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Xgrid@Stanford widget 3.0 (Mac)

Many Mac users help to solve important scientific questions through Xgrid but few have a clue as to what actually happens with their donated CPU cycles. Now that's over, the Xgrid@Stanford widget gives realtime status information about the world's largest Xgrid cluster. And with little effort and our Xgrid widget...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, MekenTosj, Xgrid, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2006-05-04

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Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?

My OS can break 5% global desktop market share!Sorry Mac and Linux! :PBetter/Larger Hardware/Software SelectionMy operating system Windows has a better and larger library of available applications, and a larger ecosystem of supported hardware.Why do you insist in behaving as an idiot?Hope what they're paying you is enough to compensate...

Tags: Operating systems, MSF, OS Installed, operating system, Ubuntu, Linux, software

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Apple MacBook Pro (Gallery: Dead-Finger Tech )

Apple MacBook Pro (Gallery: Dead-Finger Tech )I love my Desktop Macs, but...Now that Apple has developed the 8hr internal laptop battery I'm more inclined to consider another laptop (which I haven't done in a while), but my desktop Macs are worth their weight in gold. I only wish that I...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., laptop computer, Dead-Finger Tech, Apple Macintosh, Gallery, Apple MacBook Pro, Apple MacBook, desktop

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Seven big tech acquisitions to watch for in 2009

Seven big tech acquisitions to watch for in 2009Oh pleaseApple buy Adobe? They would never deplete their cash that much. Adobe would be very expensive. And as for the comment about Adobe certainly selling more than half to Windows users, that's barely true, but not nearly as much as people...

Tags: Mainframes, Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Inc., big tech acquisition, tech acquisition

Discussion threads 2009-04-14

XgridLite 1.1 (Mac)

XgridLite enables the Xgrid distributed computing solution on the desktop version of Mac OS X. If you don't need the advanced features of Mac OS X Server's Xgrid controller but still want to run your own grid, XgridLite is for you. With XgridLite, you can: Turn on and off the...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Controller, Distributed Computing, Ed Baskerville, XgridLite, Apple Mac OS, Cloud Computing, Desktops, Network Technology, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Networking

Software downloads 2009-03-18

LinuxWorld video: Merrill Lynch moves to stateless computing

LinuxWorld video: Merrill Lynch moves to stateless computingThis guy has been drinking too much clould computing Kool AidPutting your fate in someone else's hands is simply not a good idea. You may get away with doing so once or twice, but eventually you will get bitten very badly. As for...

Tags: Corporate communications, NOW HERE, stateless computing, LinuxWorld, computing, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., video

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

How to get video onto your iPhone (and iPod)

One thing that I've been remiss at using on iPhone is video. With the exception of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (which I purchased for "reaserch" when the iTunes Store began selling movies) and an episode each of 30 Rock and The Dave Chappelle Show my iPods and...

Tags: Video, iTunes Store, iTunes, iPod, iPhone Diary, iPhone

Blog posts 2007-07-13

Remote Activity 0.1.2 (Mac)

Remote Activity is like a distributed version of the Mac utility Activity Monitor: you add your remote hosts (eg clusters, supercomputers, workstations, grids) to it, and it queries them regularly for running jobs, and summarizes the status of all of your calculations in one window. Out of the box it...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, MacCoreMac Software, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-06-20

Donate your spare clock cycles to a good cause

MacResearch.org has introduced OpenMacGrid a distributed computing grid similar to other distributed computing projects (like SETI@home) but built entirely of Macs utilizing Xgrid:OpenMacGrid is a computing grid built up entirely of Macs, and open to Mac-using scientists everywhere. OpenMacGrid is based on Apples Xgrid technology, which comes pre-installed with every...

Tags: Software

Blog posts 2007-02-13

Apple drops FireWire from video iPod

Apple drops FireWire from video iPodThe answer is obviousI am a Mac user and don't mind the new iPod is USB 2.0 only. The reason why is because I own a newer Mac. Apple wants to sell computers too. See lots of long time Mac users have...

Tags: Apple video iPod, Microsoft Corp., FireWire 400, FireWire, Apple Inc., USB, USB 2.0, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2005-10-14

Apple's Tiger takes a big bite out of tech coverage

You must have noticed that in days building up to Apple's OS X Tiger update, news stories, commentaries, reviews, and blogger posts about the software have appeared at every corner of the Internet. Now, that the culmination of the media frenzy has finally arrived---and the countdown on Apple's home page...

Tags: Apple Computer Inc., Tiger

Blog posts 2005-04-29

Apple Xgrid 1.0 (Mac)

The Xgrid Agent for Mac OS X 10.3 allows a computer to contribute compute cycles to an Xgrid network using the new Xgrid pane in System Preferences. This can either be a local grid controlled by Mac OS X Server 10.4, or a global grid being run elsewhere over the...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2005-04-29

Apple pins April 29 date on Tiger's tail

Apple pins April 29 date on Tiger's tailBut look under the hood too...For example, XGrid is now built in, so if you have several Macs you can set up a distributed computing network. It runs as a screensaver too.There's more, much more, but that caught my eye.The Tiger says, They're...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating systems, attack surface, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-04-12

Apple Xgrid Technology Preview 2 (Mac)

Imagine waking up one day to find your Mac has solved a vexing scientific problem. While the cure to cancer, super-efficient solar power and ending world hunger are a ways off, you can combine your computing resources using Xgrid — and help usher in a new era of biological breakthroughs,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Desktops, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware

Software downloads 2004-03-23

Apple sees jump in revenue

Apple sees jump in revenueNot a shocker.With the consumer getting starting to get sick of Microsoft, its no surprise. Apple has came a long way. Their marekting strategy is good. Lets see what more there is to come.A 12 percent increase...in Macintosh computer deliveries in the quarter definitely prove the...

Tags: Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2004-01-14