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Putting together a portable office - MKII

Putting together a portable office - MKII"Most Popular" isn't always "Best"I know a lot of people who "live" off of their thumb drives. I do it quite a bit myself.After much experimentation, though, I've concluded that a little extra effort is well-rewarded regarding portable software.Take a look at Italian-based WinPenPack....

Tags: portable office, MKII

Discussion threads 2008-03-17

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Dent-O-Soft 2.4 (Windows)

Dent-O-Soft is a dental portable application that comes preinstalled in a flash disk and runs without requiring installation. It gives you the power to manage your practice, your patients and your finances easily, quickly and completely. For each patient you can enter appointments, charges and payments as well as their...

Tags: Payment, Patient, Microsoft Windows, B-TECH Software, Dent-O-Soft

Software downloads 2009-11-29

Does Chrome OS mean anything for schools?

Benefits of the ChromeOS approachOne of the features of HTML5, that commentors on other posts seem to forget, is that HTML5 web apps can be "installed" in app cache, for offline use (Google "HTML5 manifest").If web apps can be used offline AND made to perform like desktop apps, with web...

Tags: Operating systems, cloud computing, Desktops, NOW IT, HTML5, operating system, Chrome OS, Does Chrome OS, Chrome, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-28

Office Starter 2010: The fine print on Microsoft's Works replacement

For me, non-starterA crippled, incompatible, ad supported product makes little sense to me, when Open Office and Google are alternatives.ExactlyThere's already a portable version of OpenOffice that runs on a USB stick - nothing new here.The excluded formats are used in only about 1% of documentsIt is well-known that macros...

Tags: Starter, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Office Starter

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Chrome OS: More questions than answers?

And exactly why....would students be part of the target market or any other particular group for that matter?This is a silly post. Chrome will be lean, cloud based, local caching of data, some and growing off-line capabilities and probably grow in features/capabilities over time. It will NOT be everything to...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Outlook, Wi-Fi, operating system, Google Inc., Chrome, HTML5, Chrome OS

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

PeaZip 2.8 (Windows)

PeaZip is a free, open source file and archive manager for 32 and 64 bit Windows and Linux. It is available either as installable and portable application not needing installation. Full support: 7Z, 7Z-sfx, ARC/WRC, BZ2/TBZ2, Custom user defined, GZ/TGZ, PAQ/ZPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, split, TAR, UPX, ZIP. Open, browse, extract,...

Tags: Job, Giorgio Tani, PeaZip, Linux, Microsoft Windows, OpenOffice, Recruitment & Selection, Open Source, Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Office Suites, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Software downloads 2009-11-21

Google Chrome OS announcement

Just as I thought"All data on Chrome OS is in the cloud""All data stored in the cloud in Google Docs":(YeahThat unfortunately is a deal breaker for me.I'll be sticking to my dual boot Windows 7/Fedora Core setup on my netbook.bad and bad no chrome os for me ......RE: Google Chrome...

Tags: Operating systems, Google Chrome, Google Inc., Chrome OS, operating system, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Do we need a 'beautiful mess' in operating systems? Yup

To make a good soup, you've got to stir the pot...Ok, sure - it turns cloudy, short-term. Just be sure to filter it or let it settle, before serving.Whereas the classic 'design-by-committee' model so often fails, its always useful to have multiple, talented teams working on similar projects, independently. With...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Programming languages, Linux Distro, operating system, John Gruber, Linux, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

OpenSUSE Education announces Li-f-e 11.2

Its still linux and still has the same issues and the same lacking software you would want in an education environment. But you don't care about that because your agenda is to push linux, not educate.Bow before the manLoverock Davidson is a skilled worker, he holds several M$ certifications...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Loverock Davidson, Linux, Li-f-e 11.2, Novell OpenSuse, OpenSUSE Education

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Jabra Stone

Not many Bluetooth headsets combine style and performance, and when they do, they stand out. Examples include the Aliph Jawbone Prime, the BlueAnt Q1, and the Plantronics Discovery 975. Jabra, a company that has been in the Bluetooth business a long time, attempts to come up with yet another headset...

Tags: headset, Jabra, Stone

Product reviews 2009-11-17

Asus UL50AG-RBBBK05

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. This year has undoubtedly been defined, if not by Netbooks, then by the growth of affordable thin laptops that shave size--and even...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, ASUS, laptop computer, processor

Product reviews 2009-11-11

XYplorer 8.6 (Windows)

XYplorer is a multi-tabbed dual pane file manager for Windows, featuring a very powerful file search, versatile preview facilities, a highly customizable interface, and a large array of unique ways to efficiently automate frequently recurring tasks. XYplorer is a portable file manager. It does not require any installation, stores all...

Tags: File Manager, Donald Lessau, XYplorer, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-05

Walmart unveils 15.6" HP Pavilion G60 laptop for $298

hmmfor once, i agree with you. why are they still making the celeron...? shouldn't the atom replace that?Intel Celeron?is Inhel still making this 10 year old crap?surplus maybe? ntnti feel 298 is bad for celron processor..but still good option for ppl who r new to these creepy labtops..RE: Walmart unveils...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, HP Pavilion, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

The perfect computer?

I have to admit...that I did not read past the title. Suffice it to say that there is no such thing as the perfect woman, perfect car, perfect meal, perfect computer or perfect anything. Individuals' needs and tasted are just too varied. Too trueTo mirror the above post, there is...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Brownouts, computer, perfect computer

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

OpenOffice.org Portable 3.1.1 (Windows)

OpenOffice.org Portable (formerly Portable OpenOffice.org) is the complete OpenOffice.org office suite, including a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation tool, drawing package, and database - packaged as a portable app, so you can take all your documents and everything you need to work with them wherever you go. This full-featured office suite...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, OpenOffice.org, PortableApps.com, Office Suite, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-02

Gallery: Best business iPhone apps

Here's a tour of some of the best business apps that can help turn your iPhone into a portable office. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Apple iPhone, App, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-29

Envizen Digital Duo Box Pro ED8850A

You probably haven't heard of Envizen, but it's one of several off-brand companies that are putting out new digital portable TVs to replace all the obsolete analog units that were toted to sporting events or kept around for emergencies when the power went off. As implied by its name--the Envizen...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Consumer electronics, DVD, Games, digital television, TV

Product reviews 2009-10-27

Why is Microsoft opening up its Outlook file format now?

Customer says: nopen/tPartner: Can't hurtIf I had to list out things I'd like to see from Microsoft, this would not be on the top of the list, but it's a great move I think.People looking to move away from other mail systems could see more tools available that make the...

Tags: E-mail, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Atrise ToTXT 1.2.2 (Windows)

Atrise ToTXT allows you to convert PDF, HTML, office documents (Word, Excel), OpenOffice, Lotus etc to plain text for PDA reading, portable documentation, Web use. No Microsoft Office installed is required. Optimized for dual-core CPU. The program has very easy and efficient user interface and fast multithreading engine. Simply drag...

Tags: Multi-threading, Atrise Software, Atrise ToTXT, Microsoft Windows, PDAs, OpenOffice, Operating Systems, Software, Handhelds, Hardware, Office Suites

Software downloads 2009-10-27

Atrise ToRTF 2.2.2 (Windows)

The ToRTF file format converter can convert these file formats to portable RTF: Windows WordPad, Microsoft Word 2, 6.0-95, 97-2002, 2003, 2007, Word Perfect, Works, HTML and other types. No Microsoft Office installed is required. Optimized for dual-core CPU. The program has very easy and efficient user interface and fast...

Tags: Multi-threading, Atrise Software, Microsoft Windows, Word Processors, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites

Software downloads 2009-10-27