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- Jet Service Desk 1.62 (Windows)
- Jet Service Desk is a high-speed Help Desk / Service Desk system which includes following workflows: Request Management, Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Service Asset and Configuration Management, Service-Level Management, Knowledge Management. Jet Service Desk main module corresponds to classic Windows application which takes 4-9 MB of memory and...
- Tags: Service Desk, Microsoft Windows, Da COBRA Software, Fast Report, It Services
- Software downloads 2009-11-29
- Office Starter 2010: The fine print on Microsoft's Works replacement
- For me, non-starterA crippled, incompatible, ad supported product makes little sense to me, when Open Office and Google are alternatives.ExactlyThere's already a portable version of OpenOffice that runs on a USB stick - nothing new here.The excluded formats are used in only about 1% of documentsIt is well-known that macros...
- Tags: Starter, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Office Starter
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Did Microsoft copy Mac OS for Windows 7? Yes ... uh, wait ... no ...
- How do you like this....Microsoft has just patented "sudo":http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20091111094923390RE: Did Microsoft copy Mac OS for Windows 7? Yes ... uh, wait ... no ...Of course, Microsoft has been copying things from the Mac for years. Look at Windows and Mac OS from the very beginning... the Mac had a...
- Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Sudo, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Mac OS
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- Apple releases iTunes 9.0.2, kills Palm Pre sync ... again
- Round up the executive and throw them in jailApple's behavior is simply unacceptable.Palm... Shakes HeadNote to Palm: Make a Front end that uses the iTunes DB or quit trying to keep hacking. It is REALLY stupid. A) You will never keep ahead of this.B) Even if you keep fixing it,...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Palm Inc., Apple iTunes, Palm Pre
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- Google announces Social Search with Twitter
- Reaction?To try to steal the thunder of their competition's announcements?RE: Google announces Social Search with Twitter Zoe SandsThis is great news for search having the ability to integrate real time twitter feeds directly into Google. It adds to an improved user experience for searchers to find the latest information immediately....
- Tags: social search, Twitter Inc., Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Another strong quarter for Apple; credit strong iPhone, Mac sales
- Over-reaction of marketThis Apple news will be diluted once Windows7 ships this week. Plus, with the new Zune HD and Windows Mobile 6.5, Apple's days are definitely numbered. Microsoft is poised to take control of all markets once and for all. I would sell AAPL if I were a shareholder...
- Tags: Investment, Digital music, Digital media, Financial accounting, Personal finance, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPhone, sales, Apple stock price, Windows Mobile 6.5, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., market capitalization, stock
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Did 'reporters' sink Vista?
- Yes. They made it much worse.There were early driver problems, many devices NEVER got updated for Vista, the fit and finish was and is rough, the extra security was a nag (but should have been DEFENDED and EXPLAINED by the tech pros, instead of being ridiculed), business was right to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Audience Pro for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)
- Audience Pro for iPhone allows professional comedians to take their game to a whole new level. Just touch the microphone to trigger a recording of an audience reaction. Audience Pro for iPhone includes five professionally recorded samples of audience reactions: applause, applause with cheering, booing, laughter, and cheering while audience...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Applause, Night & Day Studios, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-10-16
- Who is a Candidate for Desktop Linux?
- You're in the introduction. :)As I said, I'm not including techies and IT people in these groups, because they are probably already using a combination of both Windows and Linux/Unix.I'm Upper-Mid-Range..."They want things to be easy, and yet always work."Yup, that's me. Linux would probably drive me crazy. grinBTW, yes,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), PRODUCTIVITY, OPEN SOURCE, desktop, Power-User, Microsoft Windows Vista, computer, Linux, desktop Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-10-11
- The T-Mobile-Microsoft Sidekick data disaster: Poor IT management going mainstream
- If you're a T-Mobile Sidekick user who put data, contacts and other items in the cloud we have some bad news for you: Your data is gone...probably forever. With cloud computing increasingly reaching the masses the average consumer will soon be enmeshed in the world of poor IT management. Welcome...
- Tags: IT Administration, Information Technology, T-Mobile, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-11
- Preview Party: Windows 7 makes a big splash in a Mac house
- No, they're not.[i]How sad that PC users are impressed and astonished when the following problems DON'T happen:[/i]Such events are abnormal for Windows too. Have been for years. If you're experiencing any of these then there's a problem you need to investigate and resolve. It's not normal behavior for Windows. Sam...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, desktop, Microsoft Windows 7, Ubuntu, Linux, Apple Macintosh, Sam
- Discussion threads 2009-10-09
- Weak passwords dominate statistics for Hotmail's phishing scheme leak
- The recently leaked accounting data of thousands of Hotmail users -- Gmail has also been affected -- obtained through what appears to be a badly executed phishing campaign, once again puts the spotlight on the how bad password management practices remain an inseparable part of the user-friendly ecosystem. ...
- Tags: MSN Hotmail, Password, Phishing, Security, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-10-06
- Microsoft plays the security card in response to Google's Chrome Frame
- "Latest" phishing/malware data from NSS Labsapplies to Chrome 2. The most current Chrome is 3.0.195.21. I'm not surprised Microsoft mentions it though; they need to say something. Concering Chrome running inside IE..Yea I think they do, sort of. Correct me if I'm wrong but in Vista and beyond that plugin...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, plug-in, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., security, security card, Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Google Chrome
- Discussion threads 2009-09-24
- SmartBunny Game Pack 1.0 (Mobile)
- A mobile board and puzzle game series with distinct themeSmartBunny game series challenges and improves your fast reaction, dexterity, observation, memory, logical and strategic thinking skills. Enjoy it, have fun, get relaxed and get smarter.Blind DuelA strategy board game in wildlife animal theme. Both sides duel against each other without...
- Tags: Mobile, Board, Board Game, Corporate Governance, Games, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-09-21
- California screenin': Majority of residents oppose big-screen TV ban
- Regulate power, not sizeThey should be regulating the power consumption of TVs, not necessarily their size. Force the companies to make big screen TVs less power hungry and more efficient. Not flat out ban them.TVs should strive to be Energy Star compliant because I'm sure many of them...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, TV, big-screen TV
- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
- Skype's Sale: The Avaya Factor
- SilverLake Partner involvement in the acquistion of Skype for $1.9 billion today opens more questions than answers for the enterprise environemnt. SilverLake you'll recall, was one of two firms that acquired Avaya for $8.3 billion back in October, 2007. So what sort of impact will the acquistion have on Skype,...
- Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Avaya Inc., Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Strategic Planning, Emerging Technologies, Strategy, Management, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2009-09-01
- Frustrated developers and scrutiny of other apps: Are things falling apart at Apple's app store?
- I'm probably just as tired as all of you over this matter of Apple and the Google Voice app for the iPhone. But I would like to share two related posts that I read this morning and chime in with some reaction to both. The first, which...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., App, NYT, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-08-25
- Opt Me Out! The United States Postal Service Needs an Overhaul
- The volume of physical spam I receive, aka junk mail, is now becoming an absolutely intolerable situation. Nothing less than a complete overhaul of the entire US Postal Service is in order. My friend and colleague David Strom, over at his site Strominator.com,...
- Tags: NetFlix Inc., U.S. Postal Service, Web Site Development, Cyberthreats, Web Technology, Spam, Internet, Security, Spam And Phishing, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-08-10
- Google to make Web app to replace rejected iPhone app
- Cross-platform appsA high profile web app, like Google Voice, could really shine the spotlight on web apps, as an attractive way to build powerful, cross-platform apps for smartphones. It may even accelerate the development of more comprehensive support for HTML5, BONDI, WebGL, etc., on all of the smartphone platforms.This is...
- Tags: cloud computing, Web application, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-09
- Ridiculous lawsuit against Amazon
- Ridiculous lawsuit against AmazonRE: a quick read of [the TOS] shows that Amazon absolutely [has] the right your claim is ludicrous. The health insurance industry wants to takeyour money until you get sick-- then you're on your own; the creditcard industry reserves the right to change your lending agreement--...
- Tags: health insurance industry, Amazon.com Inc., lawsuit
- Discussion threads 2009-07-31
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