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Journal Journal: Quad FX-ready Towers Keep Your CPUs Chilled

Journal by OSTG Marketing on Wednesday December 06, 2006 @12:43AM

If you've been looking for a system based on AMD's 4x4 platform, you are in luck. AMD has teamed up with Thermaltake to create two Quad FX-ready towers , the Armor Extreme Edition and the Kandalf Extreme Edition. "The towers use a Dual-Channel Air Guide to pump cool air from outside directly to the two CPUs inside. Both towers also come with dual 120mm and 90mm fans to keep the rest of your

Submission + - Apple Developing iPhone and "Smart" Phone

Submitted by anaesthetica on Wednesday December 06, 2006 @12:39AM

anaesthetica writes: According to AppleInsider, Apple is not only working on a cellphone + mp3 player iPhone, but is working on a second model designed to be a smart phone, highly integrated with Mac OS and .Mac. The smart phone has gone through several iterations, as the notoriously demanding Mr. Jobs ordered the elite team working on the phone to redesign and re-engineer their prototypes. Capabilities are reported to include Front Row interface, syncing contacts and iCal with .Mac, "call ahead", iChat video conferencing integration, WiFi, and a slide-out keyboard. Too good to be true?

Submission + - NASA to Announce Significant Find On Mrs

Submitted by drumvudu on Wednesday December 06, 2006 @12:38AM

drumvudu writes: WASHINGTON — NASA hosts a news briefing at 1 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Dec. 6, to present new science results from the Mars Global Surveyor. The briefing will take place in the NASA Headquarters auditorium located at 300 E Street, S.W. in Washington and carried live on NASA Television and www.nasa.gov. http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/dec/HQ_M06186 _Mars_Briefing.html

Journal Journal: AMD Shrinking Desktop Chip Design 1

Journal by OSTG Marketing on Wednesday December 06, 2006 @12:31AM

AMD is shrinking - chip features that is. AMD began selling their top-of-the-line chips, made with a 65-nanometer design, for desktop PCs today. "AMD now has more than 20% share of the computer processor market and is intent on increasing that market share to 30% by the end of the year 2008. The move to 65nm starting with the Athlon X2 dual-core processor is the beginning of the fight back against

Submission + - Microsoft Issues Word Zero-Day Attack Alert

Submitted by

0xbl00d

on Tuesday December 05, 2006 @09:35PM

0xbl00d writes: "According to a report on eweek.com, there's a new Microsoft Word zero-day attack underway. Microsoft issued a security advisory to acknowledge the unpatched flaw, which affects Microsoft Word 2000, Microsoft Word 2002, Microsoft Office Word 2003, Microsoft Word Viewer 2003, Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac and Microsoft Word 2004 v. X for Mac. The Microsoft Works 2004, 2005 and 2006 suites are also affected because they include Microsoft Word.

Simply opening a word document will launch the exploit. There are no pre-patch workarounds or anti-virus signatures available. Microsoft suggests that users "not open or save Word files," even from trusted sources."

Submission + - Hiring For The First Time

Submitted by

Rick Zeman

on Tuesday December 05, 2006 @08:53PM

Rick Zeman writes: "For the first time ever, I have to interview and hire (I'm not management, so an exception is being made) what we call a "PC Technician" which is an entry-level IT person. While actual computer knowledge and how we do things can be taught, how to think, and the aptitude for troubleshooting can't be. Question: In the readers' experiences, what are the best (legal in the US!) questions to ask an entry-level candidate to really evaluate them? They don't have the resumes, the skills, or the experience yet, so I think they have to be judged on other factors that are harder to qualify."

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by harryk on Thursday April 13, 2006 @03:35PM

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