Parallel Processing Requires Parallel IO
One common use-case for multicore processing on the desktop and elsewhere is “doing many things at the same time”. You could be running many user-interface programs at once, like the “typical today’s...
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Off-Topic: Vista Refuses Aero for Java
Vista just gave me an interesting error message: running a serious Java program required it to turn off the Aero interface. Interesting. What can Java have done to deserve that? Tweet
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Off-topic: Open Command Prompt Here on Vista
I just found out that my favorite Windows XP PowerToy is built into Windows Vista. To get to a command-prompt located in any folder directly from the Explorer, follow the instructions found at a...
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Off-topic: Software tip: SnagIT.
Sometimes you find this rare gem of a piece of software that just works and that just solves a problem you have been having an itch with for a long time. SnagIT, from TechSmith, is just such a program....
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Off-Topic: Moving an iTunes Library to a New Machine
I just got myself a new home PC, to replace my no longer very trusty five-year old Athlon-based PC. In the process, I realized I had to move my iTunes library from the old machine to the new. Reading...
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Off-Topic: Getting the good Vista Screen Capture Tool
I have heard some rumors that Windows Vista had a good screen capture tool built into the operating system itself. So when I needed to do some capturing on my home machine, I started looking for it....
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Off-Topic: Vista, Laserwriter 12/640 PS, and FoxIt
I have an old Apple LaserWriter 12/640 PS network printer at home that I bought back in 1997. In those days, I had a PowerBook G3 at 266 MHz, Windows NT was new, and my work computer was one of...
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Driving an Old Canon Scanner using a VM
I have an old Canon LIDE 30 scanner that I purchased sometime late in 2003. At that time, it was connected to a PC running Windows XP, and drivers worked just fine. However, after I got my new computer...
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Off-topic: Windows tip: Hide Desktop Icons
I often have to create screenshots and screen recordings as part of my job, and to make that look good I don’t want any part of my Windows desktop or task bar to show in the results. Until now, I have...
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