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Why Linux Is A Sad Joke

by Anton Chouinard

Open source nerds continue to live in the mistaken belief that the average computer user spends every waking moment like PenguinHeads do poring over the innards of hardware and software. A PC is a tool. The... published 6 months ago

23 comments    technology ubuntu gimp

Three major OS choices. Which one is the laggard?65

Why Ubuntu can't stack up to Windows or OS X

by Anton Chouinard

Three major OS choices. Which one is the laggard? Linux aficionados will go on ad infinitum as to why the various distros such as Ubuntu represent a valid alternative to the pricey and complex Operating... published 7 months ago

11 comments    technology vista ubuntu

It's generally quite simple to locate your laptop's memory module access panel71

Upgrading your laptop's RAM without destroying it

by Anton Chouinard

All you need to do in order to convince yourself that you should upgrade your own laptop's RAM memory is call around to the computer shops in your area. Some of them will charge as much as $100 to do nothing... published 7 months ago

0 comments    technology laptop memory

Is Snow Leopard a Jobs Snow Job?75

Sneak Peek: Mac Snow Leopard OS X 10.6

by Anton Chouinard

Is Snow Leopard a Jobs Snow Job? The announcement of a new version of Apple's venerable OS, whose numbers date back to the original Mac 128K running System 1, usually sparks a flurry of comments and... published 7 months ago

0 comments    technology os x apple mac

Will Windows Seven look like this user's imagined desktop?76

Sneak Peek: Windows Seven Preview

by Anton Chouinard

Barely a couple of years ago, Microsoft enthusiasts would look back on Windows ME and Microsoft Bob as the lowest notes in the company's long history of providing personal computer Operating Systems. ME was... published 7 months ago

0 comments    technology windows microsoft

Adobe Creative Suite 4 will likely come in many different permutations to account for the up to $2,500 pricetag.70

Sneak Peek: Adobe CS4 Preview

by Anton Chouinard

There is no question that in the last few years Adobe has firmly entrenched its domination over the global desktop publishing environment. The company's Creative Suite (CS) which incorporates virtually all... published 7 months ago

0 comments    technology photoshop illustrator

New computers arrive full of bloatware. Here's how to kill it all.85

Bloatware: Why it's on your new PC and how to remove it

by Anton Chouinard

Bloatware, also known by the more vernacular moniker of Crapware is the overwhelming pile of anti-virus, extended service, demos, free trials and promos which computer manufacturers feel compelled to pile... published 7 months ago

1 comment    technology computers crapware

Has the famous Tom hammer smashed its own site?75

How Tom's Hardware Guide pwnd the industry then lost it

by Anton Chouinard

When Dr. Thomas Pabst launched his eponymous website Tom's Hardware Guide in 1996 the internet was a relatively new phenomenon on the world stage. Practicing as a medical doctor in his native Germany and with... published 7 months ago

0 comments    technology intel amd

A silicon wafer showing multiple processors-to-be59

Wasting 1.4 Billion Transistors: Why GPUs are trumping CPUs

by Anton Chouinard

A silicon wafer showing multiple processors-to-be Moore's Law was first outlined by Intel co-founder Gordon E. Moore in a 1965 thesis. The "Law" deals with a basic trend in the history of computer technology:... published 7 months ago

0 comments    technology cpu gpu

Are there other elements to blame for $140+ barrel prices?53

The death of Supply and Demand

by Anton Chouinard

$100 a barrel petroleum was once seen as the "Beyond This Point Lie Dragons". It was long questioned by leading petro industry analysts as to whether the world's oil-lubricated economy could keep operating... published 7 months ago

0 comments    business economy petroleum


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