(WINdows InTEL) Refers to the world's largest computer environment, which is Windows running on an Intel CPU. See Lintel and Mactel.
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- In the information age, IT innovation means everything
- In the information age, IT innovation means everythingInteresting.I think many IT failures are due to misundersyanding the company's business model. The nuances if you will. This is another reason to develop internally. To take it one step further. There are many good IT personnel that only understand IT. They don't...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-14
- Internet abuse and Cloud Computing
- Internet abuse and Cloud ComputingAgreed - principle, not practiceI do think MacOS is better than Vista on almost all measures - and by that same standard that one side in the current U.S. elections has the right.As you say:---Oh and by the way I don't vote on ideological lines anymore...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-05
- Helpdesks and productivity
- Helpdesks and productivityGood start, and then...You lost it.1980 CalledThey want their mainframes back. :DWhy don't you explain your present value...calculation. Do you even know what present value means? What time period are we talking?Huh?You imply that on a Sun Ray platform the only problems are the applications or how they...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- Costing Sun Ray vs Wintel
- Costing Sun Ray vs WintelSo, you like Sun Ray, Yes? KiddingSeriously, interesting article--Sun Ray is looking better and better!There are so many good reasons to consider using Thin Client. Sun Ray just reinforces that.A few questionsWhy did you so much oversize the client. why use E7200 core duo ? why...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- News to know: Microsoft; Yahoo; Google; IT contractors
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microsoft's search plan: It's about semantics and possibly for naught. Dennis Howlett: Powerset's smarts are Microsoft's gain Paul Miller: Powerset really does go to Microsoft... but for how much? Mary Jo Foley: Confirmed: Microsoft buys Powerset natural-language search...
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Costing Sun Ray vs Wintel
- If you compare the capital cost of a Wintel server and desktop architecture using Dell gear with 22" screens to that of a redundant SPARC/Sun Ray system with 24" screens, the Sun system comes in about $200,000 cheaper for 1,000 users. by Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Hyper-V: The no-brainer virtualization stack for Windows
- Last Thursday, Microsoft released the final version of Hyper-V, the much anticipated built-in hypervisor for Windows Server 2008. Back in February, we had a look at a late beta release, and we were quite impressed with the performance of the system and how easy it was to manage virtual machines....
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Debut of Hyper-V, departure of Gates usher in new era for Microsoft
- Debut of Hyper-V, departure of Gates usher in new era for MicrosoftNot even Bill gates is happy with MicrosoftStrange that you should incessantly spin them as compelling..... or are you being adequately compensated (free money, not software)?Bill Gates Sends Angry Email to Microsoft http://www.lockergnome.com/digged/2008/06/25/bill-gates-sends-angry-email-to-microsoft/Wednesday, June 25th,...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-27
- All the things Sun Ray won't do
- All the things Sun Ray won't doNopeI can't, maybe i'm biased too. But when you hear senior IT-ers go on about helpdesks the size of 2 to 3 headstrong, instead of the at least 10 to 25 to 100 you have nowadays with the Windows environments.The problem with Wintel desktops...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-26
- Intel: Enough with the whining; We're not holding back USB 3.0
- Intel: Enough with the whining; We're not holding back USB 3.0I'll believe it when I see itSATA and eSata is already at 3.0 Gb/s, which is way faster than most drives can use. FireWire 1600 and 3200 will be available by the end of the year, providing competition for...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-12
- Apple under pressure to fix Safari 'carpet bomb' flaw
- Apple under pressure to fix Safari 'carpet bomb' flawThe problem with this one isIt's too easy. Anyone can read the PoC and figure out how to conduct a full blown attack quite simply. If you fit the pieces together, it's directly attackable.-NateRE: Apple under pressure to fix Safari...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-20
- RIP OLPC
- RIP OLPCWintel is a bit - well, 'legacy'Those kids that get XP rather than OSS olpcs will miss out on the rather more interesting experience. Certainly, for learning about computing, XP can hardly be regarded as an honest opportunity.Agree about editing and recompiling software though - it luckily isn't...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-20
- RIP OLPC
- Here are two priceless bits from a long comment on problems within the one laptop per child community published on his personal blog by Ivan Krstic - he works for Sun now, I think, but was the long term go to guy on the programming...
- Blog posts 2008-05-20
- XP meets XO: Will Linux get an equal shot?
- XP meets XO: Will Linux get an equal shot?Who are we kidding?Windows will slowly but surely edge out Linux in this market. Let us not kid ourselves here.Can you imagine a Linux person developing applications for the kids. There is no challenge there - developing applications for 3rd world children...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-16
- Benchmarks: Psystar v. Mac mini (and all three MacBooks)
- Benchmarks: Psystar v. Mac mini and all three MacBooksThe tests Adrian refused to runI guess he was going to find that his Mac Mini was not a good purchase anyway.RE: Benchmarks: Psystar v. Mac mini and all three MacBooksWell what do the numbers indicate ??? Larger numbers better or worse...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-14
- All USB ports aren't created equal
- All USB ports aren't created equalPretty much convincedGood grief. What has happened to journalism today? Never mind. I already know.Point is, you don't need to be pretty much convinced. There's this radical concept that's been floating around for about 400 years called the scientific method. It's key element is experiment....
- Discussion threads 2008-05-10
- AMD's new roadmap: Can it execute?
- AMD's new roadmap: Can it execute?Is "asset smart" the new term for "fabless"?Is the term "asset smart" another way of saying, "Fabless"? I mean, "Fabless" does have a negative connotation to it. "Asset Smart" sounds new and fresh and exciting. I like it !!! Perhaps it means...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- An idea about teaching Linux to the MCSE community
- An idea about teaching Linux to the MCSE communityIt's not about shellsIt's about where things are and what they're called.Remember we can have the scripts configure gnome to look like windows and pop up wintel like menus too.Put the cart before the horse.You'll need to get them all into the...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- News to know: SAP; Hacking NASA; Apple; OpenSolaris
- Notable headlines: Nate McFeters: Hacking NASA: One small step for man, one giant leap for hackers? Common misconceptions about database security Sapphire 2008: Dennis Howlett: The changing SAP culture Larry Dignan: SAP's Apotheker: Business ByDesign costs led...
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- N-Tier: Rube Goldberg meets Wintel Scalability
- N-Tier: Rube Goldberg meets Wintel ScalabilityStore procedures and serializationHow did stored procedures solve the serialization problem?If they did, it sounds like an accident due to programmers not understanding transactions and unknowingly switching from a very pessimistic locking strategy to an overly optimistic locking strategy.RE: N-Tier: Rube Goldberg meets Wintel ScalabilitySo,...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-05
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