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...App internet' will not only kill the old PC model - it could hurt cloud too

...of Google and others will both become outmoded. "The problem with [the old PC] model is that it does not leverage the efficiency and power... Read more

13 June, 2011 by Tim Ferguson

Bing & the Microsoft perception gap: some evidence

...a Mac or Linux system because you kept getting BSODs on an old PC, you'll still think Windows is unreliable even though blue screens... Read more

8 December, 2011
PC Disk Clone X 11.0

PC Disk Clone X 11.0

...from one computer to another, you always want to copy everything from old PC to the new one and use it right away. Disk to... Read more

14 October, 2011
Garage Sale Manager 1.34

Garage Sale Manager 1.34

...assign each seller a color tag and hotkey, and runs on any old PC (Windows 98SE or higher Read more

14 October, 2011

Flash 11 and AIR 3 get a release date

...achievable on Flash Player 10 — unless the customer is using "mom's old PC with Windows XP", in which case it is only two to... Read more

21 September, 2011 by David Meyer

Setting up a Linux bandwidth emulator

...knowledge of the command shell in Linux. I recommend setting up an old PC for this with two network cards in it, and dedicate it... Read more

14 September, 2011

VMware puts mobile at heart of post-PC world

VMware has detailed two projects and brought out a series of software updates to prepare for the 'post-PC world', where the focus is on applications and not hardware Read more

31 August, 2011 by Jack Clark

HP dumps WebOS, looks to split off PC business

...because a new PC cannot do much more than a two-year-old PC can do, but also because demand has shifted to tablets.The... Read more

19 August, 2011 by David Meyer

How a Linux DVD duplicator saved my pocket

...and then my next door neighbour (a Windows Man) suggested using an old PC with half a dozen DVD writers, if only the software weren... Read more

26 April, 2011
Paragon Drive Copy Professional 11

Paragon Drive Copy Professional 11

...you upgrade your hard drive, migrate to new hardware, or use your old PC in a virtual environment, and more. *Make your system mobile. Create... Read more

4 April, 2011

What's the point of Windows Home Server?

...or a NAS box or a network drive (or less likely 'that old PC I fixed up for sharing'). It's first and foremost storage... Read more

27 November, 2010
PCmover Professional 6.0.620

PCmover Professional 6.0.620

...to automatically transfer all your selected programs, files and settings from your old PC to your new one. With PCmover, there's no need to... Read more

26 August, 2010
DriverSmith 3.1.1

DriverSmith 3.1.1

...your video card driver problem to enjoy latest games. New life for old PC - DriverSmith can download latest drivers for your old PC and make... Read more

27 April, 2012
Plick Wars 1.0

Plick Wars 1.0

...to game in a social environment without having to drag your big old PC box? Neigh, ever wanted to game in a social setting and... Read more

25 February, 2012
ChipTune Composer - 8bit sound 1.0

ChipTune Composer - 8bit sound 1.0

NES? old PC?This is a square wave sound composer application that makes retro... Read more

11 February, 2012

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