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- Aibase 2.4.8 (Windows)
- Aibase allows you to create and structure information for learning, brainstorming, task solving, and project management. You can break down complex information for better understanding, and create efficient knowledge bases. Documents contain trees, tables, panels with calendar interval, free-form shapes, rulers, slide shows, connectors, concept maps, diagrams and second-view notes;...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, SVG, Aibase Creative Software, Aibase
- Software downloads 2009-11-09
- Why open source remains an ideological divide
- Oh that was superb.Open Source.Stand for something! :)you are ideological from the startIf you want to remove ideology from the equation your clearly state your needs - functionnal, commercial and technical support ... etc, and compare available solutions.Price might be a key factor and it might not; availability of srouce...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, OSS, open source
- Discussion threads 2009-09-07
- Some general considerations for small systems change
- Some general considerations for small systems changeIOW you need an architectNOT a CIO or management drone. NOT a vendor rep. NOT your average sysadmin. NOT the customer/user. Not from one group while ignoring another.Of course, this never happens. There usually IS an architect, but he is brought in AFTER the...
- Tags: Processors, Servers, Sun Sparc, SAP AG, V210, V20z, Intel x86
- Discussion threads 2009-03-03
- Are open source developers too dominant? Ubuntu, Firefox prove yes
- Are open source developers too dominant? Ubuntu, Firefox prove yesGetting excited about a browser or an OS???? Why?Those should be just mature very reliable tools. The excitment should be in the things they allow you to do without getting in your way. I bet that at one time you were...
- Tags: Web browsers, open source, Ubuntu, Mozilla Firefox, open-source developer, punk, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2009-03-02
- Open source for hard times
- Open source for hard timesIs there a F/OSS replacement for AutoCAD?Somebody needs to design the machine guns.Scribus == IndesignInkscape is for vector drawing, but Scribus is the open source page layout application.JoeyOpenProjOf course, you need a tool to efficiently plan that film you'll be doing with Kino. OpenProj is a...
- Tags: OpenProj, FreeMind, Scribus, machine gun, open source, Inkscape
- Discussion threads 2009-02-26
- DocProtect 1.0 (Mac)
- Developers and authors can now protect their investment and increase sales by ensuring only licensed customers can use their Mac OS X and Windows documents. With basic computer skills, anyone can use DocProtect on HTML projects, image collections, video and audio files, PDFs and Excel spreadsheets. DocProtect works independently or...
- Tags: HTML, Apple Macintosh, Video, Computer, DocProtect 1.0, Productivity, Microsoft Excel, Apple Mac OS X, Corporate Communications, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Office Suites, Software, Marketing, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-01-07
- The great server-centric personal computing experiment begins
- The great server-centric personal computing experiment beginsSounds good! One tip...I'd consider Ubuntu 8.04.1 server edition, instead of 8.10. Nothing like a rock-steady LTS for a server...If you need support for very new hardware: on January 22, version 8.04.2 will be released. Not only will this point release contain all accumulated...
- Tags: Servers, Desktops, server, LTS, personal computing experiment, centric personal computing experiment, hardware, computing experiment, great Server, desktop
- Discussion threads 2008-12-30
- Four XSS flaws hit Facebook
- Project XSSed, the clearing house for cross site scripting flaws has just released details on four flaws affecting Facebook's developers page, iPhone login page and the new users registration page, potentially assisting malicious attackers into adding more legitimacy to their campaigns. With yet another critical XSS flaw hitting Facebook in...
- Tags: Social Networking, Facebook, Flaw, XSS, Malware, Social Engineering, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-12-15
- Porn To Run: Online Advertising Gets A Flesh Blocker
- Sex sells. As long as you don't go too far. Here is your typical family on the beach. Two boys playing in the sand. Husband and wife looking on. She's got only about about 5 percent of her body covered in clothing. Exposed flesh reigns. ...
- Tags: Advertisement, Pornography, Image, Online Advertising, Helix, Online-ad Growth, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- pjnmr 3.0.4 (Mac)
- Successor to MacNMR (1984). Written by Paul Jean Letourneau as a joint project with NANUC Canadian National NMR Centre and PENCE Protein Engineering Centres of Excellence in java (PureJavaNMR, PJNMR) to run on multiple platforms. Includes vector graphic display of up to 3 coupled spins including up to three different...
- Tags: Gradient, Apple Macintosh, University Of Alberta, Programming Languages, Desktops, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-11-03
- The Ghost of Windows ME
- The Ghost of Windows METhe Ghost of Windows METhis is friggin stupid. Your blogs get worse each day. If only the linux fanboys could concentrate more of their time not bashing Microsoft and do something productive with their time.Thanks for the SPOOKY story.In Fact, thanks for the laugh. Happy...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., computer, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-10-29
- Firefox 3.1 raises the browser bar ... again
- Firefox 3.1 raises the browser bar ... againWhat's wrong with the benchmarks?[Quote] "[i]Way to skewer the graphs by comparing everything to IE7 instead of IE8 B2. If you're going to be comparing Beta releases, at least be consistent.[/i]"In the 3 benchmark graphs I see that Chrome, IE7, IE8 beta2, Firefox...
- Tags: Web browsers, IE8 Beta, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Chrome, Firefox 3.1, Web browser, WebKit
- Discussion threads 2008-10-15
- Hackers deface LHC site, came close to turning off particle detector
- Hackers deface LHC site, came close to turning off particle detectorHackersFrom hackers like these something terrible might happen.Even if everything is ironed up perfectly and runs smoothly, an accident can happen due to this kind of people. Why do they have to stick their fingers in something that doesn't belong...
- Tags: INTERNET, Hacking, LHC, LHC site, particle detector, control system, network
- Discussion threads 2008-09-12
- No more need for an antivirus software?
- No more need for an antivirus software?This still uses a thin client type application installed on the client.Yes, its more clound than local, but most corporate AV's work similar to this. They are more client heavy, but with a little tweaking they could move to a cloud type formation....
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Debian repository, software, virus, antivirus software, Linux, DSL
- Discussion threads 2008-08-12
- Talking Firefox security with Mozilla's Window Snyder
- LAS VEGAS -- Mozilla security chief Window Snyder wants to open-source much more than the Firefox browser. During a sit-down chat at the Black Hat security conference here, Snyder announced plans to launch three new initiatives around threat modeling, training and vulnerability metrics that push the envelope...
- Tags: mozilla firefox, window, training, web browser, mozilla corp., window snyder, web browsers, security, internet, ryan naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- 2008 Pwnie Award nominees announced
- Well, after getting 134 nominations, and spending countless hours pulling out nominees, the judges for the 2008 Pwnie Awards have announced the final nominees to be voted on. From the site: The final list of nominees for the nine Pwnie Award categories is ...
- Tags: Attack, Flaw, Lifelock, Nathan McFeters, Nominee, Security, Vulnerability, XSS, XSS Flaw
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- JavaFX's day in the Sun
- Dan Farber has some information about JavaFX from the JavaOne keynote today. It sounds like it wasn't a great day for demos but that we're starting to get a better picture of JavaFX and what the plans are. Michael Coté has some additional information about Sun's plans around Java as...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Rich Internet Application, JavaOne, JavaFX, Dan Farber, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
- Questioning IT
- Questioning ITThick vs Thin.The essence of what you're saying here is that thin client is better than thick client. You don't exactly use those terms and you throw in a bit of anti-Microsoft rhetoric, but focusing on the underlying principals as you correctly recommend, this is a thick vs thin...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Thin clients, Servers, Sun Microsystems Inc., software, thin client, security
- Discussion threads 2008-05-02
- HP ships USB sticks with malware
- HP ships USB sticks with malwareMade in China crap.Enough said.Reminds me of the early days of computingAh yes, this is how viruses used to spread in the days of DOS with floppies. Not a very popular vector anymore, but we should remember it's still possible, and we should still run...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Safety Recall, USB-sticks, Hewlett-Packard Co., malware, floppy disk, virus
- Discussion threads 2008-04-09
- Taking ownership of content
- Billy Rios covered a very interesting flaw in Google's code.google.com site on his blog today. The issue involves taking ownership of content of a third party by an application and relates to research that Rios and I originally presented at DEFCON 15 last year. Before...
- Tags: Domain, Applet, JVM, Billy Rios, Class File, CODE, Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
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