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- Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal wave
- Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal waveStallman sounds panicIf FOSS folks believe they can compete with proprietary software, why not build their own FOSS cloud and then take the battle right to the other proprietary cloud platforms?Ever been in a restaurant kitchen ?How old is the food ? Where have...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- SharpRecognize (msi)
- SharpRecognize is a C# parser library which supports all aspects of the latest language specification, including features like generics, anonymous methods, LINQ, and unsafe code. The result of the parse process is a code model which can be semantically analyzed, modified, and dumped to C# source code again using numerous...
- Software downloads 2008-09-29
- Dirty dozen: Firefox ships patch for 12 security flaws
- Mozilla has released another point update for its flagship Firefox browser to provide fixes for at least 12 documented security vulnerabilities. Some of the flaws put millions of Web surfers at risk of remote code execution attacks. The Firefox 3.0.2 update addresses two issues rated by Mozilla...
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- William Shatner signs off on video autographs
- William Shatner signs off on video autographsBeam my up Scotty"Beam me up Scotty...there's no intelligent life down here! Another P.T Barnum is born.What a complete waste. What ever "respect" I had for Shatner before reading this article, has completely vanished.Any fool who pays for this "service", who actually believes that...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- WikiTaxi (zip)
- WikiTaxi enables you to read, search, and browse Wikipedia offline. No Internet connection is needed, all pages are stored in a WikiTaxi database. Because Wikipedia is constantly growing, WikiTaxi uses compression to make sure that the database stays reasonably small. The huge English Wikipedia easily fits on a 8 GB...
- Software downloads 2008-08-13
- The 8GB/64-bit advantage - More RAM doesn't always mean better performance
- The 8GB/64-bit advantage - More RAM doesn't always mean better performanceI'll give you one thing ...... you're fast!RE: ProofreaderYou missed, "As expected, the difference in score between a system running [b]8GB[/b] of RAM and one running with only [b]8GB[/b] was small when measured with PassMark PerformanceTest 6.1."I offer ZDNet the...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Get Files (zip)
- Get Files is a tool to download files in batches from HTTP server. It is pure RFC implementation. Save links and once list is ready download them in batches very fast. Internet Explorer is used but not for download. Version 1.4 include lots of options to control download, task list,...
- Software downloads 2008-08-04
- Heap-based buffer overflow reported in RealNetworks RealPlayer
- Update 07/25/2008: Aaron Portnoy of TippingPoint's security research group was kind enough to point out that I'm actually not affected by this, since I've installed the newest version of RealPlayer. From Aaron's email: Notice the Secunia advisory states it affects RealPlayer 10.5... the latest is 11.x, which now uses...
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Microsoft to show off spherical Surface next week
- Microsoft to show off spherical Surface next weekMoixa - US20070247439 - Spherical Display and Control DeviceThose designers over at Moixa Design who created the eco-friendly USBCELL batteries (http://www.moixa.com http://www.usbcell.com) seem to be a few steps ahead of this with their 'Spherical Display and Control Device' patents US20070247439, that also covers...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- Easy Currency Converter (exe)
- Easy Currency Converter is a simple currency calculator and converter. It converts about 200 world currencies including Euro and updates exchange rates with a single button click. Cross - currency calculations are based on US Dollar and local currency exchange rate.Version 3.5 improves currency quotes data parser.
- Software downloads 2008-07-24
- X12 Parser (exe)
- The X12 Parser allows you to convert X12 837 claims or 835 remittance files into a CSV or XML file. It is designed to be used either on the desktop or can be called from another application to convert an X12 file into a CSV file. It also allows users...
- Software downloads 2008-07-23
- Deal With Errors in XML Parsing: Handle Errors in XML Parsing With SAX
- With the ease of XML parsing in the newer Java language APIs, from JAXP to JAXB to JAX-WS, XML parsing has become foundational to Java programming. But with the abstractions and higher-level APIs comes an apparent loss of control over the fine-grained interactions between a parser and the XML data....
- White papers 2008-07-22
- Jmsgparser (zip)
- Java parser for Microsoft Outlook msg and eml files. This application converts the tnef msg file or the outlook eml text based file to an easy to use java DTO. In-order to use the parser you need to have java1.5+ installed, the product can run in every OS that can...
- Software downloads 2008-07-17
- Multiple Facebook vulnerabilities reported on Full-Disclosure
- Jouko Pynnonen posted a message to the Full-Disclosure mailing list today, citing multiple "script injection" vulnerabilities within Facebook. I'm not sure if this is a surprise to anybody out there, it's certainly not to me, as numerous web applications have major problems with Cross-site Scripting vulnerabilities, but I think this...
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Powerset's smarts are Microsoft's gain
- Larry Dignan pours lukewarm water on Microsoft's acquisition of Powerset. Talking about Google's near monopoly in the search market, Larry says: Microsoft can reinvent search, but it's still running up a natural Google monopoly. The analogy here is Windows: Microsoft didn't have the best operating system on the planet....
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- WAPos COM Parser (zip)
- WAPos COM Parser is an add-on for the windows CMDwhich provides extended functionality for scripting and a unique syntax that makes it much easier to use. Scripts can be continued and incorporated into others dynamically, or into the shell prompt itself. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2008-06-26
- fbOpen: Facebook open-sources its Platform
- Facebook has gone ahead and open-sourced major parts of the Facebook Platform, the means by which third-party developers write applications for the site. "This release is just a first step in providing you a look into Facebook Platform, and we hope you'll help us iterate on and...
- Blog posts 2008-06-02
- Log Parser Lizard (msi)
- Log Parser is a very powerful, versatile tool that provides universal query access to text-based data, such as log files, XML files, and CSV files, as well as key data sources on the Microsoft Windows operating system, such as the event log, IIS log, the registry, the file system, and...
- Software downloads 2008-06-02
- MARS - Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and Response System v3.0
- Instantly save $400 off the standard course price when you register on TechRepublic or ZDNet! Offer ends August 22, 2008.View Available Dates and LocationsCisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and Response System MARS is a family of high-performance, scalable appliances for threat management, monitoring, and mitigation that enables you to...
- Training 2008-06-01
- Motorola RAZR vulnerable, what's up with Motorola's update process?
- Update 05/27/2007: One of the comments in the talkbacks (thanks kd5auq!)mentioned that there is no patch to be downloaded for AT&T based Motorola RAZR phones. I've no idea if Motorola currently or formerly supported AT&T based RAZRs, as I'm an iPhone kinda guy, but I'd be curious to see if...
- Blog posts 2008-05-27
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