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Tangram for IE 0.9 (Windows)

Tangram is a software development framework based on MFC, using COM and .NET technique, integrating VBA. It can minimize coupling between software modules, making the software more extensible and flexible. Main idea is: dividing software into different modules according business logic, assembling the modules into a complete system by congif...

Tags: Software, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Tangram Team, Tangram, Main Idea, Tools & Techniques, Software Development, Management, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2006-12-12

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Internet: A threat to government or the other way around?

The Kleptocrats that feel entitled to your money...worry that us mushrooms now have other uncontrollable sources for the "truth" and won't eat the horse compost fed to them by the monopolistic crony Main-stream Media.RE: Internet: A threat to government or the other way around?There are two things tyrants and bureaucrats...

Tags: Vertical industries, government, retraction, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Google's Chrome OS: Will you give up desktop apps?

I won't ntntI can'tI'm not online 24/7. I need local apps, as does everyone else. Say what you want. But network outages happen... Weather by forces of nature or human error, a network will eventually go down. It's only a matter of time. And knowing Google's past GMail outages, I...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Desktops, operating system, desktop, Google Inc., desktop app, netbook, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 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

ZippyRippy 1.0.6 (Mac)

ZippyRippy is a new program developed with one goal in mind, ripping DVD media for use on personal devices. ZippyRippy is set apart by the idea that DVD conversion should be automatic without the need to endlessly tweak controls. If a DVD with a valid VIDEO_TS folder is detected when...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Zippy Software, ZippyRippy, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Beware: Spam on Facebook and Twitter has reached epidemic

another spammer paradise...tell me something I don't know.Duh reallyDuh really,you got payed to tell us were getting spammed?? Well actually you get spammed i don't subscribe to twitter or face book. I just simply email friends and family and guess what,i don't get spammed doing it that way,who woulda known!How...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Twitter Inc., social site, moral code, spam, Facebook

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet

Photo gallery:2010 Audi A5 CabrioletThe Audi A5 is a stunningly beautiful coupe with excellent power and performance. Unfortunately, the 2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet is not that car. In an effort to please drop-top lovers, Audi cut the roof off of the A5 Coupe, an element that accounted for the majority...

Tags: Audi AG, A5 Cabriolet

Product reviews 2009-11-16

Resistance to change: The real Enterprise 2.0 barrier

Vive Le Resistance!Michael - Resistance to Change, Immunity to Change - there is a lot of activity on the "real work" beyond tech and into enacting and leveraging change agents of Enterprise 2.0 lately... great that we're all surfacing these issues in increasingly large forums.For a bit more flavor on...

Tags: Enterprise 2.0, transparency, worker

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Asus UL50AG-RBBBK05

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. This year has undoubtedly been defined, if not by Netbooks, then by the growth of affordable thin laptops that shave size--and even...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, ASUS, laptop computer, processor

Product reviews 2009-11-11

Is MySQL an "albatross" around the neck of Larry Ellison?

The EC is CLUELESSAbsolutely NOTHING changes about MySQL or its license open source with the buy out.infiltrated M$ agents are obfuscating this issueThe MySql should be a slam dunk, but M$ agents are feeding false information to the commision to harm OSS.Are you sure about that?MySql (and of course SUN...

Tags: Databases, MySQL, open source, Larry Ellison, Microsoft Corp., agent

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samples

RE: Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samplesyawnWho can I trust *now*....Even Ed Bott said '7' was more secure!The Windows Infect Season is not over yet.. Nothing's changed.... That people even USE Windows these days is quite remarkable.... It must be the power of habit...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, malware, UAC, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Google Wave: Has potential, but let loose too soon

Open sourceKeep in mind that the code to developers is completely open source. If someone wants to make their own wave software or use the real time HTML 5 support for something else.Besides this is just a preview of the basics. Open to only 100,000 people, you can't expect much....

Tags: Google Inc., developer

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Yes, based on Mac history, Windows 7.5 will suck less

Ummmm..."Windows 1: Shipped in 1985 and nobody cared.Windows 2: Shipped in 1987 and few cared.Windows 3: Came out in 1990 and PC users cared, especially with Windows 3.1 in 1992 (And I include here the introduction of Windows NT, which I believe was given a 3.x number.)Windows 4: Windows 95....

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Windows 7.5, Mac history, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-11-01

Raw Photo Processor 3.9.9 (Mac)

Raw Photo Processor RPP is a RAW converter, supporting almost all available digital RAW formats. Think of it as of a development machine in terms of film photography - first you have to develop your roll right, then do whatever you want with it. So this is NOT a full...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Photograph, Andrey Tverdokhleb, Raw Photo Processor

Software downloads 2009-11-01

Conceal 1.0.0 (Windows)

Drag and Drop it and it's all set to go. The main window of Conceal maintains two panels for Encryption and Decryption, respectively. You can drag and drop the appropriate file on one of the panel in order to initiate the corresponding process. File can also be added by Double-clicking...

Tags: Algorithm, Microsoft Windows, Encryption, File, Ankit Malhotra, Engineering, Security

Software downloads 2009-10-31

2010 Infiniti QX56

Photo gallery:2010 Infiniti QX56Compared with sporting and agile cars such as the Infiniti G37 and FX50, the 2010 Infiniti QX56 is an odd throwback, a journey into yesteryear before the first hybrids strode the earth. Built on a truck frame, it rides like a railway car. The engine, big enough...

Tags: Infiniti QX56

Product reviews 2009-10-30

Ubuntu 9.10 = easiest, cheapest upgrade ever

Worst OS ever! You should read what Dana Blankhorn had to say about your beloved linux! I'll give you a hint, its not good. I can't believe they would release a distro with known harddrive bugs. I'm going to laugh at you when you lose all your data due...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, Ubuntu, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

With BlackBerry Storm2, RIM wins the battle but loses the smartphone war [review]

physical keyboards vs touch screensYour rant against physical keyboards was uncalled for and inaccurate. At this time, no "touch" phone exists that could capture the accuracy and speed of a physical keyboard. If you do a lot of emails, txt, or document processing, you will concede this point....

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Smart phones, Handhelds, Research In Motion Ltd., keyboard, touch screen, RIM BlackBerry, physical keyboard, Apple iPhone, smart phone

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Why is Microsoft opening up its Outlook file format now?

On October 26, Microsoft officials announced they were planning to open up the Outlook Personal Folders .PST file format and making it freely and safely licensable. What no one has said so far is why is Microsoft doing this now and who will likely benefit from the move. ...

Tags: Antitrust, Microsoft Corp., File Format, PST, Microsoft Outlook, E-mail, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Corporate Law, Office Suites, Software, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-10-27

Panasonic DMR-EZ47VK

Panasonic should be ashamedThe DMR-EZ47V has so many 'quirks' and Panasonic Customer Service is so awful that I would highly recommend NOT purchasing this unit or any closely related to it. There are lots of reviews out there so why trust me? I have a degree in Computers and am...

Tags: Product marketing, Customer relationship management (CRM), customer service, tuner, Panasonic

Discussion threads 2009-10-23