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You’ve got Vista x64 questions, I’ve got answers

You’ve got Vista x64 questions, I’ve got answers64-bit ram usageI'm curious what kind of ram usage you see after having the OS running for awhile. I've personally tested similar results, with 32-bit using a little less then 900mb on a fresh startup and 64-bit using a few megabytes over 1...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Network technology, FSB, Live OneCare, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista 32, Vista-64, Vista x64, 64-bit, 32-bit

Discussion threads 2008-08-04

Quad-core PC project - Price list

Quad-core PC project - Price listWhat is it's purpose!Can't really comment on the specifications of this box without knowing it's purpose!RE: Quad-core PC project - Price listMy cheap system:HP Pavilion Model a1748x - $369.002GB Corsair ValueSelect RAM 79.98Radeon HD 2600PRO 512MB 88.89Total Price: ...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Processors, NewEgg, quad-core, Quad-core PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista 32

Discussion threads 2007-09-06

Additional Resources

February 2013 - The date when Firefox could pass Internet Explorer

RE: February 2013 - The date when Firefox could pass Internet ExplorerThat does assume that everything remains constant, which it won't. If someone creates a new browser that could disrupt it, or when either company releases a new version of their browser that is also going to throw things...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

Seven perfectly legal ways to get Windows 7 cheap (or even free)

RE: Seven perfectly legal ways to get Windows 7 cheap or even freeGreat post, Ed! Seeing how you outlined the cheapest way to get Microsoft Windows 7 there should be no reason why anyone would not want to upgrade now. Price is no longer an issue. This would be...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, legal way, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

Partition Wizard Business Edition 4.2 (Windows)

Partition Wizard Business Edition is a Windows based free partition manager. It supports both MBR and GUID partition table format running on 32/64 bits Operating System including Windows XP, Vista, and latest Windows 7. Working as partition magic, Partition Wizard Business Edition provides powerful and professional functions to manage partition...

Tags: Partition, MT Solution, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-06

Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic"

RE: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are One report has at 4% market share the weekend of launch so im sure its past that already.Has Windows 7 marketshare eclipsed total OS X marketshare yet?Just wondering. :)MSFT: 1/2000 = $56. Today, $28.40Win 7 may not be the catastrophe the last...

Tags: Sales strategy, Businesses, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, stock split, Win7, recession, Steve Ballmer, sales, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

AVADirect Nano Cube

AVADirect's $2,266 Nano Cube tries to take on Shuttle's XPC H7 5800 at its own small form factor game. Both systems come with smaller-than-normal SFF cases, and each requires sacrifices, even more than with a standard SFF PC, in exchange for its tiny dimensions. Therein lies our problem with this...

Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Games, Shuttle XPC, SFF, small form factor, Cube, Shuttle, Nano, DVD burner, PC, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., AVADirect, game

Product reviews 2009-11-04

Firefox 3.5 (Gallery: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala)

Re: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic KoalaSome nice and welcomed touches but not enough on their own to get people to switch. - Especially me!I left the Ubuntu Family when upgrading to the next version failed on ALL levels! The biggest disaster was changing the repositories to point at the new version....

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, OPEN SOURCE, Mozilla Firefox, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 9.10, Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Adobe Shockwave haunted by critical security holes

> Adobe Shockwave haunted by critical security holesShould Adobe rename parts of their software suite not only this one as Shockware? ;-) The simple justification is that it was shocking to the vendor.On one of my machines with all security software up to date and running in the background, visiting...

Tags: Viruses and worms, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Shockwave, security

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Steelray Project Viewer 3.9.9.4 (Mac)

Steelray Project Viewer, the leading Microsoft Project viewer, opens Microsoft Project .mpp files on your PC. Browsing through a Project file is as easy as surfing the web! SPV provides all of the core views from Microsoft Project, including Gantt charts, Resource Usage, Calendar, and Network Diagram views. With SPV...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Project Manager, Microsoft Corp., Steelray Software, Steelray Project Viewer, SPV, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-02

Yes, based on Mac history, Windows 7.5 will suck less

Ummmm..."Windows 1: Shipped in 1985 and nobody cared.Windows 2: Shipped in 1987 and few cared.Windows 3: Came out in 1990 and PC users cared, especially with Windows 3.1 in 1992 (And I include here the introduction of Windows NT, which I believe was given a 3.x number.)Windows 4: Windows 95....

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Windows 7.5, Mac history, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-11-01

Averatec D1130 All-in-One

The Averatec D1130 All-In-One is a stripped-down version of the D1133 we reviewed last month, and while this version cuts the price down to only $399, it also strips away many of the features that gave the higher-end model some value. With its puny 1.6GHz Intel Atom chip, 1GB of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Monitors & displays, Averatec Inc., D1133

Product reviews 2009-10-30

Acer Aspire Revo AR1600-U910H

Typically our challenges with the emergent Nettop category have been that real budget PCs cost just a little bit more and provide a dramatic performance uptick, and similarly priced Netbooks offer equivalent performance with the added benefit of portability. The Aspire Revo 1600's price tag alone answers those issues. ...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Performance management, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Wireless and Mobility, Semiconductors, Acer Inc., wireless networking

Product reviews 2009-10-30

ZDNet Government version of Throw out the Trash Day

More trash pleaseNice idea ... may I submit a similar one for the editor's consideration? Can we have 'trash of the week' by a ZDNET blogger. Serious ... with a touch of humour. Example follows.In Jason Perlow's 'The Vista is Dead' spoof mwagner@zdnet.com was moved to comment."Sounds like you didn't...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Performance management, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Ubuntu Karmic Koala launches to mixed reviews

Not released yetKarmic koala hasn't been officially released yet and the bug that this article was talking about has been fixed for the official releaseMultiple hard drives issue already fixedThe problem only affected the 64-bit version of the release candidate, and it has apparently been fixed for the final release.wowwow,...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Karmic Koala, Dana

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

Microsoft makes final version of Windows compatibility toolset available

RDP 7 screw-upPLAIN HORRIBLE THAT RDP 7 ON SERVER 2003 (32-bit or 64-bit) IS NOT SUPPORTED! GRR..the title of this news is wrongThe title of this news is wrong, it's NOT a compatibility tool!The right title should be: "Microsoft releases an important update for Vista SP2 users containing some of...

Tags: RDP, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Yes, Ubuntu can absolutely be the default Windows alternative

This "commercial" spoof is much betterhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-22EpQOm8c:)2010: Year of Linux!!!*snickers*Dawson, you're such a tool.AwesomeNot a fan of South Park but that was hilarious.Chrome OSChrome OS isn't vaporware. It's actively developed, and you can download the beta here:http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Operating-Systems/Linux-Distributions/Chrome-OS-50930.shtmlI had hopes Google was going to push out something special, kind of like...

Tags: Operating systems, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome, Microsoft Windows 7, Linux, netbook, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Students find Win 7 upgrade a tough assignment

Well DUH!Students, retired folks, IT pros, dabblers, 'nix heads, etc. would ALL find trying to UPGRADE from a 32 bit to a 64 bit OS hard. Three words - "can't be done."There, was that hard? Why is this even news?This is newsbecause some people like to keep spreading...

Tags: Operating systems, clean install, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Migration Wizard

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Students find Win 7 upgrade a tough assignment

Microsoft admits problems that students are having when they try to download a discounted upgrade version of Windows 7. Microsoft's discount Windows 7 upgrade for students has proven to be a tough assignment for some of those who signed up for the offer. The software maker...

Tags: Student, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft, Windows 7, students, Ina Fried

News items 2009-10-26

Asus K50IJ-RX05

asus k50IJThe ASUS K50IJ series is one of the latest budget notebooks designed to provide better performance than a netbook and a larger screen for only a modest price increase. ASUS K50IJ-C1 Specifications:Windows Vista Home Premium (SP1, 32-bit)Intel Core 2 Duo processor T6500 Processor (2.1GHz)15.6" 16:9 Wide Format (1366 x...

Tags: Notebooks, Engineering, Wireless LANs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), notebook, battery, ASUS, speaker, RAM, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-10-25