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Build a wearable PC (Part 1): Tired of his heavy laptop turning him into Quasimodo, author Cyrus Peikari dreamed up a solution: a PC he could wear on his body. In this article, learn how you can ditch your cumbersome laptop and your entire office for a lightweight, wearable setup. Find Part 2...; Tags: PC, informIT, Wearable Computer, Notebooks, Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets; Download resources 2007-09-13
Turbo Charge Your Inventory Moves With Wearable Computers: 13 Key Considerations for Evaluating Wearables: Bar code scanning has made data collection fast and accurate but sometimes operators aren't provided the right tools for the job - and that can reduce productivity gains that might otherwise be realized. Many warehouse tasks require an operator to physically handle products. A hand-held computer isn't always the best...; Tags: LXE (EMS Technologies), Wearable Computer, Computer, Productivity; White papers 2007-03-15
1.39 mln wearable computers to ship by 2008: Unit shipments of wearable computers (that includes purses, watches, shirts) should rise from 261,000 last year to 1.39 mln in 2008, according to IDC.; Tags: wearable computer, computer; Blog posts 2005-03-08
1.39 mln wearable computers to ship by 2008: Unit shipments of wearable computers (that includes purses, watches, shirts) should rise from 261,000 last year to 1.39 mln in 2008, according to IDC.; Tags: wearable computer, computer; Blog posts 2005-03-08
Build a wearable PC (Part 2): Tired of his heavy laptop turning him into Quasimodo, author Cyrus Peikari dreamed up a solution: a PC he could wear on his body. In Part 2 of this article, follow along as Cyrus continues his quixotic quest to build the ultimate mobile device -- a wearable PC....; Tags: PC, informIT, Wearable Computer, Desktops, Hardware; Download resources

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Support.com: We'll kill your crapware for free: Support.com on Monday will roll out a free service designed to remove crapware from your PC. This public service has a bit of a motive: Support.com--essentially the Jiffy Lube of the PC industry--wants your future business. Here's how this will work: Folks call 1-800-PC-Support or log on...; Tags: Software, PC, Support.com, Netbooks, Desktops, Tools & Techniques, Hardware, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-12-05
The weirdest computing disasters of 2008: Roasted laptops, panthers savaging memory sticks and angry fishermen throwing computers overboard top the list of the year's weirdest computing disasters. Roasted laptops, panthers savaging memory sticks and angry fishermen throwing computers overboard top the list of the year's weirdest computing disasters. The top 10...; Tags: Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, disaster recovery, laptops, Nick Heath silicon.com; News items 2008-12-04
JavaFX Q&A: To learn more about the technical aspects of today's launch of JavaFX including its support in NetBeans and Eclipse I spoke in depth with Eric Klein, VP of Java Marketing at Sun, and Octavian Tanase, Senior Director of the Java Platform Group. For a more business oriented perspective see the...; Tags: Developer, Application, Mobile, Ed, Eric, FX, JavaFX Script, Q., FX Common, Flex, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-12-04
A new laptop for me is really all about the kids: It's no secret that I want one of the new MacBook Pros. I've blogged about it. I promised Santa I'd be a good boy for the rest of my whole entire life if I could have one. I've explained all of the great new features to my...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Laptop Computer, Computer, Apple MacBook Pro, Notebooks, Productivity, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-12-03
Drexel students hijack online poll, get underwear: A few weeks ago I saw that students at my alma mater organized a small botnet to push Drexel to the front of the queue for Victoria's Secret's line of university branded underwear. It took a brief remark from a blog I frequent to make me realize that there...; Tags: Poll, Security, Viruses And Worms, Adam O\'Donnell; Blog posts 2008-12-03
Should you run your laptop on battery or charger power?: An interesting article in Slate by Jacob Leibenluft the other day asks a simple question: Do you save more energy keeping your laptop plugged in during use, or should you use your charger only after the battery runs out of juice? It's a complicated...; Tags: Battery, AC Power, Laptop Computer, Engineering, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-12-03
Slicing up Sun: Being employed by a large technology company and being a freelance technology writer has its pitfalls -- one of which is from a disclosure perspective, I'm not allowed to talk about strategy and forward-looking statements regarding the company I work for. The risk...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Storage, Open Source, Processors, Servers, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-12-03
Apple removes Mac antivirus language from site: Apple removes Mac antivirus language from siteProbably Windows"Previously, the company’s security message in its KnowledgeBase was as follows: “Apple encourages the widespread use of multiple antivirus utilities so that virus programmers have more than one application to circumvent, thus making the whole virus writing process more difficult.” "I think they...; Tags: Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh; Discussion threads 2008-12-03
Apple removes anti-virus recommendation: Apple removes anti-virus recommendationBottom Line:Way to go-perpetuate the notion that Macs are "immune" to malware. Do you even bother to read what you write?What acctually happened was..Some user came upon it - sent a nasty email about how he was sold on a Mac because of the 'inability to be...; Tags: Desktops, Cyberthreats, Operating systems, Spyware, adware & malware, antivirus, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X; Discussion threads 2008-12-03
Information Age landmark: One billionth mouse produced: Information Age landmark: One billionth mouse producedTouchscreens will supplement the mouse, not replace itThe touchscreen's main downfall is that you have to switch the dimension of your hand from horizontal to vertical when you switch from typing to touching. Also the farther away the keyboard is from the monitor the...; Tags: Mice, Keyboards, Monitors & displays, mouse, billionth mouse; Discussion threads 2008-12-03
Microsoft's Live Search (finally) adds malware warnings: Microsoft's Live Search team has officially announced the integration of warnings for potentially malware infected sites within Live Search, following last week's introduction of a malware warning service aimed at webmasters. According to a post by Christian Seifert, Software Design Engineer at Live Search Anti-Spam & Anti-Malware...; Tags: Microsoft Live Search, Malware, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Live Search Team, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-12-03
Information Age landmark: One billionth mouse produced: Logitech, maker of many mice, has hailed as a major landmark the production of their one billionth computer mouse, which rolled off production lines late last month. The first mouse was created on December 9, 1968 when Douglas C. Engelbart and his group of researchers at Stanford University put...; Tags: Mouse, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-12-03
Apple's "install antivirus on your Mac" page is gone, but the idea lives on: Apple's "install antivirus on your Mac" page is gone, but the idea lives onCrApple will dieSaying that would probably not draw ignorant Mac customers to buy iCrap so they removed it. I have been using Vista x64 for about 2 years w/o any anti virus and I enjoy using my...; Tags: Desktops, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, antivirus, Aesop, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, malware, game; Discussion threads 2008-12-03
AV on my Macs? Say it ain't so!: AV on my Macs? Say it ain't so!Just pointed the issue out to my brother at UNCThe linked text at Apple in question:[pre]Mac OS: Antivirus utilities * Last Modified: December 02, 2008 * Article: HT2550 * Old Article: 4454SummaryLearn about...; Tags: Desktops, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Apple Macintosh, virus, antivirus, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-12-03
Novell updates PlateSpin and rebrands Orchestrator: Richard Whitehead, one of the interesting people from Novell I speak with on an irregular basis, contacted me to tell me about an update to the PlateSpin portfolio and how Novell the PlateSpin product family and the former ZenWorks Orchestrator have been rebranded. Novell's products in the area of virtualization...; Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Novell Inc., Data Centers, Virtualization, Storage, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-12-03