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Five tips for improving Mac performance

May 22, 2013 12:25pm PDT

These aren't the cheapest or the easiest ways, but these tips for improving your Mac's performance will have the most impact.

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Five Apps for disk and file encryption in Windows

May 16, 2013 8:32am PDT

Whether you want to encrypt an entire hard drive or just a folder or a few files, using the right tool is vital.

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First look at the Astute ViSX all-flash storage appliance

April 23, 2013 6:00am PDT

All-flash SSD storage has significant performance characteristics and a price tag to match. Astute is targeting the mid-tier organization with their new appliance.

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Change vCenter alarm notifications using VMware PowerCLI

April 16, 2013 7:55am PDT

It can be a nuisance to change vCenter alarm notifications, unless you use this script that allows you to automate the process.

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Tips for configuring Boot Camp partitions for business users

March 27, 2013 12:38pm PDT

Erik Eckel makes recommendations for sizing Boot Camp partitions for Windows on Mac OSX, using second internal disks, and partition management.

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Five easy to use drive janitors to help clean up your hard drive

March 14, 2013 12:56pm PDT

There are times when a handy disk janitor utility can swoop in and save the day. Jack Wallen lists a few of his favorites.

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Review: Better performance with FancyCache

March 4, 2013 12:43pm PST

Increase overall read/write performance with this set-it-and-forget-it cache application.

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Power Fundamentals Part 2: Tips for using Finder

February 21, 2013 6:10am PST

Simon Barnett follows up on his Fresh Mac series with more power tips on using Finder to help you navigate files and apps like a pro.

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Disk-based backup data: Where to put them?

January 30, 2013 6:00am PST

This is an age-old question, and the answer may not be as simple as you think. Rick Vanover shares his thoughts on the best way to provision storage for availability.

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Five Apps for working with disk partitions

January 25, 2013 1:33pm PST

Matthew Nawrocki shares five freeware partition editors that should serve as effective replacements for the tools that come with Windows.

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DIY SAN: Windows Server 2012 Storage Spaces and iSCSI target

January 16, 2013 6:00am PST

John Joyner shows you how to use Windows Server 2012 to create an iSCSI target and virtual disk that can be used for storage.

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Review: Paragon Drive Copy 12 Professional

January 4, 2013 6:47am PST

When you need to clone a drive easily, get the job done with software that caters well to both neophytes and experts.

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The brewing battle between hybrid and all-flash storage

December 31, 2012 9:58am PST

Scott Lowe breaks down the advantages and disadvantages of solid state and hard disk drives for storage and explains why a hybrid solution brings you the best of both methods.

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Implement VMware's View Storage Accelerator feature

December 14, 2012 6:13pm PST

The View Storage Accelerator is a feature of vSphere 5.0's Content-Based Read Cache design. Learn about some of View Storage Accelerator's advantages and limitations, as well as how to implement it.

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Working with and resizing Windows Server 2012 VHDs

December 3, 2012 6:41am PST

John Joyner unveils the new VHDX format and shows how to easily reduce both the size and capacity of this file format in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V.

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Easier file recovery with Undelete Pro

November 15, 2012 6:00am PST

Derek Schauland offers an overview of the Undelete Pro file recovery tool that could offer an extra layer of protection to data that is mistakenly deleted.

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