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1Password is must-have eshopping nirvana: 1Password just got revved to version 3 and it's one my few must-have Mac OS X apps. It stores all of your online logins, registration information and credit card information for easy access with a click in your browser's menu bar. by Jason D. O'Grady; Tags: 1Password, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Sales Channel, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2009-11-24
HP debuts iPAQ Glisten, 3G Windows Mobile 6.5 world phone on AT&T: HP and AT&T on Tuesday announced the new iPAQ Glisten, a 3G world phone with an active-matrix organic light-emitting diode AMOLED screen powered by Windows Mobile 6.5. by Andrew Nusca; Tags: Phone, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Compaq iPAQ, AT&T Corp., 3G, Handhelds, Mobile Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Wireless And Mobility, Cellular Phones, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Software, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2009-11-24
Can (and will) Microsoft keep Silverlight compatible across platforms?: Microsoft is adding more and more WPF features to Silverlight and vice versa. But there is a downside to this strategy: By adding technologies like COM support to Silverlight, Microsoft is doing damage to its story that Silverlight is a cross-platform browser plug-in that supports Windows, Mac -- and, thanks...; Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp., Linux, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Open Source, .Net, Operating Systems, Development Tools, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2009-11-24
HP vs. Dell: Showdown at the Windows 7 upgrade corral: Here's a tale of two PC titans: HP and Dell. One executes well every quarter. The other doesn't. Both see big PC upgrade cycles ahead. Both are looking to ride a bump in enterprise spending courtesy of Windows 7. Place your bets. by Larry Dignan; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-11-24
TR Dojo: Install Windows 7 from a USB flash drive: Install Windows 7 from a USB flash drive Bill Detwiler shows you how to install Windows 7 from a bootable USB flash drive created with the free DiskPart utility. by Larry Dignan; Tags: USB Flash Drive, Microsoft Windows 7, Flash Memory, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-11-24

Evaluate the efficiency of Windows 7 Power Plan settings: In this edition of the Windows Vista and Windows 7 Report, Greg Shultz examines the Windows 7 Power Plans. He then shows you how to use Windows 7's PowerCfg command line tool to evaluate the efficiency of your Power Plan settings.; Tags: Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software; Download resources 2009-11-24
Windows Mobile is better than you think: Regular readers here know that I am a fan of the Windows Mobile operating system, even though that is not necessarily a popular opinion since it isn't the flashiest and newest OS. I have talked about the strengths of Windows Mobile quite a bit and was pleased to see my...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, James, Mobile Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware, Marketing, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2009-11-23
Sergey Brin: Google Android, Chrome OS likely to converge: Google's two operating systems, mobile Android and desktop Chrome OS will likely converge as a single OS in the future, said Google co-founder Sergey Brin. by Andrew Nusca; Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, Sergey Brin, Mobile Operating Systems, Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2009-11-23
Did HTC address Windows Mobile 6.5's initial shortcomings?: I understood that Windows Mobile 6.5 was going to be a fairly minor update to bridge the gap between WM 6.1 and 7, but as I stated in my Windows Mobile 6.5 review I found too many things still missing from the update that I expected to see even with...; Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2009-11-23
Microsoft Windows Azure and SQL Azure: Microsoft's Windows Azure and SQL Azure address part of organizations requirements for an open, standards based platform that can support local, private and public clouds. by Dan Kusnetzky; Tags: SQL, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Programming Languages, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2009-11-23
News to know: MSFT-News Corp.; YouTube; Chrome OS; California HDTV; Oracle-Sun: A deal between Microsoft and News Corp., more about Chrome OS and new HDTV energy requirements in California are among the top headlines. by Sam Diaz; Tags: Oracle Corp., Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., YouTube Inc., TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Operating Systems, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Software, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2009-11-23
FlashGot 1.2.0.9 (Windows): Enables Mozilla and Firefox to handle single and massive ("all" and "selection") downloads using the most popular external download managers for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and FreeBSD (15 currently supported). FlashGot offers also a Build Gallery functionality which helps to synthetize full media galleries in one page, from serial...; Tags: Page, InformAction, Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Linux, Operating Systems, Apple Mac OS, UNIX, Web Browsers, Open Source, Software, Internet; Software downloads 2009-11-23
ExtraMAME 9.11 (Windows): ExtraMAME - a small MS Windows compatible game GUI wrapper for MAME, the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator authored by Nicola Salmoria and the MAME team. MAME let's you play thousands of old-school arcade games on your computer. ExtraMAME is smaller and easier to use. It doesn't force you to fuss...; Tags: Godlike Developers, ExtraMAME 9.11, Games, Microsoft Windows, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2009-11-23
StuffIt Expander 2010 (Windows): Easily expand and decode all the files you download from the Web or receive in your email. Access StuffIt files, uncompress Zip archives created by WinZip and other zip utilities, decompress tar, gzip and bzip archives, and more. Just drag, drop, and you're done. From BinHex to ZIP, StuffIt to...; Tags: Format, Smith Micro, E-mail, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Channel Management, Databases, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2009-11-23
5 Clicks 4.6.318 (Windows): 5 clicks allows you to take only 5 clicks to start the program, capture an image anywhere on the screen and close the program. You can save captured image as a PNG, Jpeg or bitmap file, print it on the default printer, or copy into clipboard (you can later paste...; Tags: Click, Interapple, Microsoft Windows, Printers, Microsoft Outlook, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Microsoft Office, Office Suites; Software downloads 2009-11-22
ThumbNailer 10.0.0.8 (Windows): Smaller Animals ThumbNailer is a Windows utility that allows you to create thumbnail images and image galleries. You can use it to convert one graphics format to another, change image color depth, resize images, and make HTML thumbnail galleries for the Web or CD.; Tags: Smaller Animals Software, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2009-11-22
ProduKey 1.40 (Windows): ProduKey is a small utility that displays the ProductID and the CD-key of MS-Office, Windows, Exchange Server, and SQL Server installed on your computer. You can view this information for your current running operating system, or for another operating system/computer, by using command-line options. This utility can be useful if...; Tags: Utility, Server, Computer, NirSoft Freeware, ProduKey, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2009-11-22
Registry Trash Keys Finder 3.8.1.3 (Windows): RTKF lets you use a powerful registry cleaning tool. It quickly finds unwanted registry data. You can safely strip out "orphaned" entries and other "rubbish" left behind by "trial" and other software. Most "uninstall" programs DO NOT really clean up after their parent programs. With RTKF you can streamline the...; Tags: Registry, SNC, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2009-11-22
Network Drive Manager 2.5.2 (Windows): Network Drive Manager is a utility for managing network drives. During Windows logon NDM ensures that all network drives under its control get connected and activated, where after they are periodically reconnected to prevent deactivation. Optionally it can run programs, open documents or mount TrueCrypt volumes after a network drive...; Tags: Network, Suncross, Network Drive Manager, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2009-11-22
Aloaha Sign 3.9.172 (Windows): Aloaha Sign is an excellent tool for validating PDF, p7m, d2d, xmldsig, or PKCS 7 signatures. Furthermore it is possible to digitally sign virtually any file type with any native supported smartcard.; Tags: Smart Card, Native, Wrocklage Intermedia, Aloaha Sign, Smart Cards, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Security, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2009-11-22