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RGeneratePropertyClass (msi): RGenerateClassTool is a software development tool to help you get your job done faster. We would like to give you some approach for creating of the application architecture founded the allocation of separate class and appointed SQL-objects raw for every logical substance. Our tool allows you to create all necessary...; Tags: Substance, Tool, RGenerateClassTool, Productivity, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2007-12-14
Photos: 'Tricorder' device developed at Purdue: It doesn't resemble the 'tricorder' from Star Trek but the Mini 11 can identify substances ranging from salmonella to cocaine.; Tags: Star Trek, substance, photograph; Image galleries 2007-02-28
Off-topic: bring on the freak olympics: I'm not much of a sports fan. For whatever reason, the sports appreciation part of my brain never fully developed, except perhaps for an enjoyment of Irish Hurling, which, as a combination of soccer, baseball, rugby, hockey, and spoon racing, is probably the weirdest - and fastest...; Tags: athlete, substance; Blog posts 2006-08-04
Blue crab nanosensor to fight terrorism: A substance found in crab shells called chitosan has very useful properties. For example, it has been used in bandages to stop bleeding. But now, researchers at the University of Maryland have used the chitosan from blue crabs living in Chesapeake Bay as a component of a nanoscale sensor system...; Tags: University of Maryland, substance; Blog posts 2006-07-30
Neo Addict (exe): This game is for mature audiences only. It is the year 2069 and life has become miserable. Only by indulging in chemical excesses can one hope to free themselves from the misery of future modern life. In Neo Addict, you play a drug crazed addict searching for illegal substances such...; Tags: Substance, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2005-04-19

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Microsoft plugs Office leaks; Delivers 4 critical patches: Microsoft plugs Office leaks; Delivers 4 critical patchesAnd... conspicuously absent from the list?Windows Vista - again. More secure? definitely. Runs well? Absolutely? Trouble-free? Not nearly. Better value? Absolutely.Windows Vista - it just works.Good news for Mac users of MS Officehttp://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080513/aqtu077.html?.v=48VBA is back!LameThat privilege escalation...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Patches, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, patch management, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-05-13
Don't insulate, Nansulate, says Florida cleantech company: Thermal testing. Courtesy Industrial Nanotech. Energy costs are now serious business for industries, office managers, and home owners across the world. Buildings account for over half of the energy use in the U.S. and a fair portion of that is for heating and...; Tags: Insulation, Clean Technology, European Union, Nansulate, Energy Cost, Nanotechnology, Emerging Technologies, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Second Life is the latest reason our kids are doomed: Second Life is the latest reason our kids are doomedSecond LifeShouldn't keep telling people to get a life . they have...a second one.Ban Republinazis from Congress.And while we're at it we can start hanging the traitors.Even him...Maybe somewhen he could suffer a seizure and become a terrorist/rapist or whatever word...; Tags: INTERNET, Second Life, predator; Discussion threads 2008-05-08
Why social software won't dethrone the incumbents: It's not often I find myself fundamentally disagreeing with Sam Lawrence. He's a smart guy with a great marketing head. But on this post he's over-reaching in my opinion. His basic argument says this: The big IT vendors aren't taking social software seriously. They can't. Not even if they...; Tags: Software, Oracle Corp., Value Chain, Vendor, SAP AG, IBM Corp., Sam, Austin Ventures, Dan, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Microsoft preps pay-as-you-go Office for June launch: Microsoft preps pay-as-you-go Office for June launchPhil you are an idiotYour writing is so biased it is laughable (like 60% of the recent stuff on ZDNet)!You wrote "Microsoft's titanic struggle against Google Apps...". So, let me see, NPD says that less than .5% of people in the USA are actually...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Microsoft Office, titanic struggle, OpenOffice; Discussion threads 2008-04-30
Is Psystar Mac clone using the Kalyway boot hack?: Is Psystar Mac clone using the Kalyway boot hack?I totally agree[i]But anyone who is doing actual work on a Mac should buy a Mac. And that means a kosher, Apple machine.[/i]If you are serious about your work, then you spend the money on a serious machine, (be it a Windows...; Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Kalyway installer, Apple Inc., Kalyway, Psystar, open source, Apple Software; Discussion threads 2008-04-28
9th Circuit: Feds can search laptops without suspicion: 9th Circuit: Feds can search laptops without suspicionWhat about external drives and encryption?Do they have the right to search external drives? What if data on the laptop or drive is encrypted?RE: 9th Circuit: Feds can search laptops without suspicionIllegal and it's time we stop allowing the freedoms from illegal search...; Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, suspicion; Discussion threads 2008-04-23
Apple should call PayPal's bluff: Apple should call PayPal's bluffIsn't the larger point, ....... why wouldn't Apple simply comply? It would seem that anything that protects their customer's from fraud is a good thing. Why does it always have to be Apple's way or the highway?Blaming the victimThis is nothing more than pay-pal...; Tags: Cyberthreats, SSL/TLS, Authentication/Encryption, Spam, SECURITY, Operating systems, PayPal, Apple Inc., Apple Safari, operating system, phishing; Discussion threads 2008-04-18
Can Apple stop Pystar from selling Mac clone?: Can Apple stop Pystar from selling Mac clone?Assumptions"Assuming they pay Apple for every copy they sell..."D'ya think this may be the little hitch in your argument? By what mechanism exactly do you see Apple accepting money from a company that is aggressively violating their license? This improbability can only occur...; Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Pystar, Apple Inc., Mac-clone; Discussion threads 2008-04-15
The big reveal: Live Mesh: The big reveal: Live MeshIt won't work properly ...... advertising over substance as usual ...; Tags: Live Mesh; Discussion threads 2008-04-14
The purloined benchmark: The purloined benchmarkOnce again you are ....... long on theory, and words, but short on substance. Frankly your assertion that the benchmark was slanted towards Windows is just an opinion. You have run no benchmarks that refute the claims. I challenge you to reference a study that...; Tags: Operating systems, PoE, Murph, letter strategy, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-04-09
Salesforce.com Cozies up to Google Apps Rev 2.0: Like the inner tube with the pinhole leak that suddenly explodes, the hissing of rumors coming out of the much-hyped April 14 "important announcement" by Salesforce.com has finally blasted out something of substance: a purported deal to resell or otherwise feature Google's Apps as part of the Salesforce.com CRM offering....; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Google Apps, Sales Force Management, Sales, Joshua Greenbaum; Blog posts 2008-04-08
Heathrow T5 failure: What really happened: Heathrow T5 failure: What really happenedTony BlairThis is typical of modern Britain. All show. All glitz. 100% image and 0% substance. This is the legacy of Tony who turned Britain from a country proud of its merit into one only concerned with the next news story and to hell with...; Tags: Strategy, Heathrow T5; Discussion threads 2008-04-08
Cloud computing: A look at the myths: Cloud computing: A look at the mythsThe clould will more expand, than disrupt computingI expect many companies will move their customer facing operations to the cloud. However, most companies will keep their internal IT, internal – for privacy, reliability, accountability, and other reasons. E.g. I don't expect you will see...; Tags: cloud computing; Discussion threads 2008-04-07
Buy techies with trust and freedom, not dollars: Rewarding techies This is the 12th excerpt from the first book in the Defen series: The Board Member's IT Brief. The biggest problem you will face in hiring a good CIO is that, in systems, failure succeeds and success fails. In IT:...; Tags: Job, CIO, Information Technology, Finance, Help Desk, Call Centers, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, It Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-04-04