When computing cleans up its act
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Small as today's computers are, their environmental impact keeps getting bigger. Computers use huge amounts of electric power and are built from toxic chemicals that can wind up tainting our land and water. David Douglas, vice president for eco-responsibility at Sun Microsystems Inc., spoke with Globe reporter Hiawatha Bray about his company's commitment to clean computing. Q Why is Sun ...
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By Dubie, Denise  Getting rid of obsolete computer gear isn't as simple as it used to be. The threat of data loss, coupled with increasingly stringent environmental regulations, has IT pros rethinking their disposal methods.
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A fast PC doesnât mean just a fast processor. Hard-drive speeds, memory and other considerations all affect a systemâs performance.
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A security update will fix a problem that could allow an attacker to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory.
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The computing technologies to go beyond Moore's Law
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those nasty viruses, worms and Trojan Horses that have, on more than one occasion, crippled PCs. No doubt about that. The question is: Will they be as bad?
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With viruses, worms, spyware, spam and phishing, running a computer this year -- especially one with Windows -- has often been a colossal headache. -Rob Pegoraro
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Computer failure points to the challenge of aging equipment.
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Computer users could stop most viruses and cyber attacks by fixing a small number of common flaws, according to new research. Viruses, spam and distributed denial of service attacks could
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On the Mark: The blame game within IT can slow the resolution of problems reported by end users. But there are tools that can put a stop to all the finger-pointing, Mark Hall writes.
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While taking a back seat to software and security efforts, hardware is still a big time concern according to our survey. Organizations are taking the opportunity to consolidate their environments as they replace
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Technical support improvements lead to better overall scores for PC industry.
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The trials and tribulations of application dependency in a virtualized, hosted world.
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Device uses NCQ technology to prioritize a PC's requests.
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By JAMES DERK  There was a monumental announcement in the computing world last week that was barely noticed outside of the trade press.
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If software makers want better performance, they'll have to make some big changes in how they write applications.
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Years of progress in hardware, software and networking have enabled network computers â also called thin-client computers â to mimic the user experience of PCs with less power and less cost.