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Ars Technica has an interesting story up in regards to the seven versions of Microsoft’s next operating system, Windows Vista.
Personally, I think they’re over-complicating the market with seven different versions of an operating system in a world where many consumers can barely tell the difference between Windows XP Home and Professional. Most end-users incorrectly believe that Professional is just XP Home with all the Microsoft Office applications added.
Uninstalling any of Symantec‘s Norton software line can sometimes result in leftover registry settings and other potential conflicts in a system. Fortunately, Symantec has an available tool to remove this obstacles by the name of SymNRT.
The list of Norton products this tool will automatically remove includes:
The tool works slowly, as it’s scanning your entire system for any Norton remains, but it is very effective at what it does.
Although most people are talking about Apple’s new iPod nano, I think I’m more interested in Sony bringing back the Walkman name in the form of 6GB and 20GB MP3 players. I’m particularly drawn to the ability of the organic LED display to blend in with the unit’s case.
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I just ordered USBGeek.com‘s $35 IDE to USB Cable after reading a review for the tool here.
Data backups are a common task at my job, meaning that I would often be forced to remove a harddrive from a misbehaving machine and install it into a workstation with a DVD burner available. The ability to simply attach this cable and it’s matching power adapter to the drive and connecting that drive to any USB 2.0 port will save me considerable time and effort.
I’ll write something up about my experiences with the device when it arrives and I have a chance to use it in the work environment.