Same as L1 cache. See cache.
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- Cache Out X 5.0.2 (Mac)
- Cache Out X is a robust tool that cleans your computer's system, getting to, and deleting the multitude of cache files generated by Mac OS X and web browsers. By using Cache Out X, you can get your computer feeling like it did the first time you bought it....
- Software downloads 2009-06-30
- Netbook or notebook? Confusion reigns at 12 inches
- Market researcher NPD says that consumers are confused about the difference between a netbook and a notebook. It's no wonder. In the world according to Wintel, the distinction would be fairly clear: Netbooks have 10-inch or smaller displays, use Atom processors and 1GB of memory, and run...
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- WhatSize 4.7 (Mac)
- WhatSize is a simple tool that allows the user to quickly measure the size in bytes of a given folder and all subfolders and files within it. You would be surprised at how many useless files might be laying around on your hard disks. The files and folders are automatically...
- Software downloads 2009-06-22
- BackupLoupe 1.3 (Mac)
- Have you ever wondered, why Apple's TimeMachine takes so long to back up your files? Where all that free space on your backup drive went? BackupLoupe provides a convenient way to browse your backups and identify files/folders whose content changes frequently. Often, those items are temporary files or cache folders...
- Software downloads 2009-06-19
- Opera Password Recovery 5.1 (Windows)
- Forgot your Internet password in Opera browser? Don't worry. Use this utility to recover your lost passwords stored in Opera. The program has advanced features to manage cookies, typed URLs, browser cache. The last version has extended capabilities to recover Opera Master Password. Shows only first 3 chars of the...
- Software downloads 2009-06-15
- Smart Protector - Internet Eraser 8.5 (Windows)
- Smart Protector - Internet Eraser is designed to protect you and your privacy. It deletes all the tracks of your Internet activity. It completely erases your Internet Explorer history, AutoComplete, recent document list, recycle bin, cookies, temporary files cache, typed URLs the drop down address list . You can choose...
- Software downloads 2009-06-08
- Maingear introduces 'world's greenest gaming PC' for $799
- Claiming a title not unlike the "world's most fuel-efficient sports car," high-performance computer manufacturer Maingear has introduced its Pulse, a small form factor gaming PC based on NVIDIA ION graphics. Maingear says the Pulse is the world's first "ION-based" PC that can be...
- Blog posts 2009-06-05
- SanDisk next-gen SSDs are faster, target netbooks and Linux
- SanDisk today announced that it has begun shipping its next-generation solid state drives for the 12 million-strong netbook market in 8, 16, 32 and 64 GB flavors. The drives employ a new technology called nCache, a non-volatile write cache capable of supporting burst performance up to five...
- Blog posts 2009-06-02
- AMD Istanbul: Field Upgrade Only If Your Hands are Nimble
- The newly-launched AMD Opteron 24xx and 84xx server CPUs have six processor cores. Unlike Intel's Nehalem, which requires entirely new and unproven mainboards, systems, chipsets and sockets, the "Istanbul" is based on existing, mature AMD chipsets and uses the existing 1207-pin Socket F, allowing current Quad-Core...
- Blog posts 2009-06-01
- Google gives away 4,000 phones, promotes Android and HTML 5
- In an "Oprah moment" at this morning's Google I/O 2009 opening keynote, Google gave away a new, unlocked HTC Magic to all 4,000 attendees. This phone was previously unavailable in the US. As you might expect, this move drew the biggest applause by far from the audience, but actually very...
- Blog posts 2009-05-27
- Vista SP2: Microsoft to push via Windows Update in 'the coming weeks'
- Vista SP2: Microsoft to push via Windows Update in 'the coming weeks'shame it takes so long It a shame it took an article to make them see the light.Steve Ballmer needs to step down.Really Mary Jo?Patch Tuesday anyone?RE: Vista SP2: Microsoft to push via Windows Update in 'the coming weeks'Oh...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-21
- Mozilla wants help to reinvent browser tabs
- Mozilla wants help to reinvent browser tabsNo, No, NO!!!I hate this change for changes sake. Tabbing in Firefox is just about perfect.Leave it Alone!RE: Mozilla wants help to reinvent browser tabsSafari's "Top Sites" is already pointing the way ..........Personally, I like the All-in-one-sidebar forsearching my favorites. To be...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-18
- Intel Larrabee to have 32 cores, ship in 2010
- Intel has hinted to its plans for its multiple-core Larrabee graphics processor, showing a design that uses 32 processor cores and mates each to its "own vector math unit, allowing each core to process very specialized tasks very efficiently," according to Electronista. The news was revealed at...
- Blog posts 2009-05-15
- Geomate.jr
- Designed to get kids away from their video games and into the great outdoors, the Geomate.jr is like the Easy-Bake Oven of handheld GPS devices. It is a simple handheld device that distills the GPS experience down to its core function, telling you where to go, and adds a fun...
- Product reviews 2009-05-14
- Mac OS 10.5.7 released, adds iPhone notes syncing
- Mac OS 10.5.7 released, adds iPhone notes syncingWow! NASA uses Mac's too? ntntConnie CulpNowadays, latest gadgets might means expensive and high-price. Just like having surgery after an accident or just for your own satisfaction. . After a traumatic incident, there are times when emergency surgery is necessary. Because this...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- New Microsoft SharePoint 2010 details start to emerge
- New Microsoft SharePoint 2010 details start to emergeDocument PreviewIt would be nice if one of the options for viewing a document library included a document preview, as we have with Vista/Windows 7.Will it still Suck? Most definitely!SP is still a God-Awful POS system that should be flogged and thrown...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- Hybrid cloud or half-hearted kludge?
- Hybrid cloud or half-hearted kludge?Application specific local caching servers make a lot of sense.But, it might be nice to have a generic way of doing it like Gears for the client. How about a sort of Gears for servers, so that you can automatically download an application to a local...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-07
- Kickfire: Released for all the right reasons, but with the worst timing?
- Kickfire's hardware-accelerated MySQL appliance blows the doors off monster Oracle database servers in equivalent TPC-H benchmarks in a tiny fraction of the cost, space, storage and power usage. Last week, during their press briefings the future of the company looked bright indeed. There's only one...
- Blog posts 2009-04-21
- CACTI 6.0: A Tool to Model Large Caches
- Future processors will likely have large on-chip caches with a possibility of dedicating an entire die for on-chip storage in a 3D stacked design. CACTI 6.0 is a significantly enhanced version of the tool that primarily focuses on interconnect design for large caches. In addition to strengthening the existing analytical...
- White papers 2009-04-21
- Readers share some advice for Starbucks
- After I wrote about Starbucks' internal announcement that it is launching a Digital Ventures business, I received a good deal of mail from readers about the company. Amazingly, even though Starbucks is a high-profile company, only a couple business publications picked up on the story of a new division being...
- Blog posts 2009-04-05
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