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- Apple finally goes RIA
- I shouldn't say finally. The writing has been on the wall forever but most people couldn't figure out what the writing said. It turns out it has a name, SproutCore, an open source Javascript framework that has been getting some buzz because it may be powering the Mobile Me suite...
- Blog posts 2008-06-17
- Opera 9.50 and Firefox 3.0 - Which one will you choose?
- Opera 9.50 and Firefox 3.0 - Which one will you choose?Firefox 3 mainly, but some others as well...Firefox 3 is and will remain my main browser. Partly because of my favourite add-ons Adblock and Noscript. However, I have Opera and Epiphany installed as well. Mostly for troubleshooting Firefox.Greeting, Pjotr.the one...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-12
- iGetter Download Manager (dmg)
- iGetter is a powerful, full featured download manager and accelerator. iGetter can greatly improve the speed of your downloads using segmented downloading. In addition it allows auto resume on broken downloads, queue filtering, site explorer, searching of mirrors, FileAvenue.net integration, history list, scheduling downloads for low traffic periods, auto redial...
- Software downloads 2008-05-29
- Camino (dmg)
- The Camino Project has worked to create a browser that is as functional and elegant as the computers it runs on. The Camino Web browser is powerful, secure, and ready to meet the needs of all users while remaining simple and elegant in its design. Camino combines the awesome visual...
- Software downloads 2008-05-27
- 1Password (dmg)
- 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 2008-05-16
- Firefox 3.0 Beta 5 faster on Mac OS X than Safari 3.1
- Firefox 3.0 Beta 5 faster on Mac OS X than Safari 3.1Just how can MS let a bunch of punks beat them so badly? MS has the bestpaid employees on the planet, the best road map just ask Steve Balmer, and the most to lose. What gives here????RE: Firefox 3.0...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-03
- A fresh Firefox install: drastic but cathartic
- Following last weekend's mea culpa I thought I'd make amends this weekend with a post about how I nearly ditched Firefox but decided instead to do some housecleaning with a fresh install on my MacBookPro. The results were astonishing. Note: some of what I say only applies to Apple kit...
- Blog posts 2008-03-29
- Ubuntu's Shuttleworth: Linux server, client will be big in the cloud and mobile sectors
- Ubuntu's Shuttleworth: Linux server, client will be big in the cloud and mobile sectorsMark, YES PLEASE!!Create a mobile OS from Ubuntu...anything to untangle the mess that is Windows Mobile would be a godsend.RE: Ubuntu's Shuttleworth: Linux server, client will be big in the cloud anMark, It probably won't surprise you...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-26
- Globalization's roots in the boom 90s
- I've always wanted to read Thomas L. Friedman's "The World is Flat," a book that describes the globalization forces that have shaped the first decade of the 21st century, and in Friedman's mind, constitutes version 3.0 of a globalization wave that will be more intense - and move faster - than...
- Blog posts 2008-03-21
- Getting tired of the browser-go-round
- Getting tired of the browser-go-roundIf it does not work in Firefox, I don't visit.Truer words were never spoken. We the paying public control what we do with our money and where we shop.Yessss ........ you got 'er. I use FF or I don't go there!!!If it does not...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-16
- PayPal: If a browser doesn't have anti-phishing technology (like Safari) ditch it
- A PayPal executive last week recommended that its users ditch Apple's Safari browser since it doesn't have anti-phishing technology. If other phishing targets--banks, brokers and such--follow suit it could make anti-phishing technology the price of admission to recommend browsers. Infoworld last week quoted Michael Barrett, PayPal's CIO,...
- Blog posts 2008-03-04
- First Look at Firefox 3.0 Beta 2
- First Look at Firefox 3.0 Beta 2My Backup BrowserLike its predecessors, Firefox 3.0 Beta 2 continues to work with my financial site and Cox TV listings. No version of Safari has ever been able to do this. Firefox 3.0 Beta 2 also passes the acid test, http://www.webstandards.org/action/acid2/. ...
- Discussion threads 2007-12-19
- MHMR Center Health Workers Spend More Time with Patients
- The Camino Real Mental Health Mental Retardation MHMR Center provides at-home support and assistance services for persons with mental illnesses, development disabilities and mental retardation. Now with Mobility XE loaded on their laptops, MHMR clinicians are able to spend more time in the field seeing patients. Mobility XE provides them...
- Case studies 2007-12-01
- Glide Sync (exe)
- Easily upload your photos, music, video, documents, contacts, calendars and bookmarks. Glide Sync can simultaneously schedule automatic downloads of files you create and edit in Glide to your local desktops keeping all of your files in synch all of the time. Glide Sync makes it possible to access all...
- Software downloads 2007-11-07
- Glide Sync (dmg)
- Easily upload your photos, music, video, documents, contacts, calendars and bookmarks. Glide Sync can simultaneously schedule automatic downloads of files you create and edit in Glide to your local desktops keeping all of your files in synch all of the time. Glide Sync makes it possible to access all...
- Software downloads 2007-11-07
- Zoho adds offline functionality with Google Gears
- Zoho announced today that they've added hooks into Google Gears in their Zoho Writer program so that you can access and modify your documents when you're offline. After hanging out with Dion Almaer on the bus I was really anxious to see someone else use Google Gears and I hadn't...
- Blog posts 2007-08-21
- Silverlight on MLB.com
- Mike Harsh blogged about MLB.com rolling out video that runs on the Silverlight RC1 build. I think this is the first customer-facing use of Silverlight aside from a couple of stints on the Microsoft homepage. The MLB.com partnership was announced at MIX. I couldn't get it to work on my...
- Blog posts 2007-08-06
- 2008 BMW 535i
- Photo gallery:2008 BMW 535iThe 2008 BMW 535i was love at first drive. And while we do have to admit to a BMW bias, we always thought of the 5-series as a family car. But no more. Once behind the wheel of the new 535i, we felt its silky,...
- Product reviews 2007-08-03
- Mozilla caught napping on URL protocol handling flaw
- Mozilla caught napping on URL protocol handling flawAlun Jones insightAlun Jones has posted an illuminating piece on this topic here:http://msmvps.com/blogs/alunj/archive/2007/07/22/firefoxurl-url-vulnerability.aspxand in a comment here:http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2007/07/10/blocking-the-firefox-gt-ie-0-day.aspx#6570Highly recommended reading.I'll hold Mozilla to the same standard as MS[B]We thought this was just a problem with IE. It turns out, it is a problem with...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-23
- Lory Player (zip)
- Lory Player is an open source and completely cross platform .flv flash video files reader. It doesn't require any installation neither codec installed, because it's just a HTML file with a Flash object inside. It supports also .swf, .mp3 and many other file formats; tipically, it's used to play .flv...
- Software downloads 2007-07-23
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