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TinkerTool 3.94 (Mac): TinkerTool is an application that gives you access to additional preference settings Apple has built into Mac OS X. This allows to activate hidden features in the operating system and in some of the applications delivered with the system. The tool makes sure that preference changes can only affect the...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Tool, Marcel Bresink Software-Systeme, TinkerTool, Apple Mac OS, Productivity, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware; Software downloads 2009-06-10
Crossword Puzzles for Palm OS (Mobile): Mac DownloadPuzzle over the challenging clues of a crossword anywhere with Crossword Puzzles for Palm OS. Complete puzzles wherever you are, and work on several puzzles at once. Your Palm Powered handheld can automatically download new crossword puzzles every time you HotSync with your Mac or Windows PC! With membership...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Mobile, Puzzle, Operating System, Palm Inc., Palm OS, Keyboards, Desktops, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware, Peripherals; Software downloads 2009-06-03
IT Firm Gains 200 Hours in Weekly Productivity Gains, Cuts IT Costs With New Software: Zipper by Enfo is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner that uses Microsoft software to achieve the same efficiencies that it helps customers achieve. Since deploying the Windows 7 operating system, Zipper has realized staff productivity gains of 200 hours a week, reduced operating system deployment time by 67 percent, and...; Tags: Desktop Management, Information Technology, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Desktops, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software; Case studies 2009-05-22
HyperRESEARCH 2.8.2 (Mac): HyperRESEARCH is used by researchers in social science research, psychology, usability, and corporate marketing to identify and analyze patterns and trends among qualitative data from a variety of media file types, including text, images, audio and video. Using an intuitive case-based approach, HyperRESEARCH has been popular for its ease of...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, HyperRESEARCH, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware; Software downloads 2009-05-15
TechNet Webcast: Operations Manager 2007 R2 Agentless Client Monitoring (Level 300): Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007's Agentless Exception Monitoring AEM provides insights into application and operating system failures that cause PCs to hang or crash. It makes desktops more stable and reduces the cost of Windows desktop ownership by enabling the IT team to manage these failures through a scalable,...; Tags: Webcast, Operating System, Monitoring, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007, Desktops, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software; Webcasts 2009-04-22

Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as 'PC': I just got off the air with KCBS San Francisco, speaking about Apple's new ad campaign against the PCs of the world which I wrote about yesterday on the morning show. I made a few points about Cupertino's strategy in the short segment, but I thought...; Tags: Advertisement, PC, Operating System, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Desktops, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2009-04-21
Linux dead at hands of Windows 7? Horse puckey!: To listen to my fellow bloggers, Robin Harris and Michael Krigsman, you would think that it's all over for desktop Linux, with the OS once again being relegated to the server room while Windows 7 is the be all to end all of desktop operating systems. To that I...; Tags: Multimedia, Microsoft Windows 7, Operating System, Desktop Linux, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Desktops, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2009-01-26
The Dark, Orange Today Plus Bottom Dock Theme for Curve 8300, 8700, 8800 4.2.2+ OS (Mobile): The Dark, Orange Today Plus Bottom Dock Theme for Curve . This is a Today Plus style theme that has a set of custom designed iBerry Style Dark icons. Featuring Calendar today icon with 4 sub entries and 7 user customizable bottom dock icons on the homescreen. Innovative bottom dock...; Tags: Theme, Mobile, Operating System, Advertising & Promotion, Desktops, Operating Systems, Marketing, Hardware, Software; Software downloads 2009-01-10
Mac OS 10.5.6 thwarts jailbreakers (Updated 3x): My colleague David Morgenstern yesterday blogged about some of the changes in the freshly released Mac OS 10.5.6 update. The operating system update release notes has over 40 fixes and includes improvements to AirPort, MobileMe, Time Machine, Safari and better gaming performance. Unfortunately, it has also unleashed...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Mac OS 10.5.6, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Apple Mac OS X, Software, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2008-12-15
DIY Mac OS X netbook: While it would be nice if Apple released a small, light and cheap netbook, it doesn't appear to be likely any time soon. Not only is Apple not announcing any new hardware this year, when asked about netbooks during Novemberâ€™s Q4â€²08 earnings conference call Apple CEO Steve...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2008-12-15
Psystar's revised counterclaim feels weaker than original: Psystar, the Mac clone maker, has filed a revised countersuit against Apple, though this time it reads more like a defense instead of an allegation. A few weeks ago, a federal judge tossed the original counterclaim back at Psystar and gave the company 20 days to file...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Apple Inc., Psystar, Mac OS User, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-12-10
Does the Windows 7 team have too much Apple envy? Readers weigh in: My recent "plea" to the Windows team to resist the temptation of making Windows 7 more Mac-like didn't fall on deaf ears. While I seriously doubt it influenced many or any in Redmond, the post definitely elicited some strong opinions -- both in agreement with and in opposition to --...; Tags: Team, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows 7, Operating System, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-12-08
The old "install this codec to see free porn" trick works on Mac too!: It seems that this old trick for fooling Windows users to download and install malware on their PCs is now working on Mac users. Why? Because with 50% of new Macs being sold to people who used to run Windows, the OS might have changed, but the bad habits haven't....; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Codec, Malware, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Cyberthreats, Desktops, Security, Viruses And Worms, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-11-22
Ncomputing the benefits of operating system virtualization: In a rapid fire presentation, the Ncomputing folks provided a very interesting view into what they've been doing to help organizations take advantage of the unused power in today's desktop systems to support many workloads. As I mentioned in the post Ncomputing: Sharing the power of a single computer, this...; Tags: Operating System, Benefit, ClearCube Technology, OS Virtualization, Ncomputing, Parallels, Server Consolidation, Blade Servers, Operating Systems, Desktops, Servers, Hardware, Software, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-11-12
From Chapter Three: The Windows Culture: The windows culture, although now merging with data processing, started out to be something else: a user driven movement celebrating personal productivity. So what happened? financial opportunity, corporate resistance, quite a lot of thing go into the making of IT history. by Paul Murphy; Tags: Culture, Financial, Financial Accounting, Microsoft Windows, Finance, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Murphy, Application, PC, Operating System, Machine, Servers, Desktops, Hardware; Blog posts 2008-10-31
S-View 1.8 (Mobile): S-View CAD dxf, dwf viewer versions 1.8 include a Windows PC and a Palm components. Using the PC component you can convert dxf and dwf drawings into the pdb format used on your Palm. The Windows component also allows you to view the dxf and dwf files on your desktop...; Tags: Mobile, PC, Operating System, Palm Inc., S-Dimension, S-View CAD, Microsoft Windows, Palm OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-10-29
ListPro (Palm OS) 5.0 (Mobile): ListPro is a personal information tool designed for portability. Features like: alarms, indenting and outlining, item highlighting, and any-size notes for each item make ListPro more than a database. Features like: any columns you want, shopping list functions, templates, over 500 free, and pre-built lists make ListPro much more than...; Tags: Mobile, Item, Operating System, Palm Inc., Ilium Software, ListPro, Palm OS, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Online Communications; Software downloads 2008-10-15
HybridSLI a pain no matter the OS: Engadget is pointing out how much of a "bag of hurt" it is having to log out of the Mac OS session in order to switch between graphics modes. This might be the case, but HybridSLI is a pain to use no matter the platform. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Sony Vaio, Operating System, Graphics, HybridSLI, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-10-14
BootPicker 2.1.2 (Mac): BootPicker runs whenever LoginWindow is present. Based upon your configuration, it presents an option to the end user to choose an operating system. Upon choosing that OS, the machine either continues to Mac OS X or reboots to the specified OS. The next time the computer is rebooted, it automatically...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-10-01
Access Virtualization for Mac OS X - Aqua Connect ACTS 3.0: Aqua Connect is an exception. It focuses on providing access virtualization for users of Mac OS-based servers. (For those keeping track, the post, Aqua Connect Access Virtualization for Mac OS X, introduced the company back in December 2007.) This time, the good folks at Aqua Connect are in the process...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Access, Operating System, Environment, Unix, Aqua Connect, Apple Mac OS, Virtualization, Operating Systems, Apple Mac OS X, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-09-04