HP Reportedly Developing a Powerful New Type of Computer 'The Machine'

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Hewlett-Packard (HP) is reportedly working on a new type of powerful computer which it calls “The Machine”. It looks like HP is planning to give a tough competition to Microsoft Windows in future days. On last Thursday, that is May 6, 2014, at the company’s annual customer conference, HP CEO Meg Whitman gave a little more than a glimpse of the company’s plans. 

 Just moments after Whitman announced HP’s plans to compete with Microsoft Windows OS, with a new OS that the company is saying will be free and open source; she thanked Microsoft for being the major sponsor of the conference and invited the new CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella.

But just before Nadella joined the conference, HP CTO Martin Fink, Head of HP Labs, unveiled a little of ‘The Machine’. According to HP this new data center computer can be the future of server hardware, as it could “replace a data center’s worth of equipments with a single refrigerator-sized machine”. This machine claims that it can process loads of information in an instant using very less power, almost negligible.   

The details are very few, but what is said is that this new computer from HP is going to make use of a new memory technology called memristors. Memristors are one of the options that the company is exploring; they might represent the biggest change. 

But this new machine from HP is not going to be available in the market any soon, at least for few years. HP began to work on this new machine about a year and half ago. Meanwhile it is the news that ‘The Machine’ will not use Windows OS. In fact Fink said that ‘The Machine’ will use the new OS that HP is currently building. 

He said, “We want to reignite in all of our universities around the world operating system research which we think has been dormant or stagnant for decades.”

“We are, as part of The Machine, announcing our intent to build a new operating system all open source from the ground up, optimized for non-volatile memory systems.

We also have a team that's starting from a Linux environment and stripping out all the bits we don't need. So that way you maintain ... compatibility for apps.

What if we build a version of Android? ... We have a team that's doing that, too.” 

It is quite a long that HP has been in the market, and it is good thing that the company is now experimenting new thing and exploring new regions. Meanwhile, HP computers and printers are well-known products of the company, used and favored by millions of users around the world. These are the best-in-industry products from the company. However, users often, get problems with HP computers and printers. So it is a good thing that one avails the support for HP provided by good companies like SupportMart. Simply talk to experts by dialing their HP supportnumber and get resolutions right away.

All in all, if you are waiting for HP’s ‘The Machine’, then you might have to wait for a while. However, during that time you can keep using other HP products. And if you get problems then contact good companies that provide comprehensive HP computer support and HP printer support. 

How to Set the Asus Eee to Boot from USB Flash Drive

 Source: - http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/17396245-how-to-set-the-asus-eee-to-boot-from-usb-flash-drive

The Asus Eee PC is compact laptop which is best known for having longer battery life, being affordable, and its ability to handle most of the computing tasks easily. But there are multiple times whilst its use, when you are in need to change/upgrade the operating system, or simply restore the OS to default. Good thing is most of the computers are configured to boot from their own hard drives. But if you have the OS on a flash drive then you can also set the booting sequence is such a way that in place of booting from hard drive, the computer boots using the flash drive. So if you are the Asus Eee PC user and, are planning to change the operating system boot sequence to flash drive, then following steps can be useful to you. However, the best thing to do is avail the Asus support provided by the experts, as by doing so, you can get the task completed in the most effective way. But, if you like to try things by yourself then, simply follow the steps mentioned below.

•  First of all shutdown your Asus Eee PC, plug-in the flash drive that has the desired operating system, and then turn computer back on.

•      As soon as the Asus logo appears on the screen, press the key that will load the BIOS or setup screen on the monitor. In this case the key is F2.

•        Once you have the BIOS screen, use the arrow keys to navigate to the BOOT menu.

•   In the Boot sequence screen, simply change the sequence, so that the USB flash drive comes on the top of the list. You can do so by using the arrow keys to select the USB and then F6 key to list the flash drive to the top.

•  Next is saving all the changes and exiting from the BIOS configuration utility. You can do that by locating the Exit tab and then selecting the Exit option.

Once the steps are completed the changes will be saved, and the next time when you reboot the Asus Eee PC, it will have the flash drive as the primary boot device. So if you want to boot using the flash drive, simply reboot the system with the flash drive plugged into the computer. The computer will automatically boot from the USB device.      

However, if you are getting issues while setting the boot sequence or change other BIOS settings, then contacting the experts is the best option, because wrong alterations in the BIOS may affect the PC’s performance or simply make the PC inoperative.

Experts understand all the functionalities of the PC and have a deep knowledge of its working and know the correct ways of modifying them. Contacting them whenever needed assures that the issues will be resolved in the best way possible.

To sum up all, the Asus Eee PC is a decent computer that is simply suitable to carry most of the common computing tasks. Though it has its limitations and its production already ended in 2013, but many users around the globe still use the Asus Eee PC computers. The good thing is even the PC being so old and its production has already ended, many of the support companies still provide its support. Companies like SupportMart are the leading technical support providers for a wide range of Asus computers and also for other brands like HP printer support, Lenovo support, Toshiba support etc. Simply contact them when needed and avail the much required help.  

Solve Function Key Error in Asus Laptop and Print Issue in HP Printer

The Asus laptops are the handful of laptops that deliver the best computing environment, irrespective of the number of given tasks and their heaviness. Backed-up with the latest and advanced hardware specifications they never fail to deliver the right absolute results while using minimal resources. Due to their economical price, good robust performance, and various range and models, the Asus laptops have generated a huge user base around the globe.

Usually, the Asus laptop performs well. But it is also true that over the time of use, various issues or errors pop-up in Asus laptop. One of the commonly reported issues with Asus laptop is the Function key doesn’t work. Users often get this message that states, “Can’t Open ACPI ATK0100 kernel Mode Driver” followed by “You have to install ATK0100 driver”, related to the use of Function key.

As the message says, the issue is with your ATK package, and simply repairing it can resolve the issue. You can find the ATK package in the ‘Program and Features’ section of ‘Control Panel’. Once you find the ATK package all you have to do is right-click on it and choose ‘Repair’ option. The issue should get fixed. However, if the issue still remains there, then, availing experts’ Asus support is the best thing to do. This way you can get the issues resolved in the fastest, easiest, and reliable way.

Coming to fixing the printing issues with HP Printers, if your print job often gets stuck in your HP printer and the print never comes out, then that simply means that all is not good with the printer. The issues could be in printing communications occurring because of connectivity problems. There could be some missing or incompatible software parts that are causing problems in printing. 

What HP suggests you to do at this point is, download and run the HP utility called “HP Print and Scan Doctor”. This little utility can fix many of the common problems in your HP printer. Simply use it to troubleshoot and in some cases directly fix the problems. But, it is necessary that you are logged-in with Administrator account or have the administrative rights, because the rights are necessary to run the utility.

On finding the missing or incompatible software parts, the HP Print and Scan Doctor will offer you to uninstall current parts, so that a following reinstall can execute successfully. The whole process of uninstalling and reinstalling usually resolves printing issues.

Also, if in case you are using a networked printer, then, then the network related connectivity issues may be the reasons behind incomplete printing. You can use the HP Print and Scan Doctor to check and resolve the network related issues as well. 

However, if you are still facing issues with your HP printer, then reaching the various tech support companies is always advised. Companies like SupportMart are good option to choose on this regard. Containing them not only assures that the issues are resolved, but also that the resolutions are effective and reliable.

Source: - http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/17346708-solve-function-key-error-in-asus-laptop-and-print-issue-in-hp-printer

The bottom-line is though the HP printer and Asus laptops are among the best in their domains. But over the course of their use, they may get problems and errors. This is a common thing; no product is completely error free. However, it is necessary for the users to use them well and get connected to experts to avail their effective HP printer support or other technical support, whenever needed

Discussing the Common Issues with HP Printer

Picking the right printer from the flooded market is equivalent to a herculean task today. And even if you choose the desired one, nobody knows when this will stop working or will start creating troubles. A large number of ailing printers are round the corner having lapsed warranties and suffering customers. Being a machine a printer is not to be blamed alone for its problems. Sometimes it is the user who is largely responsible for the problem. Well, whatsoever is the reason a printer needs a professional’s help in such situations.