November 29, 2010 5:52 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
App-DNA AppTitude offers detailed application compatibility analyses,
Interesting App-DNA technology helps automate migration to Windows 7 and other platforms[caption id="attachment_1206" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="App-DNA AppTitude offers detailed automated application compatibility analyses to enterprises"]![]()
November 24, 2010 2:27 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
guided tour of Secunia PSI 2.0 beta,
new PSI beta version cleaner and simpler,
Secunia PSI 2.0 beta features auto-updates and improved streamlined dashboardI've long been a fan of the Secunia vulnerability scanning and patching alert tools, known as the Personal Software Inspector (PSI) in its free for individual, at-home use version, and the Corporate Software Inspector (CSI) in its for-a-fee version for workplace use. A beta version of the next...
November 22, 2010 5:36 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Crystal Dew World CrystalDiskInfo,
CrystalDiskInfo reports key SSD info; make CrystalDiskInfo part of your SSD toolkitIf you work with solid state disks, you're probably already familiar with the various tools that your drive vendors provide for their units. Mostly, these are tools for checking and upgrading firmware, but occasionally, you'll also come across a great tool like the
November 19, 2010 8:58 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
despite a failed firmware update,
interesting Blu-ray drive issues in new Win7 build,
new i7-930 Windows 7 system comes together,
OCZ Vertex2 SSD still shinesI'm currently in the throes of building a new primary production PC, and getting ready to migrate from my current production machine to its immanent successor. As I've gone through the latest build process I'm astounded by how much computing power you can buy for the bucks these days, and how much...
November 17, 2010 3:51 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Browsium Unibrows works to provide IE 6 access via IE 8 plugin,
Paul Thurrott proffers Browsium Unibrowse as solution to IE 6 virtualization & licensing issuesIn a couple of recent blogs, I've examined various approaches to keeping access to Web sites and pages that are built to work with IE 6 rather than newer Internet Explorer versions in a Windows 7 environment (
November 16, 2010 5:16 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
interesting app virtualization legal issue,
Mary Jo Foley on Gartner IE 6 issues,
MS might pursue app virtualization vendors for bundling old OS components in virtual app wrappersWe've been living in a brave new world of Web-based apps for nearly a decade now, and some of the smelly old birds that took off in the early days are coming home to roost. What do I mean? Well, check out this recent story by Mary Jo Foley entitled "
November 15, 2010 4:17 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
A new OS for an older machine can cause problems,
HDX 9203KW "Dragon" requires workarounds to run Windows 7,
interesting driver issues with HP HDX9203KW and (unsupported) Windows 7I've got an older, but still pretty powerful HP notebook I use for testing and watching the occasional video. It's a HDX9203KW, aka "The Dragon" because of its snazzy exterior design. With 8 GB of RAM and 1.5 TB of disk space, it's pretty powerful as notebooks go, and it runs Windows 7 like a top...
November 9, 2010 1:10 AM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
InstallFree 7bridge virtualizes legacy Windows apps on Windows 7,
low overhead bulletproof app virtualization for Windows 7,
low-cost high-value app virtualization for Windows 7Late last week, I had the pleasure of speaking to Alon Yaffe, the Director of Marketing at InstallFree.com, the maker of a snazzy tool for application virtualization. In particular we talked about InstallFree 7bridge, an application compatibility solution that addresses the kinds of problems that...
November 5, 2010 8:50 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
add Reimage to your Windows repair toolkit,
Reimage is an interesting and innovative Windows repair tool,
Reimage repairs XP Vista and Win7 PCsI read Windows Secrets regularly (a newsletter from Brian Livingston, Woody Leonhard, and a whole crew of other Windows stalwarts and experts). As I skimmed over the last issue, I chortled at the sight of an advertisement that promised to...
