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October 9, 2006 by Brad.
A system that’s so out of date probably doesn’t even have Windows XP Service Pack 2. SP2 is over 100MB to download, so you may want to take advantage of Microsoft’s CD offer. Visit www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2 and click the link that says Order the CD. Shipping is free in the U.S.; you’ll have to pay £6 for shipping to the U.K.
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October 9, 2006 by Brad.
Windows Vista’s new Aero graphical user interface requires a fair amount of graphics horsepower to drive its fancy 3D effects, but how does it affect graphics card power consumption? The folks at The Tech Report have run some tests to find out, and the answer may surprise you.
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October 9, 2006 by Brad.
A video of what a Hard Drive looks like inside while doing various tasks.
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October 9, 2006 by Brad.
The new 3Com Unified Gigabit Wireless PoE Switch 24 combines Gigabit Switching, Power over Ethernet (PoE), and Wireless Controller in a single rack-mount or table-top form factor design. While this is designed for SMB - I can’t wait to see consumer home version of this! Throw in a firewall and it’s total networking in a box.
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