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Vice City Multiplayer(VC:MP) (zip): VC:MP (Created by Kyeman, Spookie, Luke, Cam, Mike Kryptos and Jax, now being developed by Falcon, Bakasan, Impusle, Jeranamo, Static and Y_less), is a multiplayer modification for the PC version of Rockstar's GTA: Vice City allowing users to play together over Internet or LAN connections. In VC:MP, you are able...; Tags: Player, SA-MP, VC:MP, Internet, Servers, Hardware; Software downloads 2007-04-11

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Government of Canada Google Gadget (gg): Introducing the Government of Canada and ebay.ca search bar gadget. Access information on Canada, its government, and federal programs and services in english or french. Got a beef, contact your local MP through email directly. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Search Bar, Google Inc., Government Of Canada, Sidebar Gadgets, Government; Software downloads 2008-07-17
This could be a window to our solar future: American researchers say they've developed a system of concentrating solar energy. It could be twice as efficient at turning sunlight into electricity. And it uses special paints. They could even be put onto windows. And the coatings add minimal cost while doubling efficiency. Here's...; Tags: Window, Solar Energy, Telecom & Utilities, Construction, Research & Development, Business Operations, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-07-10
Audio Transcoder (zip): Audio Transcoder is a fast and powerful multiformat music converter. Key features: simple & flexible conversion quality presets. Convert from: *.aac, *.ac3, *.aif, *.ape, *.flac, *.m4a, *.mac, *.mp+, *.mp1, *.mp2, *.mp3, *.mp4, *.mpc, *.mpp, *.ofr, *.ogg, *.spx, *.tta, *.wav, *.wma, *.wv, convert into: AAC (*.aac,*.m4a,*.m4b,*.mp4), MP3, MusePack(*.mpc), Ogg, Wav, WMA,...; Tags: Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics; Software downloads 2008-07-10
VCs a glum bunch over economy, lack of exits: Venture capitalists are having a confidence crisis as dwindling exit opportunities and a weak economy conspire to put the kibosh on returns. According to the Silicon Valley Venture Capital Confidence Index the second quarter registered a reading of 3.07 on a 5 point scale, down from the...; Tags: Entrepreneurial, Confidence, VC, Mark Cannice, Venture Capital, IPO, Entrepreneurship, Investment, Financial Planning, Finance, Financing Startups, Financial Services, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-09

$1 Million prize offered for cracking an encryption algorithm: It's 2008, and companies perhaps rich on VC money to waste in a guerilla marketing tactic for generating viral buzz, still talk and act as the utopian "unbreakable encryption" algorithm is the panacea of security, or the "Hackers Hell: Privacy That Can't Be Compromised" as they pitch it. ...; Tags: Passphrase, Malware, Encryption Algorithm, Encryption, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-07
$34m VC round for Spanish SaaS venture: $34m VC round for Spanish SaaS ventureSaaS - not quiteMy feeling is that this company is not SaaS. Specificlly because it is a service company relying on human labour. To double revenues you need to double people utilisation rates assumed constant. Yes there is a web front-end but this alone...; Tags: Spanish SaaS; Discussion threads 2008-07-04
WMIExplorer and Win32_Bios Discovery MP Viewer (zip): Since 2002, the WMI Explorer has been copyrighted by R.T.Edwards and the web page format view of properties, values and descriptions is part of this package. To use this program, you select a namespace. Once this occurs, the program will connect to your machine, discover if there are any providers...; Tags: Discovery, Web Page, PlanetMPs, Scripting Languages, Channel Management, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Marketing; Software downloads 2008-07-03
Microsoft Equipt: good deal, lousy name: Microsoft Equipt: good deal, lousy nameJust what is "Equipt"?This name certainly does not contain any hint as to why someone would want it. Product names should be at least somewhat related to the purpose of the product.I also dont like software subscriptions. It seems that they are simply another way...; Tags: Microsoft Equipt, Microsoft Corp., lousy name, good deal, Microsoft Office; Discussion threads 2008-07-02
News to know: Microsoft; Yahoo; Google; IT contractors: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microsoft's search plan: It's about semantics and possibly for naught. Dennis Howlett: Powerset's smarts are Microsoft's gain Paul Miller: Powerset really does go to Microsoft... but for how much? Mary Jo Foley: Confirmed: Microsoft buys Powerset natural-language search...; Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Team Management, 3G, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Blog posts 2008-07-02
News to know: Apple patches; Adobe; XP-Vista; Yahoo: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Apple plugs 25 Mac OS X security vulnerabilities. David Morgenstern: Apple releases Leopard 10.5.4 update Apple update notice. Robin Harris: Why computers fail Adobe: Adobe Advances Rich Media Search on the Web ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Web, Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Patch Management, Apple Inc., IBM Consulting Service, Web 2.0, 3G, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Open Source, Internet, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing; Blog posts 2008-07-01
$34m VC round for Spanish SaaS venture: One of the largest rounds of VC funding for a SaaS venture this year was closed earlier this month by Barcelona-based NTRglobal, which although little known outside its own market is one of Europe's biggest SaaS players. by Phil Wainewright; Tags: Software-as-a-service, NTR Global, NTRglobal, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Remote Administration, Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-06-30
Serial Port Control (bin): Serial Port Control is an inexpensive royalty-free component. You can use it with any development environment, such as VB, VB .Net, VC++, C#, Delphi, etc. Just put it on a form and vou've got all the functionality you need to access an RS232 port. The event driven architecture makes it...; Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic, Serial Port, FabulaTech, Serial Port Control, Microsoft Development Tools, Programming Languages, C#, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2008-06-26
Bill Gates' web experience: Byzantine, idiotic logic: Bill Gates' web experience: Byzantine, idiotic logicFinally, The man gets a taste of his own chocolateThis has been one heck of a delightful tale, finally The Bill himself goes through the same hell the Windows users have to face every time that dreaded Update Icon enters the fray.Now let's see...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Channel management, Operating systems, Strategy, Now Let, Bible Story, Babel, Bill Gates, idiotic logic, web experience, Web; Discussion threads 2008-06-25
Can a cell phone replace your digital camera?: Can a cell phone replace your digital camera?Not in near futureconsidering features, we may find almost all the we need in a cell phone camera.Its tough to imagine a phone used as camera. If you have a family you cannot give ur cameraphone to ur wife/kids. One things there, frnds...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, camera, phone, cell phone, digital camera, battery; Discussion threads 2008-06-23
Apple's <i>Grand Central</i> threat to Microsoft: Apple's Grand Central threat to MicrosoftNecessary motivationIt could go something like this ...1. Software company APPLE realises it will get good press and follow-on sales by harnessing computing power in existing multi-core CPU's. If only they had better integration with the hardware ...2. GPU Hardware companies (ATI, NVIDIA) realise they...; Tags: BTW Windows, Apple Inc., multi-core, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-06-17
Why is the market hammering Apple?: Why is the market hammering Apple?iPod blows Archos out of the waterYou might want to read http://www.archos.com/corporate/investors/financial_doc/Pres_Results_ARCHOS_20080422.pdf as it will explain how Archos is exiting the PMP Portable Music Player market as fast as they can.Wow, now NZ is a stock market expert...There's no end to his skilz.I can't believe...; Tags: Investment, Financial accounting, stock, stock price, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, Archos; Discussion threads 2008-06-13
Bulls in the corn field, beware! Ethanol from corn? Mooooo.: Those are market bulls of the two-legged sort similar to the ones currently jacking up crude oil futures. The next great investment bubble may focus on the fields of Iowa. Today's Department of Agriculture numbers on the American corn crop (the world's largest) are not encouraging for corn...; Tags: Biofuel, Corn, Corn Production, Current Estimate, Khosla, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-06-10
More oil refineries coming right up. Will this stunt cleantech growth?: Saudi Arabia is preparing to add more refineries in the next few years. And they plan to begin refining more of their less desirable, more sulphurous, crude oil. Saudi is aiming for an 80% increase in refining capacity. Most refineries in the world can now only handle...; Tags: Refinery, Canada, Clean Technology, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-06-09
Market disaster on Wall Street plays positive in Silicon Valley: You may think the U.S. is divided along political lines, perhaps you sense a rift in cultural values. But let me tell you that's peanuts compared to the coming brutal high-stakes rift over the core of the US economy. Will it be Pentagon contracts, oil and gasoline? ...; Tags: Clean Technology, Wall, Construction, Mortgages, Investment, Finance, Capital Structures, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-06-07