OEM hardware manufacturer OCZ just launched the Neutrino, a new Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz netbook. The netbook features a 10-inch backlit LCD display with 1024 x 600 resolution, 2 Gigs of memory and a 250 GB hard drive standard. A 250 GB SSD hard drive is available for an additional cost. Of course, ...

XP Home newly loaded from partition ie they didn't give me OS disks, old desktop Compaq Presario, it all loaded fine, goes through it's little startup procedure fine (ie what language, accepting EULAs, time zone, etc and etc) and then -- drum roll -- time to boot into XP. Reboots, XP sign with littl...

It took the team over at Google only 100 days to bring Google Chrome from the initial release day to the version 1.0. The irony is that Chrome seems to be one of the most highly-criticized products ever made by Google - criticized for its lack of stability and frequent crashes. Yet it is this produc...

It’ll be so damned hot this weekend the city is opening cooling centers and the Office of Emergency Management is sending out press releases telling people how not to drop dead in the heat. (Should make for an extra-fun Siren Festival Tomorrow.) OEM and the Dept. of Health advise “that e...

I received the following question over the weekend calling out the fact that although I have covered OEM Windows licensing, transfer rights, etc. on the Blog, apparently I have not directly answered the question of reloading an OEM Windows license on a refurbished PC: “I didn't find anything on li...

I am reinstalling Windows on a few of the systems here tonight and things are rapidly getting ridiculous. This is a not-altogether-abnormal household in terms of computer ownership (definitely on the upper side of ownership, but I know families without geeks who have similar numbers of computers, ju...

Don’t try to lie to Analogic Corporation (ALOG). They’ll see right through you....

Gnomie Chris “Vorped” writes: Hey Chris, I just wanted to say thanks for letting the public hear Ponzi’s mom’s call. The call really touched me and made me think about all the people who have suffered this kind of problem. I seriously don’t know how these freaking OEMs ...

“Justin” caught our earlier thread on Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows and Apple and PC OEMs (the companies who make PCs for people). I won’t share his specific identity unless permitted, but he has given me pause with this particular message: I’m watching your recent clip on M...