http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/dell/ en-us Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:47:14 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406571/posts A DellConnect IT specialist has been accused of intercontinental sexual hijinx for remotely flashing a woman client with a nude photo - of herself. According to a report in The Orange County Register out of Santa Ana, California, 45-year-old Stacy Gore received the boobular surprise when she was working with an India-based Dell tech-support drone to disinfect her virus-infected PC. After a reported two and a half hours of remote ministrations to the ailing computer, Gore was surprised to find herself staring at her own breasts - onscreen, that is. "It creeped me out," she told the OCR. The DellConnect... The Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406571/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:47:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392845/posts State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s campaign took money from law firms that represent clients his office investigated or accused of wrongdoing... Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP contributed $35,000 this year to Cuomo’s campaign. The firm, led by David Boies, represents Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, the former AIG CEO, who is fighting a civil fraud case the attorney general filed. Attorneys for Dell Inc., Deutsche Bank and former Liberal Party chief Raymond Harding also contributed to Cuomo. The AG’s office has been involved with disputes with each of them.... Cuomo is expected to run for governor. His campaign has raised $16 million... New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392845/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:06:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356980/posts Dell plans to close its Winston-Salem, N.C. factory and lay off about 905 employees by January, the company has confirmed. The first 600 employees will be released next month, the Round Rock company said. The company said the closure is part of an effort directed at "simplifying operations and improving efficiency." bizjournals.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356980/posts#comment Wed, 7 Oct 2009 19:28:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356994/posts Dell plans to close its computer manufacturing plant in Winston-Salem by January, and lay off 905 employees. Dell opened the assembly plant in 2005 and was offered a massive incentives package valued at $305 million if it met hiring and investment goals. The project was seen as a major economic development victory by supporters and a huge waste of taxpayer money by critics. About 600 workers at the plant will be let go next month, Dell announced this afternoon. The rest will be out of work by early next year. The closure of the Forsyth County plant is part of... [Raleigh] News & Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356994/posts#comment Wed, 7 Oct 2009 19:53:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2355548/posts The Dell V305 printer came with my new Dell computer (Vista Home Premium OS). The printer works okay but there are times when it will not print documents from the computer. I get a pop up that says the computer is not communicating with the printer even though everything is plugged in properly and the settings have not been touched. I have heard that this happens with the V305. It has wireless capabilities but I use the USB option instead. If you had to choose another printer that does not fail you, what would it be? Would need a printer/copier/scanner... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2355548/posts#comment Mon, 5 Oct 2009 23:08:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2344780/posts WASHINGTON (AFP) – Computer giant Dell announced on Monday it has acquired computer services firm Perot Systems, founded by Texas billionaire Ross Perot, for 3.9 billion dollars. "Dell and Perot Systems have entered a definitive agreement for Dell to acquire Perot Systems in a transaction valued at approximately 3.9 billion dollars," Dell said in a statement. Terms of the agreement were approved on Sunday by the boards of directors of both companies, it said. Dell, which is seeking to buy all ordinary shares of Perot Systems at 30 dollars a share, hopes to complete the deal by the end of... AFP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2344780/posts#comment Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:01:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2344710/posts NEW YORK — Dell Inc. plans to buy the technology services company Perot Systems Corp. for about $3.9 billion as it tries to expand beyond the PC business and compete more aggressively with Hewlett-Packard Co. — which also recently bought a tech-services company founded by H. Ross Perot. Dell said it will offer $30 per share in cash for Perot Systems_ a 68 percent premium over its closing price Friday. Perot Systems' shares rose $11.73, or 65 percent, to $29.64 in morning trading. Dell shares fell 80 cents, or 4.8 percent, to $15.89. Former presidential candidate H. Ross Perot... AP via Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2344710/posts#comment Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:16:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2326736/posts <p>Dell's release slipped out about three minutes before the market closed Thursday, giving the company's shares a boost of 98 cents, or 6.7%, to end at $15.65. The stock topped $16 ahead of Friday's opening bell.</p> <p>Really? You sure about that Marketwatch?</p> The Market Ticker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2326736/posts#comment Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:09:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2315062/posts I think we can finally put a certain myth to rest that's been circling around the web for a while now. Microsoft often claimed that netbooks running Linux saw higher return rates than those running Windows, but according to Dell, this is utter nonsense. Todd Finch, Dell senior product marketing manager, spoke at OpenSource World, and in his talk he made it quite clear that Dell's Ubuntu netbooks see no higher return rates than the Windows variants, calling it a 'non-issue'. "They are making something of nothing," he said of Microsoft's claims. OS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2315062/posts#comment Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:04:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2282715/posts This year, Acer appears poised to overtake Dell as the world’s second-largest seller of personal computers, which would put a real dent into one of America’s favorite dorm-to-empire business stories. And if this comes to pass, Acer would trail only Hewlett-Packard; no computer company based outside the United States has ever climbed so high. The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2282715/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:49:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2272679/posts Macs are often criticized for the high price of their hardware. This so-called Apple tax is the premium that Apple computers usually cost over comparably equipped PCs. But since the company dropped prices on its laptop line Monday, that difference is now smaller than ever. Of course, Mac enthusiasts might even say the Apple tax never existed, since no MacBook Pro competitor has the aluminum unibody construction or multi-touch track pad that the MacBook Pro does. In any case, I’ve been playing with the numbers, and I’ve noticed something interesting: When the newest 13-inch MacBook Pro is configured with similar... Macworld http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2272679/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:16:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260266/posts Dell has seen its latest quarterly profits decline by almost two-thirds as the worldwide recession continues to hit sales of computers. The world's second-largest maker of personal computers made a net profit of $290m (£182m) in the three months to 1 May, down 63% from $784m a year ago. Revenues at the firm fell 23% to $12.3bn. However the results were better than analysts had feared. Dell said the global trading environment remained "challenging". 'Cutting costs' Dell has already moved to cut costs in the face of falling sales, reducing its global workforce by more than 9,000 positions over the... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260266/posts#comment Fri, 29 May 2009 02:33:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2176552/posts I jsut yesterday purchased a Dell Studio 17 (S1737) laptop computer with Windows Vista(x64)Home Premium factory installed. Upon starting it for the first time, I went through the usual info entry bits and pieces, and Windows Update wanted to install a bunch of updates... It went through the process quite normally; however, upon restart, Windows BSOD'ed me and the system went through an extensive attempt to do a startup repair... I had to restore Dell factory settings and such and it will now still not allow the updates to work without the BSOD reappearing and having to do the whole... my "fervently seeking for a solution" mind http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2176552/posts#comment Mon, 2 Feb 2009 06:21:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2161798/posts LAS VEGAS (AP) - Computer maker Dell Inc. (DELL) (DELL), trailing Hewlett-Packard Co. in worldwide sales, could have used a home run at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Instead, it came to Vegas with a model and a mirage. At a news conference Friday, Dell executives said the company would launch a luxury line of computers under the brand name Adamo. A model stood and removed a thin, black laptop from a bag and posed "Project Runway" style for a scrum of photographers. She did not turn on the computer, and Dell gave no details about what's under the hood.... ExciteNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2161798/posts#comment Fri, 9 Jan 2009 21:54:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2126278/posts Michael Dell spent the past 21 months cutting employees, slashing costs and reshaping Dell Inc. to make it more competitive in a changing personal-computer marketplace. Now, with a brutal economy forcing customers to cut back on technology spending, he's turning to his workers for more help. In a memo Monday, Dell asked employees throughout the company to consider taking off as many as five days without pay over the next three months. In addition, he said, the company would institute a hiring freeze, scale back some projects, offer voluntary severance packages and cut many of its contract workers. Boot Daily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2126278/posts#comment Wed, 5 Nov 2008 20:23:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2125579/posts In a memo Monday, Dell asked employees throughout the company to consider taking off as many as five days without pay over the next three months. In addition, he said, the company would institute a hiring freeze, scale back some projects, offer voluntary severance packages and cut many of its contract workers. Statesman.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2125579/posts#comment Wed, 5 Nov 2008 06:39:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2118743/posts When Dolly Parton speaks people listen. At least that's what opponents to an upcoming Federal Communications Commission vote on opening up "white space" spectrum hope. Earlier this week, country western star Dolly Parton sent a letter to the FCC asking the agency to delay its vote to open up the unused spectrum for unlicensed use. "As someone who uses the white spaces and knows the value of them for the work that I and many of my friends around the country, I ask the FCC to recognize the entertainment industry's valuable contribution to the cultural life," Parton wrote in her... Cnet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2118743/posts#comment Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:21:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2075108/posts Excerpt - Dell Inc. is trying to sell its computer factories around the world, a move to sharply overhaul a production model that was long a hallmark of the PC giant's strategy but is no longer competitive. In recent months, according to people familiar with the matter, Dell has approached contract computer manufacturers with offers to sell the plants. One person briefed on the plan said he expects the company to sell most -- and possibly all -- of its factories "within the next 18 months." Other factories could close, this person said. Dell would enter into agreements with the... The Wall Street Journal (excerpt) (subscription required) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2075108/posts#comment Fri, 5 Sep 2008 05:14:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2063100/posts From the "who needs a pre-load when you're embedded" files: Dude - if you're getting a Dell then you're getting Linux. No you don't have to order one of those fancy Ubuntu pre-load deals. This is an embedded Linux that will be available on a whole bunch of new Dell Latitude laptops in a feature called Latitude ON. This is a feature that uses an embedded Linux to allow for instant on access to email, calendar and Internet. Internet News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2063100/posts#comment Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:43:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2025472/posts <p>Would you pay extra to have an American answer your customer-service call? Dell is hoping you will.</p> <p>The computer maker recently put out a press release announcing “new premium support service.” The plan: For a fee, people get the right to talk to “the same dedicated team each time they have an issue” with a Dell product. The kicker: The service will be provided by “an advanced support team in North America.”</p> The Wall Street Journal (excerpt) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2025472/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jun 2008 21:21:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006015/posts OTTAWA -- Employees at Dell Canada's Ottawa operation learned Wednesday morning that the customer contact centre - once one of the city's fastest growing employers - will close its doors. More than 1,100 employees will lose their jobs. Only about 100 of the site's employees walked out of the morning's meeting with a job. They will remain in Ottawa to support the computer maker's sales division. "It's surreal, but there have been signs along the way," said one employee, who did not want to give his name. Some of the job cuts are immediate, while others will be phased out... Financial Post (Canada) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006015/posts#comment Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:33:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1994577/posts I just got a Dell laptop Latitude. I've never owned a laptop before. Can I literally use it on my lap? I heard the bottom gets hot? Does it get so hot that it can discolor my furniture? When I'm not using it for business, I'll have it connected to my tv. Can I just leave it plugged in with no adverse effect, or am I supposed to unplug it when not in use. (Seems like Dell would ship some kind of owner's manual with it, doesn't it?) thanx me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1994577/posts#comment Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:54:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994680/posts SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc (DELL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it plans to save $3 billion annually over the next three years by closing its Austin, Texas desktop computer manufacturing plant and cutting thousands of jobs. The company's shares rose 1.1 percent following the announcement after closing up 1.6 percent on Nasdaq. Dell, the world's second-largest PC maker after Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N: Quote, Profile, Research), also repeated its goal of cutting 8,800 jobs, or about 10 percent of the work force, and said it will review "ownership alternatives" for its Dell Financial Services business. The company said... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994680/posts#comment Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:34:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988660/posts BEIJING (Reuters) - Dell Inc (NasdaqGS:DELL - News) plans to buy $23 billion of components from China this year and $29 billion in 2009, helping it reduce costs while the company's main market, the United States, is facing recession. The commoditization of computer hardware means competition is more a function of price and efficiency than quality and branding, making China a favorite place to source a broad range of goods, including electronic components. Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988660/posts#comment Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:53:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1986772/posts I'm looking at laptops and like Dell. I just bought an Optiplex desktop and like it fine. The laptop I'm considering is the Dell XPS M1530 with the following features: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5450 (2MB cache/1.66GHz/667Mhz FSB) Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch LCD (1280x800) & 2.0 MP Camera Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write) 1GB1 Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms) Size: 120GB2 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive 128MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GS High Definition Audio 2.0 Dell Wireless 1490 802.11a/g Mini Card 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery I'm not into... me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1986772/posts#comment Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:15:24 GMT