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| OS X Mountain Lion - Bringing iOS features “back to the Mac” (Part 4) |
| When an iOS device is asleep, it’s still doing stuff – checking your mail, making alert sounds, and even backing up your system. That’s why you can wake up an iPad and get an up-to-date count of messages in your inbox. With Mountain Lion, Apple is introducing a version of this iOS feature to the Mac, called Power Nap. |
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| OS X Mountain Lion - Bringing iOS features “back to the Mac” (Part 1) |
| Like Lion, Mountain Lion adds numerous features that will be familiar to iOS users. This OS X release continues Apple’s strategy of bringing iOS features “back to the Mac”. Those features include iMessage, Reminders, Notes, Notification Center, Twitter integration, Game Center, and AirPlay Mirroring. |
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| Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac - Making Running Windows A Pleasure |
| Parallels was the first company to come up with a virtualization platform for the Mac, allowing you to run Windows, Linux and a bunch of rival operating systems without having to buy a PC. Version 8 adds support for Android virtual machines, but with an eye on the typical user we tested it with Windows 8, which is due to ship at the end of October. |
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| Acer Aspire V3-571 - Impressive Performance |
| The V3-571 model that they sent me for review has 'Intel' running through it like 'Blackpool' goes through rock, using the Intel Core i5-2450M processor and Sandy Bridge HM77 Express chipset. That's a dual core CPU with hyperthreading and its wired to 6GB of DDR3 RAM, exploitable through the preinstalled Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit. |
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| Memory Buyer's Guide - November 2012 (Part 2) |
| The Predator modules are designed to provide you with the fastest speeds, lowest latencies, and highest capacities in the HyperX lineup. This 16GB kit can operate at 2,133MHz and offers two Intel XMP profiles. Profile #1 runs at 2,133MHz with latency timings of 11-12-11 at a voltage of 1.6V. Profile #2 comes in at 1,600MHz with latency timings of 9-9-9 and a voltage of 1.5V. |
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| Memory Buyer's Guide - November 2012 (Part 1) |
| If memory bandwidth is important to you, Intel’s X79/Sandy Bridge-E platform is the clear performance king, because it offers a quad-channel memory controller that can access four memory modules at the same time. Our system testing found that a quad-channel DDR3-1600 setup typically hit around 40GBps in SiSoftware Sandra’s 2012’s Memory Bandwidth tests. |
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| How To Build A PC For Photographers |
| My production Pc’s CPU is a Core i7-3930K – a six-core processor built on Intel’s 32nm manufacturing process. It costs about $560, and requires a motherboard that supports an LGA 2011 socket. I run the 3930K at its default settings, and it lives in a Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 motherboard . |
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| Windows Server 2003 : Dynamic DNS |
| Dynamic DNS is Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003's way of bringing together the one good feature of WINS—automatic machine registration and record updating—with the resiliency and open standards advantage of DNS, a staple of the Internet. |
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| Windows Server 2003 : Subdomains and Delegation |
| It's rare to find an organization running its own DNS that is small enough to not take advantage of subdomains and delegation . By delegation, I mean letting one group, whether logical or physical, administer a section of an organization's network. |
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| Canon i-Sensys LBP7680Cx - At Your Command |
| The LBP7680Cx is Canon's first laser printer that's designed to be equally at home in small business and enterprise workgroup environments. Workgroups will appreciate its support for Canon's multifunction embedded application platform (MEAP) for integration into existing printer management systems. MEAP enables the printer to run Java apps, and Canon's focus is clearly its uniFLOW print and scan document management software. |
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| EVGA GeForce GTX 650 1GB - Severely Cut Down From GTX 660 Ti |
| AMD's line-up of its current gen cards has been more complete than NVidia's for some time now, thanks to cheaper cards like the HD 7770 and 7750. However, with the release of both the GTX 660 and the GTX 650, NVidia is finally beginning to bring Kepler-Based cards to the mainstream. |
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| Top 10 TV Receivers & Recorders – November 2012 |
| Still the best Freeview HD box out there, the Sammy’s slick, dual-core operation, twin tuners and 500GB HDD are enough to keep it ahead of the also-rans, while its superior raft of movie-streaming services are what beast the excellent new Humax T1000 (below) |
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| Corsair AX1200i - A Top-End PSU With Digital Voltage Control |
| Developments in PSU tech generally happen at a snail’s pace; a tweaked capacitor here, a redesigned coil there, all pushing efficiencies slightly higher and allowing for marginally tighter voltage regulation. However, Corsair’s AX1200i is the first PSU we’ve seen that’s equipped a digital signal processor instead of the typical analogue circuitry to control voltage stability and ripple. |
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| Akasa Venom Power 750W Modular PSU - Well-Priced And Handsome PSU |
| Akasa has been making power supply units for a long time, but they are rarely mentioned in the same sentence as high-end models from the likes of Seasonic or Corsair. The Venom 750W is a modular PSU from the manufacturer, which features the same striking yellow and black color scheme as the rest of the Venom range. |
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| AMD Radeon HD 7770 1GB vs. nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB |
| Like much of AMD’s current line-up, the HD 7770 1GB has received a healthy price cut recently, in addition to driver performance updates. Now available for around $144.5 for a stock card, it goes head to head with the GTX650 1GB; a card which, on paper, it comfortably beats. |
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| AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB - Decent High-Res Performance |
| Like the HD 7970 3GB, the HD 7950 3GB has recently benefitted from healthy price cuts, driver updates and a legitimate overclocked SK in the form of the HD 7950 3GB With Boost since its release. It now has a far more tempting price of $353.9 for stock models, and goes toe-to-toe with Nvidia’s TX 660 Ti 2GB. |
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| Asus P8B75-M LX – Entry-Level Motherboard With Almost Everything You Need |
| Asus has taken full advantage of these features on the MicroATX P8B75-M LX. There are four external USB 2.0 ports on the back plate, two internal USB headers, two USB 3.0 ports at the rear and a USB 3.0 internal header at mid-board. Gigabit Ethernet support is provided by a Realtek 8111F controller and there is support for VGA and DVI monitors out of the box. |
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| Windows 8 Special (Part 5) |
| Not every program you run will be a new UI app, and there was at first some confusion regarding the installation of normal programs or non-Windows 8 apps. Let’s put this straight: you can download or install from disk any program that you would be able to install if using Windows 7 or XP. |
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| Windows 8 Special (Part 4) |
| For those lucky enough to enjoy the desktop real-estate of dual monitors, Windows 8 offers improved functionality over previous versions of the operating system, but at the same time, it also does something rather odd. |
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| Windows 8 Special (Part 3) |
| One problem I have with the new UI is the application switcher, which is accessible by moving the mouse to the top left of the UI screen. It’s such an odd addition to an otherwise well-thought-out UI, because it’s quite awkward to initiate and manipulate the applications under it. |
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