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Sapotek's free Browser-based desktop os (complete with apps) launches this month: While in New York City last week for Digital Life, I stole some time to head down to TechSpace in Greenwich Village (the "Silicon Valley of Manhattan") where I interviewed on video Joshua Rand, co-founder and president of startup Sapotek: the soon-to-launch provider of a free browser-based desktop operating...; Tags: Desktop OS, Desktop, Developer, Google Inc., Google Apps, Ingersoll-Rand, Operating System, Web Browser, Sapotek, Desktoptwo, OpenOffice, Desktops, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Hardware, David Berlind; Blog posts 2007-10-01
News to know: Wither desktop os; Mozilla naps on flaw; iPhone stats due; YouTube politics: Notable headlines:David Berlind: By 2010, will Windows ‘Seven' or any desktop OS really matter? Mary Jo Foley: Drawing more Microsoft roadmaps. Ryan Stewart: The desktop OS will still matter, just not which one. Techmeme.Ryan Naraine: Mozilla caught napping on URL protocol handling flaw.Larry Dignan: Apple's third quarter: All eyes on...; Tags: General, News to know; Blog posts 2007-07-24
The desktop os will still matter, just not which one: The desktop OS will still matter, just not which oneThe fundamental problem with web based apps......is that they're only useful as long as internet connection could be maintained. Today at work a national office supply chain, our internet/intranet connection went down. Debit transactions didn't work at all, Credit card transactions...; Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, desktop, clincher, Hard-Drive-Space, operating system, Web, Internet, desktop OS; Discussion threads 2007-07-23
The desktop os will still matter, just not which one: There is some discussion today about the future of the operating system. Specifically, David Berlind and Zoli Erdos both raise the question of whether or not any desktop operating system will mater by 2010 when Windows 'Seven' ships. It's been a popular question but even at the speed with which...; Tags: Rich Internet Applications; Blog posts 2007-07-23
By 2010, will Windows 'Seven' (or any desktop os) really matter?: By 2010, will Windows 'Seven' or any desktop OS really matter?it's 2007 and it doesn't really matter...whatever desktop OS. I guess that's why I keep hearing, "there's no new killer app to upgrade to. so I'll stay with xp, os x, etc. that I use now."what gets me lately is,...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Desktops, Google Inc., PC, Acer Inc., operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, desktop OS, desktop; Discussion threads 2007-07-23

By 2010, will Windows 'Seven' (or any desktop os) really matter?: There's probably no better example of how Microsoft seems to be sweeping left while the rest of the computing world sweeps right than today's edition of ZDNet Tech Update Today (the newsletter that we send out daily to those who've subscribed to it).The lead story in that newsletter (which, as...; Tags: Hardware Infrastructure, General, Apple, Web technology, Vista, Software Infrastructure, Personal Technology, Office 2.0, IT Management; Blog posts 2007-07-23
Novell to launch quick-response Linux: Novell to launch quick-response LinuxGreat, that will sped M$ demiseLinux is gaining marketshare everyday against M$.Soon M$ marketshare will be 0.00.a desktop OS is differet from real time OS even if called by the same nameI definitly would like to see a quick response linux with the graphical user interface...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, desktop OS, Novell Inc., Linux, operating system, desktop, LINUX IS; Discussion threads 2006-09-20
Microsoft shifts researchers to Windows unit: Microsoft shifts researchers to Windows unitThey will switch them back soon...Since they are researchers, they will discover the world doesn't not really need Microsoft. Furthermore, they have will research that irreparable harm was done to the industry.So, MS will realize they won't work out and switch them back.all right!'The...; Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, desktop OS, Microsoft Corp., kernel, desktop, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2004-08-03
desktop os market shares for 2004: New York Times quotes Gartner report on desktop operating systems. By the end of the year, Linux will be running on 1% of the desktop PC's worldwide, compared with 2.8% for Apple MacOS, and 96% for Microsoft Windows, according to Gartner.; Tags: desktop; Blog posts 2004-06-27

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XP on XO: Negroponte has lost his bearings: At ZD's Hardware 2.0 blog, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes cites this quote from former OLPC developer Ivan Krstic about Nicholas Negroponte's rapidly shifting mission statement: In fact, I quit when Nicholas told me — and not just me — that learning was never part of the mission....; Tags: Education, Team, Microsoft Windows XP, Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Nicholas Negroponte, Team Management, Management, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-16
XP meets XO: Will Linux get an equal shot?: Updated: The One Laptop Per Child program will put XP on its XO laptop and children in the developing world will have a choice between Windows and Linux. On the surface, a little choice isn't going to kill anybody. In fact, choice is good. And if some...; Tags: Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, XP Screen, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Rumor Mill: What's next from Apple (updated): It's Friday, which means that it's time to look at the latest raft of rumors about our favorite Cupertino company. Atom-powered mini-tablet This one was pretty hot. ZDNet.de reported that Intel Germany CEO Hannes Schwaderer confirmed that there is an iPhone that will be using Intel's...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Minitablet PC, Intel Corp., Notebooks, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-16
WinXP on XO laptops OK as long as Linux runs, too: Microsoft's agreement to offer Windows XP on OLPC's XO laptop is appropriate and long overdue. It was pure hypocrasy for Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates to publicly decry the so-called "Digital Divide" while privately refusing to support the XO simply because Linux was a supported operating system. ...; Tags: Operating System, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, Gates Foundation, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Windows, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Photo of rumored Palm Treo 800w appears: Back in the day when I had a Palm OS Treo I used to load up the custom ROMs created by Shadowmite since they took out a bunch of junk that was included by default and helped me recover some available memory. It seems he scored the first photos of...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Palm Inc., Palm Treo, Photograph, Microsoft Windows, Palm OS, Keyboards, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-16
News to know: XP meets XO; Yahoo; Facebook; Verdiem; DIY phishing: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: It's finally official: XP is coming to the XO. Christopher Dawson: Sugar-free Windows, as predicted Microsoft cuts backup from Windows Home Server PowerPack Larry Dignan: Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?...; Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows XP, Yahoo! Inc., Privacy, TechMeme, Icahn, Phishing, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Stonesoft Security in Virtual Environments: As I mentioned in the post, Virtualization and security, quite a number of suppliers focused on security in virtualized environments have come forward to speak with me in the past month. Stonesoft is one of those companies. Mark Boltz, Senior Solutions Architect, and Greg Mead, Solutions Architect, both of Stonesoft,...; Tags: Network, Environment, Stonesoft, Stonegate Management Center, Security, Networking, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Spot (sitx): Finally, advanced DXCluster management for OS X amateur radio operators. Spot allows you to chase the DX that really matters by putting you in charge of which DX spots you need to see and alarming you when they appear. Reach your DX'ing goals in record time with Spot, the only...; Tags: Radio, Abroham Neal Software, Apple Mac OS X, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Marketing; Software downloads 2008-05-16
Verdiem spruces up its Survey PC power management software: Verdiem, one of the better known developers of power management software that counts Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Microsoft among its close partners, has delivered an impressive upgrade to its Surveyor technology. According to the Seattle-based company, the focus was on providing IT managers with even more configuration flexibility than previously available....; Tags: Software, Power Management, PC, Power Consumption, Survey, Verdiem, Desktops, Hardware, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-05-15
It's finally official: XP is coming to the XO: Microsoft's participation in the One Laptop Per Child OLPC initiative has been fraught with mystery and disinformation from the get-go. But on May 15, Microsoft officials finally gave the OLPC project Redmond's official blessing. Up to this point, OLPC Chief Nicholas Negroponte preannounced Microsoft's every move on...; Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-15
OCZ debuts DIY gaming notebooks: Here's something that fans of building their own PCs will be interested in - OCZ has launched a build-it-yourself gaming notebook kit. The idea is simple. You buy a kit (currently there's no word on pricing but the wording on the OCZ website suggest that this will...; Tags: Game, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-15