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Offspring (exe)

Give yourself a virtual extreme makeover. Looking for a new hair style? Pondering that nose job. This program enables you to: Rapidly sample different facial features while giving yourself a few laughs in the process. Morph your favorite stars together to see their offspring. Build wacky facial collages. Capture images...

Tags: Screen Capture, Offspring, Flash-catalogs

Software downloads 2008-05-27

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Chrome's JavaScript poses challenge to Silverlight

Experts speaking at Microsoft's TechEd conference in Australia warn that JavaScript will continue to get speedier, making it the biggest rival of Silverlight technology. The biggest rival for Microsoft's next-generation Silverlight web technology will be JavaScript, not Adobe's ubiquitous Flash, according to experts speaking at Microsoft's TechEd conference in...

Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, JavaScript, Chrome, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Suzanne Tindal ZDNet Australia, Silverlight, Microsoft, Adobe, Flash, Google

News items 2008-09-05

Adobe and NBC to provide live streaming of NFL games

Adobe just announced that the NFL is going to use Flash to deliver live, online streaming video for NBC Sunday and Thursday night football games. You can go watch the games on NBCSports.com right now. It looks like they used Flex to build the player and I assume they're using...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., NBC, NFL, Video, Live Streaming, Video Quality, Corporate Communications, Games, Marketing, Personal Technology, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack

In the wake of the recent malvertising attacks where malicious flash ads were appearing at trusted web sites, evidence from multiple vendors and researchers indicates that spammers and malware authors have once again switched tactics, and are one again abusing legitimate services such as Google's Picasa and ImageShack. Whereas the...

Tags: Technique, Spammer, Malware, Google Picasa, Attack, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Are we "done" with rich Internet applications?

This week I've been putting together slides and preparing for my talk at Web 2.0 Expo New York City. I'm doing one titled "Making Sense of Rich Internet Applications" so it's more of a general talk covering everything from Adobe's stuff, to Microsoft Silverlight, to the mobile world, and now...

Tags: Rich Internet Application, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-09-04

On stupid mascots and closed source browser plugins

Everyone's been harping on Google this week with the release of Chrome, so I thought I would be different -- today I'm going to give Adobe some love. Because I bet they feel left out. Adobe's Flash and Acrobat Reader plugins are some...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Web Browser Plug-in, Adobe Acrobat, Web Browser, Plug-in, Flash, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-09-03

Google Chrome: The five best new features

Google Chrome: The five best new featuresThe biggest crap is IE, which STILL ships with ActiveX, is slower thanmolasses in January, STILL includes old obsolete proprietary rendering, and is years behind in standards.More Google crap. Use at your own risk!http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/web_services_browser/chrome_privacy_is_full_of_dents.htmlGoogle is wanting your material.http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/03/google_chrome_eula_sucks/So far impressedI am quite impressed by...

Tags: Web browsers, VERY SELDOM, HEARSAY, Google Inc., Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

Chrome is 42x faster than IE7, 9x faster than FF3

I've been testing the new Google Chrome browser and one thing's for sure: they weren't kidding about great JavaScript performance in this beta. Check out these numbers I got from running Google's V8 benchmark suite higher is better: IE7: 30 FF3.0.1: 131 Chrome Beta 1:...

Tags: Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Performance, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, 9x, Chrome, Google Chrome, Web Browsers, Performance Management, Team Management, Scripting Languages, Internet, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-09-03

Xen engine 3.3 released

On August 27th, the Xen engine version 3.3 was released on Xen.org, the site that houses the open source Xen project. In the words of the organization, "Xen 3.3 includes enhancements that further advance its position as a fast, scalable, secure virtualization engine for the industry's broadest range of server...

Tags: Xen, Virtual Machine, Xen Client Initiative, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-03

IT Dojo video: 10 common mistakes you should avoid when flashing your BIOS

The BIOS is critical to your computer's proper operation. It's the first code executed at start-up, and it defines how your motherboard will communicate with the system's hardware. Flashing the BIOS is not for the faint of heart, but by taking the proper precautions and planning for the worst-case scenario;...

Tags: Information Technology, Video, BIOS, Corporate Communications, Strategy, Hardware, Components, Marketing, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-03

MaxiMenu for Dreamweaver (zip)

The MaxiMenu Extension for Dreamweaver allows you to create powerful Flash-based menus in Dreamweaver MX, MX 2004, 8, CS3, or CS4 Flash not required. The customization options are incredible - the possibilities are limitless. Use one of the 18 pre-built templates, or create your own design. Extensive documentation and responsive...

Tags: Macromedia Dreamweaver, DWUser, Customization Option

Software downloads 2008-09-03

FlashDemo Studio (exe)

Record your PC screen activity in real time to create interactive demonstrations, tutorials, and e-learning material. Key features: Record, edit, and share; Create stunning demo with ease. No programming skill required; Publish as Flash movie in extremely small file size. Perfect for Web distribution; Custom capture area; Record mouse and...

Tags: Programming, FlashDemo, Keyboards, E-learning, Development Tools, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2008-09-03

MuhasebeX (zip)

Your personal easy to use accounting manager has been arrived. You can save all your incoming and outgoing money day by day. And you can see how much money you earned and spend in a year month by month as graphical. So you can see it day by day in...

Tags: Accounting, Credit Card, Financial Services, Sales Channel, Operational Accounting, Sales, Finance

Software downloads 2008-09-03

Chrome (beta)

Google has released the beta version of a new browser, Chrome. In its comic-book preannouncement, Google stated correctly that watching videos, chatting, and even playing Web-based games didn't exist when browsers were first invented. Google wants the browser to help users focus on the applications and pages they are...

Tags: Web browsers, WebKit, Chrome, Google Inc., Web browser, Omnibox

Product reviews 2008-09-02

First look at Google Chrome

First look at Google ChromeDownloaded and took a look at chromeAnd was immediately struck by just how much annoying advertising crap ZDNet puts on their site.Inadvertently? I vote on purpose.Inadvertently? I vote on purpose. I'd believe "inadvertently" if Chrome were released a month later - but a [b]day[/b] later? No,...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Google Chrome, First Look, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

Google Chrome is insanely fast ... faster than Firefox 3.0

Google Chrome is insanely fast ... faster than Firefox 3.0how about with Safari 3.x /4.x & OperaI would like to see comparison chart with with Safari 3/4 & operaRE: Google Chrome is insanely fast ... faster than Firefox 3.0Fast, yes, but without adblock or equivalent, too painful to use.Well,...

Tags: Web browsers, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

Google Chrome bats 1-for-3 for me

Google Chrome bats 1-for-3 for meNo AdBlock Plus...no Chrome. Simple as that.what do you expect it's a beta!'Ordinary' users would never be trying to surf with a beta release of a niche browser minutes after it's release.Don't be such an arse - you know damn well that most browsers...

Tags: Web browsers, WebKit, Google Chrome, plug-in, Google Inc., Web browser

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

LIVE: Google Chrome Press Conference

LIVE: Google Chrome Press ConferenceMan, the publicity is nothing short of AMAZING. The mainstream press hasalready picked it up. The news is everywhere, there are already thousands of articles written. Seems like the whole world is buzzing about it.Firefox does NOT use WebKitFirefox uses Mozilla's Gecko rendering engine, which is...

Tags: Web browsers, mainstream press, Google Chrome, Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

Google Chrome: A browser for RIAs and a Firefox Killer

Google Chrome: A browser for RIAs and a Firefox KillerI think this is going to be an historical moment in the evolution of theInternet. We are finally going to get a fresh, no holds bared browser. I think we will see a particularly rapid evolution as well. I also wonder...

Tags: Web browsers, Google Chrome, rich Internet application, Firefox Killer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Inc., Web browser

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

Google Chrome: A browser for RIAs and a Firefox Killer

Google announced Google Chrome yesterday with a slick little comic and a bunch of good ideas about how to improve the browser. Even though I think everyone agrees that the shine of Google has worn off, if you picturd all of the things that should be in a Google browser,...

Tags: Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Rich Internet Application, Web Browser, Web Browsers, Internet, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-09-02