Using menus to command the computer. Contrast with command-driven.
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- Blog posts 2008-08-29
- Kids NetLinks NFL Edition (zip)
- Kids NetLinks NFL Edition provides over 20 of the top NFL Web site links that you can add to your desktop, start menu, or favorites with 1 click. You can choose from 1 to over 20 links to each area. Also available is the option to change your IE homepage...
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- Kids NetLinks Medical Edition provides over 20 links to the top medical Web sites to add to your desktop, favorites and start menu with a single click. Also included are 20+ medical related wallpaper images to choose from and the ability to change your I.E. homepage to any of the...
- Software downloads 2008-08-28
- SOA adoption down from 2006: if so, why?
- SOA adoption down from 2006: if so, why?The SOA Problem has moved elsewhereMy comments here.http://www.gandalf-lab.com/blog/2008/08/soa-adoption-down-from-2006-are-you.htmlI think the problem SOA tried to solve has moved elsewhere. With WOA ,SaaS and crowd sourcing the notion of a central body managing all enterprise services has diluted and hence you see a lot of...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- 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,...
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- Palm Treo Pro (unlocked)
- Photo gallery:Palm Treo ProWhile not the best-kept secret in the technology world, with leaked photos and videos all over the Net, we were still amped over Palm's official unveiling of the Palm Treo Pro. And why wouldn't we be? The smartphone looked pretty sharp, both inside and out. However, now...
- Product reviews 2008-08-27
- Mozilla Ubiquity: Is Mozilla building out a different kind of RIA platform?
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- AMD/ATI Catalyst 8.8 downclocks GPU on detecting FurMark
- AMD/ATI Catalyst 8.8 downclocks GPU on detecting FurMarkGood stuff! Shows the fail involved at GPU manufacturersThey just overclocking old stuff cause they cant come up with new stuff or wont pay for the proper fans to deal with real game play.When hardware performance is driven by press releases... its...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Psystar countersues Apple for anticompetitive business practices
- Psystar countersues Apple for anticompetitive business practicesOh this is going to be goodApple is going to have a tough time wiggling out of this one and MS have a great opportunity, ad-wise, to strongly differentiate themselves, not that they had any difficulty with that in the first place, but keying...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Mp3 Tagger (exe)
- With Coding Art's Mp3 Tagger, you'll experience an easier way to tag your mp3's than you have seen before. Mp3 Tagger lets you control the important tags easy and with the power to control which tags, and which songs to be edited, you'll tag more songs than before and in...
- Software downloads 2008-08-27
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- Boxcutter is a simple command line-driven screenshot program for Microsoft Windows. Unlike using the print screen key that takes a full-screen screenshot, Boxcutter allows the user to screenshot a smaller portion of the screen by dragging a box and automatically saves the screenshot to a specified file. Boxcutter can also...
- Software downloads 2008-08-27
- Amara Menu Builder (zip)
- With Amara Flash Menu Builder you can create professional Flash buttons and menus for your Web site. Create navigation bars, scrolling menus, and sub menus in minutes for your Web site or Flash project. Version 2.9 includes updated features and installer.
- Software downloads 2008-08-27
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- Product reviews 2008-08-26
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- The LG 50PG20 is the company's least expensive 50-inch plasma, competing against similar entry-level models from Samsung and Panasonic. It doesn't have the 1080p resolution of higher-priced plasmas, but we didn't really miss that extra detail. What we did miss with this LG, namely deep black levels and more accurate...
- Product reviews 2008-08-26
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
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- Software downloads 2008-08-26
- VGSC (zip)
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- Software downloads 2008-08-26
- Text Speaker (exe)
- Text Speaker will convert any text document to MP3 audio. Create your own audio books. To hear text, just open a Microsoft Word, Rich Text RTF, HTML, or text TXT file. Click Speak to hear a clear, understandable human-sounding voice read the document, or click Convert to Audio to create...
- Software downloads 2008-08-26
- Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP
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- Product reviews 2008-08-25
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