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- Method
- In object technology, a method is the processing that an object performs. When a message is sent to an object, the method is implemented. See object-oriented programming.
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- QuickHorse '08 Horse Racing Software (exe)
- QuickHorse '08 Horse Racing Software will automatically access free programs and results from the Internet. This feature alone will save time and money. QuickHorse also imports Pay Data. Watch as QuickHorse takes your specific entries, then automatically tunes one of 4 handicapping methods, or your own home built custom handicapping...
- Tags: Software, Method, Feature, QuickReckoning, Internet, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Software downloads 2008-03-19
- How do I... Use threading to increase performance in C#? (Part 2)
- Part 1 of this series demonstrated basic usage of the ThreadPool object and demonstrated a few different techniques that you can use with the ThreadPool. One of the main disadvantages of the ThreadPool is that you send a method to it and you never know when the method has completed....
- Tags: Method, Performance, Zach Smith, C#, Productivity, .Net, Programming Languages, Performance Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Download resources 2008-03-03
- OPTIsend Mail (rar)
- OPTIsend Mail opts automatically for the most economic method of mailing. OPTIsend Mail is the perfect solution to communicate with your target group. The program combines three methods of communication. OPTIsend Mail is able to automatically email, send a fax or print a letter no matter what type of information...
- Tags: Method, OPTIsend Mail, Fax, E-mail, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2008-02-19
- A scientific Oscar goes to Stanford
- On February 9, 2008, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will give its ten Scientific and Technical Academy Awards for the year. One of them will go to a professor of computer science at Stanford University who worked with scientists from Industrial Light & Magic. They'll receive this...
- Tags: Method, Particle, Stanford, Computer, Oscar, Productivity, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-02-04
- BlackBerry Patent app proposes improvements for meeting invite emails from BlackBerry calendar
- A new BlackBerry Patent app just published today would make it easier than it currently is to generate emails containing invites for future meetings from the BlackBerry Calendar. Then, the technology would also provide recipients with an email interface they can reply to the recipient with....
- Tags: Method, RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Patent App, E-mail, Handhelds, Online Communications, Hardware, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2008-01-31
- Ways to improve device backlighting described in new BlackBerry patent app
- Technology described in a newly published BlackBerry Patent application would improve the quality of BlackBerry device backlighting by using "hot spot filters" to better managing overly "bright spots." The Patent app, 0070291507, is entitled, Method and Device To Improve Backlit Uniformity. ...
- Tags: Method, Colour, Compensation, Hot Spot, Substrate, RIM BlackBerry, Image, LCD, Hot Spot Filter, Abstract, Monitors & Displays, Benefits, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-12-20
- Website Lead Generation for Efficient Successful Prospecting
- As increasingly information is gathered using the Internet instead visiting trade shows or other events, where face to face meetings and conversations are possible, the potential buyer stays unknown for the Sales and Marketing teams. They have no clue and no starting point, thus missing out many lead opportunities. A...
- Tags: Method, Web Site, Visitor, Engago Technologies, Web Site Development, Public Relations, Web Technology, Marketing Research, Internet, Sales Strategy, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Sales
- White papers 2007-11-30
- Password Management Using Doodles
- The average computer user needs to remember a large number of text username and password combinations for different applications, which places a large cognitive load on the user. Consequently users tend to write down passwords, use easy to remember and guess passwords, or use the same password for multiple applications,...
- Tags: Method, Password Management, Password
- White papers 2007-11-15
- New nanotechnology fabrication techniques
- A recent American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac briefly describes an important advance toward industrial-scale production of nanodevices (scroll down to item #4). With this new technique, 'zinc oxide nanowires are grown in the exact positions where nanodevices later will be fabricated, in a way that involves a minimum number of...
- Tags: Technique, Method, American Chemical Society, Nanotechnology, NIST, NW, Productivity, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2007-11-13
- BlackBerry Patent app boosts ability to simultaneously work with voice and data applications
- A newly published BlackBerry Patent application entitled Advanced Voice and Data Operations in a Mobile Communications Device describes a technology that greatly eases these related processes. The Patent Abstract provides at least some insight into what is being proposed here: ...
- Tags: Method, Application, Phone, Step, Mobile, Network, Telephone Call, Voice, Data, Information, RIM BlackBerry, Mobile Device, Computer, Wireless, Patent Abstract, Data Item, Invention, Voice Component, Phone Number, Caller Identification Information, Wireless Connector, Telecom & Utilities, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-10-18
- Sudoku Pocket (exe)
- A Pocket PC/Windows Mobile version of the classic puzzle game, Sudoku Pocket contains thousands of games at various difficulty levels. To make it easy to fill in the puzzles Sudoku Pocket has multiple input methods so you can choose the input method you prefer.You can also choose from the many...
- Tags: Method, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2007-10-10
- BlackBerry Patent app would automate switching between Speaker and Handset mode
- A BlackBerry Patent application just published this morning describes technology that would enable switching from handset mode to speaker mode without pushing a button on a BlackBerry device. The application is entitled, System and methods for adaptively switching a mobile device's mode of...
- Tags: Method, Application, Threshold, Mobile, Speaker, Handset, RIM BlackBerry, Mobile Device, Sample, User, Abstract, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-09-20
- How do I... Enumerate windows groups in .NET Framework 1.1?
- In the .NET Framework version 1.1 there is no easy way to enumerate which windows groups the current user is a member of. The odd part is that the functionality actually does exist, but instead of being a fully documented public method, it is a sparsely documented non-public static method...
- Tags: Method, Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1, Window, .Net, Construction, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Download resources 2007-09-11
- Diagonal cursor navigation described in new BlackBerry Patent app
- A newly published BlackBerry Patent app describes an onscreen "diagonal cursor" method of navigation on smaller, non-QWERTY BlackBerry devices. Fittingly, the Patent app is entitled, On-Screen Diagonal Cursor Navigation On A Handheld Communication Device Having A Reduced Alphabetic Keyboard. A...
- Tags: Movement, Method, Handheld, RIM BlackBerry, Handheld Communication Device, Cursor Movement, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-09-06
- The Shield Deluxe 2008 (exe)
- The Shield Deluxe 2008 combines reactive antivirus and spyware detection methods with the latest proactive technologies to provide your computer with the most effective protection against malicious programs. The product is simple to install and set up, while offering advanced users a range of versatile settings for fine-tuning the program....
- Tags: Method, Antivirus, Product, Shield Deluxe 2008, Viruses And Worms, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security
- Software downloads 2007-09-05
- I Ching (widget)
- The I Ching, or Book of Changes, is the world's oldest oracle; it's the accumulated experience of over 2,500 years of diviners and sages, and beyond that of unimaginably ancient oral traditions; it's the voice that has been offering people help and wise, genial guidance for generations. When you consult...
- Tags: Method, Coin, Construction, Telecommunications
- Software downloads 2007-08-01
- KoolKode (zip)
- KoolKode is a program that can be used to securely encode and decode messages. There are two types of encryption to choose from. The first is using an Encryption Key which is just a string of characters chosen when encoding, and you need to know the key to be able...
- Tags: Method, Encryption, KoolKode, Security
- Software downloads 2007-06-06
- ACPI Driver Interface in Windows Vista
- Kernel-mode device drivers are able to evaluate ACPI control methods via I/O ConTroL Codes IOCTLs. Typically, a driver evaluates ACPI control methods to initiate or configure platform-specific functionality. An ACPI control method is a definition of how to interrogate or adjust system hardware. Control methods are written in the ACPI...
- Tags: Method, Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, Kernel-mode Device Driver, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Software
- White papers 2007-04-26
- Building Secure Application Software: methods, Tools, and Practical Experiences
- To build secure software, including Web applications, the user must reconsider conventional software development lifecycles and establish new methods. However, because there are so many issues to be resolved, most software developers will probably be reluctant to perform such tasks. To improve software security, the user must establish more efficient...
- Tags: Software, Method, Web Application, Fujitsu Ltd., Tool, Tools & Techniques, Software Development, Productivity, Management, Software/Web Development
- White papers 2007-04-01
- iOvulate Calculator (dmg)
- iOvulate Calculator is a software tool that helps you determine which days you are more fertile so you can achieve pregnancy, based on calculations of your menstrual cycles. iOvulate Calculator uses the rhythm method, optimized by doctors and specialists, and tested in hundreds of fertility clinics around the world.Additionally, iOvulate...
- Tags: Method, iOvulate Calculator, Gender And Diversity, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Human Resources, Management
- Software downloads 2007-03-22
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