November 27, 2009 2:54 AM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
Excel,
Excel Starter,
microsoft,
Microsoft Works,
OEM,
Office 2010,
Office Starter,
Open Office,
Windows,
Word,
Word StarterOffice Starter 2010 is the Microsoft-designated replacement for its Microsoft Works product. Starter will be a low-end, free (but ad-supported) bundle of Word and Excel.
Based on a Microsoft FAQ(see below), Microsoft Office Starter will not support all formats, it will also be...
November 27, 2009 2:42 AM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
apple.com,
black friday,
christmas,
gps,
holiday,
newegg.ca,
pc,
xmasWell its Black Friday tomorrow and the deals are all over the web. Notably on one of my favorite web stores to purchase from, NewEgg.ca, check it out. Click here for the...
November 22, 2009 4:56 PM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
Air Canada,
air-to-ground,
BlackBerry,
Blackberry Messenger,
Gogo Internet Service,
in-flight internet,
WiFiAir Canada is currently testing WIFI service provided by Gogo Internet Service. The service is available on a per flight basis for 9.95(Laptop) and 7.95(Smartphone)
Initially, the system will be available only in the continental United States via Aircell, which has built a high-speed...
November 22, 2009 4:44 PM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
Vista Business,
Vista Ultimate,
Windows 7,
Windows 7 Upgrade,
Windows Vista,
Windows Vista Home BasicWell like many users around the world, you bough a PC with Vista on it, for me Vista worked fine, but I am an expert in my field, so yeah I would say most people were frustrated with Windows Vista, the saving grace is, as many people have already experienced, Windows 7. So you bought this PC with...
November 22, 2009 4:30 PM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
Bing Maps,
Direct2D,
Firefox,
Google Chrome,
Hardware accelerated 2D,
IE9,
Internet Explorer,
Internet Explorer 9,
Java,
SafariWell its about time the Microsoft is putting some new and useful things into IE9, instead of waiting for Google Chrome or Firefox to implement some cool new feature, then just copy it... here is a statement from Dean Hachamovitch.
"This is a direct improvement to everybody's usage of...
November 18, 2009 2:18 AM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
8-core,
core 2 duo,
core i5,
core i7,
high performance computing,
hyperthreading,
Intel,
Nehalem,
Nehalem-EX,
overclock,
ProcessorIntel Nehalem-EX 6-core processor
Intel announced yesterday that it will be unveiling its six core processor, called Nehalem-EX, in the first half of 2010. The newest Intel chip will be targeted towards High Performance Computing (HPC) segment and will reportedly optimize server...
November 16, 2009 4:02 AM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
dell,
HP,
Intel,
intel larrabee,
netbooks,
Nvidia,
Nvidia IonMore news on Nvidia and Intel, or should I say Intel vs Nvidia.
Nvidia is the world's leading supplier of "discrete," or standalone, graphics chips but takes a distant second place in overall market share to Intel, which supplies "integrated" graphics built into the chipsets that...
November 16, 2009 3:53 AM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
Cisco,
Hewlett-Packard Co.,
HP,
hp buys 3com,
Networking,
WindowsHere's some news that I am a little late on reporting, I guess better late than never. HP hopes to help 3Com become a better competitor to Cisco, Cisco currently is the networking leader.
"Hewlett-Packard Co. announced Wednesday it will purchase networking company 3Com for $2.7 billion, and also...
November 8, 2009 6:35 PM
Posted by: Nathan Simon
linux vm,
Management software,
Red Hat Linux,
Reh Hat Enterprise,
RHEV,
Virtualization,
Windows ServerFound this story while surfing the net, seems that the management software for Red Hat's virtualization software needs to be run from a Windows Server, they say that they will have a Linux version ready around 2010, but at the time of this story and for a little while anyways, you will need some...
