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Last week I wrote an article wondering whether x86-based tablets running "real" Windows will ever be as thin, light, and long-lasting as ARM-based tablets like iPads and Androids, because based on a quick glance of the current x86 tablets, they're either...
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January 28, 2013
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Earlier this week I wrote an article (well, a rant) about Microsoft Surface tablets running Windows RT. (Actually it was a rant against Windows RT in general.) I closed the rant by saying, "By the way, I'm looking forward to the Surface Pro and the other...
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Brian Madden
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January 24, 2013
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This was a pretty wide ranging show, taking a look back at all of 2012. In what corresponds roughly to chronological order, Brian, Gabe, and Jack got through: The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show Back in January, there were still many unanswered questions...
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December 18, 2012
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Not too long ago, mobile workers viewed Microsoft Office as their productivity savior -- the one app that would break their last PC chains and make them true road warriors. Microsoft executives probably felt the same way, envisioning the day when Office...
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December 12, 2012
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There’s been another round of rumors about Microsoft Office apps for iOS and Android, but the evidence is still shaky. Microsoft still hasn’t officially announced anything or even publicly acknowledged that they’re planning to bring...
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Jack Madden
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November 14, 2012
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The title pretty much sums it up. In a news story from yesterday, CRN is reporting that Apple is working with VMware to use VMware View-based technology to deliver Apple's desktop office suite called "iWork" from the Apple-owned cloud to be an office...
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Brian Madden
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October 23, 2012
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One of the ugly realities of the desktop computing world is that many (if not most?) of the apps that enterprises use are Windows-based desktop applications that have been designed to run on a desktop or laptop with a keyboard and mouse. This has been...
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October 15, 2012
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We all know Mokafive as the layering and client hypervisor company, focused on managing Windows desktops, so when they released Mokafive for iOS , I was initially dismissive. Frankly, I thought it would be some sort of RDP-based solution so that people...
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August 28, 2012
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This week at TechEd I spent a lot of time around Windows 8, and came to a realization about the Metro versus traditional UI debate. Regardless of your feelings about Mac versus Windows, Windows 8 offers one major thing that Apple does not: the opportunity...
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Jack Madden
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June 15, 2012
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Windows 8 was the focus of the Microsoft TechEd keynote yesterday. While it was nice to hear all of their future Windows message in one place, the keynote left me thinking about different scenarios for Windows 8 on x86 versus Windows RT on ARM devices...
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Jack Madden
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June 13, 2012
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Yesterday I wrote an article about MDM, MAM, and MIM software . Throughout the article I talked about how this stuff works with "mobile devices" and how that differs from "desktop devices." One question that people have asked me since then is "What about...
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Brian Madden
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May 30, 2012
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A few weeks back, I wrote about a pilot iPad deployment and why it failed. The basic reasons were that the users didn't have proper expectations and/or IT hadn't set proper expectations. In a comment on that post, reader Russ expounded on that idea: ...
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May 15, 2012
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We've often talked about how desktop virtualization can help companies embrace the consumerization of IT by delivering Windows desktops to unmanaged endpoints. It also helps organizations continue using "legacy" Windows applications while they wait for...
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Gabe Knuth
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April 11, 2012
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Over the last few years, many people have been excited about smartphones and tablets, proclaiming the end of the PC. The transition that’s happening right now feels very big and important. Add in whatever other metaphors you’re partial to...
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April 10, 2012
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Just before the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, OpenPeak announced new mobile device and application management products. I had a chance to meet with them at the show. While their MDM/MAM products have been launched only recently, OpenPeak has a longer...
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Jack Madden
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March 01, 2012
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"I got an iPad for Valentine's Day. Can you put my email on it?" "What's our SMTP server name? I want to send email through my Gmail." "Our employees aren't storing our IP in Dropbox, right?" These questions are part of daily life for today's IT pro,...
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Colin Steele
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February 14, 2012
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Note: If you haven't read the introduction to this type of post, FUIT posts are written in a somewhat snarky way, with a fake company and situations that, while true, don't necessarily reflect stuff that we (as in Brian, Jack, and I) actually do. All...
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Gabe Knuth
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February 09, 2012
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Recently I had a chance to meet with the founders of a mobile application infrastructure startup called Cocoafish . Cocoafish provides a hosted back-end infrastructure with a set of APIs for common mobile app features. By incorporating these tools, a...
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Jack Madden
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January 27, 2012
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