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Say (bin)

Say is a simple text to speech application. Several features include: command line parameters, text to speech to audio file, capable of speaking a text file, simple word or phrase replacement, and insertable variables for 'time', 'clipboard', 'date', and 'free available memory'. This version is the first release on CNET...

Tags: Private Tier Software

Software downloads 2008-10-21

Conversion (bin)

Conversion is a simple application to perform simple measurement conversion. Version 1 will convert the following measurement units Length: Millimeter, Centimeter, Meter, Kilometer, Inch, Foot, Yard, Mile, Thou, Furlong, League, Fathom, Astronomical UnitWeight: Gram, Kilogram, Metric Ton, Ounce, Pound, Stone, Short Ton, Long TonVolume: Milliliter, Liter, Cubic Inches, Fluid Ounces,...

Tags: Conversion, Private Tier Software

Software downloads 2008-08-28

Additional Resources

Why Apple and Google need to get into the Netbook business

This crappy photo-edit of a fairly standard netbook design illustrates the power of Apple branding. ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan recently picked up a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Ubuntu Netbook and pinged me for tech support questions regarding his new toy --...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Apple iPod, Operating System, Apple Inc., Wireless, Android, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-22

Science, research and the politics of grantmanship

Seems that science is like every other human endeavor. It's highly political. A study done among scientists asking for money from the National Institute of Health shows blunt political caluclation can alter both the language of the grant application...and the actual subject of the study being...

Tags: Scientist, Strategy, Management, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-11-21

SAP's Apotheker: 'Happy John Wookey joined us'; Business hasn't gotten worse

SAP co-CEO Leo Apotheker said Friday that John Wookey, a former Oracle executive, is "a great software man" who will help the enterprise software giant push its software as a service meets on-premise applications strategy. Separately, Apotheker noted that business hasn't gotten worse from the outlook the company gave on...

Tags: SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Financial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Emerging Technologies, Investment, Finance, Financial Services, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Facebook scores SEC exemption

Facebook has been granted an exemption by the Securities and Exchange Commission that allows the company to not comply with the same law that pushed Google into becoming a public company. The exemption, reported by Business Week today, was granted on October 14 and allows the company to continue to...

Tags: Facebook, Exemption, SEC, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Advantages of the iPhone over the Storm

You've probably heard enough about the Blackberry Storm, but humor me for a second. There are a number of ways that the Storm beats the iPhone because of what I call the second mover advantage. RIM deftly did what any wise competitor would do, they exploited the demand for features...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Taleo's November to forget

An HR Soap Opera This month hasn't been a good one for Taleo. Here's the timeline of events and an analysis of the lawsuits that are originating from recent events. On 11/3/2008, the company announced its Q3 earnings and they didn't delight Wall...

Tags: Revenue, Taleo Corp., Stock, Revenue Recognition, Investment, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Ulteo offers server based computing solution for Linux desktops, apps

Ulteo is now offering what Microsoft and Citrix will not: a server based computing solution for the Linux desktop and Linux applications. The company, which late last year launched the first OpenOffice open source desktop online, has announced the availability of the Open Virtual Desktop...

Tags: Linux Desktop, Citrix Systems Inc., Server, Ulteo, Open Virtual Desktop, Microsoft Terminal Server, Linux, Desktops, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Why the new Zune Pass should be irresistible

The music industry has been stumbling and bumbling with subscription-based music services for years. This week, Microsoft announced a sweeping change to its Zune Pass music servicewhich gives you the right to download any album from the Zune Marketplace and convert 10 tracks to purchases each month. That effectively lowers...

Tags: Microsoft Zune, Service, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-11-21

iTunes 8.0.2 out the door

iTunes 8.0.2 is out and waiting in your software update. The incremental update to Apple's venerable jukebox application "improves stability and performance" and provides a number of important bug fixes, including: Addresses a quality issue creating MP3s on some computers. Fixes a...

Tags: Jukebox, Apple iTunes, iTunes 8.0.2, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Salesforce.com: Recession resistant or just late to the pain?

On the surface, Salesforce.com's third quarter was impressive. The company hit or exceeded its targets and noted that its "value proposition" was resonating among enterprise software buyers. But worries abound under the surface. Salesforce.com reported income of $10.1 million, or 8 cents per share, on revenue of...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Recession, Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-21

iPhone update kills 12 security bugs

Apple has released iPhone OS 2.2 with patches for 12 documented security flaws, some very serious. The vulnerabilities covered by the patch which also affect iPod Touch could allow remote code execution, information theft, software crashes and weakened encryption settings. The skinny on this...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Issue, SMS, Arbitrary Code Execution, Security Bug, Application Termination, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-11-21

A guide to cutting IT costs

Reduction of spending in the IT department is more art than science. Metri consultant Paul Michaels offers some advice on how to get it right. For the past few months everyone was hoping the IT industry might be saved the worst of the credit crunch fallout, on the...

Tags: CIO, Benchmarking, Information Technology, IT Cost, Paul Michaels, Conundrum, Strategy, Management, IT management, costs, cutbacks, staffing, Paul Michaels silicon.com

News items 2008-11-21

Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool

Two new pieces of malware affecting Mac OS X appeared this week, a Trojan horse and a hacker tool for creating backdoors. Two pieces of malicious software affecting Apple's Mac OS X appeared this week: a Trojan horse with the ability to download and install malicious code of an...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Trojan Horse, Tool, Hacker Tool, Intego, OSX.Lamzev.A, Lamzev, Spyware, Apple Mac OS X, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Mac OS X, malware, Trojan, backdoor, hacker, Adware & Malware, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk

News items 2008-11-21

Nielsen Mobile, an Altor Networks Customer

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Nick Portolese, Senior Manager of Data Center Operations for Nielsen Mobile, an Altor Networks customer. He spent a few moments sharing his experiences with their software. Nick's comments follow. Please tell me who you are and what...

Tags: Network, Environment, Network Security, Server, Virtual Machine, Tool, VMWare ESX, Nielsen Mobile, Altor Networks, Nielsen, Productivity, Data Centers, Ip storage, Networking, Security, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-11-21

iPhone 2.2 update is out

Good news everyone or for iPhone owners at least. Apple has released software update 2.2 for the iPhone. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Apple iPhone, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Podcasts, Keyboards, Wireless LANs, E-mail, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Internet, Hardware, Peripherals, Wireless, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Ed Tech in a recession

At the beginning of this week, I wrote about why the OLPC makes less sense than ever during a recession. Little green netbooks, though, aren't the only things that will get hit as the global economy tanks even further. Next year, our district is looking at a best...

Tags: Recession, Hardware, Technology, Teacher, Productivity, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Bay Area mayors want to electrify their commuters

The three major cities in the San Francisco Bay Area want to lead the nation in electric autos. Today they took another big step in that direction. The mayors of San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland listed in order of population announced a plan to make battery-powered cars...

Tags: San Jose, Battery, Bay Area, Better Place, Coulomb Technologies, Engineering, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-11-20

Cost cutting pays off for Dell; IT spending, demand 'challenging'

Updated: Dell's third quarter was a mixed bag. Revenue was down amid weak demand, but earnings were better than expected by a wide margin. The outlook was "challenging" as expected. The company reported third quarter earnings of $727 million, or 37 cents a share, on revenue of...

Tags: Revenue, Dell Computer Corp., IT-spending, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-20