of innovative design, but by offering the 64-bit version of Windows Vista, Dell now competes on even footing with HP, Gateway, and other vendors...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Network technology, Microsoft Windows, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Studio Desktop, Dell Studio, 64-bit, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows Vista, wireless, desktop
- Product reviews 2008-09-24
- T-Mobile G1: Specs, pricing breakdown
- T-Mobile G1: Specs, pricing breakdownWhy extra charge for messaging ?If its unlimited data, isn't a message just data ? Why the extra charge ?If someone did a app which avoided this, would it be available via store ?But what of storage?The only unclear specs and not mentioned in the article...
- Tags: Pricing, GPS, Marketing research, Street View, T-Mobile G1, T-Mobile, pricing breakdown, pricing strategy, street view, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- Taking a Bott beating
- Taking a Bott beatingOut-of-Band may be slower.But I find that it's much, much safer. It is my preferred method when recovering crashed Windows boxen.I've never really had to worry about anyone doing a system migration like your friend. My experience has always been more along the lines of 'My computer...
- Tags: cloud computing, Utility computing, Storage management, PC Migration, Bott, virtualization
- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- Live coverage of the T-Mobile G-1 Google Android announcement
- Live coverage of the T-Mobile G-1 Google Android announcementGPS supportRumors have been that the G1 does and does not include an onboard GPS. This is a wonderful feature on the iPhone and enables credible real-time navigation and location-based services. Hope to get a positive confirmation regarding GPS on the G1...Wath...
- Tags: GPS, Product marketing, Cellular phones, goggle, T-Mobile, T-Mobile G-1 Google Android, T-Mobile G-1 Google Android announcement, UMA
- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- T-Mobile announces iPhone killer: G1 with Google
- T-Mobile announces iPhone killer: G1 with GoogleMore detailsIs it 3G? Does it support TMobile @Home service?Turn an average article into something differentby by simply attaching the often used, albeit over-used nomenclature: [i]iPhone Killer[/i]RE: T-Mobile announces iPhone killer: G1 with GoogleThe link gives a page not found???Do you know if...
- Tags: 3G, Telecom & Utilities, WIRELESS, T-Mobile, Apple iPhone, iPhone Killer, Google Inc., phone, @Home
- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- One Month with Windows Vista
- One Month with Windows VistaSuperFetch, that is."SuperFetch monitors which applications you use the most and preloads these into your system memory so they'll be ready when you need them."http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/05/windows-vista-superfetch-readyboost-analyzed/http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Going+Deep/The-Advancement-of-Windows-Michael-Fortin-Windows-Vista-SuperFetch/Windows XP has PreFetch the precursor.Doesn't Vista allow the user to distinguish between the two?Using RAM as cache is a very old...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Memory, Microsoft Windows, RAM, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- One Month with Windows Vista
- One month and still going strong. I guess. One month ago, I pledged that I would try Windows Vista on my new PC for a month before deciding whether I would keep it or revert back to Windows XP as my primary...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Video, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-09-23
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