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- 10 keyboard shortcuts to improve your Linux experience
- A few simple keyboard shortcuts can make your work in Linux far more efficient. Jack Wallen runs through 10 of his favorites, for both desktop environments and window managers. by Jack Wallen
- Tags: Environment, Window, Window Manager, Terminal Window, Keyboard Shortcut, Desktop Environment, Alt, Ctrl, Keyboards, Construction, Linux, Desktops, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Jack Wallen
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Energy Leader Increases Information Worker Productivity With New IT Platform
- As one of the leading integrated energy corporations in Latin America, Petrobras Energia S.A. aims to be a leader in the incorporation of new technologies into its major lines of business and internal operations. In an effort to improve information-worker productivity and IT management efficiency, Petrobras has been an early...
- Tags: Information Technology, Leader, Productivity, Microsoft Corp., Worker, Desktop Environment, Strategy, Management
- Case studies
- Ubuntu Hacks: Switch to a Lighter Window Manager
- If there's one thing that's great about Linux, it's choice. If the user doesn't like a particular program, there's a pretty good chance that Linux has at least one alternative. This even applies to the entire desktop environment. The desktop environment comprises a lot of different programs, such as a...
- Tags: Desktop, Ubuntu, Environment, Window, Desktop Environment, Construction, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software
- Book chapters 2006-06-01
- Linux Desktop Invasion: Switch your desktop environment with a script and a smile
- With just a single command, you can switch desktop environments. If you think that sounds too easy, then you need to check out this latest installment of the Linux Desktop Invasion.Linux Desktop InvasionThe Linux desktop is full of surprises—both good and bad. In an effort to highlight the good and...
- Tags: Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Jack Wallen, Jr., desktop, desktop environment, Linux desktop, Linux Desktop Invasion, Linux, GNOME, KDE
- Technical articles 2002-04-26
- Linux 101: Sorting out the GUI puzzle
- Jack Wallen says there's no need to be confused by the three GUI layers in Linux. Just like with an impressionist painting, if you step back a bit and relax, it gets clearer.One of the most confusing aspects of Linux is understanding the workings of the GUI. With the Windows...
- Tags: Construction, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, Operating systems, GUI, Jack Wallen, Jr., Jack Wallen, Window Manager, desktop environment, desktop, window, Linux
- Technical articles 2000-01-06
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- Legal Services Company Improves Efficiency and Security With New Desktop Environment
- Boodle Hatfield is in the midst of a major IT revamp to ensure it has the tools to continue providing the level of service associated with the company throughout its long history. Boodle Hatfield decided to deploy Windows Vista to create a more secure environment where employees could customise their...
- Tags: Security, Boodle Hatfield, Desktops, Hardware
- Case studies 2007-03-01
- TechNet Webcast: The Managed Desktop Environment (Part 2 of 2): Refining the Desktop Environment and Planning for Future Operating System Deployment (Level 200)
- This webcast on the managed desktop environment return to the standardized desktop image created in the previous webcast, and apply it consistently to the internal client computers at Contoso, the fictional company. The webcast examines the resulting benefits of the standardized desktop image, including a reduction in the number of...
- Tags: Webcast, Operating System, Update Management, Microsoft TechNet, Desktops, Hardware
- Webcasts 2007-01-12
- GNOME 2.14 released
- GNOME: Out of the garden and into the desktopGNOME developers recently released version 2.14 of the desktop environment for Linux and UNIX, including a new application suite aimed at making it easier to use the open-source desktop in enterprises.Do you plan to take advantage of GNOME 2.14’s performance enhancements and...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Linux, GNOME, desktop
- Discussion threads 2006-03-17
- The Road to Desktop Optimization
- Enterprises worldwide are embracing a digital work style to stay competitive in a dynamic and increasingly global business environment. This work style requires that teams collaborate seamlessly across boundaries and time zones to become more responsive and capable of leveraging advancements in mobility and connectivity. The ever-increasing...
- Tags: Optimization, Environment, Desktops, Hardware
- White papers 2007-07-01
- Desktop Deployment
- How can I deploy desktop Management in a Novell eDirectory and Microsoft Active Directory Environment.
- Tags: Desktops, Directory services, kemioshun@..., desktop
- Discussion threads 2007-09-12
- TechNet Webcast: Moving to the Managed Desktop Environment (Part 1 of 2) (Level 200)
- This webcast focuses on a scenario in which multiple hardware configurations exist. These heterogeneous systems are having an adverse effect on costs, productivity, and security at the fictional company, Contoso. To address these issues, the company's IT group has defined standard desktop images with standard applications for deployment to all...
- Tags: Webcast, Hardware Configuration, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Desktops, Hardware
- Webcasts 2007-01-08
- Desktop Architecture Selection Guide
- This paper examines some of the main business drivers behind the current trend towards adoption of thin client desktop solutions. The article provides useful insights on the benefits and drawbacks of the various candidate components for an alternative desktop environment. It also provides guidelines on non-functional requirements and project life...
- Tags: Thin Client, Article, Thin Clients, Desktops, Hardware
- White papers 2003-10-01
- Desktop Virtualization and Independent Computing
- Virtualization has been around for a long time and takes many forms. Each of the forms is designed to move one aspect of an application system from a physical environment into a logical or virtual environment. Virtual environments can be created to provide an ideal environment for a function or...
- Tags: Desktop, Virtualization, Environment, Computing, Kusnetzky Group
- White papers 2007-09-25
- VMware Software Enables Fast Server Deployment and Management, Effective Disaster Recovery, and Remote Desktop Environment
- With the company's rapid growth and commitment to innovation, Wamego Telecommunications Co., WTC began to look for a server consolidation strategy in January 2005. At the same time WTC began looking for a server consolidation solution, it was also looking for a solution to streamline desktop computer deployment. WTC set...
- Tags: Software, Remote Desktop, Environment, VMware Inc., Disaster Recovery, VMware Software, WTC, Server Consolidation, Servers, Desktops, Hardware
- Case studies
- Coal-Mining Facility Upgrades Business Desktop; Streamlines Day-to-Day IT
- When you're a one-person IT shop responsible for supporting all the business and operational needs of a major mining facility, you don't have much time or many resources to spend on the routine troubleshooting and management of desktop computers. That's why Trapper Mining upgraded its 60-user desktop environment to Microsoft...
- Tags: Environment, Microsoft Corp., Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software
- Case studies
- Get Up To Speed: GNOME
- If you have any interest in using the Linux operating system you will most likely want to get to know one of a handful of desktops available: GNOME, KDE, Enlightenment, XFCE, Compiz, etc. Of those desktops, two have reached mass distribution and popularity: GNOME and KDE. Each desktop is incredibly...
- Tags: GNOME, Open Source, Desktops, Hardware
- Download resources 2008-06-20
- Computacenter Case Study: Coors Brewers Ltd
- Deploying a new desktop environment can save businesses both time and money - as Coors Brewers planned for when it rolled out Microsoft Windows XP in the UK. Not only has the company increased end user productivity, it has also been able to free up additional IT resources thanks to...
- Tags: Environment, Computacenter
- Case studies
- TechNet Webcast: Agility Now (Part 04 of 10): Moving to the Managed Desktop Environment (Level 200)
- Having solved several identity and access issues earlier in the series, this webcast focuses on a scenario in which multiple hardware configurations exist. These heterogeneous systems are having an adverse effect on costs, productivity, and security at the fictional company, Contoso. To address these issues, the company's IT group has...
- Tags: Webcast, Hardware Configuration, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Desktops, Hardware
- Webcasts 2006-09-27
- Master the power of the Linux GUI desktop
- Linux provides two basic types of interface for you to use when working with your computer: GUI graphical user interface and CLI (command-line interface). The chapter excerpt contained in this free download from Spring into Linux, written by Janet Valade, describes in detail how to install, configure and use a...
- Tags: Desktop, Environment, Addison-Wesley, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software
- Book chapters 2005-06-14
- Customize Start Menu (exe)
- Customize Start Menu will help you arrange Desktop environment, Start Menu and Quick Launch in blink of an eye! It will sort your software into groups, help set or delete shortcuts on Desktop and Quick Launch. Save you time through a smart work environment - make it handy and quickly....
- Tags: Desktop, Environment
- Software downloads 2006-05-12
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