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ROFLthing 2008

Have you ever been to an internet culture conference? Earlier this year, Harvard senior Tim Hwang threw one in Cambridge, Mass., and it was a massive success. This time, Hwang wanted to have a smaller get together in San Francisco to chat about memes. Welcome to ROFLthing...

Tags: Humor, Rickroll, Chuck Norris, Internet, Strategy, Management, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-08-29

JavaScript 2.0: Why Give Programmers Crutches?

[Guest Comment from Shane Steinert-Threlkeld] A new spec on which JavaScript 2.0 will be based , should be finalized by the end of the fall. Yet most of the proposed changes do close to nothing to actually improve the language. A lot of...

Tags: JavaScript, Programmer, JavaScript 2.0, Shane Steinert-Threlkeld, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-08-29

Map Suite Web Edition (zip)

Map Suite Web Edition is an ASP.NET server control that you can use to develop Internet and Intranet GIS applications with rich, interactive maps. Designed as an easy-to-learn .NET native component, Map Suite Web Edition makes Web-based GIS accessible to beginning and veteran developers alike. Now even more simple to...

Tags: Web, Tool, ThinkGeo, GIS, .Net, C#, Channel Management, Productivity, Programming Languages, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-08-29

Google, Mozilla extend search box deal

Google, Mozilla extend search box dealA big thanks to Google for doing their part to fund the free and openinternet. Without Firefox, and Google's funding, we would end up with a MS proprietary internet, with lots of MS toll booths.Great News!Keeps Mozilla funded, and you can add other search engines...

Tags: INTERNET, Web browsers, Google Inc., Mozilla Corp., search box

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

The depressing future of the Internet

A brief overview of how the Internet came about: some years ago, some military boffs thought it'd be awesome if computers could talk to each other, so the US could nuke the hell out of other countries without actually being near there. A smart professor from England then came up...

Tags: Security, IPv6, Computer, Flaw, IPv6 Adoption, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-08-28

Public policy and open source

Public policy and open sourceGovernments should tread carefullyBy all means they should use OSS if it is the most cost-effective use of the taxpayers' money. But that's as far as it should go. There shouldn't be any 'affirmative action' for OSS.NoneGovernment should have a policy of using public funds in...

Tags: Vertical industries, open source, government

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

An IE8 Beta 2 Q&A

Yesterday I published my first look at the just-released Beta 2 of Internet Explorer 8. I got some great comments in the Talkback thread and via e-mail and thought it would be worth answering them here. Should you install IE8? Where can you download the correct code for your OS....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows XP, Beta, IE Beta Newsgroup, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-08-28

Why does Safari stink?

Why does Safari stink?Safari on iPhone is even worseSafari on a Mac should work at least as well as Firefox. but on the iPhone it crashes regularly or locks up the iPhone. And it appears Apple's licensing is designed to preclude any competition:"Apple's software requirements for the device are too...

Tags: Web browsers, Web site development, Channel management, Web technology, KHTML, Apple Safari, Safari stink, stink, Web, Web browser, Web site

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

GoBootstrap: simplifying SME accounting

I'm keen to see startups in the accounting for small business space. Part of that is because I spent more years than I care to remember in finance roles, part is in the belief that accounting systems that reflect a 600 year old methodology are well...

Tags: Accounting, Small And Medium Enterprise, Advisor, GoBootstrap, GoBootstrap.com, Tax Estimate, General Usability, Taxes, Free Trade, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Financial Planning, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-08-28

Resurrecting E-voting

Resurrecting E-votingDifficulty of subverting voting machinesIt seems to me that any system can be tampered with to render the vote dishonest. However, some configurations make such tampering very hard while others are much easier to subvert. You should talk about the relative difficulty and not whether or not...

Tags: SECURITY, Resurrecting E-voting, risk, e-voting

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

Beginners HTML (msi)

Make HTML pages easily by with this editor. Includes features such as tables, sounds, images, forms, and frames. You can also easily put a Web address in to save the code of that page. It includes links to easy help pages. Version 1.4 improved buttons and printing.

Tags: HTML, UKBR, Document Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting

Software downloads 2008-08-28

Redirect Page Creator (zip)

Redirect Page Creator creates stand alone Web pages that gives Webmasters the ability to redirect visitors to other Web sites. This program uses meta refresh technology to accomplish redirecting the visitor. A Webmaster simply enters the destination URL then saves the code generated by this program. Finally the page is...

Tags: Webmaster, Visitor, Cyberweb Solutions, Java, Programming Languages, Linux, Channel Management, Microsoft Windows, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-08-28

Shopping Companion (exe)

Shopping Companion allows you to keep a database of items and print out shopping lists. The database-driven system allows you to manage multiple shopping trips. Changes are automatically saved preventing data loss if computer shuts down or locks up. The database has fields for store, aisle, product, brand, category, size,...

Tags: Store, Brent Shelton, Shopping Companion, Changes, Files, Totals, Taxes, Free Trade, Productivity, Storage, Databases, Financial Planning, Finance, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2008-08-28

CNC Code Shooter Mill and Lathe (exe)

CNC G-code generator for cnc mills and lathes in one program, choose a processor file, add G-codes and M-codes as needed, combined mill and lathe into one program, added G76, G92, radius, rapid, new set up sheet, face, groove, new tool, turn, bore, mic over balls, set x, y, and...

Tags: Microphone, Radius, Tool, Randall Ellison, Productivity

Software downloads 2008-08-28

RTflow (exe)

RTflow is a free, lightweight dataflow modelling tool for real-time systems. In RTflow, you build your system in a graphical language that is both parallel and deterministic, so that threading and timing problems are completely avoided. You verify your model in a simulator that produces graphs of every variable in...

Tags: RTflow, C/C++, Programming Languages, Productivity, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2008-08-28

EZ-Metrix (zip)

EZ-Metrix is a source code metrics utility with a difference. It's like a tape measure for your software. With an easy Internet-based interface, multiple language support and flexible licensing features, you will be up and running in minutes with the EZ-Metrix code counter. Measure software size from virtually all text-based...

Tags: Software, EZ-Metrix, Software Development, Tools & Techniques, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Management

Software downloads 2008-08-28

Altova XMLSpy Standard Edition (exe)

Altova XMLSpy 2008 Standard Edition is an entry-level XML editor for viewing, validating and editing XML documents. It is perfect for users who need to open XML, DTD, XML Schema, XSLT, and XQuery files and perform light-weight editing tasks. Pretty-printing, context-sensitive entry helpers, code completion, strong validation, and sample XML...

Tags: Altova, Altova XMLSpy 2008 Standard Edition, XML, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2008-08-28

Internet Explorer 8 beta 2

With the public release of its second beta, Microsoft said it intends for the Internet Explorer 8 browser to be more customer-oriented than previous versions of its browser. Our initial impression of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 is positive: we think Microsoft has not only caught up with Opera, Safari,...

Tags: Web browsers, IE 8 beta 1, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE8, Internet Explorer 8, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Product reviews 2008-08-27

Now that the HP-EDS deal has been consummated

The Irregulars draws its 'crew' from a wide and varied group of technology interests. One is Charlie Bess, an EDS Fellow. These are the brightest of the brightest among EDS thinkers and we are honored to have Charlie's insights. Now that the HP-EDS deal has been consummated, Charlie felt free...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Outsourcing, Investment, Finance, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1All part of the MS plan to keep browsers dumbded down. If we had reallygood browsers, how would they get people to use MS proprietary solutions for rich internet applications.RE: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1The title says Firefox 3.0.1The graph...

Tags: Web browsers, Scripting languages, Quality, Adrian, Firefox 3.0.1, Mozilla Firefox, JavaScript, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, Internet Explorer 8 Beta, Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-27