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Dinosaur Sighting: The IBM PC Jr. does 123 and more
The IBM PC Jr. is an important artifact in the history of the modern personal computer. The PC Jr. was IBM's attempt to enter the SOHO market. In 1983, the largest computer company in the world was looking to tap a fast growing segment that it had not foreseen as...
Tags: TechRepublic Inc., IBM PC, IBM Corp., IBM PC Jr., Desktops, Productivity, Hardware, Mark Kaelin, Dinosaur sighting, personal computers, off topic, classics rock
Image galleries 2008-07-09
Cracking Open the Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 4P
While the Osborne 1 claims to be the word's first self-contained portable personal computer, the Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 4P can lay claim to being one of the next generation of portable computers. Eerily similar to the Osborne 1, the Model 4P made major strides in construction and usability. This...
Tags: Cracking open, trs-80 model 4p, personal computers, off topic, geekend
Image galleries 2008-03-25
Photos: Vintage Computer Festival
Industry veterans and computer hobbyists gather at the festival to ogle the collection of vintage personal computers. by CNET News.com
Tags: news, festival, personal computers, computing history, TechRepublic Inc., Photograph, Computer, Productivity, CNET News.com
Image galleries 2007-11-05
How Do I... Connect Windows Vista to a Macintosh network?
This article wasoriginally published describing how to connect Windows XP systems to Macintoshnetworks. You can downloadthe original Windows XP article or view itonline.See the related photogallery.So you've got an accountant needingto add a Windows Vista system to a Macintosh network. Or, maybe developers,engineers or sales representatives have some Windows systems...
Tags: Windows Vista, Personal computers, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Technical articles 2007-04-06
How do I... Use the Memory Diagnostic Tool in Windows Vista
This article is available as a TechRepublic download and as a TechRepublic gallery.Randomaccess memory is the essential backbone of the modern personal computer, yetmany users ignore it as a potential source of problems. A bad stick of RAM canbe the root cause of all kinds of annoying operating glitches ranging...
Tags: Memory, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Mark Kaelin, Memory Diagnostic Tool, RAM, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
Technical articles 2007-03-21
Speech recognition in Windows Vista
This article is also available as a PDF download and a gallery.Ever since Star Trek made it seem commonplace, many computerusers have dreamed of being able to throw away their keyboards, exterminatetheir mice, and control their computers with their voices. Programs that makeit possible to issue commands or dictate...
Tags: Personal computers, Windows Vista
Technical articles 2007-03-08
Take control of any Windows PC on the Internet with CrossLoop
For more images of CrossLoop in action check out the TechRepublic image gallery.Undercertain circumstances, connecting two personal computers together over theInternet can get more complicated than many are willing to accept. Tools likeMicrosoft's Remote Assistance can be intimidating to the novice userand frustrating for the experienced user trying to gain...
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Personal computers
Technical articles 2007-03-08
Prevent data theft with Windows Vista's Encrypted File System (EFS) and BitLocker
It seems as though every other month you hear abouta major breech of security, with someone losing a computer containing tons ofsensitive consumer information. Just within the last year, I'vebeen inundated with "your data was exposed" letters. Inmid-2005, one of the country's largest credit card companies exposed 40 millionaccounts. The...
Tags: Windows Vista, Security, Personal computers, George Ou, BitLocker, Encrypted File System, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista
Technical articles 2007-02-28
Follow these steps to secure your hard drive with Windows Vista BitLocker
Windows Vista offers BitLocker, a new data protection feature that does volume-levelencryption on your hard disk drive. This new feature is supported in theEnterprise and Ultimate editions of Windows Vista to complement, and in somecases replace, Windows EFS Encrypting File System. To learn more about thedifferences between BitLocker and EFS...
Tags: Authentication and encryption, BitLocker, GB NTFS Active System, George Ou, hard drive, Hard drive/disk drive, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Personal computers, Windows Vista
Technical articles 2007-02-28
Build a great PC on a budget with these parts and procedures
A lot of people don't realize that it's possible to build a dual-core workstation with good 2D graphics and even some decent 3Dperformance that's fully Vista capable for a reasonable price. In fact, you can do it for around $1,133.  That price includes amassive 22" LCD and Vista Home Premium...
Tags: Computer components, George Ou, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, Personal computers, Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista
Technical articles 2007-02-22
10 things you should do to every Windows PC
Create user accounts.Remove all that unnecessary stuff the hardware vendor got paid to include.Change the time zone.Check Device Manager and be sure all the hardware is happy.Disable the Offline Files.Turn off that !@#$ dog in the Search box.Defragment the drives.Set the virtual memory to twice the installed RAM.The downloadable version...
Tags: 10 things, ClearType, CRT, hardware, Mark W. Kaelin, new PC, PC, personal computers, Windows PC, windows xp
Discussion threads 2005-10-21
Cracking Open the $8000 Alienware Area 51 ALX
The Area 51 ALX systems from Alienware are their cream of the crop, flagship, desktop computers. Our review unit came with three nVidia GeForce 280 GTX video cards, each carrying 1GB of dedicated GPU RAM. We had to crack open the case to see what a case full of video...
Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Alienware, Video Card, Video, Video Cards, Corporate Communications, Hardware, Components, Marketing, Mark Kaelin, Cracking open, product photos, personal computers, geekend
Image galleries 2008-09-11

Additional Resources

(Photos: Historic PCs)
Missing Old ComputersProbably the best of the old computers is missing from your site. Probably because the man who produced it was considered not one of the in guys in computers at the time. I am talking about my first computer. THE OSBOURNE I purchased it in...
Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, conradlk@..., computer, PC, photograph
Discussion threads 2007-08-22
Regarding Microsoft Outlook 2003
Want to download mails from server 2003 inbox to the personal folder. Error I am getting in doing so is ".pst folder does not match with the .ost format". I can download mails to personal folder on other desktop and the server itself but not on my LAPTOP. I have...
Tags: e-mail, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook 2003, personal folder, server, skvs_goel@...
Discussion threads 2007-01-18
I never used any of those old Personal type computers
I worked with IBM's mainframe computers, system 360, system 370 and onward from there, so I used the company computers for anything I did, so I am a newbie on PC's, but have learned alot from my son. He's an absolute genius on the things. Looks like I...
Tags: Mainframes, PRODUCTIVITY, thosopps@..., computer
Discussion threads 2007-08-31
Photos: Dinosaur Sightings - SPARCstation Collection
John Dunn has worked with computers for nearly 25 years. During that time, he has amassed a substantial and eclectic collection of machines, which started with a Xerox CP/M based system. Despite owning a string of PC clones, John's numerous SPARCstations hold a special place in his collection. This gallery...
Tags: clone, computer, John, PC, photograph, SPARCstation, Sun Microsystems Inc., Web, Xerox Corp.
Image galleries 2006-03-09
Policy for Personal (home) computers on Company Network
I have a manager who brought in their home laptop to have company software installed and configurations performed. The most practical way to do this is by connecting it into the company network.Obviously there are security concerns with doing this as we do not know that state of the computer...
Tags: computer, network, home, company, liability, laptop computer, sostermann@..., networking, home PC
Discussion threads 2006-05-18
Mobile Search and It's Implications for Search Engine Marketing
Modern marketing strategy has closely followed the development of three "screens": television, the personal computer and now, mobile phones. Search engine marketing and optimization have helped marketers capitalize on personal computers. Now, those same marketers hope to apply similar strategies to mobile devices-mobile phones, personal data assistants PDA and BlackBerries...
Tags: Phone, Search Engine, Marketing Strategy, Mobile, Search Engine Marketing, Mobile Search, Advertising & Promotion, Search, Marketing Research, Marketing
White papers 2005-09-12
2 router/modems
I have a Cisco router/modem as part of my employer paid ADSL connection at home.I would like to set up port forwarding so I can access personal computers on my home network.However, I have no access to the router set up as it is secured by our IT dept.So I...
Tags: Modems, Routers & switches, Network technology, DSL, NETWORKING, antl69orama@..., router, modem, ADSL
Discussion threads 2007-08-23
Personal Trainer (exe)
Get in shape fast with Personal Trainer. Personal Trainer is the ultimate personal food, exercise, and weight management software package. By providing an intuitive overview of daily energy intake and expenditure, Personal Trainer grants maximum flexibility to follow the diet and activity schedule that best suits you. Version 3.3.50 may...
Tags: Personal Trainer, Food & Beverage, Tools & Techniques, Manufacturing, Management
Software downloads 2006-01-10
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