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- Windows 7 in the real world: 10 PCs under the microscope
- Intel DriversThe Intel drivers submitted to Windows Update (the ones Windows 7 uses by default) absolutely, positively SUCK! Go immediately to the Intel Download Center and download the latest stable drivers for your chipset for Windows 7 (which have been available since mid-September), and I guarantee your results will be...
- Tags: Chipsets, Operating systems, PC, Application Failures, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Update, Windows Hardware Quality Lab, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-14
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- Lexmark Platinum Pro 905
- Businesses shopping for a new multifunction printer already have enough decisions to make without throwing a touch-screen option into the mix, but most of the big printer vendors already have models with one or one in the works. We've reviewed the Brother MFC-990CW and the HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless,...
- Tags: Printers, Keyboards, Monitors & displays, printer, Platinum Pro 905, touch screen, Lexmark International Inc.
- Product reviews 2009-09-25
- Edubuntu followup
- A number of readers posed both thoughts and questions related to my Wednesday post, "The state of Edubuntu...Thoughts?" While the expected "Why the hell would you use *nix anyway?" sorts of questions were thrown in for good measure, many readers had solid recommendations based on experience while others had...
- Tags: Linux, Thin Client, Edubuntu, Thin Client Setup, Thin Clients, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-08-06
- The state of Edubuntu...Your thoughts
- The state of Edubuntu...Your thoughtsThe state of Edubuntu...Your thoughtsIt's still linux so unless you want your students to be lagged behind technology for about 10 - 15 years then don't do it. Plus the overhead of having to maintain it with a daily patch cycle and constant recompiling and...
- Tags: Thin clients, OPEN SOURCE, LTSP, server, Edubuntu
- Discussion threads 2009-08-05
- Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac
- I've often been asked why I don't own a Mac. The answer is simple, and yet complex, and requires a trip down memory lane artwork by Spidermonkey David Morgenstern’s column last week about Psystar’s imminent demise and his accompanying “Good Riddanceâ€...
- Tags: Software, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Next Computer, Canon Inc., Fanboy Template Let, Andrew, NeXTStep, Desktops, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-06-02
- Is Windows 7 really too expensive?
- It's not even on store shelves yet, but Windows 7 might come with a price tag that may be a higher hurdle than expected for some early adopters. Windows 7 is beating Vista in just about every...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Driver Preparation, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-05-18
- AVADirect Custom Gaming PC
- A dirty secret of gaming PC reviews is that vendors frequently try to submit systems with aggressive overclocking that they won't actually sell because of poor reliability, but that will last long enough to score well on our benchmarks. Imagine our skepticism when this $2,900 AVADirect Custom Gaming PC showed...
- Tags: Network technology, PC, AVADirect Custom Gaming PC, gaming PC
- Product reviews 2009-04-23
- What should Apple do - Scale down Mac OS X or scale up iPhone OS?
- What should Apple do - Scale down Mac OS X or scale up iPhone OS?dosen't matterunless you have apple computers, since they have a very samll percentage of the market, who really cares, Oviously, Apple will not do a netbook like everyone else.It will at least have a swivel screen...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Desktops, Apple iPhone, iPhone OS, Scale-down Mac OS X, Apple-do, operating system, Snow Leopard
- Discussion threads 2009-03-09
- $800 Mac Mini? I'm all set, Apple
- $800 Mac Mini? I'm all set, AppleBusiness strategyApple's business strategy is completely different from other computer makers. As opposed to the Dell's and Lenovo's of the world they refuse to sell commodity products. What does that means? It means that they have found a niche in market who see value...
- Tags: Desktops, business result, Mini, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-03
- Windows 7 Starter Edition - not an answer for Ed Tech
- Windows 7 Starter Edition - not an answer for Ed TechForget StarterGo for Home or Pro. They'll run just as well on netbooks. RE: Windows 7 Starter Edition - not an answer for Ed TechWho said Windows 7 Starter Edition was for ed tech? No one. Are you feeling...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter Edition, Microsoft Windows 7, Ed Tech, Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-02-10
- Asus ships Eee Box PCs with malware
- Asus ships Eee Box PCs with malwareAsus ships Eee Box PCs with malwareThis is a deliberate attempt by Asus to get people to move away from Microsoft Windows and get the Asus eee's with linux installed. I hope Microsoft sues them for negligence. After that people will not want...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Microsoft Windows, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, ASUS, Eee Box PC, malware
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- Surprise! There will be a PDC 2008 after all
- Surprise! There will be a PDC 2008 after allMicrosoft speaks in code satire :^0.I understand that some of you are confused by the language Microsoft uses. Well, you are not alone. And, I'm here to help. It's true. Microsoft DOES speak in code. But, if you understand the code, you...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-12-06
- Dell hopes to generate 'product lust' following mixed earnings bag
- Dell hopes to generate 'product lust' following mixed earnings bagHis previous products made me 'product impotent'.What's left to say? DIY is not only cheaper, it's more effective. :)Dell already generates product lust.....after a while you wish you bought anything but Dell.The solution is simpleGet rid of Windows off...
- Tags: Desktops, Linux, PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, DIY, Dell Computer Corp., PC
- Discussion threads 2007-11-29
- The Mac mini 'smoke screen'
- The Mac mini 'smoke screen'It's not about saving money...You don't buy a MAC for saving money. You buy it for the quality. My parent's PCs crash at least once a day - my mac? Once every six months has a kernal panic. You want to tweak photos? Listen to music?...
- Tags: Desktops, Cyberthreats, TCO, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple iMac
- Discussion threads 2007-08-10
- Apple's stealth campaign for business?
- Apple's stealth campaign for business?I think I get the enterprise strategyIf you are a regular reader of ZDNet, you know folks like Non Zealot, itpro_z and Shade Tree are a fair representation of the entrenched ideas in enterprise IT. And the entrenchment comes from being locked into software that...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Disney Corp., Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, job, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-08-08
- The Vista driver outlook gets a little brighter
- The Vista driver outlook gets a little brighterMost of drivers are on Vista DVD and on Windows UpdateMost of drivers are on Vista DVD and on Windows Update, so it's not necessary install them manually.Simply amazing...This is sorta related to this story... I've listened to the same people with...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Vista driver outlook, Creative Labs Inc., X-Fi driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, hardware
- Discussion threads 2007-07-06
- The Vista driver outlook gets a little brighter
- I’ve been watching for the past six months as PC hardware makers deliver updated drivers to make their products work with Windows Vista. Lately, the trickle has turned into a steady stream: Creative has released 32â€"bit and 64â€"bit Vista drivers for virtually all of its current product line. (And despite what you may...
- Tags: Hardware, Windows Vista
- Blog posts 2007-07-06
- What Wal-Mart means to Dell
- What Wal-Mart means to DellWalmart Linux & Microsoft Linux. Linux outselling WindowsWalmart was one of the first to sell a computer to the masses sporting Linux instead of Microsoft Windows. Del just purchased a lot of Microsoft Linux and will be loading the same to its computers. Microsoft Linux is...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Microsoft Employee, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft-Linux, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Dell Computer Corp., SuSE Linux, SuSE
- Discussion threads 2007-05-25
- Be it resolved: release and revise is the way to go
- Be it resolved: release and revise is the way to goRephrase the ResolutionTesting should come as close to real-world use as possible without creating operational risk.In the case of an integrated air defense system (you're stray airbus example), or similar, you test it in the lab with pre-recorded sensor data,...
- Tags: Service level management, Process improvement, IT Services, Invariants, invariant
- Discussion threads 2007-03-21
- Did Intel rig test or out engineer AMD/ATI?
- When Humphrey Cheung at TG Daily wrote a glowing review of Intels G965 embedded graphics chipset beating an AMD/ATI X1600 dedicated graphics board on a video playback quality test, AMD cried foul, and other journalists echoed some concerns with the massively one-sided test. That prompted Cheung to write a follow-up...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video cards, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Willis, ATI X1600, video, graphics, ATI Technologies Inc.
- Blog posts 2007-03-14
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