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pngweasel 1.0 (Mac)

pngweasel is a fun little Mac OS X utility we put together to handle a common web developer's task: converting an image to the PNG image format and making parts of the image's background transparent. Now of course you can do these things with most graphics applications -- applications...

Tags: Weasel, Apple Macintosh, Image, Graphics, Heynow Software, Pngweasel, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-05-05

Industry analysts and corporate weasels

Industry analysts and corporate weaselsThere are shades of grayYour point is well-taken, however pitching issue was raised by the Institute of Industry Analyst Relations, as quoted in the post.I think it comes down to shades of gray: when does the briefing become merely a selling exercise? Also, what about briefings...

Tags: Financial accounting, Strategy, weasel, corporate weasel

Discussion threads 2008-03-10

Lawsuit against Zone Labs dropped by 180solutions

Lawsuit against Zone Labs dropped by 180solutionsLet's just put it this way... If I were on a sinking ship and one lifeboat had Zone Labs in it and another had 180Solutions in it, I'd get into the boat with Zone Labs.Stealing the CreditMy read is that ZL made a change...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Web site development, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Zone Labs Inc., weasel, 180Solutions

Discussion threads 2006-01-30

Additional Resources

Watchmensch 1.0.0 (Mobile)

The acclaimed Watchmen parody by Richard Johnston (Doctor Who, Bleeding Cool) and Simon Rohrmuller is now available for your iPhone in full color with an innovative and intuitive comics reading application. Someone is killing lawyers in the comic book industry, and it's up to Nite Nurse, Spottyman, Silk, and 1600...

Tags: Mobile, Comic Book, Weasel Floss Studios

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Who is the 90-day Windows 7 Enterprise trial aimed at exactly?

I don't understand you blog? You don't think there are not many businesses and organizations out there in the SMB market, for example, that fall into a large group that could benefit from trying windows 7 out? Are you saying buying a copy would be better? I don't get...

Tags: Adrian, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Plastic floats forever? Maybe not

ToxinsNo wonder we find whales and dolphins beaching themselves. I'm no environmental hawk, but all these plastics in our oceans is a disgrace. What makes people think they can dump waste into our ocean?Sunlight is viciousAll that UV is good for something.Why are environmentalists such pessimists?Why are environmentalists...

Tags: pessimist

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

SCO Group wins Unix copyright appeal

I see M$ dirty fingerprintsThis BS decision is the result of M$ FUD and dirty money paid to SCO to continue annoying the FOSS and Linux in particular.Prove itI bet you cant!Was that before... or after you adjusted your tinfoil hat? Take your meds dude, it's for your own good.A...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Unix, SCO Group Inc., Linux

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

ERP sales are falling: here's one reason

ERP sales are falling: here's one reasonRE: ERP sales are falling: here's one reasonI recently had to find several CRM case studies for a grad school project. I did not have any issues easily locating case studies on sap.com for specific industries. Is it a matter of poor site design...

Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Sales strategy, Enterprise software, ERP sale, ERP

Discussion threads 2009-08-04

Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with Microsoft

Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with MicrosoftIt's only news if ....... Google signs one.^o^RE: Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with MicrosoftWe can conclude from this that linux does in fact violate Microsoft's patents. Its no suprise since linux is known for stealing and copying others work. In...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Linux, patent, Linux patent-protection

Discussion threads 2009-07-16

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (Mobile)

Our beloved sub-zero heroes return for an action-packed rescue mission in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. Follow the adventures of Sid the Sloth and all-new character Buck the Weasel as they come back for another round of prehistoric fun. Sid has disappeared into a strange world beneath the ice...

Tags: SID, Mobile, Glu Mobile

Software downloads 2009-07-02

Apple's secret society

Apple's secret societyI think people......have the right to know if he was bumped ahead on a waiting list just because he has money or if he legitimately waited his turn.They do not give livers, or other healthy organsto a person who has one removed due to cancer, so chances are...

Tags: Benefits, Financial accounting, Apple Inc., secret society

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

AMD antitrust response: Ruling will unseat Intel

AMD antitrust response: Ruling will unseat Intel I hope this doesn't create another price war.Intel was doing so well with lower pricing to stay competative with AMD.Inhell just tried to immitate M$It it was not for M$ probably Inhell would not have gotten so evil and greedy.Lots of ...

Tags: Corporate law, AMD CPUS, antitrust, Intel Corp., Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

Kickfire: Released for all the right reasons, but with the worst timing?

Kickfire's hardware-accelerated MySQL appliance blows the doors off monster Oracle database servers in equivalent TPC-H benchmarks in a tiny fraction of the cost, space, storage and power usage.  Last week, during their press briefings the future of the company looked bright indeed. There's only one...

Tags: Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Kickfire, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-04-21

Scareware pops-up at FoxNews

Scareware pops-up at FoxNewsFox News IS scareware.ntntGotta Love it ....According to the SCAREWARE site that loaded from Fox News, my LINUX box has a C and a D drive and I am heavily infected with Win32 Virus ....I am laffing so hard, I now have tears ... what smucks!!!!At least...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Palin, Messiah44, Scareware, Web site, Faux News, FoxNews

Discussion threads 2009-04-15

TomTom surrenders to Microsoft in patent fight

TomTom surrenders to Microsoft in patent fightIs that true?"TomTom claims its actions are in compliance with GPLv2."Its not what they said a month ago. were they liars then and honest now?MS living off the FATIt won't last forever.It sounds quite obviousTomTom was indeed infringing on Microsoft's patents, and the fact...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, TomTom, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-30

Weasels in the Woodwork

Dennis Howlett makes some terrific points in comparing the new Jive Software 'Social Business Software' that refreshes the Clearspace 2.5 product line today with existing enterprise incumbents. Dennis and his cohorts in the enterprise irregulars have seen a few laps of the enterprise software game...

Tags: Sony Corp., Middle Management, Dennis Howlett, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-03-10

Windows 7: A sound of thunder

Windows 7: A sound of thunderMS will never go down.Windows will be the main stream OS forever and ever and ever.And those that are dumping Windows are going to Apple and not Linux. Linux is just too unpredictable for most users. Too many distro's and not enough main stream...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu, Linux, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-01-15

What does Apple's MacWorld departure say about future of trade shows?

What does Apple's MacWorld departure say about future of trade shows?Why does Steve Jobs/Apple Play these Dumb Games?By the way, Jobs and the rest of apple's board of directors ended up paying out $14 million in compensation for the stock options fraud so far. Most of it will go to...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Investment, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-12-16

New MacBook Pro performance degrades with the battery removed

New MacBook Pro performance degrades with the battery removedActually......the batteries degrade faster if they are not used. I have an HP Laptop about 2 years old, when I stored it last December it had a battery life of about 2-2.5 hours. When I took it out in August the...

Tags: Engineering, New MacBook Pro performance, battery, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-11-23

Is open source politically attractive?

Is open source politically attractive?Do you think Canadians are so obsessed with software...... that a reference to open source as software is significant?I suggest the endorsement is a statement of political principle. Though it may not be accurate, open source might be considered an expression of an old principle:...

Tags: open source, Bloc Quebecois, voter

Discussion threads 2008-09-19