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The Weekly Round-Up: 06.11.09
Round-Up More complicated jobs - fixing a failed hard disk or clearing out a virus-ridden PC would "require additional barter items" such as bottles of whiskey, more beer or IT goodies, they reckoned, which seemed pretty good value. [06 Nov 2009]
Windows 7: Over 200 per cent more popular than Vista
News Vista, however, saw a 170 per cent boost in PC sales compared to the week before it launched, NPD said. However, it's likely the global recession as well as the respective timing of the releases of the two OSes -... [06 Nov 2009]
Weekend Gadget Watch: Canon PowerShot S90
Photo Apple iMac "27-inch, unibody, all-in-one desktop PC" Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? Looking for inspiration? Check out the latest in our series of gadget mini-reviews, courtesy of silicon.com's sister site... [06 Nov 2009]
Magic Mouse - Apple's best ever?
Comment Over the years, the buttons on PC mouses proliferated while Apple remained doggedly with the single button. PC users taunted us. The Apple mouse has long been the weak link in its hardware set-ups. Seb... [03 Nov 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 30.09.09
Round-Up Either that or they'll get a virus on their PC. It's almost that time of year when nameless horrors not of this world crawl shrieking into the light, creating terror and provoking instant madness in all that see their... [30 Oct 2009]
Weekend Gadget Watch: Apple iMac 27-inch, unibody, 2009
Photo What is it: inch, unibody, all-in-one desktop PC Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? Looking for inspiration? Check out the latest in our series of gadget mini-reviews, courtesy of silicon.com's sister site... [30 Oct 2009]
Green IT: Thrifty CIOs should make it a priority
News Cameron Green, green IT partnerships manager at environmental charity Global Action Plan, said having users turn off their PCs and monitors when they leave work, and utilising the energy management features of operating systems, can cut... [29 Oct 2009]
Photos: Windows 7 - the latest PCs from Acer to Samsung
Photo In the run up to Christmas, PC World will be stocking about 30 new models of netbooks, desktops and touchscreen desktops running Windows 7. Here's a selection of the Windows 7 machines that went on sale at... [26 Oct 2009]
Keeping IT green in tough times
News This could involve introducing PC power management software - a relatively small technology implementation that could result in substantial savings on energy bills as well as a significant reduction in energy used and... [22 Oct 2009]
Windows 7 to trump Snow Leopard?
Comment However, it was Mac sales that must have truly pleased Apple shareholders, as the company reported a 17 per cent rise in sales based on the same period 12 months ago - far above the mean for PC sales. [20 Oct 2009]
Windows 7 will be business standard by next year
News When we asked IT professionals to forecast their anticipated new PC deployments within 12 months from now, we discovered that Windows 7 will already be the primary OS deployed, with Windows Vista shrinking from 15 per... [20 Oct 2009]
Revealed: The anatomy of an internet scam
News Scareware is bad for your PC and your pocket - but the fake security warning messages popping up on your screen are only the most visible part of a complex scam. Scareware is fake security software, often heralded by an... [19 Oct 2009]
New Release - Diskeeper 2009 with InvisiTasking: It's Smart. It's Transparent. It Will Take Your PC from Zero to Sixty--Automatically!
White Paper File fragmentation--the splitting of files in tens, hundreds or thousands of pieces--puts the brakes on system performance. It slows access to a crawl and causes delayed application launches and slow boot ups. [16 Oct 2009]
Gauging the Impact of Fragmentation
White Paper The paper also recommends a handful of performance measurement tools from software companies that objectively analyze your PC. Looking for an accurate way to measure fragmentation on your systems? This white paper has... [16 Oct 2009]
Dell Solutions Guides for Microsoft® Hyper-V - Network Solutions Guide
White Paper Unlike the Microsoft virtualization capabilities offered by Virtual Server and Virtual PC, Hyper-V's virtualization technology is integrated into the Windows Server 2008 x64 operating system. With the introduction of... [15 Oct 2009]
