Laptop business keeps Dell upbeat

Taipei Times – Separately, Dell said demand for computer memory chips is growing “quite fast,” helped by Microsoft Corp’s Windows Vista operating system. This story has been

Apple patent would allow iPhone clamshell
MacNN – acting as a traditional trackpad when the computer is open, a fully shut notebook would switch input to the outside and use it as an external interactive display for checking e-mail, playing music, and other simple actions, similar to Windows Vista’s

AMD: First Barcelona systems set to ship in April
Computerworld – Update: Vista SP1 hits Windows Update HP puts AMD chips in 32-core server, boosts data center role Microsoft, Eclipse finally playing nice. What’s it mean for developers? Mac sales corral 14% of U.S. computer market Blindsided! Career disasters I

CM4all OnlineDrive Passes 1 Million User Milestone
Earthtimes – The platform friendly add-on for the OnlineDrive works with Windows ® 2000, XP, Vista and Macs and an integrated Auto-update function keeps the application fully tuned at all times.

Toshiba Begins Mass Production of MLC NAND Solid State Drives
Forbes – The SSD drives excel in Windows Vista(TM) boot speed, application loading, general usage and virus scan operations. Compared to hard disk drives, SSDs realize a number of advantages that address needs in the mobile computing market for performance

Posts in Microsoft
CNET News – That means, in essence, Windows Home Server will be on the market for a year before the fix comes. When certain programs such as Vista Photo Gallery, Microsoft Outlook, and Intuit QuickBooks are used to edit or transfer files that are stored on a

Time Capsule: What It Does, It Does Well
TechNewsWorld – It also was easily recognized by several of my Windows machines running Vista and Windows XP. On all of these machines, I was able to speedily access the Internet via Time Capsule.

Retail Vista SP1 and final XP SP3 expected this week

ZDNet Blogs – Microsoft is poised to release Windows Vista Service Pack (SP1) to the retail channel this week. And the final release-to-manufacturing (RTM) of Windows XP SP3 is not far behind, according to testing sources. Amazon.com has published to its site

Don’t Pull the Plug
Harvard Crimson – Despite this continued demand, on June 30, 2008 Windows XP will no longer be available in retail outlets; by February 2009, no one—not even custom personal computer builders—will be able to carry XP as an option for customers

Windows (Vista SP1, XP SP3, Windows 7) – SkyDrive Synchronization
Softpedia – Microsoft plans to deliver an intimate connection between its Windows client and its cloud storage service hosted under the Windows Live umbrella brand. The Redmond company has continually been hinting at the bridging of its Windows desktop operating

Colasoft Capsa 6.7, Upgraded Network Sniffer and Protocol Analyzer
PR.com – Capsa 6.7 runs under Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista. You can download a trial version of Capsa from the company’s web site: http://www.colasoft.com/

Smith Micro Software Launches StuffIt Deluxe 12 for Windows
PR Inside – Windows(R) Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000. To learn more about StuffIt and our complete line of software, visit: www.stuffit.com or www.smithmicro.com

IT spend: Security getting the big bucks, CRM loses out
Silicon.com – Though application integration, security and ERP software were the top priorities, Windows 2000/XP desktop upgrades, ecommerce initiatives and Microsoft Office upgrades rated high.

Verizon Wireless Expands Coverage in Southern Wisconsin
MSN MoneyCentral – Customers with V CAST Music can download song tracks directly to their Verizon Wireless handsets or to PCs equipped with Windows(R) XP operating software.

Sender E-mail
DailyTech – Note that Windows XP 64 bit had very little driver support. It took six to eight months after launch for the 32 bit drivers for Vista to really get stable, with a few companies really lagging.

Inflation-busting tech budgets predicted
Silicon.com – The NCC suggests Microsoft is likely to be one of the big winners as companies look to refresh their desktop infrastructure, replacing Windows XP with Windows Vista

Audits help keep track of whether tax funds are being properly spent

Newark Advocate – My job is to make sure your tax dollars are being spent legally and appropriately. It is also the job of my office to be a resource and offer guidance to the government entities we audit. The routine financial audits we conduct provide elected

Swickard to take her talents to Walsh
Newark Advocate – JOHNSTOWN –Mandi Swickard’s dream had been to play college basketball, but it was not until this year she realized it could become a reality. Northridge’s 6-foot-1 senior blossomed under first-year coach Ron Florey during the past season. Swickard

Chemistry professor warns that plastic Easter eggs might have toxic
Greenville News – CLEVELAND — A chemistry professor who raised an earlier warning flag about toxic lead levels in toy jewelry didn’t have to look far for evidence of similar risks in Easter items such as plastic eggs. Thirteen of 45 items purchased off store

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