Archive for January 14th, 2008

Jan14

How do I squeeze the most performance out of my SATA drive in Windows Vista

If you want better performance of you SATA hard drives, simply enable write caching Be careful! By enabling write caching you could experience a loss of data or corruption if the machine powers off incorrectly. Follow these steps to enable write caching.  Click…

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Jan14

What delivery method will you take for Windows Vista SP1

When downloading and installing Windows Vista SP1, you will have three download methods. They are:   Express Standalone Slipstream Express - The Express installation will require an Internet connection but minimizes the download size by sending only the changes needed for a specific…

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Jan14

Jan. 15, 2001: Enter Wikipedia, for Better and Worse

The “free encyclopedia that anyone can edit” goes online. Doing research becomes easier but community editing means the information may be less credible.

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Filed in: Personal Tech

Jan14

Thin MacBook Design Details?

Wired mockup design
Wired’s Gadget Blog claims to have last minute details on the thin MacBook that is expected to be released tomorrow at Steve Jobs’ Keynote address. While Wired’s Gadget Blog has not been a traditional source of App…

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Filed in: Apple/Mac


Jan14

Amazon, Pepsi and Sony; Netflix Streaming

As we approach the Macworld Expo Keynote, a few industry news items that may be relevant to Apple:

Amazon, Pepsi and Sony
As previously reported, Amazon and Pepsi are teaming up for a 1 billion song giveaway to be launched durin…

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Filed in: Apple/Mac

Jan14

The calm before the Macworld Expo storm

SAN FRANCISCO — There’s a quiet, serene kind of feeling in the Fourth and Mission area of San Francisco tonight. The kind of quiet before something big happens. It’s not completely silent though.
People are buzzing about the under construction lobby of the Marriott SF. Expo badges can be seen swinging from around random pedestrian’s […]

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Filed in: Apple/Mac


Jan14

Shipping Off to Macworld

The bags are packed, the batteries are charged, and in a few hours I’ll be on a plane to San Francisco for Macworld ‘08. All eyes will be on the Moscone Center Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. when Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes the stage to present the company’s latest lines of products and services. Whatever he has in store will probably dominate the headlines in tech news circles, but there’s a lot more to Macworld.

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Jan14

Veteran Windows architect resigns from Microsoft

On the heels of a week of news of a number of Microsoft executive departures and reshufflings, another has come to light. Rob Short, Corporate Vice President for Windows Core, has resigned from the company.

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Filed in: Microsoft


Jan14

Capture execution plans with SQL Server 2005 Profiler

Execution plans are one of the best tools for diagnosing problem queries and for performance tuning queries on your SQL Server. Prior to SQL Server 2005, the only options for query executions were text plans or graphical execution plans for queries run by hand. In SQL Server 2005, you can…

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Jan14

House Committee Blasts TSA for Lax Web Site Security

A government Web site meant to aid travelers in removing their names from the Do Not Fly list inadvertently exposed thousands of personal data files to malicious hackers, according to a congressional report released on Friday. While the committee takes the TSA to task for failing to comply with government guidelines, the inability to implement basic security measures may be more alarming.

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