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Will Vista Run on Your Computer?

The computing world is abuzz with rumors, and once in a while even facts, about Microsoft’s new version of Windows, dubbed Vista.  It’s supposed to come out late this year for corporate customers, and...

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The Usefulness of Certifications

Kudos and Calamities: The Usefulness of CertificationsAuthor: thefultonhow If you’re a veteran of the IT world, you’re probably familiar with certifications.  Certs, as they’re sometimes called, are...

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e-Waste Recycling

So you’ve just upgraded to a brand-new computer.  It’s fast and has a nice flat-panel monitor, and you’re really excited about it.  You unplug your old computer and set up the new one.  But now, what...

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Gaming is a Big Business

Computers in general have gotten a lot cheaper over the past several years.  Lots of RAM, fast processors, and big hard drives are cheaper than ever.  This has put a serious crunch on manufacturers, as...

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Digital Cameras

This week, I’m on vacation in Arizona soaking up the sights in the desert and the mountains.  Of course, that means I’ll have to take the obligatory vacation photos, and so that brings up the topic of...

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One Laptop Per Child

In the 1980s and 1990s, Microsoft’s goal was enormous market penetration.  This goal was expressed in terms anyone could get their head around: “A PC on every desk in every home in America.”  We’re not...

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Laptop Buying Guide

In the olden days of computing, everyone got a desktop computer.  Laptops became available in the mid to late 1980s, but they were clunky, expensive, and underpowered.  Some road warriors purchased a...

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Conroe: The Empire Strikes Back

A couple of weeks back, my co-writer, kram, wrote a column entitled “It’s AMD’s Spotlight.”  In it he noted AMD’s recent dominance in terms of benchmarks, heat dissipation and general popularity, and...

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Stopping Piracy at What Cost?

In the world of computer software, there is no greater threat to the livelihoods of programmers than software piracy.  If given the choice between buying one’s software at retail, or downloading it or...

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Microsoft’s Media Player Push

Every few months a new media player comes along, and every time, without fail, multiple people in the media ask, “Will this be the iPod killer?”  The answer, of course, invariably turns out to be a...

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Convergence Devices

The number of different electronic devices that people are likely to own in this day and age is staggering.  You have your cell phone, iPod, PDA, laptop, digital camera…  After a while it gets to be...

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Isn’t Yonah a Town in Georgia?

Laptops are becoming more and more popular; more laptops were sold last year than desktops. Consumers love their portability and small size; manufacturers love their profitability. And nobody loves...

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Computer Myths and Misconceptions

The internet is a great medium for getting information and help on all sorts of subjects.  Many people have a lot of specialized knowledge in one field, so they can give out lots of good advice in that...

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Malware Equals Money

“My computer is running really slowly and I’m getting tons of pop-ups.”  It probably wouldn’t be hyperbole to say that this is the most commonly uttered computer-related comment.  As most of us know,...

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Laptop Processor, Desktop PC

Most people, when they go to build a computer, pick out a nice Pentium 4, Pentium D, or Athlon 64.  They offer good all-around performance out of the box, and have plentiful motherboard support....

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