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Startrail 2.1 (Mac)

Everyone likes to personalize his own Mac in various ways: wallpapers, icons, colors and even themes. But what about mouse pointer? Cannot it live its own life? Now it can. With Startrail you can add special effects to your mouse pointer! Current features: Different particles to choose; Dock...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Mouse, Mouse Pointer, Pawn Software, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-06-12

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Google seeks OEMs for Chrome browser; Sony signs on

Google has partnered with Sony to promote its sleek but little-used Chrome browser, according to the Financial Times. The company is also in talks with other computer manufacturers, according to the report. The move marks increased effort on...

Tags: Sony Corp., Google Inc., Web Browser, Chrome, Web Browsers, Internet, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-09-01

Mozilla pushes out .Net incompatible Firefox 3.5

RE: Mozilla pushes out .Net incompatible Firefox 3.5Obviously this only affects Windows users, who have the totally cost-free option of creating a virtual machine running Ubuntu and using Firefox 3.5 with no need to worry about .Net.RE: Mozilla pushes out .Net incompatible Firefox 3.5So instead of running a browser that...

Tags: .NET, Web browsers, Application servers, Middleware, Microsoft .NET, Mozilla Firefox, incompatible Firefox 3.5, Firefox 3.5, Mozilla Corp., open source

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

Making the tablet computer "classroom-ready"

With all the recent conjecture about the rumored Apple tablet (nee "iPad") I found this email particularly interesting. Confessions of a teacher, parent and wanna-be tech geek by John H. Julian I've taught since 1980 and the people to get involved...

Tags: Teacher, Computer, Tablet Computer, Personal Information, Tablets, Notebooks, Productivity, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-16

Why not all 12-inch netbooks are the same

X200s w/ 6 cell weighs 2.71 lb, not 3 lbFrom the Lenovo X200s spec sheet:4 cell 2.43 lb6 cell 2.71 lb 9 cell 3.05 lbSo the X200s beats some and is in the sameweight class as many netbooks, with stellarperformance.I recently got an X200s and have both the 4...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, GMA 950, netbook, Moblin, cell

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

Apple should acquire...

Apple should acquire...Interesting that they are all media companies....Would you have made those predictions before Apple released iTunes and opened the iTunes Music Store?Apple has made their share of acquisitions before, and some of them have produced a major shift in product and marketing focus. (Think: eMagic, Nothing Real, Casady...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless and Mobility, Apple Inc., Twitter

Discussion threads 2009-05-06

iTunes gift cards cracked and selling for 1.3 cents on the dollar

iTunes gift cards cracked and selling for 1.3 cents on the dollarHaha!!Apple security... what a joke. :)I hope this ends with the studios pulling support from iTunesThat would be [b]HILARIOUS!!![/b] :)Apple should stop using M$ softwareand adopt FOSS.Apple paid M$ for the generator and now the hackers are having a...

Tags: Digital music, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, CORPS, Apple Inc., illegal activity, Apple iTunes, iTunes Gift Cards, gift card

Discussion threads 2009-03-11

Sony to layoff 16,000 employees, loses charm among consumers

Sony to layoff 16,000 employees, loses charm among consumers"... loses charm among consumers"Although I have loved every Sony product I ever bought and had an extremely good experience with Sony depot repair recently when, after fifteen years of trouble-free service, a stereo I have needed work, I quit buying Sony...

Tags: Workforce management, Sony Corp., layoff

Discussion threads 2008-12-09

Novell: Quietly developing some momentum

Novell: Quietly developing some momentumNovell is on life support[i]He added that Microsoft is buying up to $100 million in SUSE certificates in $25 million chunks.[/i]Novell will be arround as long as M$ provides the cash.The best bet is on companies that stand on their own feet and built everything from...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-29

Is Apple good or evil?

Is Apple good or evil?Rotten to the Core nt.Who cares?The debate of "good vs evil" for companies is getting a bit tired. Since we did we start treating companies like superheroes? Every company has its good and bad points. Can we just leave it at that and quit talking like...

Tags: Apple Inc., Evil

Discussion threads 2008-03-27

Chessy 1.1 (Windows)

Chessy is a Bughouse Chess Software * Play online with up to 256 players at once * KI Chess Engine * Adjustable teams and time * Languages English and GermanMany different modes and variation possibilities, for example * Bughouse with serveral Options (Pawn promotion? Where to pass pieces? Checkmate by...

Tags: Chess, Piece, Nibec Software, Corporate Governance, Microsoft Windows, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-02-21

Study: 'Huge jump' in Microsoft flaws since last year

Study: 'Huge jump' in Microsoft flaws since last yearNot exactlyThe exploits have always been there. What we've seen is a jump in the number of reported exploits. MSFT just isn't good keeping them out of the media now days. Either that or they're playing up the Office...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Patches, PeterWeter, Microsoft Flaws, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., patch management

Discussion threads 2007-11-29

Even Microsoft has trouble understanding what "Vista Capable" means

Even Microsoft has trouble understanding what "Vista Capable" meansi use home basic on my old laptop and it runs betteri use home basic on my old laptop and it runs better than xp ever did on that old thing.home basic works on it because it's striped down with out all...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Even Microsoft, computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2007-11-28

Why Mathematica violates basic rules of math conduct

Why Mathematica violates basic rules of math conductOr......be prepared to explain how to do the work without the proprietary software in question. I wouldn't accept a theorem as proved just because Mathematica says it is, but proper mathematical software (and I've never used Mathematica) should be able to output...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Reproducibility, programming interface, Mathematica, basic rule

Discussion threads 2007-11-19

Ballmer comments reflect deeper problems

Ballmer comments reflect deeper problemsWell, Balmer does not want any infringing IP to be removed, that wouldkill his FUD campaigns. He of course also does not want a court reviewing all of those junk patents and having a lot of them invalidated.Kind of funny to watch him squirm.Glass houses, etc...You...

Tags: Network technology, OPEN SOURCE, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., IP, deeper problem

Discussion threads 2007-10-10

Microsoft's Ballmer calls out Red Hat with more patent threats

Microsoft's Ballmer calls out Red Hat with more patent threatsWHy would they show you?Are you a judge? Are you a company that has a patent claim or obligation? In fact do you have any legal standing at all?Hmmm, I guess we see why they don't feel a need...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Steve Ballmer, Eolas Technologies Inc., Red Hat Inc., patent, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-10-09

SCO, it was good to know ya... you coulda been so much more

SCO, it was good to know ya... you coulda been so much moreBelated obituaryThe Santa Cruz Operation died in 2002. The pieces were sold to Caldera (a Linux distributor, mind) and the rest eventually went to Sun Microsystems.The last five years haven't been so much a long slide into...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Waywardness, IBM Corp., SCO Group Inc., Caldera Systems Inc., Linux

Discussion threads 2007-09-19

More Firefox URI handling security hiccups

More Firefox URI handling security hiccupsspeaking of hiccupsdid you realise you've roughly doubled your text - probably in trying to quote without quoting?I gave the information a vote, anyway, Ryan.RE: More Firefox URI handling security hiccupsI think they should just instal Sana Security Solutions like Safe Connect and the pattern...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, security, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Microsoft Windows, security hiccup, Firefox URI, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2007-09-04

Can Best Buy become your IT shop?

Can Best Buy become your IT shop?Sounds like a deal to meI think I will call them up to have them load Deer Hunter 3D on my Tandy. They could load Windows Vista on there as well. I am sure I will have to buy a memory upgrade...

Tags: Notebooks, Geek Squad, Best Buy Co. Inc., laptop computer, CompUSA Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-03-27

The beginning of the end of DRM?

The beginning of the end of DRM?Jobs is such a liarTaken from his blog:[i]Apple has concluded that if it licenses FairPlay to others, it [b]can no longer guarantee[/b] to protect the music it licenses from the big four music companies.[/i]Fair enough. Of course, the measure of honesty in the statement...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, DVD, digital-rights management, Fairplay, music, job, guarentee, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-02-08