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Desktop Application: (1) Refers to applications running in a desktop or laptop computer in contrast to Web-based applications over the Internet. Since the advent of the Web, developers have been trying...; Full Desktop Application Definition >>

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JLive! Chat 3.6.3 (Windows): JLive! Chat is the ultimate Joomla! Live Chat software available for Joomla!. This powerful extension was specifically developed for the popular Content Management System CMS, known as Joomla!. This feature filled extension allows you the Web site operator to be able to communicate with your Web site's clients directly from...; Tags: Web, Microsoft Windows, Web Site, Content Management System, CMS Fruit, Desktop Application, Web Site Development, Content Management, Desktops, Enterprise Software, Servers, Internet, Software, Hardware; Software downloads 2009-09-07
Two new desktop applications for FriendFeed: Two new desktop applications for FriendFeedFriendFeed AppsThanks for the FF app referrals, I didn't think there were any. What kind of audience do you think bTittleTattle caters to?; Tags: Desktops, Friendfeed, desktop application, desktop; Discussion threads 2009-06-01
Yahoo as desktop application: The next frontier?: Yahoo as desktop application: The next frontier?better yet...make it a native application and you won't have a resource hog.Please, no!With ISP metering, we don't need more cloud, we need less. So I follow the logic of a desktop app. I don't see any value to me, but your mileage may...; Tags: Desktops, desktop, desktop application, Yahoo! Inc.; Discussion threads 2009-04-01
Yahoo as desktop application: The next frontier?: Yahoo has launched a project called Sideline, a Twitter monitoring tool built on Adobe's AIR platform. The effort is notable for three primary reasons: Sideline shows how Yahoo can meld user interface and programming to create a multiplatform application.Â This approach could be a way to...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Twitter, Desktop Application, Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-04-01
Microsoft Mix '09: Fewer sheep to be thrown, more business apps shown: Microsoft Mix '09: Fewer sheep to be thrown, more business apps shownThe Above is all well and good but ...... MS appears to be shooting itself in the foot as far as its OS business goes. While it is a great idea to give customers what they want, MS is...; Tags: Operating systems, Servers, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, desktop application, operating system, desktop; Discussion threads 2009-03-16

Entellium puts a video game spin on CRM with a desktop RIA: Yesterday I sat down and talked with Entellium, an on-demand CRM company that has recently gone away from a purley browser-based model and moved into a desktop smart client application. In doing so they saw a big increase in conversion numbers and the customers have responded well to having the...; Tags: Entellium, Sun Java Studio Creator, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Rich Internet Application, Video Game, Video, CRM, Desktop Application, Games, Desktops, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Hardware, Marketing, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Knowledge@Wharton interview with Kevin Lynch: Kendall Whitehouse has an interview up with Kevin Lynch at Knowledge@Wharton in which he discusses everything from Adobe AIR to the Open Screen Project. It's one of the better interviews I've seen and gets into a lot of aspects of Adobe's strategy around RIAs. They also talk about Kevin's new...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe AIR, Knowledge@Wharton, Kendall Whitehouse, Desktop Application, Desktops, Hardware, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-05-29
DJ ToneXpress Sidebar Gadget 1.1 (Windows): Choose or drag and drop any music file from your PC and turn it into a ringtone. DJ ToneXpress Sidebar Gadget will help you personalize your mobile with free and unique tones. Whether you own a DJToneXpress license or not, this is a must-have free gadget. All you need to...; Tags: DJ Tone, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Application, WAP, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Desktops, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-05-08
Dear desktop, welcome back: Dear desktop, How are you doing? Are you still hanging in there? It's been tough, I know. People have talked about you being dead for a while but you don't listen, you just keep moving along. I'll admit, there were some dark times for you. It seemed...; Tags: Desktop Application, Desktops, Hardware, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-03-24
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
Why build desktop applications? Because no one has heard of your browser application: I love Web 2.0 as much as anyone. I love the creative revolution that has come with empowering a whole class of web developers to create applications that were once thought impossible. But while those applications living in the browser is the start of something great, it's not there yet....; Tags: Desktop, Web, Web Browser, Desktop Application, Web Browsers, Channel Management, Desktops, Internet, Marketing, Hardware, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2007-12-18
VeohTV - The killer desktop application for video?: VeohTV - The killer desktop application for video?looks awesomeif it embeds Yourminis, i assume it is made of flash... does it mean that it is an AIR application ? have you checked BabelGum... I installed it and it is really impressive (but it seems that veoh hase a much more...; Tags: Corporate communications, VeohTV, killer desktop application, desktop application, desktop, video; Discussion threads 2007-06-21
The 'isms' of the Desktop/Browser war and why the web community should engage the desktop more: Simon Morris puts an interesting spin on the evolving world of Rich Internet Applications by giving us all some 'isms' to subscribe to as we try to find the path of light in a world that is constantly changing and being influenced by many, many different parties that all have...; Tags: Rich Internet Applications; Blog posts 2007-06-20
Do new verticals need a killer desktop application?: I heard an interesting statement today about the role of desktop applications in new mediums and taking technologies to the next level. Think about email and the move to more rich experiences. Pine was great and the first thing I used to check email. But it wasn't something that most...; Tags: WPF, Rich Internet Applications, Apollo; Blog posts 2007-06-19
The how and when of Adobe and Microsoft's Rich Internet Application technologies: Now that Silverlight is being talked about, people seem to be comparing Apollo and Silverlight in the same posts. I think this stems from the fact that both are still alpha/beta and that the two technologies "cross the streams" into the other companies territory. For that they are significant, but...; Tags: Windows Presentation Foundation, Expression Studio, Apollo, Ajax, Adobe, XBAP, WPF, Silverlight, Rich Internet Applications, On2, Microsoft, Flex, Flash; Blog posts 2007-04-23
Why Do People Hate Building Desktop Applications?: Why Do People Hate Building Desktop Applications?Apollo: not so good lookingI'm also a web developer and I agree - there are a lot of benefits to build desktop applications and I'd like to starting developing one, perhaps integrated with my web applications. Only speaking about the GUI, some of the...; Tags: Desktops, Web browsers, desktop, desktop application, Web browser, GUI; Discussion threads 2007-04-08
Why Do People Hate Building Desktop Applications?: After reading Paul Grahams inflammatory post about how Microsoft is dead, Simeon Bateman and I got into a little back and forth over IM about the merits of what he was saying. I tend to agree with Don Dodge, about both the title of the piece and the "real meaning"...; Tags: WPF, Windows Presentation Foundation, Rich Internet Applications, Microsoft, Apollo, Ajax, Adobe; Blog posts 2007-04-08
Microsoft's rich client counterattack: Fellow ZDNet blogger Ryan Stewart wrote a recent piece that noted Google's non-search ventures haven't met with the same level of success as their flagship search product. He goes on to hypothesize that the problem is that full blown web applications aren't going to be able to...; Tags: Web; Blog posts 2006-09-26
Rich Internet Application platforms and the Stack: Dion Hinchcliffe, my fellow ZDNet blogger, gave a rundown on what he called the "RIA wars". It is great to see that people are taking notice of Rich Internet Applications and the technologies that power them. Dion's piece is a good overview of what's out there and the pros and...; Tags: Web, desktop; Blog posts 2006-09-12
SyncWizard 1.9.8 (Mobile): Desktop file manager for PalmOS PDAs A unique way to connect a PalmOS PDA with a Windows Desktop - like it is a folder or a drive. Live-Browse your PDA The handheld is permanent connected to SyncWizard. The content of the organizer is displayed in a window and can be...; Tags: Mobile, Palm Inc., SyncWizard 1.9.8, Desktop Application, PDAs, Desktops, Handhelds, Hardware; Software downloads 2005-12-13