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| Storage networks Storage area networks sprang up largely in response to the complexities of managing storage in a Microsoft client-server world - itself ultimately a response to the small machine limitations inherent in both Windows and x86. Today, however, those limitations are receding for most small to mid range businesses and the... |
| Perlow may be a dinosaur, but the kids aren't Fellow bloggers Jason Perlow and Ed Bott have been wrangling recently over the Windows 7/Vista/XP user interfaces. While Jason takes a more traditional view (yes, I'm being diplomatic here), Ed welcomes the evolution of the GUI in Windows 7. At first blush, I reacted the same... |
| Iomega launches new low-price Home Media Network Hard Drives While HP is taking the high price road in the NAS market with its new MediaSmart Servers, Iomega is going the other direction with its new Home Media Network Hard Drive line. Considering how cheap hard drive prices are getting, it's a reasonable tactic. How reasonable? Iomega is selling the... |
| Five things Steve Ballmer won't tell you about Windows 7 On Wednesday night, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is going to step on stage at the Venetian Hotel's Palazzo Ballroom to give the keynote address that kicks off the Consumer Electronics Show. It's the first time for Ballmer, who's taking the slot that his predecessor Bill Gates has had for years.... |
| Microsoft reorg season begins: Muglia gets the presidential nod A year ago, I wondered when and whether Microsoft would make Bob Muglia, head of the company's Server and Tools business, one of the company's presidents. On January 5, 2009, that happened. by Mary Jo Foley |
| Google launches Picasa for the Mac! Last week I blogged about a piece of information that was handed to me: "... A Mac version of Picasa will be launched this year at Macworld ..." It turns out that Google did indeed launch Picasa at this year's Macworld Expo, and... |
| Seagate crams 329 gigabits of data per square inch Seagate has announced that it is shipping the densest 3.5 inch desktop hard drive available - cramming an incredible 329 gigabits per square inch. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes |
| FileMaker 10 looks to be the real deal Customers will point to FileMaker's friendly new interface in Version 10. However, some significant improvements in the database's programming support may drive sites to upgrade, according to several FileMaker consultants. by David Morgenstern |
| New Year's resolution: de-crap your desk of (most) technology My desk is a bloody mess. There's more crap sitting where I work than Amy Winehouse's music taste. Productivity is a word most people recoil from in utter horror; the connotation of having to sit down and "be productive" releases gasps of shock amongst the student community. ... |
| Freescale and ARM promise $200 netbooks Freescale has unveiled an ARM-based, Ubuntu-toting netbook reference design, claiming it will bring cheap internet devices to the younger, more widget-centric generation. Chipset manufacturer Freescale on Monday unveiled an ARM-based blueprint for cheap, low-cost subnotebooks. At the heart of the reference design is the i.MX515 processor,... |
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