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User calls the help desk at 8 a.m. with a laptop that has stopped connecting to wireless networks -- and two hours of fruitless effort later, the call ends up with this pilot fish.

This group of city-government agencies has just put Wi-Fi access points in each of its conference rooms and let the users know that wireless is available. And some users have clearly read the e-mail -- even if they don't really know what it means.

User's laptop won't load the operating system -- it only gets as far as a solid blue screen. What's the problem? The user has a theory.

They claim Apple management are considering ending development of high-end Mac Pro systems. I've been thinking about why this doesn't matter, here's why...

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has quietly revised its line of MacBook Pro laptops. It's the usual story of minor speed increases, expensive up-selling, and mindlessly upgrading fanbois. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers express mixed feelings. Not to mention: Ludicrous Halloween lights (yes, it's that time again)...

After a long day at work, this help desk pilot fish arrives home to find still more computer problems -- and unfortunately, he has gone into autopilot mode.

Apple is planning to introduce a MacBook Air model that implements all the power of a MacBook Pro, a report claims. This should surprise no one, it makes sense -- and the most recent 'Airs are already faster than some relatively recent Apple desktops

Intel Corp. (INTC) is talking up its Ultrabook concept at the Computex show in Taipei. It promises thin-and-light laptops for the rest of us. Asus is demonstrating one of the first PCs to meet Intel's specifications: the UX21. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers refuse to make MacBook Air comparisons.

A few days ago, Apple started shipping the new MacBook Pro laptops. Sporting the same case as before, they contain Intel's Core i5 and i7 chips, as well as the new Thunderbolt socket (née LightPeak). As well as the usual reviews, Richi's rounded up some rather rare opinions.
The new Apple MacBook Pro is out, and the reviews are in. Surprisingly, not every Apple fanboi is on-message: there's grumbling about SSDs, graphics performance, price-gouging, and more. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers tease out the unexpected. Not to mention Space Shuttle Discovery launch seen from passenger jet...
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IBM's famous butterfly keyboard created a sensation in 1995. But by the time the next ThinkPad model came out its wings had been clipped. Here's what happened.

The good news is that Dell is now shipping Ubuntu Light, an instant-on version of Ubuntu, on at least one Dell Windows laptop. The bad news is that Dell isn't telling you this and that their Windows systems can be cheaper than their Ubuntu systems.

Rumor has it that Acer's working on a laptop with no keyboard: just two multi-touch screens. We've seen this sort of thing before, but not at full laptop size. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder what it's like to type on. Not to mention Lou Prime...
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Sorry to disappoint the people who were so upset that Dell was 'abandoning' Ubuntu Linux, but the PC vendor is actually expanding its desktop Linux offerings.

Company treasurer calls this IT pilot fish into her office, and says she's tried everything but can't get her printer to print after adding paper to it.

Laptops have always been a challenge to manage and frankly not a lot has changed to improve the situation recently. Recently Citric announced availability of trial downloads of their client hypervisor. Does this change the game on laptops and is it the only way virtualization can help?