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- BAT File
- BATch file A file of DOS or OS/2 commands, which are executed one after the other. It has a .BAT extension and is created with a text editor....
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ZDNet Resources
- Windows PowerShell: First, Monad; Next, Aspen
- Windows PowerShell: First, Monad; Next, AspenAs long as they deliver a useful shell...Hopefully, the days for the lousy BAT file is dated. It is overdue to improve scripting on Windows for general programmers. Bat is not up to the job.Let's also hope Aspen/Monad relationship is not going to be a...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows PowerShell, SDK, WinFX SDK, Bat File, Aspen Technology Inc., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2006-09-27
Additional Resources
- Batch File Compiler Professional Edition 4.52 (Windows)
- This version of Batch File Compiler Professional Edition includes a free BAT to EXE Converter without any limitation. Convert batch files to EXE format. Select EXE Icon. Run Invisible Mode. Embed additional dependency files. Print centered color text, gather user input, do math, change text to lower/upper case for compare,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Batch File, Brandon Dargo
- Software downloads 2009-11-05
- Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Best iPhone & iPod touch apps
- It's that time of the year again! It's hard to believe, but this time last year, we only had 5,000 apps to choose from in the App Store â€" this year there's more than 85,000 apps to choose from. What a difference a year makes. Whether you're looking...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Twitter Inc., Video, Road Trip, Apple iPod Touch, App, Smart Phones, Corporate Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-11-01
- HtmlApp Studio HA-2.0 (Windows)
- Convert HTML, HTA, CSS, GIF, JPG, PNG, BAT, EXE, WAV, ZIP, and other file types into a single EXE with custom icon. Built-in wizards for HTA creation, compile entire directory, and chromeless windows provide point and click ease with professional results. An unused color may be marked as transparent and...
- Tags: Window, Microsoft Windows, CSS, Construction, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Software downloads 2009-10-15
- Software Version Control 6.0 (Windows)
- Software Version Control is a software package that will help developers keep track of software changes of several projects at once or just one project. This package does not only track software but any binary file can be loaded in to the project to monitor changes. Retrieve older version of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., File, Randem Systems, Software Version Control, SVC, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Storage, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-10-06
- Brother DCP 165C
- The Brother DCP-165C is the reason why people dread hitting the print button on their computers. During the testing process, we were derailed with hardware malfunctions and hiccups that left us shaking our heads in disdain. Although the $80 price tag is tempting, you'll immediately regret the purchase once you...
- Tags: Printers, Memory, Flash memory, Brother DCP-165C, printer
- Product reviews 2009-07-22
- PC File Tracker 3.0 (Windows)
- PC File Tracker finds files that may be malware that regular anti-virus and anti-spyware programs don't automatically consider dangerous, and it allows you to rename them. It helps with file and folder management since it finds newly created, copied, modified, and renamed files and folders, shows the current location of...
- Tags: Folder, PC, File, Electric Age Software, Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Adware & Malware, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Spyware, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-07-17
- Office 2010 makes a splashy (but incomplete) public debut
- Office 2010 makes a splashy but incomplete public debutWho's going to test this?Are you planning to be part of the initial test program? What are you looking forward to?I'm planning on testingbut the office apps I use the most are OneNote, Outlook and Visio. I'm happy to see the...
- Tags: Number 3, Office 2010, Microsoft Office, public debut
- Discussion threads 2009-07-13
- Flash Console Wrapper 1.5.9 (Windows)
- Flash Console Wrapper is a command line software application that will allow you to convert video to flash. Batch converting using Adobe Flash Video Encoder in console mode. By defaut you can convert files using Adobe Flash Video Encoder, but only in a GUI mode. And if you need to...
- Tags: Console, Microsoft Windows, VidFilters
- Software downloads 2009-06-27
- Should Vista users get a Windows 7 upgrade for $29?
- Should Vista users get a Windows 7 upgrade for $29?Snow Leopard is like XP SP2The changes it makes to OS X are almost identical to what SP2 did for XP. It's a security service pack. Comparing that to the price of an actual new OS is crazy. ...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack 2, Snow Leopard, Vista Users, Apple Inc., Win 7
- Discussion threads 2009-06-09
- LogicMighty Sitemap Generator 1.0 (Windows)
- Google Sitemap Generator is a Windows SEO utility for generating Google XML sitemap files. This invaluable tool is ideal for Web site designers and developers ensuring your Web site sitemap is accurate and up to date. Simple command line parameters specify the output sitemap file and the directory containing your...
- Tags: Google Inc., Web, Web Site, LogicMighty, Google Sitemap Generator, Web Site Development, Microsoft Windows, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-06-08
- S3copy Amazon S3 Command Line Copy 0.2 (Windows)
- S3copy is a simple tool to copy a file to Amazon S3 Simple Storage Service. Amazon S3 has many uses, one great way to use it is as a cheap off site backup for your PC or servers (I pay less than $1 per month for my backup storage there)...
- Tags: S3 Inc., Microsoft Windows, Amazon.com Inc., Tjitjing, S3copy, Backups
- Software downloads 2009-05-10
- Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe files
- Windows 7 still allows unsafe files to be disguised as safe filesThey should....Default to show all extensions and give people the ability to hide them if they prefer, not sure why they would, but the option would be there. This is a good point to make and I hope...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, UAC, security
- Discussion threads 2009-05-05
- What to expect from Windows 7
- What to expect from Windows 7MS didn't dial-back UAC prompts, they crippled themIf you're in the mode where you get fewer UAC prompts -- i.e. the default mode -- then you might as well turn UAC off. Anything that wants to can bypass UAC in that mode via the backdoor...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2009-05-05
- Make no bones about it: Server 2008 R2 is really Windows Server 7
- Whether you call it Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 7, there's no doubt that this is a major Server product release for Microsoft. While the Windows 7 Release Candidate is getting all the attention this week, I thought I might bring...
- Tags: NTFS, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-04-30
- Batchrun 4.2.0.6 (Windows)
- Batchrun will let you create batch files using a graphical interface. In the good old days of DOS .bat files took care of this task. They still do, but they're not exactly user friendly. With Batchrun .brs batch files you can launch any number of programs or dialup connections with...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Batch File, Outertech
- Software downloads 2009-04-30
- Any2Service 1.1.5 (Windows)
- Create a windows service out of any type of executable file (exe, com, bat). For example: if you want convert your batch file or kix script to a windows service. You can do it with single click. The services can be created either locally or on a remote computer or...
- Tags: Administrator, Microsoft Windows, Yuval Faigel, Networking
- Software downloads 2009-04-21
- Chrome is a browser? What's a browser?
- Chrome is a browser? What's a browser?Like I said....some people......or rather many people don't understand how to use a computer period. All this "average user can't use Linux" crap is just that....crap. Many people have no clue what they are doing on any OS. They've simply become accustomed to...
- Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Chrome, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-04-12
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Portable Ubuntu runs inside Windows, free
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Portable Ubuntu runs inside Windows, freeThis is a lot betterthan maintaining a VM on Windows for when I need to use a Linux program. Though I would probably want Kubuntu rather than Ubuntu, but since Synaptic is on there I'm sure that won't take too much work...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu, Linux, Windows Free, Weekend Gadget Guidance
- Discussion threads 2009-04-10
- Hackers steer clear of Google Chrome, say too challenging
- Hackers steer clear of Google Chrome, say too challengingi switchedAn FF user, I tried Chrome and now it is my main browser. Fast, sober, secure - no crash at all on Vista64. I still use FF for its plugins when testing web pages and keep IE7 and Safari for checking...
- Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, Google Inc., Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2009-03-23
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