We've done a couple of preview articles going over some of the features
of the operating system in general, primarily focusing on the Home
Edition.See here and here. Since both are hitting retail shelves on the
25th, we feel it's time to take a look at the general feature sets of
each, basic requirements, and the approved upgrade paths, so that you
can make the decision to get the version of XP that you need.
Computer enthusiasts have been drilling holes, adding fans, and
painting cases for quite some time. In fact, we here at Fastsilicon.com
were hacking away at our boxes way back in 1995. It wasn't until very
recently, however, that some case manufacturers started shipping
"pre-modded" cases. With such cases, the manufacturer installs side
windows, fan holes, and other custom features into their stock-standard
case designs. Still other cases are designed with a modded look in mind
from the get-go. Companies like Xoxide.com, Voyeurmods.com and
Zxmods.com sell such factory pre-modded cases in addition to their own
in-house modified cases.
The IT world is abuzz about "Conroe" "Merom" and "Woodcrest", better
known as Intel's Core 2 Duo architecture. All three market segments
(desktop, mobile, and server) are transitioning to this new unified
architecture. You'd have to have been sleeping under a rock to miss all
the preview benches and tests of Conroe engineering samples being
flogged around the web. The performance numbers are quite astounding,
and definitely bring the fight hardcore back to AMD.
An increasingly hot topic of discussion, the infringement of copyright
has become a divisive issue. As technology catches up with and
surpasses copyright holders’ ability to protect their works, more and
more invasive technologies come to the fore. Real privacy concerns
abound as well, as copyright holders become more insistent and bold
about protecting their content.
To most, even computer enthusiasts, backup is considered a
four-letter word. You know you should do it, you need to do it, you
even want to do it, but you don't do it. When Windows crashes or
that new game you installed causes error messages you didn't even
know existed, you regret not performing that simple system backup.
