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The Weekly Round-Up: 06.11.09
Round-Up One anonymous reader of the story even offered their sophisticated barter-based price list for IT jobs on the side: a case of beer for a 'simple IT fix' along the lines of slow-running desktop, wireless problems or... [06 Nov 2009]
Weekend Gadget Watch: Canon PowerShot S90
Photo Apple iMac "27-inch, unibody, all-in-one desktop PC" Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? Looking for inspiration? Check out the latest in our series of gadget mini-reviews, courtesy of silicon.com's sister site... [06 Nov 2009]
Photos: The Apple mouse through the ages
Photo Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II A familiar peripheral throughout the 1990s, the Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II featured a rounded design still visible in today's models. Lisa mouse Apple's Lisa of the early 1980s... [03 Nov 2009]
Weekend Gadget Watch: Apple iMac 27-inch, unibody, 2009
Photo What is it: inch, unibody, all-in-one desktop PC Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? Looking for inspiration? Check out the latest in our series of gadget mini-reviews, courtesy of silicon.com's sister site... [30 Oct 2009]
Photos: Ubuntu unleashes the Karmic Koala
Photo The Karmic Koala desktop makes use of Gnome 2.28 and sports an updated Human theme. Want to know how Ubuntu 9.10 will look once installed? silicon.com sister site ZDNet Australia takes you through the install. [29 Oct 2009]
Green IT: Thrifty CIOs should make it a priority
News Getting green on the desktop… The most common steps that companies are taking to implement green policies are related to desktop infrastructure. Research group Forrester claims that 55 per cent of energy... [29 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: Not perfect - but ready for prime time
Comment For those with definable groups of workers with definable desktop configurations, 'golden images' can make this effort easier and more cost effective, but for smaller organisations, the use of manual aids to simplify the... [28 Oct 2009]
Why CIOs are saying yes to open source software
News Ian Auger, head of IT and communications at ITN, also sounded a note of caution: "Whilst not being afraid to use open source in some dedicated or server type applications, our desktop is dominated by Microsoft compatible... [28 Oct 2009]
Photos: Windows 7 - the latest PCs from Acer to Samsung
Photo New touchscreen desktop panels and laptops designed to take advantage of Windows 7's touch-sensitive capabilities have appeared, while existing netbooks and laptops have also been kitted out with the OS to get a... [26 Oct 2009]
Mind the details with Windows 7
Comment The systems have included a seven-year-old single-core Pentium 4, right up to a dual processor, 8 core behemoth, with the most recent being a 64-bit installation on a high-end Core i7 system that has just become my new office... [23 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: Who's adopting it, when and why?
News Microsoft's Windows 7 desktop The poor sales of Windows Vista means that today the seven-year-old Windows XP is still the desktop OS of choice for businesses worldwide. With software spending down 16.5... [21 Oct 2009]
Apple unveils iMac, MacBook revamp
News Apple rolled out revamped desktop and laptop lines this week, introducing a redesigned iMac and MacBook laptop. Apple also updated its Mac Mini line, and unveiled a multitouch mouse. Apple has revamped the iMac [21 Oct 2009]
Photos: Microsoft sweetens Aero for Windows 7
Photo Here's the Windows 7 desktop. Meanwhile, mousing over the small rectangle box at the end of the taskbar will overlay a reflective sheen on your desktop as it shows the desktop and hides... [21 Oct 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Windows 7
Cheat Sheet Windows 7 is the follow-up to Microsoft's current desktop operating system, Windows Vista and it's released this week. Ah, Windows 7. I remember that - didn't it come after Windows 6? There was never a Windows 6, you fool. [20 Oct 2009]
Enhancing Desktop and Laptop Security Performance with Disk Defragmentation
White Paper Security is vital, and so is the performance of that security technology. Faster detection of new threats means faster elimination. Using real-world scenarios, this study presents the impact of fragmentation on the performance of... [16 Oct 2009]
