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News to know: Vista tips; Sun & GPL; YouTube

Notable headlines: Five Vista tips, revisited and expanded. NVIDIA drivers don’t play nicely with Windows Vista.Cisco buys into social networking fray.Sun likes what it sees in the new GPL.Microsoft ‘officelabs’ looks to open source for inspirationIDC study will reveal the dark matter of search.IT Whodunnit: 911 computer system breach pinned...

Tags: E-mail providers, GPL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Vista Tip, Microsoft Windows, Yahoo Pipes, Yahoo! Inc., TechMeme, YouTube Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista

Blog posts 2007-02-09

Five Vista tips, revisited and expanded

Five Vista tips, revisited and expandedLooking foreward to this series...Ed, two quick comments on this one. First, thanks especially for the Quick Launch keyboard tip. I'm one of those keyboard-centric types, so it is perfect for me. Second, I have the Apacer flash drive you mentioned and...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Backups, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, backup, backup program, Vista Tip, Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Discussion threads 2007-02-08

Additional Resources

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

Kolodner move boosts open source health IT

System Integrators view of VistADana, get in touch with this system integrator: www.nitconnect.net Ask to speak to the CEO Lior Blik who is very technical. Have him tell you his experiences with integrating Medsphere's VistA with hospital systems, both local and remote.I will try to do thatThanks for...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), open source

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

openSUSE 11.2 M8: What a Fine Lookin' Lizard

Sorry. Ubuntu 9.10 is simply put together better. Parts is Parts.ntim looking forward to 9.10 this october ntntWe each have our favorite distro...I have tried many distros over the years and kept gravitating to Mandrake. I followed Texstar to PCLinuxOS and have been there for the past 3...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Ubuntu 9.10, Grey, Mepis, Linux, distro, KDE, SuSE

Discussion threads 2009-10-04

Microsoft's Courier tablet: A Franklin Covey planner on steroids?

I'd buy one instantlyThe Courier embodies everything I've wanted in a portable device for well over five years now - essentially an electronic pad/binder that works very similar to the physical counterpart. Notebooks are too cludgy (being clam-shells) and tablet PCs far too heavy (and still basically clam-shells), not...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, tablet, Microsoft Corp., Franklin Covey

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Can you upgrade an old XP PC to Windows 7? Should you?

You answered the first questionYou can make the upgrade, with significant headaches.You left the second question completely unanswered.If you take the Microsoft guidelines seriously(which I never do, because they seem to be written by someone who is into flagellation) many Windows XP machines should be able to be upgraded successfully...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, old XP PC, XP PC, PC

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

TR Dojo: Preventing Windows Vista System Restore from hogging your hard drive

Windows Vista’s System Restore is a handy feature that allows you to undo actions, like system updates and driver installations, when they go astray or cause problems. Yet if not configured properly, System Restore can gobble up a large chunk of your computer’s free disk space. In this TR Dojo...

Tags: Hard Drive, System Restore, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-23

Can Microsoft duplicate the "Apple Store" experience?

I hope they do much better than Apple Store..My two experiences with Apple Stores both sucked, so I hope they do a lot better than Apple stores.Duplicate? I hope not....I think they need to focus on creating their own in-store experience. My experience limited, but good.I went in the other...

Tags: Public relations, Insurance, Apple Store, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

iPhone MMS working for many; two weeks early

Working for me in ATLOS: 3.1.1Carrier Bundle: 5.1But I cheated. Saw a blog posting late last week that had directions on how to get MMS working (w/o jail breaking) using a new carrier file...5.1. However, it didn't work at first. It took about a day to start...

Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, MMS, iPhone MMS, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Give me one good reason not to just move them all to Linux

RE: Give me one good reason not to just move them all to LinuxAs a roaming tech helper and trainer, I completely concur. Over the past few years, I have moved quite a few of my clients to Mac or Linux and they couldn't be happier. And lately, the infestation...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Linux, malware

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

TR Dojo: Customize Windows keyboard shortcuts (and Mac OS X; Linux and more)

Keyboard shortcuts have long been a quick, easy way to perform common computer tasks. And, the standard shortcuts included in operating systems and applications are sufficient for most users. But what do you do if the built-in shortcuts don’t do exactly what you want? In this TR Dojo video, Bill...

Tags: Apple Mac OS, Linux, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Keyboard Shortcut, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-09

Microsoft: No IE 8 tab-hang fix in the works

Back to IE7...Me too. I wanted to like IE8 and installed it right after release. But a month later I was frustrated at all of the performance issues. Back to IE7. I'm satisfied. At least until MS turns IE7 off and forces me to upgrade.One other note, despite the fact...

Tags: Web browsers, IE8, Microsoft Internet Explorer, tab-hang, IE 8, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-28

64-bit Snow Leopard defaults to 32-bit kernel

seriously"our mid-2007 MacBook only showed 3GB available for system use through Activity Monitor despite having 4GB installed, not delivering the true 64-bit experience."If it is the Intel 960 chipset it was only supported for 2GB RAM. I have one its a chipset limitation every PC or MAC that has...

Tags: Chipsets, Network technology, Semiconductors, 64-bit, Snow Leopard, chipset, chip, Apple Inc., kernel, Apple Macintosh, 32-bit

Discussion threads 2009-08-28

Friday rant: Software maintenance; it's all Manny's fault

I love it when a CPA comes out batting for the buy side. In Business Week, Gene Marks CPA points the finger of blame for software maintenance firmly in the direction of Meir M. "Manny" Lehman: It all began in the 1960s, when Lehman predicted that changes in software...

Tags: Software, Grandchildren, Tools & Techniques, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-08-21

News to know: Bing; Windows; HP; RIM; ZuiTUbe; CD sales; Wimax

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Bing gains search share on Yahoo, Google Ed Bott: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Hewlett-Packard Co., CD, Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, E-mail, WiMAX, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Online Communications, Wireless And Mobility

Blog posts 2009-08-19

Asus UX50V-RX05

Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-school 2009 Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific new configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores. The Asus UX50V-RX05 is closer to an oversized Netbook than a mainstream laptop. If you took the Asus Eee PC 1005HA and...

Tags: Notebooks, ASUS, Asus UX50V, laptop computer

Product reviews 2009-08-06

Three things the Apple tablet needs to be successful

Three things the Apple tablet needs to be successfulAn Apple tablet wll not need any of those thingsto be successful.People will buy it regardless, knowing that the third generation tablet will receive those feature, at which point they will purchase the new one when it ships.RE: Three things the Apple...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Snow Leopard, tablet, Apple Tablet, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

Morro FUD ...

Morro FUD ...You should've checked your emailPeople with subscriptions that were expiring in the last couple months were getting a free 6 month extension to OneCare.Norton AV 2009 isn't bad though. It's much faster than previous versions, but the Norton toolbar that it installs is garbage. I wouldn't...

Tags: Norton 360, Morro FUD, Norton Co., OneCare, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-12

News to know: Windows 7; Apple; Yahoo bonuses; Palm

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Verdict: Windows 7 - Like Vista, just a bit easier to use and less annoying Ed Bott: Database glitch causes Windows 7 download...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Yahoo! Inc., Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-05-01