Google has updated its Desktop application culminating in its version 2.0 release. Migrating from its usual home on the Internet onto our Desktops. For non-Mac users, or more precisely non-Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger users (without Spotlight) Google Desktop 2.0 heaps pressure on Microsoft to release its much awaitedLonghorn operating system. Google Desktop 2.0 now available […]Read More
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On Wednesday, Microsoft and Yahoo announced their partnership to develop interoperability between their popular Microsoft Messenger and Yahoo Messenger by the second quarter of 2006. Whilst America Online (AOL), pioneered and dominates the instant-messaging market, its user base is largely confined to within the USA. It is hoped that once interoperability is achieved between Microsoft […]Read More
The latest tech news channels have been a buzz with the embarrassing news that Microsoft has beaten Apple to the Patent offce. Apple launched the iPod in November 2001 but Apple failed to file patents until July 2002. Owing to this mess up, Microsoft, which filed patents in May 2002 is now claiming ownership of […]Read More
Microsoft has released the latest version of its Mac OS X compatible MSN Messenger 5.0. Now, with a re-designed interface that matches the Max OS X theme, MSN Messenger fits harmoniously with your other Mac OS X applications. MSN Messenger 5.0 also comes with new features, including Secure Messaging, Public IM Support and Synchronized Support… […]Read More
Here’s our rare (and very brief) account of Windows-related development. We just thought the Mac crowd might want to know where they stand in the Operating System (OS) Wars. The successor to Windows XP was code named ‘Longhorn’ several years back and rumour has it Microsoft had a big party in anticipation of the launch […]Read More
Apple has always been a supporter of open standards that allow for greater universal compatibility and one of its latest attempts to dispel myths and bridge the Windows/Mac gap further is the availability of Bonjour for Windows. ‘Bonjour’ used to known by Mac users as ‘Rendezvous’. A technology that transparently linked devices and Macs together […]Read More
The latest MSN Messenger 4.0.1 is now available from Microsoft, among some of the newest features: the ability to initiate an instant message conversation with team members from within your document, then save it as part of your project file; minimise screen clutter with a single mechanism that handles .NET, MSN and Office alerts; a […]Read More
AquaSoft is a site that’s dedicated to morphing Windows rigs to have a desktop that looks like a Mac OS X. From the desktop images, icons to even the Mac OS X Finder window, WindowsBlinds makes it happen. Suffice it to say people who have tried have not reported that its an easy task. Reading the Readme.txt that accompanies […]Read More
Did you know that you can now open, write and edit Microsoft Word friendly documents using the latest TextEdit v.1.3(v202)? This often overlooked powerful quick text editor can do much more. Read more and find out how to wield this tiny but mighty application that ships with your mac. The latest TextEdit that ships with […]Read More
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