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Instrumentation Widgets (zip): Instrumentation Widgets is a library of meters, indicators, scales, sliders, gauges, knobs, buttons, dials, tanks, thermometers, switches, matrixes, LEDs and other .NET instrumentation controls that emulate hardware devices. All controls use double buffering to produce smooth animation. With the largest collection of various instrumentation controls available, including compass, oscilloscope, odometers,...; Tags: Instrumentation, Instrumentation Widgets, Engineering; Software downloads 2005-08-30

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We wanna be more like Apple - Microsoft and Ubuntu get ready to fire up the photocopiers!: We wanna be more like Apple - Microsoft and Ubuntu get ready to fire up the photocopiers!Linux has no marketing.Market share is directly related to marketing. When is the last time anyone saw a Linux commercial?Isn't that the point?You say that Canonical needs to listen more to the "customers" but...; Tags: Copiers, Operating systems, Desktops, Notebooks, Market-Share, Apple Inc., Ubuntu, wanna-be, Microsoft Corp., photocopier, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Zumobi (zip): Zumobi revolutionizes the way people access, retrieve and share snack-sized bits of Web-based content on their mobile phones in a fun and innovative way. Zumobi widgets, called Tiles, provide an intuitive and engaging user interface, which can be customized and personalized with a wide variety of content including news, sports,...; Tags: Web, Phone, Mobile, Zumobi, Advertising & Promotion, Channel Management, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing; Software downloads 2008-07-18
In America money is life: In America money is lifeWhat a crock[i]while the U.S. is both rich and powerful, it is “woefully behind when it comes to providing opportunity and choices to all Americans to build a better life.”[/i] OK, let me get this straight. There is someplace else in the world that...; Tags: Warm-Weather, Woody Allen; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
Tahiti: Microsoft's ultimate many-core destination: Tahiti: Microsoft's ultimate many-core destinationmulticoreinfo.comCheck out http://multicoreinfo.com for multicore related news and programming resources.Tired of CoresI'm tired of the core nonsense. How about we use the existing cores more effectively?Anyone stick a scratched CD/DVD into a Vista machine and enjoy the explorer freeze-up while some blocking i/o is going on?...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Tahiti, multi-core, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-15

Mozilla API aims to make embedding easier: Mozilla has launched a project to make embedding its applications easier. The project, which is garnering some attention on Mozilla's mailing list, is designed to create an application programming interface API that's easier to use. Connecting a few dots it would appear that Mozilla is preparing...; Tags: API, Mozilla Corp., Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-15
MobileMe: MobileMe is the successor to .Mac, Apple's subscription service for publishing photos and other personal content to the Web. It's expected to be released this week along with the 3G-enabled iPhone.Apple will automatically migrate .Mac users to the new service starting at 6 p.m. Pacific on July 9, when accounts...; Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, MobileMe, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc.; Product reviews 2008-07-09
360desktop (exe): 360desktop transforms your standard Windows desktop into a 360-degree panoramic workspace, giving you many times more desktop space. 360desktop is a also lets users make desktop widgets from favorite pieces of the Web and create and share 360-degree interactive wallpaper. 360desktop makes your desktop a more functional place with a...; Tags: 360-degree, 360desktop, Performance Management, Desktops, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-07-08
GUI scripting with Zenity: Zenity is a tool that allows you to create GUI prompts for shell scripts. Similar to the dialog tool, which creates nice "graphical" text interfaces for the CLI, Zenity creates GUI widgets and windows that can be used in a shell script.; Tags: Shell Script, GUI, Vincent Danen, Zenity; Download resources 2008-07-08
AOL's Platform A: We'll pay Bebo, Facebook developers top pennies: AOL's Platform A said Monday that it will offer Bebo and Facebook application developers "a guaranteed CPM" for U.S. traffic and says the ad rate is one of the highest in the industry. However, there are a few caveats: CPM rates on social networking sites are notoriously...; Tags: Bebo, Developer, Facebook, Advertisement, Penny, America Online Inc., Platform, CPM, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-06-30
HSBC sites vulnerable to XSS flaws, could aid phishing attacks: What would the perfect phishing attack from a social engineering perspective? The one that compared to using typosquatted domains impersonating the bank's web application directory structure is in fact using the bank's legitimate domain names as redirectors due to XSS flaws within. It's even more interesting to measure the average...; Tags: Bank, Vulnerability, XSS, Flaw, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Financial Services, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-06-29
What programming language should we teach?: What programming language should we teach?Re: What programming language should we teach?How about Javascript? No, seriously... it's free, it's cross-platform, it's already available on virtually ANY computer without needing to install anything at all, it's not terribly complicated, and it greatly resembles many of the other languages in use.When it...; Tags: Programming languages, Development tools, C#, Scripting languages, programming, programming language; Discussion threads 2008-06-27
Displays: More is more: Displays: More is moreBig TextMy PC is my TV/DVD and home theater. I have an Acer 22W and watch movies from my couch. I have wireless mouse and keyboard. Problem is that the text on most applications is so tiny I have to click on controls by...; Tags: Mice, Monitors & displays, Consumer electronics, monitor, DUAL MONITORS; Discussion threads 2008-06-20
Red Hat settles patent suit: Red Hat settles patent suitI need clarification[i]Essentially, all that have innovated to create, or that will innovate with, software distributed under Red Hat brands are protected, as are Red Hat customers.[/i]That sounds like a Novell-M$ pact!The only way to be compatible to GPL3 is to buy the patent and release...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Red Hat Inc., DataTern/Amphion; Discussion threads 2008-06-11
Sharepoint Addons and Mashups Strike it Big in Boston: Sharepoint, RSS and Mashups are going to take center stage this week at theÂ Enterprise 2.0 show in Boston. On the Sharepoint and RSSÂ front.... ....Microsoft and several partners are announcing new social networking, RSS feeds and other Web 2.0 technologies that allow integration with SharePoint...; Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Mashup, TownSquare, RSS, Groupware, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Dave Greenfield; Blog posts 2008-06-10
Serena's Mashup Composer ushers content and widgets to on-demand business mashups: Serena's Mashup Composer ushers content and widgets to on-demand business mashupsIT Lite?Not a bad concept for enabling the business for basic functionality as long as SOA, widgets, etc are available and secure. Everything technology related will always, ALWAYS, require some level of IT support. Who do they run to...; Tags: cloud computing, on-demand business mashup, Mashup Composer, Serena, on-demand business, on-demand; Discussion threads 2008-06-10
News to know: iPhone 3G; MobileMe; Office 14; Home Server fix: First, the non-Apple news. (Scroll down for major dose of WWDC 2008 links.) Mary Jo Foley: New proof: Office 14 slated for 2009 Are all Microsoft and Apple sync services created equal? SharePoint gets an open-source podcasting add-on Final...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Microsoft Office, Server, Apple Inc., 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, David Grober; Blog posts 2008-06-10
Serena's Mashup Composer ushers content and widgets to on-demand business mashups: Acting as a mashup matchmaker, Serena Software is bringing together content -- widgets, RSS feeds, and Flash components -- with enterprise data for on-demand business mashups, giving non-technical users access to powerful customized applications without burdening IT departments. On Tuesday, June 10, Serena will announce the upcoming...; Tags: Serena Software Inc., On-demand, On-demand Business, Mashup, Serena, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-06-09
GWT fireside chat: I'm still wading through all the notes I took at the Google I/O 2008 conference last week. If you want to see pictures, check out my flickr photoset (183 photos). While I was there, I went to two sessions called "fireside chats". Although there was no fire...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Web Toolkit, Google Web Toolkit 1.5, JS, Q., Q. Google Web Toolkit 1.5, Q. Model, Programming Languages, RPC, Development Tools, Java, Scripting Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Networking, Web Development, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-06-05
'Last.fm in a Box', ad-supported music service expands its "offsite community" strategy: CBS continues to show signs that it understands the distributed nature of the net -- and no, I'm not saying that because it's in the process of buying ZDNet's parent company CNET. Today, Last.fm (which CBS purchased in May 2007) announced a major expansion to its "offsite...; Tags: Strategy, Advertisement, CBS Broadcasting Inc., Last.fm, Box, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-06-04