Backing up your personal PC to external media might still be a novel concept for some, but any IT manager fresh out of school can tell you that regularly backing up mission-critical servers -- and storing those backups in multiple physical locations -- isn't merely important, it's practically non-negotiable, and it only becomes that much more critical before undertaking hardware maintenance.
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Not only does the OS bring in billions in profits, it provides users with a familiar interface, whether it is on their PC, personal digital assistant, set-top box, Tablet PC or cell phone.
With all-in-one touch control, the AIOs come with the Acer TouchPortal to synchronize personal life, PC and the Internet.
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In India, the personal computer (PC) base is limited to about 4 million.
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Now the real fight is over the future of smart phones, the tiny, hyper-connected computers that have become far more personal than any PC could hope to be.
The development of the Personal Computer (PC) in the 1980s, for instance, created a new industry that grew exponentially for more than fifteen years, rewarding major players like Microsoft and Intel.
Consumer electronics (CE) vendors and service providers are seeking standards-based Wi-Fi home networking solutions for HD video distribution to enable consumers to easily stream video content between CE devices, set top boxes (STBs) and personal computers (PC).
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H-P was expected to announce a reorganization that will move its imaging and printing group under its PC-making personal systems group.
Twonky Beam enables users to easily "beam" online and personal video content from a PC, Android or iOS device to the living room with the simple press of a button.
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Personal systems group, the PC business, was down 2%.
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Even apps are tracking that way: Tweetie, one of the most popular Twitter apps, debuted for the iPhone before it was available for Mac OS. Now we need to bring some OS-level innovations back to the PC desktop and take personal computing to the next level as well.
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Steve explains with a personal story: He was always a PC guy and never liked Apple products.
Tablets, big and small, are crowding out the PC, with sales of personal computers down 8% on a year ago.
As a means of expanding upon an opinion about how he evaluates personal technology products, he used my PC as an example.
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It can be patterned alongside a microprocessor, combining in one unit all the memory and processing power a PC, cell phone or personal organizer needs.
In 2004, personal computer industry pioneer IBM decided to exit the PC business.
In recent history, Microsoft and Intel mounted campaigns to convince people that the PC should be the hub of their personal networks.
There is no easy way, for example, to access photos, music or video from a personal cloud or entertainment subscription when away from a PC, smartphone or tablet.
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With iOS 5.x Apple offers synchronization between your iPhone or iPad, your Mac or Windows PC, and a cloud archive of personal data, photos, and media (music, TV shows).
Included: a palmtop computer (touted as the smallest Windows-based PC), a DVD player and a personal digital assistant that is phone, fax, modem, pager and electronic organizer all in one.
Yang said Proview started producing a device called Internet Personal Access Device in 2000 that looks like a small ordinary PC and uses touch-panel technology.
Hampshire police had appealed against the previous finding that the force breached its duty under the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 in failing to provide PC Taylor with thick gloves.
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On the bright side, I was able to easily plug the Irex into a PC and Mac, and manually drag onto it personal PDF files, pictures and even a free book I bought at a Web site.
The personal computers of 1981, including the Apple II and the IBM PC, were punks by today's standards.
If you need a personal computer for writing and simple electronic mail, even a used PC with a 486 processor will be fine.
And, unlike today's personal digital assistants, Intel boasts such devices will be able to run PC-class operating systems, such as Windows Vista.
In the personal computer category, Amazon said the Apple MacBook, Nokia Internet Tablet PC and HP Pavilion Entertainment Notebook PC were strong sellers.
What's more, without turning on the PC, users can connect a keyboard and mouse to the Personal Smart TV and navigate the Home Dashboard for a full web-surfing experience.
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The PC power supply is probably the most failure-prone item in a personal computer.
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