Year: 2009

  • Apple: Smoking Bad for Computer Technicians

    Apple: Smoking Bad for Computer Technicians

    Channel Insider Staff

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    The Consumerist reports two cases in which Mac owners have been denied repair service covered under their extended warranties first by the service agent followed by Apple corporate because of smoking. While Apple hasn’t made any official comment on the matter, those filing complaints with the Consumerist say Apple claims that the PCs have been… Read more

  • 9 Most Reliable Notebook PC Makers

    9 Most Reliable Notebook PC Makers

    Lawrence Walsh

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    9 Most Reliable Notebook PC Makers SquareTrade, a provider of PC extended warranty services, studied the failure rates of the most widely used notebook computers. The results are startling. One in three notebooks will fail within three years. Here’s a look at the reliability and failure rate results among the top PC manufacturers. No Title… Read more

  • Channel Insider Bull`s Eye Award Nominations Extended

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Channel Insider has received hundreds of nominations for the inaugural Bull’s Eye Awards, which will recognize excellence in execution among solution providers, managed service providers, vendors, distributors and channel support organizations. After receiving numerous requests, Channel Insider extended the nomination deadline to Wednesday, Nov. 25. >> CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT A NOMINATION The awards are… Read more

  • New Exploit Targets Older Versions of Internet Explorer

    Lawrence Walsh

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    Symantec is reporting that older versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer are susceptible to a new attack against a vulnerability in its cascading style sheets (CSS). While a working exploit hasn’t been detected, Symantec suspects that it’s only a matter of time before hackers start actively using this new vulnerability with a full-functioning exploit.   According… Read more

  • Tech Data Quarter Points to 2010 Recovery

    Jessica Davis

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    IT distributor Tech Data’s (NASDAQ:TECD) CEO says there is a greater tone of optimism among the VARs he’s spoken to today than four quarters ago. That doesn’t necessarily mean a quick conversion into sales, he says, but the pipeline is more robust than it has been. And that points to 2010 as a year of… Read more

  • Global Warming Email Disclosure Reveals Strategic Thinking

    Lawrence Walsh

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    The security breach that resulted in the release of email correspondence between global warming scientists is being compared to such history information disclosures as The Pentagon Papers and Nixon’s Oval Office tapes. What the messages reveal is more than just the venomous relations among scientists on both sides of the issue, but the strategies and… Read more