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A global avalanche

A global avalancheLet's see, kilometres are small miles, right?!Parochial measuring systems have no place in a discussion involving people from many places.And, as you know, the metric system is a French vanity project originated when the French Revolution had decided to remake the world. It was duly forgotten along...

Tags: Research & Development, French Revolution, metric system, precipitation

Discussion threads 2006-11-13

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The French Revolution for iPhone 1.1 (Mobile)

The French Revolution for iPhone application for the iPhone and iPod Touch is a calendar based history of the French revolution. This is a great application for students, and is also great for general knowledge. It features hundreds of facts, easy to use interface, browse through any day of the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Deep Powder Software, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-14

Lenormand (Italian) 1.0 (Windows)

Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand (Alençon, 27 May 1772--Paris, 25 June 1843) was a French professional fortune-teller, active for more than 40 years and of considerable fame during the Napoleonic era. She claimed to have given cartomantic advice to many famous persons, among them leaders of the French revolution (Marat, Robespierre...

Tags: Card, Microsoft Windows

Software downloads 2009-08-30

Iran protests meet the social Web: What we've learned

Iran protests meet the social Web: What we've learnedOne thing we have also learnedis that liberals are just as naive and ignorant as they have always been.Anyone who thought this election meant anything at all was a naive fool. Anyone who thinks this will end in any other way than...

Tags: Government, Dictatorships, social Web

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

10 skills developers will need in the next five years

10 skills developers will need in the next five yearsYou forgot one thing!You need to be able to work for the same or less hourly wage than someone in India, Russia, or China. Qualifications are one thing, but CEOs always go for cheaper. Being able to work for...

Tags: .NET, Scripting languages, Application servers, Programming languages, Middleware, Development tools, Microsoft .NET, skills developer, Ruby, Java, Adobe Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-09

GPL's cloudy future

GPL's cloudy futureIn the Cloud: ANYBODY can do ITANYBODY. I believe that is the essence of the Cloud revolution.Users old enough remember the IBM PC. It was a revolution. A maneuver around traditional IT which gave rise to a new generation of software and hardware development without...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Configuration Files, GPL, AGPL, Google Inc., information technology

Discussion threads 2009-04-07

Zut alors! the French are revolting

The French have a long tradition of using cartoons to make a point and this does the job perfectly. Referring to SAP's proposed price increase in software maintenance costs, LeMagIT is reporting that USF - the French equivalent of ASUG is applying pressure to see action...

Tags: SAP AG, USF, Public Relations, Wiki, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Online Communications, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-04-02

Artlantis Studio (French) 2.1 (Windows)

Artlantis Studio is a proven stand alone rendering solution developed and edited by Abvent. It combines the most advanced and efficient features and technologies for realistic simulation of materials and lighting. The Fast Radiosity engine makes possible the activation of Radiosity even within the preview mode for an interactive real...

Tags: Graphisoft N.V., Artlantis Studio, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-03-27

An interpretation of the cloud

An interpretation of the clouda questioncloud computing does not address the small machine computing side of the equation, it adresses the big machine side. Loud does not pretend to replace clients, but storage and application servers.So what is your point there ?The cloud is not for everyoneIf you are a...

Tags: Mainframes, Servers, mainframe, big machine

Discussion threads 2009-01-07

Forget global warming, consider global blooming

Forget global warming, consider global bloomingoyesometimes you sound like a total whack jobRE: Forget global warming, consider global bloomingAll of the above and more.Global warming is better than global cooling.The mini ice age killed 10s of millions of people in Europe do to failed crops. The potato saved Germany because...

Tags: global warming

Discussion threads 2009-01-06

NativeSpeak 1.2 (Windows)

NativeSpeak is a system which assists application developers working with Runtime Revolution who wish to offer their applications to speakers of different languages for example English and French but who do not wish to develop different versions of their code for each language. Using NativeSpeak, a developer working say in...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Text, Language, Dam-pro, NativeSpeak, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2008-12-14

NativeSpeak 1.2 (Mac)

NativeSpeak is a system which assists application developers working with Runtime Revolution who wish to offer their applications to speakers of different languages for example English and French but who do not wish to develop different versions of their code for each language. Using NativeSpeak, a developer working say...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Language, Dam-pro, NativeSpeak, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2008-11-27

Georgia conflict may mean the birth of modern cyber-warfare

Georgia conflict may mean the birth of modern cyber-warfareTaiwanI think an impetus for Red Flag Linux wqas the inability of Beijing to secure Windows against Taiwan, but my memory might be faulty.Cyberwar? You must be kiddind...I thought that word "war" is applicable for some serious events that have catastrophic consequences...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, Hacking, Saakashvili

Discussion threads 2008-08-12

Consumer notebook shipments to grow 36.5% in 2008

Consumer notebook shipments are forecast to display continued double-digit growth in 2008, expected at 36.5%. Several ultraportable models were announced in Q2 2008, from international as well as local PC vendors - including French retailer Surcouf, which is planning to launch La Revolution, its own branded low-cost ultraportable and has...

Tags: Consumer Notebook Shipment, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, NB

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Consumer notebook shipments to grow 36.5% in 2008

Consumer notebook shipments are forecast to display continued double-digit growth in 2008, expected at 36.5%. Several ultraportable models were announced in Q2 2008, from international as well as local PC vendors - including French retailer Surcouf, which is planning to launch La Revolution, its own branded low-cost ultraportable and has...

Tags: consumer notebook shipment, notebooks, hardware, notebooks & tablets, nb

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Includes Das Kapital and Communist Manifesto. (Mobile)

Navigate easily to any novel from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. FREE Authors' biographies and essays in the trial version.Features Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases Make bookmarks, notes, highlights Searchable and interlinked. Access the e-book anytime, anywhere - at...

Tags: Mobile, Biology

Software downloads 2008-08-01

Works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Includes Das Kapital and Communist Manifesto. (Mobile)

Navigate easily to any novel from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. FREE Authors' biographies and essays in the trial version.Features Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases Make bookmarks, notes, highlights Searchable and interlinked. Access the e-book anytime, anywhere - at...

Tags: Mobile, Biology, MobileReference

Software downloads 2008-08-01

Auto MPG in the US, per the EPA rankings: Lamborghini #1 gas hawg

Auto MPG in the US, per the EPA rankings: Lamborghini #1 gas hawgcomparing apples and ....When you state "the least efficient car in every category is european" you fail to see that the cars listed as the least efficient connot be compared to the most efficient cars. I dont see...

Tags: Smart Cars, Lamborghini, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Discussion threads 2008-06-22

A 13th century social network

According to Nature News, a team of French researchers has used medieval documents to create the oldest detailed social network ever constructed. The mathematicians and computer scientists looked through thousands of records of land transactions dating back as far as 1260 in a Southwest part of France. The result of...

Tags: Researcher, France, Network, Analysis, Social Networking, Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-05-20

Ideology and self interest won't win health care debate

Ideology and self interest won't win health care debateAmazingly enough...ideologically driven it may be, but I think what Armey proposes is essentially correct, though I would combine it with a strong does of patent reform to drive down costs.That said, I think the basic approach to any sort of legislation...

Tags: Taxes, Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care, tax

Discussion threads 2008-05-15