t’s quite possible that 2010 will be remembered as the year that the tablet revolution began. After Apple’s unveiling of the iPad in January, I frankly would never have predicted that the company would sell over 7 million during the product’s first six months on the market. It has clearly touched a nerve and a slew of multi-touch tablet copycats are lining up to compete with it.

I also think it’s fair to say that the tech world has been a bit over-infatuated with tablets this year — myself included, at times. While tablets are starting to make a lot of sense for workers who spend their days on-the-go, in conference rooms, and on-site with clients, there are still plenty of employees who remain tied to their desks for most of the day and are under a lot of pressure to produce.

For these workers, the desktop computer remains the best tool for the job. And, so we don’t forget that this is still the silent majority of computer users, here are four ways to optimize the desktop experience and maximize productivity using some of the latest technologies.

Name: BridgeURL

Quick Pitch: BridgeURL does one simple task. Users can input multiple links and generate one URL that will display all listed links in a slideshow format.

Genius Idea: URL-shortening services have become extremely popular and necessary in today’s age of short-form status updates. You’ve probably already latched on to either Bit.ly, Ow.ly or one of the many others; but newcomer BridgeURL has a completely distinct value proposition that sets it apart from the rest with one useful function — multiple-link sharing.

With BridgeURL, you can input multiple URLs and click “Create Link” to have the service generate a single URL that you then copy to share on

Android smartphone market share trails iPhone market share by a scant 9 percentage points in a recent study from analysis giant Nielsen.

According to statistics on overall U.S. market share, Android is the single fastest-growing mobile platform. By contrast, Apple’s iOSshows an ever-so-slight decline.

Other operating systems, including BlackBerry and Windows Mobile, show sharp declines over the past quarter. Still, BlackBerry is the top mobile OS by the numbers, with around 30% of the total market share.

Last month, Nielsen’s stats showed that Android was the preferred platform of new smartphone buyers, suggesting that big-budget marketing campaigns for devices such as theDroid lineup and HTC’s Evo were paying off.

In fact, Androids outsold iPhones for the first time ever in the first half of 2010.

Nevertheless, these stats still show iOS devices as the leading smartphones in the Android-versus-iPhone battle. Today, Android has 19% of the mobile OS market, while Apple’s iOS smartphones have 28%.

Age also plays a role in which device a given smartphone user is likely to choose. Members of the under-35 crowd