operating system
RSS operating systemMaemo and Android: Symbian's open source rivals up the pressure
News At the Symbian Exchange & Exposition last week, when asked to clarify how its plans for Maemo fit with support for Symbian, David Rivas, Nokia's VP of technology management, suggested Nokia has different plans for the two... [02 Nov 2009]
Photos: Ubuntu unleashes the Karmic Koala
Photo This is one of the better time zone selectors we've seen in any operating system install. Want to know how Ubuntu 9.10 will look once installed? silicon.com sister site ZDNet Australia takes you through... [29 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: Not perfect - but ready for prime time
Comment But surely the cost of the new operating system is an issue? Historically, due to issues with a young operating system, the received wisdom has been to wait for the... [28 Oct 2009]
Vista jilted for Windows 7 midway through upgrades
News Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system is proving more popular with business than Windows Vista He said businesses had been encouraged to switch to Windows 7 by the OS's compatibility with Windows... [22 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: Who's adopting it, when and why?
News Windows 7 will have an XP Mode allowing XP programs to run in Redmond's upcoming operating system, helping the new OS avoid the difficulty Vista had in running existing corporate applications. A shot of... [21 Oct 2009]
Photos: Microsoft sweetens Aero for Windows 7
Photo See what this key design and interface feature looks in the new operating system. Windows 7 is officially released tomorrow, here's a walkthrough of what the new OS will look like once it's installed. [21 Oct 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Windows 7
Cheat Sheet That said, there are big changes around usability and curing the operating system of Vista's perceived ills. Windows 7 is the follow-up to Microsoft's current desktop operating... [20 Oct 2009]
Photos: Windows 7 - getting inside security
Photo In the past, the troubleshooting options in Windows have largely not been useful once you know your way around the operating system. The Action Center provides links to deeper security and maintenance... [20 Oct 2009]
Windows 7 will be business standard by next year
News In just 12 months, Windows 7 will become the standard operating system for business PCs, analysts believe. Currently, eight out of 10 new PCs run Windows XP, nearly eight years after the... [20 Oct 2009]
Does fragmentation affect SANs, NAS, and RAID?
White Paper This white paper explains the relationship between the logical disk with which the operating system interacts and the physical drive array, and shows why arrays are just as prone to fragmentation as a... [16 Oct 2009]
How File Fragmentation Occurs on Windows XP / Windows Server 2003
White Paper On an active volume, with a dynamic operating system and dynamic utilities, the disk volume free space situation is constantly changing. A while ago there was a little research project to find out... [16 Oct 2009]
The Shortcut Guide to Managing Disk Fragmentation - Chapter 2
White Paper It can affect the health of the system. It happens to all disks on all operating systems (OSs). Storing data on a disk has become less expensive and more convenient in modern times. But with that... [16 Oct 2009]
A Process Approach to Protecting Privileged Accounts & Meeting Regulatory Compliance
White Paper Through features such as automated password resets and management workflows, secure storage of credentials, and a sealed operating system, PowerKeeper is the only solution in the market that is fully... [15 Oct 2009]
Dell Solutions Guides for Microsoft® Hyper-V - Network Solutions Guide
White Paper With the introduction of Hyper-V in Windows® 2008, Microsoft® has changed the way virtual machines interact with the host operating system and other network resources. Unlike the Microsoft... [15 Oct 2009]
Windows Server® 2008: Overview of Server Core
White Paper Listen to a discussion about Server Core, which is an integrated piece of the operating system that reduces server maintenance and management from David Troeger, Development Manager for WS08 at Dell. [15 Oct 2009]
