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  • Adobe AIR brings online apps to the desktop

    AIR, or Adobe Integrated Runtime, is a download that lets Web applications run on a desktop. With AIR applications, people can work offline and drag and drop items like graphics or text between Web and desktop applications.

  • Microsoft outlines .Net plans for the Mac

    Microsoft Macintosh Business Unit General Manager Kevin Browne expands on his demonstrations of the next Office application suite and to expound his vision of how Microsoft's .Net strategy will affect Mac users.

  • Microsoft outlines .Net plans for Mac

    Following his keynote at Macworld Expo in New York, Microsoft Macintosh Business Unit General Manager Kevin Browne has expounded his vision of how Microsoft's .Net strategy will affect Mac users.

  • AJAX spurs Web rebirth for desktop apps

    Slicker development techniques like AJAX, a way of building interactive browser-based applications, are fuelling a surge in consumer Web applications.

  • SP2 vs. the plug-ins

    While security experts applaud Microsoft's recently released Service Pack 2, some companies that distribute their software over the Web are watching the product's introduction with dread and suspicion.

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  • SP2 vs. the plug-ins

    With the introduction of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, sites and software that depend on ActiveX may falter under Microsoft's new security regime.

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  • CPU Speed: How Much Is Enough?

    Chips are revving at 1.5 GHz, and there's no slowdown in sight. But who needs it? Maybe you do. Between the two extremes -- niche professionals who need the most speed and business users who are happy with much less -- lies the universe of PC users. Figuring out what's right for each individual is no easy task.

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