Hardware

In today's podcast: IBM, GlobalFoundries plan more advanced chips; Sun still open to merger talks with IBM; and Google sees 6 percent increase in Q1 revenue.

This pilot fish has some extra money in his medical flexible spending account at the end of the year, and he knows it's use-it-or-lose-it time, so he decides to try Lasik surgery.

In today's podcast: PC shipments fall less than expected; Yahoo accepts eBay share offer for Gmarket; and Yahoo reportedly plans more layoffs.

The war between Mac and PC fans at times makes the country's political and cultural wars look like kindergarten spats. As a long-time PC user, I've been in the middle of it. But after living with a Mac for two weeks, I've come up with the five top reason a Windows fan can love the Mac as well.

Pilot fish passes along a highly descriptive trouble ticket received by the help desk -- with maybe a little more information than strictly necessary.

You can save big bucks on small items like cables. This month the best price for four items I bought came from - surprise - Amazon.com and its affiliates.

This pilot fish works at a psychiatric hospital where, he says, "our most challenged individuals are all too often medical doctors."

Cleversafe has improved its appliances that help keep data safe online.

In today's podcast: Microsoft hires designer of parallel computing chips; Microsoft and Oracle ready security updates; and MIT research breakthrough could help chip makers.

Sun never shuts up about its "open" technology. Maybe it should.

With April 15 fast approaching, Microsoft has been warning about the so-called "Apple tax" that people pay for buying Macs. Their newest claim: A family of four will pay $3,367 over five years if they buy Macs instead of PCs, not just for the initial machines, but in ongoing costs hardware and software costs. But do the numbers really add up? I've got details in my blog.

In Thursday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches bloggers fear for the safety of the U.S. electrical grid in the face of hostile hackers. Not to mention Penelope Cruz necked...

In today's podcast: Intel unveils Jasper Forest; Acer launches 11.6-in netbook; and Microsoft warns of fake security software.

Most of the reasons that Linux has only a tiny slice of the desktop market pie has little to do with Linux, but the Linux distributors are also partly to blame.

Today's Xserve release was pretty much on par with what you'd expect. Upgraded Nehalem processor, faster bus, etc. There was, however, one curve ball that Apple threw us in the storage department.