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Intelligence and Common Sense on Microsoft: We Didn't Copy Mac OS X

Posted 11/13/2009 at 09:03:49am

Obviously the gentleman who suggested that Microsoft borrowed from Apple was lacking in common sense but not intelligence. A person can be exteremely smart, but lack common sense, or a person can h ...

Still not cheap enough for me on Intel X-25M 160GB MLC SSD

Posted 10/28/2009 at 09:30:47am

Lets see a WD 750GB Scorpio Drive for $149.99 or the Intel 160GB X-25M for $549.00, I'll take the capacity over speed for now. When the price come down a little more then maybe I'll jump on the SSD ba ...

Ugrades on Release Notes: My All-Time Top Five Greatest PC Upgrades

Posted 08/12/2009 at 08:59:06am

5: Commadore C64 to IBM PS/2 80864: IBM PS/2 8086 to Custom Build Citrix 486/50 Desktop3: Custom Build Citrix 486/50 to Custom Built P166 Desktop2: Custom Built P166 Desktop to Custom Built AMD Athlon ...

I want one on Hardware Hacker Makes Commodore 64 Laptop

Posted 04/07/2009 at 11:03:08am

The C-64 was my first computer, I was crushed when they went under. ...

No Linux on Much-Anticipated Dell Mini 10 Netbooks Finally Available for Order

Posted 02/27/2009 at 08:24:09am

Would be nice if Ubuntu was an option. There is not a lot of leeway in customization. Hopefully Dell changes that in the near future. ...

Largest Hard Drive on The Best of the Best Just Got Better

Posted 01/30/2009 at 09:03:44am

Seagate is no longer the "King of the Monsters" Western Digital released it's 2TB drive this week and it is available in the US. It may not be cheap $299.99 @ NewEgg, but it's 2TB!!! Nuff Sa ...

Velocity Micro Raptor Z90 vs Dream Machine 2008 on Velocity Micro Raptor Z90

Posted 01/16/2009 at 01:06:00pm

How does the Velocity Micro Raptor Z90 compare to DM 2008? will a nearly $18k MaximumPC work of art blow the doors off this rig or does the Z90 make DM2008 look like yestredays news? ...

Win7 isn't even a true beta on Is Windows 7 M3 Build 6801 Really "Vista R2?"

Posted 11/13/2008 at 08:17:18am

Win7 isn't even a true beta yet. The version tested was a pre-beta. To make any comparisons to a full blown operating system is like comparing a chasey sitting on an assembly to a running vehicle. Whe ...

Windows 1x thru Windows on Microsoft Unveils the Official Name for "Windows 7"

Posted 10/15/2008 at 07:53:57am

Windows 1x thru Windows 3.11 should not be considered real Operating Systems, they were more like an applicationlaunched from DOS. Windows NT 3.5x was the real start of the Windows OS even if it loo ...