How To Run XP Mode on Windows 7 Machines Without Hardware Virtualization
Feb 20th
One of the neatest new features in Windows 7 Professional and above is XP Mode, but not all machines are capable of running it. Today we show you how to use VMware to run XP Mode on machines without Hardware Virtualization.
How does this work?
Even if your computer doesn’t have hardware virtualization, you can still install XP Mode but just cannot run it as you can’t run Virtual PC. Enter VMware Player. This free program lets you create and run virtual machines, whether or not you have hardware virtualization. And, it can directly import XP Mode so you can use that copy of XP for free. A couple features are different, but it’s still a great replacement since you otherwise couldn’t use it at all. Read the rest of this entry »
Fermi Architecture GPUs Will Only “Hit the Full Stride” in Q2 – CEO of Nvidia
Feb 20th
Nvidia Corp. will finally start selling its highly-anticipated GeForce GTX 400-series graphics cards as well as other products based on the code-named Fermi architecture and GF100 (NV60, G300, GT300) graphics processing unit (GPU) in the first quarter of fiscal 2011, it looks like mass availability of appropriate products is only expected in Q2 of FY 2011.
“Q2 [of FY 2011] is going to be the quarter when Fermi is hitting the full stride. It will not just be one Fermi product, there will be a couple of Fermi products to span many different price ranges, but also the Fermi products will span GeForce Quadro and Tesla. So, we are going to be ramping now on Fermi architecture products through Q2 and we are building a lot of it. I am really excited about the upcoming launch of Fermi and I think it will more than offset the seasonality that we usually see in Q2,” said Jen-Hsun Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia, during the most recent conference call with financial analysts. Read the rest of this entry »
School allegedly uses students’ laptop webcams for espionage, lawsuit ensues
Feb 19th
Hold onto your butts, kids, we’ve got a doozy of a story. Let’s take this one slow: a class-action lawsuit has been filed in Pennsylvania accusing the Lower Merion school district of “unauthorized, inappropriate and indiscriminate remote activation” of webcams in laptops issued to students, without prior knowledge or consent. The tale begins when Assistant Principal Lindy Mastko of Harriton High School informed a student that he was “engaged in improper behavior in his home”; the suit alleges that when pressed for details, Mastko told both the boy and his father that the school district could remotely activate the webcam — a capability that is apparently being used. Read the rest of this entry »
How to: Secure Your New Computer
Feb 18th
It has been proven that you can take a brand new computer right out of the box, get on the internet, and get a virus within 30 seconds. This article will aim to show you how to prevent this from happening, how to install good-quality anti-virus, anti-spyware, and firewall programs quickly and safely, and it should only take you about 10 minutes. Read the rest of this entry »
Should I Upgrade to Windows 7?
Feb 17th
Since about two weeks before the release of Windows 7, when all the hype was rolling around the internet about it, I’ve had at least one person every single day ask me, ‘Should I upgrade to this new Windows 7?’. The answer to this question is not quite as simple as it would seem. If it were up to me, every computer in the world that can handle it would be upgraded. I used the release candidate for quite a few months, and am actually about to finally purchase the full version (if you’re curious, I’ll be getting the OEM Ultimate). You have to take a few things into consideration when you think about upgrading. Let’s take a look at what they are. Read the rest of this entry »