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Operating system News

16 May 2008

Adobe unveils beta of Flash Player 10

By Heather Havenstein, Computerworld (US)

Adobe Systems has rolled out a beta version of its Adobe Flash Player 10 (formerly called Astro) browser plug-in, which adds features to help designers and developers create special effects and cinematic web experiences. Read more...

Operating system Blog Entries

21 April 2008

The laptop buyer's delusion

By John E. Dunn

Let’s demystify the process of buying a laptop because there are plenty of vendors who’d like people to pay over the odds: buy a laptop to run a specific operating system. Am I kidding myself it's that simple? Read more...

Operating system Insight

12 May 2008

With Determina, VMware drops fortress mentality

By Robert McMillan, IDG News Service

Nand Mulchandani, VMware's senior director for security products, defends the company's reputation in the security community while clarifying that developing new products will keep it one step ahead of rivals. Read more...

Operating system Briefings

14 May 2008

5 IT skills that won't boost your salary

By Denise Dubie, Network World

Technical skills may never die, but areas of expertise wane in importance as technology advances, forcing companies to evolve and IT staff to forsake yesterday's crafts in favour of tomorrow's must-have talents. Read more...

Operating system Interviews

04 April 2008

Why the Vista hacker went to eBay

By Robert McMillan, IDG News Service

When Shane Macaulay tried to sell the Fujitsu U810 laptop he won in a hacking contest last week, it seemed almost like an April Fool's joke. Read more...

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Operating system Whitepapers

12 May 2008

7 Essential Steps of Vulnerability Management

By Qualys

Every week at least 155 risks from newfound software to operating system vulnerabilities, threaten the security and availability of networks and applications. Now is the time to be prepared.

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Operating system Product Reviews

28 April 2008

Lenovo ThinkPad X300

By Peter Judge. Techworld

  • List price: £1950
  • Pros: Excellent design gives light weight without compromising, Very good screen and keyboard, good battery life, lots of useful details, good wireless integration
  • Cons: High price, moderate performance, screen viewing angle is reduced, SSD only at this stage Read more...

Operating system How-Tos

06 February 2008

How to keep virtual test environments in check

By Denise Dubie, Network World

Using virtualisation for testing reduces costs and saves money, but environments need to be managed or they can run amuck. Read more...

Operating system Case Studies

28 April 2008

Parallel Internet: Inside the Worldwide LHC computing Grid

By Jon Brodkin , Network World

Perhaps just as complicated as answering scientists' questions of origin, is setting up a worldwide network capable of distributing the mountains of data produced by the seemingly infinite number of particle collisions. Read more...

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