A new app for social network giant Facebook allows users to view and remote control Windows and Mac desktops. Based on tried and tested VNC technology, Deskhop is free and handles messaging and security to make it easy for Facebook friends to share desktops. Deskhop’s promo video says people need remote control for situations when […]

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Facebook yesterday issued a fix affecting the times and dates of events created by third party Facebook apps. The fix means app developers can now specify times for events either in their local time zone or in PST (Pacific Standard Time). Drew Hoskins, a developer at Facebook, said on a Facebook developer blog, “If you […]

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Twitter has changed the way third party applications are allowed to tweet. Starting 31 August, applications must use “OAuth” to access twitter accounts. OAuth is an open standard authentication system (IETF RFC 5849) that enables applications to access Twitter on behalf of account holders with without asking directly for the account holder’s password. The move […]

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Facebook users today reported problems connecting to the popular social networking site. We recieved reports from several people in the UK, and readers have responded to this article saying the problems are still affecting users in Slovenia and Portugal. The problem is probably affecting Facebook users worldwide. One Facebook user posted this as her status […]

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Dell today announced a range of new servers built using the latest Intel Nehalem EX processors. The new Intel chips, called the Xeon 7500, add a range of features that boost performance and reliability. Dell’s David Ard told The Hypervisor the new chips are at the heart of a new range of PowerEdge servers that […]

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In an interview with The Hypervisor, Alan Priestley, Intel Enterprise Marketing Manager, said, “The Xeon 7500 is the biggest impact we’ve made to the server platform since we launched the Xeon in 1996. It’s a huge step forward.” It’s the first time Intel’s multi processor (MP) server chips have used the NUMA architecture. This one […]

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It doesn’t take long to realize it’s one thing to schedule automatic backups, but quite another to verify those backups actually work when you need them. All sorts of things could go wrong, from simple things like running out of backup storage space, to more tricky problems such as data corruption. When it comes to […]

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Remote control specialist LogMeIn has added iPhone support to its LogMeIn Rescue web based IT help desk suite. The update enables support technicians to send email or SMS messages containing a link that users can click to automatically connect to the LogMeIn Rescue console. Once connected, technicians can chat and send email account settings to […]

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An increasing number of spammers are using fake Facebook email addresses to bypass spam filters and clog up recipients’ mailboxes. The spammers’ trick works because many mail systems don’t verify the sender’s email address. The Hypervisor estimates that in recent weeks around half the spam hitting our mailboxes claimed to be from Facebook. Of course, […]

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Firms using the Lotus Domino email system can now provide push email to people using Apple’s iPhone. The only requirement is that the Domino servers be running Lotus Domino server version 8.5.1 or higher, and must be configured to use the optional Domino Traveler software module. Once the Traveler software is installed, users can connect […]

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