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Code execution hole in BlackBerry Desktop Manager

Research in Motion RIM has shipped a patch to cover a gaping hole in its BlackBerry Desktop Manager software. by Ryan Naraine

Tags: Desktop, Hole, RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-11-06

Gladinet Cloud Desktop Starter Edition (64-bit) 1.3.208 (Windows)

Gladinet Cloud Desktop GCD supports both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows. This is the 32-bit package. The Starter Edition can mount web storage as local folders. Users can access their web files in Windows Explorer. It delivers Web applications to desktop. To make web experience easier, it provides single sign-on to...

Tags: Desktop, Google Inc., Web, Google Docs, Gladinet, Gladinet Cloud Desktop, Backups, Channel Management, Microsoft Windows, 64-Bit, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-11-05

Acer adds Core i7 to its desktop replacement

humm"Desktop replacement"s are interesting.I suppose for gamers and real power users they are good, although I do worry about overheating by placing so much power into the notebook form factor. Even in a tower unit, you have to be careful and make sure it's cool if you're gonna dump that...

Tags: Notebooks, Games, desktop, Acer Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Gallery: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

Highlights of this release include the addition of a new boot screen, an updated default theme, and the addition of the Ubuntu One service. by Andy Smith

Tags: Ubuntu, Karmic Koala, Linux, desktop, Andy Smith

Image galleries 2009-11-03

Is Microsoft a dinosaur to Google's mammal?

Random comments...How odd the mixed metaphors sound... "built from the ground up to work in the cloud"...The dinosaurs were around for tens of millions of years, and we mammals can barely say the same. The crown of creation can be wrested from the head of the wearer by something unforeseen--like...

Tags: Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Ideation, Google Inc., desktop, dinosaur, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Client virtualization will help you create your next generation desktop

Full circle to dumb terminal or network appliance right?RE: Client virtualization will help you create your next generation desktopAs always, speed is the unquantfied variable. If its good, then the apps will run great with no significant degradation. If not (as is usually the case with cost cutting companies now...

Tags: Terminal services, dumb terminal, Client virtualization, generation desktop, desktop, virtualization

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Maingear unleashes Shift desktop, child-sized 'personal supercomputer' for $2,199 (or $13,394)

Without demonstrated Linux or OSX support......what's the point? Who does video stuff on Windows?Plenty do.....You just don't get out much. My XP system with cakewalk software did me just fine and that was on a P4 system that couldn't keep itself cool, ever. But my audio quality...

Tags: Desktops, Maingear, personal supercomputer, supercomputer, desktop

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Maingear unleashes Shift desktop, child-sized 'personal supercomputer' for $2,199 (or $13,394)

Boutique computer maker Maingear on Monday unleashed its Shift desktop PC, a child-sized "everyday supercomputer" that marries extreme performance and upgradeability to industrial design for a barnburning rig that can handle the highest-definition media. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Desktop, Supercomputer, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-11-02

Client virtualization will help you create your next generation desktop

Client virtualization is one of Forrester's top 15 technology trends to watch. by Natalie Lambert

Tags: Desktop, Client Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware, Natalie Lambert

Blog posts 2009-11-02

Keeper Desktop 2.0 (Windows)

Where do you write down your secret passwords, PIN numbers? Notepad? PDF? Excel? That's not safe and you deserve a better solution. Keeper is the safest and most secure way to store all of your secret passwords, notes, website logins and other top secret personal information on your laptop or...

Tags: Desktop, Password, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Windows, Callpod, Keeper, Microsoft Excel, Web Site Development, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Internet

Software downloads 2009-11-01

Spryka Desktop Budget Lite 2.1.0.58 (Windows)

Desktop Budget Lite lets you take control of your budget, and lets you manage all your finances including your checking, your credit cards, loans, savings accounts, and any debts you might have, all with easy to use, self explanatory windows and applications. Desktop Budget Lite will tell you when your...

Tags: Desktop, Financial, Microsoft Windows, Spryka, Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Investment, Financial Planning, Finance

Software downloads 2009-11-01

Ubuntu 9.10 advances Canonical's cloud, enterprise goals

RE: Ubuntu 9.10 advances Canonical's cloud, enterprise goalsSabayon Linux is a better linux and no one ever talks about it. You get up and running right after installing Sabayon Unlike Ubuntu. All of your plugin's are already in place and running from the jump. It's really good for people who...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Desktops, Linux, Ubuntu, desktop, distro, Sabayon Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Desktop Doctor 2.5.5 (Windows)

The Desktop Doctor takes a snapshot of your Internet and email settings at a time when you have normal connectivity to the Internet and your email settings are functioning properly. It remembers those settings in the event that you lose Internet connectivity or email stops working in the future. If...

Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Doctor, E-mail, Internet, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-10-30

Gladinet Cloud Desktop Starter Edition (32-bit) 1.3.208 (Windows)

Gladinet Cloud Desktop GCD supports both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows. This is the 32-bit package. The Starter Edition can mount web storage as local folders. Users can access their web files in Windows Explorer. It delivers Web applications to desktop. To make web experience easier, it provides single sign-on to...

Tags: Desktop, Google Inc., Web, 32-bit, Google Docs, Gladinet, Gladinet Cloud Desktop, Backups, Channel Management, Microsoft Windows, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-28

CrossGL Reminder Clock 1.1 (Windows)

High quality Desktop Clock Shareware. Provides alarms, on-date events, timers, daily, weekly, monthly and annual reminders with various assignable actions and sticky notes. Reminder functionality works even when computer is in sleep mode or hibernated. May be used as personal organizer or personal information manager software or simply as event...

Tags: Desktop, Webcam, Microsoft Windows, MicroInvention

Software downloads 2009-10-28

Intuit enhances Quickbooks by bringing cloud apps to desktop software

Why not go completely to the cloud?Intuit should take their products completely to the cloud. Then users could access them from any device (smartphone, PC, tablet, eReader, etc.) running any OS (Windows, OS X, Ubuntu, etc.).With HTML5 rapidly advancing in modern web browsers (desktop & smartphone), Intuit could even deliver...

Tags: Desktops, software, Intuit Inc., desktop, Intuit QuickBooks, desktop software

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Intuit enhances Quickbooks by bringing cloud apps to desktop software

Intuit, a trusted name for some 4 million small business customers who manage their finances using the Quickbooks software, is bringing a bit of the cloud to the desktop. The company, like so many others these days, is unveiling an app store of its own and opening its API to...

Tags: Software, Desktop, Intuit Inc., Sales Force, Desktop Software, Intuit QuickBooks, Sales Force Management, Tools & Techniques, Sales, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-27

AVG Anti-Virus Network Edition 9.0.700 (Windows)

Centrally controlled security protection against viruses, worms, trojans and potentially unwanted programs combined with desktop firewall protection against intrusions and hacking.Includes: Anti-Virus protects from viruses, worms and trojans; Firewall provides individual security against hackers; Central administration of all features, including desktop firewall, updates, and scheduling. Features: Reduces administrator workload and...

Tags: Desktop, Network, Antivirus, AVG Anti-Virus, Microsoft Windows, Virus, AVG Technologies USA, Firewalls, Security, Cyberthreats, Network Security, Viruses And Worms, Networking

Software downloads 2009-10-27

Lenovo's Windows 7 lineup of IdeaPad, IdeaCentre PCs dazzle

Lenovo has revealed its new Windows 7-powered lineup of IdeaPad laptop computers and IdeaCentre desktop systems, and the consumer lines are positioned to visually thrill. Here's a look. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Lenovo Group Ltd., Lineup, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, product photos, Lenovo, IdeaPad, IdeaCentre, PC, desktop, laptop, WIndows 7, Andrew Nusca

Image galleries 2009-10-26

Ubuntu celebrates Thursday drop of koala desktop and server

The thing is, Ubuntu and Linux in general is getting better faster than Windows. The only thing Windows has going for it right now is application compatibility, and familiarity with the brand and interface.So, what you're saying is...Ubuntu is fast, but doesn't support mainstream applications. You're not in public relations,...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, desktop, server, Ubuntu, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-26