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Microsoft says (again) it will comply fully with EU antitrust demands

Microsoft says again it will comply fully with EU antitrust demandsThe new proxySure, MS caves to the EU's demands. Of course the interface specs will still be encumbered so the FOSS community won't touch them. No big loss for MS.On the other hand MS continues the attack. It's now known...

Tags: Government, OPEN SOURCE, suspicion, Microsoft Corp., DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS, EU Antitrust, Novell Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-10-22

Reader poll: Spreadsheets could erode Excel user base

Reader poll: Spreadsheets could erode Excel user baseMS Excel, R.I.P.C'mon folks, you know it's only a matter of time..another nail in M$ coffinthe synergies of Linux and Google are working to bring M$ down faster than everybody thought.who were the votersWho were the people who voted?? First its a know...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS, spreadsheet, Microsoft Excel

Discussion threads 2006-06-07

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Playground .08 (Mac)

Playground is a minimal browser for web developers that watches a project directory for changes to files based on extension type. Whenver a change is detected it reloads the page. For ease of use, Playground may be started in a project folder from the command line. The Web Inspector is...

Tags: Web, Apple Macintosh, JavaScript, Owyhee Software, Playground, Web Inspector, Channel Management, CSS, Scripting Languages, Marketing, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2009-11-06

Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samples

RE: Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samplesyawnWho can I trust *now*....Even Ed Bott said '7' was more secure!The Windows Infect Season is not over yet.. Nothing's changed.... That people even USE Windows these days is quite remarkable.... It must be the power of habit...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, malware, UAC, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Open source needs successful champions

Open Source powers the Internet period!Open_Source powers the ENTIRE Internet withrouters/switches/servers you name it like Microsoft sitting behind caching Linux distroname servers.Now you tell me what does it need now???It is the FUTURE of smart devices, appliancedriven infrastructure, just like VMware using a Linux derived kernel and it is #1...

Tags: Linux, software cost, Linux Distro, open source, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

ContaX CRM 1.0 (Mac)

ContaX will let you Store, View, Interact and Communicate with your Contacts, Customers, Prospects and Suppliers more Easily and Efficiently than ever before. For Individuals, Clubs and Small Businesses who wish to use their Contact or Membership database proactively. Ideal for Graphic Designers, Web Developers, Software Developers, Self Employed, Electricians,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Small Business, Arten Science, Channel Management, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-05

Google Wave: Has potential, but let loose too soon

Open sourceKeep in mind that the code to developers is completely open source. If someone wants to make their own wave software or use the real time HTML 5 support for something else.Besides this is just a preview of the basics. Open to only 100,000 people, you can't expect much....

Tags: Google Inc., developer

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

SmartCode ViewerX VNC ActiveX Control 2.9.7 (Windows)

The SmartCode ViewerX VNC control provides developers with full access to the VNC Viewer features using a set of intuitive ActiveX properties and methods. With ViewerX control, developers can easily provide screen sharing and remote control capabilities to their applications. The SmartCode ViewerX can work behind HTTP/SOCKS5 and UltraVNC Repeater...

Tags: Developer, Control, Server, Microsoft Windows, SmartCode Solutions, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-11-03

Google "attacking" developer community?

No.Improving their apps doesn't make them evil.Killing competition by giving away apps for "free" makes them evil.Isn't it a bit hypocritical to complain?After all Android developers are using Android which they didn't need to pay for because Google gave it to them. Where do they think those development funds...

Tags: Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-01

Google "attacking" developer community?

So, as most people are happy that Google continues to build new features into their applications -- like Google Maps Navigation and Google Latitude -- there are others who aren't so impressed. Some people are upset that Google is building features that have already been developed by Android developers,...

Tags: Google Inc., Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2009-11-01

eAuthorize 5.1 (Mac)

Process credit cards or electronic checks right from within your FileMaker solutions. You can enhance your solutions by providing a direct connection to the trillion-dollar industry of electronic transactions. Simply by adding one field and one relationship, developers are able to add credit card authorization to any solution. This is...

Tags: Developer, Apple Macintosh, Credit Card, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales

Software downloads 2009-10-31

Microsoft adds more choices for developers targeting its Azure cloud

Thats interesting...The MS fanboys would have you believe no one uses PHP or Eclipse for anything but here is MS courting those developers.On a serious note MS seems to be pulling ahead of Google with more platform choices. I don't hear much news like that out of Google now.

Tags: Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

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

Microsoft partners to allow Eclipse interop on Win7, WinServer 2008 R2, Azure

Microsoft has made another play at interoperability with a key open source software offering. At Eclipse Summit Europe on Wednesday, the Redmond, Wash. software giant announced that it is working on four open source projects with two open source companies -- Tasktop Technologies and Soyatec -- to...

Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Eclipse, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-10-28

Five interesting new details about Verizon's Moto Droid

HTML5 a "nonstandard"?Isn't HTML5 a "nonstandard", in that it hasn't been approved yet?I can't wait for my new ....... after 2 deal to arrive! Sounds like this phone rocks. That combined with Verizon Wireless coverage this should be a big winner!So the big "savings" from using a "free"...

Tags: Handhelds, GPS, HTML5, Verizon Communications Inc., Moto Droid, phone, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Intuit enhances Quickbooks by bringing cloud apps to desktop software

Intuit, a trusted name for some 4 million small business customers who manage their finances using the Quickbooks software, is bringing a bit of the cloud to the desktop. The company, like so many others these days, is unveiling an app store of its own and opening its API to...

Tags: Software, Desktop, Intuit Inc., Sales Force, Desktop Software, Intuit QuickBooks, Sales Force Management, Tools & Techniques, Sales, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-27

Perfect Download Icons 2009.1 (Windows)

Perfect Download Icons offers web site designers and software developers a collection of affordable and high quality icons that can be used without a restricted license on a multiple of different projects. These collections of download icons were created by talented and experienced graphic designers but are being made available...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Icon, Aha-soft, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Investment, Internet, Marketing, Finance

Software downloads 2009-10-27

Piracy and the Apple App Store

PiracyI'm curious as to how they discovered that 80%. I'm assuming (I know, bad idea) that they post the app on the app store (well, Apple does after reviewing it) and someone has to buy it in order to pirate it or is the App store itself broken into? If...

Tags: Games, piracy, game, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Enterprise IT's trust level of Google will increase

That pie will increasingly favor Google. Though Google DOES need to support something more like what Amazon does, so you can just rent a Linux box in the cloud that grows and shrinks.Great potential here for Google; p.s. - dont make Yahoo's mistakesThere is great potential for Google from...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Servers, OPEN SOURCE, Enterprise IT, Google AppEngine, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Salesforce, Adobe bring Flash to Force.com

Businesses who have already taken the plunge into the Salesforce cloud will find something new this morning: Adobe Flash. The two companies today announced an alliance that brings the power of the Adobe Flash platform to the Salesforce's Force.com, where developers build - and many times share...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Developer, Adobe Systems Inc., Force.com, Sales Force Management, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-26