Desktop Application

A Desktop Application is a thick-client program which is coded in a specific programming language and compiled into an executable file which can be easily run by an end-user to achieve a given result (for example: manipulating data, playing a video game, creating a chart or report, etc...) via a User Interface.

Tools

• Spoon - Use Your (Desktop) Apps Anywhere: http://spoon.net/ (runs in cloud)

Extended Desktop

Whether you are running a PC or Mac, it is possible to extend your desktop onto a number of other monitors, screens or other display surfaces/devices.

• MultiMonitor TaskBar: http://www.mediachance.com/free/multimon.htm
• 10ZiG Dual Monitor Utility: http://www.10zig.eu/monitorutility.php

External Links

• wikipedia: Desktop App
• How desktop apps beat websites at building large active userbases: http://andrewchenblog.com/2009/08/24/how-desktop-apps-beat-websites-at-building-large-active-userbases/
• End of the Desktop? Google Backs WebGL: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7764/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+LinuxMagazine+(Linux+Magazine:+Top+Stories)
• Is HTML5 REALLY good for application developers?: http://rebuildingtheweb.com/en/is-html5-good-for-app-developers/
• Web apps vs Desktop apps: http://valums.com/web-apps/

See Also

Mobile Application | Web Application | OS | Cloud Computing | Computer | Laptop