Learning how to build your own VPN at home might sound complicated. You might be tempted to just sign up to one of the “out of the box” VPNs that are available from $3.99 per month, but wait a moment… Is it difficult? Well, it is not. Imagine for a moment that you don’t have … Read more
The home video; for years now it has been a staple of North American households due to the affordability of consumer level camcorders. Home videos may be attractively priced, but they almost completely lack editing capability. I’m sure everyone has had to watch a home video that just seemed to go on forever because it … Read more
Things to Consider Before Purchasing a Drone A drone is the hot new “it” piece of technology for those who like to stay abreast of current trends. It is easy to see why so many people are captivated by the idea of having their own small personal aircraft with which they can surveil, patrol and … Read more
How Will Microsoft and HP Re-Invent the Business Desktop? With Xeel It’s the punch line of many a sexist joke, but Microsoft’s Web site links to a New Scientist article in which researchers from the software giant and Carnegie Mellon University told a computer-usability conference that, at least on screen, men really do navigate or read maps … Read more
Advanced Micro Devices plans to release a processor in its “Fusion” line that will be positioned for the netbook market, putting it in competition with the Intel Atom, and, to a lesser degree, the ARM processor. The “Fusion” program is AMD’s (NYSE: AMD) long-term project to integrate its CPU cores with graphics processor cores from … Read more
Intel has announced a new multi-core processor, and the fact that it was introduced at the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) instead of the consumer-oriented Computex show taking place at the same time should be an indication of its target market. “Knight’s Corner” is the codename for this processor, called a many integrated core (MIC) architecture. … Read more
As notebook computers go, the Lenovo ThinkPad T410 is bread and butter. It’s the company’s mainstream 14.1-inch business laptop, sibling to the 15.6-inch model T510, smack in the middle of Lenovo’s product line. But you know how, when you go to a really nice restaurant, even the bread and butter are exceptional? This ThinkPad may … Read more
Intel is aiming to tackle the small-business server market with its first server platform based on the Atom processor. Unveiled here today at the CeBit trade show in Germany, Intel’s new take on the Atom — the processor most widely associated with the popular netbook form factor — relies on coupling the CPU with a low-end server … Read more
IBM today released its Power7 processor and unveiled a wide range of new servers running the chip, giving the company a response to both Intel’s new “Tukwila” Itanium 9300 processor and Oracle’s UltraSparc chips, which Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has repeatedly compared against IBM systems. During an event late last month celebrating the completion of … Read more