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By: John Dodge There’s a lot to like about the Eee PC line of netbooks from Asus-a netbook pioneer-but I found the keyboard to be a deal breaker. Asus, part of Taiwan computer giant ASUSTek Computer, is credited with igniting the netbook boom in 2007, following in the footsteps of the Psion and One Laptop […]

By: John Dodge Hewlett Packard’s HP Mini series of netbooks stands out for its keyboards-one of the key evaluation criteria in this category of systems. In fact, the keyboard makes the HP Mini the Cadillac of the netbooks I’ve tested so far. However, when I say “Cadillac,” that’s in the context of portable computers whose […]

By: John Dodge I had a chance to really put the Lenovo IdeaPad S10 through its paces by using it on two flights and during a week away from home. The IdeaPad S10 includes Wi-Fi connectivity and an Express Card slot for optional high-speed mobile broadband connectivity. The Windows XP-based system has a built-in Web […]

By: John Hazard Between Jan. 1 and Dec. 7, 2008, eWEEK published 5,208 stories on the events, trends, news and moments of enterprise IT. Choosing the 10 most significant among them involved a little more than checking the most popular reads on eWEEK.com. First we had to decide “what is a story.” A story, we […]

/images/stories/70×50/bug_knowledgecenter_70x70_%282%29.jpgThe Internet evolved from its academic and research environment origins to become an ubiquitous infrastructure used daily by the global economy. Most businesses today, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to ISPs, are partially or fully-dependent on Internet connectivity (as are most consumers). While spending on Information Technologies represents a cost often limited as much as […]

By: Eric Brown Xirrus, a vendor of Linux-based Wi-Fi arrays, is releasing a version of its Wi-Fi Monitor utility for Linux desktops. The open-source, widgetlike Xirrus Wi-Fi Monitor for Linux enables users to monitor, secure and troubleshoot Wi-Fi networks, according to company officials.Wi-Fi Monitor has been available as a free utility for Windows Vista, Windows […]

By: Eric Brown Linux will be the top-selling operating system in the mobile Internet device market, outselling Microsoft Windows Mobile and other rivals by 2013, said ABI Research. The MID market is relatively small now-only 305,000 MID units are expected to be shipped in 2008-but it is expected to grow to 39.6 million units in […]

/images/stories/70×50/bug_knowledgecenter_70x70_(2).jpg There is nothing like a data breach to bring a CIO unwanted publicity. We read all the time about these costly spills of precious corporate data, from the British government exposing the records of 25 million citizens, to the TJX Companies’ loss of 45.6 million credit card and debit card records. The PRC (Privacy […]

/images/stories/70×50/bug_knowledgecenter_70x70_(2).jpgA wiki provides a way for people to share, collaborate on and edit content on the Web. Organizations have started to use wikis in an effort to increase employee teamwork and communication, while cutting down on the volume of e-mail. However, a wiki should not simply be installed onto a corporate network without first making […]

By: Eric Brown A $20 boxed version of Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04) is available at both Best Buy and Amazon online stores. ValuSoft, which is packaging the application, says the “Ubuntu Linux” package includes printed documentation and 60 days of unlimited customer support. This is a significant development, as more and more enterprise systems are […]