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- RocketDock (exe)
- RocketDock is a smoothly animated, alpha blended application launcher. It provides a nice clean interface to drop shortcuts on for easy access and organization. With each item completely customizable there is no end to what you can add and launch from the dock. Now with added Taskbar support your minimized...
- Tags: Dock, Punk Labs, RocketDock, Construction
- Software downloads 2007-12-06
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- 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
- SysReturn (zip)
- SysReturn is a software to manage publicly accessible computers, such as those in computer labs, libraries, Internet cafes, biz centers and even KIOSK machines, such as ATM in banks, home automations, unmanned advertising computers, etc. The program allows you to restore data and system automatically after a system crash, software...
- Tags: Software, Computer, German Sales Agency, SysReturn, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Software downloads 2008-09-04
- Could Google's Chrome be death blow to Firefox?
- No doubt, Google's forthcoming open source browser -- known as Chrome -- is going to challenge other open source browsers, most notably Firefox. It could be a devastating blow to Firefox, which has amassed and taken roughly 18 percent of browser market share away from Internet Explorer in a short...
- Tags: Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Web Application, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Chrome, V8 Javascript Virtual Machine, Web Browsers, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Internet, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
- The utility of Ubiquity
- It's a bit of a stretch to pigeon hole something coming out of Mozilla labs as appropriate to the start-up genre that Alley espouses but Ubiquity is such a useful Firefox add-in that I believe it is well worth attention on these pages. There's plenty of debate...
- Tags: Ubiquity, E-mail, Wiki, Collaboration, Online Communications, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-09-01
- ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 2009
- The improvements within Check Point ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2009 are mostly under the hood, but they are nonetheless significant. Optimizing the resources for desktop and laptop Windows users is important within a suite of tools, and long-time ZoneAlarm users will notice the benefits almost immediately. There's a new user interface,...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, ZoneAlarm, ZoneAlarm Internet Security, ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2009
- Product reviews 2008-08-28
- How do we address the have-nots?
- How do we address the have-nots?It's the NetThe problem is no longer the availability of hardware: many computers are being dumped that can easily be made productive again, by installing a lean Linux on it like Xubuntu. So poor people can have a fine computer for free. That's easy to...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, INTERNET, computer, Internet access
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- How do we address the have-nots?
- I attended a leadership summit on Monday (it was actually pretty good stuff, with concrete plans, goals, and generally more than you get out of your average bit of professional development) and, not surprisingly, a serious focus was on technology. I think people are finally realizing that, while technology...
- Tags: Kid, Productivity, Business Structures, Wireless LANs, Transportation, Leadership, Wi-Fi, Finance, Wireless, Management, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Mozilla Ubiquity: Is Mozilla building out a different kind of RIA platform?
- Ubiquity for Firefox from Aza Raskin on Vimeo. I watched the Mozilla Ubiquity video last night and it struck a chord. The crew over at Mozilla Labs is doing some very cool, forward thinking stuff. In the process, I think they're evolving what the browser is into...
- Tags: Ubiquity, Rich Internet Application, Mozilla Corp., Channel Management, Web Browsers, Marketing, Internet, Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Mozilla shows off Ubiquity: Mashups for the rest of us
- Mozilla Labs introduced Ubiquity, an experiment that would allow users to create mashups at will without any advance knowledge. The game plan for Ubiquity, still in its early stages, is to allow users to control the browser by searching on something in real English and then connecting...
- Tags: Ubiquity, Mozilla Corp., Mashup, Mozilla Labs, Collaboration, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- News to know: Psystar vs. Apple; WGA; Linux under attack; FAA failure
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: News.com: Psystar responds to Apple suit, will countersue Sam Diaz: Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit? Psystar countersues Apple, alleges anticompetitive business practices...
- Tags: FAA, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Attack, Psystar, Linux, Bluetooth, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Wireless, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP
- The $2,000 Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP is a beautiful-looking display with a ton of features. Because of its 117 percent NTSC color gamut, however, we encountered many more color problems than we expected during DVD and Blu-ray playback. Be prepared to do a lot of color tweaking if you plan to...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell UltraSharp, display, Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP
- Product reviews 2008-08-25
- Maxtor Central Axis NAS server
- The Maxtor Central Axis carries a list price of $320, but can be found for as little as $270--a good deal for a network storage device with 1TB of storage. We liked the Central Axis' compact design, fast performance, and that its over-the-Internet access service was easy to set...
- Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, Microsoft Windows, server, Axis, Maxtor Corp., hard drive, NAS
- Product reviews 2008-08-22
- Windows Live Wave 3 managed beta begins
- Zack Whittaker was on compassionate leave when this was posted; posted offline and scheduled to release during this week. For many weeks, months, and I'd even say for around a year now, the kind gentry over at LiveSide have been keeping us up...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Live, Beta, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-08-22
- $500 + Edubuntu = "a complete waste of money"?
- I made a comment in an earlier post about Intel's latest Classmates that a pricepoint of $500 on a tablet-based Classmate loaded with Edubuntu would be incredibly attractive. One reader in particular, however, called this combination a "complete waste of money." Others pointed to the need...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q701
- Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.The Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q701 marks a new look for the Qosmio brand. Gone are the subdued blacks and silvers of years past; in their place come stylized...
- Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Qosmio, Qosmio X305-Q701
- Product reviews 2008-08-21
- Google gains share again, should Microsoft give up?
- Google gains share again, should Microsoft give up?Google and Search are ONE.Yin/yang, Google is search, search is Google, they are one, inseperable and harmonious. To tear them apart would rip the fabric of the universe.Google won when it became a verbSeriously, I'm surprised Google only has 62%. Like the...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-21
- Microsoft reorgs its search group
- Microsoft reorgs its search groupJust integrate Powerset ASAPI think MS should scramble to integrate Powerset's technology into its general search, and make the guys from this company generally take over search. These guys seem to know what they are doing.If NLP is the answer, what is the question?Powerset's technology is...
- Tags: Powerset, Microsoft Corp., natural language
- Discussion threads 2008-08-21
- Websense reports China Netcom DNS cache poisoning
- The DNS server of one of China's largest ISPs has been poisoned to redirect typos to a malicious site rigged with drive-by exploits. According to a warning from Websense Security Labs, the DNS poisoning attacks are affecting customers of China Netcom CNC and are using a malicious...
- Tags: China Netcom, DNS, DNS Server, Internet Service Provider, Websense Inc., Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Domain Names, Servers, Internet, Hardware, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- More security holes appear in Microsoft Office
- In addition to this long list of missing Microsoft patches, there are at least three serious unpatched vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Office productivity suite. On August 12, the same day Microsoft released a slew of Office patches, TippingPoint's DV Labs published a bare-bones advisory warning about a...
- Tags: User Interaction, Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Security, Office Suites, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
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