Windows Desktop

Why Windows Developers Should Learn Android

Dawn Kawamoto, 

February 4, 2014

1 min read

As more PC makers load Android into their desktops, it might be a good time for Windows developers to become familiar...

Is Microsoft Virtual Desktop 2012 Ready for Primetime?

Dino Londis, 

November 22, 2013

4 min read

Microsoft is lagging behind two powerhouses. I'm not talking about Windows Phone, the Microsoft Surface, or even its...

Is VMware Horizon View Better Than XENDesktop?

Dino Londis, 

October 25, 2013

5 min read

As I wrote in a previous post, Citrix is the first name that’s invoked when discussing the virtual desktop. By far,...

Is Citrix the Best Remote Server?

Dino Londis, 

September 18, 2013

6 min read

This is the first in a series comparing the strengths and weaknesses of virtualized desktops. The three main players in...

Microsoft Workers Worry Most About Re-Org

David Coursey, 

September 9, 2013

3 min read

Microsoft workers are “unsettled but optimistic about change,” according to a report on the mood of the tech...

Is Microsoft Finally Listening to Customers?

Dino Londis, 

July 29, 2013

4 min read

I have been using Windows 8.1 for the past several weeks and against the advice from pundits -- and even Microsoft -- I...

Three MOOC Classes for Windows Desktop

Dino Londis, 

July 19, 2013

5 min read

Massive Open Online Classes – popularly known as MOOCs – are growing in scope. That’s a good thing for people who...

The Stupification of Graphical User Interfaces

M Noivad, 

June 13, 2013

19 min read

A long time ago simply having a GUI was amazing to those that used it, or a toy to the few million Microsoft DOS users...

What Microsoft Should Improve with Windows Blue/8.1

Dino Londis, 

May 15, 2013

6 min read

By now you've heard that Microsoft plans to release significant changes to Windows in time for Christmas. Without...

Microsoft Plans a Hollow Start Button for Windows 8

Dino Londis, 

April 29, 2013

3 min read

Microsoft will restore the Start button to Windows 8, though it won’t lead to a Start menu as previous versions did....