Cameron Sturdevant

VirtualBox 4.0 cleaned up the user interface and added resource controls to reign in desktop virtual machines as it enters the battle with VMware Workstation and Parallels Desktop. VirtualBox retains its low-cost position in the desktop virtualization field while trying to keep pace with the pack leaders. Read my full review at eweek.com.

Opera 11 Web Browser Extends User Controls by Cameron Sturdevant Visual Navigation Using the right mouse button I activated the visual navigation page to quickly perform common tasks such as opening a new tab. Drag and Drop The Opera 11 e-mail client gained the ability to drag and drop messages and folders. Ready Opera 11 […]

Status update services, sometimes called microblogging, took off in 2010. A Pew Research Center study released on Dec. 8 revealed 8 percent of American adults who use the Internet also use Twitter. Using social media tools in the enterprise pits open sharing against corporate controls. It also opens a range of integration questions about how […]

Microsoft Windows 7 Showcase Lures Lookers with Laptop Hardware by Cameron Sturdevant Samsung QX410 The QX410 is a thin, aluminum-skinned laptop that is shown here with an Intel Core i5 processor and 4GB of RAM and an Nvidia GeForce GT 310M graphics card for just under $830. Origin Big O Billed as the world’s most […]

Opera 11 shipped Dec. 16 with new extensions, tab stacking and visual navigation aids that put the web browser on a competitive footing with Microsoft’s IE. The features add productivity and conveninece to the Opera experience and could be compelling advantages for web users who need quick access to many different web pages at the […]

Social collaboration tools are poised to increase enterprise productivity if implemented in such a way as to prevent separate silos. Read my full review at eweek.com.

The Oracle Sun Ray 3 and 3i thin client hardware platforms integrate Oracle’s virtual desktop infrastructure to compete with VMware, Microsoft and Citrix in the ongoing push to gain centralized control over the end-user desktop experience. Read my full review at eweek.com.

Oracle continues Sun’s remote desktop effort against VMware and Citrix and increases support for Windows 7 and remote desktops running on Windows Server 2008 R2. Read my full review at eweek.com.

Samsung Continuum Android Smartphone Gains Dual Screen, Eclair Browser by Cameron Sturdevant Samsung Continuum The Samsung Continuum on the Verizon network includes a second 1.8″ by .5″ screen, called a ticker, beneath the home row of buttons. You see it here displaying the weather (sunny) and date/time. Grip Sensor The second screen can be activated […]

Opera Mobile 10.1 Beta for Android Smartphone Challenges WP7 IE, iPhone Safari by Cameron Sturdevant Opera Mobile The Opera Mobile 10.1 beta jumps the upstart browser onto the Android platform. Tabbed Browsing Tabbed browsing made it easy for me to switch between browser windows. Speed Dial Opera Speed Dial enabled me to have single click […]

VMware View 4.5 Gains Windows 7, Mac OS X and Disconnected Local Mode by Cameron Sturdevant View Administrator View 4.5 added significant enterprise improvements including role-based administration. Pool Settings VMware has focused on its PCoIP protocol to enhance virtual desktop performance. However, I used the much more broadly adopted Microsoft RDP protocol because it supported […]

Opera Gains Extensions and Joins IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome in Web Dev War by Cameron Sturdevant Extension Extensions add functional elements to browsers and Opera hopes to catch up with the browser pack with this feature addition. Task Bar Here you see a simple “hello world” button in the Windows task bar. Hello The “hello […]