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July 31, 2008

I N T H I S I S S U E

FEATURE STORY:

VIA Nano vs. Intel Atom
The VIA Nano is the company's first foray into a "performance" CPU. But as we'll see, performance is a relative term. Read this story

MORE STORIES:

Is Vista Really That Bad?
If you spend enough time on forums full of computer geeks, you'd get the idea that Vista is a piece of junk. Should you really just stick with Windows XP? Read this story

Benchmark Your System the ExtremeTech Way
A behind-the-scenes look at how we at ExtremeTech performance test our hardware. Read this story

New Firefox Alpha Released
Mozilla developers have already distributed a very early preview of the next upgrade to the increasingly popular browser, code-named Shiretoko. Read this story

ET VIDEO:

New Solar Power Back Pack from Voltaic
DL.TV Sam Arbizo shows-off Voltaic's new solar power back bag. This bag charges your iPod, cell phone, and any electronical devices with a battery input socket. Read this story

DISCUSSIONS:

Computer Monitor Going Black on New Build
I just started a new build and sometimes I catch the monitor going black. Even during the boot the monitor screen will go black. At first I thought it may be the power-saving mechanism but—it is not. Please any help will be greatly appreciated. Read this story

Firefox and Thunderbird Conflict Issues
Don’t ever run both Thunderbird and Firefox together on the same system. The reason is because my operating system thinks they are the same program, maybe due to their similar add-ons. Now when I uninstalled Thunderbird, and I start Firefox, the OS will indicate: “Thunderbird already running". What should I do next? Read this story

Screwed—When Windows Reinstall Goes Bad
For all you tech geniuses and tech newbies, I have formulated a strategy that will save you both time and frustration. These are steps to insure a safe reinstall and format. My pain will be your guy’s good fortune. Stop by the forums and read my thread. Read this story

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Nano vs. Atom CPU Battle, Is Vista Bad?, and New Firefox Unleashed