A TCP/IP port number that is configured to accept packets. Contrast with "closed port," which is set to deny all packets with that port number. See port forwarding and TCP/IP port.
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- Software downloads 2010-03-11
- Midirec Chung 1.0 (Windows)
- Midirec Chung is a simple free midi recorder with midi input port selection, record, play, load, save, export to midi file. Auto remove leading and trailing blanks, edit function (start,end,cursor,save,export) and auto recording pause after 20 sec blanks. To install,just unzip the zip file. To play, just run Midirec_Chung.exe. To...
- Software downloads 2010-03-11
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- Software downloads 2010-03-10
- Motorola Devour- silver (Verizon Wireless)
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- Product reviews 2010-02-24
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- Discussion threads 2010-02-24
- theNextTrain - 17 Agencies 2.0.2 (Mobile)
- Fast, simple to use, and readily available, theNextTrain Schedules are a commuters' best friend. Now with schedules for 17 Transit Agencies.== Schedules For 17 Agencies INCLUDED == BART - San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Caltrain - California Capitol Corridor - California LIRR - New York MTA Long Island Railroad...
- Software downloads 2010-02-24
- Garage Drums 3.0 (Mobile)
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- Software downloads 2010-02-23
- FTC tags schools among data breaches from P2P file sharing
- As if RIAA and the MPAA didn't give us enough reasons to ban file-sharing traffic in our schools, the FTC has contacted over 100 organizations including several schools who inadvertently released sensitive data through file-sharing activities. Do you want to be getting a letter like this from the Federal...
- Blog posts 2010-02-22
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- Discussion threads 2010-02-22
- Pinkie 1.25 (Windows)
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- Software downloads 2010-02-22
- Remote for PhotoBooth 3.0 (Mobile)
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- Software downloads 2010-02-19
- Do you use MagicJack?
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- Discussion threads 2010-02-18
- Remote for GarageBand 3.0 (Mobile)
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- Software downloads 2010-02-18
- Driverless eSATA cards: worth the wait?
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- Discussion threads 2010-02-17
- 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour EX-L AWD
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- Product reviews 2010-02-16
- The economics of a free iPad...
- Dirt cheap hardware is going to be a problem for MS. As the price of the hardware goes to zero, the model of charging for the OS does not work anymore. Though, publishers might like better being able to give away Android devices and keep the 30% for themselves!!!I hate...
- Discussion threads 2010-02-16
- Q 0.9.1d118 (Mac)
- Q is based on the excellent open source CPU emulator QEMU from Fabrice Bellard. Pierre d'Herbemont from stegefin.free.fr ported QEMU to OS X and initiated a cocoa Version.That was the initialization for Mike to develop Q. A completely rewritten cocoa port of QEMU, built directly on OS X,...
- Software downloads 2010-02-16
- Artemis Pro 1.0.0 (Mobile)
- Artemis is named after the Greek goddess of the hunt, the hunt for knowledge in this case. Like the other goddess named service called "ISIS", is Artemis also capable of handling IVEF compatible data streams. Phonetically it is similar to Aramis, which in it's turn is a great piece of...
- Software downloads 2010-02-16
- The EduPlug - Go for it, Tonido!
- I've been working with Codelathe's TonidoPlug for a couple weeks now and remain completely impressed. I hit a few technical difficulties hardware issues on my end with a crappy drive installing their straight LAMP image, but am setting that up as we speak (nothing a trip to Walmart couldn't...
- Blog posts 2010-02-15
- Ten things we still don't know about Microsoft's next-gen Windows Phones
- RE: Ten things we still don't know about Microsoft's next-gen Windows PhonesSilverlight/wpf is the big one for me, if they make that the development platform this phone is going to be the future. XAML just makes sense for Mobile developmement, I can't see it being any other wayRE: Ten things...
- Discussion threads 2010-02-15
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