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- Apple notebooks to be fabricated from a solid "brick" of aluminum
- Apple notebooks to be fabricated from a solid "brick" of aluminumThat is patentable?This is getting ridiculous. Companies have been fabricating all types of items and enclosures out of "bricks" for years.How is this really unique in any way? Becuase it is a laptop enclosure?Does not sound cheapThis news does not...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- Election Talking Points: A discussion place
- Election Talking Points: A discussion placeSpoken like a true believer in ...a constitutional republic.RE: Election Talking Points: A discussion placereally this post is for an opinion location,It really becomes a bunch of BSGuess doe to reports about the debate it help McCain,everyone has to put two cents of nonsense,Ok...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Election Talking Points: A discussion place
- Looking at posts like this one about Sarah Palin's many email accounts it's become obvious to me that there's a desire to talk about a wide range of election issues and viewpoints, not limited to the technology connection. Especially with the importance of the financial crisis, I think we need...
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal wave
- Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal waveStallman sounds panicIf FOSS folks believe they can compete with proprietary software, why not build their own FOSS cloud and then take the battle right to the other proprietary cloud platforms?Ever been in a restaurant kitchen ?How old is the food ? Where have...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- RealDVD: A walk through the complaint
- Here's my read of the MPAA complaint in Universal v Real PDF. The MPAA's complaint against Real over its RealDVD rip-and-view product has only two causes of action. One is a Digital Millenium Copyright Act claim; the other is a state law breach of contract claim. ...
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- BIOS settings demystified
- BIOS settings demystifiedVery good info - thanks!One thing I found which maybe everyone else already knew, and I don't know if it is common to all BIOS versions or just the ASUS KV8 that I have, but under the Advanced tab, there's a Legacy USB support option - having it...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Do we need a LinuxCon?
- Do we need a LinuxCon?Do we need a LinuxCon?No, absolutely not!RE: Do we need a LinuxCon?I don't know about LinuxCon but my impression of Jim Zemlin is that he's trying too hard. Like a new manager who makes a lot of changes to a smooth running system just so...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- IBM move reopens Open Office XML debate
- IBM move reopens Open Office XML debateWhich side attacked?I have the impression that requiring Microsoft to go through the standards process was an attempt to make it more difficult to sell Office. The strategy: governments and perhaps other organizations could mandate that formats used for saving documents had...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-24
- One Month with Windows Vista
- One Month with Windows VistaSuperFetch, that is."SuperFetch monitors which applications you use the most and preloads these into your system memory so they'll be ready when you need them."http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/05/windows-vista-superfetch-readyboost-analyzed/http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Going+Deep/The-Advancement-of-Windows-Michael-Fortin-Windows-Vista-SuperFetch/Windows XP has PreFetch the precursor.Doesn't Vista allow the user to distinguish between the two?Using RAM as cache is a very old...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- An open response to a Jonathan Schwartz blog
- An open response to a Jonathan Schwartz blogSounds like xVM server to me.Perhaps I misunderstood your thoughts, but what you describe sounds an awful lot like the xVM Ops center server product from Sun.More virtual crapVirtualization allows projects that didn't buy the hardware, to run on the hardware. IOW the...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-18
- 100Mbps. 2010. Over The Air. Don't Be Surprised.
- What if WiFi could square off or even beat WiMax or other approaches to broadband access to the Internet, over the air? If you listen to comments from Tom Rutledge, the chief operating officer of Cablevision Systems Corp., at the Merrill Lynch...
- Blog posts 2008-09-11
- UK educator: Teach creationism
- So this is the state of science education? I just don't know what to think anymore. The Times of London reports that Britain's director of education at the Royal Society says creationism should be taught in science class. In a kind of waving the white flag...
- Blog posts 2008-09-11
- FT4u (exe)
- With FT4u you can search for certain keywords in Dailiymotion and Youtube. And watch the videos or download it in a popular format like MP3, MP4, 3GP, AAC, MOV, AVI, OGG, WMA, and WMV. The results are shown in a table with information about the videoname, rating, time, and views....
- Software downloads 2008-09-11
- Reform VDP (exe)
- Reform VDP Variable Data Printing is the solution you need in order to maximize the possibilities with variable data printing. With Reform VDP, you can easily create and enhance the look of all your business documents. Reform VDP will accept data from almost any source and overlay it onto your...
- Software downloads 2008-09-11
- Seinfeld-Gates TV commercial ... vague, baffling and unfunny, but highly riffable!
- Seinfeld-Gates TV commercial ... vague, baffling and unfunny, but highly riffable!It was OKThe ID made me laugh. Not being a Seinfeld fan, I'll assume there were other jokes that I just didn't get.The Apple ads tell you as much about OSX as this did about Windows, but this ad...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Seinfeld
- SeinfeldHow did this make it past focus groups?My theory is that they told the focus group subjects it was for a different company, and the subjects responded favorably. Therefore, we're all wrong and Microsoft is right.Wow, that's just brilliant!Windows' image is no longer tarnished. They are now being associated with...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- My first Linux laptop is the Asus EeePC netbook
- My first Linux laptop is the Asus EeePC netbookTotally different machines.A netbook is a full laptop. Yes, the industry is trying to keep the impression that it is only for casual use, etc, but there is little only constrained by ram these netbooks can't do (well, with Linux). ...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Dell repair adventure, day 5, with updates
- Since our last episode, our hero has been communicating with Bob Pearson, Dell's VP of Communities & Conversations, and Bill Bivin, Dell's Community Liaison, about getting my Dell Lattitude D620 back up and running. Both Bob and Bill give every impression of trying very hard to deal not only with...
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Google Chrome bats 1-for-3 for me
- Google Chrome bats 1-for-3 for meNo AdBlock Plus...no Chrome. Simple as that.what do you expect it's a beta!'Ordinary' users would never be trying to surf with a beta release of a niche browser minutes after it's release.Don't be such an arse - you know damn well that most browsers...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-02
- Google confirms new browser initiative, probably not a good idea
- Google has officially confirmed that it will be launching it's new browser called "Chrome" that will take on Internet Explorer and Firefox. This is huge news, and for many people, it has been too long overdue. Rumors of the gBrowser have been floating around for years -- maybe...
- Blog posts 2008-09-01
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- Is it time for "Radical Change" in IT?
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We need to get back to freethinking and innovation that is core to our roots. Companies like Intel were founded on thoughts like the famous quote from Robert Noyce - "Don't be encumbered by the past, go out and do something wonderful."
- Read the impassioned view on IT@Intel Blog >>









