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- Font
- A set of type characters of a particular typeface design and size. Each typeface, such as Times Roman, Helvetica and Arial, is typically made available in four variations: normal...
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- HVLJFont - Laser Printer Fonts (ZIP)
- The HVLJFont package contains downloadable soft fonts for HP Laserjet printers used with MS-DOS, Window's terminal programs, Unix, Linux, Macintosh, and IBM's AS/400 system. They are particularly valuable if you have a Laser printer that does NOT provide fixed pitch fonts that are scalable, or sufficiently legible.
- Tags: Laser Printer, Laser, Font, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2007-02-15
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- ModelSheet: good in theory, needs more work
- Modelsheet is pitched as a product that is supposed to make the development of complex models much easier than the default 'Excel way.' In theory it removes a number of the steps necessary to ensure data accuracy and template integrity. However, there are usability issues that need urgent attention. ...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Theory, Spreadsheet, ModelSheet, Productivity, Microsoft Excel, Web Browsers, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Internet, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- Veenix TypeBook Creator (zip)
- Create and print professional type specimen books of your entire font collection. TypeBook Creator's automatic font categorization process can distinguish between 16 font classifications, including: serif and sans serif fonts, picture, script and thematic fonts, text fonts, mono-spaced fonts, wide and narrow fonts. TypeBook Creator features: automatic font categorization, 16...
- Tags: Font, Veenix Software USA, TypeBook Creator
- Software downloads 2008-08-19
- Surviving a lightning strike: Shock and awe
- Surviving a lightning strike: Shock and awe.....So what, you lost some electronics and doo dads. You and your's are alive, that's what is important. The electronics can be replaced, repaired and data recovered from back-ups I know you have them. The fact that you consider losing your electronics harmful is...
- Tags: Desktops, Telecom & Utilities, Network technology, security system, lightning strike, electronics, strike
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Creating good spaces for kids to work
- Creating good spaces for kids to workNo contentI didn't find anything in here except "go to ikea" for useful info on setting up kids workspaces. Was hoping for some advice on maybe how to time share the computer, or how to setup the computers so they can be easily...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Routers & switches, NETWORKING, Domain names, Games, computer, router
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Sanyo Katana Eclipse - silver (Sprint)
- The Katana series of phones have changed quite a bit since the original Katana, which was nothing more than a Razr clone with its slim and wide style. Two years and a couple of Katana models later, it appears that Sanyo has decided to go in a very different design...
- Tags: Media players, Engineering, Digital music, Digital media, Sprint Communications, Sanyo Katana, Sanyo Electric Co., Sanyo Katana Eclipse, music player, LED indicator, display
- Product reviews 2008-08-17
- Motorola VE20 - silver (Sprint)
- Just when you thought the Motorola Razr was dead, Moto has brought it back for another round with the Razr VE20 for Sprint. Before you start grumbling about Moto never having anything new--a sentiment we've no doubt shared--we advise you to give this Razr a chance. Sure, the design is...
- Tags: Motorola Inc., Motorola Razr, Motorola VE20, Razr VE20, Sprint Communications, display
- Product reviews 2008-08-17
- Wordcamp 2008
- In the quiet flats of University of California San Francisco Mission Bay campus, bloggers, thinkers, journalists, developers, and inventors melt together for a full day of lectures and learning. The goal of Wordcamp 2008 is to figure out the future of publishing on the web. ...
- Tags: Open Source, Blog, Wordpress, Plug-in, Automattic, Wordcamp, Mullenweg 3:00, BuddyPress, Discovery Channel, Al Upton, ChickSpeak, ScholarPress, Netconcepts, Post Title, Akismet, Virality, Diso, Compliment Spam, Monotone, Prologue, GigaOm Daily, Gigalogue, Comments Screen, Blogging, Internet, Andrew Mager
- Blog posts 2008-08-16
- Question from a reader - What notebook/OS for college?
- Question from a reader - What notebook/OS for college?Check with the college to see what is their preference...If there isn't one then being as I'm from a Windows IT background that moved over to Mac I'd chose the Mac. If you do need Windows you can run Boot Camp, VMware,...
- Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, college life, Apple Macintosh, notebook, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- Prompt Teleprompter for Mac OSX (zip)
- Prompt is an affordable simple teleprompter software solution for Mac and Windows. User configurable, Prompt can save in it's own format and .txt to share between users on Mac and Windows. Features: text can be imported and exported, simple text editing is available, native files can be saved, user customizable...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Movieclip, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-08-15
- ZTE C79
- ZTE is a little known brand in the U.S., but the Chinese manufacturer is slowly but surely making its presence felt in the U.S. cell market. It kicked off its U.S. debut earlier this year with a couple of entry-level phones, such as the ZTE C88 for MetroPCS, and now...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Media players, ZTE C79, ZTE, phone, music player
- Product reviews 2008-08-14
- It's 1,100 systems and counting for open-source refurbishment advocates
- It's 1,100 systems and counting for open-source refurbishment advocatesIs the monopoly{s} fretting?!"The Installfest was “manned” by volunteers from the Linux and open source communities.""Why Microsoft and Intel tried to kill the XO $100 laptop""Microsoft, makers of most of the computer software in the world, tried to kill it with words,...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Semiconductors, open-source refurbishment advocate, open source, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-14
- Been to Staples lately?
- Been to Staples lately?Another thing I like about Staples......no restocking fee on computer gear and other electronics.Absolutely the right answer.Not necessarily Staples, just the idea of going shopping for what you need. We waited for a projector bulb for 3 months as our tech dep't waited for the state...
- Tags: Staples Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-14
- Microsoft to push another Windows Update to users ... whether you want it or not
- Microsoft to push another Windows Update to users ... whether you want it or notI agree completely[i]I just can’t understand why Download updates but let me choose whether to install them or Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them doesn’t mean what it says...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-08-14
- Been to Staples lately?
- I just made a shopping run to Staples...Turns out we have a Staples card for the district and don't need a purchase order to buy things there. Not that I recommend circumventing a careful purchasing process, but sometimes you just need "stuff". Certainly, if the person doing the...
- Tags: Card, Staples Inc., Clearance Tag, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- Court clarifies open source copyright: Key excerpts for the enterprise
- Court clarifies open source copyright: Key excerpts for the enterpriseCourt clarifies open source copyright: Key excerpts for the enterpriseHuge break for all the people out there working on projects, only to have their stuff picked up and altered and their credit taken awayAre you kidding?Really Larry?The teaser for this column...
- Tags: District Courts, open source copyright, open source, Federal Circuit
- Discussion threads 2008-08-14
- The Last PHP 4
- The PHP Group has shipped the last and final patch in the PHP 4.4 series. The open-source group released PHP 4.4.9 with "security enhancements and fixes" and is making a strong plea for all users to upgrade as soon as possible. "This release wraps...
- Tags: PHP, PHP Group, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-13
- When equivalence is the wrong question
- When equivalence is the wrong questionSo, replace one tool with many?Since Microsoft Word can be used for a varity of tasks, and Writer can not, therefore one must use writer and a varity of other tools to do the work of one program.And here you claim that open source is...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Databases, Microsoft Access, tool, Murph, Microsoft Office, database
- Discussion threads 2008-08-12
- UserTable (exe)
- You are searching for a table control for your application with that you can fast and easy integrate a table without data binding? Exactly that is what the ActiveX control UserTable features: beside normal settings as column width and row height, you can define e. g. font type/color as well...
- Tags: Microsoft .NET Framework, API, Cell, Table, Andreas Breitschopp, API Reference, .Net, C#, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Programming Languages
- Software downloads 2008-08-12
- CAD-KAS Font 2 DXF (exe)
- Create a text in any installed true type font and save the result as dxf file. So you can plot the font to use it for engravings etc. You only enter the text and click on "Save as DXF file...". The text will be saved as polygon line information in...
- Tags: Font, CAD-KAS
- Software downloads 2008-08-12
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