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Microsoft: Exploits likely for 'critical' Windows vulnerabilities

Who cares if exploit code will be released in the futureAs long as it is patched before the exploits are out, the exploits no longer count. Or something like that.Cue the double standards...PS I wonder which one of these was labeled "Bulletin 3" in the pre-patch announcement? According to some...

Tags: Patches, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows, exploit, patch, Microsoft Corp., LUA

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

Video: Why administrative accounts are actually Limited User Accounts in Vista

For years, Microsoft and its customers have been battling the problem of drive-by malware. What is drive-by malware? For the most part, its the sort of malware that takes advantage of systems where the user is logged in with administrative privileges. Until Vista came along, being logged into Windows as...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, video, LUA, malware, Microsoft Windows Vista, drive-by malware, software, Microsoft Windows

Blog posts 2007-03-12

Using Vista (or plan to use it)? Then try your hardest to run it as a non-administrative user first

In response to yesterdays blog about whether or not Vistas tightened security could mean additional friction in the Web experience that Vista users will encounter, my fellow blogger George Ou first responded that the average user doesnt default to a non-administrative user or "limited user account" LUA but also took...

Tags: General, Vista, Software Infrastructure, Mobile, Security

Blog posts 2007-02-23

Dell woos gamers and greens

Dell woos gamers and greensNot saying which OS?Because gamers are whipping up on Vista:http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=12314[b]The central change that impacts all downloadable applications in Vista is the introduction of Limited User Accounts. LUA's can already be found in Windows XP, but nobody uses them because of the onerous restrictions they place on...

Tags: Games, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, LUA, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-01-10

Plua 1.0b21 (Mobile)

Plua is a port of Lua 4.0 plus a small IDE for the Palm Computing platform. Lua is a programming language designed at TeCGraf, the Computer Graphics Technology Group of PUC-Rio, Brazil.

Tags: Mobile, Palm Computing Platform, Márcio Andrade, Plua, Lua, Development Tools, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2003-02-21

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MidiHID 1.0b6 (Mac)

MidiHID transforms USB devices into powerful MIDI controllers on Mac OS X Leopard. Use it to connect any USB HID compatible device (keyboard, joysticks, game controllers... even Guitar Hero ones), to any MIDI compatible software running on your Mac. MidiHID is fully extensible thanks to configuration files that describe how...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, MIDI, USB, Pol-Online, MidiHID, Configuration File

Software downloads 2009-11-05

jalada Textual 2.5 (Mac)

jalada Textual is your Swiss Army Knife to edit any kind of text based files. Whether you simply need a tool to edit your configuration files, an application to modify or reformat large text files, a programming IDE or just an editor to tweak your web pages. Textual does what...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Syntax, Scripting Languages, CSS, C#, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development

Software downloads 2009-10-30

Notepad++ 5.5.1 (Windows)

Notepad++ is a free under the GPL license source code editor which supports several programming languages under Windows environment. It's also a lightweight replacement of Notepad. The supported languages by Notepad++ are: C, C++, Java, C#, XML, HTML, PHP, Javascript, RC file, makefile, nfo, doxygen, ini file, batch file, ASP,...

Tags: Source Code, Don HO, Notepad++, Programming Languages, Scripting Languages, CSS, C#, Microsoft Windows, C/C++, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-10

Eddie 1.1.1 (Mac)

Eddie is a programmer's editor for Mac OS X, inspired by MPW. Ideal for C/C++ development, HTML, JavaScript, Konfabulator, Perl, etc. Fast and lightweight Supports a Worksheet -- a full-featured shell that combines the power of bash and the ease of editing in a...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Perl, EL34 Software, Eddie, Scripting Languages, Programming Languages, Development Tools, C/C++, Apple Mac OS X, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS

Software downloads 2009-09-25

ScriptDev 2.3 (Windows)

ScriptDev is developed by a powerful scripting language integrated development environmentIDE, can be used for Python, Ruby, Lua, Tcl, Perl scripting language, such as the development and debugging. ScriptDev similar to the components of the Eclipse framework to support the expansion of rich, Users can also follow their own ScriptDev...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Scripting Language, ScriptDev, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2009-09-10

Agena 0.27.0 (Windows)

Agena is an easy-to-learn procedural programming language suited for everyday usage. It has been implemented as an interpreter and can be used in scientific, educational, linguistic, and many other applications. Its syntax looks like very simplified Algol 68 with elements taken from Lua and SQL. Agena provides fast real and...

Tags: Procedural-programming, Microsoft Windows, Agena

Software downloads 2009-08-30

jalada's Textual 1.5.0 (Mac)

Textual is your Swiss Army Knife to edit any kind of text based files. Whether you simply need a tool to edit your configuration files, an application to modify or reformat large text files, a programming IDE or just an editor to tweak your web pages. Textual does what you...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Syntax, Scripting Languages, CSS, C#, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development

Software downloads 2009-08-14

Program for Android in C/C with the Native Development Kit (if you dare)

Program for Android in C/C with the Native Development Kit if you dare1975 called, wants its SDK back.... sheeesh ntcriminy...Pity those guys stuck w/ C/CPP... aka dead man walking languages.Android Scripting Environment may be betterhttp://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2009/06/introducing-android-scripting.htmlProgram and run Android apps directly on an Android handset in BeanShell, Python...

Tags: Scripting languages, Native Development Kit, C/C

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

Notepad++ 5.3.1 (Windows)

Notepad++ is a free under the GPL license source code editor which supports several programming languages under Windows environment. It's also a lightweight replacement of Notepad. The supported languages by Notepad++ are: C, C++, Java, C#, XML, HTML, PHP, Javascript, RC file, makefile, nfo, doxygen, ini file, batch file, ASP,...

Tags: Source Code, Don HO, Notepad++, Programming Languages, Scripting Languages, CSS, C#, Microsoft Windows, C/C++, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-04-17

SDL 1.2.13 (Windows)

Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform multimedia library designed to provide low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, 3D hardware via OpenGL, and 2D video framebuffer. It is used by MPEG playback software, emulators, and many popular games, including the award winning Linux port of "Civilization: Call To Power."SDL...

Tags: Multimedia, SDL, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Apple Mac OS, Linux, UNIX, Programming Languages, Scripting Languages, C#, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2008-12-03

Decoda 1.10 (Windows)

Decoda is a professional development environment for debugging Lua script in your applications. It's familiar and fast and you'll wonder how you ever worked without it.

Tags: Unknown Worlds Entertainment, Decoda, Microsoft Windows, Training And Certification, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-10-23

Security vs. convenience: Apple chooses poorly

Security vs. convenience: Apple chooses poorlyWhat if..they need to install diagnostic software?You are kidding, right?So you change your password when you get it back. Or change it before you send it in.It's the same in the Windows world - you pretty much need and Admin password to do anything.This...

Tags: Apple Inc., password, security, admin password

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Open Source VoIP: Asterisk or FreeSwitch?

When the time came for a new PBX, Brian Snipes chose to do something a bit unconventional. The IT manager at law firm Hare, Wynn, Newell, and Newton LLP didn’t purchase a commercial PBX, nor did he settle on the open source market leader,...

Tags: Phone, PBX, Attorney, FreeSwitch, Asterisk, Telephony, VOIP, Open Source, Telecom & Utilities, Networking, Telecommunications, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Adobe Flash zero-day exploit in the wild

Adobe Flash zero-day exploit in the wildClarification[i]An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected application.[/i]IE7 running in Protected Mode the default in Vista runs with fewer privileges than the current user. Would the exploit run in this context? If so, this malware...

Tags: SECURITY, Processors, Adobe Flash zero-day exploit, Adobe Flash, Adobe Systems Inc., zero-day bug

Discussion threads 2008-05-27

Pipmak 0.2.7 (Windows)

Pipmak is a cross-platform open-source game engine and authoring environment for point-and-click adventure games in the style of the Myst series. It supports panoramic nodes and uses Lua for scripting.

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Christian Walther, Pipmak, Games, Open Source, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-05-13