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Windows 7 pre-beta hits BitTorrent
News Pre-beta version of Microsoft's Windows 7 OS released to developers at Professional Developer Conference has made it onto prominent BitTorrent sites.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., BitTorrent, Microsoft Windows 7, operating system, Dimension Data, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows, 32-bit, information technology
Microsoft patches 10 flaws with seven bulletins
News The most critical patches released cover Bluetooth, Internet Explorer, and DirectX.
Tags: Security, PC security, Data security, Microsoft Corp., Vulnerability, Bulletin, Microsoft Windows Vista, Flaw, Attacker, software
Improve MySQL performance with MySQL Tuner
Techguide Here's a look at the basics of the MySQL Tuner tool, which analyzes your configuration and suggests changes that will boost the performance of your MySQL installation.
Tags: Open source, Web services, Databases, Innobase InnoDB, Database, RAM, performance, Perl, 32-bit, disk
64-bit Snow Leopard defaults to 32-bit kernel
News Apple's OS X 10.6 operating system Snow Leopard by default loads with a 32-bit kernel, despite running 64-bit applications.
Tags: Mac OS, Apple Inc., Kernel, Apple Macintosh, performance, 64-bit, software product, Apple OS, marketing, 32-bit
FAQ: Buying the right Windows 7 upgrade
News Readers still have lots of questions on just which version of the software they need to buy in order to upgrade their PC. Here are some answers.
Tags: Windows 7, Software licensing, Microsoft Windows 7, Computer, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Software licensing, Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., 32-bit
Google's 64-bit Chrome starts emerging on Linux
News Some heavy lifting has been done to move Chrome to the 64-bit world. It's Linux-only for now, though, and don't expect doubled performance over 32-bit versions.
Tags: Linux, Web browsers, Web Browser, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, V8, 64-bit, JavaScript, Microsoft Windows
Fujitsu unveils USB 3.0 silicon
News New chip, intended for external storage devices, includes transfer rates up to 5Gbps and a built-in encryption engine.
Tags: Components, Chip, Storage, USB, Silicon, AES, hard drive, Fujitsu Ltd., USB 2.0, 32-bit
Next Office will come in 32-bit, 64-bit versions
News Microsoft confirms that Office 14 will be available in a 64-bit version, a first for the productivity suite and for Microsoft's other mainstream desktop applications.
Tags: Business applications, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, 64-bit Version, computer, Server, performance, processor, 64-bit, Microsoft Office
Install OpenVZ to create virtual containers
Techguide OpenVZ is an OS-level virtualization product that allows you to fully isolate processes from each other, increase security by keeping bits separate and tightly control resource utilization. Find out how to install it on CentOS.
Tags: Linux, Virtualization, Virtual Machine, CentOS, Kernel, BSD, Canada, 32-bit, Virtualization, Linux
Get started with the yum package manager
Techguide In this introduction to the yum package manager, you can find out about its basic configuration and some common commands.
Tags: Linux, Open source, Data Management, Gentoo, Fedora Project, Package, Red Hat Inc., Yum, Debian, Grep
Adobe heeds calls for 64-bit Flash on Linux
News On Monday the company plans to release an alpha version of its Flash Player technology for users of 64-bit Linux software.
Tags: Business applications, Open source, Linux, Macromedia Flash Player, Apple Macintosh, software, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows, Adobe Systems Inc., Linux Distribution
Microsoft readies Windows Embedded 'Quebec'
News The software giant is working on a Vista-based successor to its Windows XP-based embedded operating system, scheduled for release in 2010.
Tags: Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Cellular phones, Microsoft Corp., device manufacturer, phone, processor, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows, 32-bit
Microsoft releases Windows Home Server update
News Microsoft has finished its Power Pack 1, which adds some minor features and fixes a bug that can lead to data corruption.
Tags: Business applications, Software, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Home Server, Backup, Microsoft Windows Vista, Server, 64-bit, Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Windows
Users warn of problems with IE8 Beta 2
News While hiccups are expected from beta software, some problems appear to exist within Microsoft's own services.
Tags: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Live, Beta, ClearType, Knowledgebase, software, MSN Hotmail
Texas Instruments to launch energy-efficient chips
News The chipmaker says the Piccolo line of microcontrollers can reduce power consumption in home appliances, hybrid cars, LED lighting and solar panels.
Tags: Processors, Texas Instruments Inc., Chip, Air Conditioner, solar panel, energy efficiency, LED lighting, hybrid car, pollution, marketing
