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Quad-core PC project - Windows Experience Index

Quad-core PC project - Windows Experience IndexI seem to recall your having said you weren't going to tweak.These systems. Or was that someone else? Tweaking the memory seems to be going against that.Please also let us know if ....... S3 and S4 function properly. Not to second guess your...

Tags: Processors, processor, Wei, Windows eXPerience, Gateway Inc., Quad-core PC, Windows Experience Index, ATI Graphics, motherboard, quad-core, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-09-04

Quad-core PC project - Windows Experience Index

Some of you have asked me for the Windows Experience Index score of my new quad-core PCs ... well, here it is:   That 5.3 is pretty robust.  Not only have I not done anything to tweak the system other than install the ATI...

Tags: Quad-core, Microsoft Windows, Graphics, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2007-09-04

Vista Mailbag: How does the performance rating work?

Ive been getting great questions about Windows Vista via e-mail lately and thought I would answer a few of them here. If I keep getting good questions, Ill make this a regular feature. Yesterday, Stefan asked about the "Windows Vista System Performance Grade": I dont understand the scale...

Tags: graphics, Windows Vista, Vista Mailbag, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista

Blog posts 2006-11-15

The Windows Experience Index and your PC

A few weeks ago I blogged about how Vista's Windows Experience Index was fatally flawed. I'm pleased to say that under the latest Vista build (pre-RC1, build 5536) things are a lot better. In this post I'm going to take a detailed look at the Windows Experience Index...

Tags: base score, Windows eXPerience, Windows Experience Index, PC

Blog posts 2006-08-31

Is Vista's Windows Experience Index fatally flawed?

Is Vista's Windows Experience Index fatally flawed?The WHY is somewhat logical..[b]Why does the Windows Experience Index only look at the capacity of the primary hard drive? Surely the total hard drive capacity of the entire system should be considered. [/b]I tend to agree, but if you think about it...

Tags: Corporate communications, Operating systems, Video cards, Microsoft Windows Vista, computer, video, Microsoft Windows, Sony Corp., Windows Experience Index, Windows eXPerience, graphics, hard drive

Discussion threads 2006-07-12

Is Vista's Windows Experience Index fatally flawed?

Windows Vista has some complicated system requirements, especially when it comes to memory and graphics card performance. In an attempt to try to simplify things for user and buyers, Microsoft has bundled a utility into Vista called Windows Experience Index. The idea is that the Windows Experience Index...

Tags: Windows eXPerience, Windows Experience Index

Blog posts 2006-07-10

Additional Resources

ROFLthing 2008

Have you ever been to an internet culture conference? Earlier this year, Harvard senior Tim Hwang threw one in Cambridge, Mass., and it was a massive success. This time, Hwang wanted to have a smaller get together in San Francisco to chat about memes. Welcome to ROFLthing...

Tags: Humor, Rickroll, Chuck Norris, Internet, Strategy, Management, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-08-29

Windows Mobile magazine ends, but iPhone Life launches on September 9th

While I get the majority of my news and content online, I still do subscribe to a few magazines including MacWorld, Laptop, and Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine. I am very saddened by the news that there will be one final issue of Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine. As you...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Magazine, Smartphone, Pocket PC, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-08-29

Inside India's CAPTCHA solving economy

No CAPTCHA can survive a human that's receiving financial incentives for solving it, and with an army of low-waged human CAPTCHA solvers officially in the business of "data processing" while earning a mere $2 for solving a thousand CAPTCHA's, I'm already starting to see evidence of consolidation between India's major...

Tags: CAPTCHA, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-08-29

Weekend Gadget Guidance: Speed up Vista installation via thumb drive

It's Labor Day weekend. Have you given your computer a fresh Windows install for the holiday? (If you're the kind of guy or gal who's into periodically wiping your hard drive, this tip's for you.) The How-To Geek over at Lifehacker recently posted a...

Tags: Hard Drive, Microsoft Windows Vista, USB Flash Drive, Microsoft Windows, Flash Memory, Operating Systems, Software, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-08-29

Mobile access to your SIS

Several student information system SIS vendors offer to sync data with a Palm Pilot or Windows Mobile PDA. This is a handy feature for teachers on field trips, assistant principals stalking the halls, etc. It's fairly limited in it's utility, though since it generally only provides a static...

Tags: Mobile, SiS, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-08-29

Mashing up the client to the cloud

The conventional wisdom of Office 2.0 says applications must be browser-only. But does that miss opportunities to use the cloud more efficiently and give users a more functional and satisfying experience? by Phil Wainewright

Tags: Client, Web Browser, RightNow Technologies, Office 2.0, Mashup, Framework, Collaboration, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-08-29

Netbooks just want to be free

At a trade show in Berlin, T-Mobile confirmed that it will sell an Asus Eee PC 901 netbook with built-in 3G. If the prices on these bundles come close to what's been rumored, they could start to catch on. In the UK, Asus already offers a free...

Tags: ASUS, Bundle, T-Mobile, 3G, Modems, Microsoft Windows, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Microsoft Windows XP, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-08-29

Virtual desktop solutions and mobility

Several suppliers, including Citrix and VDIworks, have come forward to speak with me about work they're doing to address the inhibitors to deploying VDI-based solutions. Here are some of the issues these suppliers are addressing. Organizations have come to think that the only...

Tags: Desktop, Mobility, Virtual Desktop, VDIworks, Staff Member, Desktop Virtualization, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-08-29

News to know: Dell; Comcast's cap; Yahoo Mash RIP; Google Apps

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Dell: Turnaround interuptus as share grab hurts net, margins Google, Mozilla extend search box deal Jason Hiner: Sprint unveils location-based 'geobrowsing' on...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Comcast Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Hydrogen Road Tour, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Operating Systems, Software, Emerging Technologies

Blog posts 2008-08-29

Comcast's Web limits: Saving bandwidth or stifling innovation?

The first computer I ever bought had a whopping six-gigabyte hard drive inside - far more storage capacity than anyone might have ever dreamed of using some ten years ago. Back then, no one was really downloading music or uploading digital photos, let alone streaming video or placing VoIP phone...

Tags: Innovation, Web, Bandwidth, Comcast Corp., Internet, Storage, Telecommunications, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-08-28

Nokia E71, Palm Centro, Treo Pro, iPhone, BlackBerry Curve (Image Gallery: Palm Treo Pro Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional device)

Nokia E71, Palm Centro, Treo Pro, iPhone, BlackBerry Curve (Image Gallery: Palm Treo Pro Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional device)Where are the BIG screens?Is it just me ... ???Why can't we have some WM phones with screens as big as the iPhone ???

Tags: Palm Treo, Palm Inc., iPhone BlackBerry, Palm Treo Pro Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, Apple iPhone, Nokia Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

The depressing future of the Internet

A brief overview of how the Internet came about: some years ago, some military boffs thought it'd be awesome if computers could talk to each other, so the US could nuke the hell out of other countries without actually being near there. A smart professor from England then came up...

Tags: Security, IPv6, Computer, Flaw, IPv6 Adoption, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-08-28

Windows 7 pricing thoughts - Is Windows too expensive?

Windows 7 pricing thoughts - Is Windows too expensive?It is an apt comparison>Your Ubunutu/Vista comparison doesn't pass the common sense test. Think about what you can get with Ubuntu-- Compiz Fusion for eye candy, drive encryption, MythTV DVR app, OpenOffice.org, ect. You have to get Ultimate Windows to get all...

Tags: Construction, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), pricing strategy, window, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

Windows 7 pricing thoughts - Is Windows too expensive?

I'm really hoping that Steven Sinofsky will kick off a discussion about Windows 7 pricing over on the Engineering Windows 7 blog sometime soon. I'm not holding my breath because the chances of seeing an open debate on pricing is highly unlikely, but I can dream, can't I? by Adrian...

Tags: Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows 7, OEM, Microsoft Windows Vista, Pricing Strategy, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Pricing, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-08-28