For instance, GoToMyPC by Citrix provides real-time, remote access to desktop files, programs and network resources.
U.K.-based Fractal Edge makes so-called fractal maps of desktop files.
The user has nothing to install, and the use of the USB key provides the mobility and convenience of carrying a personal desktop and files that can be used on any computer.
Media which lives on a computer can be moved to a variety of mobile devices by dragging and dropping the files to a desktop folder which then drops copies on the external device over the web.
He transferred the reams of data files onto a desktop computer, spent weeks figuring out how to pull the chaos of information into a searchable database, and then started tabulating the emergency-room visits of victims of serious assault.
Dropbox became popular as a simple way for people to sync files across mobile, desktop and a variety of devices.
And, at least at first, the only way you can get files into and out of OnLive Desktop is through its Web-accessible cloud-storage service.
One has to appreciate the chutzpah of Donald Leka, chairman and CEO of Transmedia, maker of the Glide OS app that allows individuals to fluidly access their files no matter what mobile or desktop operating system they reside on.
If you can't wait that long, there's Mediafour 's new software, Xplay, which was created to let Windows users use the iPod by letting them simply drag MP3 song files directly to the iPod from the desktop.
If desktop computers and terminals proliferate in hotel rooms and other locales, Dulaney thinks users could more easily carry personal data files and applications around in tiny memory cards that just plug into any available desktop system.
In my case, I've installed a search engine called Google Desktop that lets me quickly scour my hard drive for files, and a product by Xobni Corp. that does something similar for Outlook email, even though neither is approved by my IT department.
Founded in 2005, Box enables people to share files and content inside and outside a company on desktop and mobile devices.
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It can also recognize and wirelessly play music files saved on smartphones, tablets, laptops and desktop PCs that support Bluetooth and Apple's AirPlay.
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Also, this week Google announced Google Desktop, a free downloadable application that combines desktop search with a sidebar that links to Web searches and personal files.
He said the OS has 300 new features and demoed 10, including a new organisational system for the desktop called Stacks and a new folder system which lets users browse files and applications visually, just as music lovers can browse album covers in iTunes.
The MSN toolbar also comes with a desktop search application which indexes the contents of your local computer so you can find files and messages quickly.
Files can be synched to the Creative Cloud and opened in Photoshop on the desktop or laptop for further refinement.
User's files can be synced to the Creative Cloud and opened in Photoshop Touch on the desktop or online for further refinement.
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Pages documents can be downloaded as Pages files, PDFs, or in Word format, and Numbers spreadsheets can be exported to the desktop version of Numbers, PDF, and Excel.
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Customers can still use Cloud Drive to store any of their files in the cloud and access them from any web browser or by using the Cloud Drive Desktop Apps.
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