DesktopsFor some time now, Microsoft's radical redesign of the Windows 8 user interface has raised the question of whether the new operating system will fare more like Windows Vista (which is to say poorly) or like Windows XP or 7 (which is to say, like gangbusters). Microsoft's relentless rah-rahs and...
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DesktopsIn its own words (from the organization's home page) the Open Data Center Alliance, aka ODCA, "... is working actively to shape the future of cloud computing -- a future based on open,...
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DesktopsI just read a fascinating article in the Healthcare section of InformationWeek by Ken Terry entitled "Dell...
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DesktopsOne of my go-to guys for Windows-related news and analysis is Ed Bott, whose "Ed Bott Report" over at ZDNet is usually a goldmine of interesting and useful Windows information, particularly for IT professionals who work in enterprises and large organizations on Windows platforms. He's been...
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DesktopsWhoa! Talk about major miniaturization: I stumbled across some reviews of the new SANDisk Cruzer Fit USB drives last week, and was immediately struck by their amazing utility for extending storage on notebooks, laptops, and especially tablet PCs (at least, those equipped with accessible USB ports)....
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DesktopsI've been working my way deeper and deeper into UEFI based Windows 8 installation and operation over the past few weeks. This weekend, I stumbled across a fab and free little utility called ISO to USB that...
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DesktopsI've got over half a dozen different USB flash drives (UFDs, in Microsoft-speak) sitting on my desk right now, but that's still not enough for me to keep resident all of the different bootable installers, UEFI shells, and diagnostic tools I also have on hand. I had been using Acronis True Image to...
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DesktopsIn working through the various tutorials and information I've found on making UEFI boot work with Windows 8, I've gotten to the point where I'm comfortable with setting up and installing a UEFI-based version of the OS. The secret is to build a FAT32 formatted install UFD using the Windows 8 ISO...
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DesktopsA quick peek at the latest desktop operating system market share pie graph from NetMarketShare.com shows that Windows continues to dominate, with a least a 86 percent overall share. In that mix, Windows 7 rules at 44.48%, XP follows next at a still-high 39.51%, and Windows 8 trails far behind at...
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