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yWriter4 (exe)

Novel writing software - break your novel down into chapters and scenes, produce auto synopsis and summaries, allocate viewpoint and secondary characters, include notes, locations, and items. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Synopsis, Spacejock Software, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2008-04-17

A Synopsis of System z Crypto Hardware

The IBM System z cryptographic hardware provides a rich array of encryption capabilities. The functionality available depends on the specific platform and the hardware that has been installed. This paper begins with a brief introduction of crypto functions, and issues common to all the platforms, and then provides a synopsis...

Tags: Synopsis, Hardware, IBM Corp.

White papers 2007-12-02

Synopsis - Visual Programming Tool (exe)

Synopsis is a rapid application prototyping tool for designing and developing Windows applications. Software components are represented by graphical icons that can be connected to build complex programs. Base components cover various application areas (user interface, multimedia, file I/O). Connect to your own DLLs and SQL databases. Build executables (.EXEs)....

Tags: Synopsis, Programming Tool, Tool, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2007-04-23

Technology Review's new feature tells us why emerging tech matters

This month, MIT's publication Technology Review introduced a new design with a host of changes, including the addition of some new sections that the magazine’s editor, Jason Potin, says "define technological impact more expansively." One of them, called "Synopsis," describes recent important innovations and explains why they matter. Edited by...

Tags: Synopsis

Blog posts 2005-01-19

Additional Resources

Netflix's set-top box: Is it really a game changer?

The reviews are in and Netflix's set-top box--the Netflix Player by Roku--is a hottie. Then again we've heard this set-top box euphoria kick in before. Is Netflix really the company that will crack the code? Forgive the skepticism, but we've been down this road before with Apple...

Tags: Game, NetFlix Inc., Set-top Box, Set-top, Review, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-20

Montage (dmg)

Montage is a screenwriting software that allows everyday people to take those movie ideas they have and make them a reality. Melding the theory that a simple user interface, combined with powerful and intuitive features, provide the best writing experience, Montage makes it easy to create, edit, and manage screenplays...

Tags: Movie, Comic Book, Mariner Software, Montage

Software downloads 2008-05-14

Disk power-management is on Microsoft's green agenda

Microsoft has been turning up the volume on its green initiatives across the company, as of late. I recently stumbled onto yet another one: DiskEnergy. DiskEnergy is a Microsoft Research project headquartered at the company's Cambridge, U.K. research facility. So far, there's very little public information about...

Tags: Power Management, Disk, Data Center, Microsoft Corp., Disk Power-management, DiskEnergy, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-01-18

Report: Windows Mobile 7 to incorporate touch, gesture recognition

Nathan Weinberg, over on his InsideMicrosoft blog, has posted some interesting information from an alleged internal Microsoft document on future user interface directions for the Windows Mobile platform. (From what Weinberg has posted, the source of this information sure looks real. I asked Microsoft for official comment...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Nathan Weinberg, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-01-06

Blu-ray option on new MacBook Pro

Blu-ray option on new MacBook ProIn order for he Macbook to offer a Bluray drive ....... and playback movies they have to embrace DRM. It will be interesting to see if this occurs after Job's public stance on DRM. Will this just be another case of Jobs reversing...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Blu-ray, DVD, Consumer electronics, AACS, Panasonic, digital-rights management, Apple Inc., Blu-ray disc, Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro

Discussion threads 2007-12-31

Microsoft outlines what's coming in Windows Mobile 7, 8

Microsoft isn't offering up any dates or final product names, but it is breaking with Windows Mobile tradition and is talking about future features. It's not hard to see why Microsoft's Windows Mobile team is uncharacteristically willing to share its roadmap. The Apple iPhone has all the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Gizmodo, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2007-12-17

Montage (dmg)

Montage is a screenwriting software that allows everyday people to take those movie ideas they have and make them a reality. Melding the theory that a simple user interface, combined with powerful and intuitive features, provide the best writing experience, Montage makes it easy to create, edit, and manage screenplays...

Tags: Movie, Montage

Software downloads 2007-12-13

MyDVDs (exe)

Manage and catalog your DVD collection. Information for most DVDs can be found and retrieved from the Web by title including cover images. It stores title, year, rating, runtime, actors, director, genre, synopsis, special features, notes, owner, purchase date. You can search through DVDs by most fields, find, and play...

Tags: DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2007-12-10

Initiate a Send/Receive

If one has configured the accounts to automatically check for new items and perform other tasks on a regular schedule, onecan start send/receive manually. Some types of accounts, such as Really Simple Syndication RSS (RSS: A way for content publishers to distribute news, blogs, and other content to subscribers. This...

Tags: Account, Microsoft Corp., Content, RSS, Internet

White papers 2007-12-01

Windows error messages - written by robots, for robots

Windows error messages - written by robots, for robotsYesMany, many hapless users believe Windows is crammed full.Look on the bright side...it gives you something to blog about.Incidently, I think you misunderstood the real meaning of "Get Help".Anyway: http://taurarian.mvps.org/WindowsXP/0x8024402f.htmSuch error messages are deeply frustrating, but aren't you overstating it a bit...

Tags: Robots, robot, error code, Windows Error Message, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-11-15

Windows error messages - written by robots, for robots

One thing that I've noticed about Windows Vista is that Microsoft seems to have hired robots to write the error messages that the OS displays, and that these robots are writing error messages so that other robots can understand them.  I want a human to write error messages, and for...

Tags: Robot, Error Message, Robots, Microsoft Windows, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2007-11-15

Peeking Under the Tent At Oracle OpenWorld: Fusion On Schedule and Web 2.0 Meets CRM

Oracle has a lot to talk about at OpenWorld, which starts next week in San Francisco. There's news about upgrades, an update on Fusion, some examples of what look like some pretty cool Web/Office/Enterprise 2.0 (herein referred to as WOE 2.0) applications, more evidence that Applications Unlimited is bearing fruit,...

Tags: Web, Web 2.0, Oracle Corp., Analyst, Customer, CRM, OpenWorld, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Roi/Tco, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2007-11-08

yWriter (exe)

yWriter is a novel writing program for authors. It allows you to break your novel into chapters and scenes within chapters. You can reorder scenes using drag and drop, and you can print out a number of reports (summary, synopsis, scene list, work schedule). Gives you a running word count...

Tags: Scene, Novel, yWriter

Software downloads 2007-10-24

Today's Debate: Is Medtronic recall good enough?

Today's Debate: Is Medtronic recall good enough?reality show &/or 12 hr.,5 part maj. motion pic. much better!I didn't see this tv show which you reference as a basis for speculation about this Medtronic recall situation. However, from the few words with which you provide the substantive details of its synopsis,...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Gilligan, Medtronic Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-10-18

widgetQube (gg)

widgetQube is an interactive virtual desktop accessory that makes it easy to view news from all of your favorite Web sites and blogs. widgetQube makes it simple to scan news headlines and see a quick story synopsis from the within the widget, so you know what the story is about...

Tags: RSS Feed, Web, Blog, widgetQube, RSS, Web Site Development, Channel Management, Blogging, Internet, Marketing

Software downloads 2007-09-12

Lawgarithms Links for 8/27/07

iPhone hacking meets the DMCA, new ways to owe money to the RIAA, bad music and its aftermath, and more — now playing in my Google Reader Starred Items:iPhone Unlocked; Legal Battle Looming?, from Ed FeltenUnlocking the iPhone could invite a lawsuit, from Computerworld Breaking News Is Unlocking Apple's iPhone...

Tags: Apple iPhone, RIAA, Lawgarithms, iPhone Hacking, Denise Howell

Blog posts 2007-08-27