Could there be a day when the desktop or mobile operating system you use and developers program to don't matter? The age-old question may not be answered any time soon and don't expect to see any of ...
Microsoft has begun taking the wraps off its hush-hush "Drawbridge" application-virtualization project. "="" is="" a="" microsoft="" research="" project"=""> developed by some of the same folks who ...
In OS X, user accounts are structured so that most user settings and resources that applications need are located in the Library folder. As a result, when troubleshooting various problems with ...
At Microsoft, what comes after the "Singularity" microkernel? The answer may be "Drawbridge," a cousin of the exokernel concept. Microsoft researchers have built a "library" operating system (OS) ...
Until yesterday, a popular networking library for iOS and OS X, used by several apps like Pinterest and Simple was susceptible to SSL man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attacks. Until yesterday, a popular ...
Windows, macOS, Cinnamon, even iPadOS – all just a layout switch away Although Zorin doesn't aim to closely track its Ubuntu upstream, version 18 of its eponymous OS has been a long time coming.… The ...
Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 30 years for a variety of publications, including ZDNet, eWeek and Baseline. She is the author of Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft plans to stay relevant in ...
Apple’s latest app Photos is now available for free as part of OS X 10.10.3 for Mac. The new app is the future of photo management from Apple with support for iCloud Photo Library, burst photos, ...