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And Yet It Moves 1.1.0 patch (Windows)

Guide your paper-crafted hero through a surreal two-dimensional world that can be rotated at will, and where everything is relative.

Tags: Hero, Broken Rules, Patches, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-18

... And Yet It Moves demo (Windows)

And Yet It Moves is a puzzle-platformer, set in a unique world, made of ripped paper. Within the paper collage, you can jump, run and last but certainly not least: rotate the world. Learn how to apply the physical consequences of rotation to master the many tricky situations you may...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Broken Rules, Construction

Software downloads 2009-04-06

... And Yet It Moves demo (Mac)

And Yet It Moves is a puzzle-platformer, set in a unique world, made of ripped paper. Within the paper collage, you can jump, run and last but certainly not least: rotate the world. Learn how to apply the physical consequences of rotation to master the many tricky situations you may...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Broken Rules, Construction

Software downloads 2009-04-06

Additional Resources

Pondering a rogue cloud

Our future[i]Harvard law professor Jonathan Zittrain plays the contrarian when it comes to cloud computing: Is the cloud really the backbone of the future we want?[/i]I will [u]never[/u] consider storing personal files on anything even remotely considered "The Cloud".The amount of privacy concerns here are mind boggling. Yet, so many...

Tags: Virtualization, Patches, cloud computing, benefit

Discussion threads 2009-12-02

Apple sues power adapter knockoff maker

Gah!!!Our patent system is a mess. "I patent supplying 20V DC to your laptop!!! muwahahahahaha!!!!"If you follow the link...backwards about 5 times, you'll find the patent in question:[u]http://www.google.com/patents?id=h7cOAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4&source=gbs_overview_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false[/u]It's a design patent, which covers the [i]look[/i] of the adaptor.Check this out, and see what you think:[u]http://www.informationweek.com/galleries/showImage.jhtml?galleryID=326&imageID=136&articleID=221901168[/u]I stand correctedOther stuff is still...

Tags: Apple Inc., patent, design patent

Discussion threads 2009-11-30

The medical home is reform without objections, so far

Medical HomeThis path is already being broken. At my company, the $56/paycheck credit for not taking a company medical insurance plan has been replaced with a $20 credit IF you participate in a company-sponsored "wellness" program. You have to have a screening on company time - weight, BP,...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Financial Planning, United HealthCare, DUI, public entity, insurance

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Software that automatically fixes itself, without shutting down

Invariant DetectionThis is supposing that the software is simple enough to determine invariants and not block valid code paths that are infrequently used. It sounds a lot like applying design by contract after the fact.Software That Fixes Itself?The headline implies an application that fixes itself. The article describes and...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, invariant, software, Clearview, erroneous execution

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

Google Voice shows need to update telecom laws

Is a Google Voice a phone service or a web service? The fact is, it's a question that can't be answered under our current definitions. But one thing is clear: Google Voice is the camel's nose under the policy tent that should - and perhaps will - cause a full-blown...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Voice, AT&T Corp., Telecommunications, Federal Government, Government, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-10-11

The burnout risks for E2.0 community managers

Dion Hinchcliffe's piece on community management surprised me. There is a sense that Dion is trying to lay down some ground rules in an area that is too new for anyone to draw anything other than tentative and early stage conclusions. That's not to say that conclusions are incorrect. There...

Tags: Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-09-29

Google's response to AT&T's charges on Google Voice

How about fixing the first articleso we know what you are talking about.Torn...I can certainly appreciate the arguments being trotted out by Google. They seem, however, to want to have the best of both worlds...acting as a de-facto "common carrier" while not actually being one. Given this, I...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Darkmane, ATT, Google Inc., AT&T Corp., carrier, network

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

Google's response to AT&T's charges on Google Voice

Here's Google's response to AT&T's charges that Voice discriminates against users in certain, expensive locations. Google's argument: yes, the common carrier system is broken and should be fixed so that local carriers can't rip off common carriers for outrageous connection fees. >Under the common carrier laws, AT&T...

Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Voice, AT&T Corp., Carrier, Google Voice, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-09-28

Music execs crying about royalties again; Time for a start-over

There's an interesting piece by CNET's Greg Sandoval today about royalty fees in the music industry and how the songwriters, composers and music publishers aren't getting their fair share from iTunes, based on today's royalty rules. It's gotten so extreme that those folks even want a cut of the free...

Tags: RIAA, U.S. Congress, Rule, Music Industry, Music, Greg Sandoval, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-17

Deconstructing United Airlines: Where Customers are Transactions

United Airlines: Customers are Merely Transactions If you're a loyalty marketer and look at my United profile, you find something that would make you 4.5 on a scale of 5.0 when it comes to warm and fuzzy.   You'd see hundreds of thousands of United Airlines frequent flier FF miles;...

Tags: Customers Ltd., Mile, Customer, United Corp., United Airlines, Corporate Communications, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Marketing, Human Resources, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-08-20

IE/EU bickering continues ... Mozilla wades in

Small potatoes--I'm waiting to see what the Russian FAS do next monthntOf course they are whining, they can't build a better productBut expecting the EC to grasp that may be too much.What else should they do?I would agree with what Adrian has posted other than:The first paragraph where he generously...

Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, ballot, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-20

Dead Finger Tech: MLB At Bat + MLB iPhone App = Summer Bliss

If you've been reading ZDNET blogs much this week, you'll notice that there are a lot of a lot of them that are called "Dead Finger Tech" and then there is some piece of technology that follows.  Us'n ZDNET bloggers have been asked to name that one piece of technology...

Tags: Apple iPhone, MLB, Video, Games, Personal Technology, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-07-27

Top 5 reasons healthcare in America is broken

Top 5 reasons healthcare in America is brokenMy top 5whats wrong with the current health care reform bill:1. Illegal aliens are not excluded2. Congressmen are excluded (remember all the rhetoric about every American deserving the same health coverage that they get?) Do as I say not as I do.3. It...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Food & Beverage, Illegal Aliens, health care, diabetes, Top 5 reasons healthcare, food

Discussion threads 2009-07-16

Report: Microsoft trying to settle EC antitrust matters

Report: Microsoft trying to settle EC antitrust mattersSilly Boy.Protectionism helps no-one. Your "sissy socialist" message is offensive.What is US government doing meanwhile?They just let these European sissy socialists get away w/ screwing American companies on all sorts of sorrow butt excuses at every turn? Giving in now, there's no end...

Tags: Web browsers, PRODUCTIVITY, CLI, Microsoft Corp., ballot screen, EC antitrust matter, EC antitrust, Microsoft Trying

Discussion threads 2009-07-07

Web 2.5: Is it time we elected an Internet government?

As I watched the BBC News last night after getting in from London, I saw riots in China with death tolls surpassing those of the 1989 Tiananmen Square tragedy. Mobile phones have "stopped working" and Internet access is "limited" in the area, according to the news reports. ...

Tags: China, Web, Nation, Agreement, Internet, Channel Management, Government, Marketing, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-07-07

Survey: 45% of IT departments will move to Windows 7; 43% refuse to migrate off Windows XP

Survey: 45% of IT departments will move to Windows 7; 43% refuse to migrate off Windows XPPenny wise, pound foolish.XP is unsecurable. Enterprise AV, all the tools, etc, it is fundamentally broken. All these enterprises deal with constant and unrelenting security threats. It really has no place...

Tags: Operating systems, survey, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

Just Nutz - Verizon (Mobile)

Just Nutz! is an adrenaline-junkie's dream! Reckless youth and hip street culture collide in this incredible collection of action sports, slick car culture, practical jokes and beautiful women. We've broken this exciting channel down into five specific categories:Girls Gone NutzNothing brings out the best in a sexy woman - like...

Tags: Car, Mobile, Verizon Communications Inc., Sport, GoTV, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources

Software downloads 2009-06-17