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Another day, another App removed: PhoneSabre: If you've been following the drama at the App Store you're aware that Apple has removed three applications to date: NetShare – the 3G tethering application from NullRiver Box Office/Now Playing – a super-useful movie application I used last night I Am Rich...; Tags: application, star wars, thq inc., 3g, digital music, digital media, cellular phones, consumer electronics, personal technology, jason d. o\'grady; Blog posts 2008-08-08
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (dmg): Several years have passed since Kyle avenged his father's death and saved the Valley of the Jedi from Jerec and his band of Dark Jedi. Allowing his Force powers to languish for fear of falling to the dark side, Kyle entrusted his lightsaber to Luke Skywalker, vowing never to use...; Tags: Star Wars, Aspyr Media Inc., Productivity, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2007-11-19
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga: Prima Official eGuide (exe): Detailed walkthroughs for every adventure in all six episodes! Locations for all LEGO canisters, Challenge canisters, and red power bricks! Exclusive maps! Extensive tips for Freeplay mode! New characters, vehicles, and game features revealed! All-new quick reference guide with detailed information for every level. Note: The Download Now link will...; Tags: Star Wars, LEGO Co., Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2007-10-31
Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official eGuide (exe): Features of Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official eGuide: exhaustive details on every unit. All heroes, ground vehicles, infantry, buildings, and starships covered. Statistics and full information on every planet in the galaxy. Expert walkthroughs of each mission in both campaigns: Rebel and Imperial. Tips and hints for winning...; Tags: Empire, Star Wars, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2007-05-25
Star Wars: Empire at War Ultimate Empire at War mod (zip): The Ulimate Empire at War mod aims to bring the eras, or periods of time, to the game that were not in the original release of Empire at War. The mod includes new heroes, units, buildings, technologies, planets, and weapons. Players will have a chance to take control of the...; Tags: Star Wars, Era, Mod, Games, Team Management, Personal Technology, Management; Software downloads 2007-01-18

D20 Roller (zip): D20 Roller is a networked dice roller for playing D20 based games like Dungeons and Dragons and Star Wars RPG. This application allows players to play their pen and paper RPGs online without suspecting others of cheating.; Tags: Star Wars, Pen, D20 Roller, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2006-05-24
Star Wars: Battlefront dedicated server (exe): This is the stand alone dedicated server file required for hosting a PC Star Wars Battlefront game. You do not need the game to be installed, and this new version supports the Tattoine Jabba's Palace level, which is included in the v1.2 patch.; Tags: Star Wars, Games, Patches, Servers, Personal Technology, Hardware; Software downloads 2005-03-03
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1.0 Hardcore Mod (zip): This mod will make enemies stronger as your character level progresses throughout the game. The Hardcore mod will buff the attributes of the enemy if you reach a specific level. Raise the difficulty in three steps (Level 8, Level 12, Level 16).; Tags: Star Wars, Enemy, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2004-04-21

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Microsoft Student Technology Day UK: Note Wednesday 1st October 2008, a little over 3 weeks away from today in your diary. Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft and a whole load of influential partners and companies will be in London for the Microsoft Student Technology Day. It's a day about and for students,...; Tags: Entrepreneurial, Microsoft Corp., Entrepreneurship, Management, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Should political postings stay or go? A survey.: I've been blogging for ZD Net for several years, writing for ZD publications for almost 20 years. I've always found readers to be intelligent and thoughtful, which is why I continue to do this while doing other things as "work." My posting, A virus in your genes, think about that,...; Tags: U.S., R&D, Discovery, Blog, Politics, Survey, Creationism, Rational Rants, Research & Development, Blogging, Business Operations, Internet, Mitch Ratcliffe; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Handicapping the Fall Enterprise Software Race: SAP vs. Oracle vs. Microsoft: It's leapfrog time in enterprise software land, and the next frog to jump will be Oracle, which is hosting industry analysts next week in Redwood Shores and then hosting the entire world at its much-too-massive Open World Conference in San Francisco the following week. Oracle is...; Tags: Strategy, Small And Medium Enterprise, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Smb/Sme, Enterprise Software, Software, Joshua Greenbaum; Blog posts 2008-09-04
The question that won't go away: What comes after Yahoo?: During an appearance at the Citi Global Technology Conference on September 4, Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell faced the same question that he's been answering for months: What is Microsoft's online strategy now that the company has decided against buying Yahoo? by Mary Jo Foley; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Data Centers, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Web Browsers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Are we "done" with rich Internet applications?: This week I've been putting together slides and preparing for my talk at Web 2.0 Expo New York City. I'm doing one titled "Making Sense of Rich Internet Applications" so it's more of a general talk covering everything from Adobe's stuff, to Microsoft Silverlight, to the mobile world, and now...; Tags: Rich Internet Application, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-09-04
What can we do better?: I'm collecting data from teachers across my district (using a Google Form, of course), trying to get a handle on issues we still haven't addressed, ways we can use technology more effectively, and what their wishlists might be for the coming year. Here's the questionnaire that went...; Tags: Classroom, Teacher, Notebooks, Productivity, Telephony, Projectors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Networking, Components, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-09-04
The power of standard protocols: I've spent the past few months as the primary developer at a very small company. An important technology to this company is Instant Messaging, as it plays an essential part in our approach to unified messaging. This has meant that I have had to build, in-house, our...; Tags: IM, Jabber, Protocol, XMPP, Instant Messaging, Internet, Online Communications, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Wireless Access: What Price Speed: Is Verizon missing a trick in its trench warfare with Cablevision? Or has the maverick cable operator found an Achilles heel in the telephone operator's methods of providing TV, phone and particularly Internet access to customers in the New York area – and possibly nationwide? One...; Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Broadband, Wireless Access, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Broadband Internet, Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Ten leading platforms for creating online communities: Creating online communities of customers and workers has been one of the hotter topics in business and technology this year. Whether you're on the business side, in IT, or are just trying to build virtual teams around shared goals, online communities are rapidly becoming a popular way to organize people...; Tags: Community, Platform, List, Open Source World, Community Platform, Joomla, PHP-Nuke, KickApps, Pinax, Open Source, Dion Hinchcliffe; Blog posts 2008-09-04
IE8's "best" feature broken: stick with Firefox: The plug-ins, the add-ons, the "download and use with" programs. So many people have been on about the "porn mode" InPrivate feature, the coloured tabs and the accelerator features, but what seems to be missing from the blogosphere is the entire gallery of additional software for the product. ...; Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, IE8, Internet Explorer 8, Web Browsers, Internet, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Wireless networking finally hits the ceiling: With the advent of multiple input multiple output MIMO technology that's used in Draft N (and some later 802.11g) products, wireless range isn't as big an issue for new networks as it has been in the past. But if you're running an older 802.11g network as I am in a...; Tags: Network, IEEE 802.11g, Ceiling, Wireless Networking, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Public Relations, Networking, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Sean Portnoy; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Analyst: Dollar daze around the corner for Web giants: J.P. Morgan analyst Imran Khan said Thursday in a research note that a stronger dollar will take a bite out of search, online travel and e-commerce companies. Khan's call Techmeme largely focuses on the fourth quarter given the dollar's resurgence began in the middle of the third...; Tags: Google Inc., Web, Dollar, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Operational Accounting, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-04