Monthly Archives: August 2006
Windows Vista Ultimate: Premium Price Is Right!
Microsoft.com Canada posted a Windows Vista price list, according to Neowin. (The list has now vanished, not surprisingly, from the Microsoft site.) In U.S....
Slackware 11.0 RC3 Released
Every now and again, someone will loudly proclaim that Slackware is dead. Wrong. While its not as popular as young whipper-snapper Ubuntu, its longtime...
Eric Raymond Speaks Out on Desktop Linux
Eric S. Raymond is one of the founders of open source, and a good deal of Linuxs early popularity came from his nonstop beating...
Google Faces a Tall Order in MS Office Challenge
Looking at the prospect of a Google office suite, and at how that package might competition with Microsofts Office, requires at least a five-point...
Which Laptop Is for You?
During the last six months, eWEEK Labs has evaluated several new laptops. With the introduction of dual-core processors, weve found that the new systems...
Google Is a Lover, Not a Fighter
Anyone who wears a suit to work knows that business relationships go beyond the Fight Club mentality of the geek press.We (the press) are...
OnStor Challenges NetApp with New NAS Offering
Data storage supplier OnStor introduced a new enterprise package Aug. 28 called the Pantera Clustered NAS system, which the company claims undercuts the price...
Windows Marketplace Gets a Facelift
Microsoft revealed late on August 27 the new and improved Windows Marketplace site. The new site includes Digital Locker, a secure software download mechanism...
Googles Non-Starter Office
The headlines read: "Google releasing an office suite"; "Updated: Google takes aim at Microsoft with apps bundle"; and "Google expands into business software market."...
Hitachi Repositions Deskstar 7K500 for the Enterprise
In recognition of the rapid growth of the enterprise market, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has chosen to remarket its Deskstar 7K500 Serial ATA drive...