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- Wintel+Vista+conspiracy+screws+customers%3A+Another+win+for+Apple
- Wintel+Vista+conspiracy+screws+customers%3A+Another+win+for+AppleWhat's your vector Victor?Apple doesn't have a chance of moving into business class Windows/Linux territory unless they OEM OSX and open up their proprietary ways.Windows Server 2008 shares the same kernel as Vista SP1, but, interestingly 'retreats' from registry-based gui 'click next' configuration to a command-line interface 'Linux modular approach'...
- Tags: linux, microsoft windows, desktops, operating systems, wintel vista, wintel vista conspiracy, microsoft corp., apple inc., liar, wintel, crook, pc, microsoft windows server 2008
- Discussion threads 2008-02-29
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- Dell now ships XPS and Studio notebook with Ubuntu Linux 8.04 factory installed
- Dell has launched an XPS and Studio notebook with Ubuntu Linux 8.04 factory installed. The two models are the Dell XPS M153On and Studio 15n. Dell "recommends Windows Vista Home Premium" for both of these models, according to the Dell web pages for similar models. Here's the quick blurb...
- Tags: ubuntu, dell computer corp., ubuntu linux, notebooks, blogging, hardware, notebooks & tablets, internet, paula rooney
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- MS Patch Tuesday: Critical IE, Office, Excel patches coming
- Next Tuesday (August 12th), Microsoft will ship 12 security bulletins with fixes for serious vulnerabilities in a wide range of of widely deployed products. Seven of the 12 bulletins will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. The critical bulletins will cover remotely exploitable...
- Tags: microsoft access, vulnerability, patch management, activex control, microsoft internet explorer, microsoft corp., microsoft excel, microsoft windows, activex/com/com+/dcom, microsoft office, security, operating systems, software, software development, software/web development, office suites, ryan naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Vista struggling? OCZ launch 8GB and 16GB upgrade kits
- Feel like your PC could do with a little more RAM? OCZ, the California-based memory specialist, might have the answer - 8GB and 16GB upgrade kits! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: kit, microsoft windows vista, ram, memory, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), semiconductors, hardware, components, operating systems, microsoft windows, software, adrian kingsley-hughes
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- News to know: Mozilla; Windows Server; LinuxWorld; Apple
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Talking Firefox security with Mozilla's Window Snyder Mary Jo Foley: What's next for Windows Server Microsoft finalizes SQL Server 2008 TechRepublic: 10 questions and answers about Microsoft Live Mesh Dancho Danchev: Today's...
- Tags: google inc., larry dignan, microsoft windows server, server, apple inc., mozilla corp., linux, phishing, smart phones, service-oriented architecture (soa), cyberthreats, microsoft windows, operating systems, unix, open source, software, security, spam and phishing, consumer electronics, personal technology, web services, enterprise software
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- IBM should spend another $1B to sell its Symphony OpenOffice-Linux desktop to the masses
- IBM is enlisting the help of the top three Linux distributors to help its desktop Office and messaging software gain ground. It's a small step forward but Big Blue must reach out to the masses to win this game. At LinuxWorld, IBM announced that Canonical/Ubuntu, Novell and Red...
- Tags: microsoft office, ibm corp., linux, open source, unix, operating systems, desktops, software, hardware, paula rooney
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change
- The other day I received a challenge from a reader. Put together the parts list for a cheap and cheerful PC. The criteria were pretty straightforward: - Cheap - Good quality - Be able to run Vista Here's what I came up...
- Tags: pc, board, microsoft windows vista, motherboard, cpu, masscool 5t568s1h3, corporate governance, processors, business operations, corporate law, semiconductors, hardware, components, adrian kingsley-hughes
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change
- The other day I received a challenge from a reader. Put together the parts list for a cheap and cheerful PC. The criteria were pretty straightforward: - Cheap - Good quality - Be able to run Vista Here's what I came up...
- Tags: pc, adrian kingsley-hughes, microsoft windows vista, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), desktops, operating systems, microsoft windows, software, hardware, build, diy
- Image galleries 2008-08-06
- News to know: LinuxWorld; Cisco; Microsoft; Yahoo
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with 'Fiji'? Sam Diaz: LinuxWorld keynotes: Now is the time to invest. Larry Dignan: IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on Vista A new data center?...
- Tags: apple iphone, linuxworld, larry dignan, yahoo! inc., microsoft corp., cisco systems inc., cloud computing, help desk, data centers, corporate communications, it operations, storage, hardware, data management, marketing
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- It's not good for everything, therefore it's not good for anything
- A lot of the wintel vs Unix argument is cast in terms of this hardware or that feature but the reality is that risk and compliance, not functionality or direct cost, are the critical decision drivers both right now and for the immediate future. by Paul Murphy
- Tags: security, comcast corp., sun microsystems inc., downtime, sun ray, argument, telecommuting, microsoft windows, linux, operating systems, servers, human resources, workforce management, software, hardware, paul murphy
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- GPCS 2007 Professional Keylogger (zip)
- GPCS 2007 runs hidden on your computer. Silently records every key stroke, including passwords, takes screen shots, and allows you to see and know everything anyone does on your computer, period. Watch your spouse, your children, or your employees. GPCS is only accessed via custom hot key combination which in...
- Tags: password, keylogger, computer, gpcs, productivity
- Software downloads 2008-08-06
- Take advantage of Vista's Event Viewer and Task Scheduler integration
- Microsoft Windows Vista contains a totally new mechanism that integrates Task Scheduler with Event Viewer such that you can now attach a task directly to the event and then configure the task to perform any one of several operations whenever the event occurs and is logged in Event Viewer. Greg...
- Tags: microsoft windows vista, integration, greg shultz, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), microsoft windows, operating systems, software
- Download resources 2008-08-06
- Windows wars: Are you a dog or cat?
- All this Vista versus XP versus Windows Server 2008 stuff got me thinking. Maybe its not just technological issues with Microsoft's latest desktop OS that is creating strife between the user bases. Perhaps -- if we take a page from Jungian theory -- there is a...
- Tags: desktop, operating system, microsoft windows vista, microsoft windows, operating systems, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), software, jason perlow
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Will the $12 computer pwn the $100 laptop?
- A new proposal out of MIT (original home of the so-called $100 laptop from the OLPC) has gotten quite a bit of traction in the blogosphere and around the Web. A group of students, recalling their own early computing experiences in Apple II labs, is attempting to resurrect these...
- Tags: web, apple ii, $100 laptop, massachusetts institute of technology, laptop computer, computer, productivity, channel management, marketing, christopher dawson
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Indictments in huge hacking & theft case
- A federal grand jury returned indictments today on 11 defendants in one of the largest hacking and online theft cases ever. The Department of Justice charged 11 individuals from around the world with stealing 40 million credit and debit card numbers, cracking the networks of nine retailers and stealing an...
- Tags: belarus, hacking, debit card, ukraine, debit card number, unauthorized access device, identity theft, financial services, security, richard koman
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on Vista
- The Linux computing crowd smells blood and wants to make a run at Microsoft's Vista operating system. Coinciding with LinuxWorld, IBM, Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat issued a joint statement promising "Microsoft free" desktops across the globe. I doubt it...
- Tags: ubuntu, novell inc., red hat inc., microsoft windows vista, microsoft corp., ibm corp., linux, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), unix, operating systems, open source, software, microsoft windows, larry dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- LinuxWorld keynotes: Now is the time to invest.
- If there was one solid message to come from the opening keynotes at LinuxWorld in San Francisco, it is this: Now is the time. Illustrated through the lenses of two large, mainstream industries – financial services and health care – the first two presenters talked about ways...
- Tags: hospital, health care, linux, healthcare, vertical industries, benefits, operating systems, software, enterprise software, human resources, sam diaz
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Why x86 is perfectly fine for now
- I, and most people use, a 32-bit (x86) version of Windows. "So what?" you may think, and rightly so. I've been looking into 64-bit (x64) Windows for a while now and I cannot see any advantages. Ed can, and his article has certainly made me think twice, but I can't...
- Tags: 32-bit, intel x86, ram, x64, 64-bit, microsoft windows, network technology, processors, semiconductors, hardware, components, operating systems, software, networking, zack whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- News to know: Vista x64; Apple; Phishing; Facebook
- Notable headlines: Jason Perlow: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Windows Vista Ed Bott: You've got Vista x64 questions, I've got answers Jason O'Grady: Apple drops iPhone 2.0.1 software (updated 3x) Infinite Loop: Steve Jobs:...
- Tags: facebook, microsoft windows vista, apple inc., intel corp., vyatta, mauku, phishing, service-oriented architecture (soa), sales strategy, cyberthreats, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), spam, security, spam and phishing, web services, enterprise software, software, sales, operating systems, microsoft windows, larry dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Who's responsible?
- The rational explanation for the apparent irrationality required for Wintel expense to be a Giffen good is simple: the sellers are the buyers - senior management's failure to get involved leaves the wolves in the charge of the chickens. by Paul Murphy
- Tags: meat, bread, stomach, giffen, food & beverage, manufacturing, paul murphy
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
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