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LaTeX: LAmport TeX A document preparation system based on the TeX language developed by Leslie Lamport at SRI International. LaTeX provides a macro language for TeX that lets the...; Full LaTeX Definition >>

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"Everything gets delivered in an electronic form" - Textbooks, too?: "Everything gets delivered in an electronic form" - Textbooks, too?Well...Producing texts is "fun" and all that, however you've got a hurdle or two to overcome. Nothing unsurmountable, but they're there.The prime issue is that publishers have an awful lot of material locked down under copyright, particularly in terms of graphics....; Tags: E-books, LaTeX, textbook, e-book; Discussion threads 2008-06-06
LaTexMng (exe): LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system, with features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation. LaTeX is the de facto standard for the communication and publication of scientific documents. LaTexMng is easy to use product of integrated development environment software for Windows. This application integrates all the tools,...; Tags: Document, LaTexMng, LaTeX, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Development Tools, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2006-04-25
Is desktop publishing possible without Microsoft Office?: Is desktop publishing possible without Microsoft Office?poor advice" and the only feeling Iget when confronted with Microsoft Word is revulsion "Need I say more.The advice is not worth paying attention to.Can you use a large screw driver as a hammer?I suppose you could, but why bother???LyXOn the LaTeX front, don't...; Tags: Word processors, desktop, Microsoft Word, Lyx, Microsoft Corp., LaTeX, Microsoft Office, desktop publishing; Discussion threads 2005-09-09

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Microsoft finalizes Windows XP for OLPC laptops: Microsoft finalizes Windows XP for OLPC laptopsjust thinknow instead of being stuck in a little puddle they can go out there and swim in the ocean of windows applications like the rest of us - a zillion kids just smiledlinuxhelp.net:~# apt-get install mozilla-firefoxReading Package Lists... DoneBuilding Dependency Tree... DoneThe following...; Tags: Operating systems, Vista-64, Microsoft Windows XP, One Laptop Per Child project, Microsoft Corp., OLPC Laptop, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-07-25
Equation Server for .NET (exe): Equation Server for .NET takes mathematical expressions encoded as MathML or TeX-Math subset of LaTeX and renders the graphical presentation to bitmap images. It can be used in ASP.NET Web Applications.This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Server, Soft4science, .Net, Application Servers, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software; Software downloads 2008-06-20

Antibacterial paint is on the horizon: Using a method similar to how the body breaks down fats, scientists have found a way to cheaply create silver nanoparticles for use in antibacterial paints. The really important point, according to Rice post-doc Ashavani Kumar, is we now have a general method for producing nano-particle dispersions....; Tags: Nanoparticle, Nanotechnology, Emerging Technologies, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-01-23
Asymptote (exe): Asymptote is a powerful descriptive vector graphics language that provides a natural coordinate-based framework for technical drawing. Labels and equations are typeset with LaTeX, for high-quality PostScript output.Asymptote is a graphic tool that provides a standard for typesetting mathematical figures. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Graphics, John Bowman, Asymptote; Software downloads 2008-01-23
Highlight (exe): Highlight is a universal source code converter which transforms code to HTML, XHTML, RTF, LaTeX, TEX, XSL-FO, and XML files with syntax highlighting. XHTML output is formatted by CSS. It supports customizable color theme and language descriptions with regular expressions. Version 2.6.7 includes unspecified updates.; Tags: HTML, Andre Simon, Xhtml, CSS, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development; Software downloads 2008-01-10
DragMath (zip): Enables you to write math formulas and supports several output formats: MathML, LaTeX, Maple and Maxima. DragMath is a free "drag and drop" equation editor. It is a Java applet which can simply run within a Web browser on most computers. The editor lets users build up mathematical expressions in...; Tags: Notation, Applet, Language, Chris Sangwin, DragMath, Output Format, Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2008-01-09
TCExam (zip): TCExam is a Web-based assessment software system (e-exam or CBT--Computer Based Testing) that enables educators and trainers to author, schedule, deliver, and report on surveys, quizzes, tests, and exams. The software is used all over the world by universities, schools, companies, and independent teachers. TCExam is well suited for both...; Tags: Software, Security, Environment, TCExam, Tools & Techniques, Computer-Based Training (CBT), Management; Software downloads 2007-12-21
Scientific Author (zip): Scientific Author is an editor for mathematicians, scientists, and engineers, supporting industry standards like LaTeX 2e. It is a visual document editor, which exports LaTeX for rendering by tools such as MiKTeX. Scientific Author also supports editing of mathematical notation through tool palettes and templates. LaTeX symbols are also supported,...; Tags: Symbol, Tool, Scientific Author, Productivity; Software downloads 2007-12-20
In zombies we trust: In zombies we trustIn microsoft fools trustTheir junky, bug filled code is to blame for all of these woes. The incompetent manner in which they develop and test their so-called 'operating system' has built an empire of bloated security application vendors, with no incentive to improve as it may hamper...; Tags: SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., root kit, zombie; Discussion threads 2007-11-20
In zombies we trust: * Ryan Naraine is on vacation. Guest Editorial by Dan Geer When the Internet was young, the design assumption for electronic commerce was clear: The client initiated the connection from a trusted machine and needed to be assured that the server side was...; Tags: Infection, Merchant, Security, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2007-11-20
GridinSoft Notepad Lite (exe): Text editor with highlighting more than 60 formats of files (C/C++, HTML, ASP, PHP, Perl). Built-in Spell Checker, HEX editor, Unicode, Code Templates, Auto Correction, Print preview, Bookmarks, export the text with highlighting to RTF, HTML and LaTeX format, support many character sets, scripting engine, evaluate math expressions, regular expressions,...; Tags: HTML, Expression, Scripting Languages, C/C++, Programming Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development; Software downloads 2007-11-15
SimpleTeX4ht (dmg): SimpleTeX4ht is a Mac OS X GUI for TeX4ht that converts LATEX files into HTML/XHTML. TeX4ht is typically run from the UNIX command line by doing something like htlatex filename. SimpleTeX4ht is a GUI to make it friendlier to use. SimpleTeX4ht doesn't include TeX4ht. Version 1.8 is a bug fixing...; Tags: GUI, SimpleTeX4ht, TeX4ht, Xhtml, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software; Software downloads 2007-11-13
The most exciting thing in IT: The most exciting thing in ITAh yes, the best of the past . . .I was a great fan of the QMS printers - they were tough and the support was excellent - on par with Sun service!The HP workstations (HP735 et al) were workhorses that were tough and worked...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Strategy, Operating systems, UNIX, SCO Group Inc., SCOx, Novell Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., information technology; Discussion threads 2007-09-21
WinShell (exe): WinShell is a free multilingual integrated development environment IDE for LaTeX and TeX for Windows. Supported languages are Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Galician, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Mexico Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spain Spanish, Swedish and Turkish. WinShell includes a text editor, syntax highlighting, project...; Tags: Compiler, WinShell, Microsoft Windows, Development Tools, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2007-08-27
Jobs unveils new iMacs, iLife and iWork: Jobs unveils new iMacs, iLife and iWorkOK, let's get this started.First impression: at least its not as god awful ugly as the previous Macs. I know, Macs are supposed to be these beautiful, artsy, some people even say sexy machines, but beauty is really in the eye of...; Tags: Desktops, OOA/OOD/OOP, Apple Macintosh, IMACS, Apple iLife, Microsoft Corp., Apple iWork, Apple Inc., information technology, job; Discussion threads 2007-08-07
Aurora (exe): Aurora is an equation editor that lets you use LaTeX to enter mathematics in word processors, presentation programs, and just about anywhere else. It makes sure that your formulas look good, print prettily, and play nice with the rest of the text. Aurora takes care of the little things like...; Tags: Aurora, Word Processors, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Software, Office Suites; Software downloads 2007-06-28
Science and Nature both reject MS Office 2007 file format: Science and Nature both reject MS Office 2007 file formatI got a good laugh out of the discussionI really liked the comments there, they should change their workflow etc. etc. just to accomodate people using Word 2007. If they only had used MathML or supported it in Word, most of...; Tags: Word processors, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., MS Office 2007, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Equation Editor; Discussion threads 2007-06-03