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- ORB
- Object Request Broker Software that handles the communication of messages from the requesting program client to the object as well as any return values from the object back to...
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- Go ahead and nap, PC. We'll wake you when we need you.
- It's cool to be green these days - and what easier way to save some energy than to put your computer to sleep at night. But when the computer goes down for a nap, so does the Web connection. That means services like Internet telephony, software updates and subscriptions are...
- Tags: Web, Telephony, PC, Pando Networks, Nap, Computer, Channel Management, Productivity, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Marketing, Networking, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- (Photos: Microsoft's computer in the round)
- (Photos: Microsoft's computer in the round)Sphere who needs it?Now what use is a ball with photos on it? What practical use can this concept have? Looks like another Microsoft failure and will put more tears in Gates eyes. Microsoft should be working on practical concepts that people want...
- Tags: Currency & Foreign exchange, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Corp., photograph, computer
- Discussion threads 2008-07-29
- Cool Tools - Slingpage extends stickies and sharing to Firefox users
- Slingpage, which announced its social browsing extension for Internet Explorer last month, will introduce an equally feature-rich version of its service to Mozilla Firefox users next week. Slingpage offers a way for Web surfers to find information about favorite topics via "Slingcast" feeds as well as create...
- Tags: Monitor, Mozilla Firefox, Note, Tool, Slingpage, Web Browsers, Monitors & Displays, Internet, Hardware, Components, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Battle City (exe)
- Battle City is an online tank wars game. Players build, defend and attack cities in an endless quest for control and dominance. To win you must drop the Orb on the enemy cities Command Center. The Command Center is always heavily guarded so teamwork will be essential. Bomb buildings and...
- Tags: City, LOOBLE, Battle City, Command Center, Team Management, Games, Management, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-06-12
- Why Client-server fails
- Why Client-server failsControlling the what happens on the client.You control what happens on the client by requiring of it the least possible functionality ("fill this form in"), and placing no application logic there.If you do validation on the client, this is only as a convenience to the user, and all...
- Tags: Servers, Nothing, client-server
- Discussion threads 2008-04-29
- mStation 2.1 Tower Speaker System w/ iPod Dock
- Anyone who has tried to wade through the multitude of iPod speakers on the market knows that the options are seemingly infinite, and that many of them are very difficult to distinguish from one another. So it's pretty refreshing when a company like mStation comes along and tries to offer...
- Tags: speaker, Stereo Tower, Apple iPod, mStation 2.1
- Product reviews 2008-03-28
- Sun waits out Microsoft
- Sun waits out MicrosoftBinary Compatibility? To even suggest it is folly"I pushed the envelope, just for giggles, calling for binary compatibility between Java and .NET/DCOM/COM"This isn't useful and the mere suggestion brings back memories of the Object Request Broker ORB wars of years ago (CORBA R.I.P) and it doesn't solve...
- Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, RPC, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., COM, DCOM, COM Server
- Discussion threads 2008-03-10
- LobsterTunes (Windows Mobile) (exe)
- LobsterTunes is an MP3 Player. Features include: Play your entire music collection on your phone; Play Internet radio stations; Find and view album art for all your music. All Your Music in a Snap. Play all your music, anywhere in the world. Stream music from Media Center, TVersity, iTunes, Orb...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Electric Pocket Ltd., Microsoft Windows, Music, LobsterTunes
- Software downloads 2008-03-07
- PCMobilizr: Access your PC from a mobile phone
- PCMobilizr: Access your PC from a mobile phoneSoon . . .And soon there will be a zero-day vulnerability named PCImboblizr.RE: PCMobilizr: Access your PC from a mobile phoneSounds like the Win-Hand product I have been using for several years...RE: PCMobilizr: Access your PC from a mobile phoneWhy would I pay...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Office, PCMobilizr, mobile phone, Microsoft Access, phone, mobile, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-01-30
- Orb (exe)
- Orb provides the ability to MyCast. MyCasting gives the user instant access to photos, music, videos, live television, and other digital content on their home PC at anytime and from any internet-connected device, such as a mobile phone, PDA or laptop. Orb is first of its kind to allow consumers...
- Tags: ORB Networks Inc., PDAs, Desktops, Handhelds, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-01-14
- Inca Ball (exe)
- Launch into the valiant quest for the treasures of the ancient civilization in a marvelous arcade puzzle shining with nice visuals, 60 challenging levels and a variety of bonuses. Complete the game and you will get a splendid reward that'll come in handy even if you are not in the...
- Tags: Adventure, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-01-14
- Using JXTA for Firewall Traversal in Distributed CORBA Applications
- JacORB is a free Java ORB that is ETF-compliant, that is, it supports the substitution of its transport layer in a standard way. JXTA is a peer-to-peer protocol stack, also implemented as free software, which can traverse firewalls and NAT gateways. This paper describes an extended version of JacORB that...
- Tags: JXTA, University Of Sao Paulo, JacORB, Corba, Java, Firewalls, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Programming Languages, Networking, Software
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Federated ESBs come to fore as natural outcome of guerrilla SOA practices
- Some IONA Technologies announcements today point up the growing practice of multiple ESBs within enterprises, often associated in a federated manner, and sometimes using ESBs tasked with specific types of integration duties. IONA is taking a "hybrid" approach to ESB offerings, with a coordinated open source and...
- Tags: Open Source, Module, Iona Technologies, SOA, Integration, WSO2, WSO2 Identity Solution, Enterprise Service Bus, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Web Services, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2007-12-10
- Creative Live Cam Optia AF
- The Creative Live Cam Optia AF is the ideal Webcam if you are looking to shoot objects other than yourself: your talented pet or your back door or your rose garden. For simply recording video of yourself sitting in front of your PC, Logitech's QuickCam Pro 9000 boasts a clearly...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Notebooks, Live Cam, camera, Webcam, Live Cam Optia AF, laptop computer, software, Creative Live Cam Optia AF
- Product reviews 2007-11-13
- Watching TV on the laptop--and on the cheap
- Watching TV on the laptop--and on the cheap[b]a show about meerkats is probably the best TV on the Internet[/b]You should also check out Survivorman and Man vs Wild. They're no Meerkat Manor, but they both beat anything on broadcast TV hands down.FreetubeA good site he missed is Freetube atwww.freetube.110mb.comFreetube...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Notebooks, Watching TV, TV, laptop computer, Freetube
- Discussion threads 2007-10-17
- Best guess: Paul Allen's Telescope Array won't find any aliens: because there are no aliens to find
- If you want to talk about the ultimate broadband communications over distances, you would have to cite radio telescopes that are tuned in to listen to signals from alien civilizations. Last week at someplace called Hat Creek, Calif., Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen attended the unveiling and activation...
- Tags: Earth, Paul Allen, Radio, Alien, Radio Dishe, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-10-15
- Jak 3: Piggyback's Authorized eGuide (exe)
- Flowcharts for every mission for optimal game orientation. All missions detailed in a step-by-step walkthrough, complete with helpful screenshots. Extended back cover folds out for easy access to map key. Also works as a handy scoop for Monkaw droppings. Where to find every single Precursor Orb. What to do with...
- Tags: Mission, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2007-10-04
- Bringing Facebook Home
- One of the problems with social networking sites like Facebook is you've got to check them all the time. Things like Facebook's recent skin for the iPhone are just band-aids--increasing the number of touch points, but not changing them in fundamental ways.Of course, you can set up mobile...
- Tags: Social Networking, Facebook, Phil Windley
- Blog posts 2007-08-17
- MobileTechRoundup show #107, taking a walk down memory lane
- Listen here (MP3, 32.3 MB, 35:15 minutes)Subscribe to the show with this link RSSThe summer is usually slow for new mobile products, but in MobileTechRoundup show #107 we chat a bit about the rather aggressive rumored August release schedule for new devices from Verizon Wireless. Kevin also found some details...
- Tags: Podcast, Mobile, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2007-08-03
- Orb Picture Frame (widget)
- Orb Picture Frame can immediately view those photos on any other computer. Perfect for watching your vacation photos while you are at work, or use it like a digital photo frame to play a slideshow on a computer in another room of your house. This version is the first release...
- Tags: Photograph, Productivity
- Software downloads 2007-07-31
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