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Microsoft updates desktop management tools (InfoWorld)
Microsoft has released the next version of its desktop management toolset for IT that includes updates to its application virtualization and asset management tools. Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2008 R2 is now available to users with volume licensing contracts and Software Assurance maintenance contracts. MDOP is designed specifically to help IT administrators manage ...
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Windows Vista with a Live Thumbnail Sidebar [Featured Desktop] (Lifehacker)
Reader MERSC tricked out a Windows desktop with ObjectDock's full-sized taskbar thumbnails, which previews open documents (including live video) on the dock. Above the left-docked taskbar, MERSC has...
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Alert Thingy Looks To Be All-In-One Social Desktop Tool (TechCrunch)
For those nuts out there like us that use just about every social website there is, the upcoming version 2 of Alert Thingy's AIR desktop application may be just what you need. The current version of the service supports Twitter, Flickr and Friendfeed. But version 2, which will be released this month, adds support for Digg, YouTube, Facebook, Jaiku, Pownce and Tumblr as well. Creator Jeremy ...
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Acer Predator Gaming Desktop is I4U Top 100 Gift Tip #49 (I4U)
Computers are commonly one of the most sought after gifts for the holiday seasons. While the average PC users may go more for laptop computers than desktops, the PC gamer will want to look at the desktop over the laptop system. You can get more gaming perf...
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Why bother with desktop virtualization? (ZDNet)
The proponents of making proper use of desktop virtualization technology including access virtualization, application virtualization and VDI (the combination of access virtualization and processing virtualization) do their best to make it sound like the best things since pockets. Aren't today's laptops, desktops and handheld devices good enough to get the job done? Some suppliers, after all, ...
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Microsoft offers new desktop management toolset (TechWorld)
MDOP R2 now available. The R2 release does not include the new licence reconciliation features for MDOP's Asset Inventory Service 1.5 (AIS). That update will be available in early November. The AIS 1.5 reconciliation feature tells users if the software deployed in their infrastructure is compliant with their licensing agreements.
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New Manju project plans to redraw desktop art (NewsForge)
Most free software projects produce applications for users. A minority, however, produce specifications or libraries for developers and other contributors. An example of this second type is the recently announced Manju project, whose goal is to make themes easier to create. The project's goal is to write the specifications and scripts for using scalable vector graphics (SVG) files to store ...
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Notebooks muscle up for desktop (News Interactive)
YOU wouldn't lug one on a world trip, but big-screen notebooks fill a niche.
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Sony AW series: The best laptop display? (ZDNet)
With expansive 16:9 displays and Blu-ray drives, the new crop of desktop replacements with 18.4-inch displays are geared toward mobile entertainment. Though its design is nothing special, the Sony VAIO AW series stands out from this group, according to reviews at PCMag.com and LaptopMag.com, thanks to its high-quality, LED-backlit 1,920-by-1,080...
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Google Spreadsheets Updates, More Like a Desktop App [Google Docs And Spreadsheets] (Lifehacker)
Google Spreadsheets has rolled out a new and improved spreadsheets editor complete with a full file menu similar to the Google Docs refresh. According to Webware, the update also speeds up...
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