April Fool’s is No Laughing Matter for PC Users
The News Review:
- April Fool’s is No Laughing Matter for PC Users
- Easily Control a Remote PC From Anywhere
- The $999 PC that out-gunned the Mac Pro
- PC to Mac: Cheap is the new cool
- NEC to quit PC market abroad with Asia-Pacific exit
April Fool’s is No Laughing Matter for PC Users
KPTM-TV
“They don't know what they're after. ” “Your privacy could be threatened by this. ” the conficker worm first surfaced late last year but computer system engineers like Dane Johnson say it's what could happen in a few days that should worry PC users. “They could install a lot of whatever they want on your computer. They could install child porn on there or transfer things back and forth. ” Johnson says the online worm has the potential of affecting over 10 million PC users a good portion of whom may have already downloaded the worm without knowing it. He says just browsing the web or opening an email attachment without really thinking could put you at risk.
Easily Control a Remote PC From Anywhere
PC World
As an administrator in Windows XP click Start right-click My Computer select Properties and click the Remote tab. Click the checkbox next to Allow users to connect remotely to this computer. This setting will enable you to connect from another computer as long as you know this PC’s administrator name and password. If you want to give people who aren’t privy to this information access select Remote Users and click Add. Enter the username into the box and click K. Click K again if needed to get back to System Properties.
The $999 PC that out-gunned the Mac Pro
CNET News
You know most consoles kick butt at gaming too. That proves there is no need for another computer besides a PS3 I guess. f course the obvious question is: who is velocity micro how do I get the computer how do I get it repaired how long will it’s overclocked parts last and how much will it be worth in trade when I want a new one? Sure nobody wants to ask those niggling questions but they are valid. They seem like a good company. But let’s look at their support site. If you have a problem well figure out who to call:”This page is a listing of the various manufacturers whose products are used in Velocity Micro systems.
PC to Mac: Cheap is the new cool
Computerworld
The Digits blog reports that: According to Brad Brooks corporate vice president for Windows consumer product marketing at Microsoft the agency told recruits it was a market research firm and didn’t mention it was working with Microsoft. The recruits were told they could keep whatever money they didn?t spend on a PC so they had incentives to look for good values. The blog goes on to say: Brooks says of the roughly dozen computer shoppers its agency recruited not a single one ended up spending their money on a Mac. Brooks says he "swears on a stack of Bibles" that the agency didn’t in any way steer the shoppers towards a particular brand of computer or operating system. "Value is on the top of everybody’s mind these days with the economic situation we?re in" he says. The message in all this: In a dire recession cheap is the new cool.
NEC to quit PC market abroad with Asia-Pacific exit
Reuters
NEC which has the top PC market share in Japan last month signaled a withdrawal from the PC business in Europe Africa and the Middle East amid slumping demand and tough competition. NEC has warned it would post a net loss of 290 billion yen ($2. 96 billion) for the business year ending this month and is accelerating restructuring efforts which include pulling out from weak businesses and cutting more than 20000 jobs worldwide. Competition with rivals such as Hewlett-Packard Co and Dell Inc has been fierce and NEC sold its retail PC business in Europe in 2006. NEC sells about one-sixth of its annual global sales of 3 million PCs outside Japan.
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