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Mac hardware gets Mandrake Linux upgrade
News MandrakeSoft has released the second beta-test version of Mandrake Linux 8.2 for the PowerPC platform, the first update of Mandrake for Macintosh hardware since version 8.0 in August 2001. The operating system features support for both older and...
[March 28, 2002, 14:01]
XL-R8R
Downloads XL-R8R brings you the first intelligent PC hardware upgrade recommendation service, developed by MadOnion.com and delivered by its vast PC Performance Database (a database that contains hundreds of thousands of performance results from its series...
[September 20, 2000, 7:33]
HP fine-tunes recovery, security for PCs
News HP has eased a policy that could limit how consumers recover their PCs in the event of hardware failure or when they upgrade hard drives. Pavilion owners looking to get a recovery CD will have to provide proof of ownership, along with the $10 fee...
[February 1, 2002, 16:55]
US Robotics launches 125Mbps Wi-Fi update
News Network hardware manufacturer US Robotics launched a firmware upgrade at the WLAN show in London on Tuesday that boosts the performance of its 802.11g wireless products to 125Mbps. Peter Blampied, European director of sales and operations at US...
[April 6, 2004, 17:25]
Installing and maintaining Windows XP review
Reviews However, the idea of having to call a Microsoft support line after a major hardware upgrade just to get the OS to work is at best inconvenient and at worst deeply irritating. We could not persuade the Upgrade Advisor to update our system via the...
[October 30, 2001, 15:19]
Vista performance the prob?
Talkback If Vista is slow for someone,its a good sign that a hardware upgrade is in order(youll be better off in the long run in any case). If you arent willing to upgrade your hardware to run modern apps,then stick with XP and enjoy the "benefits" of...
[January 26, 2009, 21:47]
Greens: Vista means more dead PCs
News Some early adopters of Vista have already reported that the new operating system has forced them to upgrade their hardware. The Green Party has claimed that Microsoft's latest operating system, Vista, could lead to a mass upgrade of PCs that will...
[January 29, 2007, 16:27]
Where to start?
Talkback There won't be expensive hardware upgrade costs though, if you can XP you can run Win7 on the same hardware. Yes, XP is popular, however, there are many businesses that skipped Vista due to hardware expensive hardware upgrade costs and the fact...
[October 9, 2009, 16:26]
Upgrading to Dell EMC CX4 Series Storage Systems: Applied Technology
White Papers This white paper discusses the reasons for performing this hardware upgrade and the planning considerations. It explores the choice of buying a new system versus leveraging existing assets by performing a data-in-place upgrade.
[August 15, 2009, 1:20]
Dell predicts quick Vista growth in enterprise
News Vista will offer major improvements to the current Windows which businesses and consumers will want to take advantage of, according to another Dell executive - and so the company is preparing for a "more aggressive than usual" uptick in hardware...
[October 24, 2006, 13:21]
NZ bank joins ranks of Linux converts
News The bank was not immediately available for comment, but if European examples are anything to go by, then software licensing and hardware upgrade costs are likely to feature among the reasons. They are still upgrading their systems, but on a cycle...
[April 22, 2002, 11:14]
Only if it adds value
Talkback The situation with the Apple WiFi upgrade is that it makes the hardware function at a level above and beyond the specification of the original unit, this is effectively giving the consumer a hardware upgrade and so cannot be given out for free due...
[January 19, 2007, 9:56]
Apple explains its accounting conundrum
News Apple isn't going to let any other company sell software that would upgrade a piece of its hardware, making it almost impossible to establish a market value for that software. Apple's explanation of a planned Wi-Fi upgrade fee has its roots in...
[January 22, 2007, 8:40]
Making the grade with Vista
Leader Innovation-driven upgrade cycles happen as more sophisticated software demands faster hardware, and faster hardware enables more sophisticated software. It's the mantra of the IT department: upgrade, upgrade, upgrade.
[October 3, 2006, 16:45]
Should businesses upgrade to Vista? review
Reviews As far as hardware and peripherals were concerned, the upgrade advisor also told us to look on the manufacturers’ web sites for driver updates for the sound card and Hauppauge WinTV card. As well as querying several hardware devices, the upgrade...
[November 30, 2006, 9:32]
Moving clients to an Active Directory environment: The pitfalls
News They may have to upgrade the hardware on their servers if it isn't already adequate for running Windows 2000. I recommend taking a good look at the potential compatibility issues between their existing hardware and software and Windows 2000 before...
[July 17, 2003, 14:06]
IT upgrades without excess
News Some categories of upgrade items include client computer systems; peripherals (monitors, scanners, printers); client software; server hardware; server software; security devices (firewalls, biometric and smart card readers, IDS appliances...
[November 21, 2005, 15:20]
Mac OS X dilemma: To upgrade or not to upgrade?
News With all the hype over Apple's new Macintosh operating system, OS X ("oh-ess-ten"), during the last few days, one pressing question on users' minds might be whether they can actually upgrade now, six months before OS X shows up built into Apple...
[April 4, 2001, 13:37]
Inside Palm OS 5 review
Reviews The official word is that if users of older Palm devices choose to upgrade their hardware to take advantage of ARM compliance they’ll find most of their current applications should run. It’s immediately apparent that Palm OS 5 is not going to...
[November 12, 2002, 12:46]
Intel captains stable platforms for corporate computing
News Now imagine having a fleet of hundreds of laptops and desktops, each of which may have different levels of hardware, driver or software upgrade present and each of which may stop working if an inappropriate patch is fitted.
[June 12, 2003, 11:15]
