Windows 8 frightens me, and here's why Some people just hate change. It can't be helped. Those people cling to old versions of their favorite software as long as they can. When... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows |
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Why do mobile displays get all the love? With few exceptions, it seems, the gadgets hogging the media limelight today tend to be of the fingerprint-collecting variety. Tablets, phones, tablet-phones, e-readers, and anything... |
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Six screens, one desk When I sit down at my desk in the Benchmarking Sweatshop, it feels like maybe I could tap into the Matrix. I've slowly added... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Displays |
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Windows 8-Ball Consumer Preview There aren't many experiences in life more disconcerting than waking up and not knowing where you are or how you got there. I was... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems |
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CES 2012: the shape of things to come? One of the funny things about going to CES is that you're expected to be plugged into the overall vibe of the show, so you... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Displays Personal tech |
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Windows 8 and the marginalization of geeks On Tuesday, Microsoft made the Windows 8 Developer Preview available publicly without demanding so much as a Windows Live login name and password in return.... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows |
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Ubuntu ushers me out of the Windows XP era Well, it finally happened. Windows XP is no longer the primary OS on any of my day-to-day machines. The last holdout was my laptop,... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems |
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Confessions of a multi-monitor madman The first thing guests will notice upon entering my home office/playground is not the functioning-but-retired T-bird Athlon motherboard adorning the back wall, nor the pair... |
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A tribute to my under-appreciated home file servers I spend an almost embarrassing amount of time in front of my desktop PC. It's my workhorse, and the system that I endeavor to... |
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HP's ZR24w: oh sRGB, let's never fight again A couple of years ago, I set out to find a 24" display with a non-TN panel, great image quality, and a reasonable price tag.... |
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The pool wants you! As Chicago said back in 1970, does anybody really know what time it is?... Type: Blog post Tags: Internet Linux-Unix Networking |
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Diggin' out So, yeah. I've been living with Mac OS X 10.6—aka Snow Leopard—for a week now. The short review is this: If you're not reviewing (or... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Mac |
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So that's why it only costs $29 Last Saturday, I decided to head down to my local Apple reseller and grab a copy of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. The new... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Mac |
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Trying out Windows 7's XP Mode Late last month, Microsoft revealed plans to offer a free Windows XP virtualization solution to users of Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate. In a... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows |
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The case for a secondary motherboard OS It seems like every year, someone thinks that Linux is on the verge of making real inroads on the desktop. And every year, the... Type: Blog post Tags: Motherboards Operating systems |
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Thoughts on the Windows 7 beta I've already written at length about my (generally positive) appraisal of Windows Vista, yet I'm still eagerly looking forward to Windows 7. While I find... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows |
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HP's LP2475w monitor: IPS at a bargain price Those who follow my blog may have some idea of the trouble I've encountered trying to replace my aging (and dimming) 20.1" Viewsonic VX2025wm with... |
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Windows 7, or Vista Second Edition? As an early adopter, I'm a bit used to being burned by my purchases. Formats die, product availability and support are usually low, and the... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows |
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PSA: Satellite Reign is free today at the Humble Store | 13 |
I got up this morning and retested the Intel system with DDR4-2666 memory. I'm not going to type up all the results here, but I will note that there i... | +20 |