TERMINATOR 2: MAXIMUM HARDWARE

Jun 11, 2003 | computers, hardware

There’s yet another release of Terminator 2 on DVD, the “T2: Extreme DVD” in a cool embossed metal box. One of the features you’ll see advertised is an ultra-high resolution version of the movie with 5.1 sound for your PC, in addition to the regular version for your...

HARDWARE WARS

Jun 4, 2003 | computers, hardware

Dell continues to dominate the computer market, of course. Here’s what some of the other players are doing. Sony just announced its summer lineup, loaded with multimedia components (DVD rewritable drives, digital video recorder software, and the like), at the higher...

NEW DELL NOTEBOOK

May 20, 2003 | computers

Dell has just introduced another Latitude notebook, if you’re willing to pay extra to get less – less weight, that is. The Latitude D D400 is a full Centrino notebook, with the power-saving Pentium M processor and built-in wireless, with a 12 inch screen and the...

CENTRINO NOTEBOOKS

Apr 27, 2003 | computers

Make sure you’re up to speed on the Centrino notebooks. Within a year it’s likely that they will completely dominate the notebook market and you’d regret having bought anything else. The Pentium M processor at 1.6GHz is as fast as desktop systems running at 3.06GHz,...

REBUILDING SERVERS

Mar 23, 2003 | computers

When my server crashed, it looked like an easy problem. Seventy-two hours later, my eyes are bleary, my fingers are bleeding – but everything is up and running. In the end, almost all the data was saved – the only casualty is three days of e-mail that disappeared into...

WIRELESS NOTEBOOKS

Mar 10, 2003 | computers, wireless

Intel, Dell, and a host of others are rolling out notebook computers based on Intel’s Centrino chip set on Wednesday. Intel is also set to launch a massive advertising campaign to promote Centrino and establish it as a brand name. Intel is betting that wireless...