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- Google's Chrome OS: Will you give up desktop apps?
- I won't ntntI can'tI'm not online 24/7. I need local apps, as does everyone else. Say what you want. But network outages happen... Weather by forces of nature or human error, a network will eventually go down. It's only a matter of time. And knowing Google's past GMail outages, I...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Pandora One desktop app revved to 2.0
- I'm a huge fan of music streaming service Pandora and have been using it for a while. I love listening to it while working on my book and recently bit the bullet and ponied up the $36 for a Pandora One subscription. Paying for Pandora One eliminates...
- Blog posts 2009-09-02
- Offline Webtop access: Is it really a game changer?
- Offline Webtop access: Is it really a game changer?As I have been saying, Google should beworking 24 hours a day to add a Java runtime to gears. They need to work with Mozilla and Sun to use the same VM as for the rest of the functions.With a rich execution...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-04
- Google exec talks innovation: Can you find the Apps pitch?
- Google exec talks innovation: Can you find the Apps pitch?Not all innovation is good.It's not uncommon for IT to innovate at the expense of the bottom line. And in business, nothing else matters but increasing the bottom line...period.Increasing the bottom line through increased efficiency of resource usage is the...
- Discussion threads 2007-10-24
- We should never settle for web interfaces that are "good enough"
- We should never settle for web interfaces that are "good enough"Less is morePlease, spare us from what a Windows developer thinks is a good interface. When I hear phrases like dense data I shudder. The typical Windows interface paradigm is: throw as much crap on the screen as possible...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-16
- Web office is about collaboration
- Web office is about collaborationAmen brother!Phil - you nailed it. It's not about replicating what's already been done on the desktop. The game will be won by redefining the rules to take advantage of a different environment. Even LAN thinking applied to the public network falls short in attempting to...
- Discussion threads 2006-11-02
- Web Office will be much different than Microsoft Office
- Web Office will be much different than Microsoft OfficeSecurity?You talk about issues of security being "laid to rest" and then you talk about mashups, which to me are the anthesis of secure. So far, the bad guys seem to be winning the malware wars without breaking a sweat; do...
- Discussion threads 2006-09-18
- Windows Presentation Foundation in action - Microsoft MAX
- Windows Presentation Foundation in action - Microsoft MAXwebified works, isn't it?I kinda find this whole thing ironic - here we were, for years, trying to get away from the client/server "ball and chain" method, to http based sites. Then with RIA we wanted to make the web apps look like...
- Discussion threads 2006-09-10
- Office 2.0, elastic compute clouds, Sony batteries and more...
- Office 2.0, elastic compute clouds, Sony batteries and more...I have serious doubtsA significant issue I see with browser based apps, is that for you to make them match desktop apps, you will essentially need to turn the browser into an OS. So then you will wind up having computers with...
- Discussion threads 2006-08-24
- Thin installs - an idea that appeals
- Thin installs - an idea that appealsbut the alternativeBut the alternative of recommending web apps in place of desktop apps is absurd and carries an equally or more dangerous possibility.Let's say you start telling family and friends not to download and install software and sign up for web apps instead....
- Discussion threads 2006-06-25
- AJAX spurs Web rebirth for desktop apps
- AJAX spurs Web rebirth for desktop appsnow Lets do AJAX 2.0http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AJAX_2-0
- Discussion threads 2005-12-03
- Investor doesn't see browser in Google's future
- Investor doesn't see browser in Google's futureBrowsers...are they the real problem?One thing I noticed...everyone blames the browsers for problems...security, viruses, etc, etc...It seems the real problem is more on the back end side. ActiveX, malicious HTML code, Java scripts and other such things.How about designing a method to deliver content...
- Discussion threads 2004-10-06
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- Web Help Desk Pro 9.2.3 (Mac)
- This help desk software Pro edition of Web Help Desk for Mac OS X Server offers an industry leading web-based help desk software that empowers IT help desk technicians with iPhone web-app access, email-to-ticket conversion, trouble ticket email notifications, self-service knowledge base, track billable time & materials, LDAP & AD...
- Software downloads 2009-11-20
- DateLine 0.85 (Mac)
- DateLine is a small, simple app which displays a linear calendar on your desktop in a transparent window. It provides easy access to iCal by double clicking on a day. The background and text colors are customizable with support for transparency.
- Software downloads 2009-11-20
- Live from Googleplex: Chrome OS details revealed
- Ubuntu 9.10 has more immediate potentialMight I suggest trying Ubuntu 9.10? A phenominal OS with much more to offer then even Windows 7.Open source, free and ready to try today...http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=1122http://www.tuxradar.com/content/vista-windows-7-ubuntu-904-and-910-boot-speed-comparisonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgWE6Svpaghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16-nad9N3pgNot that I have readI'd stick with 904immediate potential to sink in obscurityGoogle was Linux's last fleeting chance to turn...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Google Chrome OS announcement
- Just as I thought"All data on Chrome OS is in the cloud""All data stored in the cloud in Google Docs":(YeahThat unfortunately is a deal breaker for me.I'll be sticking to my dual boot Windows 7/Fedora Core setup on my netbook.bad and bad no chrome os for me ......RE: Google Chrome...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- GIMP dropped from default Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx installation
- I use the GIMPThe user interface stinks, but the GIMP is a powerful application. I use it regularly for editing pictures. F-spot on the other hand, I don't like much. I use gThumb for organizing my photos (gThumb was F-spot's predecessor in early Ubuntu versions). gThumb also allows some simple...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Microsoft Office 2010, SharePoint 2010 public betas now available for download
- Microsoft still firmly planted in the LAST century.NTLinux Kernel speaks?Hmmm, I'd fear for the future of Linux if this is what comes out of it. You'd think the "many eyes" would have caught such silly logic in the kernel years ago...and looking ready to dominate this oneas well.Google is...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- Mailplane 2.1 (Mac)
- Acting as a site specific web browser for Google's Gmail, Mailplane is a full fledged Mail client for the Desktop. It fully integrates the Gmail web interface into the Mac experience, offering you the best of both worlds. And since Mailplane doesn't change the way Gmail works, its unique features...
- Software downloads 2009-11-18
- Thinking Home 2.2 (Mac)
- Thinking Home is the easiest-to-use, affordable home automation solution for Mac OS X and is now even better! v2.1 boasts a modern design that delivers performance without compromising ease of use. It is the only Mac app to store a schedule into an ActiveHome Pro (CM-15A)! Thinking Home...
- Software downloads 2009-11-18
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