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AVG Antivirus Free Edition (Gallery: Free and essential Windows apps)

AVG Antivirus Free Edition (Gallery: Free and essential Windows apps)Stupid questionHow is Paint.NET superior to Windows Paint? The blurb doesn't really say.RE: AVG Antivirus Free Edition (Gallery: Free and essential Windows apps)The best there is - I killed Norton on my computer and all of my clients...

Tags: Operating systems, NETWORKING, media player, AVG, essential Windows app, AVG Antivirus FREE EDITION, AVG AntiVirus, Windows App, Gallery, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-02-06

Could Apple allow Windows apps to run natively?

Could Apple allow Windows apps to run natively?would never work 100%They might be much better off buying codeweavers and supporting a few common applications. But claiming a compatibility layer is in my opinion suicide. Microsoft could very easily break that and make Apple look unreliable.Car colors, etc.When Ford Motor Company...

Tags: Operating systems, Apple Mac OS X, Adrian, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Windows App

Discussion threads 2007-12-04

Yahoo Messenger, QuickTime top list of most vulnerable Windows apps

Yahoo Messenger, QuickTime top list of most vulnerable Windows appsLook at the conditions that were the criteria for the listYou made some mentioned this, but the reason why IE and Office are not on this list is because they are well known to be threats and are already inside most...

Tags: Mice, Operating systems, Digital music, Web browsers, Digital media, RealNetworks RealPlayer, irony, Yahoo! Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows, vulnerable Windows app, mouse, Windows App, Yahoo IM, Apple QuickTime

Discussion threads 2007-11-02

Note to publishers: Make your CDs platform-independent!

Note to publishers: Make your CDs platform-independent!Publishing economics[i]why not just include a rich Internet application on the disk? Or files to install on a web server? Or straight HTML, Javascript, etc., that can be run on any CD-ROM, whether it's installed on a Mac, Linux box, or a brand new...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Web browsers, Linux, Microsoft Windows, CD, Windows App, Web browser

Discussion threads 2007-08-15

Got any favorite open source Windows apps? Let us know!

We got plenty of great candidates when we first posted this a week ago. But since I know that lots of you were on vacation, I am taking the liberty to post this again.Here at ZDNet, we’re planning a Gallery of open source Windows apps.I’ll be putting this together in...

Tags: General

Blog posts 2007-07-30

Have any favorite open source Windows apps? Tell us!

Here at ZDNet, we're planning a Gallery of open source Windows apps.I'll be putting this together over the next several days.We have some of our favorites, but I am thinking you have some as well. The "wisdom of crowds," you know.So I invite you to tell us what they are,...

Tags: General

Blog posts 2007-07-24

Blind leading away from open source

Blind leading away from open sourceWindows AppsOpen Office for Windows is a Windows App. Any app that runs on Windows is a Windows App. I think they meant Microsoft Apps.Also ODF support is offered through plug-ins for MS Office.The whole thing smells funny if you ask me.Blind and...

Tags: OpenOffice, OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenOffice.org, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Mozilla Corp., Windows App, open source, Massachussetts

Discussion threads 2006-08-21

Images: Wine's Windows apps on a Mac

Images: Wine's Windows apps on a Macwhat is a windows programi can think of 1 OOo, now what else...any other 3rd party vendor writing code to run nder wint windows os.p.s. skulking the messenger wont do anything,youl just have to accept fate.How about MacOS X on a PC instead?Surely that...

Tags: Construction, Desktops, Operating systems, Windows App, wine, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-07-02

TimeData continuously backs up Windows apps

TimeData continuously backs up Windows appsSomething needs to...the number of reboots and crashes makes it imperative.It's PURE MAGICAn associate of mine has been evaluating their Beta and all I can say is WOW! The power and interface simplicity will allow DBAs to finally sleep at night. You have to...

Tags: Windows App, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2004-10-19

Software maker weds Linux PCs, Windows applications

Software maker weds Linux PCs, Windows applicationsIt's a crutch, but it worksSometimes a crutch is okay. Instead of running the apps across the network I'd set up a kiosk. If someone has to walk to a workstation for a Windows app, they'll be more inclined to learn the...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, PC, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Windows App, Linux PC, software, Windows application

Discussion threads 2004-04-22

Additional Resources

The real pros and cons of server virtualization

YepVMwear is starting to look like Windoze - adding unneeded functionality just because it can. Moving VMs around from server to server live - is COOL. But why do you need it? If you are on a consolidation binge and utilization is king, then there will be no "extra" capacity...

Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, Servers, Virtualization, server virtualization, VMwear, server

Discussion threads 2009-11-07

Snard 2.6.2 (Mac)

Snard is the Swiss Army Knife of launcher programs. It provides many of the functionalities of the old Apple and Application menus, yet it can be customized to your heart's content. Snard can be used as a system menu, hot key activated popup menu or you can assign individual Snard...

Tags: Menu, Apple Macintosh, Gideon Softworks, Snard, Mice, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Keyboards, Desktops, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-07

February 2013 - The date when Firefox could pass Internet Explorer

RE: February 2013 - The date when Firefox could pass Internet ExplorerThat does assume that everything remains constant, which it won't. If someone creates a new browser that could disrupt it, or when either company releases a new version of their browser that is also going to throw things...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

Thunderbird 3: Near-final version due next week

Thunderbird 3It's about time. Thunderbird, to date, has been a disappointment when compared to its place in the email client sector, compared with Firefox's place in the browser sector.I haven't seen it or read the features yet, but I hope they have made real progress as I would be delighted...

Tags: E-mail clients, Mozilla Thunderbird, Thunderbird 3, Microsoft Outlook, e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

MacNote3 2.4.0 (Mac)

Features of MacNote3 1. SimplicityThe most important feature of MacNote3 is its simplicity. It can be used in a fairly intuitive way, and there is no need to pay any attention to its file structure, or worry about saving data. New data is saved automatically and in a manner compatible...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, Page, AppleScript, SYW Mac Software, LinkThe User, AppleScriptMacNote3, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2009-11-06

AASync 3.1.0.2 (Mac)

AASync is a Secure File Backup, FTP-SFTP Folder Syncronization utility. It is simple to use, and it allows local as well as remote backups over an FTP or SFTP connection. Makes it very easy to back up your files to a remote server or another local disk or maintain your...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Disk, RBrowser, AASync, Backups

Software downloads 2009-11-06

Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samples

RE: Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samplesyawnWho can I trust *now*....Even Ed Bott said '7' was more secure!The Windows Infect Season is not over yet.. Nothing's changed.... That people even USE Windows these days is quite remarkable.... It must be the power of habit...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, malware, UAC, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Microsoft does a 180 on Exchange 2007 support (in a good way)

Why does Microsoft continue to be so clueless?I swear some of the decisions this company makes about their products amazes me. What were they thinking by not supporting Exchange 2007 on 2008 R2?Hmm.They were thinking... Why would you upgrade the server OS and not upgrade Exchange? It makes us...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., Exchange 2007 support, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, MicroSoft DOES

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

How fast can remote monitoring move?

Ler's use mu computer and my iPhoneMay sound nuts, but my notebook mine happens to be a Mac and my iPhone have the ability to work with a lot of medical devices - IF the makers build the connectors and write the software.I can enter my blood sugars on an...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Smart phones, Doc, monitoring, patient, computer, EKG, phone, Apple iPhone, e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Xobni expands to include enterprise but where are Web, Mobile and even Mac versions

Search tools more than important!!!Good that mostly everbody knows that in business life nothing works without e-mail and even that important is a reliable and fast search tool for Outlook! One of those is Lookeen It has so many features which lighten your work that is amazing. It works with...

Tags: Groupware, Microsoft Office, Mail.app, Entourage, Web, Xobni, Microsoft Outlook, Apple Macintosh, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-11-04