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- A Swoopo VC responds
- At least, I think one did. I got an email from someone identifying himself as Howard, a Swoopo board member, taking issue with yesterday's post. His note, in full: Hi Robin, It appears you didn't finish your research on...
- Blog posts 2009-11-30
- The future of... bus stops
- Tired of wondering when your ride will arrive? SmartPlanet correspondent Sumi Das explains how the Eyestop could forever change that waiting game for the better. A mix of smooth steel, clear curved glass and technology, this artful creation from the minds at MIT Media Lab could make your...
- Videos 2009-11-30
- Could the latest LaCie LaCinema Classic HD streaming media device be The One?
- Unless Apple decides to make Apple TV as irresistible as it's made the iPod and iPhone, it's still anybody's game when it comes to the streaming media device that could capture the living rooms and the HDTVs installed within of the masses. There are cheap streamers, slightly less cheap streamers...
- Blog posts 2009-11-29
- jalada Catalina 1.0.1 (Mac)
- Be prepared to enter the exciting theme worlds of Catalina and let yourself be mesmerized by this unique arcade puzzle game. jalada Catalina is an entertaining blend of a popular matching game and a brain-busting puzzle. Everything is made to envelop you in a relaxing, but also mind challenging universe....
- Software downloads 2009-11-27
- Connect4 (Android) 1.0 (Mobile)
- Connect4 Android is a two-player board game in which the players take turns in dropping alternating colored discs into a seven-column, six-row vertically-suspended grid. The object of the game is to connect four singly-colored discs in a row - vertically, horizontally, or diagonally before your opponent can do likewise.
- Software downloads 2009-11-27
- NetScramble for Android 1.1 (Mobile)
- NetScramble for Android also known as Scrambled Net, is a port of the KDE game KNetWalk. The aim of the game is to connect all the terminals to the server in the least amount of clicks as possible. NetScramble for Android detects the screen size of the device it's running...
- Software downloads 2009-11-26
- Memo Game for Android 2.0 (Mobile)
- Memo Game for Android is a memory game for the Android platform. Memo Game for Android is an exciting board game, to be played for fun at all times. The application, through a user friendly interface, offers the users the chance to play the well-known Memory game now on the...
- Software downloads 2009-11-26
- A single search index would speed up the entire Internet
- Such cooperative efforts never work in the real worldIt's not like you can government-mandate this, because the internet is worldwide. And when you have this many groups involved that depend on this for making profits, you'll never get a consensus agreement on the finer details, and you'll never get everybody...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- Boardwalk Games for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)
- With Boardwalk Games for iPhone step right up and try your skill at winning prizes at your favorite boardwalk and midway attractions. It which combines three of your favorite carnival games on a scrollable nighttime boardwalk so you feel like you are right there, in the middle of the fun....
- Software downloads 2009-11-24
- Is your culture getting in the way of your IT success?
- Come from thinking that technology solves business problemsMotto should be:SOLVE THE PROBLEM, and then get technology to HELP IMPLEMENT the solution.The solution is soley in the business domaim.Any solution is necessarilly a set of business processes that unually require people to trigger them or at least make some decisions or...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Is your culture getting in the way of your IT success?
- Many enterprise IT investments lead to healthy debates about the best architectural or application approaches - but often forgotten is the culture of an organization itself. Commentary - While any planned enterprise IT investment leads to healthy debates about the best architectural or application approaches, too often left out...
- News items 2009-11-23
- Schiller: App Store isn't broken
- The truth hurtsThe truth is consumer lacks the ability to make good decision regarding the security of their data. We are regularly tricked into click-installing things while surfing the web, download trojans and other malware, give out information over the phone that we shouldn't etc ... and we never...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Movie Magic Scheduling 5.0 (Mac)
- Movie Magic Scheduling is a software solution that thinks the way schedulers think, featuring powerful new tools that provide increased flexibility and versatility in the way schedules can be created and viewed. Movie Magic Scheduling Box Your production schedule is the essential tool that takes your project from script...
- Software downloads 2009-11-22
- ProgDVB 6.24 (Windows)
- ProgDVB is a software which allows you to watch SAT-Television and listen to Radio channels directly from satellite by using DVB-PCI cards with hardware decoders on the board, SAT-dish, and personal x86-compatible computers. This software has options for working with network broadcasting and Audio/Video recording of the stream to different...
- Software downloads 2009-11-21
- Chrome OS - The good, the bad and the ugly, and how it fits in with Windows, Mac and Linux
- Chrome OS - The good, the bad and the ugly, and how it fits in with WindowsI gave it some thought too and realized that Chrome OS only has the bad and the ugly. There is nothing good about it. All data stored in the cloud, and on Google's...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- JiXii 3.0 (Mac)
- Start the program with a double-click or by dropping an image file onto the program icon. Scatter pieces by selecting a menu item (under "Puzzle") and drag pieces back to the right position. Rotate a piece, if necessary, by double-clicking it. Take your time & enjoy! Main features:Use your...
- Software downloads 2009-11-20
- Solitaire 3D 4.5 (Mac)
- Play your favourite Solitaire games, including FreeCell, Spider, Gaps and Klondike, all for free. Beautiful 3D graphics, fully customizable board sets, unique lighting effects, and much more make this a must for all solitaire fans.
- Software downloads 2009-11-20
- LinkLines 1.5.1 (Windows)
- LinkLines is a remake of the classic Lines arcade puzzle game. The object of the game is to Link five balls of the same color to form a line in any direction. Create lines to stop the board from filling up.
- Software downloads 2009-11-20
- Peoplesoft exec pops up at eMeter
- Former PeopleSoft CEO Craig Conway joins board of smart grid software player. by Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- Google Chrome OS announcement
- Just as I thought"All data on Chrome OS is in the cloud""All data stored in the cloud in Google Docs":(YeahThat unfortunately is a deal breaker for me.I'll be sticking to my dual boot Windows 7/Fedora Core setup on my netbook.bad and bad no chrome os for me ......RE: Google Chrome...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
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