Articles by Dino Londis

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  Is VMware Horizon View Better Than XENDesktop?

  As I wrote in a previous post, Citrix is the first name that’s invoked when discussing the virtual desktop. By far, though, it’s not the only company the delivers a virtual desktop to users. Micr…
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  The Beginning of the End of Security Theater

  You often hear airport TSA checkpoints described as “security theater” because despite their imposing presence and processes, passengers still sneak contraband onto commercial flights. In IT, we…
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  Microsoft Plans a Hollow Start Button for Windows 8

  Microsoft will restore the Start button to Windows 8, though it won’t lead to a Start menu as previous versions did. Instead, the button, which will look like Windows 7’s version, will take users…
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  How Windows XP Boots Take Years Off Your Life

  Windows XP boots slowly. When it was released in 2001 by Microsoft, customers were demanding stability, not a speedy start-up. Besides, speed was relative and XP booted about as fast as WinNT or…
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  iOS Salvation: How to Rescue Old Devices

  How many iPhones or iPod Touches do you have gathering dust? I have a few. Fortunately, I've come across some products that can give new life to them, sometimes by doing things they may never hav…
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  BYOD Will Hit Hardware Specialists the Hardest

  Warnings about the consumerization of IT (COIT) and bring your own device (BYOD) trends generally conclude saying something like, "it’s coming, it’s unstoppable, it’s productive, and IT should pr…
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  Opera Says App-Tribute Tracks Without Invading Privacy

  Opera Software's launched App-Tribute, a small footprint SDK that developers can include in their applications to track successful downloads and subsequent installs. Why not use the iOS device’s…
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  Cloaking Requires More Than a Smart Romulan [Slide Show]

  Star Trek fans, remember the Bird of Prey? That was the Romulan warship that confounded the unflappable James T. Kirk when it materialized right under his nose and began to blast away. (This was…
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  Approxy's Cloudpaging Delivers Desktop Anywhere

  Approxy has developed new cloud paging technology that is, by some accounts, the holy grail of desktop deployment, since it delivers your desktop anywhere. Cloudpaging promises to simplify backen…
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  "Siri, What Does My Data Look Like Today?"

  There is an explosive growth in data demand from the iPhone 4S that is in part related to the personal "virtual assistant," Siri, reveals a study by Arieso, a British technology company that spec…