Bonjour for Windows

By C.K. Sample, III

Have I mentioned how much I hate the new name for Rendezvous? More than Windows! And now, something to hate even more: Bonjour for Windows. Two great hates that go great together!

In all seriousness, this is pretty cool, because it means that Mac users stuck on Windows machines at work can still take advantage of some of the Mac's coolness; perhaps you could even persuade your boss to let you get a Mac and install this on all the PCs so you all play a little more nicely together.

In case you're scratching your heads wondering why I keep throwing French words around, you should know that Bonjour "also known as zero-configuration networking, enables automatic discovery of computers, devices, and services on IP networks. Bonjour uses industry standard IP protocols to allow devices to automatically discover each other without the need to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers."

I wonder if this means that we'll see a SubEthaEdit for Windows soon. They're offering a Bonjour SDK for Windows, too. *hint hint* *cough* Coding Monkeys *cough* That would be cool.

[via MacInTouch]

ps—Yes, we know there have been previous versions of this. But they weren't named Bonjour! 

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