Apple rewrote MobileMe; Should ‘just work better’
Between the Lines — October 30th, 2008 Apple rewrote MobileMe; Should ‘just work better’ Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:26 am Categories: General , Software Infrastructure , Web Technology , Apple , Cloud computing Tags: Performance , Update , Apple Inc. , MobileMe , AppleInsider , Performance Management , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Larry Dignan Apple updated a knowledge base article and noted that it basically rewrote MobileMe’s underpinnings in a late September update. The ...

Parallels Desktop v.4 hits the streets (stores and downloads)
The Apple Core — November 11th, 2008 Parallels Desktop v.4 hits the streets (stores and downloads) Posted by David Morgenstern @ 5:47 pm Categories: Windows , Virtualization Tags: Apple Macintosh , Microsoft Windows , Desktops , Operating Systems , Software , Hardware , David Morgenstern , Performance , Parallels Do switchers now rule the Mac? The Mac’s virtualization space for supporting Windows keeps progressing. Parallels Desktop Version 4 , released on Tuesday, offers better performance, ...

New MacBook Pro performance degrades with the battery removed
The Apple Core — November 23rd, 2008 New MacBook Pro performance degrades with the battery removed Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 6:12 pm Categories: MacBook Pro , Benchmark , Battery Tags: Performance , Apple MacBook , Battery , Apple MacBook Pro , MacBook Pro Performance , Gearlog , Notebooks , Engineering , Hardware , Notebooks & Tablets Macbook Gearlog has discovered a weird issue with the latest generation (Late 2008) MacBook Pros – they run like dogs when the ...

NVIDIA GeForce Release 180 drivers give GPU a performance boost
Hardware 2.0 — November 25th, 2008 NVIDIA GeForce Release 180 drivers give GPU a performance boost Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 7:22 am Categories: Gaming , Graphics , NVIDIA Tags: Performance , Nvidia GeForce , NVidia Corp. , Graphics , GPU , Performance Management , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Today I downloaded and installed NVIDIA’s latest GeForce Release 180 drivers (180.48) for my GTX 260 and GTX 280 systems and I’m seeing a dramatic and noticeable ...

Opera 10.0 alpha 1 is impressive, but does it stand a chance against Firefox?
Hardware 2.0 — December 4th, 2008 Opera 10.0 alpha 1 is impressive, but does it stand a chance against Firefox? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 12:10 pm Categories: Thoughts , On the test bench Tags: Opera Software , Mozilla Firefox , Performance , Web Browsers , Performance Management , Internet , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes I’ve just spent a few hours taking Opera 10.0 alpha 1 for a spin around the Interwebs, and I have to say that for an alpha build, it feels nice ...

IT Dojo: Speed up Windows Vista with these performance tweaks
Between the Lines — December 9th, 2008 IT Dojo: Speed up Windows Vista with these performance tweaks Posted by Larry Dignan @ 3:00 am Categories: General , Software Infrastructure , Microsoft Tags: Performance , Information Technology , Microsoft Windows Vista , Video , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Corporate Communications , Strategy , Operating Systems , Microsoft Windows , Software Windows Vista has additional security features, new functionality, and a lot of cool graphics. But ...

Windows 7 build 6956 performance test
Hardware 2.0 — December 11th, 2008 Windows 7 build 6956 performance test Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 7:08 am Categories: On the test bench , Windows 7 Tags: 32-bit , Microsoft Windows 7 , Performance , Microsoft Windows Vista , Score , CINEBENCH R10 Next , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Operating Systems , Software My Hardware 2.0 mailbag is brimming with Windows 7 related questions. The main question on everyone’s lips is the obvious one - How does Windows 7 stack up ...

Apple releases Mac OS X, Safari updates
The Apple Core — December 15th, 2008 Apple releases Mac OS X, Safari updates Posted by David Morgenstern @ 10:43 am Categories: Software Update , 10.5 Tags: Security , Apple Macintosh , Apple Safari , Performance , Server , Apple Inc. , Apple Mac OS X , Apple Mac OS , Performance Management , Operating Systems Revealed: The mysteries of Apple’s logo and other high-tech brands Apple on Monday released its Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update and a security update for Safari. The updates improve security as ...

Apple releases Mac OS X, Safari updates
The Apple Core — December 15th, 2008 Apple releases Mac OS X, Safari updates Posted by David Morgenstern @ 10:43 am Categories: Software Update , 10.5 Tags: Security , Apple Macintosh , Apple Safari , Performance , Server , Apple Inc. , Apple Mac OS X , Apple Mac OS , Performance Management , Operating Systems Revealed: The mysteries of Apple’s logo and other high-tech brands Apple on Monday released its Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update and a security update for Safari. The updates improve security as ...

Windows 7 beta 1 performance - How does the OS compare to Vista and XP?
Hardware 2.0 — January 1st, 2009 Windows 7 beta 1 performance - How does the OS compare to Vista and XP? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 2:59 pm Categories: On the test bench , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Performance , Microsoft Windows XP , Operating System , built-In , Microsoft Windows Vista , ISO , Beta , DVD , Microsoft Windows How does Windows 7 beta 1 compare to Vista and XP in terms of performance? That’s a question that’s been hitting my inbox regularly over the past few weeks. ...

Windows 7 - Revolutionary or evolutionary?
Hardware 2.0 — January 20th, 2009 Windows 7 - Revolutionary or evolutionary? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 1:57 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Performance , Microsoft Windows XP , Operating System , Benefit , Microsoft Windows Vista , End-user Performance , Beta 1 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems Note : A couple of weeks ago Ed Bott and I decided that we’d each write a piece offering up our view of what’s new in Windows 7. This is my piece. You can find Ed Bott’s thoughts ...

Alienware M17 - Is this the ultimate gaming notebook?
Hardware 2.0 — January 26th, 2009 Alienware M17 - Is this the ultimate gaming notebook? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 9:33 am Categories: Mobile Technology , My Alienware Experience Tags: Alienware , Performance , Alienware M17 , Games , Notebooks , Personal Technology , Hardware , Notebooks & Tablets , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes For a few weeks over the holiday and New Year period I had the opportunity of spending a fair bit of hands on time with Alienware’s mobile gaming apotheosis - the ...

Hardware 2.0 “Very Best Kit List” for Mar/Apr 09
Hardware 2.0 — February 24th, 2009 Hardware 2.0 ‘Very Best Kit List’ for Mar/Apr 09 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 7:51 am Categories: Components , Gaming , Graphics , Hardware , Performance , Peripherals , Storage Tags: Card , Performance , Antec , Board , Nvidia GeForce , NVidia Corp. , Overclocking , CPU , Intel Corp. , Price Welcome to the updated and revamped  Hardware 2.0 “Very Best Kit List” for Mar/Apr 09 . Here I’ve put together a list of the best ...

Windows 7: New app-compat toolkit coming in April
All about Microsoft — March 9th, 2009 Windows 7: New app-compat toolkit coming in April Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 4:22 pm Categories: App Compatibility , Corporate strategy , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows client Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Performance , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Corp. , Application Compatibility , Q , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Operating Systems , Software Microsoft is readying a new version of its ...

Windows 7 build 7048 vs. Windows 7 beta 1 vs. Vista vs. XP performance shootout - which is best?
Hardware 2.0 — March 10th, 2009 Windows 7 build 7048 vs. Windows 7 beta 1 vs. Vista vs. XP performance shootout - which is best? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:41 am Categories: On the test bench , Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Performance , Microsoft Windows XP , Operating System , built-In , Microsoft Windows Vista , ISO , Beta , Microsoft Windows , Iso standards How does the latest leaked build of Windows 7 (7048) compare to the beta 1 (build 7000), Vista SP1 and XP SP3 in terms of ...

Windows 7 build 7057 - Performance that blasts past XP, Vista and previous builds
Hardware 2.0 — March 16th, 2009 Windows 7 build 7057 - Performance that blasts past XP, Vista and previous builds Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 6:14 am Categories: Microsoft , On the test bench , Windows 7 Tags: 32-bit , Microsoft Windows 7 , Performance , Microsoft Windows XP , Operating System , built-In , Microsoft Windows Vista , ISO , Release Candidate , Microsoft Windows Over the weekend I’ve been spending time with the latest leaked build of Windows 7 - build 7057. While this ...

Hottest Ad Medium in a Down Economy? Cable, Not The Net.
Between the Lines — March 30th, 2009 Hottest Ad Medium in a Down Economy? Cable, Not The Net. Posted by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld @ 10:14 am Categories: Advertising , Digital Media , E-commerce , Economy , Entertainment , General , Google , Media , News to know Tags: Advertisement , Performance , Branding , Interactive Advertising Bureau , Internet Advertising , Internet , Cable , Telecommunications , Personal Technology , Tom Steinert-Threlkeld ...

Intel promises faster, greener, cheaper computing with Xeon 5500
Between the Lines — March 30th, 2009 Intel promises faster, greener, cheaper computing with Xeon 5500 Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:05 pm Categories: Datacenter , Intel Tags: Performance , Computing , Intel Xeon , Intel Corp. , Chip , Data Centers , Performance Management , Servers , Processors , Storage Intel today introduced the long-awaited Xeon 5500 microprocessor , previously code-named Nehalem, calling it the biggest announcement since the company first introduced the Pentium Pro chip back in ...

Five ways to lead your team to peak performance [video]
Between the Lines — April 10th, 2009 Five ways to lead your team to peak performance [video] Posted by Jason Hiner @ 2:06 am Categories: General , IT Management Tags: Team , Performance , Video , Team Management , Performance Management , Management , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Jason Hiner If you want to succeed as a leader, you can only do it by setting up your team members to succeed. And if your team consists of knowledge workers and IT managers, you need to develop a special brand of leadership ...

Building a "High Performance" Windows 7 PC
Hardware 2.0 — April 15th, 2009 Building a "High Performance" Windows 7 PC Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 9:39 am Categories: Components , DIY PC , Windows 7 Tags: Card , Microsoft Windows 7 , Performance , PC , High-performance , Microsoft Windows , Power Supply , CPU , Core , Leadership With Windows 7 release candidate just around the corner, the other day I was asked to spec out a high performance PC suitable for Windows 7 64-bit, This system would also be a great Vista system. Note : ...

Core i5 details leaked
Hardware 2.0 — April 20th, 2009 Core i5 details leaked Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 2:58 am Categories: Intel Tags: Performance , Core , TDP , Chipsets , Performance Management , Semiconductors , Processors , Hardware , Components , Human Resources While there’s no doubt that Intel’s Core i7 CPUs lead the field when it comes to performance, that power comes at a price. Performance enthusiasts on a budget have been patiently waiting for the cheaper Nehalem derivative Core i5 pieces to be officially ...

First Look: Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100)
Hardware 2.0 — April 25th, 2009 First Look: Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100) Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 4:02 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Performance , Release Candidate , Microsoft Windows , Performance Management , Operating Systems , Software , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Let’s take a look at the newly leaked Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100). Check out the Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100) gallery ...

Windows 7 RC 32-bit vs. Vista SP1 32-bit - Gaming shootout
Hardware 2.0 — April 25th, 2009 Windows 7 RC 32-bit vs. Vista SP1 32-bit - Gaming shootout Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:22 am Categories: Gaming , On the test bench , Performance , Windows 7 Tags: 32-bit , Microsoft Windows 7 , Performance , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 , Games , Performance Management , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Microsoft Windows , Personal Technology Is it worth upgrading your Vista gaming rig to Windows 7? Will you see ...

What else did Microsoft do besides deliver the Win 7 RC?
All about Microsoft — May 1st, 2009 What else did Microsoft do besides deliver the Win 7 RC? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 5:58 am Categories: Azure , Corporate strategy , Database , Development tools , Research , SQL Server , Security , Utility/cloud computing , Windows 7 Tags: Performance , Microsoft Corp. , Performance Management , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Mary Jo Foley Every Microsoft watcher worth her/his salt knows the Redmondians released the Windows 7 Release ...

Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for May/Jun 09
Hardware 2.0 — May 7th, 2009 Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for May/Jun 09 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 11:45 am Categories: Components Tags: Performance , Antec , Board , Overclocking , Motherboard , CPU , Intel Corp. , Core , Price , GTX 295 Welcome to the updated and revamped Hardware 2.0 “Very Best Kit List” for May/Jun 09 . Here I’ve put together a list of the best high-end and mid-range and budget components currently available. So if you’re thinking of buying, building or even upgrading a ...

News to know: HP, Vista SP2; Pre; Oracle licensing
Between the Lines — May 20th, 2009 News to know: HP, Vista SP2; Pre; Oracle licensing Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:01 am Categories: General , News to know Tags: Software , Apple iPhone , Larry Dignan , Hewlett-Packard Co. , Oracle Corp. , Performance , Service Pack 2 , Palm Inc. , Microsoft Windows Vista , Server Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know  vi a e mail al ert  and  RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s  around-the-Web tech ...

Intel: New Nehalem chip has "dramatic" performance gains
Between the Lines — May 26th, 2009 Intel: New Nehalem chip has "dramatic" performance gains Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:50 pm Categories: IBM , Intel Tags: Performance , Scalability , Intel Corp. , Chip , Semiconductors , Network Technology , Servers , Processors , Hardware , Networking Intel said today that it will start producing a new, more powerful Xeon processor, called Nehalem-EX, later this year. The chip will feature eight cores and will support 16 threads and 24 MB of cache. In a statement , ...

Microsoft Big Brains: Wael Bahaa-El-Din
All about Microsoft — June 9th, 2009 Microsoft Big Brains: Wael Bahaa-El-Din Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 12:58 pm Categories: Corporate strategy , Microsoft Big Brains , Windows 7 , Windows client , Windows server Tags: Performance , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley Just before retiring from day-to-day responsibilities at Microsoft, Chairman Bill Gates said that he expected Microsoft’s 22 Technical Fellows to get a lot more publicly visible — now that they ...

JavaScript speed test: iPhone 3G S whips Palm Pre and Google G1
Between the Lines — June 25th, 2009 JavaScript speed test: iPhone 3G S whips Palm Pre and Google G1 Posted by Jason Hiner @ 3:00 pm Categories: Android , Apple , Google , Palm , Smartphones , iPhone Tags: Apple iPhone , Desktop , Google Inc. , Performance , Operating System , Palm Inc. , JavaScript , Apple iPhone 3G , Palm Pre , Web Browser Workers have a keen interest in the speed of the new generation of smartphones, primarily because they are using these little handheld ...

Enterprise review: Fusion-io ioDrive
Between the Lines — July 6th, 2009 Enterprise review: Fusion-io ioDrive Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:06 am Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Storage Tags: Performance , Enterprise , CAD , Performance Management , Storage , Storage Management , Software , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Hardware The Fusion-io ioDrive (80GB) is really fast—and really expensive—but if you need a lot of performance it’s worth the money. [image] ZDNet Australia has reviewed the ...

Should radio have to pay royalties? Pandora, labels say yes
ZDNet Government — July 14th, 2009 Should radio have to pay royalties? Pandora, labels say yes Posted by Richard Koman @ July 14, 2009 @ 1:41 PM Categories: Congress , Copyright Tags: Performance , Radio , Royalty , Pandora , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Richard Koman For 80 years, radio has not had to pay for the privilege of playing records over the air. In legal terms, it has not had to pay royalties for the “performance right.” Stations still have to pay composer royalties to ASCAP. Web radio, ...

Corsair's Dominator GT DDR3 RAM back on sale
Hardware 2.0 — July 22nd, 2009 Corsair's Dominator GT DDR3 RAM back on sale Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:33 am Categories: Components Tags: Performance , RAM , Corsair , Performance Management , Memory , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Semiconductors , Hardware , Components Earlier this month, memory vendor Corsair withdrew Dominator GT DDR3 RAM from the shelves amid concerns of higher than normal failure rates among Elpida “Hyper” integrated circuits. Well, good news for all you ...

Benchmarks: Windows 7 RTM versus Vista, XP
Between the Lines — August 3rd, 2009 Benchmarks: Windows 7 RTM versus Vista, XP Posted by Andy Smith @ 2:15 am Categories: Microsoft , Windows 7 , Windows Vista Tags: Performance , Microsoft Windows XP , Operating System , Microsoft Windows Vista , SuperFetch , Mobile Platform , Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Operating Systems Now that the final version of Windows 7 has been released to manufacturing, it’s time to find out how much of an improvement ...

Western Digital debuts 7,200RPM 2TB hard drive
Hardware 2.0 — September 1st, 2009 Western Digital debuts 7,200RPM 2TB hard drive Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 2:27 pm Categories: Storage Tags: Hard Drive , Performance , Sensor , Western Digital Corp. , Performance Management , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Looking for the perfect fusion of capacity and performance from your hard drive? Look no further than Western Digital’s latest 7,200RPM 2TB Caviar Black drive. [image] This drive consists of four 500GB platters rotating at 7,200RPM. The ...

Review: Cisco's 891 ISR does more with less
Between the Lines — September 8th, 2009 Review: Cisco's 891 ISR does more with less Posted by Andy Smith @ 5:24 am Categories: Cisco , Communications , General Tags: Security , Performance , Network , Cisco Systems Inc. , Wireless , Enex TestLab , Security System , Wi-Fi , Wireless And Mobility , Networking Cisco’s 891 (ISR) adds to Cisco’s Integrated Service Router family of security, wireless networking, VoIP telephony, network switches and routers that could make its mark on remote offices and small ...