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The 10 biggest moments in IT history

Missing: Tim Berners-Lee?The Mouse, and the GUI ...... without the invention of the mouse or the GUI/WYSIWYG there would not be as many users as there are today, and I would hazard a guess that it would be restricted to business applications like accounting, and Data Analysis.LudoRE: The 10...

Tags: Mice, Strategy, Operating systems, GUI, PARC User Interface, mouse, Microsoft Corp., IT History, Xerox PARC, operating system, IBM Corp., information technology

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

Comments from Sun founders

Comments from Sun foundersSounds right - but they're on an upswing right now NTSun Prospering?Don't get me wrong, I think Sun will rise (and fall and rise and fall, etc) again, but to say it is prospering?Sun is destined to ride high when businesses seek innovative technology, and sink low...

Tags: Desktops, Sun Microsystems Inc., IT History, PDP, IT-guy

Discussion threads 2007-04-20

Additional Resources

Real Clear History 3.2.1.2 (Windows)

Real Clear History, a powerful computer evidence & web history cleaning tool, could clean all history of your computer use and web browsing easily and thoroughly. Many programs and web browsers record data including which programs you run, which videos you watch, and which websites you visit, etc. Use a...

Tags: History, Microsoft Windows, Clear, Computer, EasyMP3Downloader, Productivity

Software downloads 2009-11-19

Salesforce Chatter: what a clanger!

Running Cover-it-Live has produced some interesting commentary about this morning's announcement of Salesforce.com Chatter. Best summed up by Nenshad Bardoliwalla: The length of this keynote has turned "Chatter" into "Splatter" IMHO A three and a quarter hour keynote marathon, laced with the kind of hyperbole we've come to...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Marc Benioff, Running Cover-it-Live, Saesforce.com, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Salesforce Chatter: Facebook for the Enterprise

Salesforce is announcing today a Salesforce Chatter, an enteprise collaboration application akin to Facebook. The move puts SalesForce in competition with offerings from other providers, including IBM Lotus. Here's what's being delivered. Features: Profiles: Just like profiles on popular consumer-oriented social networking sites, Salesforce Chatter profiles include...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Facebook, Platform, App, Force.com, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Track StopWatch for iPhone 1.1 (Mobile)

Track StopWatch for iPhone records your lap and split times and keeps a history of previous runs grouped by track. it features both lap and split timesm unlimited history or previous runs. See your progress over time, add, rename, and delete tracks, delete runs for a track, and stop watch...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Track, Mobile, Lap, Run, Entanke, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-18

SmartFTP Client (64-bit) 4.0.1069 (Windows)

SmartFTP allows you to transfer files across the Internet. It features an Explorer-like, customizable interface and supports drag-and-drop functions. Multiple FTP connections can be opened at the same time, and you can copy files from one remote host to another FXP. Remote-host directory information is cached for future viewing, and...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, FTP, SmartFTP, Directory Information, Internet, 64-Bit, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-11-18

SmartFTP Client (32-bit) 4.0.1069 (Windows)

SmartFTP allows you to transfer files across the Internet. It features an Explorer-like, customizable interface and supports drag-and-drop functions. Multiple FTP connections can be opened at the same time, and you can copy files from one remote host to another FXP. Remote-host directory information is cached for future viewing, and...

Tags: 32-bit, Microsoft Windows, FTP, SmartFTP, Directory Information, Internet

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Purchasing Manager 7.0.4 (Windows)

This purchase order software gives you the ability to create and manage purchase orders with a few clicks, Track vendors, and ordered items using custom created categories, order templates, expense accounts, and item fields. Purchasing Manager builds databases of POs, vendors, and items as you order, making re-ordering quick and...

Tags: Item, Purchase Order, TedSoft, E-mail, Microsoft Windows, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Wally 2.3 (Windows)

Wally is a Qt4 wallpaper / background changer. It uses multiple sources like files, folders, FTP remote folders, Flickr, Yahoo, Panoramio, Pikeo, Ipernity, Photobucket, Buzznet, Picasa, Smugmug and Bing images. It's available in many languages, and it supports Linux window managers are GNOME, KDE3, KDE4, XFCE4, BlackBox, FluxBox, Window Maker,...

Tags: Window, Microsoft Windows, Window Manager, BeCrux, Construction

Software downloads 2009-11-18

CRM Association-Netherlands Rocks Het Huis!

I'm in love with Amsterdam....no wait, I love it but I'm not in love....no, hold on, I like it a lot, but I'm not in love, nor do I love it. The Theory.... Interestingly enough (to me at least and who else am I really writing this for...

Tags: Car, Amsterdam, Conference, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-11-16

RentBoss Single User 3.46 (Windows)

RentBoss is property management software with a modern look and feel that has been specially created for small to mid-size property owners and comes with a unique lease agreement organizer feature. The software is brainlessly simple and very easy to operate. The interface is cleverly designed to help landlords have...

Tags: Module, Microsoft Windows, Property Management, Qualitica, RentBoss, Program Tenant Module, Real Estate, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-11-16

CRM+ 5.1.4 (Mac)

CRM+ is a user-friendly, easy-to-understand customer relationship management CRM software for getting your company's data centralized and organized. It supports the invoicing, contact management, project management, business history, business tasks, reminders, knowledge base and many more customer related functions. It was built using the award winning FileMaker database engine...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Idealisator Hungary, CRM+, CRM+ Software, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Mac OS X, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Software, Management, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-16

LaTeXiT 2.0.1 (Mac)

LaTeXiT is a small utility that allows you to quickly typeset LaTeX equations, without bothering with file creation, preambles, and so on. The PDF image obtained can then be exported by drag'n drop to any application supporting it. This is very useful to insert equations in presentations made with Keynote...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Adobe PDF, Equation, Pierre Chatelier, LaTeXiT

Software downloads 2009-11-15

AudioFinder 4.9.8 (Mac)

AudioFinder is the digital musician's workflow accelerator, sample management system, and music production hub. AudioFinder gathers all the most useful tools in one quick and intuitive application, enabling you to be more creative by handling all the time consuming tasks that slow down your music production. AudioFinder can build a...

Tags: Playback, Apple Macintosh, Tool, Iced Audio, AudioFinder, Productivity, Business Process Automation, Digital Music, It Operations, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-15

An interesting exchange on politics and IT

Was just thinking about thisExcept I was thinking about what I've heard Linux advocates say in the past, that most consumers make dumb technology choices, and whether this squares with advocating for free markets? Yes, I think it does. People will buy products that they can relate to and feel...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, PRODUCTIVITY, information technology, Linux, computer, software

Discussion threads 2009-11-14

Microsoft admits its GPL violation; will reissue Windows 7 tool under open-source license

Tar and feather them nt ;-)ntYeah - they made good on GPL2 - tar them anyway!It's Microsoft - hurt them even when they do admit their errors and make good on them!Seriously Dude, see a shrink!A tad serious?Lighten up a bit - a shrink? I will put my mental health...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, tool, Microsoft Windows 7, open source, Microsoft Corp., GPL

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Android army keeps growing as Dell enlists; Will the mobile OS war follow PC history?

Well, this is exactly what MS wanted to do with Win Mobile - that fizzled.I think that was mostly due to that fact that Win Mobile was is so bad.But, Android is the real thing, and is a great OS, to the point that nobody is even talking about Win...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Manufacturing, Operating systems, PC, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Win Mobile, mobile, operating system, manufacturer

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Android army keeps growing as Dell enlists; Will the mobile OS war follow PC history?

Dell is just the latest Android convert. Google's mobile OS is beginning to swamp the market and it's going to be very interesting to see if other operating systems can continue to gain market share. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Mobile, PC, Operating System, Android Army, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-13

Groklaw suggests Microsoft sue, do over authentication

Are you in any way trying to legitimize patent trolling?You are well aware that what Microsoft is doing is what we all used to call patent trolling aren't you?My guess...Nothing will happen... this is just MS trying to protect UAC and runas from paten lawsuits.Besides MS would be idiot... well...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, authentication, Groklaw, patent, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-13