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AppVenture Foundations (exe)

AppVenture Foundations is an enterprise-class software development tool whereby the user visually models an application in a GUI, generates 80% of an applications code, and then adds custom logic to the generated code in Visual Studio. The environment is template driven, extensible, and open. It generates a Visual Studio Solution...

Tags: Microsoft Visual Studio, Database, AppVenture, AppVenture Foundations, Microsoft Development Tools, C#, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Programming Languages

Software downloads 2008-07-31

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CRM 2009 Forecast: How'd I Do in 2008? Gimme A High Four!

Usually, when I begin my forecast for the coming year, I like to look at how I did the previous year - which is usually disconcerting to say the least.  So, in honor of my first non-intro post for this ZDNET blog, I'm going to be nakedly transparent and show...

Tags: Social Media, Business, Tool, CRM, Zoho, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2008-11-18

Al Gore's 'Unified Smart Grid' vision for repowering the USA - will it happen?

This week's Web 2.0 Summit was characterized by some very big picture ideas culminating in final keynote speaker former US vice president Al Gore laying out his vision for a 'Unified National Smart Grid': a new, state of the art integrated electrical infrastructure for the...

Tags: Web, Vision, Al Gore, Grid, Web 2.0 Summit, Michael Wesch, Web 2.0, Transportation, Internet, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-11-08

Sub-prime and the other seven deadly bubbles . . .

Now that the distraction from the election is gone, I wish there was another distraction out there because we still have a way to go in regards to the financial crisis. There seems to be a widespread perception that the mess caused by the sub-prime bubble has...

Tags: Financial, Derivatives, Bubble, Philanthropia, Financial Services, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-11-08

Microsoft: Third party apps killing our security

Microsoft: Third party apps killing our securityI use Youtube oftenand what they did is good. I really disliked the whole real player thing as well.It was a horrid thing. Aside from which platform it was run on.Tell That To Some Web SeminarsI had to attend one last week, one of...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital media, Digital music, Construction, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Microsoft Windows Vista, security

Discussion threads 2008-11-03

I secretly always wanted to see capitalism collapse . . .

I secretly always wanted to see capitalism collapse . . .So if you believe that...You putting all your money into gold? Bought a farm so you can grow your own food and spin your own cloth while the depression lasts? Put your money where your mouth is.RE: I secretly always...

Tags: Benefits, Investment, capitalism

Discussion threads 2008-10-30

Transcript: PDC08 Keynote – Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava, Bob Muglia and David Thompson

Todd Bishop, TechFlash; Ed Bott, ZDNet;  Kip Kniskern, Liveside; Rafael Rivera, Within Windows; Paul Thurrott, Windows Supersite; and Tom Warren, Neowin; and Long Zheng, Istartedsomething — and yours truly--did a group blog of the first PDC keynote. Here's the live blog transcript (speakers: Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava,...

Tags: Keynote, Ed Bott, Mary Jo Foley, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Service, App, Liveside, Neowin.net, Tom Riley, Signal God, Paul, MJ, Azure, Z, Red Dog, Download Link, Saruhan, Bluehoo, MOS, SSDS, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-10-27

OLPC meets XP: Does charm matter?

OLPC meets XP: Does charm matter?I agree: Having two OS flavorsdoes make sense. People tend to forget who is it these systems are intended for: They are not for the Pro Linux/Pro Microsoft crowd, they are for children in developing countries.It is they who will be using them, not us....

Tags: charm matter, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child project, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-10-24

Livin' La Vida Linux

Livin' La Vida LinuxWell...Sure there are licenses. It all boils down to what you think is best for you.A proprietary license which is a collection of onerous restrictions on end-users or the GPL which can be loosely termed 'share and share alike'.No one is "looking over my shoulder". That is...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, shoulder, Samba, personal use

Discussion threads 2008-10-15

IBM and social networking

Once you commit to using Bluehouse, and you can be committed through a business partner, you're in with IBM Lotus Foundations and working in its cloud. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Network, IBM Corp., Bluehouse, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Queen of Italy (exe)

This version of the Queen of Italy solitaire game differs from the traditional game in that the player has 4 cards instead of 3 from which to choose the initial choice of foundation. Also this version of Queen of Italy has only 8 tableau columns. Cards in the reserve which...

Tags: Card, Roger Waters

Software downloads 2008-10-01

Shenandoah (exe)

Shenandoah solitaire is an easier version of the Virginia Reel solitaire game also known as Cavalcade. Shenandoah is a game since wastepile cards can fill a space in the tableau where they cannot fill a space in Virginia Reel. The foundation cards of rank 2, 3, or 4 are marked...

Tags: Card, Roger Waters, Shenandoah, Aces

Software downloads 2008-10-01

Tournament (exe)

This version of tournament solitaire has the feature that all cards that can go on the foundations are marked by light blue colored squares. Tournament Solitaire Game saves tedious searching of the wastepiles. Cards which have a good chance of being sent to the foundations on subsequent deals are also...

Tags: Card, Tournament, Player, Reserve, Roger Waters, Space Creation Probability

Software downloads 2008-10-01

Microsoft JQuery adoption is an open source tipping point

Microsoft JQuery adoption is an open source tipping pointOptimistAnother way to express your contention is that Microsoft has decided open source is so insignificant a threat that it can be used when convenient without any danger of lost revenues and profits. As a business model open source has peaked...

Tags: Microsoft JQuery adoption, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-29

Why does Safari stink?

Why does Safari stink?Safari on iPhone is even worseSafari on a Mac should work at least as well as Firefox. but on the iPhone it crashes regularly or locks up the iPhone. And it appears Apple's licensing is designed to preclude any competition:"Apple's software requirements for the device are too...

Tags: Web browsers, Web site development, Channel management, Web technology, KHTML, Apple Safari, Safari stink, stink, Web, Web browser, Web site

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

Over my dead body

Over my dead bodyStick to what you know, Murph!Hmm, last week you were saying you had little experience with SMEs and were offering space on your blog to those who do, today you are making stunningly sweeping generalizations about their employees! Where's your data!?My business focus, since 1993, has been...

Tags: SMB/SME, PRODUCTIVITY, dead body, villain, small and medium enterprise

Discussion threads 2008-08-25

2012 Olympics: Give Us Webcams On the Wall

2012 Olympics: Give Us Webcams On the WallInteresting proposalI like your idea. some thoughts:First: two separate approaches 1) a media center PC to output to the TV & 2) use consolesSecond: Allow for user created chat rooms (audio/text) like IRC channels with audio. That allows the end user...

Tags: Olympic Games, Webcam, Phelp

Discussion threads 2008-08-22

Surviving a lightning strike: Shock and awe

Swaddled in air-conditioned comfort, sipping a Diet Coke I hardly noticed the late afternoon thunderstorm that blew in last Friday. They're a common occurrence in central North Carolina in the summer time; so I continued with my work secure in my technological web. In the background I could hear the...

Tags: Lightning, Tree, Mississippi, Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-08-18

'ESME': Social messaging within an enterprise SOA environment

There are interesting community driven enterprise developments around SAP's 'Netweaver' SOA ('service-oriented application') and integration platform, with a sophisticated Twitter - style tool created by a diverse group of international users taking shape. Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to...

Tags: Environment, SOA, Messaging, Twitter, ESME, Company Usage, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Team Management, Productivity, Groupware, Middleware, Collaboration, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-08-04

Multi-core Intel chips to be used in handhelds and supercomputers?

Multi-core Intel chips to be used in handhelds and supercomputers?Wow, good news!First off, great article. Enjoyed reading it.Secondly, I have a system that is about three years old in general. Well, the box and mobo. A wonderful DouCore 3.0Mhz machine for testing purposes. I am running, at the time, an...

Tags: Semiconductors, FSB, Multi-core Intel chip, Multi-Core Intel, Larrabee, processor, NVidia Corp., chip, supercomputer, multi-core, handheld

Discussion threads 2008-08-04