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Team Viewer for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad, iPhone, and Android is a compelling remote desktop solution that's free for individuals and for use with non-server versions of Windows.
more As a VPN, LogMeIn Hamachi is not a remote desktop solution, so you don't gain interactive access to the remote PC's desktop. Instead, it lets you access a remote PC through its network shares, as you would if you were connected to the same home network, even when you aren't.
more While the basics of computer usage haven't changed much since 1995, the truth is, everything is changing, and quickly. And it won't be long before the devices, software, and services we use most frequently bear no resemblance to what we used in the past.
more In Windows 8, the company is providing the ability to automatically configure the color of Aero elements, like the Start Menu, Windows Explorer windows, and the taskbar based on the desktop wallpaper.
more Microsoft's first built-in PDF reader for Windows also comes with a nice other surprise: It's also the first AppX application package we've seen, providing a peek at the future of Windows and Windows Phone apps.
more In our latest look at secret new Windows 8 features, we present Internet Explorer Immersive, a special new version of Microsoft's browser aimed at tablets and smaller form factor devices.
more XMarks is a browser add-in, or extension, for Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer that achieves the basic goal of syncing bookmarks between different browsers, and different browser versions, from different vendors, and running on different platforms (Mac, PC).
more Ribbon usage is accelerating again in Windows 8, with Microsoft's next major OS including this UI in the most visible of all possible places, Windows Explorer. In early builds of Windows 8, this Ribbon UI is only half-finished, however, and it's unclear at this time how it will eventually look.
more In the first of what will be a long series of co-posts unveiling specific new Windows 8 features, Rafael Rivera and I present the new Windows 8 Welcome screen.
more in recent weeks, the fanboy furor of Windows 8 has risen to a crescendo, with screenshots being leaked by the usual Russian and Chinese suspects and reposted without credit on the usual English-speaking blogs. And I'm getting emails wondering why I'm not writing that much about Windows 8 yet. Here's what I can say for now.
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