Links for 03-01-2010

• The A4 and the A8: secrets of the iPad's brain - "The second, and perhaps most likely reason behind Apple's silence, is that the A4 just isn't anything to write home about—and on this second point, I actually know a thing or two. If Apple were to tell you what's in the A4, most of the focus would be on what the chip is not, rather than on what the iPad is."
• 48 best free software downloads from Microsoft | News | TechRadar UK
• Sysinternals Suite
• Oracle wields hefty muscle in Colorado's tech sector - The Denver Post
• Upgrade the Windows 7 RC to any retail version « Icrontic Tech - A couple of hacks to let you upgrade the Windows 7 RC to the Home Premium retail version.
• From the Desk of David Pogue - Photoshop and Photography - When Is It Real? - NYTimes.com - Good list.
• Should the analysts be blogging? « The IIAR Blog - A lot of good thinking here.