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- The Ultimate Vista Troubleshooting Toolkit
- If Windows Vista is operating at less than peak efficiency, chances are there's a simple cause. Find the problem, fix it, and you're back at full speed. So where do you begin digging? In this screenshot gallery, Ed Bott describes 10 built-in diagnostic utilities that every Vista user should know...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Ed Bott, Windows Vista, performance, utilities
- Image galleries 2008-05-06
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- The key to Windows success? It's all about the drivers
- The greatest advantage of the Windows ecosystem is that there are so many choices. The biggest problem with the Windows ecosystem is that there are so many choices. Ironic, isn't it? The sheer number of choices means you can almost certainly...
- Tags: Problem, Driver, OEM, Graphics Subsystem, Vista/Server 2008/Win7 Ecosystem, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Notebooks, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- All USB ports aren't created equal
- All USB ports aren't created equalPretty much convincedGood grief. What has happened to journalism today? Never mind. I already know.Point is, you don't need to be pretty much convinced. There's this radical concept that's been floating around for about 400 years called the scientific method. It's key element is experiment....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), USB port, Microsoft Windows Vista, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-05-10
- First look at OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta
- First look at OpenOffice.org 3.0 betaOLD NEWS: Don't expect OpenOffice to develop more perfect compatibilityI gave up on OpenOffice a long long time ago and I'm not surprised that the compatibility is still pitiful. OpenOffice's Presentation could never handle PowerPoint files properly. OpenOffice's Writer could handle simple documents,...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Network Magic simplifies tasks for home users
- Network Magic simplifies tasks for home usersEvil early onI used to configure networks for people years ago when Network Magic was included in the AOL Installation. Inevitably. I'd have systems sharing files and printers without a problem, install the latest version of AOL for them (for AOL users only,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Network Magic, network
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Who uses Java SE 6 for Mac? (updated)
- Apple recently released Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 1 (which adds Java SE 6 to your Mac) after receiving much criticism for omitting it when Leopard shipped: Discussion threads began to appear in Apple's support forum following the release of OS X Leopard on 26 October, and...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, JDK, Apple Inc., Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- How can Microsoft overcome Vista's lingering image problem?
- How can Microsoft overcome Vista's lingering image problem?I like your idea of a refundfor unsatisfied customers. Why not a money-back guarantee? I think that would be a good way for Microsoft to put its money where its mouth is...Mary JoTurn Ballmer over to the angry crowdWhile that is a great...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-05-01
- What would you change (first) about Windows' look and feel?
- What would you change (first) about Windows' look and feel?RE: What would you change (first) about Windows' look and feel?With so many people nowadays using widescreen monitors, I would reserve a portion of the screen for all the MS junk to happen in there (notifications, warnings, popups, etc.) and leave...
- Tags: Operating systems, Office 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2008-04-30
- Reiser FS: The open source file system fallout
- Yesterday, the Open Source community took an emotional hit when veteran Linux programmer Hans Reiser was convicted of first degree murder in the suspicious disappearing of his wife, Nina. While I won't go into the details of the case, as this has been covered extensively in the press, I would...
- Tags: File System, ReiserFS, Zetabyte File System, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- VanDyke ClientPack for Windows and UNIX (html)
- The VanDyke ClientPack command-line utilities securely automate routine file transfer, shell, and public-key administration tasks, saving you time, reducing potential human error, and increasing compliance with security policies. The ClientPack includes: vsftp, an interactive SFTP command-line utility for secure file transfer; vcp, a command-line file transfer utility; vsh, a command-line...
- Tags: HTML, Utility, Microsoft Windows, Unix, VanDyke Software, ClientPack, Kerberos, Security
- Software downloads 2008-04-28
- Toucan (2)
- Toucan is a small utility allowing you to synchronize, backup and secure your data with more options than the built in suite utilities. It is split up into 5 tabs, allowing you to easily find the function that you want.Note: This download is intended advanced users, for more information click...
- Tags: Utility, PortableApps.com, Toucan, Backups
- Software downloads 2008-04-28
- Toshiba Satellite U405-S2830
- With a lineup of perfectly serviceable, but not exactly standout mainstream laptops, Toshiba's Satellite brand has long played second fiddle to the company's excellent Qosmio multimedia systems. Aiming to correct this, Toshiba has a whole new look and feel for its mainstream consumer products, with a shiny metallic sheen and...
- Tags: Notebooks, Keyboards, Network technology, Toshiba Corp., satellite, Toshiba Satellite, laptop computer
- Product reviews 2008-04-25
- Radio Toolbar Regalo Idee (it)
- Italian toolbar with many utilities, games and ZERO SPAM. Easy installing and uninstalling, privacy caring. List of features:- Web radio (customizable with your favourite stations)- Classic search engine (Google based)- Gifts search engine (unique in the world, up to now)- RSS news from online newspapers- Chat (Java IRC) connecting all...
- Tags: Toolbar, Radio, Regalo Idee
- Software downloads 2008-04-23
- Verizon Wireless XV6900
- Verizon Wireless made a number of smartphone announcements at CTIA 2008, and we're slowly seeing the roll out of the new devices, the first being the Verizon Wireless XV6900. Available now for $249.99 (with a two-year contract and after rebates), the XV6900 is basically the HTC Touch with Verizon's branding....
- Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Cellular phones, XV6900, Verizon Wireless XV6900, Verizon Wireless
- Product reviews 2008-04-22
- NJ court: IP-related info is private
- Someone broke into the website of Jersey Diesel, changed the physical address listed on the site to a nonexistent address and changed the login password. Who? Owner Tim Wilson thought he knew. Shirley Read was an employee who had just returned from disability and whom Wilson had just argued with....
- Tags: Subpoena, New Jersey, Comcast Corp., IP, IP Address, U.S. Supreme Court, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Network Technology, Networking, Internet, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
- Is it wise to loosen Entourage's attachment security policy?
- Entourage 2008 is very strict in its blocking of attachments and some users may find its security rules restrictive. However, with a bit of effort, users can tell Entourage to loosen up on various Mac OS X files, Mime content and certain file name extensions. However, whether...
- Tags: Security, Apple Macintosh, Extension, Entourage 2008, Default Rule, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, E-mail, Desktops, Operating Systems, Scripting Languages, Software, Online Communications, Hardware, Software/Web Development, Web Development, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
- Google (o)ogles solar
- Courtesy: esolar From the Internet to solar energy is not a usual expansion of corporate ownership. But Google is now playing with the Big Boys, like General Electric that builds wind turbines, nuclear plant parts and owns numerous content websites. Through their investment...
- Tags: Google Inc., Idealab, Esolar, Venture Capital, Telecom & Utilities, Internet, Web Site Development, Finance, Financing Startups, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
- Fixing Windows Vista, one machine at a time
- Fixing Windows Vista, one machine at a timeOr......you could just buy from a vendor that doesn't fill up every system with crapware like Sony. I have installed several Dell Vostros recently, and they are refreshingly clean out of the box.Once again, I fail to see why it is Microsoft's,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Windows Vista, Fixing Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-04-21
- Fixing Windows Vista, one machine at a time
- If the "Vista sucks" movement has a public face, it's the Sony Vaio. No one knows that better than my new friend Jeremy Toeman. In May 2007, this 15-year Windows veteran replaced his old, beloved, XP-powered Vaio with a newer Vaio that came with Windows Vista Business installed. Practically overnight,...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Clean Install, Installation, Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, Machine, Recovery Partition, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- MobaSSH (6)
- MobaSSH is a free SSH server for Windows, compatible with any ssh client (OpenSSH client, Putty). MobaSSH comes with an easy to use installer and some useful GNU utilities for monitoring and managing a remote computer silently. It also allows you to transfer files securely with scp/sftp. MobaSSH is packaged...
- Tags: SSH, Mobatek, MobaSSH, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-04-21
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