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Upgrading to Windows 7 - Your questions answered!

OK Adrian. Now, do the same thing for Ubuntu 9.10.Upgrading to Ubuntu 9.10 and matrix is side-by-side with W7.One data pointI took my Dell Latitude E6500 (Core 2 Duo P9500, 4GB) from Vista x86 to Win7 x64 (clean install required for 32-bit to 64-bit upgrade). I downloaded the 64-bit Vista...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Notebooks, Karmic Koala, Ubuntu, Dell Computer Corp., Migration Wizard, Microsoft Windows 7, fess up, Upgrading, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

Upgrading to Final Cut Server 1.5? Check the best practices note first

Upgrading to Final Cut Server 1.5? Check the best practices note firstWow, sounds complicatedI figured the best practices would be something more along the lines of:[i]It Just Works - Don't worry about it.[/i]oh please NZTrolling again?Make a backup and make certain you have enough space more or less. Final...

Tags: Final Cut Server 1.5, best practice, Upgrading, Final Cut Server

Discussion threads 2009-07-24

Upgrading early and other benefits of AT&T's Family Talk plan

Upgrading early and other benefits of AT&T's Family Talk planWow that sounds like a lot of work! Thanks Jason, I didn't realise how complicated it would be to buy an iPhone. I'm used to just picking a phone and paying for it but I guess felt markers and sweet talking...

Tags: Benefits, AT&T Family Talk plan, AT&T Family Talk, Upgrading, AT&T Corp., benefit

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

Upgrading older systems

Upgrading older systemseBay "support"At FORD, we had many legacy machines in differing states of "decay". One was a NVH (Noice/Vehicle Harmonics) platform - which consisted of a specialty input card (ISA bus?) that connected hundreds of different sensors on a vehicle to check noise levels. A new card was pretty...

Tags: T5440, P550, Sun Microsystems Inc., P690, older system, Upgrading, Ford Motor Co., eBay Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-03-02

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

Additional Resources

Spice up your power management

InterestingChecking out the plug-in. Nice article. Harry should take notes.Power management messed up my laptop.Long, long ago in a land far, far away (Win 98) I had a laptop that I upgraded to Win XP. After upgrading the laptop and installing SP2, Laptop performance went in the...

Tags: Notebooks, power management, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Amazon slashes price of Palm Pre to $79.99, Pixi to $24.99

I don't want ......ANY misleading bargain with a two or three year contract. Sell me the HW at a fair price and let me select the carrier and package of my choice.I am not an idiot. RE: Amazon slashes price of Palm Pre to $79.99, Pixi to $24.99When you limit...

Tags: Smart phones, Price-cutting, Palm Inc., Pixi, Palm Pre, Amazon.com Inc., phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Office Mobile 2010 beta for Windows Mobile available now for free

Biggest problem with WM is OS upgradesAnother epic fail that this requires WM 6.5.Microsoft really needs to separate the OS upgrading from the Telco.All they need to do is look at any Forum. It's always, "When can I upgrade from 6.1 to 6.5?", etc, etc.As long as MS can't issue...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Mobile, mobile, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Office 2010 Beta 2: More than just a bunch of pretty icons

Of course its better, they stole ideas fromOf course 2010 is better, they stole (oops, innovated) most of the new ideas from Office MVPs that built add ins to previous versions. (There is a very silent revolt going on in the MVP ranks over it and many long term...

Tags: Numbering, Microsoft Office, Office MVP, ribbon, Microsoft Word

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Casio upgrading Exilim models to EX-FC150 and EX-FH25

Video Issues on the FC100??Why would they downgrade the video back to a level almost everyone in the world offers now from the robust 1080/60fps. Did they have issues with it??This alone would turn me away from this new Casio even being a big fan of their digital cams.Dean

Tags: Corporate communications, Casio Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Samsung upgrading its UbiCell CDMA base station to 3G next year

Faxing/DVR with base station.My biggest issue is that I occassionally fax stuff and my DVR's use the POTS system to connect. I would love to get rid of my land line if I can [b]fax the same way[/b] but through broadband. Anyone have a solution?Fax? What's that?Actually;...

Tags: Cellular phones, fax, that-I, 3G, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Samsung upgrading its UbiCell CDMA base station to 3G next year

Samsung has announced that their UbiCell Personal CDMA Base Station will go 3G in 2010. But other than that, it's pretty hush hush. Basically, the station eliminates the need for any pesky land line services. The plug-and-play station provides in-home cellular service securely over...

Tags: Base Station, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 3G, Ethernet, Routers & Switches, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Networking, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-17

LG LFD790

LG LFD790 Review Bought an LFD790 from Circuit City about 1 1/2 years ago. I found the sound quality OK for the price. User interface cumbersome. 1 1/2 years later, sound cuts in and out. Its out of warranty. I am dissapointed this system lasted a total of 18 months...

Tags: LG Electronics Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Microsoft opens Windows Marketplace to Windows Mobile 6.0, 6.1 phone users

Might be a reason to upgrade to WM6I've held off upgrading to WM6 from WM5 on my almost 3 year old Samsung Blackjack...might do that yet. Still, I've not ran into much that WM5 cannot handle, and if I do I can use my desktop when I get home....

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Mobile operating systems, Handhelds, Mobile applications, Wireless and Mobility, Microsoft Corp., Omnia II, phone, High Tech Computer Corp., HTC Touch, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-16