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A good gift PC represents the bare minimum of what you should do to get your computer ready for a new home. Fortunately, that doesn’t take much time, effort, or money. It essentially involves removing your data files thoroughly and clearing out basic network settings.
You won’t have any access to files on a PC that leaves your possession, so if you haven’t already copied them off its hard drive, you’ll need to do so before you delete them. The My Documents folder is where most of your files live, but if you have multiple Windows users, there’s a My Documents folder for each one. If you use AOL, you probably have personal files in its Downloads folder. Quicken, QuickBooks, and TurboTax put their data files in unusual locations you should double-check: Quicken uses C:\Quickenw, C:\Program Files\Quickenw, or C:\Program Files\Intuit\Quicken. QuickBooks data files live in C:\Program Files\Intuit\Quickbooks. TurboTax usually stores its files in the TAX01 folder inside the default installation folder; search for files with a .tax extension to be sure. Read More»
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When you get a new computer, odds are that you don’t simply throw away your old one. You may tuck it away in the closet, or set it up elsewhere in the house as a “backup” PC but never use it. If you keep up with the cutting edge, you might have two or three unused PCs gathering dust. You may have considered giving your old PC away to a family member, or perhaps to someone who can’t afford a new computer (needy students are everywhere), but wondered if it was really worth it, given that you can buy a new Dell for $299. Well, be assured that a working PC, even if a bit old, is a valuable commodity, and you can increase its value with a little work.
We’ll classify a PC to be given away as good, better, or best, depending on the work you’ll be putting in to prepare it for its new owner. A good gift computer is a working PC with your personal data removed, but your recipient may still need to do some work to get it set up for his or her needs, and may not have the knowledge or resources to do this. Read More»
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Acer has long let it be known that it is gunning for Lenovo’s third place in the global PC market. In Q4 last year, it picked off an easier target, overtaking Toshiba to become the world’s third best selling notebook PC maker.
Toshiba’s sales fell slightly in the quarter, which would have been nice for Acer, but the rise in the ranks did not depend on the missteps of others, according to iSuppli. The market watcher attributes Acer’s Q4 sales success, particularly in Europe, to aggressive pricing. Read More»
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Microsoft has made changes to its licensing model for Windows Vista to meet the needs of enterprise customers in the finance and government sectors using bleeding-edge technologies.
The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant will announce April 2 a subscription license called Windows Vista Enterprise Centralized Desktops, which allows customers to use Windows in virtual machines centralized on server hardware. Read More»
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IT professionals already know the importance of maintaining system integrity and thus, performance. Reliability isn’t just gained through good looks and prayer, however. Many of these negative issues stem from a single source: disk fragmentation. The following are suggested steps and know-how to help you maintain your own PC without seeking help from the acolytes of the help desk.
The Common Tragedies of Disk Fragmentation
Crashes. System hangs/freezing. Slow Boot times. Boot failures. Slow back up times. File corruption. Data loss. Disk fragmentation can even cause program errors, cache issues, and complete hard drive failures. The absolute first step to maintaining a healthy drive is storing your related files near each other on the drive. Try and keep them in chronological order, too. Even small amounts of fragmentation amongst often-used files can cause complete chaos. Read More»
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Sun Microsystems Inc. said it’s focusing its future strategy on areas of the technology industry poised for the strongest growth.
Sun executives discussed a strategy they call Redshift at a daylong event for news media Friday in East Palo Alto, Calif.
Sun’s chief technology officer, Greg Papadopoulos, said Sun has identified three areas where demand for more computing is expected to be greatest: digital content delivery, high-performance computing and service providers to small to medium-size businesses.
The idea is to stay ahead of Moore’s Law, the technology industry calculation that computing power will double every 18 months while the cost keeps coming down, Read More»
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Microsoft Corp. Wednesday unveiled a second promotional deal for Windows Vista consumer and small business users, allowing them to buy additional licenses at a 10 percent discount over suggested list price and upgrade as many as five more PCs.
The new “Windows Vista Additional License” program targets customers who obtained Vista at retail — either the full or upgrade version — or pre-installed on a PC, and lets them buy up to five additional identical licenses at 10 percent off. Users running Vista Home Premium on a new PC, for instance, are eligible only for more copies of Ultimate. Customers can’t move up or down the Vista version scale. Read More»
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If you didn’t bite on Microsoft’s Windows Vista “Family Pack” promo, the Redmondians are hoping to entice you to buy multiple copies of its latest Windows release under another just-launched promotion.
Microsoft is offering users who purchase one Vista license — full or upgrade, purchased either at retail or via a PC-preload deal — the right to buy multiple additional copies at 10 percent off retail price per copy. Microsoft explained the details of the latest Vista promotion on the oficial Vista Team Blog on March 20. Read More»
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Michael Dell could prove that “Dell 2.0″ is more than a marketing throwaway by buying rival Acer, according to a leading Wall Street analyst. Sanford Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi today laid out a plan for Dell to revive its fortunes by purchasing Acer – a relatively cheap target with a $4bn market cap.
Such a move would give Dell broader access to Asian and European customers, a stronger notebook line and a massive indirect sales channel. Of course, Dell would have to give up on everything it holds dear by swallowing its pride along with Acer. Dell 1.0 rose to the top of the computer kingdom via the lean, mean “Direct Model.” Read More»
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