We also use desktop sharing tools to demo software products or go over design changes.

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Email, instant messaging, video conferencing, and desktop sharing are common parts of the workday for many people.

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Our vision for the next decade is to establish a number of regional training centers that are interconnected and use multi-point video conferencing as the main technology (plus desktop sharing).

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Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 together mark a rare confluence for Microsoft: they represent the first instance of the company's desktop and phone platforms sharing the same browser base, and that has wide-reaching implications for what developers can do.

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On the desktop app, people were sharing once every 36 hours.

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More recently, though, the photo-sharing service has made chunks of its service available to desktop users.

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"The new Iomega StorCenter px2 and ix4 desktop models offer an unparalleled balance of performance, simplicity and versatility in terms of data storage, sharing, and protection, " said Mike Nikzad, Chief Operating Officer, Iomega Corporation.

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The desktop browser extension largely stays out of your way until you need it, although we're surprised the social sharing elements are left out.

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