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Want 4GB of RAM? You’ll have to pick up Vista x64
In the geek world, Vista tends to be a divider, not a uniter and one of the main points of contention continues to be the question of how much RAM is enough. Some folks (most of whom reside in a
Read more…Vista requires 4GB of RAM for optimal performance?
And to think, I thought that OS X was a RAM hog. While Apple’s OS can generally run comfortably with around 1GB of RAM, it turns out that Vista might be significantly more memory-hungry. Around four times more, to be exact. While Microsoft officially supports Vista on PCs with as little as 512MB of memory, most vendors have been recommending 2GB for users looking to enjoy the optimal Vista experience. David Short, an IBM consultant who has been testing Vista for two years, warns …
Read more…Windows Home Server: what is it?
With all this talk of the iPhone, your memory might be a little hazy right now and that’s understandable. Remember that company, Microsoft? Remember its Chairman, the nerdily endearing Bill Gates? Remember how he wants you to have a Windows Home Server in your house? Oh come on, of course you remember.
More than a few of us were left standing in the dust of CES, wondering exactly …
Read more…How to: Enable PCs for Vista ASLR
There is certainly no shortage of products and services on the market that can help you protect your network from attack. But here’s one that’s free (provided you’re running Vista): Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), which moves around function entry points in your system’s memory to make them harder to exploit. While ASLR might not be able to prevent a targeted attack, it can help defend against automated attacks. The only caveat is that for ASLR to function correctly, your …
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