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Desktop Icon Switcher (exe)

Desktop Icon Switcher is solution to sort and organize your icons to keep your desktop tidy. With it, you could have multiple desktops: one for games, one for work, one for utilities. You can switch from one desktop to another easily and quickly. Desktop Icon Switcher will greatly reduce the...

Tags: Desktop Icon, Yopsoft, Desktop Icon Switcher, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-09-15

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News to know: Apple and anti-virus; Vista SP2; Kumo; Palm; Linux

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Christopher Dawson: Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)? Ryan Naraine: Apple: Mac users should run multiple anti-virus Breaking...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Nokia Corp., Antivirus, Service Pack 2, Palm Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Security, Viruses And Worms, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Nokia N97 announced; QWERTY keyboard and touch on a Nseries device

Nokia World 2008 is taking place this week in Barcelona, Spain and the event kicked off with the keynote announcing the Nokia N97 multimedia computer. The Nokia N97 brings a QWERTY keyboard and touch screen to the Nseries or you could say it brings a phone and S60 to the...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Nokia World 2008, Home Screen, Keyboards, Smart Phones, Social Networking, Handhelds, Hardware, Peripherals, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)?

At well over 300 talkbacks and counting, plenty of folks took my challenge (and my reader's challenge) to sort out just what it would take to switch from Windows to desktop Linux. Obviously, there was plenty of the standard Windows vs. Linux bickering, but there were also a lot...

Tags: Desktop, Americans With Disabilities Act, Desktop Linux, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Remote Access, Software, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-12-01

The widget conundrum

There's a pretty good article in Advertising Age about the benefits of widgets and the fact that not a lot of people are using it. AdAge says that "entire segment" will amount to around $100 million. That sounds like a chunk of money, and especially one for an industry that...

Tags: Advertisement, Microsoft Silverlight, Mobile, Rich Internet Application, AdAge, Widgets, Desktops, Hardware, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-12-01

Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 1)?

Last week, when I asked "Are you sure you don't just want to use Ubuntu?" I received a record number of talkbacks, good, bad, and in between. One of the more interesting, though, came from reader ksheppard, who responded with a challenge: ...Here's a challenge to you: Make...

Tags: Budgeting, Superintendent, Desktop Linux, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-11-30

Did the iPhone kill satellite radio?

A Slashdot post notes the sad state of affairs at satellite radio's Sirius XM and that it's starting to look like a "failed" company. why would anyone want to pay for proprietary hardware and a limited selection of a few hundred stations all controlled by one company? Since...

Tags: Apple iPhone, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Satellite, Sirius, Satellite Radio, Digital Music, Advertising & Promotion, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Networking, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-30

The App Store hits a milestone: 10,000 apps

The App Store, the aisle of Apple's iTunes Store devoted to selling software, reached a big milestone some time over the Thanksgiving weekend (here is the U.S.) adding its 10,000th application. That's a far cry from the 552 apps that were available when the App Store launched...

Tags: App, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-30

Dell gets a jump on Black Friday, a $389 desktop with 20-inch LCD

Dell is getting an early start on Black Friday. The company has been running daily specials at www.dell.com/everyday for some time, and there have been some good deals on consumer desktop and laptops. But some of the best deals are currently hiding under the umbrella of "Small and Medium Business"...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., LCD, Monitors & Displays, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Semiconductors, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-11-26

Rating Samsung's first notebooks for the U.S.

If your holiday list includes a laptop, there's a new choice from an well-known name: Samsung. In October, Samsung announced that it was entering the U.S. market with six new notebooks, as well as a netbook. The timing wasn't great. After several quarters of double-digit growth, the PC market cooled...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Laptop Computer, Laptop Magazine, PC Magazine, Notebooks, Modems, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-11-26

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Best Apple iPhone, iPod touch apps

Just about everyone seems to have either an iPhone or iPod touch these days and the companion App Store is chock full of over 5,000 great gift ideas. From powerful databases to file storage to music, this list has something for you. Can't decide? Give your special someone...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Database, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Apple iTunes, US$5, BeatMaker iPhone, Intua, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-26

Is Apple pricing itself out of education?

Fellow blogger, Robin Harris, wrote an interesting piece on the costly touches to the new MacBooks (design process, LED backlighting, etc.). Steve's history of putting form before function - or price - comes at a particularly bad time. The worldwide economic crunch - heckuva job, Greenspan! -...

Tags: Education, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Pricing Strategy, Steve, Netbooks, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-11-25

How do I... Enable a 360 degree Windows desktop?

The standard default desktop layout that ships with Microsoft Windows Vista is not the end of the story. With 360desktop you can customize Vista with a panoramic desktop configured just the way you like it. Jack Wallen shows you how it works.

Tags: 360-degree, Microsoft Windows Vista, Jack Wallen, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Hardware, Operating Systems, Software

Download resources 2008-11-25

Black Friday deals on wireless networking gear

Deals on routers aren't going to be drawing the early-morning crowds to stores on Black Friday, but that doesn't mean you can't find them. Now that everyone's ads have leaked to the Internet, here are some of the specials you can expect if you're looking to upgrade your network (or...

Tags: Router, Network, IEEE 802.11g, Draft-N, Wireless Networking, NetGear, Routers & Switches, Home Networking, Network Technology, Networking, Wireless, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-11-24

Sunbelt Software slashes price of VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware

A few months ago I rolled out Sunbelt Software's VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware onto my desktop and notebook systems here, and I've not looked back. Today the company announces a dramatic price drop starting Black Friday for all home users. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Sunbelt Software, Anti-spyware, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-11-24

Benchmarks: AMD's 45nm 'Shanghai' Opteron

AMD's 'Shanghai' processors are the company's first chips to utilize the improved performance and efficiency of 45nm technology. ZDNet Germany tests show that they have made up important ground on Intel Xeon chips. AMD's 'Shanghai' processors are the company's first chips to utilize the improved performance and efficiency of...

Tags: Performance, Level 3 Communications Inc., Shanghai, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Xeon, Intel Corp., Nehalem, Dunnington CPU, Processor Development, Performance Management, Servers, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, AMD, Opteron, Intel, Xeon, benchmarks, processors, Shangahi, Christoph Hochstatter, ZDNet Germany, Christoph Hochstatter, ZDNet Germany

News items 2008-11-24

Going back to Windows Media Center

I'd been using Media Center as my primary DVR since shortly after the release of Windows Vista several years ago. At the time, my intention was to learn more about the other TV-oriented technology at Microsoft, which was of particular interest to me as I worked, at the time, in...

Tags: Channel, Windows Media, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Media Center, Digital Video Recorder, CableCard, Media Center PCs, DVR, Digital Video, Cable, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-11-24

Android netbooks? Wouldn't it be loverly?

Once again, fellow blogger, Jason Perlow, has hit on a concept entirely useful to business users, but perhaps even more useful in education. The idea of an Android-based netbook isn't entirely new, Jason hits the nail on the head in his post: What we really should...

Tags: Education, Developer, Google Inc., Novell OpenSuse, Jason Perlow, Android, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-11-24

ZDNet Holiday Gift Guide: Top desktops for any budget

Desktops get little love these days as more and more users opt for notebook PCs. Laptops have closed the gap in recent years in terms of features and performance. But the fact remains that desktops deliver a lot more bang for buck. In fact, you can...

Tags: Game, Hard Drive, Dell Computer Corp., Gateway Inc., PC, Memory, Microsoft Windows, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Intel Corp., Quad-core System, Studio, Flash Memory, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-11-24

News to know: Kumo; Zune; Storm; Google

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Would you 'Kumo' it? Phil Wainewright: When to spend cash in a SaaS business Brian Sommer: Taleo's November to forget ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Zune, RIM BlackBerry, Nokia Reliability Labs, E-mail, Home Entertainment, Handhelds, Open Source, Online Communications, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-11-24