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- The stupid network will get a hearing
- Leave my bits aloneIf I pay for unlimited service up to a certain speed that's what I expect to get. The fee I pay is supposed to cover the level of service I order. If a company is investing in a service I didn't buy, they neeed to get their...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-13
- Acer Aspire Revo AR1600-U910H
- Typically our challenges with the emergent Nettop category have been that real budget PCs cost just a little bit more and provide a dramatic performance uptick, and similarly priced Netbooks offer equivalent performance with the added benefit of portability. The Aspire Revo 1600's price tag alone answers those issues. ...
- Product reviews 2009-10-30
- Nokia debuts Booklet 3G netbook, 12-hour battery; would you buy?
- a windoze device from Nokia?They could have put Linux or Simbian on it, but windoze makes no sense.???do u think anyone will buy linux or symbian? the market is already crowded, and windows is the best they can put on the device if they want any market shareRE: Nokia debuts...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-24
- eMachines ET1810-03
- If you're shopping for a light-duty computer on a budget but still crave the performance benefits of a full-size desktop, the $370 eMachines ET1810-03 budget desktop might be the answer. It doesn't have the eMachines EL1300G-01w's slim-tower profile, but it makes a dramatic improvement in performance with a fast Intel...
- Product reviews 2009-07-31
- Microsoft privately testing Office 2010 streaming-download model
- Microsoft privately testing Office 2010 streaming-download modelCTR Inferior So FarAfter installing CTR on my Windows 7 machine, I can say that this installation method so far is inferior to a single downloaded .exe installation for Office. Installing each EXE piecemeal as you require to run them instead of a one-time...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-28
- Dial-up Internet access: A fine business to milk?
- Dial-up Internet access: A fine business to milk?heh . . .heh . . .wow.Yeah, been a while since I've seen a modem. Are they still topping out at 56k?I suppose a lot of people still use them, but it's probably something that's very difficult to use for much more than...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-28
- Gateway DX4200-09
- The DX4200-09 is another one of Gateway's midrange PCs built for light to moderate users in mind. Spending $510 on this model gives you a 1.8GHz quad-core CPU, 4GB of RAM, an integrated graphics chip, and a 640GB hard drive. If you can stretch your budget a bit and put...
- Product reviews 2009-02-27
- HP Pavilion Elite m9500y
- Sold exclusively at Best Buy, the HP Pavilion Elite m9500y is a preconfigured desktop PCs with a respectable array of midrange components--$939 nets you a 2.4GHz quad-core processor, 8GB of DDR2 memory, 750GB of storage space, and a competitive Nvidia GeForce graphics card with ample opportunity for expansion on the...
- Product reviews 2009-02-19
- Gateway LX 6810-01
- Intense gamers, multimedia editors, and families looking for a multipurpose computer heavy on 3D graphics power and connectivity can end their search with the Gateway LX6810-01. It's sold exclusively at Best Buy and makes a compelling argument for off-the-shelf systems with high-grade components that won't disappoint even more demanding users....
- Product reviews 2009-02-13
- Dell XPS 430-121B
- Back in 2007, we reviewed Dell's XPS 420 that focused in on digital video with a few other light upgrades on the side. Just over a year later, Best Buy and Dell now offer the $900 Dell XPS 430-121B, a lightweight version of the Dell's customizable media-centric system. This...
- Product reviews 2009-02-10
- Huey PC Remote Control 6.0 (Windows)
- Huey is a remote control program that allows you to remotely control another PC through the Internet or your local area network. It is specifically designed to allow you to easily use your work/school computer from home. It features full 256, 15, 16, 24, or 32-bit screen transfer without loss...
- Software downloads 2008-12-23
- HP Compaq cq50-139wm
- The Compaq CQ50-139WM makes other entry-level laptops look positively luxurious. We recently reviewed four entry-level models from Best Buy, and they cost $500 and higher. Wal-Mart sold the Compaq CQ50-139WM for $298 during a one-day sale on November 8, 2008. It's not available online through Wal-Mart's Web site. The...
- Product reviews 2008-11-10
- HP Pavilion A6620f
- The HP Pavilion a6620f desktop PC gives you plenty of features at a price that won't leave a smoking hole in your wallet. For $570, you get a dual core 2.5GHz Intel processor, 4GB of RAM, a low grade integrated video chip, and 500GB of hard drive space--a solid configuration...
- Product reviews 2008-10-31
- Gateway DX 4720-03 - Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5 GHz
- The Gateway DX4720-03 is a system perfect for shoppers with light wallets who are looking for versatility in an attractive case. The fast dual-core processor and a full 4GB of RAM will keep you happy in most applications, and an ample 640GB hard drive is enough to satiate aggressive downloaders....
- Product reviews 2008-10-31
- Ubuntu 8.10 - Intrepid Ibex (Ubuntu 8.10 )
- Ubuntu 8.10 - Intrepid Ibex (Ubuntu 8.10 )Getting onlineHere in Australia, I've never been with any ISP that has made available drivers or software to connect with Linux. In fact, Mac users have sometimes had problems.There's something about all flavors of Linux that always makes me shiver and think...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-22
- Access Virtualization - Which protocol is the best?
- Access Virtualization - Which protocol is the best?More Protocols Out ThereI agree that protocol is a big part of the "access virtualization" picture. There are more protocols out there though:ICA - you already listed this one but there's also PortICA which Citrix uses for XenDesktop. It's a ground up re-write...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-17
- What's future proofing worth? Analyzing the Verizon FiOS bet
- What's future proofing worth? Analyzing the Verizon FiOS betcoax vs fiberNo brainer, but if Verizon thinks this is a 10-year ROI or something, think again.Cable has enough bandwidth to satisfy any residential / home-office use for the forseeable future. Heck, phone companies can now cram 3 or 4 high-def video...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- HTTP File Upload ActiveX Control 6.39 (Windows)
- HTTP File Upload ActiveX Control writes in ATL, small size (CAB file is only 51 KB, it takes less than 12 seconds to load it via 56K modem). Support upload large file. Support break points uploader, uploader module will use break points uploader automatically when network occur interrupt. Upload data...
- Software downloads 2008-07-04
- CoMa X 8.1 (Mac)
- Send & Receive Fax Send & receive fax with modems, which support fax-class 2 or 2.0 Send fax, with modems which support only fax-class 1(e.g. miniVigor, new internal modems, ...) PDF-, PICT- and FaxSTF-files can be load and send Internal editor with text-attributes and placeholders for serial-faxes Text can be...
- Software downloads 2008-06-26
- Vinyl Drumkits EL - Modem kit 1.0 (Mac)
- Trance and modem drumkits are free download taken from my sample library Vinyl Drumkis El. ver. I've decide to release it for free so every week I put two new drumkits. Trance is a drumkit perfect for make trance techno music and for other electronic projects. Modem kit is an...
- Software downloads 2008-05-15
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