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Google acquires Zenter for presentations

Google acquires Zenter for presentationsTalking about export / import engines. That is the fly in the ointment fora Gears enabled version of Google Office. You will NOT be able to do import/export engines in Java Script. So, maybe the solution will be to not allow import or export while off-line...

Tags: Programming languages, Google Inc., Zenter, high level language, level language, Java

Discussion threads 2007-06-20

The joys of Java

The joys of JavaBut I put all the effort into the database designThe constraints in the database prevent me assigning inconsistent or invalid values to the database at the attribute, row, table and database level. I can update any attribute or set of attributes directly and safely with no operators...

Tags: OOA/OOD/OOP, Development tools, Programming languages, High Level Language, database, programming, object-oriented programming, programmer, Java

Discussion threads 2007-04-04

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Hot rumor: Apple developing LCD HDTV with built-in networking, Apple TV?

Just in case you wanted a new Apple rumor that didn't involve updated MacBooks and building laptops out of aluminum bricks, here's an inevitable-seeming one from tech guru Jason Calacanis, who tells our sister site CNET UK that Apple is planning an LCD-based HDTV that would sport built-in networking and...

Tags: Network, built-In, HDTV, Apple Inc., Apple TV, LCD, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-10-11

Report: Three Intel Nehalems in November

Intel will launch its first three Nehalem processors on November 17, according to a report on the site Expreview.com. These Bloomfield high-end chips will include the 3.2 GHz Core i7-965XE ($999), 2.93GHz Core i7-940 ($562) and 2.66GHz Core i7-920 ($284). Nehalem is manufactured using the same 45nm...

Tags: Desktop, Mobile, Intel Corp., Chip, Nehalem, Server Processor, Chipsets, Semiconductors, Processors, Network Technology, Hardware, Components, Networking, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-10-11

Entellium's lost millions

Larry Dignan outlines the main points of the Entellium fraud. Regardless of the final outcome, there are three glaring questions: How did the CFO and CEO overstate revenues across THREE financial years by a factor of four to five times without someone noticing the obvious problem of...

Tags: Entellium, Board, Compliance, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Remember IBM at $10.50 per Share? Oracle as a penny stock? Tales of Hope from the Great High Tech Depression of ‘89

Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak …..October. Paraphrasing Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven seems somehow appropriate to this moment, when it seems that everything we've all worked and dreamed about is going up in smoke. And yet, having seen a version of this movie...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Recession, Stock, IBM Corp., Tech Stock, Investment, Finance, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Are there really too many Windows editions?

Ask any Windows pundit about all the different versions of Windows Vista that Microsoft offers and you'll invariably get the same response. There are too many! Consumers are confused! It all needs to be simplified! To which I say: Be careful what you wish for. The case for reducing the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Edition, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-10-10

US proposes DNS fix: digital signatures

The Commerce Department is considering deploying digital signatures to make DNS less susceptible to hacking, ComputerWorld reports. Under the proposal, DNS records would be signed by DNSSEC Domain Name and Addressing System Security Extensions. There have been some commitments to the system for the following top-level domains:...

Tags: Digital Signature, DNS, ICANN, Domain Names, Digital Signatures, Authentication/Encryption, Networking, Security, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Will you forget about Android?

Chris O'Brien from the Silicon Valley Mercury News has an interesting article on why he thinks we will soon forget about Android. When you look at Android up against iPhone, you have to agree that it's going to be a an uphill battle. But if anyone can do...

Tags: Google Inc., Android, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Microsoft renames its 'D' language 'M'

Microsoft is continuing to slowly trickle out details about its Oslo modeling strategy. The latest info with company has gone public are the names of the three Oslo components it will release in Community Technology Preview CTP form at the Professional Developers Conference PDC, by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft Visual Studio, Oslo, Microsoft Corp., Modeling, Models, Research & Development, Microsoft Development Tools, Business Operations, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Netbook returns blamed on Linux 'teething problems'

Higher return rates for Linux-based netbooks don't necessarily reflect badly on the open-source operating system, according to Ubuntu backer Canonical. The return rate on Linux-powered netbooks may be higher than that for Windows netbooks, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing for Linux, according to Canonical. ...

Tags: Ubuntu, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Software, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, netbook, Windows XP, MSI Wind, Asus Eeee

News items 2008-10-10

Is OpenOffice good enough?

Yes. OK, obviously there's more to this story than my tongue-in-cheek answer. This came up after one of our supercool, power user secretaries (who is an Office 2003/2007 wiz) ran a training session for the other secretaries in the district. The other secretaries are largely...

Tags: Secretary, Training, OpenOffice, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Journal Six (zip)

Journal six, your electronic knitting journal for the PASSAP E6000 knitting machine, organizes your projects, stitch patterns, form programs, and knit techniques in an easy to search database. You may download stitch patterns and card reader techniques to your knitting machine with a standard E6000 download cable or print cards...

Tags: Technique, Journal, Jennifer L Schmidt, Productivity

Software downloads 2008-10-10

Happy Runner 2 ("Happy)

A continuation of one-button platformer with added Time counter, 23 brand new levels, switcher an item which turns the movement direction 180 degrees, which adds a lot of new possible level designs. Everything is packed into high difficulty to challenge ambitious players. This version is the first release on CNET...

Tags: Maurice Zarzycki

Software downloads 2008-10-10

easyStock DataGenerator (exe)

With easyStock DataGenerator the user can produce random generated stock price data. The data looks like real stock prices but is not. User may use this type of data to test trading systems against 100% unknown data. Up to 50000 data periods are possible (end of day = 200 years)....

Tags: Stock Price, Stock, Data, easyStockDater, Output Format, Investment, Financial Accounting, Finance

Software downloads 2008-10-10

Stackz Dictionary Edition (msi)

Stackz Dictionary Edition is a flashcard organizer with a Japanese and Chinese dictionary integration. The Stackz visualization concept lets keep the overview over large amounts of items to be learnt by classifying the words according to two fundamental attributes: The proficiency level (known/unknown), and the refresh state (fresh/old). The state...

Tags: Card, Item, MindDate Software, Stackz Dictionary Edition, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-10-10

GridBuster (zip)

GridBuster is a casual puzzle game. The object of the game is to guide the ball from the top left corner of the grid to the goal in the bottom right corner of the grid, however, the path is blocked by an array of tiles. You begin with a certain...

Tags: Tile, Motron Software, GridBuster, Corporate Governance, Games, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-10-10

High Definition 1080p Multimedia Screen Saver (zip)

Multimedia screen saver capable of displaying high definition WMV/HD video, as well as other popular computer video formats, and wide variety of audio files. Create a play list and display video and audio files in order of selection or at random. Audio files display visualizations during playback. Choose from six...

Tags: Multimedia, Video, 1080p, Video Format, RAM-Shock Software, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-10-10

"People with strong numerical and problem-solving skills seem to be appreciated by employers"

Do ya think? That was a key point in a BBC News article on the overall high ranking of US and UK universities worldwide. While the usual suspects (Harvard, Yale, Cambridge, and Oxford, in that order) scored at the top of the "Times Higher Education QS list," an...

Tags: University, U.K., Operational Accounting, Investment, Finance, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-09

Look who’s buying Vista Home Basic hint: it’s not home users

Look who’s buying Vista Home Basic hint: it’s not home usersMakes senseMakes sense. Your average small biz probably doesn't want very much. They just want something that works. If it runs the databases and the tax software, it's good enough. For a small business, a single PC is usually...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Vista Basic, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista Home Basic hint, Vista Home Basic, Vista Home

Discussion threads 2008-10-09