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- 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...
- Tags: Desktops, Web browsers, desktop application, webtop, game, Web Apps, desktop, Web browser, desktop app, game changer
- 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...
- Tags: Leadership, Strategy, innovation, desktop, Google Inc., Web, desktop app
- 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...
- Tags: Channel management, Web browsers, browser experience, Web, desktop, Web browser, web interface, rich Internet application, software, desktop app, Google Inc.
- 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...
- Tags: Channel management, Groupware, Desktops, collaboration, Web, desktop, Web Office, desktop app, PC, web app, Microsoft SharePoint
- 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...
- Tags: Channel management, Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., Desktop App, Web Office, Web, Microsoft Office, desktop
- 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...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, rich Internet application, desktop app, desktop, Microsoft Windows
- 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...
- Tags: Web browsers, Desktops, Sony Corp., Office 2.0, battery, desktop, Web browser, desktop app, Web
- 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....
- Tags: Desktops, Channel management, Social Security, 64-bit, web app, desktop, Loren, desktop app, Web
- 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
- Tags: AJAX, desktop app, desktop, Web
- 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...
- Tags: Web browsers, Web site development, denial, desktop app, Web browser, Google Inc., Web, Web site, Macrohard
- Discussion threads 2004-10-06
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- iPhone gas application roundup
- On 18 June 2008 I published my iPhone app wishlist and I'm happy that most of my most requested applications have been released (Thank you Texas Hold'Em!). Two my most request applications dealt with fuel, specifically a fuel economy tracker and a cheap gas finder. Several iterations...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Vehicle, MPG, AccuFuel, Gas Finder, Roi/Tco, GPS, 3G, Handhelds, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- iPhone 3G availability tracker mashup
- Looking for an iPhone 3G? Apple provides an iPhone 3G availability application on their retail Web page that lists iPhone availability by store location. The app appears to be offline as of press time. The problem is that Apple's availability application forces you to drill down store...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 3G, Mashup, Chris Barnes, 3G, Collaboration, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Rumor Mill: iPhone to get copy, paste and better navi in firmware 2.1
- The most exciting thing around the watercooler today is the rumor that Apple has seeded iPhone firmware 2.1 to developers. MacNN sources tell them that they've found references to cut, copy and paste in the Localizable.strings entry under English.lproj. Woot! According to the story the...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Radio, Apple Inc., Firmware, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- IDA Disassembler on the iPhone? Yep.
- Ilfak Guilfanov has reported that IDA has been ported to the iPhone. Unbelievable? Yes. Is it useful? Who cares! IDA on the iPhone is hot! Don't act like you don't want IDA for your iPhone, you know you do. ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, IDA, Blogging, Internet, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Diagnose your hard disks, free
- Hard drive acting kinda funny? Free application HDDScan is a utility that diagnoses your hard drive's ills. The app allows you to analyze drive temperatures, conduct S.M.A.R.T. tests, export and print reports to document changes in your hard drive's health, and works on ATA,...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarity
- Microsoft's financial analyst meeting was a tale of a technology conglomerate: You heard a lot about search, a decent bit about the enterprise and all sorts of projects in between. But amid all the coverage--see Mary Jo's laundry list of stories--I can't help but wonder if Microsoft's...
- Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise, IBM Corp., Game Players, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- 10 essential gadgets for students
- I chose these from personal experience, but also from asking many friends from around the world who are involved in technology and study at the same time. Some gadgets come with a recommendation, whereas others don't; things like laptops and cell phones can't be selected for everybody, it'd be ridiculous...
- Tags: Headphone, Phone, Cell Phone, Laptop Computer, Lecture, Notebooks, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- News to know: 'Spam king' dead; Microsoft's cloud; Dell;
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide CBS Denver Video: 'Spam King' Inmate Dies Along With Wife, Daughter Mary Jo Foley: Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloud Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC,...
- Tags: Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Dell opts for performance with R5400 data center-hosted desktop
- Dell unveiled its data center-hosted desktop product line on Tuesday. Unlike rivals Hewlett-Packard and IBM, Dell didn't build its solution on blade servers but instead opted for a high performance system using a 2U box called the Dell Precision R5400 Rack Workstation. "By not putting the solution...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Performance, R5400, Workstations, Desktops, Servers, Hardware, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Google's $10M, no, $100M Android Challenge
- So does Google have anything up its sleeve, when it comes to the Android mobile communications platform? It better have. Because expectations keep getting lowered. And Apple keeps raising the ante, at least in getting attention for new mobile applications. According to a Forbes.com...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, Google Inc., Phone, Mobile, Android, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
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