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A business-ready Linux desktop with just five apps

June 14, 2013 8:13am PDT

With the right apps could Linux run your business desktop PCs? Jack Wallen thinks so.

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The top 10 Windows 7 desktop gadgets

May 24, 2013 2:12am PDT

Deb Shinder introduces the Windows 7 gadgets she finds most useful.

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Add hidden international desktop themes to Windows 7

May 24, 2013 1:18am PDT

There are several hidden international themes in Windows 7 that are not visible through the normal personalization section of the Control Panel. Mark Kaelin shows you how to add them to your...

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Customize a mouse's behavior with these five apps

May 23, 2013 8:09am PDT

A number of utilities allow you to reassign mouse buttons or change a scroll wheel's behavior. Brien Posey lists a few he has found.

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Screenshots: Data Center Planner review

May 1, 2013 10:13am PDT

Just about any data center administrator will benefit from a fully featured data center planning application.

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Top-rated reviews of the week (pictures)

April 27, 2013 1:00am PDT

This week, CNET reviewers got starry-eyed over the do-anything Galaxy S4. We tested an iPad keyboard you can use in the dark, headphones you'll want to fall asleep in, a self-winding extension...

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Data centers in the 21st Century

April 22, 2013 9:29am PDT

Here are some snapshots of data centers from around the world that take advantage of the newest designs and technological advancements to achieve better security, performance, efficiency, and...

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Create virtualized environments with these five apps

April 18, 2013 12:08pm PDT

Virtualization plays vital role in IT. Here are five virtualization applications that you should consider.

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Top-rated reviews of the week (pictures)

April 6, 2013 1:00am PDT

This week, a slickly powerful Audi gets an Editors' Choice Award and a 3D printer earns four stars. Also, CNET's editors find good value in Monoprice earphones and a Sharp LCD TV, put compact and...

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Top-rated reviews of the week (pictures)

March 16, 2013 1:00am PDT

There's a new and even better Roku -- yes, it's possible. CNET's editors also looked further into home projectors, noise-canceling headphones, and other high-powered, high-priced goods, and...

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Rackspace: How to create and destroy a VM

February 13, 2013 10:00am PST

Here is a first look at the Rackspace interface to sign up for virtual servers.

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Slide Show: Running Windows 8 on multiple monitors

January 22, 2013 12:42am PST

Check out Windows 8’s multiple monitor features!

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Ultra-safe IoSafe N2 (pictures)

January 8, 2013 12:00pm PST

IoSafe showed off the first disaster-proof NAS server that's powered by the Synology DSM NAS operating system. The dual-bay server can guard your data against both extreme conditions and a single...

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WD unveils its first solid-state hard drive (SSHD) at CES 2013 (photos)

January 8, 2013 1:00am PST

WD showed off at CES 2013 its two first solid-state hard drive (SSDH), the WD Black and the WD Blue. These are the first hybrid drives from the storage vendor.

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Cracking Open the HP Z820 Workstation

December 7, 2012 12:35pm PST

Bill Detwiler cracks open the HP Z820 Workstation, which packs two Intel Xeon CPUs and up to 512GB of RAM and 14TB of storage in a near tool-less case.

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Five of the better desktop ebook readers

November 21, 2012 12:22pm PST

Jack Wallen reveals his picks for desktop versions of ebook readers - one is bound to suit your needs.

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Five easy and effective desktop FTP servers

November 16, 2012 11:31am PST

The ability to set up an FTP server on a desktop computer means getting things done quickly and easily.

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Cracking Open the Apple iPad Mini

November 12, 2012 8:15am PST

Bill Detwiler cracks open the iPad Mini and discovers that Apple's 7-inch tablet is even more frustrating to work on than the larger iPad.

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Five Virtual Desktop Managers for Windows

November 7, 2012 10:51am PST

Users of Unix and Linux are probably very used to virtual desktops; they've been present in the GUIs for those operating systems for a long time. Windows users, however, have been stuck with a...

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