In Depth Tech Talk

Is Antivirus Software Dead?

whitelotus — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:55:48 GMT

"Always-on Internet connectivity is keeping malware concerns alive and well. We examine whether antivirus software is up to the task, or whether it's a security solution of the past."( Read more)

So is antivirus software truly dead? how come?

RIM Exec: Attacks Targeting Smartphones Likely

intelguy — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:26:32 GMT

RIM Exec: Attacks Targeting Smartphones Likely

Yup totally makes sense. SP will be a very new stage for hackers. what will you do?

IBM:Computing rivaling human brain may be ready by

whitelotus — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:20:13 GMT

cnet:

Computers capable of mimicking the human brain's power and efficiency could be just 10 years off, according to a leading researcher at IBM.

According to the researcher, Dharmendra Modha, the manager of IBM's cognitive computing initiative, scientists from his company and some of the world's most prestigious universities have already managed to simulate the computing complexity of the feline cortex, a feat that could augur a day not too far off when it will be possible to ramp up to what the human brain can accomplish.

The aim: reverse-engineer the human brain and learn its computational algorithms. And then deploy them in a bid to solve some of the world's most complicated computing problems.

Hope the IBM reserchers will finally make this come true, but computering rivals human brain....WOW...this sounds horrible

VIdeo Card for Dell GX270 compatible w/Ubuntu

kokomoto — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:39:36 GMT

Compiz desktop effects? Have Dell GX270 small mini tower with onboard intel video and cannot activate desktop effects in Ubuntu Linux. Need PCI video card I guess. Which is the cheapest I can by with that will allow desktop effects like Cube and Wiggle Windows, etc? Don't need too fancy a cards as the Dell is only a 2.6 Ghz P4 and no PCI Express slots.

Gold Plated. Snake Oil or Real.

origosis — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:58:19 GMT

Ok so gold plated. Seems like a method used by a lot of junk companies and good companies, to make something better. But does it?

My first thoughts are: "You just added an additional layer of metal onto what ever it is I am using.. No matter how good that metal is. It just increased the resistance, thus Instant signal degradation. So in a sense that would mean that if you had to choose between the same wire from the same company and one was gold plated, the none gold plated one was actually better.

My second thought it: "Gold is a better conductor then some metals and thus it will make better contact.. but that gold is just touching Copper or aluminum, so the great conductor is touching the bad conductor, thus we are met with the same result... a lower signal since the gold added increased resistance if it had not been there at all."

Now if it is Not gold plated, but gold plug then that makes a but more sense, but Copper is a better conductor then gold so why not just stick with that.

Now 1 direct benefit of gold plating is gold does not corrode, (at least not by anything it will ever come in contact with in most offices and homes.) So there is one benefit to gold plating.

a passing thought I had was that gold is maliable so maybe i make better contact since it can mold to what it touches, but that is only pure pure pure pure gold.. even if the gold is 99.99% pure it does not take on the "Play Doh" characteristics.

If a wire is ALL gold, that would be better then all aluminum, but then it would be more expensive and perform worse then an aluminum capped copper wire. especially at long lengths.

So is Gold really Snake Oil?

Pentium Dual-Core vs AMD Phenom X4

CapoMac — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:40:18 GMT

I am planning a cpu upgrade. I would like some feed back from you eggxperts out there on Intel Pentium Dual-Core E6300 processor vs AMD Phenom X4 9750 Processor. Any recommendations as to which processor is better would be greatly appreciated :)

Why IT can't seem to deliver measurable productivi

whitelotus — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:37:44 GMT

Are your investments in IT bearing measurable results? Or are the benefits more “feels-right” types of results? Perhaps IT can’t deliver measurable productivity because the measurements are wrong. Read more...

The real pros and cons of server virtualization

whitelotus — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:30:55 GMT

I usually hear about virtual system images are more easily managed than real ones - and this is both perfectly true and utterly specious(read more)

Do u have Ghost in your computer? what are the real pros and cons of server virtualization in your opinion?

RAM prices, just me or...

Joe88 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:08:08 GMT

as topic said, ram prices seem to be rising again after their downfall

months ago you could get 4GB kit of ram for about $40-45 (generally good brands)

now I see those kits are about $60 now

so what im saying there has been basically been a $15-20 raise in ram prices over the last few months

this is for DDR2, not sure on DDR3 prices

When Will the Price of SSD Gets Close to HDD

intelguy — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:12:30 GMT

Prices of SSDs Will Get Closer to Hard Drives in Three to Five Years – Chief Executive of OCZ.

What is your take on this?

M$ has done it to us again.

HOGHAULER — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:54:01 GMT

That is correct, M$ has scr**ed the Public again. We all thought we were getting such a sweet deal with preordering W7 upgrades, now the truth comes out. For each upgrade you use you must have a seperate and legal copy of windows XP or Vista or be prepared to lie out your *** and make sure you have no other computers running using the same version of XP or Vista when you call to activate your XP or Vista. Why do I say call because if you have activated your XP more than 25 times the automated system will kick you to a service rep who asks you why and what for are you bothering me.

Drupal Moves Into the White House

whitelotus — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:14:51 GMT

The White House Web site has caught a case of Drupal.

In the Internet world, Drupal is not as bad as it sounds. The open-source software package helps people create and manage their Web sites. And this week, a new WhiteHouse.gov site arrived that had been built via the Drupal code. (Read more)

It's good that people can create Web sites faster with Drupal than with competing software from Microsoft, like Sharepoint.

Say whatever you want...

GPGPU:The fFuture of Computing

intelguy — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:26:53 GMT

It is not to beat a dead horse but CPU VS GPU always gets our attention.

SGI Looking Forward Integrating GPUs into High-Performance Computing Platforms.

When speed truly matters, put it in hardware. Actually only time will tell.

Application Security Is National Security

whitelotus — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:30:13 GMT

informationweek:

Hacks targeting U.S. government computers are coming from China. We knew that. The Chinese hackers are relying on zero-day software vulnerabilities to exploit critical systems. So, tell me again: why aren't we doing more to require applications be built secure from the start?

yea..why aren't we? it's time part of the risk for developing insecure software shifts onto software developers. End users have businesses have been shouldering the risk, and the cost, for far too long.

What's your take? (see the whole resource)

remote desktop issues. please check this out.

tidioute06 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:36:28 GMT

Hey folks.
I'm hope you guy/girls can help me with an issue I'm having with remote desktop.
I'm trying to set up and so far i've:
*given my pc a static ip on the lan
*Set up my router (netgear DG834G, it's actually a dsl modem/router)
I added the service (port 3389, tcp and udp)
I set up the router firewall to accept incoming
I went to the Windows 7 remote desktop properties and
checked allow connections.
I used whatsmyip.com to find out the router IP. I typed the ip in remote desktop with the :3389 at the end and no luck. I though it might be windows firewall so I gace permissions to remote desktop. That didnt work either. I ended up shutting down remote desktop all together.
I think it might be an issue with Microsoft Security essentials but i'm not sure how to configure that.
Am i missing something here?
Please help!

FlashMax

midnightcheese — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:16:35 GMT

Has anyone ever used FlashMax SDHC or CF cards? They're pretty cheap, but not much info out there on the web.

http://www.max-flash.eu/en/index.html

Moore's Law still holds for storage

fabulouscoops — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:20:07 GMT

Read about it here

Recently, Newegg was selling terabyte drives for $79.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

If you start a new line for SSD drives, I bet the slope of the line would be steeper than this one.

Is Mac better than Windows?

whitelotus — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:18:10 GMT

Someone obviously thinks Mac is better than Windows.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10252818-64.html?tag=mncol

Do you feel the same way? Dare I ask what the reasons are?

Google announces Social Search with Twitter

whitelotus — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:32:01 GMT

Right after Marissa Mayer announced Google’s partnership with Twitter to bring the search engine real-time search results. , Microsoft released their own Twitter search tool on Bing. This new feature isn’t available yet (whereas Bing made their Twitter search available immediately after their announcement). Google says it should be ready in “the coming months.(see the source)

The competition is very lively

I'm just wondering how Bing is gonna catch up with Google, action faster?

Google drop Chrome OS beta as a Windows 7 spoiler?

whitelotus — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:03:59 GMT

Someone has just paint a possible scenario few days ago:

Google might drop Chrome OS beta as a Windows 7 spoiler? He also got a couple of questions for us:

Was Chrome OS simply a version of Linux with the Chrome browser fused into it?

Would it be a netbook OS only?

How would it differ from Android?

Would Chrome OS even be a true “operating system,” in the sense we understand that term today?

Meanwhile, what do you expect Apple to do in honor of next week’s Windows 7 launch?(The full story)

Welcome to your in depth tech talk

Mobile Nehalem

Capt. Insane — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:04:46 GMT

The time has come: i7 now comes in a mobile flavor for laptops. Checkout the Tom's Hardware article.

Here's a snippet of the conclusion:

First, depending on the priorities of the system builder from which you buy, expect to see Clarksfield-based notebooks at a variety of different power profiles. The CPU is one part of the equation, but it’s certainly not the determinant of efficiency in a build with discrete graphics. At the end of the day, Core i7-920XM is rated at 55W—10W higher than the flagship Core 2 Extreme—and the new CPU has more technology built-in to keep it closer to that power envelope for longer. From Hyper-Threading to Turbo Boost, you can expect better performance in a wider range of applications than any mobile processor we’ve ever seen, but at higher power consumption numbers.

Secondly, for those of you more attuned to the thin and light designs, Arrandale is the platform you’ll want to use while watching DVDs on an airplane or working away from a power outlet. That’s where the power consumption will become much more important to the platform’s success. Come January, it's going to be that much harder to make inroads against Intel's mobile lineup.

Any scuttlebutt on Windows 8?

whitelotus — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:15:26 GMT

Its still early. Windows 8 is unlikely to debut until 2011. Well, anyone else hearing any scuttlebutt yet on Windows 8? What are you hoping gets included in the next Windows client and server releases?

Chip Market Turnaround Unlikely In 2009

whitelotus — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:20:24 GMT

The semiconductor market is unlikely to see a significant market turnaround this year, despite manufacturers' success at reducing inventory, which had reached levels of "severe excess" for four quarters, a research firm said.

Its not too bad that manufacturers have done a better job at keeping inventory in line with demand than in the last economic crisis that started in 2001 following the dot-com bust.

Computer makers seek to banish boot-up blues

whitelotus — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:36:34 GMT

CNN---In the time it takes your computer to boot up, you can probably make some toast or a cup of tea before the thing is ready to use.

Well, good news is that at Intel's developer conference last month, Phoenix announced that the latest version of its BIOS could boot in just about a second by cutting out redundant checks and creating a smarter version of the firmware . Of course, that still leaves the time that it takes Windows to start up, but Microsoft has been working on that, too, and claims that Windows 7 starts up in about 20 seconds, compared to the 50 seconds or so for Vista. (full story)

Bing Cuts Itself a 10% Slice of the Search Pie

whitelotus — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:47:08 GMT

Bing has done a great job since it launched just before the summer. look, an increase of 22.1 percent over July, giving Microsoft a 10.7 percent share of the search market. really nice work microsoft keep it up

For detailed info click here