Tuesday, May 3, 2011
How to Plan Now for Hybrid Cloud Management
How will the hybrid cloud fit into your future infrastructure? Here are three possible scenarios.
Toshiba Satellite A665-S5176X
While the $799 Toshiba Satellite A665-S5176X is an affordably priced Blu-ray laptop with a next-gen Intel Core i3 processor, there are other options out there that offer better design or performance for the same money.
Browser rumblings and mobile movement
As April came to a close, we saw plenty of activity in the worlds of browsers and mobile apps.
First, Microsoft gained a bit of steam as IE9 skipped ahead of Opera in browser usage (though only by a fraction of a point). Meanwhile, Google introduced speech-to-text for Chrome 11, a feature that lets you talk to your browser. See a quick video demo here. Mozilla made its own headway in the form of an announced Firefox engine overhaul. Expect graphics and JavaScript performance to improve dramatically, but not by June 21, the scheduled release date of Firefox 5.
And on the mobile front, plenty of splashy apps and new features caught our eye this past week as iPhone users got VoxOx, which adds a bundle of voice and text features to your phone, and Onavo, a free app that could save you some cash by compressing your data consumption. Meanwhile, Android users rejoiced at the long-awaited Google Docs app for Android. It's a little thin on the features, but still a useful tool for collaborating on the go. Finally, be sure to read about BlueStacks, a potentially game-changing virtualization program that can run a full version of Android on your Windows machine.
Monday, May 2, 2011
How to Make Your Small Business Paperless: A Success Story
Here's how a freelance musician and music teacher saved money, hassles, and her shoulders by making her business paper- free.
Trend Micro Internet Security 2010
Trend Micro Internet Security Pro's broad feature set combined with its look and feel make it a serious contender, but its questionable efficacy and middling performance make it a program we're not recommending.
Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2010
Going by older detection and removal numbers, Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware offers competent if basic security protection. However, so do many free competitors. This year, we recommend giving Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2010 a pass.
Crave giveaway: Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Slim
For this week's giveaway, we're serving up Seagate's svelte 320GB external drive, the FreeAgent GoFlex Slim.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)