- Thu Nov 12 8:01 AM PST 2009 Wrapping up Speeds and Feeds, part 4: Security
PCs and the Internet provide only fragmented support for secure storage and communications. Technology and standards are available to provide security by default. What are we waiting for?
- Thu Oct 29 2:06 PM PDT 2009 The Real Deal 185: Road test: Windows 7
Tom and Rafe discuss life with Windows 7, Entourage, Seagate hard drives, Ubuntu, and more.
- Wed Oct 28 12:19 PM PDT 2009 Mac Mini: Here To Serve
The release of the Mac Mini server edition has had people wondering about the specifics of the devices, and whether or not other minis and Macs can be used for servers as well or if there's some special hardware requirement.
- Wed Oct 28 4:00 AM PDT 2009 Cisco revs its acquisition engine
Network equipment giant is gobbling up companies again, pledging to spend more than $6 billion in October alone. That's a good sign that the economy is in recovery.
- Tue Oct 27 5:45 PM PDT 2009 LapLink transfers your full system to Windows 7
One of the biggest frustrations for most people upgrading their systems to Windows 7 is that what Microsoft calls a "custom upgrade" is really a clean install. LapLink thinks they have a solution.
- Tue Oct 27 8:26 AM PDT 2009 Cisco to buy cloud security firm for $183 million
Cisco Systems plans to buy a Web-based security software company called ScanSafe, marking the third announced acquisition this month.
- Thu Oct 1 9:57 AM PDT 2009 Apple releases iPhone Configuration Utility 2.1
Apple's iPhone Configuration Utility 2.1, released last week, isn't designed as an end-user troubleshooting tool--it's really meant to help enterprise users create configuration profiles for device deployment.
- Sat Sep 26 7:46 AM PDT 2009 iPhone MMS send failure fix
Here is an easy way to fix MMS when your iPhone 3G or 3GS cannot send MMS messages to any of your contacts.
- Tue Sep 8 12:57 PM PDT 2009 Enterprise cloud computing coming of age
In recent weeks, the landscape of cloud computing has changed dramatically, with the introduction of services from the likes of Amazon, Savvis, Terremark and OpSource.
- Thu Sep 3 4:05 PM PDT 2009 The Real Deal 177: Home security cameras
Rafe Needleman and Brian Cooley (a.k.a. the Cat Master) discuss the best hardware and software for monitoring your home when you're not there. Plus, your questions answered!




