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At last, Microsoft may have copied Apple properly Okay, I apologize for the shameful, troll-bait headline. I realize it's easy to misinterpret, so let me qualify with a statement: Microsoft didn't get where it... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Windows |
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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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If data can be lost, it will Murphy was right. If something can go wrong, it will... eventually. Earlier this week, the water main connected to our house burst, submerging... |
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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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Teaching an old PSU new tricks Years back, while still an angsty teenager, I had a bug in my head telling me that A+ certification sounded like good times. With... |
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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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Getting to grips with thumb drive encryption Join us in welcoming Matt Trinca, the newest addition to TR's roster of bloggers. I recently found myself in the market for a new thumb drive.... |
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The great upgrade: Tales from the ancient past Our current contest challenges readers to relate their first PC upgrade experiences for a chance to win a copy... Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs Graphics Motherboards Storage |
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New Intel RST drivers hit performance scaling ceiling I was quite excited when Intel released its latest storage controller drivers last week. We knew these drivers were coming, and I'd been... |
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What do you want to see in our new storage test suite? The number of new hard drives, SSDs, and other interesting storage devices due out this year is staggering. Heck, even what's coming in just... |
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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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RAID 1 for the time-challenged It happens to the best of us. We spend hours putting together a new PC, mounting a nice aftermarket heatsink, making sure all the cables... |
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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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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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How do you back up your gigs of goodies? In the wake of my post about data recovery services, an old buddy of mine from college, Dave Kirby, wrote me with a question about... |
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Seeking a good hard drive recovery service A friend of mine emailed me recently with a question that I can't answer. He has a friend whose hard drive has croaked, possibly... |
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Epilogue on three 75GXP failures Years ago I sought advice from a trusted and knowledgeable friend about what components to use in my first home-built PC. Everything worked... Type: Blog post Tags: Storage Miscellaneous |
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Vista SP1 nuked my network file copies Recently, I built a storage server for my LAN and migrated all of my important documents over to it. Even more recently, I built myself... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows |
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