http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/40/all xx http://www.itworld.com/hardware/83970/update-fixes-iphone-sync-problem-windows-7-some Gigabyte Technology issued a BIOS update on Friday that fixes a problem for some Windows 7 users who have been unable to sync their iPhones. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/83970/update-fixes-iphone-sync-problem-windows-7-some#comments Hardware Personal tech News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:10:04 -0500 ITworld staff 83970 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/83928/upgrade-mac-mini-six-minutes I've upgraded quite a few Mac minis over the past several years, from the original 2005 model to the latest version, released last week, and some in between. We've also covered the topic of Mac mini surgery on the Macworld Podcast. But we still regularly receive questions from readers about whether or not performing such upgrades yourself is a good idea--many have heard that it's quite difficult to open the Mini, or that doing so voids your warranty. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/83928/upgrade-mac-mini-six-minutes#comments Hardware Opinion Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:10:21 -0500 ITworld staff 83928 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/83910/switchers-guide-move-your-files-pc-mac If you've been using a Windows PC but now want to move to a Mac, you likely have files--documents, PDFs, photos, music, and videos--that you want to bring with you. If you've had that PC for a while, that could mean you have many, many gigabytes of stuff to move. These days, most common file-types will work just fine on the Mac, without any need for conversion or special software. (One notable exception: If you have music and/or video in Microsoft's Windows Media formats, get Flip4Mac so you can play them in OS X's QuickTime.) The trick is getting those files from one hard drive to another. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/83910/switchers-guide-move-your-files-pc-mac#comments Hardware Operating systems Software Windows News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:40:10 -0500 ITworld staff 83910 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/83911/switchers-guide-moving-windows-mac [Editors' note: We asked Harry McCracken, the former editor of PC World and the editor of the Technologizer blog, to write a guide to switching to the Mac from Windows. We hope that it's a good resource for anyone--including the friends and family of long-time Mac users--who are making the move from Windows to the Mac. McCracken is himself a semi-switcher--he uses both a MacBook Pro and a Windows netbook every day.] http://www.itworld.com/hardware/83911/switchers-guide-moving-windows-mac#comments Hardware Operating systems Software Windows News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:40:10 -0500 ITworld staff 83911 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/83908/switchers-guide-moving-hardware-and-software-mac When you're switching from a Windows PC to a Mac, there's one piece of good news: Most of the peripherals you used with your PC--including printers, digital cameras, networking equipment, external drives, and scanners--should work fine with your Mac. The best way to confirm that is to plug each piece of hardware into your new Mac, one at a time; if OS X doesn't automatically identify it and set it up, visit the manufacturer's Web site and look for a downloadable driver. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/83908/switchers-guide-moving-hardware-and-software-mac#comments Hardware Operating systems Software Windows News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:40:09 -0500 ITworld staff 83908 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/83907/switchers-guide-run-windows-a-mac These days, buying a Mac doesn't mean you have to leave Windows behind. In 2005, Apple started building Macs with Intel processors. Among the other benefits of that switch: You can run Microsoft's operating system on Apple's hardware. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/83907/switchers-guide-run-windows-a-mac#comments Hardware Operating systems Software Windows News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:40:08 -0500 ITworld staff 83907 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/83906/switchers-guide-understanding-mac-security When it comes to security, using Windows can feel like living in the heart of a big city--the kind of place where you can install all the locks and alarms you want, but you still worry. The vast number of computer users who run Microsoft operating systems form the biggest, juiciest target cybercriminals could dream of. Which is why there are more than twenty-two million unique examples of Windows malware out there. http://www.itworld.com/security/83906/switchers-guide-understanding-mac-security#comments Hardware Operating systems Security Software News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:40:04 -0500 ITworld staff 83906 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/83903/secrets-pref-pane-updated-snow-leopard Blacktree Software has released Secrets 1.0.6, a Snow Leopard-compatible version of their preference pane which exposes hidden features on your Mac. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/83903/secrets-pref-pane-updated-snow-leopard#comments Hardware Software News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:10:19 -0500 ITworld staff 83903 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/83902/cloud-computing-virtualization-proponents-getting-antsy While many organizations have only begun down the cloud computing and virtualization roads in the past few years, some in the industry can't wait to take these technologies to the next level. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/83902/cloud-computing-virtualization-proponents-getting-antsy#comments Hardware Internet SaaS Storage Virtualization News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:10:18 -0500 ITworld staff 83902 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/83900/report-sap-ceo-asked-ellison-meeting-sun-eu-impasse Shortly after European regulators opened an antitrust probe into Oracle's pending acquisition of Sun Microsystems, SAP CEO Léo Apotheker wrote Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, asking for a meeting to discuss the merger and "other open issues" between the vendors, according to a Wall Street Journal editorial published late Thursday. http://www.itworld.com/software/83900/report-sap-ceo-asked-ellison-meeting-sun-eu-impasse#comments Business Hardware Legal Software News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:10:17 -0500 ITworld staff 83900 at http://www.itworld.com