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.NET Barcode Recognition Decoder SDK (zip)

The Dotnet Barcode Recognition Decoder SDK reads barcodes in C#, VB.NET and Visual Studio. Reads multiple barcode types from a single DLL that is 100% managed code, strong named and digitally signed. Supported barcode types include Code-39, Code-128, GS1-128, Code-93, Code-11, Interleaved 2 of 5, Codabar, MSI, UPC-A and EAN-13....

Tags: sdk, microsoft visual basic.net, idautomation, dotnet barcode recognition decoder sdk, demo download, microsoft development tools, .net, programming languages, c#, development tools, software development, software/web development

Software downloads 2008-08-06

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Comcast takes broadband cap plunge; Other carriers likely to follow

Comcast will implement a 250 GB data monthly cap on customers starting Oct. 1. The move, reported first by DSL Reports, was confirmed by Comcast today Techmeme. On its site, Comcast posted its amended user policy: We've listened to feedback from our customers who asked that...

Tags: Comcast Corp., Broadband, Customer, Carrier, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-28

An IE8 Beta 2 Q&A

Yesterday I published my first look at the just-released Beta 2 of Internet Explorer 8. I got some great comments in the Talkback thread and via e-mail and thought it would be worth answering them here. Should you install IE8? Where can you download the correct code for your OS....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows XP, Beta, IE Beta Newsgroup, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-08-28

News to know: IE 8; iPhone password locks; SOA; Palm Treo Pro reviews

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: IE 8 Beta 2 ready for download Ed Bott: Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeover Gallery: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Password, Palm Inc., Palm Treo, SOA, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browsers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-28

http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tr/downloads/home/dl_access_return_record.pdf

If you get interrupted while working on a record in an Access form, finding your way back to it can be time-consuming. Here are two ways to bookmark the current record so that you can hop straight to it when you reopen the form.This download is also available as an...

Tags: Record, Susan Harkins, Microsoft Office, Blogging, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Internet, Enterprise Software, Data Management

Download resources 2008-08-28

It must be a rough day in Cupertino

They just keep coming, one negative headline after another after another. At least that's how it must feel today over at Apple. In the last 24 hours or so, there have been at least four separate events that have put the company in a negative light. The widespread problems with...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., TechMeme, Apple Mac OS X, Internet, 3G, Service Management, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-08-27

'Is enterprise collaboration an oxymoron?' Be the Voice Podcast with David Spark.

I recorded a 25 minute conversation about my enterprise collaboration consulting work and blogging with David Spark a couple of weeks ago for his 'Be The Voice' thought leadership series of podcasts, which is primarily focused on how to drive business growth. David summarized...

Tags: Collaboration, Voice, Podcasts, Leadership, Internet, Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-08-27

IE 8 Beta 2 ready for download

IE 8 Beta 2 ready for downloadRE: IE 8 Beta 2 ready for downloadIt's been a pleasure to work with the IE team to deliver some of the first Visual Search services out there. They're a cool team - and deserve some kudos. We're all looking forward to some user...

Tags: Web browsers, IE 8, IE 8 Beta 2, IE 8 Beta, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

IE 8 Beta 2 ready for download

Mozilla's new Ubiquity add-in for Firefox doesn't really seem to go beyond what Microsoft is doing with the version of its browser due to ship in November. That's my take, but you can form your own opinion. Starting today, August 27, at 3 p.m. EST, Internet Explorer IE 8 Beta...

Tags: Advertisement, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Web Browsers, Internet, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Suddenly, Android is hot again

After months of silence, the double-whammy of new software and hardware has gotten everyone talking about Android again. Earlier this month Erick Schonfeld at TechCrunch was wondering if anybody cared about Android any more. Now TC is practically gushing over the mobile platform. What happened? Two things:...

Tags: Phone, SDK, Shout-out, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Databases leverage MapReduce technology to radically juice data scale, performance, analytics

Databases leverage MapReduce technology to radically juice data scale, performance, analyticsAster In-Database MapReduce Available NowDana - great article – thanks for covering this. Many agree this is a game-changing innovation for the database industry. I'd just like to point out: [1] Aster In-Database MapReduce is available now for evaluation...

Tags: Storage, Financial Planning, juice data, database, MapReduce, analytics, performance

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Can you trust kids with a Kindle?

Can you trust kids with a Kindle?Can you trust kids with a Kindle?I agree with you for the most part. An electronic book or ereader would be good for looking up information to reference. The drawback I see is the price tag of the kindle, and if someone...

Tags: E-books, textbook, locker, e-book

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Virtualization software revives dumb terminals, cuts IT costs

With computers growing smarter by the day, why would anyone want to step back more than a decade and fill office cubicles with dumb terminals? The answer is simple - to keep cubicle computers in service longer, uncluttered and free of malware, viruses and hacking programs. At...

Tags: Software, Dumb Terminal, Virtualization, Network, Information Technology, IT Cost, Virus, Computer, Virtualization Software, Productivity, Cyberthreats, Tools & Techniques, Security, Viruses And Worms, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Intel ships BIOS fix for Rutkowska's Black Hat flaw

Intel has shipped a BIOS update with a fix for a privilege escalation vulnerability that was used by rootkit researcher Joanna Rutkowska to bluepill the Xen hypervisor. The vulnerability was discussed by Rutkowska at the Black Hat briefings earlier this month but details on the exploit were...

Tags: Black Hat, Hypervisor, Motherboard, BIOS Update, Intel Corp., Flaw, System Management Mode, Level Privilege, BIOS, Virtualization, Hardware, Components, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Major security hole found in iPhone

Major security hole found in iPhonewhose fault?Seems to me you're blaming Apple for bad coverage when you should be blaming O2. Didn't they give you some sort of trial period when you sign up to see how the coverage was in your area?The risk Me-Firsters takeEr, I mean early...

Tags: Viruses and worms, Apple iPhone, security, 3G, security hole, phone

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Apple bans murderous comic

Apple has banned an R-rated comic from the App Store called Murderdome for violating a term in their SDK that prohibits offensive content in "Apple's reasonable opinion." In a blog post the InfuriousComics says "we would love to work with Apple to ensure a content rating system...

Tags: Comic, Apple Inc., Blogging, Digital Music, Digital Media, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Interview with HTML 5 Editor Ian Hickson about features, pain points, and more

In this interview, HTML 5 Editor Ian Hickson discusses his favorite features, the features he thinks might be most contentious, the pain points he expects HTML 5 will address, and much more. He also tells what he would change in the original HTML spec if he could go back in...

Tags: HTML, Justin James

Download resources 2008-08-27

1Click Spam Shield (exe)

1Click Spam Shield is the solution for eliminating one of the biggest threats of the mailing systems, spam. Receive all your e-mail safely and securely, all filtering being done, resulting in a clean inbox with just solicited mail and no more junk. The spam filter is compatible with almost all...

Tags: Secure PC Solutions, 1Click Spam Shield, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Outlook, Spam, E-mail, Groupware, Security, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications, Enterprise Software

Software downloads 2008-08-27

Convective Adsorption - Desorption (zip)

The software is used to study water diffusion processes with known experimental data, for the following geometries: infinite slab, infinite cylinder, sphere, finite cylinder, and parallelepiped. The software makes possible the determination of the diffusivity 'D' and the mass convective transfer coefficient 'h' through optimization. This version is the first...

Tags: Software, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2008-08-27

Acritum Promo Wizard (exe)

Acritum Promo Wizard is a tool for Web masters who want to increase the number of visitors coming to their Web sites from various search engines. The software is the next generation of classic doorway page generators with several special technologies that make a kind of human-made text automatically and...

Tags: Web, Search Engine, Visitor, Acritum Software, Acritum Promo Wizard, Channel Management, Search, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-08-27