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GraphicsGale 1.93.09 (Windows)

GraphicsGale is a software for editing raster format image. You can retouch a photo, paint a picture, and so on. In addition, you can make an animation with seeing its preview in real-time. This feature must be useful for making an animated GIF or a video-game character.Version 1.93.09 Modified saving...

Tags: Raster, Tempest Software, GraphicsGale, Games, Microsoft Windows, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-05-19

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'Evil Maid' USB stick attack keylogs TrueCrypt passphrases

nonsenseanybody who is truly concerned about security will have set the BIOS to require a password at boot...and will set 'boot from USB' to 'Disabled'.Can't you password protect from even booting up?I assume we are talking about business class laptops.InterestingPhysical security is paramount - especially when it comes to data...

Tags: Notebooks, maid, BIOS, laptop computer, USB, Evil Maid, hard drive, Evil, attack

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Who here has ever needed to replace the battery in their notebook?

Who here has ever needed to replace the battery in their notebook?Not personallyI have never replaced a battery in a notebook that I owned, but my girlfriend tends to keep computers for a long time, and I just replaced the battery in her +/- 5 year old G4 Powerbook recently....

Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, laptop computer, battery, notebook

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

Manes: in today

Manes: in todayGood advice in any climateI have a lot of respect for Manes. Her analysis and explanations are always worth a read.I'm really glad that she's writing more about "don't sell SOA" but she's a bit late to the party. Selling SOA (or OO, or EAI, or any of...

Tags: SOA

Discussion threads 2009-02-02

Researchers hack wired keyboards, hijack keystrokes

Researchers hack wired keyboards, hijack keystrokesOh greatnow to have to get something akin to a Faraday cage for ye ole peripherals, or just for the entire sticky cube. Wonder if they've hacked my abacus yet.RE: Researchers hack wired keyboards, hijack keystrokesThis is old news. Electic typewriters had the same...

Tags: Keyboards, SECURITY, keyboard, hacking, old new

Discussion threads 2008-10-20

News to know: Apple's $800 laptop; MS and Mac Patch Days; Vista Home for business

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Mac OS X Patch Day: 40 security flaws fixed MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 critical Ed Bott: Look who’s buying...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, H-1B, Notebooks, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Apple releases iPhone 2.0.2, as usual, sans changelog

Apple releases iPhone 2.0.2, as usual, sans changelogJust do it!Come on, you bought the iPhone because Brother Steve knows what's cool. And what's good for you. He wants you to update your phone, so just do it! You'll thank him later.The morgue called.They said they found the...

Tags: Apple Inc., boycott, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

News to know: IDF; Office 14; Google; Flash flaw; MobileMe; Zoho

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason O'Grady: MobileMe subscribers get a 60 day extension Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Is the "killer app" argument dead? More info on USB 3.0 emerges ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Photograph, Attack, Flaw, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Microsoft Office, Security, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Office Suites, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-19

GPL divide still lives, one year on

GPL divide still lives, one year onThe Freeware Ghetto"If the GPL just becomes a freeware license while "commercial" versions of the same programs are offered under commercial licenses, does the GPL risk becoming a freeware ghetto?"Amen - I was so pleased to see this question posed - as it seems...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Tools & Techniques, GPL, freeware, F/OSS

Discussion threads 2008-06-19

Build a Mac Pro equivalent workstation for 1/3 the cost

Conventional wisdom tells us that a digital content creation and CAD professional had to fork out $6000 to $10,000 dollars for a high-end 8-core dual-processor workstation, but this is Real World IT where I say screw conventional wisdom.  I've put on my mad scientist hat again and brewed something up...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Apple Macintosh, Memory, Wisdom, Dual Processor, Intel Corp., Mac Pro, FBDIMM, Series Motherboard, Chipsets, Serial ATA, Workstations, Mice, Semiconductors, Processors, Hardware, Components, Storage, Peripherals, George Ou

Blog posts 2008-01-03

A comparison of quad-core server CPUs

A comparison of quad-core server CPUsRE: A comparison of quad-core server CPUsI am a firm supporter of competition an so I cannot wait for AMD to sort out their quad CPU problems.Very timely post!George, hats off to you as usual. There has been a lot of talk on the DV...

Tags: Processors, SuperMicro, Tom, quad-core, quad-core server, CPU, AMD Phenom

Discussion threads 2008-01-02

S60 touch technology announced, watch out Apple

S60 touch technology announced, watch out Apple"Watch Out Apple"I don't think they need to worry too much. After all, the majority of times we see something like this it falls up short in some way.To Wit: Zune. The "iPod Killer"RE: S60 touch technology announced, watch out AppleMatt it...

Tags: Bluetooth Stereo, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows NT, Nokia Corp., S60, phone

Discussion threads 2007-10-16

Microsoft responds to stealth update issue

Microsoft responds to stealth update issueAutomatic updatesThe people who are screaming rape by Microsoft, concerning automatic updates without permission, are the same people who scream rape when someone touches their collectible Dragonball Z toys.It is an interesting conundrumThe people that are complaining are the ones that have Windows Update turned...

Tags: Patches, Blogging, stealth update, Adrian, Microsoft Corp., Automatic Update, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-09-13

Intel Inside the OLPC

Intel Inside the OLPCMaybe Intel realized that they were getting bad publicity, AND, if thisidea takes off, they too can take part in the market even though AMD is in the first version. This way, Intel will have complete access to all of the SAME software components, and could build...

Tags: One Laptop Per Child project, Intel Corp., embrace, Third World

Discussion threads 2007-07-13

Is Vista helping boost PC sales?

Is Vista helping boost PC sales?Is Vista helping boost PC sales?The simple answer: YesPeople are very interested in Vista and are planning to upgrade their current out of date PC's anyway. I know I am.Depends on who you ask the question to.I would imagine that many a Windows users...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Sales strategy, Desktops, vista, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC sale, sales, PC

Discussion threads 2007-05-23

Accusations of spyware in NC House

A tempest in a teapot is brewing in the North Carolina House, where legislative aides are claiming that new text-messaging software is really Trojan software designed to spy on their activities, The News Observer reports. The software is a simple paging affair that allows employees to signal their status...

Tags: Government technology, State &, Local Govt, Privacy, software, spyware

Blog posts 2007-01-09

Is Islamist cryptography evil?

Is Islamist cryptography evil?256 bit encryption is in public domainThis is silly. 256 AES and 2048 Public-Key encryption source code is readily available in the public domain, and any one of dozens of general-purpose programs.Any would-be-evil-islamic-bad-person worth worrying about would ALREADY have access to serious encryption. All we...

Tags: SECURITY, encryption, Islamist cryptography, Islamic Jihadists

Discussion threads 2007-01-03

Red Hat: Unfakeable Linux

Red Hat: Unfakeable LinuxTempest in a TeapotThis is obviously a set piece to get attention by at least Oracle and maybe even Red Hat as well. I'll bet a dime to a dounut within 3-6 months they'll call a truce and claim to be working together for their collective customers.Besides...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., Linux, SuSE

Discussion threads 2006-10-27

Another Massachusetts CIO bites the dust (that's two down in a year)

Another Massachusetts CIO bites the dust (that's two down in a year)ConstituenciesKeep in mind that there's a lot more going on than the ODF tempest-in-a-teapot. The CIO's office has been trying to actually pull together a IT structure for the Administrative branch, and that's stepping on a lot of...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenDocument Format, hot air

Discussion threads 2006-10-04

Dunn gave phone numbers to PIs

Dunn gave phone numbers to PIs...saiid he hadn't heard the word "pretext" until recently...They used to use words like: lie, steal, scam, identity thief?Dunn's fake Innocent ActDunn's selective memory/innocent act's just not holding up. The email trails are too vivid and clear pointing out her faults in aggressively pursing people...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Investment, Financial accounting, email trail, Sun Microsystems Inc., JackPastor, phone, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2006-10-03