Monthly Archives: September 2002
Banias Chip Will Fuel Intel-AMD MHz Debate
After 30 years of equating faster clock rates with higher performance, Intel Corp. next year will release a mobile chip that runs slower but...
Save-N-Sync Harmonizes Data
Synchronizing files between systems or network folders is something all of us must do, but syncing today has changed little from its early days.Fortunately,...
A Futuristic Library
Imagine a library where you can walk in with your laptop, plug in to an unobtrusive network jack, and access both the librarys resources...
Hunting Down Prairie Dogs and Other Tips
Spencer heard that StorageTek, which makes tape and disk array products, recently paid exterminators about $5,000 to wipe out more than 4,000 prairie dogs...
Ironing Out Supply Chain Wrinkles
Updated supply chain management software from SupplyWorks Inc. and WorldChain Inc. promise to let production professionals better manage inventories through collaboration with supplier partners.SupplyWorks...
CPUs: Competition Improves the Breed
In this post-Arthur Andersen era, it was ironic to see an auditors signature over the benchmark figures in AMDs Athlon XP 2600+ processor announcement...
Benchmarks Challenged
So now CEOs have to sign off on their companies financial statements—on pain of imprisonment. I wish industry marketers were held to the same...
Intels Banias Chip: Substance and Style?
The most interesting part of Intels recent mobile day in San Francisco had nothing to do with processing power and performance and everything to...
More PC Makers Try Alternatives to Microsoft Suites
Alternatives to Microsoft Corp.s desktop productivity software suites are gaining ground as PC makers look to cut costs.Hewlett-Packard Co., the worlds largest PC manufacturer,...
Feeling the Heat
Computer makers are beginning to feel the heat, quite literally, as faster- and hotter-running microprocessors and compact computer designs are pushing the limits of...