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- uTorrent 1.8.5 (Windows)
- uTorrent is a powerful and efficient BitTorrent client for Windows. Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in uTorrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading, and Mainline DHT. Additionally, uTorrent supports the protocol encryption joint specification and peer exchange. Unlike many torrent clients, it does not...
- Software downloads 2009-11-28
- Solar powered airplane: ready for take-off?
- RE: Solar powered airplane: ready for take-off?the other specification of it is Four elecric motors will power this air plane and the motors get their juice from an array of lithium polymer battery cells which are charged by the high efficiency solar cells on the wings and stabilizercan this thing...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- Mozilla: Still too dependent on Google for revenue; Can it diversify?
- well its in Google best interest ...that mozilla is healthy and and kicking .... anyone claiming monopole they point out that they support Mozilla foundation big time ...Google keep its competition alive they should do more invest in ubuntu ... so they...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Samsung SyncMaster T260HD
- Although CNET did not review the 25.5-inch Samsung SyncMaster T260HD, we did review the 24-inch Samsung SyncMaster T240HD. Judging from their specification sheets, the two Samsung monitors are essentially identical but for screen size, so we expect the quality of the 24-inch model to provide a good indication of how...
- Product reviews 2009-11-18
- Adobe DNG Converter 5.6 RC (Mac)
- The Adobe DNG Converter, a free utility that converts files from more than 200 cameras to DNG, enables you to easily convert camera-specific raw files to a more universal DNG raw file. Visit the Camera Raw page for a complete list of supported cameras. Digital Negative was developed to address...
- Software downloads 2009-11-18
- Google Wave: Has potential, but let loose too soon
- Open sourceKeep in mind that the code to developers is completely open source. If someone wants to make their own wave software or use the real time HTML 5 support for something else.Besides this is just a preview of the basics. Open to only 100,000 people, you can't expect much....
- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
- uTorrent 2.0 beta 16850 (Windows)
- uTorrent is a powerful and efficient BitTorrent client. Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in uTorrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading, and Mainline DHT. Additionally, uTorrent supports the protocol encryption joint specification and peer exchange. Unlike many torrent clients, it does not hog valuable...
- Software downloads 2009-11-03
- AV Bros. Puzzle Pro 3.0 (Mac)
- AV Bros. Puzzle Pro 3.0 is an extremely powerful, flexible and high quality Adobe® Photoshop® filter plug-in (8bf), which is targeted to help you create a highly realistic jig-saw puzzle effect. This Photoshop filter works with any image editing application host that supports Adobe's specification for Photoshop plugins (8bf). Thanks...
- Software downloads 2009-10-31
- Mac ZFS is dead: RIP.
- fortunatelywhile zfs is cool, there are enough other file systems, so we users won't miss it muchHow about EXT4 and BTRFS?What do you think of EXT4 and it's destined successor, BTRFS?NTFSActualy has similar features to most of these but maybe its not implemented as well.Apple picks NetApp WAFL over...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- So about this SIF thing
- The Systems Interoperability Framework SIF is something that people in ed tech talk a lot about and yet few understand its potential, its implications, and its hurdles. It just happens to be on my mind since we're about to undertake some pretty big SIF integration projects and I'm working...
- Blog posts 2009-10-23
- uTorrent Portable 1.8.4 (Windows)
- uTorrent is a powerful and efficient BitTorrent client for Windows. Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in uTorrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading, and Mainline DHT. Additionally, uTorrent supports the protocol encryption joint specification and peer exchange. Unlike many torrent clients, it does not...
- Software downloads 2009-10-23
- Brickbats over bricks
- Some more input from CalStar on their pending entry into the building materials market. I had asked about who set the standards for what is a "brick." The answer from CalStar: "ASTM is not the gatekeeper for new products - national and local building codes are....
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- Ubiquitous Computing Systems Implementation: Bluetooth Software Development on Windows and Linux
- Developing Bluetooth software systems in a very diverse computing environment involves solid understanding of the Bluetooth Specification as well as operating system and programming language nuances. For the author's research endeavors, the author used C and VisualBasic.NET to implement a Bluetooth serial communications system that runs across Windows XP, Windows...
- White papers 2009-10-17
- Wi-Fi Direct connections coming soon; Like Bluetooth, but better
- The Wi-Fi Alliance this morning announced that it is nearing completion of a new specification that will allow WiFi devices to connect to each other - devices such as mobile phones, cameras, printers, as well as devices such as keyboards and headphones - and that certification is expected to begin...
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
- Graph PaperGenerator 091010 (Windows)
- Graph Paper Generator generates Cartesian square, Multilevel Cartesian, and Hexagonal graph paper. It has a WYSIWYG configuration interface with a docking property window that allows fast, interactive specification of the graph paper. The display updates in real-time as you make specification changes. Cell sizes are specified in millimeters, and line...
- Software downloads 2009-10-10
- 2010 Lincoln MKZ
- Photo gallery:2010 Lincoln MKZThe same sort of modern stateliness we saw on the Lincoln MKS last year finds its way into the 2010 MKZ, along with an impressive technology array. Lincoln's new winged-grille design covers the front of this smallest Lincoln, giving it stronger presence than its platform mates, the...
- Product reviews 2009-10-07
- Dear Palm: Make you own sync software
- On Saturday Palm rebuffed the USB Implementers Forum's (USB-IF) recommendation and released WebOS 1.2.1 which restores syncing between the Pre smartphone and iTunes 9. This whack-a-mole measure/countermeasure between Palm and Apple is a farce that needs to end. Craig Hunter (via...
- Blog posts 2009-10-05
- .NET SAML Component for C#,VB,ASP.NET 2.0 (Windows)
- The Security Assertion Markup Language SAML v1.1 library for .NET adds support for SAML v1.1 single sign-on SSO to your ASP.NET applications easily. The library also offers the flexibility, ease of use and rapid development features of a component without the complexities of in-depth knowledge of how the SAML is...
- Software downloads 2009-09-30
- ASP.NET CAPTCHA Control,Component 2.0 (Windows)
- The AspXtremeCaptcha .NET web control & compoment that creates and validates image and sound CAPTCHAs Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart, which can easily be used from ASP.NET application with just drag & drop from the Visual Studio Toolbox, no need to modify the .config...
- Software downloads 2009-09-29
- .NET Telnet Component for C#,VB,ASP.NET 2.0 (Windows)
- The NetXtremeTelnet component provides a comprehensive set of interfaces and classes for establishing a Telnet communication to a Unix/Windows server and execute commands on it. It also helps you to add terminal emulation capabilities to your .NET applications within a minute. The library also offers the flexibility, ease of use...
- Software downloads 2009-09-28
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