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7 ways fragmentation can harm your computer

Ivan Skin (collectsstuff) — 2008-05-13T08:11:53Z

May 13, 2008

7 Ways Fragmentation Can Harm Your Computer
Over the years, numerous manufacturers, third party analysts and labs have reported on the effects of disk/file fragmentation on system speed and performance. Find out the seven most common reliability and downtime phenomena associated with fragmentation, and the technical reasons behind them.
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eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: ZoneFlex Smart WLAN

Ivan Skin (collectsstuff) — 2008-05-12T08:44:58Z

eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: ZoneFlex Smart WLAN
By Andrew Garcia
May 12, 2008

Ruckus Wireless' ZoneFlex Smart WLAN is well worth a look for small businesses considering a move to a controller-based architecture. Take a look.
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Microsoft and Yahoo: Road to Nowhere

Ivan Skin (collectsstuff) — 2008-05-08T13:57:02Z

Microsoft and Yahoo: Road to Nowhere
By Deb Donston
May 8, 2008

It could have been the deal of the century. It could have given Microsoft the online search and ad chops it doesn't have, not to mention firmer footing in the cloud. But it was not to be (at least not yet), as Microsoft withdrew its offer for Yahoo amid much waiting, threatening and gnashing of teeth all around. Here is how the dance to the denouement played out.
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Big Vendors Tardy on Fixing Security Flaws; Intel, Samsung Plan for 450-mm Wafer Transition

Ivan Skin (collectsstuff) — 2008-05-07T10:33:19Z

Big Vendors Still Very Tardy on Fixing Security Flaws
Ryan Naraine: Some of the biggest names in the IT software business still are very lax when it comes to fixing security holes reported by third-party brokers.
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IP Convergence and the Unified Communications Vision
eWEEK Labs Senior Technical Analyst Andrew Garcia spent last week at the VON conference and based on some of the products he saw came away with some encouraging views on the shape of unified communications and where it is headed for enterprise users.
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The Top 10 Misconceptions about Performance and Availability Monitoring
This white paper examines the ten common misunderstandings about monitoring and offers suggestions for implementing complete business focused monitoring strategies that can adapt to today's more complex computing environments.
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Hosted Email Security: Staying Ahead of New Threats
In the last two years, email has become a fierce battleground between the nefarious forces of spam and malware, and the heroes of messaging protection. The spam volumes increased alarmingly every month, bringing clever new forms of phishing and virus propagation attacks.
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Intel, Samsung Plan for 450-mm Wafer Transition
The two chip makers, along with Taiwan Semiconductor, are making plans to transition to larger wafer sizes in 2012.
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Clearwire and Sprint Nextel Unite Over WiMax
The two companies intend to combine their next-generation wireless broadband units to form a new company and already have investment from Intel, Google and Comcast.
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Sourcefire Builds Out IPS Technology
The Sourcefire 3D System will offer expanded intrusion prevention capabilities.
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ClearCube Spins Off Software Division
The new company, VDIworks, will focus on virtual desktop software and management.
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AMD, Intel Court Fight Continues
The two companies, locked in an ongoing legal fight, submit new court papers as the 2009 trial date looms.
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IT Security Is Dead -- and Other Security Predictions that Bombed

Ivan Skin (collectsstuff) — 2008-05-06T11:21:43Z

IT Security Is Dead -- and Other Security Predictions that Bombed
By Brian Prince
May 6, 2008

Only hindsight is 20/20, even for security vendors and analysts. Here's a look at some predictions that haven't paid off.
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10 Tech Products We could Use in Tough Times

Ivan Skin (collectsstuff) — 2008-05-05T09:18:05Z

10 Tech Products We could Use in Tough Times
By Eric Lundquist
May 5, 2008

Times are tough and getting tougher. Here are 10 things you really need to survive the hard times.
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Kraken Botnet Infiltration Triggers Ethics Debate; Stop GTA 4 Hypocrisy

Ivan Skin (collectsstuff) — 2008-05-05T08:44:08Z

Kraken Botnet Infiltration Triggers Ethics Debate
Ryan Naraine: Researchers seize control of one of the world's largest spam-spewing botnets, but questions arise over what happens next.
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Small Business IP Communications
Small businesses have more opportunities than ever for voice over IP. eWeek Labs Senior Technical Analyst Andrew Garcia explains. New products and strategic partnerships are offering businesses with as few as 10 seats an affordable option for the IP telephony experience.
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Stop the 'Grand Theft Auto 4' Hypocrisy
Blog: Those who attack and criticize video games often have no firsthand experience.
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PHP Update Quashes Bugs
Open-source group released PHP 5.2.6 a high-priority update for multiple vulnerabilities.
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Sun Cites Economy for Revenue Fall
The tech giant plans to cut 2,500 jobs in the wake of poor quarterly numbers.
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Dude, You're Leaving Dell
Dell confirms that its MSP channel chief left the company in early April.
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Quickr Migration from SharePoint
Lotus tools make it easier to migrate from Microsoft SharePoint to IBM's Quickr.
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Ubuntu Is Ready to Take On Windows; The Six Phases of a Technology Flop

Ivan Skin (collectsstuff) — 2008-05-05T08:41:12Z

The Six Phases of a Technology Flop
Greatness doesn't happen overnight - the same can be said for great flops. Tech flops go through their own stages, from promising new technology to overhyped beast to oblivion.
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Live Mesh: A Developer's Dream?; Yahoo Did Well, but Not Well Enough; Microsoft Tests New Ways to Sell 'Office'
Is Microsoft's new software a developer's dream? Yahoo does well on paper, but not well enough. Microsoft tests ways to sell Office Suite as a subscription basis.
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Ubuntu Is Ready to Take On Windows
Review: Ubuntu's deep software catalog, focus on usability and active community combine with long-term support to put desktop Linux's best face forward.
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HP Engineers Claim 'Memristor' Breakthrough
HP Labs engineers claim they have discovered a long-sought circuit element that could lead to new ways of creating memory.
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Google Carries Offline Access Ball Forward
Google makes spreadsheets and presentations applications work offline, rivaling Microsoft Office and SharePoint.
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Sun Enters 'Open Storage Era'
Sun Microsystems offers free new development tools and recipes for building OpenSolaris storage servers in mere minutes.
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IBM Floats into the Cloud with Caution
Others make a lot of noise in the cloud, but IBM is sneaking in under the radar.
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The Browser as the New OS

Ivan Skin (collectsstuff) — 2008-05-01T09:49:58Z

The Browser as the New OS
Once your core applications are delivered over the Web in a SAAS model, the Web browser has become the effective OS. That means you'd better take a closer look at the browsers on which your company is standardized.
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As IT managers learn to deal with leaner economic conditions, CIO Insight research reveals which technologies and cost management techniques result in the greatest savings. Negotiation, virtualization, standardization and consolidation, it turns out, are the most effective ways to significantly reduce costs; other practices (including layoffs) are much less likely to make a big difference to the bottom line.
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The Battle for Your Browser
Larry Seltzer: Attackers are doing drive-bys, but defenses are good and getting better.
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Lenovo Airs Out the Room
Sometimes the best marketing pokes at somebody else's advertising.
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How File Fragmentation Occurs on Windows XP/Windows Server 2003
This white paper details how Windows XP/2003 fragments files whether or not all the free space is defragmented.
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Cost Effective Scaling with Virtualization and Coyote Point Systems
An overview of the industry trend toward virtualization, how server consolidation has increased the importance of application uptime and the steps being taken to integrate load balancing technology with virtualized servers.
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Clinton, Obama, McCain: Who Is Voting for Tech?

Ivan Skin (collectsstuff) — 2008-05-01T09:47:41Z

Clinton, Obama and McCain Vote For/Against Tech
May 1, 2008

The Computer and Communications Industry Association grades the presidential candidates on voting records -- are they friend or foe of Silicon Valley?
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