Maxtor gehört jetzt zu Seagate. Hardware-Mag - Das Online Hardware-Magazin. Geek Vs Geek: Has Time Run Out for Microsoft Office? | eHow Tech. Windows 8 isn’t the only new thing from Redmond; there’s a fresh version of Office as well. But this time around, there’s a confusing array of versions (Office 2013, Office 365, and many more) and a pricing model that some find distressing. Which version of Office is right for you?
Or is the right answer: “None of the above?” Once a month, eHow Tech editor Dave Johnson faces off against Rick Broida, who writes about technology for CNET, PC World, and Wired. Follow along as they tackle this question from opposing corners. Dave: Microsoft products tend to have a three-year gestation cycle, which means that we’ve now got the newest version of Office, whether we need it or not. There was a time when I would automatically lap up the latest version of Office as if it were chocolate gravy, but this year, I’m not so sure. Rick: LibreOffice, OpenOffice, Kingsoft Office Free 2012, Google Docs, or any of the other free alternatives.
Dave: Yes, if you happen to be the Von Trapp Family Singers. Geek Vs Geek: Is Windows 8 Dead? | eHow Tech. In the first few months that Microsoft has been selling Windows 8, the company claims it has sold 40 million licenses for the highly controversial operating system. Should you step up to Windows 8 or hang onto what you have for dear life? Once a month, eHow Tech editor Dave Johnson faces off against Rick Broida, who writes about technology for CNET, PC World, and Wired.
Follow along as they tackle this question from opposing corners. Rick: Microsoft’s new operating system represents a pretty radical departure from the Windows of old, and I give the company credit for trying something different and forward-thinking. Unfortunately, the stark reality is that Windows 8 doesn’t work, at least as a desktop OS. It’s unintuitive to the point of being user-hostile, and it will go down in history as a bigger failure than Windows Vista. Dave: Really, a total failure? Rick: Windows 8 boots to a totally unfamiliar menu–with no option to boot into the more familiar desktop, mind you. Who won? 5 Tips to Survive Your Next Tech Disaster | eHow Tech. Last week was an especially bad time to be in the Johnson household. In the span of a single day, pretty much all of my tech failed in one way or another. And that was no small feat: Keep in mind that the only residence I’ve ever seen that has more technology than my house is the International Space Station.
Here’s what happened. Around noon last Saturday, I tried to play music on my Sonos, a gadget that streams music from a PC to rooms throughout the house. (Sonos is probably my most prized gadget, ever.) Well, no joy: The computer on which I kept all my music had been getting old and appeared to have failed catastrophically, so my house was robbed of the sound of music. As a result I decided to replace the PC by making a trip to the store. After setting up the new computer, I discovered that my wireless extender was no longer working, either. I got up and running – eventually – but it reminded me that I wasn’t following my Five Golden Rules of Home Technology. Have a cookie. Keep PCs Safe From Malware with These 5 Simple Tips | eHow Tech. Last week, while everyone else was on the edge of their seat waiting to see what new handsets BlackBerry would unveil along with the new and eagerly awaited BlackBerry 10 operating system, I was sitting in a New York City conference center, attending the 2013 Kaspersky Cyber-Security Summit.
(For the scoop on BlackBerry, check out Jon Rettinger’s initial report on the new handsets.) With presentations and roundtable discussions featuring people like Howard Schmidt (former cyber-security coordinator for President Obama), Lawrence Orans (Research Director at Gartner), and security executives from PayPal, BlackBerry, and RSA, there was a lot of expertise in the room. And they painted a sobering picture of the threat that surrounds us every day thanks to the modern Internet. If you follow me on Twitter, you might have seen some of the stats I broadcasted throughout the day. And there’s a new threat rising: cyber-weapons.
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