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Aug282010

Students: Get Windows 7 for $30

DateSaturday, August 28, 2010 at 8:45PM

A quick post from Channel 10, here is a link you’ll want to share with any college students (or parents of college students) that you know. Window 7 is only $29.99 imagefor those enrolled in a U.S.-based educational institution. To qualify, the student must be taking at least 0.5 course credits and have either an @EDU.com email address or attend one of the institutions listed here. If so, the deal available here, will let them grab the Windows 7 Professional Upgrade edition for digital download. Backup media can be optionally added to the order, too, if desired.

The deal is currently being featured on www.microsoft.com/student, which is a valuable resource for finding great deals on Microsoft software, with links to Office 2010 for $79.95, all the student deals on the Microsoft Store site, all the free downloads fromDreamspark (professional development tools), and more. This almost makes me want to go back to school myself. Well, almost.

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Saturday
Aug282010

Calibre Provides a Formatted Presentation of News Feeds

DateSaturday, August 28, 2010 at 8:41PM

imageA one stop solution to all your eBook needs. Calibre is meant to be a complete e-library solution and thus includes library management, format conversion, news feeds to eBook conversion, as well as eBook reader sync features and an integrated eBook viewer. I am using this product to capture information for several news feeds and have them aggregated into a ePub format that is then pushed to my iPhone.

Originally I looked at this to give me the ability to convert PDF’s to either ePUb or Mobi format so that I can access and use them on both my iPad and on my Kindle. This is a really convenient function but as I looked more closely at the product it has some really good additional functions that I could use as well.This is really worth a look if you are interested in grabbing content and have it available when and where you want it.

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Saturday
Aug282010

Microsoft Cloud Storage Strategy begins to merge

DateSaturday, August 28, 2010 at 8:32PM

image Microsoft’s Windows Live Sync product is changing its name to Windows Live Mesh.

In our beta release, we brought the best of Windows Live Sync and Live Mesh together. With the addition of remote access and cloud storage, we understand that the new program does more than sync files.  So following the beta period, we’ll be using the name Windows Live Mesh going forward, which we feel best reflects our broader goal of allowing you to access your stuff across your devices.image

A number of our customers noted the inability to sync hidden files, so we added this support. Another point of feedback was that customers wanted a list of which files were missing in a synced folder. Now when Windows Live Mesh detects missing files, you can easily see the file name and when and where it was last modified.

When syncing files to the cloud, beta participants get 2 GB of synced cloud storage. Only 2% of these participants are using more than 1.5 GB. However, Live Mesh offers 5 GB, and while only a small number of Live Mesh customers use all their space, we want to ease migration and increase the online storage limit from 2 GB to 5 GB.

We’ve made several performance updates to Windows Live Mesh in response to your requests that will provide noticeable improvements to your experience. We worked on cutting the application load time in half and made syncing large numbers of folders and adding multiple devices to a sync folder faster. We’ve optimized both memory and CPU usage during sync activity as well as decreased CPU consumption by as much as 30% when Windows Live Mesh is idle.

So it sounds like we are going to see a merging of the Live Mesh Product with the Live Sync Product. You will have 5GB’s of space to work with hopefully we won’t lose anything from Live Mesh that we have currently (I work out of this product with all of my systems.) So when Microsoft releases the new Live Essentials Products I will be looking closely at what is being provided in these packages.

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Saturday
Aug282010

TWiT Live Specials 32: The Future of the Web

DateSaturday, August 28, 2010 at 8:25PM

image It was really amazing to listen to these teenagers and their thoughts about being an entrepreneur and their vision of the future. This is really worth the time spent to listen to their thoughts and view and of course what these kids have are planning to accomplish. It is refreshing to hear from kids that are looking at what they can do to fulfill their hopes and dreams, of their projects and thoughts about what they are going to a have to do make their dreams come to fruition.

If you need a little lift these kids will definitely provide one for you. Jump to Twit Live Specials…

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Saturday
Aug282010

Adobe’s Online Photoshop provides some nice Photo Editing Tools but is its photo storage worth it?

DateSaturday, August 28, 2010 at 12:13PM

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Photoshop.com is an online complement to Adobe’s Photoshop software according to Adobe. But if you need some simple editing functions and a place to share your photographs then here is another place that you can do so. What does this product offer:

  • free web-based photo-editing tools
  • easy photo sharing in online albums and on sites like Facebook, Flickr, Photobucket, and Picasa
  • photo and video file backup and storage
  • inspirational photographer spotlights, content, and tutorials
  • information about Photoshop products
  • links to www.adobe.com to try, buy, and learn more about the features of Photoshop products
  • access to Photoshop Express Mobile tools for Android devices, and iOS devices (Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch)

Some new things have been added to this product this month and they include:

  • Online Tools: Organize, edit, and share your photos with the Photoshop Express online tools: Express Organizer, Express Editor, and Express Slideshow. 
  • Products: Discover which image-editing tool is right for you. Download trials or purchase software.
  • Learning: Find great tutorials to help you master your Adobe software.
  • Spotlight: Get inspiration by seeing how others use the Photoshop family of products.
  • My Gallery: Share albums of your choice on the new HTML-based gallery page.

And one thing that Adobe doesn’t mention is that you don’t have to create an account now to use their online tools. So if you want to stay anonymous, you can.To use this web-based application you need the following:

  • Internet-connected computer with Windows XP or Vista, or Mac OS 10.4 or later
  • a minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 768
  • 512 MB of RAM
  • Internet Explorer 7 or 8 (Windows), Safari 3.5 or later (Mac OS), or Firefox 3.5 or later (either platform)
  • Flash Player 10 (version 10.0.45 or later)

Oops! Flash. So you are not going to be using this on your iPad anytime soon but Adobe does have an application available for you if you want to be able to edit your images on your iPad.

How much does it cost? Well you can sign up for the basic account that gives you the following for free:

  • a personal URL to access your account
  • online private and public sharing
  • tutorials about Photoshop software and services
  • online photo management, editing, and interactive photo galleries
  • browser-based upload and download, and use of the Photoshop Express Uploader (based on AIR technology)
  • access to your backed-up photos and videos from Photoshop Elements 7 or later and Adobe Premiere 7 or later,
  • including syncing and backup from your desktop to the web
  • mobile access (via a separate downloadable mobile client for selected mobile platforms only)
  • 2 GB of online storage space

If you want additional storage there is an annual charge for the additional space. You can add space in the following increments 20, 40, 100, 250 and 500 GB’s fort the cost of 19.99, $39.99, $99.99, $249.99 and $499.99 respectively. Compare that to some of the other Photo Gallery Solutions that provide an all you can store for a fixed fee like Smugmug .com.

There is also a Plus Membership that costs $49.99 annually, includes everything in the Basic membership but offers 20GB’s of online storage, special artwork, album templates, effects, and tutorials and integrates with Photoshop Elements 7 or later or Adobe Premiere Elements 7 or later software.The additional features of Plus membership require the Organizer in these applications. However, even if you don't have either of the Elements products, Plus membership entitles you to the premium slideshow themes, which you can use to customize slideshows of your albums on Photoshop.com. Plus membership is not available outside the U.S.You are not eligible to upgrade your Elements desktop products to a Plus membership if you have an OEM version of Photoshop Elements or Adobe Premiere Elements (that is, a version included with your hardware). If you want additional storage there is an annual charge for the additional space. You can add space in the following increments 40, 100, 250 and 500 GB’s fort the cost of $69.99, $129.99, $279.99 and $529.99 respectively.

imageSo while the editing tools are sort of nice and having a webspace that you can edit and control content to a small degree is nice, unless you only have a few photos you want to pop up and make available I don’t see this site as any real competition for some of the other places you can find on the web. So do I recommend this site? Not really. Of course I am a little biased to my favorite SmugMug. If I am going to pay for a site I like the idea of that site storage being a fixed amount. Compare to Smugmug’s three pricing rates: Standard: $39.95/year  •  Power: $59.95/year  •  Pro: $149.95/year. If you are really serious about photography or you just can’t take your finger off of the shutter button, Here is a great place to store your digital images and create great display galleries to share with family and friends, you just can’t go wrong. And here is my shameless plug, if you want to sign up you can save $5 off of your subscription by using this coupon code when signing up: FkoWZ8IjsnygW

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Friday
Aug272010

Is ePub Format the Default Standard now for eBooks?

DateFriday, August 27, 2010 at 8:24AM

With the new update for the Pages App that now allows you to save your documents in ePub format which Apple uses for iBooks. It is also the native format for Stanza (which is the Open eBook standard from the International Digital Publishing Forum http://www.idpf.org). ePub is supported in Stanza Desktop, iPhone, iPod Touch, Adobe Digital Editions and some Sony Readers.

image Sadly the Kindle does not support ePub format directly, it uses MOBI format, but you can easily convert your ePub files to a format that can be read on your Kindle device. I hear that Calibre does the best job, with a  nice interface, easy to use, works with pc’s and Macs, and gets the best results. If you don't already have this free software, created and maintained by Kovid Goyal, download Calibre here. The nice thing about Calibre is that it will also convert many other formats to ePub format as well so which ever direction you want to go with your eBook you have the ability to get it there.

How to use Calibre to convert from an ePub format to MOBI:

  1. Open and run Calibre.  On the LEFT will be your choices for set-up when you're converting a document.  Hovering over anything will usually bring a help tip.
  2. Accepting defaults is fine.  The ability to change the "meta information" is nice - so you can have names and authors as you like them.  If there is no Table of Contents you can 'force' Calibre to create one.
  3. At the top are choices to "Edit meta information: as well as "Convert E-books." Follow the instructions, and then press the 'OK' button and the conversion will take a few minutes.  I did one and moved it to the Kindle DX and it looks great.
  4. Oh, Calibre gives you the option to optimize your converted file for the Kindle 2 or the Kindle DX.
  5. So, yes, those million+ free Google books are fully useable on the Kindle - it just needs this added step, but it's also great to be able to customize so much of the layout if you want.  Play with the software a bit.

LexCycle has a great article on how to create ePub files from different file formats and lists many different applications that will allow you to create ePub files for you iBooks and Stanza applications.

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Thursday
Aug262010

ASUS Intros Eee PC 1015PEM, Powered by Atom N550

DateThursday, August 26, 2010 at 9:29PM

Another product is being announced that will be using the new Intel Atom Dual Core N550 Processor. Asus joins others imagein announcing a product that will make use of the Intel Atom N555 processor after it is release by Intel later this year. What has drawn my attention to this particular entry into the Netbook arena? Memory and Screen Resolution. This unit will sport 2GB’s RAM and a 1280 x 720 screen. Thank goodness that someone has put a higher resolution screen on a 10.1 inch screen format. Those few pixels will make a big difference in making this machine that much more a creative system vs. a consuming system. The extra display size is really important. Initial pricing is in Euro’s so maybe that is where it will initially be introduced I am guessing. I hope that it shows up over here soon as well. Pricing should be somewhere around $500 when it shows up over here.

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Thursday
Aug262010

Netflix in the News Again

DateThursday, August 26, 2010 at 9:22PM

image Be sure to update your iPhone so you can now watch your  Netflix on your phone as well. For around $9/month you have the ability to stream content from Netflix to not only your computers but also to your iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. When you think about the size of our phone it having the ability to stream beautifully formatted movies and TV shows to you phone and other media devices. The Application is simple and easy to use and renders well to the screen size that it is played on. Access to mobile media is expanding for sure. Enjoy your movies while you are on the go!

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Thursday
Aug262010

Intuit and Morphie have introduced a product for accepting payments using your iPhone

DateThursday, August 26, 2010 at 8:08PM

imageFor those of you that are working the event tent themes you have probably been looking for more ways to be able to collect funds from potential customers. If you are like me, I hardly ever carry cash, I have embraced plastic money. More and more of us are getting into that position and if you are a retailer then you need to be more concerned about losing a sale because you don’t have a way of processing a credit card transaction.

Voila! Now you do. Intuit and mophie let you accept payments right on your iPhone, so it's never been easier to accept payments wherever your business takes you.

 

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With Intuit GoPayment and the mophie marketplace credit card reader, you have everything you need to securely process credit card payments on your iPhone 3G and 3GS. It's simple to get started. Just apply and get activated in as few as 15 minutes.

So what are the benefits?

  • Innovative Design – Simple in design and easy to use with the low-profile, soft-touch case. It is important that the transaction process is fast and accurate and where you need it.
  • Email Customer Receipts – After you process the payment the marketplace™ automatically sends an electronic receipt  to your customer.
  • Encrypted Card Data – The transaction is encrypted on the card is scanned, for security and you’ll get authorization in seconds.
  • Quick Transactions-It is important to make the entire process as painless as possible. Digital signatures, paperless receipts and the ability to take a payment virtually anywhere makes the marketplace the ultimate solution for mobile payment transactions.

How Much Does It Cost? Be sure to look at the fine print because there are some variations in the percentages that you will be charged to process these transactions.

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Thursday
Aug262010

Garmin Nuvi Recall Affects 1.25 Million Devices

DateThursday, August 26, 2010 at 7:42PM

image From Mashable, we have the following news report where Garmin is recalling 1.25 Million of its Nuvi personal navigation devices because of battery issues, go figure! THe models affected are 200W, 250W, 260W and 7XX. Read on to get more information.

GPS device maker Garmin is voluntarily recalling 1.25 million of its Nuvi personal navigation devices, nearly 800,000 of which were sold in the United States.

The Nuvi devices in question have a battery — manufactured by an unnamed third party supplier — that may be prone to overheating when used in models with a specific circuit board.

Garmin released a statement yesterday saying that “in rare circumstances” the recalled Nuvi devices may be fire hazards. The company claims that less than ten cases have been identified and that there have been no injuries or significant property damage as a result of the overheating devices.

The recalled devices include Nuvi model numbers 200W, 250W, 260W, and 7xx (where xx is a two-digit number). Model numbers are located on the back or bottom of devices. Affected owners can visit Garmin’s recall site to verify whether or not their device is subject to recall.

Recalled devices will not be replaced and device owners should not attempt to replace the battery on their own. “Garmin will replace the battery and insert a spacer on top of the battery next to the PCB before returning the nüvi to affected customers free of charge,” according to the company’s statement.

Personal navigation is big category for Garmin, albeit one where the company is facing stiff competition and declining sales. In the last quarter, sales of 4 million personal navigation devices accounted for nearly half of Garmin’s total revenue, according

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Tuesday
Aug242010

New Version of Jing to download

DateTuesday, August 24, 2010 at 5:18PM

Press Release

I am a big fan of TechSmith’s products but I especially am fond of their free Jing application. Of course I have gone the extra step and upgraded to Jing Pro to get some of the extra capabilities that it brings to the table but the free version is pretty useful on its own. Be sure to download install this new update to be able to take advantage of these new features.

Jing Pro

That's right, we did it again! We've updated Jing with 3 new features to make your experience even better. You won't be disappointed!
Take Control of Your Audio Jing arrow
If you use more than one audio device to record videos—like a headset and the internal microphone on your computer—Jing will now automatically ask you which device you'd like to use before recording. It's pretty easy. Just tell Jing what to do.
Share Via Secure FTP Jing arrow
Send your content directly to the sFTP site of your choosing without any manual steps in between. No more saving and uploading. Now, it's as simple as point and click!
You Will Be Remembered Jing arrow
Gone are the days of logging in every time you launch Jing. If you work with a proxy server, Jing now auto detects your proxy settings and supports authenticated proxy. Just set your preferences and you're ready to go!
How do you get the update? Next time you open up Jing it will prompt you to install the new version with these great new features! Not ready to update yet? No worries, you get the option to defer the update for 2 weeks.
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Tuesday
Aug242010

NATURE | Behind the Scenes of "Hummingbirds" | PBS

DateTuesday, August 24, 2010 at 5:12PM

I love when I fall into things like this video from the YouTube Nature PBS Channel. Not only is the technology and tenacity of the the documentary team in collecting the images that they did. The following embedded video is a short describing the making of the documentary. See the description of the video below:

See the entire documentary at http://to.pbs.org/cUinl9 We all have preconceived ideas about what hummingbirds' lives are like, but so much of their world is imperceptible to the human eye. Filmmaker Ann Prum describes the breakthrough science and latest technologies that allowed her and the crew to reveal incredible new insights about these aerial athletes.
"Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air" premieres on PBS Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 8pm (check local listings) and is part of the 28th season of the Peabody and Emmy award-winning series produced by Thirteen in association with WNET.ORG for PBS. Major support provided by Canon U.S.A. Inc. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episod...

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Tuesday
Aug242010

Security Breach in iTunes Store could empty your Bank Account

DateTuesday, August 24, 2010 at 2:11PM

There are people reporting that their bank and PayPal accounts have been emptied by hackers through the Apple iTunes store. This is another blow to Apple’s reputation of being a secure, safe place.

According to VALLEYWAG…

If you've got an iTunes account linked to a PayPal account, you should be on guard; users with that setup are reporting mass purchases of software, videos and music through the iTunes Store. At least one person has reported everthing was drained from his bank account, according to a report in TechCrunch, with others hit to the tun of $500 and $1,000. Another victim wrote in to the San Jose Mercury News — where the advice columnist said his account was hacked, too. It's not clear how much of this is due to security breaches on Apple servers versus other ways hackers might have gotten at iTunes passwords, but following the exposure of iPad customer data in June and the hacking of some iTunes accounts in July, Apple might want to increase the number of different ways it "has you covered" against hackers.

Apple Spokesman Jason Roth said they were aware of the problem and are working on it.

"Among other new security measures iTunes now requires more frequent re-entry of a customer's credit card security code. But if your credit card or iTunes password is stolen and used on iTunes, we recommend that you contact your financial institution and inquire about canceling the card and issuing a charge-back for any unauthorized transactions. We also recommend that you change your iTunes account password immediately."

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Tuesday
Aug242010

Camera Captures Thief!

DateTuesday, August 24, 2010 at 1:54PM

image Right up my alley. I like the thought of unexpected incidents having a happy outcome though in this case the thief doesn’t get one because he gets caught. The scene: outside the Capitol building in Madison, Wisconsin. The Myers family had setup to take a family picture in front of the capitol building and Mr. Meyers had setup his camera to take a timed exposure while he ran to get into the picture with his family. He had placed his camera bag behind where they had setup to take the picture.

While this is going on a man comes strolling along and decides to take advantage of the situation while the family has their backs to the building and the camera bag and he takes off with it. This was a very unlucky would be thief because while he is bending over to grab the bag the camera timer goes off and he gets his picture along with the family.  image

When Meyers realized that his backpack was gone he ran inside the building to see if someone had turned in the bag but no one had. For a moment he was devastated. His wallet, money, credit cards, hotel keys, rental car keys and his iPad, along with some camera gear and some of the kids toys were all in this bag. Their holiday was about to be ruined. Then he realized that maybe when he was taking the picture he might have captured the thief on film.

Lo and behold there he was in all his grandeur. The alleged thief was there, clear as a bell, in his denim shorts, white socks and rather dirty actions for the police to see and now the world as well. It only took the Wisconsin police officers a few minutes to locate this culprit that tried to ruin this family’s vacation.

Technology wins the Day!

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Tuesday
Aug242010

Buffalo Refreshes its DriveStation Family of Storage Solutions

DateTuesday, August 24, 2010 at 12:01PM

image We use Buffalo Drive products a lot in our installations. It is always good news to hear that a company whose products you work with continue to grow and refresh their product lines. Buffalo’s popular DriveStation Duo and DriveStation Quad are getting the focus today. Combining performance and reliability, these new multi-drive external hard drives, equipped with NovaBACKUP Business Essentials, are ideal for small servers, creative professionals, offices and consumers requiring redundant and high performance external storage. Also announced today is the new DriveStation Axis, a single drive storage solution combining unique features and simplicity with Buffalo's distinguished reliability for an exceptional value.

"Consumers and businesses alike have become quite savvy when it comes to protecting mission-critical or personal data such as file backups, work documents, music, photos and videos," said Ralph Spagnola, vice president of sales at Buffalo Technology. "Buffalo has always recognized this need and has once again put forth best-in-class storage solutions providing a perfect blend of reliability, performance and flexible features at affordable prices."

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Tuesday
Aug242010

Lenovo Announces their first Netbook to use Intel's Atom N550 Processor

DateTuesday, August 24, 2010 at 9:55AM

Following Intel's announcement of the new Atom N550 dual-core processor, Lenovo is one of the first to be out with an IdeaPad netbook model that makes use of it. The 1.50 GHz clocked Atom N550 is based on the second-generation Atom architecture.

I love my netbook but my two biggest complaints with it is a 1024x600 screen ( just a little too squat to work well with some applications), and the keyboard is a little small. This why I like adding 1.5 inches to the screen because you also get the full size keyboard to go along with it. You still maintain the lightness of the machine but these slight changes make it a much more enjoyable experience to use it.

With all of this said, this Lenovo product is still in the traditional 10.1 inch format, has 1gb DDR3 memory, 250gb storage, 802.11 a/b/n, a disappointing 10/100 network adapter, several USB ports and surprisingly Bluetooth 2.1. It sports a 1.3 megapixel webcam and it has a removable 5-in-1 card reader. This unit is running Windows 7 Starter Edition.

Pros: faster processor, faster RAM and Bluetooth

Cons: standard net book screen and keyboard, slow network adapter, 1.3 webcam and only 1gb RAM

Price is expected to be around $500.

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Tuesday
Aug242010

Enjoying the beginning of Football Season

DateTuesday, August 24, 2010 at 9:46AM

Last year I had a little extra wiring done around the house which included some extra power and cabling, both networking and simple cable for TV. I had picked up a 32 inch Hi-Def TV for my desks second monitor with the thought of bringing it out to the porch on the weekends to allow us to watch our beloved Steelers from them comfort on our screened in porch. It turns out that this was a pretty good decision especially with my decision on the size of the monitor. If I had chosen anything large it would have been unwieldy to carry up for my office, up the steps and out to the porch. At 32 inches it is big enough to give us the feel of a big screen and also have the bright colorful high definition display.

So what am I trying to say? I guess I am happy with the set up! So when you are considering how you are going to set up your entertainment center there may several things that you may want to consider in its setup.

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Monday
Aug232010

Fall is going to be an exciting time for us hardware geeks

DateMonday, August 23, 2010 at 2:30PM

Two things will be be going on this fall and Christmas season, first Intel is releasing its new dual-core Atom processor for Netbooks and we are about to see Netbook Manufacturers like Acer, Asus, Lenovo, Toshiba and others releasing new models with this processor installed. This will begin to take the Netbook for internet browsing status to a system with a little more clout. The dual core will help manufacturer’s provide more energy efficient  models for us to play with and hopefully we will see a whole slew of these products with full size keyboards and 11.6-inch screens. This will be a great boon for someone that wants a reasonably priced Netbook that will allow them to do more functions more easily…

Whether we are going to see tablets that will truly be competitive with Apples iPad this Christmas season we are sure going to have a lot to pick from if all the announcements hold true. There are promises of Windows 7 based systems, Linux, Android and WebOS. There should be a lot to choose from. It will be interesting how it settles out from there. So get ready for the whirlwind of activity that is sure to follow as we move into the Fall and Christmas Seasons.

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Monday
Aug162010

Intel Showed its Q4 SSD Roadmap and We Are Excited!

DateMonday, August 16, 2010 at 8:03AM

Intel Released it Q4 Roadmap that shows some very exciting SSD (Solid State Drive) products. These products will be based on 25nm NAND flash memory imagechips and sold under the Intel X25-M, X18-M (mainstream) and  X25-V (value) brands. The four drives  will continue to carry the company internal codename “Postville”, with the same feature set as the 34nm  Postville SSDs, except for the  25nm NAND chips, native data encryption, SMART, and higher performance.

New drive sizes, 600GB, 300GB and 160GB models are on the roadmap as well as a 80GB value model are all expected to arrive on the scene. Later in Q1 2011, Intel will add new enterprise X25-E “Lyndonville” models based on the new chips, as well as introduce 25nm based 300GB  and 160GB  1.8” X18-M SSDs and a 40GB X25-M model. The intro of these new SSDs follows the Feb 2010 announcement of the 25nm NAND flash memory chips by IM Flash Technologies.

IM Flash Technologies is a joint venture between Intel and Micron that is targeted for producing NAND flash memory. With a focus on research and development, IMFT has doubled NAND density approximately every 18 months. In 2006, they started production with a 50nm process, then moved to a 40nm process in 2008. This co-development inevitably lead to smaller, more affordable NAND flash-based products featuring higher capacities, much like we have witnessed in the SSD market and with USB flash drives over the past couple of years.

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Thursday
Aug122010

Dual Screens on 55TC Motherboard without a Video Card Addition

DateThursday, August 12, 2010 at 1:22PM

image Intel DH55TC uATX Desktop Board: Socket 1156, i5 600 & i3 CPU , up to 16gb RAM, Dual Channel DDR3, 1 PCI, 1- PCIex1, 1 PCIex16, 5.1 Channel Audio, 6 USB &6 USB Header, Gigabit LAN, Parallel & Serial Port Headers,1- PS/2 Port HD-15 VGA, DVI-D, HDMI *video Requires use of Processor with Intel Graphics Technology

It is possible to have a duel screen system running with the Intel 55TC board. The system offers DVI-D, VGA and HDMI inputs. These 3 inputs can be used in a duel nature fashion, So for duel screens you can either you in the inputs in this combination:

  • DVI-D + VGA
  • DVI-D+ HDMI
  • VGA+HDMI

You cannot get triple screens from hooking up all three it will not work. Splitters also will not work on this system. Please make sure if you wish to use this combo, you order a monitor with DVD-D input.

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