http://www.mixx.com/users/deadeyefred Mixx of activity by deadeyefred en-us The CRN Test Center pits quad-core chips from Intel and AMD against each other, to see how each performs in a head-to-head matchup. Sat, 03 May 2008 00:08:55 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/256097/battle_of_the_quads_amd_x4_9850_vs_intel_q6600 thingy_256097 deadeyefred http://www.crn.com/hardware/207500352 Customers are drowning in unsolicited mail. Estimates of the amount of spam sent vary, but vendor estimates for 2007 range from 79 percent of messages to as high as 95 percent. Regardless, having a good spam filter in place is essential. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:16:57 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/226696/review_3_ways_to_kill_spam_dead thingy_226696 deadeyefred http://www.crn.com/security/207400351 The Test Center takes a look at the Research In Motion BlackBerry Pearl 8120, and finds some neat improvements. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:00:14 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/211649/crn_review_the_blackberry_pearl_8120_at_t thingy_211649 deadeyefred http://www.crn.com/hardware/207200511?_DARGS=/article/rating/showPoll.jhtml "The Fedora Project attracts a lot of interest from the Linux faithful. While there are perhaps more newbie-friendly, corporate-friendly, or special-interest-focused distributions, Fedora continutes to wear the innovation hat." Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:28:12 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/206330/review_hat_trick_for_fedora_9_beta thingy_206330 deadeyefred http://www.crn.com/software/207200137 Circuit City has been letting its competitors grab all of the industry's growth, and its executives want to change that by focusing more on services. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:17:35 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/206289/circuit_city_flailing_looks_to_higher_margins_and_more_services thingy_206289 deadeyefred http://www.crn.com/it-channel/207200026 Linus Torvalds is known for blunt language when debating code and technology, and he doesn't show signs of pulling back. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:06:19 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/196530/torvalds_compares_other_techie_to_special_kids thingy_196530 deadeyefred http://www.crn.com/software/207100013 Doesn't look like it would have taken a huge investment to prevent millions of credit card numbers from being stolen. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:55:54 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/188630/stopping_another_hannaford_review_of_nfx_dataone thingy_188630 deadeyefred http://www.crn.com/security/207000967 How hard is it to fry a processor built for overclocking? Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:49:40 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/188622/review_amd_s_phenom_quad_core_black_edition thingy_188622 deadeyefred http://www.crn.com/hardware/207001119 It looks like they can if they want. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:11:44 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/172338/can_your_boss_read_your_instant_messages thingy_172338 deadeyefred http://www.crn.com/networking/206905726 The economy and markets may be making some very skittish of late, but a look at gaming retailer GameStop shows a formula for great success is still out there. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:32:07 +0000 http://www.mixx.com/stories/167314/what_gamestop_is_showing_it thingy_167314 deadeyefred http://www.crn.com/it-channel/206905292