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Using Skype From VFP

In many cases users of Visual FoxPro VFP application need to communicate (text, voice, video) over Internet. VFP itself has limited ability to satisfy those needs. There are software products available that let users do this automatically from within a VFP application. The one that the authors opted for is...

Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., 128K-Communications, VFP, Internet, Telephony, VOIP, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Telecommunications, Networking, Software Development, Software/Web Development

White papers 2006-04-20

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Psystar massacred in court

I wouldn't.....buy even with a 100% discount, Psystar is toast and part of Apple's claim would invoke a recall of all machines and buyer's info. Apart from the 'no support' from Apple, there will be no support from a defunct company too.Yep, there is pent-up demand for an expandable cheap...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Apple Inc., Psystar, hardware, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Dali Clock 2.30 (Mac)

Dali Clock is a digital clock. When a digit changes, it "melts" into its new shape. The date is displayed when the mouse is pressed. The window can be made transparent, and can do funky psychedelic color cycling. This is a very old program! The original version was written some...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Jamie Zawinski, Dali Clock, Palm OS, Linux, Apple Mac OS, Mice, Desktops, Operating Systems, Mobile Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-09-01

VTech IS9181 Wi-Fi Internet radio

Photo gallery:VTech IS9181 Internet radioThey don't get the hype that iPods or AV receivers do, but Wi-Fi radios are some of the more satisfying products a gadgetphile can own, opening up access to thousands of free Internet radio stations. VTech is best known for its cordless phones, but the company...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Wireless LANs, speaker grille, VTech IS9181 Internet radio, radio, Wi-Fi radio, Wi-Fi

Product reviews 2009-08-31

Sonic Beacon 1.1.0.6 (Windows)

Sonic beacon is a PC-based test and measurement system for the testing of loudspeakers and other electro-acoustic products using commercially available Windows multimedia sound cards. Sonic beacon will perform impedance, frequency and phase response, harmonic and inter-modulation distortion, sensitivity as well as other FFT and real-time analysis tests, Sixteen bit...

Tags: Sonic Beacon, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-08-26

iPhone soars, Microsoft 'main loser'

Well......Beings I don't tie my confidence to a phone or computer I could give two sh1ts about what anyone thinks. Frankly the Samsung Omnia has been an excellent phone and I have no problem letting anyone and everyone see me use it. Plus Windows Mobile is in alot of...

Tags: Smart phones, Mobile operating systems, Telecom & Utilities, Operating systems, Mobile applications, Handhelds, Wireless and Mobility, Apple iPhone, phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., AT&T Corp., Microsoft Windows, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-08-20

Sketch (Mobile)

Save color signatures, diagrams, and drawings anytime, anywhere.Your digital image can be given a name, date, time, category, and a detailed note.Multiple pen width sizes and colors can be used in the same image.A list screen shows all your images, which are sorted by name and can be filtered by...

Tags: Database Administrator, Mobile, Image, PDAs, Palm OS, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-07-08

Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac

I've often been asked why I don't own a Mac. The answer is simple, and yet complex, and requires a trip down memory lane artwork by Spidermonkey David Morgenstern’s column last week about Psystar’s imminent demise and his accompanying “Good Riddance”...

Tags: Software, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Next Computer, Canon Inc., Fanboy Template Let, Andrew, NeXTStep, Desktops, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-02

BBC Micro (Gallery: The evolution of the PC)

BBC Micro (Gallery: The evolution of the PC)The BBC Micro has a picture of a Dragon 32 on it. [nt][nt]Where are the home PCs?It's a pretty incomplete gallery that includes no Apple II, no Atari 400/800, no Commodore 64, no TRS-80.And the TRS Model 100 was surely deserves a...

Tags: Desktops, BBC Micro, British Broadcasting Corp., Gallery, PC

Discussion threads 2009-05-11

How much is that Mac ephemera in the window?

How much is that Mac ephemera in the window?Ok, so?I just can't stand some mac guys always wanna show their "virtual" nobleness (which I don't see and I never believe).Apple taxPaying the Apple tax for a lifetime instead of a health insurance. Way to go. And he doesn't even realize...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, Construction, Desktops, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Apple Macintosh, health care, window, U-2, Apple Inc., tax

Discussion threads 2009-04-21

All flash drives not created equal

Low-priced SATA flash drives are tempting. But beware: some of them test at an abysmal 2 random writes per second! The hype around flash SSDs attracted bottom-feeders to build junk drives with USB thumb drive controllers that were never intended for disk-level performance. Stuff them...

Tags: Hard Drive, Performance, USB Flash Drive, Low-priced SATA Flash Drive, Calypso Systems, Flash Memory, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-03-16

Remembering the '1984' Super Bowl Mac ad

Remembering the '1984' Super Bowl Mac adThe irony certainly not lost on me[i]But as "1984" turns 25, its images of conformity and totalitarianism have grown increasingly sprinkled with irony.[/i]Apple has become that which they used to fight against. Luckily for them, they have an army of mindless drones apologizing for...

Tags: Sales force management, Apple Inc., advertisement, Super Bowl Mac, Super Bowl Mac ad

Discussion threads 2009-01-23

The Macintosh turns 25 (and how it was almost a Bicycle)

Tomorrow, 24 January 2009, is the 25th anniversary of the Macintosh. On that fateful day in 1984 Apple released a little toaster of a personal computer that went on to become the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a graphical user interface. The embedded video...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-23

Blu-ray is dead: the sequel

Bill Hunt, Blu-ray defender? Over on The Digital Bits blogger Bill Hunt rebukes me for calling Blu-ray dead. Then he goes on to agree with almost everything I said - except for the conclusion. With friends like that, Blu-ray doesn't need me! Industry...

Tags: HD, Storage Price, Blu-Ray, Corporate Communications, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-10-31

14 ways IT screws up projects

14 ways IT screws up projects128k image?The image is 128k in size with 100dpi resolution. Why is that too big even on a dial-up connection? Thanks for your thoughts.# 15 - Play loose and fast with bandwidthAttach needlessly large images to blog posts. Make sure image's size is inversely...

Tags: Strategy, Upper Management, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

Shuric scan 2.15.730 (Windows)

When creating your CD or DVD, or simply doing general cleaning of garbage on your hard disk, it is often necessary to delete file copies, leaving only originals on the disc. Shuric Scan was designed to solve this problem. It scans the disk searching for files with identical contents. Shuric...

Tags: Algorithm, Hard Drive, Microsoft Windows, Search Result, Shuric, Shuric Scan, Engineering

Software downloads 2008-07-17

zxsp 0.7.3.pre5 (Mac)

zxsp is a simulator for the historic Sinclair ZX home computer families. Main supported platform is Mac OS X. Versions for classic MacOS and old versions of Mac OS X are still available from the zxsp download page. zxsp supports ".sna" and ".z80" snapshot files, ".tap", ".tzx", ".pzx", ".80", ".81",...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Recorder, Joystick, SNA, Zxsp, Apple Mac OS, Networking, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-06-24

UI guidelines: one reason the Mac shines, Windows sucks

Is there a method behind the madness of the Windows experience and the elegance of the Macintosh? One reason can be seen with just one look at the human interface principles found on Apple's and Microsoft's developer sites. This exploration was sparked by a blog post on...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, User Interface, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Kermadec, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2008-03-26

Fun facts about Mac OS X Leopard's icons

Computer users on Mac, Windows or Linux must take icons for granted. But the standards for these interface elements keep changing. Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard offers new challenges for icon designers. Leopard supports 512-by-512-pixel icons, which are much larger than the previous 128-x-128 standard. However,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X Leopard, Apple Inc., Icon, Utility Icon, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2008-03-16

Man+buys+unopened+Apple+IIc+on+eBay+%28and+opens+the+box%29

Man+buys+unopened+Apple+IIc+on+eBay+%28and+opens+the+box%29Trying to post my message in Talkback... :(94% + 12% is what? 106%? What's wrong with the poll (at the time of writing, 6:48 AM EST)?What good is it?Other than playing around with it for a couple of hours, what are you going to do with it? It's an...

Tags: Apple IIc, Apple Inc., floppy disk, eBay Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-02-25