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ST Thumbnails Explorer (exe)

Fastest Thumbnails Viewer with explorer-like interface. It allows you to browse the thumbnails of files Adobe Illustrator v.7-12(CS2) (AI, AIT, EPS), CorelDRAW v.4-13(X3) (CDR, CMX, CCX, CDT, PAT, CLK, CPT,CMV,DES,CSL), Macromedia FreeHand v.7-11 (FH7-11, FT8-11), CorelXARA/Xara X (XAR, ART, WEB) and others (MDI, WMF, EMF, PDF, PS, JP2, TIF, GIF,...

Tags: GIF, Browser Window, Animation, Built-in Animation Engine

Software downloads 2007-01-25

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360 degree virtual reality training RIA

SitePoint and TechCrunch both have some information up about something that EffectiveUI is building for Intelligence Gaming. It's a video-based virtual reality training simulation for the army. It's one of the coolest RIAs that I've seen. The application uses a combination of high quality video and hardware to immerse people...

Tags: 360-degree, Rich Internet Application, Video, Training, Hardware, Corporate Communications, Virtual Reality, Marketing, Emerging Technologies, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-10-15

Apple vs. Dell: Battle of the 13-inch notebooks

Since my last comparison, Apple and Dell have both come out with even smaller notebook computers to tempt you away from your old fashioned desk-bound workstation. How do they stack up? Today I look at the low end MacBook White and Dell Inspirion 13 to find out. ...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Battery, Apple Inc., Centimeter, MacBook White, Engineering, Serial ATA, Notebooks, Storage, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-10-15

Secunia: popular security suites failing to block exploits

In a recently conducted comparative review, Danish security company Secunia, tested the detection rate of 12 different Internet Security Suites against 300 exploits (144 malicious files and 156 malicious web pages) affecting popular end user applications, to find that even the top performer in the test is in fact performing...

Tags: Web, Malware, Exploit, Secunia, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-10-14

More on Apple's new Mini DisplayPort

More on Apple's new Mini DisplayPortDisplayPort is fine...but include the VGA port too so we don't have to carry around an extra cord....duh. It doesn't take up much space and EVERY windows laptop has a VGA port.30"!It's nice that it finally works with 30" even on MacBook (non-Pro).I just...

Tags: Corporate communications, Notebooks, Network technology, DisplayPort, Mini DisplayPort, Mini, Apple Inc., adapter

Discussion threads 2008-10-14

'I'm a PC. A $999 MacBook still doesn't tempt me' (or does it?)

'I'm a PC. A $999 MacBook still doesn't tempt me' (or does it?)MS will have nothing exciting on the OS front for Christmas this year.If you want to do something exciting, you will have to buy a Mac. And, it only gets worse for MS on the MID/NetBook front. That...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Laptop sale, Desktop sale, PC, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, laptop computer, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-10-14

LiveBlog: Apple's notebook event

LiveBlog: Apple's notebook eventThat Jobs fellow always looking out for us![i]Jobs said the licensing for Blu-Ray technology is still too complex to burden customers with the costs associated with it.[/i]Thanks Jobs! I'll be thinking of you while watching Blu-Ray movies on my HTPC Vista machine that cost me ~$60...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Apple Inc., LiveBlog, notebook event, notebook

Discussion threads 2008-10-14

LiveBlog: Apple's notebook event

update: (Editor's note: The updates of this entry appear in reverse order.) 11:03 a.m. - The event is over. Steve thanks us for coming and we're done. 10:54 a.m. Answers questions about relationship with Nvidia, as well as integration of Blu-Ray. Jobs said...

Tags: Job, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Graphics, Apple MacBook Pro, Tim Cook, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-14

(Photos: Cracking open Apple's revamped iPod Nano)

(Photos: Cracking open Apple's revamped iPod Nano)Battery replacement?Evidently there is no option to replace the battery on the Nano even at the factory level, unless there is some trick to doing it. So when the lithium battery begins deteriorating after a couple of years, or flatout fails, that's it for...

Tags: Digital music, Engineering, Digital media, Apple iPod, revamped iPod Nano, Cracking Open, Apple iPod Nano, battery, photograph, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-14

Cisco's Chambers sees collaboration fueling productivity gains; Web 2.0 as new enterprise engine?

Cisco CEO John Chambers said Tuesday that there will be an "instant replay" in technology-led productivity gains in the current downturn just like the U.S. saw in the mid-1990s. The difference this time around: In the mid-90s those productivity gains were based on big enterprise resource planning...

Tags: John Chambers, Web, Collaboration, Cisco Systems Inc., Web 2.0, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-14

Google will appeal German copyright decision

In a decision that directly conflicts with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' interpretation (Perfect10 v. Google, PDF), a German court has ruled that Google's display of a thumbnail image of a photographer's work violates his copyright. "It doesn't matter that thumbnails are much smaller...

Tags: Google Inc., Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-14

Zmanda launches open source backup, recovery solutions for Windows

Open source backup and recovery independent software developer ISV Zmanda formally announced two new products tailored for Windows users. Zmanda, of Sunnyvale, Calif. announced Zmanda Recovery Manager Enterprise Version 3.0 for MySQL and Zmanda Internet Backup ZIB. ZRM 3.0 is the first Windows edition...

Tags: MySQL, Recovery Solution, Microsoft Windows, Backups, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Databases, Software, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Hoping for AppleTV update at Apple's notebook event

The clock is ticking toward the big Apple event - you know, the one where the company is expected to announce the sub-$1,000 notebook and/or a new design to the MacBook line and/or the move into Nvidia's graphics chipset and/or something altogether different. (Dontcha just love the Apple rumor mill?)...

Tags: Notebook, HDTV, Apple Inc., Apple TV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Egnyte: using and sustaining Enterprise 2.0

Egnyte, in a nutshell, is a software as a service, cloud storage application. But it's a lot more than just that. It feels like your online home of files, storage and where you put your valuables. Egnyte started out because the small business, which is...

Tags: Apple iPhone, On-demand, Server, Enterprise 2.0, Egnyte, Backup Facility, Storage, Backups, Hardware, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Does the credit crunch represent a silver lining for open source?

Does the credit crunch represent a silver lining for open source?I've gotten the same questionsRecently, I've gotten a lot of questions regarding both open-source software, but more importantly extending the life of existing hardware. Most people are trying to squeeze as much life out of their hardware as possible, whether...

Tags: silver Lining, lining, open source, Linux, tower, software

Discussion threads 2008-10-13

Free national Wi-Fi? Pardon me not holding my breath.

Free national Wi-Fi? Pardon me not holding my breath.So if the task gets sold to ONE bidder......what company is big enough to "connect" the entire country? And wouldn't that be creating a monopoly? Or wouldn't a monopoly exist, because the system is free?If it is free, where is the financial...

Tags: Taxes, Wireless LANs, Free trade, WIRELESS, Internet, tax, Wi-Fi

Discussion threads 2008-10-13

Silverlight 2 is released, available for download tomorrow

Silverlight 2 is released, available for download tomorrowThanks are due.Many thanks to Microsoft for delivering Silverlight 2 with all haste and for not making developers wait until PDC 2008. As there is heavy local competition against Flash shops, this is most welcome news sorry Ryan, particularly within the context of...

Tags: Silverlight 2, Microsoft Silverlight

Discussion threads 2008-10-13

Opera 10 will be 'prettier'

Many users, especially of Apple, found Opera's latest version 9.6 unpleasant on the eye. But the company says its next major update will be prettier. The next major release of Opera for the desktop will be 'prettier' than the current version of the browser, claims the company. ...

Tags: Opera Software, Lawson Software Inc., Hicks, Web Browsers, Internet, David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk, Opera, browser, Opera 10.0

News items 2008-10-13

Desperate times, desperate job hunting tactics

In a recent post about tactics to help land a job in an uncertain economy I included a cartoon of a sorry-looking fellow wearing a "Will work for food" billboard as he paced the sidewalk and said it "hopefully wouldn't come to this". I was just joking, you know. ...

Tags: Hiring, Job, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Deb Perelman

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Beyond mobile broadband, WiMAX is about blowing up the wireless business model

Beyond mobile broadband, WiMAX is about blowing up the wireless business modelBut were is that highway system going?Sure, WiMax is building a highway system, so it was with the cellular network and, so it is now with 3G too. The problem is where are those highways going. They...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Broadband Internet, Network technology, Satellite Service, WiMAX, broadband, wireless business, mobile broadband, wireless, mobile

Discussion threads 2008-10-13