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Earth Explorer 6.1 (Windows)

Earth Explorer 6 is GPS Enabled digital map software with high-resolution satellite imagery, shaded relief topographic imagery and blending imagery of the two. It also include location information of 270 countries and regions, 50000+ cities, 15000+ islands and 50000+ earthquakes from 1973; And outline information of political boundaries, rivers, lakes,...

Tags: Imagery, Microsoft Windows, Satellite, Motherplanet, Earth Explorer 6, GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-08

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Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal

Opera"Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal". . . and by "browser rivals" you really mean Opera, who has been whimpering and whining the whole time. A browser that barely appears on anybody's charts, but still retains a cult following.I think Microsoft is improving with IE7...

Tags: Web browsers, ballot screen, Web browser, Opera Software ASA, ballot screen proposal, Microsoft Corp., official complaint

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

King of the QWERTYs: T-Mobile Dash 3G

King of the QWERTYs: T-Mobile Dash 3Gdenialyou microsoft sheeple and "serious mobile phone enthusiasts" really live in deep denial. a phone with a tiny screen, an ancient os and a myriad of tiny plastic buttons glued all over it? unbelieveable that they are still produced. let alone that someone is...

Tags: Cellular phones, Handhelds, Wireless and Mobility, 3G, phone, T-Mobile Dash 3G, QWERTYS, T-Mobile Dash, RIM BlackBerry, e-mail, music, T-Mobile

Discussion threads 2009-07-24

Microsoft's IE8 "Get the facts" campaign - heavy on propaganda, light on facts

Microsoft's IE8 "Get the facts" campaign - heavy on propaganda, light on factsHmmmYes, heavy on propaganda, however just a comment on CSS3. Just because most browsers are passing the ACID3 test, doesn't mean that that's the "standard". As far as I know CSS3 is still under drafting so features and...

Tags: Web browsers, IEPro, Microsoft Corp., IE8

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

Sapphire 09 Live: Smart business plans, moral benchmarks

SAP is always a bit of a conundrum to me. They have extraordinarily talented people, an incredibly deep product portfolio that they are always extending, more often than not make good acquisitions that take some time but work out all in all, and seem to be actually dedicated to transforming...

Tags: Sustainability, SAP AG, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-05-13

Windows 7 - Revolutionary or evolutionary?

Windows 7 - Revolutionary or evolutionary?Revolutionary.1. The kind of focus MS is giving to performance is revolutionary. Its the first time that an OS is performing faster than its predecessor.:). Example in case - a 1.86 GHz single core Celeron Processor, 2 GB 553 MHz RAM, Intel 965 Express chipset...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-01-20

Coming on Patch Tuesday: 8 bulletins, 6 critical

The final Microsoft Patch Tuesday for 2008 will be a big one: 8 bulletins covering serious code execution flaws in a wide range of ubiquitous software. According to the company's advance notice mechanism,  six of the eight bulletins will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. The...

Tags: Flaw, Microsoft Corp., Bulletin, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-12-05

Ten things to know about Microsoft's Live Mesh

Microsoft took the wraps off Live Mesh at 9 p.m. PDT on April 22, just ahead of the service's official debut at the Web 2.0 Expo this week. (Here's a bunch of screen shots of what testers can expect to see when Microsoft kicks off its...

Tags: Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-04-22

Windows automatically updating itself: Case closed?

Windows automatically updating itself: Case closed?Keep your lies simpleHuman history has many examples of great lies being believed by most of the people. The key is to keep the lie simple and stay with it. Microsoft is adopting this tactic. I just don't understand why these reports...

Tags: Operating systems, Nothing New, HUMAN HISTORY, CASE CLOSED, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-10-22

First impressions of the AT&T Tilt

The HTC Kaiser/TyTN II might be one of the most anticipated Windows Mobile devices in the last couple of years with early reviews coming out in August and rumors of an U.S. AT&T release. AT&T and HTC just announced the availability of the AT&T Tilt (aka HTC TyTN II/Kaiser) on...

Tags: Keyboard, High Tech Computer Corp., Device, AT&T Corp., Camera, AT&T Tilt, GPS, Microsoft Windows, Keyboards, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2007-10-03

Time: early electric car one of 50 worst of all "time"

Time: early electric car one of 50 worst of all "time"I saw "Who Killed the Electric Car?"I saw the documentry, "Who Killed the Electric Car" last month on one of the HBO channels. The few people who drove them praised the vehicles and wanted to keep the cars. GM just...

Tags: Fuel cells, General Motors Corp., electric car

Discussion threads 2007-09-10

MobileTracker (Mobile)

The tracklog application for mobile devices!Records a tracklog.Elevation can be tracked.Configurable timespan between positions.Extensive statistical information.MobileTracker is very easy to use:Two-click tracklog recording.Background tracking.Color coded status display.Guaranteed: 100% subscribtion free!Easily record tracklogs using your mobile device and show them in Google Earth or publish them with Google Maps.Features:Recording a Tracklog:MobileTracker...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Google Earth, Kilometer, MobileTracker, Motorola Q Device, Mobile Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Mobile Applications, Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, GPS, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2007-07-23

Bustin' malware!

Bustin' malware!Seems like alot of work.It does not have to be that way. Other options exist.Free AVsBoth Avast! from Alwil and AVG are good, free-for-home-use AVs. I like Avast's automatic update, though the need for email reregistration and the recent habit of the software to demand restarts after each...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Web browsers, SpyBot, AVG, malware, Trend Micro Inc., anti-spyware

Discussion threads 2007-07-09

The T-Mobile Wing's predictive text functionality beats the iPhone's technology

My first converged device was the MDA II Pocket PC Phone Edition that convinced me a device with integrated mobile phone functionality was the way to go. I then moved through a MDA II, i-mate JAM, MDA III, and HTC Wizard (aka T-Mobile MDA). However, several months ago I switched...

Tags: Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Review, Microsoft, iPhone, HTC, Apple

Blog posts 2007-06-27

WWDC 2007 highlights

WWDC 2007 highlightsTalk about copying Windows!!In fact, many of these things aren't even copies of Vista, they are copies of Win3.1![i]Stacks - remedy for messy desktops, stack in dock[/i]Groups in start menu: XP[i]Consistent window look[/i]Huh? I thought this was one of the things that OSX [b]already[/b] had? Noted for future...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Construction, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Safari

Discussion threads 2007-06-11

Microsoft tries 3D maps, fails

A very cool (but for me, almost unusable) version of Virtual Earth was released today by Microsoft called "Virtual Earth 3D". Instead of using a separate application to view 3D imagery, everything can be done in a browser through maps.live.com.Did I say "a" browser? Yep, it only works...

Tags: Google Speculation, Google

Blog posts 2006-11-06

Porn sites exploit new IE flaw

Porn sites exploit new IE flawNot My ProblemAlthough, I do thank all of the Windows/IE users across the world for taking the brunt of these nonstop attacks on the worlds most widely marketed OS/Client. This selflessnees on your part allows the rest of us to live free of viral...

Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Using IE6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., porn site, flaw

Discussion threads 2006-09-19

Plan your next trip with Virtual Earth and MindManager 6

One application that actually had a MAJOR impact on my decision to purchase a Samsung Q1 UMPC slate Tablet PC is Mindjet MindManager. MindManager is an extremely powerful application that I have actually been evaluating now for over 6 months and I just can't seem to get it wrapped up...

Tags: MindManager 6

Blog posts 2006-07-29

IE7 gets closer to its official debut

IE7 gets closer to its official debutFinding IE add-onsGo to softpedia.com, advanced search so that you can mark searching within the description and look for "internet explorer". Just about any specific function you decide you want will be available, probably from many sources, not all of them on softpedia.The...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2006-06-29

It's obvious, therefore it's true

It's obvious, therefore it's trueMarsMars has such a low mass and gravity, that it just can't hold onto gasses. It has a thin atmosphere - which is why you CAN have dust storms. The interesting bit is why is there methane in the atmosphere? It breaks down relatively quickly, yet...

Tags: Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-06-23