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June 19, 2013  9:11 AM

USB 3.0 Makes a Big Difference



Posted by: Ed Tittel
Desktops

When I bought two Lenovo notebooks last year -- a T520 and an X220 Tablet -- one of my regrets was that I had to buy immediately and couldn't wait for the USB 3.0 versions of those models to become available. Last week I learned that my regrets were well-founded. Thanks to the Mushkin

June 8, 2013  11:19 PM

Mysteries of Remote Desktop Connection in Windows



Posted by: Ed Tittel
Desktops

I have half-a-dozen different notebook PCs in my office, and three desktops total, all of which I like to manage remotely from my primary production desktop, because it's got two great big honkin' 27" monitors hooked up to it. I can devote one whole screen to a remote desktop and still get plenty...


June 7, 2013  2:13 PM

Why hundreds of techies stood in line for hours to buy a Surface Pro



Posted by: Diana Hwang
Desktops

[caption id="attachment_3429" align="alignleft" width="300"]Long lines to buy Surface devices

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June 6, 2013  9:42 PM

Rufus Beats Windows 7 USB Download Tool, Hands Down



Posted by: Ed Tittel
Desktops

These days ultrabooks and tablets make DVDs passé for Windows installs. UFDs (USB Flash Drives, that is) are the way to go. I'd discovered the free Microsoft

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June 6, 2013  9:12 PM

Cisco Press Launches Annual Geeks-only Sweepstakes



Posted by: Ed Tittel
Desktops

OK, come on: you may balk at the "Geeks-only" term in my blog headline, but who else could possibly care about the Cisco Press Facebook Sweepstakes now underway? Here's the deal: register to win, and you might qualify for a free Cisco Marketplace Store shopping spree or $1,000 in Cisco equipment...


June 5, 2013  11:26 AM

Sony Fires Off New Haswell Ultrabooks



Posted by: Ed Tittel
Desktops

Yesterday, a flurry of stories announced a couple of new Sony VAIO touch-equipped ultrabook models equipped with Haswell processors that give us some pretty good intimations of what lies ahead. The new Sony Duo 13, for example, includes near field communication (NFC) as well as Bluetooth, along...


June 3, 2013  10:24 AM

In Wake of Computex, First Surface Pro 2 Hints Start Circulating



Posted by: Ed Tittel
Desktops

OK, so it doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that MS has to do something to boost Surface Pro battery life, not only to establish parity with other emerging Windows 8 tablets, but also to help level the playing field with ARM-based Apple and Android tablets, too. That's what makes this...


May 27, 2013  11:23 AM

Could AMD really leapfrog Intel with its new graphics-intensive mobile CPUs?



Posted by: Ed Tittel
Desktops

Well, well, well. It's been forever since the worm turned and AMD got a leg up on Intel--almost seven years, in fact, since the introduction of Intel's Core family of processors whipped the daylights out of AMD and gave them the undisputed processor crown they've worn exclusively ever since then....


May 24, 2013  11:07 AM

Analysis of Windows 8.1 “Blue” APIs Reveals Cool Coming Attractions



Posted by: Ed Tittel
Desktops

Over at PC World, Mark Hachman reports on a terrific bit...


May 23, 2013  9:58 AM

Soluto Survey Shows Only Minimal Use of Tile-based Windows 8 Apps



Posted by: Ed Tittel
Desktops

Call them "Windows Store apps," "Modern UI apps," or even "Metro apps," the latest monthly report from Soluto reveals that these apps don't figure much into how actual...