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CommodityKey (zip): CommodityKey is a free tool that simplifies quantity and price conversions for exchange traded commodities and organizes the specifications for 2008's forward contracts. Pick various exchange-traded commodities. Convert quantities and units. Convert price and choose from a dozen automatically updated currency types. Calculate a converted total cost. Reference related Futures...; Tags: Commodity, Quantity, CommodityKey, Productivity; Software downloads 2008-02-11
CommodityKey (exe): CommodityKey is a tool that simplifies quantity and price conversions for exchange traded commodities and organizes the specifications for 2008's forward contracts. Pick various exchange-traded commodities. Convert quantities and units. Convert price and choose from a dozen automatically updated currency types. Calculate a converted total cost. Reference related Futures and...; Tags: Commodity, Quantity, CommodityKey, Productivity; Software downloads 2008-02-08
finotrader (exe): Download PlatformOnce you've downloaded the Finotec Standard trading platform you become a part of the largest financial market in the world, where you can start trading a wide range of products such as forex, cfds, options, commodities and stocks. Today, our traders from all the parts of the globe enjoy...; Tags: Commodity, Financial, Stock, Financial Accounting, Finance; Software downloads 2007-02-14
Futures Downloader (zip): Futures Downloader provides market EOD data for futures markets in Canada WCE and the US (CBOT, CME, COMEX, MAC, MFE, ONE, NYBOT, NYMEX). Coverage includes precious metals, currencies, indexes, interest rates, bonds, energy commodities, agricultural commodities. Futures data is available in individual contract form and historical data is available back...; Tags: Commodity, Coverage, Futures Downloader, Futures Data, Financial Planning, Investment, Financial Services, Finance; Software downloads 2006-09-26

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Bulk SMS Software AdvPro (exe): Bulk SMS Software AdvPro is offering a wide range of bulk text messaging solutions: Stock and Commodity Market, Automobile Industries, Tours & Travel Industries, News and Print Medias, Advertisement Medias, Entertainment Industries, and Multiplex Theaters. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Text Messaging, SMS, Canny Infotech, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Telephony, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking; Software downloads 2008-07-07

Nokia's open source Symbian is no match or threat to Linux mobile, Linux Foundation claims: Nokia's plan to open source the Symbian mobile OS platform is no threat to mobile Linux, maintains the executive director of the Linux Foundation. Jim Zemlin maintains that mobile Linux will continue to evolve and flourish in spite of Nokia's plans and the formation of the Symbian...; Tags: Nokia Corp., Mobile, Symbian Inc., Jim Zemlin, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-07-02
Blizzard introducing two-factor authentication for WoW gamers: Password stealing malware targeting popular MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft for instance, has become so prevalent, that video game developers are taking their authentication model a step further, by introducing two-factor authentication into play. And while marketable, is the new authentication layer actually useful in a real life situation?...; Tags: Password, Two-factor Authentication, World Of Warcraft, Malware, Gamer, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Games, Cyberthreats, Security, Personal Technology, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-02
So about that Microsoft licensing: So about that Microsoft licensingpenny wise and pound foolishIts not about giving $20K to Redmond. Its about users/teachers being productive and getting the work done so that they have more time to focus on the students.Saving $100 for a licence over the life of the software is nothing. Office is...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., software; Discussion threads 2008-07-02
Facebook's Heiliger on buying servers, data management: Facebook is building out its infrastructure so it can keep up with the 250,000 new users it adds each day. In an interview Jonathan Heiliger, vice president of technical operations at Facebook, talks about server purchasing strategy. In a CIO Sessions interview with Dan Farber (see...; Tags: Facebook, Data Management, Servers, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-06-30
(Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week): (Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week)Infinity ?You give a good rating to the Infinity M45X ?The Chrysler 300 has a hard drive based navigation system with traffic reporting, a great stereo with digital music options, MyGig interactive voice prompt system, adaptive Cruise control, leather seats, is super quiet, has...; Tags: photograph, Chrysler 300, Infinity M45X; Discussion threads 2008-06-30
Smartphone battle royale: The land grab is good for buyers: Research in Motion misses its first quarter earnings target and cuts its outlook slightly. Palm has a hit with the Centro, but continues to disappoint. And Sony Ericsson sees a rough second quarter on "moderating demand of mid-to-high end mobile phones, in combination with a delay of new products shipped...; Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Nokia Corp., Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Symbian Inc., Smartphone, Platform Game, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-06-30
"IT is boring," scoff students: "IT is boring," scoff studentsIT is like any other career.Some of it is interesting and some of it is boring. There is also a misconception that once you have a degree in computer science you are automatically the cats meow. That is, IT graduates don't believe they need to pay...; Tags: Professional development, Outsourcing, IT IS; Discussion threads 2008-06-28
Bill Gates bids a teary farewell to Microsoft: Bill Gates bids a teary farewell to MicrosoftHe didn't dieYou guys make it sound like he died. As much as I bash MS, I do admire what Bill did by founding this company and guiding it to do what it's done for the world. I hope the company well in...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, UNIX, Strategy, Bill Gates, teary farewell, farewell, Billg, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-06-27
Gov't failures: Engineering brain drain and bad leadership: Gov't failures: Engineering brain drain and bad leadershipIt's GovernmentWhy should anybody put any effort into any government project. There is no penalty for failure. The pay checks keep on rolling.The oversight Congress are a bunch of self serving fossils, who for the most part are clueless.However, the public...; Tags: Six Sigma, Government, brain drain, bad leadership, CMMI, leadership; Discussion threads 2008-06-27
U.S. tech sector jobs show strong growth, but lack of engineers could hurt in future: U.S. tech sector jobs show strong growth, but lack of engineers could hurt in futureIn other news...IBM, AMD, Intel, Boeing..announce job cutsThese "shortage of engineer" articles are starting to smell fishy when balanced against job cuts and outsourcing news from the same companies that complain about shortages.Why not just cut...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Brother-In-Law, U.S. tech sector job, sector job, U.S. Tech, job, strong growth, H1B; Discussion threads 2008-06-26
All the things Sun Ray won't do: All the things Sun Ray won't doNopeI can't, maybe i'm biased too. But when you hear senior IT-ers go on about helpdesks the size of 2 to 3 headstrong, instead of the at least 10 to 25 to 100 you have nowadays with the Windows environments.The problem with Wintel desktops...; Tags: Linux, Thin clients, Microsoft Windows, environment, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Ray, thin client, server; Discussion threads 2008-06-26
Mobile RIAs - getting more exciting thanks to Nokia and Symbian: Big news today for those following mobile RIAs closely. Nokia is buying the remaining 52% of Symbian that it doesn't own and making the mobile platform open source. As Steve O'Hear said, the move is "bold to say the least". At a time when everyone is trying to make a...; Tags: Nokia Corp., Mobile, Open Source, Rich Internet Application, Symbian Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-06-24
Would a re-regulated oil market destroy green tech investment?: Would a re-regulated oil market destroy green tech investment?How do you define a speculator?The problem is not the guys who buy and sell commodities on an ongoing basis, it is the investors who have discovered a new asset class called "natural resources" and who take, and hold long positions betting...; Tags: Commodity Market, green technology, green tech investment; Discussion threads 2008-06-24
Would a re-regulated oil market destroy green tech investment?: Today oil analysts told American political leaders that regulating oil speculation could easily cut half the price of crude oil, within thirty days. Wow! They even speculated that gasoline could drop back to $2 per gallon. Forget those hybrid cars and plug-in electrics, Martha, get me that...; Tags: Green Technology, Investment, Analyst, Plug-in, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-06-23
Apple announces ZFS on Snow Leopard: Finally, a modern file system on a consumer OS As if Grand Central weren't enough bad news for Microsoft, now they have ZFS to contend with. Building a reliable, high-performance file system takes years and Microsoft doesn't have years to respond. The formal announcement is...; Tags: Disk, File System, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sun ZFS, Checksum, RAID, Storage, Hardware, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-06-19