VMware Virtualization Brings Windows Apps And Desktops To Chromebooks

Desktop as a Service (DaaS) is a virtual desktop environment that enables you to access your preferred desktop applications on cloud-connected devices like Google’s Chromebook. Google comes together with VMware in move to bring you the best of both worlds – the low cost of ownership with a Chromebook, and the use of Windows desktop software. VMware is a virtualization company and one of their flagship products is VMware Horizon DaaS. The product description says, “VMware Horizon™ DaaS® Platform for Service Providers delivers Windows desktops and applications as a cloud service to any user, anywhere, on any device“. Google is...

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VMware Virtualization Brings Windows Apps And Desktops To Chromebooks

Desktop as a Service (DaaS) is a virtual desktop environment that enables you to access your preferred desktop applications on cloud-connected devices like Google’s Chromebook. Google comes together with VMware in move to bring you the best of both worlds – the low cost of ownership with a Chromebook, and the use of Windows desktop software. VMware is a virtualization company and one of their flagship products is VMware Horizon DaaS. The product description says, “VMware Horizon™ DaaS® Platform for Service Providers delivers Windows desktops and applications as a cloud service to any user, anywhere, on any device“. Google is...

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Kickstarter Was Hacked: Change Your Password

Kickstarter revealed this Saturday that they had suffered a data breach on Wednesday that compromised significant amounts of user data. They are stressing that credit card information was not stolen, except for two individuals, but they are still recommending that users change their passwords just to be safe. The leaked information includes usernames, email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and encrypted passwords. Since the passwords were encrypted, it would take a particularly malicious hacker to figure out your password, but the easier your password is, the more likely that the hackers would be able to crack it. That’s why there...

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#Cheap: 12 Ways To Use Social Media To Find Great Shopping Deals

Save money without leaving your favorite social networks. Is that possible? We’ve shown you how to keep tabs on Amazon’s daily deals, but neglected to mention social networks. Which is too bad, because social networks have a number of advantages for this. You’re already looking at them regularly, they allow third parties to curate content and are easy to use. Know where to look and you can save some money. There are pages on Twitter, Reddit, and Facebook regularly linking to deals you might be missing out on – here a few worth checking out. 4 Subreddits For Finding Deals...

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Siri Truth, Flappy Ban, Titanfall Beta, Kickstarter Hack [Tech News Digest]

Today in Tech News Digest, Apple is cleared of misrepresenting the capabilities of Siri, Google and Apple stop the Flappy Bird clones, the Titanfall beta is opened to all, Kickstarter gets hacked, Barack Obama isn’t tweeting, Ken Burns documentaries arrive on the iPad, and Sesame Street Fighter is revealed. Court Rules Siri Works As Advertised iPhone = Eye Phone = Illuminati Phone. And even ”Siri” spelled backwards is ”Iris” which means Eye. They’re Watching You. — Stewie Griffin (@tbhstew) February 15, 2014 Apple has had a lawsuit claiming it misrepresented the capabilities of Siri dismissed with prejudice. According to Apple...

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Signed Up for SSH-only Web Hosting? Don’t Worry – Easily Install Any Web Software

So, you’ve chosen your domain name. You have a killer idea for a project. You’re fired up, and ready to unleash your latest and greatest creation upon the internet. After scouring the internet looking for the best web hosting, you’ve landed yourself a sweet deal on a VPS. There’s one problem though. You don’t know the first thing about operating Linux through its powerful command line. Well, worry no more. I’m about to drop the know-how of how to install two incredible web applications. One is blogging-platform extraordinaire WordPress, which powers a huge swathe of the internet, including this very...

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Signed Up for SSH-only Web Hosting? Don’t Worry – Easily Install Any Web Software

So, you’ve chosen your domain name. You have a killer idea for a project. You’re fired up, and ready to unleash your latest and greatest creation upon the internet. After scouring the internet looking for the best web hosting, you’ve landed yourself a sweet deal on a VPS. There’s one problem though. You don’t know the first thing about operating Linux through its powerful command line. Well, worry no more. I’m about to drop the know-how of how to install two incredible web applications. One is blogging-platform extraordinaire WordPress, which powers a huge swathe of the internet, including this very...

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