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Switching to Mac (But Not Really)
ExtremeTech - Apr 13 10:20 AM
After searching and waiting around for a killer Windows notebook, I fi-nally found one...from Apple. Now I'm in dual-boot heaven, but I'm not ready to convert to the Church of Mac just yet.Save to My Web

The Bakery Algorithm
Developer.com - Apr 13 1:48 PM
Of the several mutual exclusion algorithms in the computer science literature, one known as Lamport's bakery algorithm 6 works for multiple competing threads of control when the only communication between them is shared memory (in other words, no special mechanisms such as semaphores, atomic set-and-test, and so forth are required).Save to My Web

Apple's MacBook Pro: Performance under OS X and Windows XP
AnandTech - Apr 12 9:42 PM
We take Apple's MacBook Pro for a spin and compare against the PowerBook G4 in OS X as well as its PC competitors in Windows XP. We also look at the two options for running Windows XP on the MacBook Pro and tell you how they perform.Save to My Web

DevPartner 8.0 Reduces The Complexity Of .Net Development
Government Enterprise - Apr 13 8:02 PM
Debugging .Net enterprise code is a daunting task for corporate developers because Visual Studio and .Net hide complexity quite well. Even with all the debugging power behind Visual Studio 2005, developers still need simple runtime debugging tools that can trace .Nets memory.Save to My Web

Exclusive - Inside the PS3
Addict 3D - Apr 13 12:13 AM
This brings us to the information we have concerning the PS3. As some gamers have heard, Sony revealed at GDC this year that they will be constantly reserving 1 of the 7 available SPEs on the Cell Processor for their OS. This, we have discovered, is just the tip of the iceberg.Save to My Web

'Critical' megapatch sews up 10 holes in IE SECURITY
ZDNet India - Apr 13 9:14 PM
Microsoft on Tuesday released a "critical" Internet Explorer update that fixes 10 vulnerabilities in the Web browser, including a high-profile bug that is already being used in cyberattacks.Save to My Web

AM2: First Look at DDR2 Performance on AM2
AnandTech - 25 minutes ago
With AM2 just six weeks away will AM2 memory performance be all we expect? Find out in this first in-depth look at DDR2 memory performance on AM2.Save to My Web

Motherboard makers suffer inventory pile-up and limited growth in profits
TG Daily - Apr 13 7:58 AM
Following slower growth in profits for Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology, sources in the Taiwan motherboard industry believe that the top-four leading motherboard makers - Asustek, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), Gigabyte and Micro-Star International (MSI) - will see inventory pile-up from the beginning of this year, although low-margin OEM orders are set to increase due to Save to My Web

Get the facts you need to make the choice between Windows and Linux. Just click on the whitepaper of your choice to
Linux Today - Apr 12 9:37 PM
[ Thanks to Jane Walker for this link. ] "Virtualization is a hot topic in the enterprise space these days. It's being touted as the solution to every problem from server proliferation to CPU underutilization to application isolation.Save to My Web

IBM targets internal encryption for processors
MobileMag - Apr 11 5:32 AM
We have all these portable devices now making our data less secure than ever. So what do upi dp? IBM is in the process of what it says is a CPU revolution.Save to My Web