Archive for February, 2007


Live outside of the US/Japan and want to buy a PlayStation 3? Here’s some information for you

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
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If you live outside of the US/Japan and you are planning on buying a PlayStation 3 then there are some things that you need to know .

Remember how the Sony PS3 production line ran out of steam last year and as a response Sony decided that the gamers from Europe, Middle East, Africa and Australasia didn't really want [...]

Too many Linux distros mean that OEMs steer clear

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
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Dell's responded to the request to have Linux pre-installed that surfaced on IdeaStorm :

As this community knows, there is no single customer preference for a distribution of Linux. In the last week, the IdeaStorm community suggested more than half a dozen distributions. We don't want to pick one distribution and alienate users with a preference for [...]

Install Windows Vista from a high speed USB 2.0 flash drive

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
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A superb time-saving tip by Kurt Shintaku - How to install Windows Vista from a high speed USB 2.0 flash drive .
Why would you want to do this?  Well, Kurt explains the benefits:

Why would someone want to install a client OS from a thumb drive instead of a DVDROM or over the network?  One reason:  Performance.  Installing [...]

Understand the cost of Windows

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
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Robert McLaws  looks at the real cost of Windows and answers the question "Is Windows getting more expensive?"
Robert does a very good job of working thought he data from Windows 1.0 through to Windows Vista and he comes to some very interesting conclusions.  Later on I might go through his study again and I might [...]

Chris Pirillo strikes back!

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
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OK, the title is over the top!  I'm glad that Chris took the time to respond  to what Ed Bott , Dwight Silverman  and I wrote in response to his post about ditching Windows Vista.
Chris, I'm glad you took the time to respond.  In that spirit I'll make another post so we can continue the conversation.
First [...]

A PC that you can overclock and the benefits of 10,000 RPM hard drives

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
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Over on ZDNet I've got two posts that PC Doc readers might be interested in.
Build a cheap, overclockable PC 

I've had a number of enquires from readers who want to build (or buy) a cheap yet powerful PC.  Can it be done?  You bet!  What components will you need to buy?  Read on!

Speed up your PC [...]

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