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Microsoft Makes Windows Home Server a Tough Sell
Tweet Share on Facebook November 5, 2007 Comment (1)"Headless server." While it sounds like something from a bad horror story, it's a geek term that until now was largely kept under wraps in windowless information-technology rooms. Brace yourself: It's a term that also applies to Windows Home Server, announced today by Microsoft.
Microsoft has a big challenge in convincing average users that Home Server is something they need. It's even tougher because Microsoft, for some reason, felt compelled to call the product a "server." That's something we all equate with the IT department, not home. Couldn't Microsoft have called it something a bit friendlier? Maybe "Home Media Manager" or even "PC Buddy."
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Software Gets Heftier in Maxtor OneTouch Drives
Tweet Share on Facebook November 2, 2007 Comment (2)It's no longer just enough to make a faster, roomier chunk of hardware. I've been trying some new external hard drives from Seagate that are designed to back up the valuable photos, videos, and documents from my PC. And while the hardware is indeed faster and bigger, it's clear that Seagate is diving deeper into the software business, writing programs to go with the disks. The same is true of other drive makers, including Western Digital and newcomer Fabrik.
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The First $100 High-Def DVD Player
Tweet Share on Facebook November 1, 2007 CommentPrices for next-generation DVD players appear to be crashing, as two sides in the format fight wrestle for holiday sales. Wal-Mart is putting a Toshiba HD DVD player on sale tomorrow for $100. That's a drastic cut from the already steep discounts that have popped up recently, bringing players down to $170 or $180 apiece. Wal-Mart's is just a one-day sale, but it's probably a taste of what's to come.
