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- Silicon Valley's gender gap
- I recently spoke with Judy Estrin, one of Silicon Valley's top entrepreneurs, about her new book "Closing the Innovation Gap." But what about closing the gender gap? I asked her why there are so few, and now fewer--with Diane Greene out as CEO of VMware--women in senior...
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack
- In the wake of the recent malvertising attacks where malicious flash ads were appearing at trusted web sites, evidence from multiple vendors and researchers indicates that spammers and malware authors have once again switched tactics, and are one again abusing legitimate services such as Google's Picasa and ImageShack. Whereas the...
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- The power of standard protocols
- I've spent the past few months as the primary developer at a very small company. An important technology to this company is Instant Messaging, as it plays an essential part in our approach to unified messaging. This has meant that I have had to build, in-house, our...
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Ten key differences between Linux and Windows
- Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Here are the key differences distilled into one list....
- News items 2008-09-04
- Dell repair adventure, day 5, with updates
- Since our last episode, our hero has been communicating with Bob Pearson, Dell's VP of Communities & Conversations, and Bill Bivin, Dell's Community Liaison, about getting my Dell Lattitude D620 back up and running. Both Bob and Bill give every impression of trying very hard to deal not only with...
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- HXCMusic - Free Music Search (exe)
- With this hot new program you can search, listen, and download music, search lyrics, check out band reviews, watch videos, and build playlist all via online sources, HXCMusic will find just about any song, and if you dont find it, and request your song. HXCMusic - Free Music Search will...
- Software downloads 2008-09-04
- Remove Excel Write Password (exe)
- Remove Excel Write Password removes any MS Excel shared workbook password, password to modify, workbook protection and sheet protection passwords. If you have forgotten any internal Excel password this is the solution for you. Passwords of any length and character set are supported and removed in a few minutes each....
- Software downloads 2008-09-04
- Universal Viewer Pro (exe)
- Universal Viewer is an advanced file viewer that supports a wide range of formats. Implemented view modes and corresponding file formats are: Text, Binary, Hex, Unicode: any files, of unlimited size (even 4Gb+ sizes are allowed); RTF/UTF-8: RTF and UTF-8 encoded texts; Image: all general graphics formats: BMP, JPG, GIF,...
- Software downloads 2008-09-04
- S-Record File Compare (exe)
- S-Record File Compare is a utility that loads two separate files sector by sector into memory and then compares the two sectors. A sector being a 64k-byte block. It will then either display the differences as a memory view highlighting the differences in red or find the lines from the...
- Software downloads 2008-09-04
- Certero PCMigrator (zip)
- Certero PCMigrator is a Personal, PC File Migration and Backup Tool. PCMigrator, scans your computer for different file types by extension e.g. *.doc, *.exe etc. The discovered files are then automatically compressed into a zip file and saved to a location of your choice. This version is the first release...
- Software downloads 2008-09-04
- SysReturn (zip)
- SysReturn is a software to manage publicly accessible computers, such as those in computer labs, libraries, Internet cafes, biz centers and even KIOSK machines, such as ATM in banks, home automations, unmanned advertising computers, etc. The program allows you to restore data and system automatically after a system crash, software...
- Software downloads 2008-09-04
- Split And Zip (jar)
- Split Features: Select "Slice" option under Split menu. Use "Open" button to open a file. Alternatively you can drag a file from desktop or explorer and drop it to open. You can view details of file e.g. path, size, last modified date on screen. Enter number of pieces you like...
- Software downloads 2008-09-04
- TechTool (exe)
- Tech Tool is a lightweight tool for Techs to get simple information about a users computer. It is a standalone EXE, so you don't have to install it. Just download and run it. It produces a log that is easy to post to a forum for a user. It is...
- Software downloads 2008-09-04
- Silicon Valley's Judy Estrin warns we are running out of innovation
- I recently met with Judy Estrin, a former CTO at Cisco, and one of Silicon Valley's top serial entrepreneurs. Since the dotcom bubble burst she has been concerned that Silicon Valley has not been investing enough in startups pioneering innovative technologies. She warns that we are living...
- Blog posts 2008-09-03
- Can Drop.io coexist with the FRCP?
- Can Drop.io coexist with the FRCP?We use moodleWe have a Moodle server setup for this very reason. We create a Moodle course for each teacher course and give the teacher the ability to administer their own course. Students can log in from home and download assignments, syllabus, etc...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Five reasons why Chrome will crash and burn
- Five reasons why Chrome will crash and burnRE: Five reasons why Chrome will crash and burnThe key reason they developed their own browser was for mobile browsing, which is expected to be more and more dominant in coming years. Chrome would be a good browser for the Google Android...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Google Chrome ... the day after
- Google Chrome ... the day afterGoogle Chrome ... the day afterGoogle Chrome had its initial spike from people trying it then realizing how broken it is. So they went back to their default browsers leaving Google out in the cold. The countdown begins now for them to cut...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Chrome is 42x faster than IE7, 9x faster than FF3
- Chrome is 42x faster than IE7, 9x faster than FF3Pretty amazing!! It seems like we DO need competition to foster innovation.NT.Chrome and key logging!http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/web_services_browser/chrome_privacy_is_full_of_dents.htmlRE: Chrome is 42x faster than IE7, 9x faster than FF3Well please, by all means, do the opposite give us an example of ANY javascript test that...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Dell repair adventure, day 4
- Dell repair adventure, day 4Litigation"The expectation is that a person will arrive on site the next day having 1) the skills to diagnose and repair the problem, 2) the parts necessary to repair problem and 3) the tools necessary to do the work."1. Litigate: misleading advertising.2. Where is ZDNET's legal...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Lossless JPEG Rotator (exe)
- Digital photos can be made with different shot orientaton. To easily view these photos they will have to be rotated to the correct position. With Lossless JPEG Rotator you can do this easily, without loss in quality and in most cases automatically. Rotated photos keep their original date and time....
- Software downloads 2008-09-03
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