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  • Another Computer Stolen From Spartanburg Regional Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:08PMFor a third time since March, someone has swiped a computer from Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
  • Perky chip demand lifts Intel Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:17PMThe heavyweight chipmaker closes 2001 on a high note, report analysts, thanks to unexpectedly large demand for its Pentium 4 and other chips.
  • Plea for help locating stolen computer Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 3:55PMThe theft of a computer during a home break-in last Friday, coupled with the impact of the Canada Post strike, is causing financial woes for the owner of a trucking business in Sardis.
  • MeeGo and the Great Betrayal Myths of tech history Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 6:50AMTwitter fanbois demand resurrection of burned-out platform Nokia's first MeeGo phone is amazing - why did they chuck MeeGo away?…
  • Industry pioneer IBM at 100 still bringing home the bacon Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 11:19PMIt's only fitting on Father's Day to talk about the daddy of all technology companies -- IBM turned 100 on Thursday. Big Blue was formed in 1911 from the merger of four companies. Each of these companies owned a different technology. The Computing Scale Co. sold bacon slicers, meat choppers and retail scales. The International Time Recording Co. and the Bundy Manufacturing Co.
  • IBM's First 100 Years: A Heavily Illustrated Timeline Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 4:51AMOver the last century, IBM has created a number of important electronic advancements, including the first commercial hard disk drive
  • Free laptops for 15 needy children Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 10:24PMThanks to the Children are Our Hope for the Future campaign, some needy children will receive free laptops.-myp
  • Numerous searches for “chloroform” found on Anthony family computer Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 9:43AMOrlando, FL – Forensic testimony continued Wednesday in the Casey Anthony first-degree murder trial – beginning in the morning with talk of a canine, and ending the day with tales of a computer. First, jurors learned that a second cadaver dog also alerted to the possible presence of human decomposition in the backyard of the [...]
  • Numerous searches for 'chloroform' found on Anthony family computer Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 9:43AMOrlando, FL – Forensic testimony continued Wednesday in the Casey Anthony first-degree murder trial – beginning in the morning with talk of a canine, and ending the day with tales of a computer. First, jurors learned that a second cadaver dog also alerted to the possible presence of human decomposition in the backyard of the [...]
  • Logging on: Computer gifts open access for students Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 2:02PMGRAHAM - Even though Brandon Jeffries hasn't had a computer at home, the North Graham Elementary fifth grader already knows how to use them.He leaned across a table in the school's media center Thursday afternoon to show other students and parents how to plug in, find and launch...
  • The great Microsoft antitrust oversight farce ends Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 8:51AMIt's a little over 10 years since Microsoft largely won/lost the appeal of the U.S. government's landmark antitrust case. Today, Thursday, May 12, 2011, the oversight regime created by the judgement against Microsoft ends.
  • FreeNapkin.com – One Man’s Junk Is Another Man’s Treasure Wednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 3:02AMFree is a very popular word on the Internet. Pretty much every marketer uses it. However, most products that are free on the Net are usually not really free. Many sit es will require you to give something – your email address or completing an offer – to get the freebie.
  • Get photos from computer to cellphone Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 8:10PMQ: I am trying to send pictures from my Windows XP desktop PC to my son's Verizon Wireless cellphone. Any text messages that I send make it, but none of the pictures does, even though he subscribes to picture messaging. Can you help me make this work?
  • How to e-mail PC photos to a cell phone Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 3:35PMQ I am trying to send pictures from my Windows XP desktop PC to my son's Verizon Wireless cell phone. Any text messages that I send make it, but none of the pictures do, even though he subscribes to picture messaging. Can you help me make this work?
  • Simplified IT solutions at HP Elevate 2011 Wednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 2:20AMMANILA, Philippines -- From schools to hospitals to retail stores and TV stations, IT giant HP unveiled last week a comprehensive package of technology solutions designed to help "small business owners and enterprise customers improve (their) productivity and reduce total cost of ownership."
  • HP 100B All-In-One: Energy-Saving All-in-One Desktop Stumbles on Speed Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 3:10PMThe HP 100B has a nice, bright screen, but it fails to deliver on performance and features.
  • Virtual Bridges Appoints Peter Poulin VP of Sales Friday, March 18, 2011 @ 5:27PMSoftware Industry Veteran Brings Wealth of Experience to Fast-Growing Virtualization LeaderAUSTIN, T...
  • Virtual Bridges Names Vice President of Sales Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 9:14AMAUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtual Bridges adds VP of Sales to growing management team
  • Virtual Bridges Names Vice President of Sales Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 9:00AMVirtual Bridges, Inc. today announced it has named Peter Poulin vice president of sales. In this role, Poulin will be responsible for driving revenue growth through new customer acquisition and expanding deployments within the company’s current customer base.
  • Asus' PC motion-sensing system coming in May Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 1:01PMIDG News Service - Hoping to do for personal computers what Microsoft has done for gaming, Asus will soon offer a motion sensing device that looks and works like the Xbox Kinect.
  • Weekly Police Blotter Thursday, February 17, 2011 @ 5:43AMThe following incidents were listed among the official reports of the Evanston Police Department. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court of law can make that determination. Court appearances take place in Cook County 2nd District Circuit Court, Skokie, unless indicated otherwise.
  • The innovator Friday, February 11, 2011 @ 8:54AMKen Olsen changed the course of computing history.
  • Ken Olsen, Computer pioneer dies aged 84 Tuesday, February 8, 2011 @ 9:24PMDespite being remembered for his 1977 prediction 'that there is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home', Mr Olsen's work in the 1960s and 70s played a central role in computer development.
  • Kenneth Olsen dies at 84; co-founder of Digital Equipment Corp. Tuesday, February 8, 2011 @ 8:14PMDEC played a key role in creating the market for smaller computers for scientists and researchers who didn't need larger mainframes. At its peak in the early 1980s, DEC was the second-largest computer firm. Kenneth Olsen, a computer industry pioneer and co-founder of Digital Equipment Corp., died Sunday. He was 84.
  • Computer pioneer Kenneth Olsen dies at age 84 Tuesday, February 8, 2011 @ 3:27PMIn the 1960s and 1970s, Digital played a central role in creating the market for "minicomputers," powerful, refrigerator-sized machines that appealed to scientists, engineers and other number crunchers who did not need the bigger, multimillion-dollar mainframes used by big corporations.
  • Computer pioneer Ken Olsen dies at 84 Tuesday, February 8, 2011 @ 8:13AMKenneth Olsen, whose Digital Equipment Corp. broke new ground in the early years of the computer age and provided a giant economic boost to MetroWest, has died.
  • Ken Olsen of Lincoln, founder of Digital Equipment, dies Tuesday, February 8, 2011 @ 7:30AMDigital Equipment, founded by Olsen in 1957 and widely known as DEC, led the way through the early era of the minicomputers. The company, which at one time employed as many as 100,000 people, had offices across MetroWest.
  • New VP Crosett is WeatherBug's go-to guy for IT Thursday, February 3, 2011 @ 10:55PM"Our expansion into network and information service development around greenhouse gases is a very logical and timely evolution for the company," says Lex Crosett, chief information officer at WeatherBug.
  • PC makers scramble in wake of Intel's Sandy Bridge chip flaw Wednesday, February 2, 2011 @ 6:27PMIDG News Service - Some PC makers are halting sales of PCs with Sandy Bridge processors as they try to work out issues related to Intel's faulty chipset , companies said on Wednesday.
  • Intel Chip Flaw Cause Delays for PC Makers Wednesday, February 2, 2011 @ 6:16PMDell and Hewlett-Packard have both stopped producing several models of personal computers to await a modified version of the chipset.
  • HP Says It Stopped Making PCs With Flawed Intel Chips Wednesday, February 2, 2011 @ 4:12PMHewlett-Packard Co., the world’s largest personal-computer maker, said it stopped making PCs with flawed Intel Corp. chips on Jan. 31 and put a hold on shipping affected inventory.
  • A Microsoft workaround for browsing? Just say no. Tuesday, January 18, 2011 @ 7:37PMQI'm having problems with Internet Explorer 8 on my Windows 7 PC, even though I'm current with all software updates. If I click on a link within a Web page, I get an error message and no connection. But if I copy the link and paste it into the IE 8 address window, it works.
  • A Microsoft workaround for browsing? Just say no. Tuesday, January 18, 2011 @ 7:34PMQ I'm having problems with Internet Explorer 8 on my Windows 7 PC, even though I'm current with all software updates. If I click on a link within a Web page, I get an error message and no connection. But if I copy the link and paste it into the IE 8 address window, it works. There seem to be many people in online forums with this problem, but I can't find a Microsoft solution. Any suggestions ...
  • Greenpeace lauds Asus, Acer, HP, Samsung for greenest consumer electronics Friday, January 7, 2011 @ 9:44AMAt CES, environmental watchdog group Greenpeace named the greenest consumer electronics products. Asus, Acer, HP and Samsung earned some of the highest marks, while Wipro and Dell earned some of the lowest.
  • Wipro, HCL participate in 'green' survey Friday, January 7, 2011 @ 5:07AMBangalore/ Las Vegas, Jan 7 : As a first, two Indian electronics giants Wipro and HCL participated in the new Greenpeace Green Product Survey released at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas grades the greenest desktop computers, notebooks, netbooks, computer monitors, mobile phones, smart phones and televisions available on store shelves in the first quarter of 2011.
  • Greenpeace ranks tech products on eco-soundness Thursday, January 6, 2011 @ 2:27AMMany of the technology companies showcasing their wares at the International Consumer Electronics Show this week are playing up green features like lower power consumption or the use of recycled materials. But calling...
  • The final curtain Tuesday, January 4, 2011 @ 8:24PM'Post Database' founder and former Editor Tony Waltham recalls the genesis of 'Database' and pays tribute to its team of reporters, sub-editors and outside contributors in this farewell message to readers as the weekly section will now follow him into "retirement".
  • HP Unveils Business Computing Portfolio Monday, January 3, 2011 @ 11:02PMLAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HP (NYSE:HPQ) today unveiled new business desktop PCs, thin clients and monitors that deliver performance and value, helping small businesses and large enterprise customers improve productivity and reduce the environmental impact of their technology. Among the products announced: The HP Compaq 8200 Elite, HP Compaq 6200 Pro, HP Compaq 4000 Pro and HP 100B All-in-One ...
  • HP Unveils Business Computing Portfolio Monday, January 3, 2011 @ 11:01PMHP today unveiled new business desktop PCs, thin clients and monitors that deliver performance and value, helping small businesses and large enterprise customers improve productivity and reduce the environmental impact of their technology.
  • Can Linux save old PC? Yes, but … Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 10:05PMMy recent column about discarding rather than upgrading a5-year-old Windows PC brought a protest from some fans of Linux,the alternative PC operating system. They argue that it's better tokeep an old PC and speed it up by replacing Windows with Linux,which has more modest system requirements.
  • Can an old PC be saved by Linux? Yes, but it's not for everybody Tuesday, December 28, 2010 @ 4:21PMMy recent column about discarding rather than upgrading a five-year-old Windows PC brought a protest from some fans of Linux, the alternative PC operating system. They argue that it's better to keep an old PC and speed it up by replacing Windows with Linux, which has more modest system requirements.
  • Elusive MS Office key can be tracked down Monday, December 13, 2010 @ 10:55AMQ. My PC came preloaded with Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2007. I activated Windows 7 online, but when I tried to use Microsoft Word, I was told to enter a 25-character product key. I found a product key on the bottom of the PC, but when I typed it in I was told it was invalid.
  • Where to look to track down elusive MS Office key Saturday, December 11, 2010 @ 12:05AMQ: My PC came preloaded with Windows 7 and Microsoft Office2007. I activated Windows 7 online, but when I tried to useMicrosoft Word, I was told to enter a 25-character product key. Ifound a product key on the bottom of the PC, but when I typed it inI was told it was invalid. Any advice?
  • The tech brands you can trust Monday, November 29, 2010 @ 8:33PMDevice manufacturers spend billions each year on designing, marketing, and advertising their products. That's what they need to do to get you to the counter to buy.
  • Happy 25th Anniversary, Microsoft Windows Saturday, November 20, 2010 @ 5:00PMIt was 25 years ago today that Microsoft released Windows 1.0. The world’s most popular operating system has gone through a number of versions since then, and the next iteration, Windows 8 , is expected within two years . At the time…
  • Intel seeks spot for Atom processor in the NFL Tuesday, November 16, 2010 @ 6:41AMIDG News Service - Intel has been working with industry experts to improve the safety of football helmets, including an idea to put its tiny Atom microprocessors inside football helmets to measure and feed real-time impact data to medical personnel on the sidelines of a game.
  • Windows at 25: from a laughing stock to world dominance Thursday, November 11, 2010 @ 3:54AMWindows 1.0 users recall their experiences Microsoft released the very first version of Windows nearly 25 years ago, but the chances are you don't remember it.
  • Sun uncloaks 'virtualized' computing Wednesday, November 10, 2010 @ 8:15PMThe company's "N1" project is an attempt to make servers and storage look like giant pools of resources with computing processes swimming within.
  • Will merger hurt HP's printing biz? Wednesday, November 10, 2010 @ 8:15PMAnalysts and executives question whether a merger with Compaq will be a drain on Hewlett-Packard's printing and imaging juggernaut.
  • Desktop Computers Friday, November 5, 2010 @ 5:17PMPlan your holiday shopping with the Desktop Computers list from The New York Times 2010 Holiday Gift Guide .