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Comment - Intel Unveils Dual-Core Server Chips
(Oct 11, 2005 - 11:00 AM)
can these be used in an existing 7525 TURNWATER motherboard?
i read that they are compatible, but then i heard that even though they used the same chipset (i7525) they used a DUAL channel front-side bus for the second processor.
is there downward compatibility! -
Comment - Windows Sidebar: 'Sky's The Limit'
(Sep 15, 2005 - 4:36 PM)
i think this is comparable to linux and the kde or gnome environment. currently in these two environments have a widgets type system in place as well - you can download widgets that go in the deskbar. thesse are individual applications such as a "CLOCK" applet that runs.
for example, a fish called WANDA. this is an applet that has a fish that tells your fortune for the day. this is what i think they are putting into the new sidebar. it makes sense, but doesnt it make sense for it to be in a contained environment? such as, if the applet crashes you can disable the applet and it doesn't bring down the system?
also, what happens with a virus or spyware writer creates an applet that installs as an activeX object and installs its code into the sidebar and then you are stuck being unable to use your pc because the code is now embedded into the sidebar.
sounds like a rotten plan from that point of view.
from a programming point of view though it makes sense - calculator, even notepad that pops up to take notes quickly and then maybe launches ONENOTE with a catalog of the notes entered
sounds neat from that perspective