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Four Thoughts On Quad-Core . . .

1) Even though the first desktop chips are supposed to show up in early next year, this isn’t even going to get a fighting chance to go mainstream until the CPU manufacturer gets to 45nm, simply due to size. Since

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C2D . . .

The official name for Conroe and Merom will be Core 2 Duo I like the name (it uses real, not faux English, and “2-Du” rhymes), but really, you want a hot product, not a hot name. And that’s the problem

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Wire vs Wireless

SUMMARY: Wired – for some, a preferred approach to the internet. I’ve been using wireless for a couple of years now – no doubt it’s handy when you roam around the house with your laptop. However, as we’ve written about,

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Get 100°F Cooler With No Moving Parts

Yessiree: No fans, no pumps, no electricity or refrigerants, compact, lightweight, highly reliable, quiet operation, maintenance free and drops inlet temperature by up to 100°F. Yes, you can blow sub zero air at your heat sink from something not much

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The Summer Freezes . . .

There’s a story floating around about Intel Macbooks getting a wee bit too hot, with some believing (with reason) that it was due to a bad thermal grease job by Apple. That’s neither here nor there for most of you,

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Less Than Perfect . . .

The title says it all: “Macs no longer immune to viruses, experts say”. “Apple’s most recent wake-up call came last week, as a Southern California researcher reported seven new vulnerabilities. Tom Ferris said malicious Web sites can exploit the holes