Help screens that provide specific information about the condition or mode the program is in at the time help is sought. See Menu key and context.
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- Visteon shows the future of the dashboard
- Automotive parts supplier Visteon showed off a number of dashboard concepts at CES 2009, using materials developed with 3M. Touch sensitive panels with haptic response is a major area of research for Visteon, doing away with traditional buttons and knobs. by CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-01-09
- Layoffs at Gartner and AMR
- Carter Lusher at SageCircle reports that industry analyst firm AMR is shedding around 10% of its staff while Gartner is losing 117, or about 3% of its people. AMR looks to be retrenching to core areas while Gartner claims it is not letting any of its sales people or analysts...
- Blog posts 2009-01-09
- CES 2009: The best universal remote?, $120 HD camcorders, in-car streaming TV [day 2]
- Just got out of Audiovox's press conference, and a few notable items: Acoustic Research XSight remotes These AR remotes have the Logitech Harmony in their sights. The two new universal remotes allow users to program them directly (using a built-in code library) or using...
- Blog posts 2009-01-07
- When is a netbook no longer a netbook?
- When is a netbook no longer a netbook?You should perhaps start giving away pencils and teach writtingOk, I overstepped a little in the title, but the underlying idea that we don't need to stack low cost computers in all room corners ad in all students pockets is still a valid...
- Discussion threads 2009-01-07
- Interclue For Firefox 1.5.8.1 (Windows)
- Interclue is an extensive and polished new add-on that brings you link summaries, link context information and useful next action icons inside a handy tooltip window that turns up when you want it, not when you least expect it. Clueviews are not like other Web previews you may have seen....
- Software downloads 2009-01-07
- Safe 1.3 (Mobile)
- Safe allows you to store and organize your sensitive data. Your information is protected with your password by using one of the strongest cryptography available: Strong 256-bit AES encryption from the iPhone. In fact, 256-bit AES has been certified by NSA for government use and TOP SECRET information. This way...
- Software downloads 2009-01-06
- Adblock Plus 1.0 (Windows)
- Install Adblock Plus now and get rid of all those ads and banners. Right-click on a banner and choose Adblock from the context menu - the banner won't be downloaded again. Or click Adblock Plus icon in the toolbar to see all elements of the page and block the banners....
- Software downloads 2009-01-06
- Mac OS X Snow Leopard: What price?
- Behind the scenes at Macworld Expo, developers have mostly good things to say about OS X 10.6, called "Snow Leopard." While details may emerge during Tuesday's keynote presentation, the biggest question mark is the cost of the update. One developer wondered about Snow...
- Blog posts 2009-01-05
- ScanTango 2.5.2 (Mac)
- First released at MacWorld in 2005, ScanTango has rapidly become the first choice of professionals that require high-speed conversion and distribution of documents in PDF or TIFF format. ScanTango's support for bar-coded Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã?â??patch cardsÃ?¢ââ??¬Ã?? in scan batches enable the input of multiple documents in a single operation and changes to...
- Software downloads 2009-01-05
- 1st Security Administrator-Pro 12.0 (Windows)
- Restrict access to Windows applications, protect PC, and password-protect boot with 1st Security Administrator. This is the best professional password-protected security utility to apply access restrictions to PC, and to protect your privacy stopping others from tampering with your desktop. Deny access to Control Panel and its applets, disable interruption...
- Software downloads 2009-01-05
- Disk Checker 3.3 (Windows)
- Disk Checker is a full-featured disk diagnostics and repairs tool with backup ability. It includes two separate methods of disk checking. Disk Checker can read and write disk images compatible with files produced by other disk copy utilities (Diskcopy, WinImage, DiskDupe, etc), including burning CD-ROM image .ISO files. Command line,...
- Software downloads 2009-01-05
- Hidden Desktop 1.25 (Windows)
- With Hidden Desktop, everything you do on your PC is completely and securely hidden with no visible traces. Perfect for PCs that are shared with others, Laptops that have sensitive information which may be stolen, and for those who require extreme privacy from hackers, or intruders of any kind. Hidden...
- Software downloads 2009-01-05
- MB Asteroid Astrology 1.1 (Windows)
- MB Asteroid Astrology is a collection of programs which relate the placement of asteroids in signs on the general personality of an individual. This consists of different asteroids like Chiron, Juno, Vesta, Eros & Ceres. MB Asteroid Astrology is a very simple software helps you know yourself better thus making...
- Software downloads 2009-01-05
- MemoQ 3.2 (Windows)
- MemoQ is an integrated translation/localization environment ILE that boosts the productivity of human translators while maintaining high quality and increasing the consistency of translated texts. Forget about technical aspects of different file formats, recycle previous translations, and ensure the consistency of your translations with the use of glossaries. MemoQ contains...
- Software downloads 2009-01-05
- Curio 5.4 (Mac)
- Curio is the premier mind mapping, brainstorming, and project management application designed to promote visual thinking. Using Curio's innovative freeform interface and tools, you can intuitively gather, associate, and recall your ideas, while easily managing all the notes and documents associated with your project. Curio's extensive feature-set includes tools to...
- Software downloads 2009-01-05
- Airscanner Mobile Encrypter 2.91 (Mobile)
- Airscanner Mobile Encrypter is an advanced, attractive and easy to use encryption/decryption solution that both beginners and experts can enjoy. With its simple interface, you can create volumes that hold all your sensitive data, or use the interface to maintain granular control over the encryption/decryption at files or folder level....
- Software downloads 2009-01-05
- The Semantic Enterprise
- The video above by Manu Sporny of Digital Bazaar provides a clear and simple overview of the semantic web for 'newbies', explaining the limitations of the internet in its current incarnation and the potential of next generation intelligent agent machines to help us find information. While the...
- Blog posts 2009-01-04
- Processing and Analytics Workbench 0.9.8 (Windows)
- PAW empowers professionals in many different industries to do maximum collaboration and data processing with minimum effort. Users can collaborate on information with colleagues, consolidate with data from other sources and do repetitive data manipulation and aggregation with ease - enabling quick access to information and customized reports. With PAW,...
- Software downloads 2009-01-04
- SUNRISE Contacts 2009 1.0.1 (Mac)
- A powerful and easy-to-use contacts and general information management software consisting of 25 high-quality databases, expandable to 55 by purchasing ready-made databases or add an unlimited number of databases by giving us your specs. Includes: Unlimited telephone, email, web and address storage for each individual and company contacts. Produce...
- Software downloads 2009-01-04
- SplashID iPhone Desktop 4.6.1 (Mac)
- SplashID safely and securely stores all of your personal identification information including user names, passwords, credit cards, calling cards, bank accounts, PINs, and more. Information is stored in a secure, encrypted format and is quickly accessible. Unlimited number of customizable record types and categories for storing all kinds of personal...
- Software downloads 2009-01-04
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