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IBM ThinkPad R50: Built to Take It
The IBM ThinkPad R50 notebook ($1,769 direct, tested configuration) knows when it’s falling. IBM’s new drive-protection technology senses rough handling and parks the hard drive heads. Should the notebook hit the deck, the drive and its data are likely to remain intact, even if the computer itself is damaged and becomes unusable. The Active Protection…
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How to Innovate When the Budget’s Tight
“Occasionally innovation is exponential but usually it’s incremental,” says Kenneth Kraemer, a professor of information systems at the University of California-Irvine and director of the Center for Research on Information Technology and Organizations, a think tank. Indeed, for internal technology staffs, “think small” may be the mantra for 2002. The thinking still has to serve…
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Windows XP System Information Fails
When I try to display the System Information in Windows XP Home, I get the following response: Can’t Collect Information. Cannot access the Windows Management Instrumentation software. Windows Management files may be moved or missing. What can I do to correct this problem? The error message does not tell me what files are missing, so…
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Longhorn Looks Promising
Back when Windows XP was still known by the code name Whistler, the most exciting thing about Microsoft Corp.’s client OS-in-progress was that it wasn’t Windows 9x. But now that Windows users can take for granted such basics as real multiuser support and relative freedom from blue screens of death, it will take a lot…
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Symantec’s DeepSight Threat Management System
Symantec Corp.’s DeepSight Threat Management System has added anti-virus data to its mix, bringing the product up to par with competitors. IT managers at large corporations that traditionally mine application and operating system vendor sites for known vulnerabilities should consider adding DTMS 5.0 to their security assessment tools. DTMS 5.0, which is an early-warning vulnerability…
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Samba 3.0 Does Windows Better Than Before
The latest version of Samba, the free software that provides systems running Linux and Unix with Windows-compatible file and print services, now works more closely than ever with Windows. Samba 3.0, which became available last month, enables machines to join an Active Directory domain as a native member and to authenticate users with LDAP and…
