desktop applications

mapping software

Who Killed the Desktop Application?

I’ve sworn by Microsoft Streets and Trips for years, since the late 90s. I make a point of installing the latest version of Microsoft’s mapping application all our desktop PCs for all our desktop mapping needs. It’s also great on laptop PCs; combined with a USB GPS

By Jeff Atwood ·
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operating systems

The Start Menu must be stopped

As I struggle to open applications on my PC, I was reminded of a few entries in Scott Hanselman’s blog: Personally I have enough crap in my start menu to fill my 1400x1060 screen... arguably only 30% of the icons represent applications, the rest are just flotsam. (May 11,

By Jeff Atwood ·
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