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- Adobe releases Flash, AIR betas; Gauging the potential of multi-touch on the desktop
- Not surprising ....Not surprising, considering, Silverlight already supports multi-touch, as does WPF.Silverlight has potential......but platform availability is a factor. MS need to improve that greatly if they want to take a bite out of Flash's share.Rather, catch up[i]Adobe?s platform is appealing, but it?s in a race to stay ahead...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Dell's answer to Apple's Mac mini - The Inspiron Zino HD
- People Actually Buy These Things?Almost a $1000.00 for a cutsey, low powered designer computer? Do people actually buy these things? Maybe they should check out your Very Best Kit list.adrian please 959$ you dont put 959 for a low-end entry level machine you can have...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- Microsoft fixes IE patch again
- Microsoft has released an out-of-schedule fix for problems introduced by its last patch for Internet Explorer. Microsoft has released an out-of-schedule fix for problems introduced by its last patch for Internet Explorer. The fix, described in Microsoft support article ID 976749, was initially made available on...
- News items 2009-11-04
- VirIT eXplorer Lite 6.5.12 (Windows)
- VirIT eXplorer Lite is an anti-virus/anti-spyware for Windows. Clean your computer from viruses, root kit, spyware, worms, trojans, backdoor, dialers, BHO Browser Helper Object, adware, hijacker, fraud tool and malware software. The features of VirIT eXplorer Lite are: real time intrusion detection system, sort startup programs by date, scan and...
- Software downloads 2009-11-02
- Web addresses to exend to non-English languages
- Domain spoofing opportunity?I always wanted to know what they will be doing against this: http://www.z?net.com/ is actually a false domain because '?' is a Cyrillyc Small Letter Komi De insted of a Latin 'd'.Entering it in a browser causes an error today, but what will happen if they legalize non-latin...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-31
- Nokia 2705 Shade - black (Verizon Wireless)
- Photo gallery:Nokia ShadeMost of Nokia's recent cell phones for the U.S. market haven't been too exciting. Sure, the company gave us the odd Nokia Twist last month, but we're more likely to see functional handsets like AT&T's Nokia Mural 6750. Verizon's new Nokia Shade 2705 certainly is part of that...
- Product reviews 2009-10-27
- xB Browser 2.9.4.28 (Windows)
- The main advantage compared to other anonymous Web browsers is that xB Browser requires no configuration or technical knowledge in order to achieve anonymity. xB Browser is open-source so you can feel safe knowing what goes into our code. Additionally, it is even portable on a USB stick so you...
- Software downloads 2009-10-24
- Indigo 4.1.1 (Mac)
- Indigo is a home control server that integrates INSTEON and X10 hardware devices. Save money, conserve water, and reduce electrical usage by automating your home with Indigo's unlimited scheduling and control logic. Using Indigo's built-in Web server, you can access and control your home from anywhere using any modern Web...
- Software downloads 2009-10-10
- Friendly SQL 1.3 (Windows)
- Friendly SQL for Oracle is a lightweight, zero-configuration Oracle client featuring a SQL Editor and Visual Database Client Browser. With enterprise-friendly features like Microsoft Office integration, saved password encryption, and fully cancelable operations, Friendly SQL enables users to quickly and easily work in any Oracle 8i or higher database. **...
- Software downloads 2009-10-09
- Motorola Barrage (Verizon Wireless)
- Photo gallery:Motorola BarrageMotorola has a long history of creating durable cell phones, but with the occasional exception, they've ended up at Nextel. As we've long encouraged Moto to spread the rugged love, we were glad to see it launch the Motorola Barrage for Verizon Wireless. So named (or so we...
- Product reviews 2009-10-08
- HTC Touch2 (unlocked)
- Photo gallery:HTC Touch2On September 1, Microsoft announced that the first batch of smartphones running its updated mobile operating system, Windows Mobile 6.5, would start shipping on October 6. The next day, Taiwanese handset manufacturer HTC wasted no time in announcing one of its first Windows Mobile 6.5 offerings, the HTC...
- Product reviews 2009-10-06
- openSUSE 11.2 M8: What a Fine Lookin' Lizard
- Ubuntu's Karmic Koala isn't the only hot Linux beta floating around. On October 1, the openSUSE project released Milestone 8 of openSUSE 11.2, which is slated for general release in November, just in time for the holiday season. Milestone 8 will precede two release candidates to be also released...
- Blog posts 2009-10-04
- America backs away from the Internet with a whimper
- Just like how the EU workswhen they do not agree on something, the bargining, voting, referendums, treaties, et cetera begin.And nothing gets done. I guess the internet will now become another thing to be bargin, bantered, discussed, and not agreed apon.Yes, the future looks so bright for it. I wonder,...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-01
- .NET SAML2 Component for C#,VB,ASP.NET 2.0 (Windows)
- NetXtreme SAML2 is a .NET library with the capability to produce Adobe SAML2 files. It features a full-fledged object model for the easy creation of SAML2 files from any .NET language, providing complete control over the positioning of the elements in a SAML2 document. It does not use any external...
- Software downloads 2009-09-30
- .NET SAML Suite for C#,VB.NET,ASP.NET Vol4 (Windows)
- NetXtreme SAML2 is a .NET library with the capability to produce Adobe SAML2 files. It features a full-fledged object model for the easy creation of SAML2 files from any .NET language, providing complete control over the positioning of the elements in a SAML2 document. It does not use any external...
- Software downloads 2009-09-30
- .NET PDF Component for C#,VB,ASP.NET 2.0 (Windows)
- NetXtreme PDF is a .NET library with the capability to produce Adobe PDF files. It features a full-fledged object model for the easy creation of PDF files from any .NET language, providing complete control over the positioning of the elements in a PDF document. It does not use any external...
- Software downloads 2009-09-30
- The 2010 Productivity Tool Bonanza - Microsoft, Google, Zoho & Open Standards
- On the eve of what looks to be a major Microsoft productivity products year in 2010 with the Windows 7 operating system, Exchange 2010, Office 2010, MOSS/SharePoint 2010 and Azure it's interesting to look at how the market for these products serve has changed. ...
- Blog posts 2009-09-25
- HTC Touch Pro2 (Verizon Wireless)
- Photo gallery:HTC Touch Pro2 Verizon WirelessThe HTC Touch Pro2 is making the rounds to the various carriers; first showing up at T-Mobile, then to Sprint, and now Verizon Wireless. Verizon's version of the Windows Mobile smartphone isn't all that different from the other models, delivering a powerful business device capable...
- Product reviews 2009-09-22
- First there was WS-*, now we have REST-*
- why include M$?The history shown that any M$ involment with standards was detrimmental to the industry.I agree. I just think this is a new blogger that 'don't know how it works' NTRE: First there was WS-*, now we have REST-*Joe:if you think about it, REST is the perfect distributed object...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-16
- EyeSoft 2.3.1 (Windows)
- EyeSoft is a network video surveillance software application for recording IP cameras, megapixel network cameras, and USB Web cams. Supports over 400+ multi-vendor IP camera models as well as most USB Web cams, analogue capture cards, and live IPTV streams. Allows you to build powerful surveillance applications with easy to...
- Software downloads 2009-09-10
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