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As Microsoft positions itself to deploy Windows 7 within the next 6-14 months, it has begun to demonstrate the features that it hopes will attract enterprise administrators to the new platform. Amongst the features touched upon in Ars Technica’s time is a so-called in-place image which will deploy a fresh installation of Windows 7 around […] Add comment
Another usability addon today with the simple and stunningly ingenious Plain Text Links. Rather than copying and pasting addresses that have not been hyperlinked into the address bar, Plain Text Links allows you to right click on the text to open the link. Common URIs like FTP://, HTTP:// and HTTPS:// are all supported with this […] Add comment
AMD’s Shanghai, the 45nm revision to Phenom-based Opterons, has begun to appear at resellers and is demanding a tidy sum. While the chip is not expected to be officially released until November 13, the appearance of the chip at retailers is a sign that AMD is delivering on its promised timetable. Long criticized for the […] Add comment
As we get ready for Icrontic Oktoberfest 2008, with arrivals from forum members Fatcat and Eggroll, it’s hard to sit down to write news, but this is what I dug up for evening gaming tidbits. Wired reviews C&C Red Alert III and finds it rad. The best new feature? Co-op campaigns. Speaking of reviews, ArsTechnica […] Add comment
Phoronix explains how to use AMD’s X-Video Bitstream Acceleration in Linux. Add comment
The Patriot Warp V2 128GB 2.5” solid state drive is the fastest in real world application testing. Add comment
The Aerocool Aeroracer Pro mid-tower case takes this whole “fan as sidepanel” thing to the extreme. Add comment
The LanCool PC-K1 mid-tower case is built for LAN abuse. Add comment
AMDZone benchmarks the recently released Call of Duty: World at War beta. Add comment
The BFG Tech GeForce GTX 260 OCX comes overclocked and offers peace of mind with 24/7 tech support. Add comment
Icrontic is proud to offer the Office Hours series of articles. Each week we’ll take a look at a common problem in Windows or often-used software and nail down a quick fix for it. This week the good doctor explores the impact that a broken Cryptographic Service has on Windows XP. Add comment
Phoronix takes a closer look at Red Hat Linux’s Plymouth graphical boot process. Add comment
The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 260 OC 896MB isn’t overclocked, despite it’s moniker. When you do overclock it, it gives GTX 280 performance. Add comment
Techware Labs reviews the all-aluminum Lian Li PC-A77 case. Add comment
TechConnect benchmarks NVIDIA’s Big Bang II driver set. Add comment
Western Digital has updated its eco-friendly Caviar Green with new 333GB platters and 32MB of cache. Add comment
The Xigmatek NRP-MC651 650W power supply offers high quality at a fair price. Add comment
Along with the Windows 7 news yesterday, Microsoft released betas of both Visual Studio 2010 and .Net 4.0. It seems MS is not at all interested in letting things sit stagnant anymore. As someone who used VS 2005 and now VS 2008, if Visual Studio 2010 is as big a step up as the conversion […] Add comment
A little piece of me dies every time I’ve been selected to win two free iPod Nanos. Were I a lesser man, I would wither away as though I had chosen poorly in the search for the Holy Grail. Thankfully, gaining some control in the ever-growing morass of web advertisements isn’t any harder than picking […] Add comment
More doodads for your perusal: What’s worse than a dumbphone that’s sold as a smartphone? A dumbphone with an anemic screen. Take another look at Samsung’s compelling NC10 netbook. A 0.05mm OLED screen with a 100,000:1 contrast ratio, 100% NTSC gamut production. It really is as thin as paper. Help your plant live longer by […] Add comment
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