theodp writes “Newsweek’s Daniel Lyons (that’s Fake Steve to you) explains why Steve Ballmer is no Bill Gates, arguing that what most hurt Microsoft was BillG’s decision to step down as CEO in January 2000: ‘Gates was a software geek. He understood technology. Ballmer is a business guy.’ And the problem with putting non-techies in [...]
Welcome to day 31 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month!. Ihope that you have enjoyed reading and responding to it as much as we have enjoyed writing it!
We finish the month with a voyage into the history of the Internet. The Ident Protocol is defined in RFC 1413 and was intended to help identify the user of [...]
Top 10 Windows 7 Booster Apps (Windows 7)Windows 7 is a big improvement over Vista, and a pretty convenient OS in general-but it’s by no means perfect. These 10 downloads improve Windows 7’s looks, functions, and make it easier, safer, and more convenient to upgrade to.
Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Out Now (Linux)The final version of [...]
I was answering a post the other day on backups, and I realized that it’s a somewhat complicated subject. You have to know that there are multiple types of backups, and that if you want to restore a database with logs you need to do so with NORECOVERY. The logs have to be in order, [...]
Streaming video, digital DVD backups, DVR recording—it’s all possible from your TV-connected media center, and you don’t need a system administrator to pull it off. These 10 apps make filling and controlling your media center PC even easier.
Photo by William Hook.
10. Give your tunes the covers they deserve
Your favorite band, assuming it’s not Motörhead, probably [...]
Owners of the recently introduced 27-inch iMac have encountered an
unidentified bug that reportedly causes massive spikes in CPU usage.
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Who is actually running Twitter? Thousands of clever coders and power users want what they want and implement it, no matter if the founders who try to run the service agree.
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Vampire lollipops? Arcing electricity? Animatronic ghouls? We’ve got that and more in today’s roundup of Halloween DIY projects. Come for the pumpkin with laser-beam eyes and stick around for the melon brains.
If you’re feeling extremely industrious, you might crank out a few of these props and goodies in time for Halloween tomorrow. Even if you [...]
The smartphone industry keeps cranking out more Android phones. What does that mean for the smartphone landscape, especially for the iPhone? Analysts and developers offer their perspectives.
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This week we highlighted the best Windows 7 booster apps, rounded up a master list of new Windows 7 shortcuts, and showed you how to set up a killer media center on the cheap.
Top 10 Windows 7 Booster Apps Windows 7 is a big improvement over Vista, and a pretty convenient OS in general-but it’s [...]
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