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Helping users optimize their Internet connection speed
With users becoming more reliant on a speedy Internet connection, including file downloads and e-mail attachments, it might be worthwhile to test their connection speed and make upgrades accordingly. by Joe Rosberg
Tags: Internet Connection, Kbps, Speed, Computer, Productivity, Internet, Processors, Networking, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Joe Rosberg
Blog posts 2008-07-23
Top 10 IT headlines for July 15: Intel Centrino 2 steps up enterprise mobility, Google won more users in June
Top 10 IT headlines for Tuesday, July 15, 2008: Intel Centrino 2 steps up enterprise mobility, Google wins more user market share in June, enterprises still don't get all the benefits of open source, and more. by Jason Hiner
Tags: Google Inc., Intel Centrino, CNET Networks Inc., Information Technology, Mobility, Intel Corp., Strategy, Processors, Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Jason Hiner
Blog posts 2008-07-15
Kurzweil: Humans will be more machine than biological by the 2030s
According to a CNN article, inventor, author and futurist Dr. Raymond Kurzweil, calculates that "humans will become more non-biological than biological" by the 2030s. Are you ready to join the Borg? Resistance if futile! by Bill Detwiler
Tags: Human, CNN, Prediction, Nanotechnology, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet, Semiconductors, Emerging Technologies, Investment, Finance, Hardware, Bill Detwiler
Blog posts 2008-07-15
Why you should never say never
Here's an ad from Apple slamming the Pentium II for being slower than the PowerPC. Ooooh, what a difference a couple of years make. by John Sheesley
Tags: Intel Pentium II, Intel Pentium, IBM PowerPC, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Sheesley
Blog posts 2008-07-14
Understand how SuperFetch uses RAM to enhance system performance
Microsoft Windows Vista uses an applet called SuperFetch to manage memory. Greg Shultz explains how SuperFetch works and what it does to enhance the performance of your system. by Greg Shultz
Tags: Application, Microsoft Word, Performance, Microsoft Windows XP, I/O, Microsoft Windows Vista, Defragmenter, RAM, Disk Defragmenter, SuperFetch, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Memory, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Greg Shultz
Blog posts 2008-07-09
Technology that never got its 15 minutes of fame
Companies create new products so fast that sometimes things are obsolete before they hit the shelves. This Classic Tip highlights one such item and we mention a few more. by John Sheesley
Tags: Disk, CD, Storage, Bus, IBM Corp., 3.5-inch, Microchannel, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Sheesley
Blog posts 2008-07-09
Set processor affinity programmatically in a multi-core system
There are a few different ways to set processor affinity and Edmond Woychowsky shows you two programmatic ways he has used in his projects. by Edmond Woychowsky
Tags: Multi-core, CPU, Computer, Processor Affinity, ProcessorAffinity, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Edmond Woychowsky
Blog posts 2008-06-26
Photos: Ice on Mars; flash memory glitch
New evidence of white material exposed by the Phoenix Mars Lander vaporizing convinces scientists that it's ice. by CNET News.com
Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Ice, Photograph, Memory, Flash Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, CNET News.com
Image galleries 2008-06-20
Intel's 8086 passes the big 3-0
If it wasn't for the 8086, we'd all be still using TRS-80s and Apple IIs. The 8086 CPU turned 30 years old last week. Here's a birthday wish and look back. by John Sheesley
Tags: CPU, Intel Corp., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Sheesley
Blog posts 2008-06-16
Photos: Netbooks, Atoms show off at Computex
At the Computex 2008, the spotlight is on tiny, new notebooks and the tiny, powerful chips that run them. by CNET News.com
Tags: Computex, TechRepublic Inc., Photograph, Notebooks, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Networking, CNET News.com, news, netbooks, computex 2008
Image galleries 2008-06-04
Pop quiz answers: Solid-state drives
As of grading time, nearly 500 people had taken our solid-state drives quiz. If you haven't had a chance to take the quiz, I encourage you to try your luck, before reading the answers below. Now, on to the answers! No moving parts The...
Tags: SDRAM, NAND Flash, Hard Drive, Correct, Quiz, NAND, Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Bill Detwiler
Blog posts 2008-05-30
How do I increase CPU performance in Windows Vista?
I have been exploring my CPU processing power on my Windows Vista laptop and came across something that might be of value to you. By default, Microsoft chooses a power option of Balanced. What I noticed is that this might be a great feature if your main goal is greener...
Tags: Performance, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, CPU, Performance Management, Processors, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Steven Warren
Blog posts 2008-05-28
What virtualization tools are available for testing?
In my previous posting, I talked about various ways that you can replicate enough of your physical infrastructure in a lab in order to be able to perform realistic testing. Although testing can be performed without taking the step of replicating your real environment, the results will be much...
Tags: Microsoft Virtual Server, Workstation, Guest, Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, Microsoft Virtual PC, VMware Inc., VMware Workstation, Tool, Virtual PC 2007, Virtualization, Linux, 64-Bit, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Processors, Semiconductors, Components, Storage, Scott Lowe
Blog posts 2008-05-26
Dig for more data in the /proc directory
One of the most interesting directories on any Linux system is /proc, a virtual filesystem that provides a plethora of information on the hardware of the running system, and of the various processes running. In fact, many programs such as ps and top obtain their information by mining /proc. ...
Tags: Directory, Information, /proc/1/cmdline, Linux, Processors, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Vincent Danen
Blog posts 2008-05-23
Think twice, act once
It is all too easy to assume that users all work the same way. Back in the day, when Windows 3.11 and DOS were the norm, PCs did not have the power that they have today. We took great care that not a single megabyte of hard disk space was...
Tags: Performance, DOS, File, Performance Management, Microsoft Windows, Memory, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Jeff Dray
Blog posts 2008-05-23
Time for transition? Vista vs. XP, 32-bit vs. 64-bit
I was around during the days of the tech industry's move from 16-bit to 32-bit computing.  Although it was chaotic at times, I don't remember things being quite as convoluted as they seem to be today.  Of course, I could be remembering incorrectly! Today, IT leaders are...
Tags: 32-bit, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., IT Folk, 64-Bit, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Network Technology, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Software, Networking, Scott Lowe
Blog posts 2008-05-22
The "insecure memory" FAQ
There are times when a user of a free and open source operating system like FreeBSD or Debian GNU/Linux might encounter a warning or error message that looks something like this: "Warning: using insecure memory!" A likely moment might be the first time one uses GnuPG, because it's...
Tags: Security, Disk, Window, Problem, Data, Microsoft Corp., RAM, GnuPG, Swapfile, TrueCrypt, Microsoft Windows, Construction, Memory, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Chad Perrin
Blog posts 2008-05-14
AMD seeks presence in small to medium business
AMD has always been an alternative in the consumer market for people trying to get the greatest value for their PC dollar. But in the business PC market, Intel is generally the only name in town. That appears to be about to change. On April...
Tags: PC, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Small And Medium Business, Desktops, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, Tricia Liebert
Blog posts 2008-04-28
Cracking open the Nintendo Wii Remote
Much has been written, speculated and conjectured about the Nintendo Wii Remote. As a follow-up to our disassembly of the Wii we decided to crock open the Wii Remote to see for ourselves. To our surprise, although in hindsight it shouldn't have been, the device maintains Nintendo's design theme of...
Tags: Nintendo Wii, Gallery, wii, wii remote, off topic, geekend, mark kaelin, TechRepublic Inc., Semiconductors, Network technology, Corpo, Corporate governance, HARDWARE, NETWORKING
Image galleries 2008-04-22
Geek Trivia: The Quibble of the Week for April 22, 2008
If you uncover a questionable fact or debatable aspect of this week's Geek Trivia, just post it in the discussion area of the article. Every week, yours truly will choose the best quibble from our assembled masses and discuss it in a future edition of Geek Trivia. This week's...
Tags: Quibble, Corporate Communications, Processors, Semiconductors, Marketing, Hardware, Components, Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2008-04-22
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