windows notebook

ZDNet Resources

• sort by:
• Relevance
• Date
• Popularity

Reasons to buy a Mac

Reasons to buy a MacPerspective from iMac and Parallels owner1. If a business is supporting a Mac with Parallels environment, you're probably right. As long as the user doesn't have to support the updates and patches for the systems involved, you've increased the business support overhead without doing anything to...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, windows notebook, cheap windows notebook, Sun xVM, Mac Book, Apple Inc., Linux

Discussion threads 2008-07-10

Additional Resources

Exterminate It 1.57.11.26 (Windows)

Exterminate It is an anti-virus and anti-malware solution defends your PC and notebook with ease. Now you can feel the meaning of Real Personal Protection with Submit State feature fastest possible responder to Your Threats in 24 hours. Huge everyday-updated Malware Database sustains your protection. It is compatible with other...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, CurioLab, Malware Database, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms

Software downloads 2009-11-26

GoldenSection Notes 4.1 build 1517 (Windows)

GSNotes is a user-friendly e-notebook that organizes your notes in a folder tree format for your convenience. The program has received dozens of awards and supports over 20 languages. In addition to keeping and organizing notes, GSNotes can perform any word processing task and has all the necessary features, such...

Tags: IBM Lotus Notes, Note, Microsoft Windows, TGS Labs, GSNotes, Document Management, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting

Software downloads 2009-11-25

HP Pavilion dv4-2045dx

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The HP Pavilion dv4-2045dx offers more multitasking muscle than many of the other mainstream budget retail laptops we've recently reviewed. Helped by a 7,200rpm...

Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, Overall IT, lid, Hewlett-Packard Co., AMD Turion II, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., keyboard, HP Pavilion

Product reviews 2009-11-24

RightNote 1.6.8 (Windows)

RightNote is a note-taker and note-organizer, that allows you to store and organize all bits of different information in a single place - and find that information almost instantly. Instead of having many pieces of paper lying all over your desk, which may contain contact information, phone numbers, to-do lists,...

Tags: Page, Microsoft Windows, Full-text Search, BauerApps, RightNote, Productivity

Software downloads 2009-11-24

My Notes Keeper 1.9.7 (Windows)

My Notes Keeper is ideal for storing notes, emails, images, URLs and document, etc. My Notes Keeper stores and represents your information in a comfortable and clear tabbed and tree-structured form, all items in a tree store as a note, so you can add many independent notes in one notebook....

Tags: IBM Lotus Notes, Note, Microsoft Windows, Wpg Computing, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-22

Will Microsoft's Silverlight dampen the appeal of Google's Chrome OS?

MS is the past Google is the future so NopeGoogle is the old MS, MS is the old IBM. PC_DOS never made it, MS_DOS did. The driving factor was openness and innovation.Today and in the near future, Google has bothToday MS sees profit only and based on thatdrives...

Tags: Operating systems, Leadership, BOOT UP TIMES, Google Chrome, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Chrome OS, Chrome, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Michael Dell sticks to Windows 7 big bang theory

too old?"Windows XP is 8 years old"So What? If it ain't broke don't fix it!Windows 2000 is ten years old and still does almost everything I need. Everyone around me runs XP or newer, yet I have far fewer problems.What is good for the computer industry is not...

Tags: Operating systems, theory, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Microsoft designs laptop for developer giveaway

Windows division president Steven Sinofsky took his Windows team through the process of designing and building a Windows 7 laptop in conjunction with Acer. LOS ANGELES--As a software guy, Windows division president Steven Sinofsky readily admits that he had little idea of all that goes into building a laptop....

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Microsoft, Acer, laptop, Ina Fried CNET News

News items 2009-11-19

Disks: why size means performance

OK, Smarty pants...How do I use only the outer-most sectors of my 500GB disk?Performance != reliabilitySeagate has progressively gotten worse with reliability - that's why they cut the 5-year warranty back down to 3 years. Western Digital has made great strides with reliability though. WD isn't focussing on...

Tags: Serial ATA, SSD, SAS Institute, SAS Drives, performance, disk

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Netbooks dead? Not when sales are up 264% percent

My prediction:Intel and MS and the major brands are trying to drag the market upwards in size and cost to maintain their margins. They will shortly face a barrage of products based on ARM class processors and Linux (Chrome?), which will cost much less and have much better battery lives....

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, sales, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Is imminent Chrome OS launch reckless?

First Impressions"first impressions are extremely important."Yup, Vista SP1/SP2 is a good operating system. Microsoft botched the initial release of Vista, and it gave a good operating system a permanently bad name.reckless not sure dangerous surely i may sound stupid or ill inform but ...What will be Chrome...

Tags: Operating systems, operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome, imminent Chrome OS

Discussion threads 2009-11-14

Who needs an Office app? Google Docs, Calendar & more all work on Nokia N900

I like the direction this is headingThose keys look awfully small compared to your thumbs (or maybe you have HUGE thumbs ;-) ).In any event, I like the look of the future. You need a foldable, netbook size BT keyboard the size of a cigarette pack, a little stand, all...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Google Inc., Nokia N900, Microsoft Office, Google Docs

Discussion threads 2009-11-14

Gateway NV7802u

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.Gateway continues to offer some of the best bang-for-your-buck retail laptops. The NV7802u is a fine example: It's a 17-inch wide-screen model with a...

Tags: Processors, Notebooks, Intel Core 2 Duo, Gateway Inc., Intel Corp., laptop computer

Product reviews 2009-11-13

Study claims netbook users dissatisfied with Windows 7. Are you?

Very satisfiedVery satisfiedIt's a intentionaly crippled OS from a software company with lackluster QACYou should expect to be disappointed.In the Netbook realm, closed source can't compete with free.I have 7 Pro on mineand I also dual boot with Ubuntu Netbook Remix. And while I personally prefer Ubuntu, there is nothing...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Windows 7 Pro, netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, netbook user

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

XDent 3.7.0.0 (Mac)

XDent, available for Apple MacOS X, Linux and Windows systems, is one of the most technologically advanced products among the programs for the management of dental practice. It is designed to simplify the work of the dentist and his assistants. The immediacy and ease of use of the program lets...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Patient, Patient Data, Linux, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-09

Dell Inspiron i1545-4374PBU

Editors' note: This review is part of our holiday 2009 retail desktop and laptop review roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores. There's something to be said for simplicity. The Dell Inspiron i1545-4374PBU might not look like much and its limited supply...

Tags: Notebooks, Keyboards, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., Intel Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-07

YourOtherMind 8.2.3.5 (Windows)

YourOtherMind is an idea management tool for writers, helping to store and tag ideas or research, track submissions, brainstorm, and it is also a word processor with formatting, spellchecking, and full-screen mode. You can do it all in YourOtherMind, but the most important part of the process is the writing....

Tags: Story, Microsoft Windows, AnvilInk, YourOtherMind, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Software downloads 2009-11-06

Gateway NV5207u

The Gateway NV5207u is what happens when a slow processor happens to an otherwise respectable budget-priced laptop. It's a good-looking notebook with a large screen, a decent port assortment, and a couple of extra features to sweeten the deal. But its AMD processor is a poor performer despite being dual...

Tags: Processors, Gateway Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., processor

Product reviews 2009-11-05

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