Stories about: LapLink

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Black Duck makes service free until year-end 20 October, 2005 09:47

Black Duck Software is making its protexIP/OnDemand software-compliance assessment service available free of charge from Tuesday through the end of the year, according to a company executive. The service analyzes software projects to determine whether they contain any pieces of open-source code and ensure that the code meets licensing obligations.
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5 minutes with... Ian Rootsey site IT manager, Wattyl 08 December, 2003 16:32

Wattyl's site IT manager Ian Rootsey shares his IT experiences with Computerworld.
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New licensees point to progress, MS says 21 October, 2003 08:22

Microsoft says that it is continuing to comply with the final judgement in the U.S. government's antitrust case against it, holding up as proof four new licensees of its Microsoft Communications Protocols Program (MCPP), which allows third-party products to interoperate with Windows clients.
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Antivirus antiperformance 24 September, 2002 09:21

Nothing is free - an observation sometimes known as the Second Law of Thermodynamics and sometimes referred to as TANSTAAFL (or TINSTAAFL), standing for "There ain't (is) no such thing as a free lunch." This certainly applies to fighting viruses.
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Intel, others launch effort to ease PC migration 05 September, 2002 07:55

The obstacles of moving data from an old PC to a new one are familiar frustrations to many consumers and corporate IT support workers. Now, several IT vendors, including IBM, Intel and Microsoft have formed a new working group to study and promote methods of improving the PC data-migration experience, the companies involved announced Wednesday.
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Interview: Three minutes with Mark Eppley 26 June, 2002 10:10

The "m-life" of a mobile, 21st-century, tech-savvy person may be a new buzzphrase, but Mark Eppley has been living mobile for years. Founder and chief executive of what was initially Traveling Software, he renamed the company LapLink Inc. after its leading product, a remote-control-and-access utility. Newer is PCsync, strictly a file transfer program, also available in a version for PDAs. PCWorld.com caught Eppley on the road and online for a conversation about how he has seen portable computing change, and what he expects next.
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Peek at Whistler--MS's Next-Generation Windows 29 August, 2000 12:01

The future of Windows is .Net--Microsoft Corp.'s initiative for simplifying interaction with computers and related devices, and keeping them connected via the Internet. With Windows 2000 and Windows Millennium out the door, Microsoft is well into development on the .Net successor to both, code-named Whistler.
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LapLink Syncs the Web 29 June, 2000 12:01

Laplink.com Inc. is putting its file transfer and synchronization expertise to new use, teaming with Web sites that want to offer speedier and more flexible file access and management.
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World Class Awards 26 May, 2000 12:01

Quick, what's the national pastime?
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Timbuktu Pro 2000: Easier Remote Access 01 May, 2000 12:01

Programs like Netopia Inc.'s Timbuktu let you access your PC away from the office just as if you were sitting at your desk. In the latest version, Timbuktu Pro 2000, Netopia improves on an already good product's ease of use with such features as dial-up connectivity and the ability to search for a remote user without entering an Internet Protocol address. And you still get the old standbys, including the ability to exchange files, send notes, chat, and converse aloud (using a microphone).
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Net update: Consuming resources 10 April, 2000 12:01

Last year a friend of mine upgraded GirlFriend 1.0 to Wife 1.0 and found that it's a memory hog and leaves little system resources for other applications. He is only now noticing that Wife 1.0 also is spawning Child-Processes that are further consuming valuable resources.