The part of the Macintosh operating system that gives it the Mac "look and feel." It also provides file management (copy, delete, rename files) and control of the desktop icons, windows, Clipboard and Scrapbook as well as the application startup interface. The Finder resides in the System folder. See MultiFinder.
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- FTP Password Recovery (exe)
- FTP Password Recovery is a program that will show your forgotten FTP passwords. This FTP password finder is very easy to use and can recover passwords from FTP instantly. This tool can recover passwords from CuteFTP, Core FTP, FFFTP, FlashFXP, FileZilla, Total Commander, WS_FTP, WinSCP. This version is the first...
- Software downloads 2008-08-28
- FFFTP Password Recovery (exe)
- FFFTP Password Recovery is a program that will show your forgotten FTP passwords. This FTP password finder is very easy to use and can recover passwords from FFFTP instantly. FTP sites can be exported to a URL list file. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2008-08-28
- Java Dependency Finder (zip)
- Java Dependency Finder is a simple Java based command line utility that can be used to find out what jar/zip file contains what Class. Ever fell into the situation where you are trying to compile some Java code that needs a set of jars but you are not really sure...
- Software downloads 2008-08-20
- Black Hat Las Vegas Day 2
- Again, sorry for the late updates. Vegas is the kind of place that demands a lot of a person. Too many parties make it difficult to find time to blog on the conference. Pictures of the even are a bit sparse, due to consistently forgetting to bring my camera, but...
- Blog posts 2008-08-09
- ShellLess Explorer (exe)
- A file explorer that will blow your mind away: tabbed multi-panel interface - Ultra easy to work with numerous folders at the same time. Fast and easy to navigate to any places you want - A navigation bar and a list of MRU files/folders are provided Quick File Finder -...
- Software downloads 2008-08-08
- Nikon D3 (body only)
- Photos:Nikon D3For years, Nikon users had been asking their favored camera maker for a dSLR with a full-frame sensor (the same size as a 35mm frame of film). Finally, Nikon caved, delivering the 12-megapixel D3; the result is a camera that reaches new heights in imaging with extremely low noise...
- Product reviews 2008-07-31
- OnyX (Tiger) (dmg)
- OnyX is a utility of maintenance, optimization and personalization for Mac OS X. It also makes it possible to configure certain hidden parameters of Finder and the Dock and to remove a certain number of files when become cumbersome. Version 1.8.5 includes unspecified updates.
- Software downloads 2008-07-31
- Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream
- Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream64bit Vista Ultimate on my ....... HTPC since Beta 1. A few minor issues with video card drivers, nVidia during beta. Other then that it has been rock solid and a pleasure to use.Going StrongI have Vista Ultimate x64 on my office, and Sadly,...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- iPhone gas application roundup
- iPhone gas application roundupWhy do you need a cheap gas app?Why not just use one of the many Web sites? Just search for 'cheap gas finder.'Why You Need a Gas AppMsalzberg,Imagine driving down the street and you notice that your car is thirsty for gas. Now A. you can...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-26
- iPhone gas application roundup
- On 18 June 2008 I published my iPhone app wishlist and I'm happy that most of my most requested applications have been released (Thank you Texas Hold'Em!). Two my most request applications dealt with fuel, specifically a fuel economy tracker and a cheap gas finder. Several iterations...
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Scientific calculator (10 essential gadgets for students)
- Scientific calculator (10 essential gadgets for students)nice, but interesting choice of brand names.Not iPod, not Blackberry... however the wandering alarm clock is brilliant. I have the Kensington wi-fi finder and it never worked. A digital camera is missing from the list and would make a far superior book scanner than...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- 10 essential gadgets for students
- I chose these from personal experience, but also from asking many friends from around the world who are involved in technology and study at the same time. Some gadgets come with a recommendation, whereas others don't; things like laptops and cell phones can't be selected for everybody, it'd be ridiculous...
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Gardens and Plants (exe)
- More than 2,500 plants. More than 4,000 pictures. Basic plant finder with Latin or common name, family, max height-width & min tolerant temperature. Advanced plant finder with 79 morphological and biological criteria. Save searches Make plant lists for your projects. Make price lists and offers. Add pots, irrigation, services in...
- Software downloads 2008-07-23
- More iPhone 3G observations
- After almost a week with the new iPhone 3G I have some additional thoughts that I wanted to share on my experiences: As I previously mentioned, AT&T's 3G coverage is completely non-existent in my area, despite AT&T's coverage viewer claiming that I'm blanketed in 100 percent 3G....
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- Batch Image Processor 2008 (exe)
- Save time and view, organize, resize, watermark, convert, rename, adjust color, batch-process, and make Web gallery of images in just a few clicks using one piece of software. It features more than 90 built-in actions and effects, 25 image formats (including BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, TIF, SGI, PSD, WMF, EMF,...
- Software downloads 2008-07-16
- 10 things we'd change on the iPhone 3G
- 10 things we'd change on the iPhone 3GSo you want to......crack it open and void your warranty to replace the battery? Seriously, is that an option for 99% of the users? The change simply makes it easier for technicians to change the battery, not users.Wow. Not to brightWow.....
- Discussion threads 2008-07-15
- R-Studio for Mac (dmg)
- R-Studio for Mac is powerful and cost-effective data recovery software for Apple lovers. R-Studio for Mac is specially designed for Mac OS environment and recovers files from HFS/HFS+ Macintosh, FAT/NTFS Windows, UFS1/UFS2 (FreeBSD/OpenBSD/NetBSD/Solaris) and Ext2FS/Ext3FS Linux partitions. It also recovers data on disks, even if their partitions are formatted, damaged...
- Software downloads 2008-07-15
- Alfa MP3 Finder (exe)
- Search any mp3 music on Internet and download it to your hard drive. Search your favorite MP3 song and play it into your favorite MP3 player. Search from peer to peer or Internet. Now you can enjoy your mp3 song. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2008-07-09
- Microsoft addresses 9 security vulnerabilities with 4 "Important" bulletins
- Microsoft announced 4 "Important" security bulletins today that cover 9 separate vulnerabilities. Of note were vulnerabilities reported in Windows DNS server and client, and within SQL Server. Briefly, the vulnerabilities involve: Cache poisoning and insufficient socket entropy flaws in Microsoft DNS Server A remote...
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- Fuzzy Duplicate Finder for Excel (zip)
- This Excel plugin will polish off all typos and misprints from your Excel workbooks. It quickly finds and removes partial, or fuzzy duplicates, typos, misspelled words and similar records within a list or a selected range. Fuzzy Duplicates Finder searches for duplicates that differ in 1 to 6 characters. It...
- Software downloads 2008-07-07
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