Drive Extender Not To feature in New Windows Home Server Edition

Servers sold for home use is not something that would readily appeal to individual PC users and any company hoping to do such must have extra incentives bundled into the operating system that would make home users want to buy. While the extra financial costs to purchase a server OS and the technical savvy to… Continue reading Drive Extender Not To feature in New Windows Home Server Edition

5 Great Multimedia Apps For The New Windows Phone 7

The much awaited successor to the hopelessly outdated Windows Mobile operating system has finally been released to the general public with the launch of over a dozen smartphones worldwide, and by the looks of it, Microsoft’s new mobile operating system will be a great success.

IBM offers virtual desktop

IBM is working through resellers to roll out a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) package that costs almost $150 per person annually. The IBM virtual desktop is said to ease the high administrative overhead normally associated with setting up VDI deployments.  The VDI package will allow the workers to access desktops from a cluster of devices,… Continue reading IBM offers virtual desktop

Review of eMachines EL1300G-01W

Pros: this is a compact and catchy design which is not pricey and it has a total of 9 USB ports which is great news for many. Cons: this system is a slow performer and the graphics which is integrated only possesses VGA output. It does not have Wi Fi connectivity which is something many… Continue reading Review of eMachines EL1300G-01W

What is exFAT?

The FAT32 file system is already widely used in many computers, however it doesn’t support partition bigger than 2 TiB and files larger than 4 GiB. Fortunately, a replacement for FAT32, is coming: the exFAT. Microsoft has chosen this file system as the basis for its future products and Mac OS X already supports exFAT… Continue reading What is exFAT?

2011, a Challenging Year for Microsoft

2010 was a mixed year for Microsoft. Despite having recorded significant success with Windows 7, Kinects, Azure, Office 2010 or to a lesser extent the revival of its mobile OS, Microsoft has once again been caught off guard by the Apple, with the release of iPad. In 2010, the company was increasingly threatened by Google… Continue reading 2011, a Challenging Year for Microsoft

Attachmate to Acquire Novell for $2.2B USD

Attachmate, a software giant and private enterprise operating in the state of Washington has made known its desire of acquiring Novell. The private enterprise is hoping to acquire Novell for a figure not exceeding 2.2 billion US dollars. It is now a very common practice to see big enterprises such as the likes of Microsoft,… Continue reading Attachmate to Acquire Novell for $2.2B USD

Looking forward to 2011: Mobile Computing

2010 affirmed one thing: we cannot predict how mobile computing devices will change over a few months, let alone an entire year. It is possible that smartphones and tablets could completely eliminate netbooks, it is possible that devices like Modu could change smartphones forever, it is possible that future laptops will not store any data… Continue reading Looking forward to 2011: Mobile Computing

5 Must Have Windows 7 Phone Apps

After years of waiting, we finally get to see Microsoft’s latest addition to the mobile operating systems world: Windows Phone 7. They have put a lot of work into it, and written it from scratch with future customer demands in mind, and just like Windows 7, it looks and works pretty damn well. The interface… Continue reading 5 Must Have Windows 7 Phone Apps