We've already seen Web-based desktops from the likes of Laszlo with its Webtop (see video) and from Sapotek with its Desktoptwo (see video) -- both of which pursue different models (the former, you ...

When an app runs headless, it offloads the heavy job of rendering the entire user interface. This is so useful that there are ...

If you are an avid Windows OS user, you are used to downloading the software installer from the web and run it to install the application on your system. From Windows 8.1, Microsoft introduced a new ...

Unlike Windows and OS X, Linux allows you to fully customize not only the look and feel of your desktop, but also its functionality and settings, thanks to a host of desktop environments it offers.

I don't give Xfce the fair shot it deserves. After all, it's one of the fastest Linux desktops on the market and one of the most flexible. Out of the box, this open-source desktop is fairly easy to ...

Thirty years ago, Java 1.0 revolutionized software development. Every Java demo featured a simple "Hello World" dialog window with the only available option: Java's Abstract Window Toolkit, the first ...

Whether you're building a Web or desktop application, here's a round-up of tools for building the interface with plain old HTML. Being able to work comfortably on Web-related code elements -- HTML, ...

Tab improvements, drag and drop, and desktop websites are on the way Tab improvements, drag and drop, and desktop websites are on the way is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer ...