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- Frugal Friday: Joblessness, DROID, Chrome OS, Richard Stallman, V.i. labs
- Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss the dwindling IT employment landscape, my experiences with the Motorola/Verizon DROID, the Google Chrome OS developer code release, Ken's recent interview with Richard Stallman, and we interview Victor DeMarines of V.i. labs, the anti-piracy and software protection company. ...
- Blog posts 2009-11-21
- Anti Trojan Elite 4.7.6 (Windows)
- Anti Trojan Elite is a malware remover and system security manager. It features a real-time malware firewall for users that can detect trojans or keyloggers that try to infect your PC. It can detect a vast variety of malware such as trojans, worms and keyloggers and has a live update...
- Software downloads 2009-11-21
- Office Starter 2010 private beta, with 'Office to GO,' goes to testers
- Installing SP2010, Office 2010, and VS 2010 now...Should have a working environment by this weekend. The graphic at the bottom of the article should also include two of the more exciting services in 2010 - Access Services for hosting database driven forms and reports and Visio Services, for publishing data...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Ballmer: Windows 7 sales on a roll
- Oh boy... this should be a fun Talkback... ntntyeap...for sure we'll be hearing what everyone has already said "ad nauseum".BallSack is a MoronPlain and Simple.I'm sure Win7 sales are decent. After all, it's hard to get an OS-less computer.....It is easy enough to get linuxpre-installed.Or buy a MacHowever,...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- AntispamSniper For Outlook 3.2.2.1 (Windows)
- AntispamSniper for Outlook provides a professional antispam and anti-phishing protection for your mailbox. The plug-in filters POP3, IMAP, and Exchange accounts. The unique combination of several methods for automatic e-mail classification shows excellent filtering quality for all kinds of spam, including graphical spam with random text. The plug-in has a...
- Software downloads 2009-11-20
- Pinned tabs? (Gallery: Chrome OS revealed)
- Easy to see why Google wants thisAll roads lead to Google and advertizing.RE: Pinned tabs? (Gallery: Chrome OS revealed)Aouch!! what is this crap os is??? Bad Bad Bad idea!!!RE: Pinned tabs? (Gallery: Chrome OS revealed)NO thanks. I am not in Kindergarten.RE: Pinned tabs? (Gallery: Chrome OS revealed)I think it...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Exterminate It 1.57.11.19 (Windows)
- Exterminate It is an anti-virus and anti-malware solution defends your PC and notebook with ease. Now you can feel the meaning of Real Personal Protection with Submit State feature fastest possible responder to Your Threats in 24 hours. Huge everyday-updated Malware Database sustains your protection. It is compatible with other...
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- 1Password 3.0 (Mac)
- 1Password is a Password Manager that uniquely brings you both Security and Convenience. It is the only program that provides Anti-Phishing protection and goes beyond password management by adding Web Form Filling and Automatic Strong Password Generation. All your confidential information, including passwords, identities, and credit cards, is kept in...
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Trojan Guarder Gold 7.95 (Windows)
- Though installed with anti-virus system and firewall, your PC is still not safe enough. Trojans could be recording all your valuable passwords and credit card information without your knowing it. Trojan is a mini program running on a workstation. At its basic level, it merely records every key pressed together...
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- IBM feels cozy on sidelines as Oracle-Sun deal languishes in anti-trust purgatory
- IBM should thank M$for activating its agents in the EC and stalling the Oracle-Sun deal.MySQL/MariaDB may be where most of the data residesYes, Oracle and DB2 have a significant market share of large DB installations, but most of the data in the world isn't aggregated by a few large companies,...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- IBM feels cozy on sidelines as Oracle-Sun deal languishes in anti-trust purgatory
- It's my contention that we're only now entering the true data-driven decade. And all that data needs to run somewhere. And it's not going to be in MySQL, no matter who ends up owning it. by Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- CleanMail Server 4.1.2.2 (Windows)
- CleanMail is a SMTP/POP3 e-mail security solution (anti-spam/anti-virus) that integrates into existing email environments. CleanMail includes a comprehensive set of filters, including an attachment blocker, remote blacklist filter DNSBL, and a complete Windows build of the award-winning, open-source SpamAssassin filter. The open-source ClamWin anti-virus package is available as a fully-integrated,...
- Software downloads 2009-11-18
- Contact Form Generator 1.7 (Windows)
- Create HTML forms for your website. Generate them with an online wizard. Contact forms are very useful to receive message from your visitors. Build polls, questionnaires, and other types of web forms. No programming skills are required, just copy and paste the HTML form code on a page. You can...
- Software downloads 2009-11-18
- Google to demo Chrome OS; Detail launch plans
- the windoze killer has arrivedChrome OS will put the final nail in M$ coffin!You really can't be seriousyou have to be a fake or something.Your posts are allways way off the mark.By like a continent or two.Windoze? Grow up, manI hope Chrome is good - because it will make...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Do former CEOs make better politicians than career diplomats?
- Well, The Poll is Evidence of the ProblemAt this point, those who think CEOs would not make good politicians outnumber those who do. But the original question was a comparison; do former CEOs make better diplomats than career politicians? Too many people have still been brainwashed into thinking that politicians...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Apple contemplating free, ad-supported iPhone?
- Apple has no tasteOh, wait, no, that was Microsoft that had no taste because there are Windows 7 desktop themes available that have images of Coke cans in them. Isn't that right tigertank? For some reason that I can't wait to hear, this move by Apple, however, is very tasteful.Cue...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Microsoft confirms 'detailed' Windows 7 exploit
- Ummm interesting....so just block 139 and 445...445? great that port aggain.Is SMB blocked to/from internet by th firewall by default?RE: Microsoft confirms 'detailed' Windows 7 exploitPorts 139 and 445 are blocked by default for Internet access by Windows firewall in Windows 7 and any commerical hardware firewall. They are enabled...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- Fastream IQ Proxy Server 3.0.1R (Windows)
- IQ Proxy Server is a robust and secure content/reverse solution for Windows. Featuring the most scalable server engine with up to 20,000 simultaneous connections for both filtering and caching content proxy and securing and accelerating reverse proxy, could serve more than 10,000 requests/sec in keep-alive mode. Fastream IQ Proxy Server...
- Software downloads 2009-11-15
- An interesting exchange on politics and IT
- Was just thinking about thisExcept I was thinking about what I've heard Linux advocates say in the past, that most consumers make dumb technology choices, and whether this squares with advocating for free markets? Yes, I think it does. People will buy products that they can relate to and feel...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-14
- I'm in a nanny state state of mind
- Business can help ...if employees who smoke during the workday are not allowed "smoking breaks" to do so. Alternatively, if non-smoking employees demanded equal breaks with smokers, business might get the drift.Some businesses do helpThere are businesses that offer smoking cessation programs on their own dime, knowing the money they'll...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-13
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