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- Digital Storm 950Si (Intel Core i7)
- The $3,636 950Si is the first PC we've reviewed from Digital Storm, and for the most part we've come away impressed. The system itself came with an overclocked, but more importantly stable Intel CPU, and but for a minor design flaw it seems competently built. Digital Storm could have pushed...
- Tags: Storm 950Si, Intel Core Microarchitecture
- Product reviews 2009-07-02
- Open letter to Microsoft: It's time for a single version of Windows
- Open letter to Microsoft: It's time for a single version of WindowsOne Windows to rule them all........Jason, your suggestion is, in my opinion, an excellent and eminently sensible idea. It won't happen because of three things: profit, greed and Microsoft's concentration on what suits it best rather than the...
- Tags: Operating systems, Tablets, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, single version, Microsoft Corp., Open Letter
- Discussion threads 2009-06-12
- Macs in the enterprise: The security conundrum
- Macs in the enterprise: The security conundrumWhat's the big deal here now?You bring in, Linux to the mix, & resolve the ISSUES.Apr 2009, Conficker infects 700 PCs in U of Utah, Macs not affected. AP:"University health sciences spokesman Chris Nelson said the outbreak of the Conficker worm, which can slow...
- Tags: Desktops, Cyberthreats, security, Apples OSX, OSX, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., virus, vulnerability
- Discussion threads 2009-04-27
- The Linux laptops of 2009
- The Linux laptops of 2009Familiaraity breaks down with cellphones...Thats why I found it interesting to see this article mention cellphones. In additions Shuttleworth recently said something very similar to the point I have been making for a while about smartphones.People don't care what their smartphone OS looks like. Theres no...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Smart phones, Operating systems, Linux laptop, netbook, Linux, smart phone, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-04-04
- Apple iMac (24-inch, 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Winter 2009)
- You may find Apple's new $1,499 iMac attractive, if only because it's one of the most affordable 24-inch all-in-one PCs on the market. Otherwise, Apple's latest update to the iMac line mostly serves to keep it competitive with its Windows-based competition. As usual, you get more flexibility for your money...
- Tags: Desktops, Intel Corp., Intel Core 2 Duo, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Mini DisplayPort, Mini
- Product reviews 2009-03-05
- News to know: IE exploit; Windows Live; Crowdsourcing; Apple
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ed Bott: Windows Live drops the ball on support Mary Jo Foley: Will the Microsoft Live Search turmoil ever end? Gizmodo: The Definitive Coast-to-Coast...
- Tags: Crowdsourcing, Microsoft Windows Live, Apple Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Macworld Expo, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-18
- Windows Azure is much more important than Windows 7
- Windows Azure is much more important than Windows 7In the next 12 months . . .WM7 is way more important than Azure and W7 combined. M$ has to right this sinking WM ship. Apple is eating their lunch, and now Google has entered the fray with their very compelling G1...
- Tags: Operating systems, enterprise market, Microsoft Corp., Windows Azure, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, WM7
- Discussion threads 2008-11-05
- Dell Inspiron 530-115B
- Dell's Inspiron 530 may be the best PC deal on store shelves. Thanks to an aggressive CPU and hard-drive selection, this $599 desktop outclasses its competition, delivering the best performance we've seen in a desktop for less $600. It also provides an instructive lesson regarding processor speed versus processing cores...
- Tags: Notebooks, Dell Inspiron, Inspiron 530, hard drive, Dell Computer Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-10-22
- Firefox 3.1 raises the browser bar ... again
- Firefox 3.1 raises the browser bar ... againWhat's wrong with the benchmarks?[Quote] "[i]Way to skewer the graphs by comparing everything to IE7 instead of IE8 B2. If you're going to be comparing Beta releases, at least be consistent.[/i]"In the 3 benchmark graphs I see that Chrome, IE7, IE8 beta2, Firefox...
- Tags: Web browsers, IE8 Beta, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Chrome, Firefox 3.1, Web browser, WebKit
- Discussion threads 2008-10-15
- On deck from MS: Four 'important' patches but nothing for IE
- On deck from MS: Four 'important' patches but nothing for IEAm I correct that uninstalling Safari mitigates the problem?I realize it isn't a fix but am I correct in believing that for the time being, removing Safari effectively closes off the only known attack vector that can utilize this vulnerability?...
- Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, patch management, flaw, Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- What works, what doesn't
- What works, what doesn'tYou forgot an important pointThat is, once any software base finally stabilizes, force an upgrade to a new super shiny alpha implementation down everybody's throats. This is called the bullsiht baffles brains scenario.Rough figures that I've come across are that 80% of people aren't really capable of...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, Asterisk PBX, cell phone, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
- Why is Microsoft sponsoring the Open Source Census?
- Why is Microsoft sponsoring the Open Source Census?Microsoft sees RedHat and Novell making...money with open source. They are looking to see if it is a market they can tap into as well. Microsoft would rather make money from Open Source than try to kill it - something they have found...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., open source, Winux
- Discussion threads 2008-06-16
- Is Microsoft's open systems promise reliable?
- Is Microsoft's open systems promise reliable?Threat assessmentYour point on the ever-shifting sands of Microsoft intentions simply underscores one of the basic rules of threat assessments: "assess enemy capabilities, not enemy intentions."In the present instance, that means that the only things that others should count on from Microsoft are the enforceable...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-29
- MSFT walks away from YHOO: The antitrust connection
- MSFT walks away from YHOO: The antitrust connectionMonkey Boy knows all about anti-trustSo he would be banging THAT drum.RE: MSFT walks away from YHOO: The antitrust connectionBallmer was right. As soon as Yahoo started talking with Google antitrust played a very big part of this deal. Yahoo is dealing...
- Tags: Corporate law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Yahoo! Inc., antitrust, uninvention, antitrust connection, MSFT, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows, Monkey Boy, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-05
- Microsoft waiting for formal rejection from Yahoo
- Microsoft waiting for formal rejection from YahooMicrosoft will not negotiate with "Web 2.0" companies...Microsoft has no reason to negotiate. Companies should feel honored to be a buyout target of Microsoft. These Yahoos would gain access to the MS Company Store, Vista Enterprise with auto/activation and access to the latest and...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., formal rejection, rejection
- Discussion threads 2008-02-19
- Macs and iPhones: impolitic Apple hardware can be hard to hide
- Like the Japanese car in the Dearborn auto plant parking lot, Macs and iPhones must create problems for switchers working at Apple competitors as well as companies with a PC-or-die IT policy. The other day, I heard a tale from a longtime Mac user who has worked...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Desktops, Hardware, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-02-06
- EU launches new probe against Microsoft
- EU launches new probe against MicrosoftAfter watching Firefox report to Google...with every page I went to, I'm not so sure having other browsers on my system is all that great. Of course Microsoft is lacking "well documentation" again as usual. And I'm sure we'll be seeing this issue again...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., EU Launch, new probe, payoff, MS Operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-01-14
- Worries about PC sales snowball; Intel downgraded
- Worries about PC sales snowball; Intel downgradedIdiotsTo show how much deep thought goes into these announcements, they downgraded not only Intel but every other semiconductor manufacturer, including those who make embedded silicon for things like cellphones -- and who are actually seeing increased sales and revenue.All it takes is to...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Microsoft Office, Semiconductors, Investment, GDP, Intel Corp., U.S. GNP, sales, PC sale, semiconductor, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-01-04
- Microsoft strikes back at Opera antitrust claims
- Microsoft strikes back at Opera antitrust claimsWhat a LIAR !"We are filing this complaint on behalf of all consumers who are tired of having a monopolist make choices for them,"Pure BS. It has NOTHING to do with users they are not complaining, its all about Opera not being able...
- Tags: antitrust, antitrust claim, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera Software ASA, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2007-12-14
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