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Google Gears next steps closer to Prism, Adobe AIR

Google Gears next steps closer to Prism, Adobe AIRprism bookmarklet as comparisonthanks for the reference to Dion Almaer's work. it's interesting to me because not long ago, i tossed together an experimental mozilla prism bookmarklet to generate desktop webapps on--the-fly (http://prismspectrum.com/bookmarklet). i do believe adobe air and similar projects...

Tags: XML, PRISM, Google Gears, Mozilla Corp., prism, wrapper, Google Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe AIR

Discussion threads 2007-12-20

MacBook Pro Temperature Monitor

MacBook Pro Temperature Monitorthis is cool - I wrote a wrapper for this toolNice find. I wrote a little wrapper for this tool that seems to work. I need a cool icon for the big "refesh" button though. Drop me a note if you want it (or maybe I'll just...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Processors, wrapper, CPU, Apple MacBook Pro, monitor, Apple MacBook

Discussion threads 2006-05-04

Open source self-tied knots

Open source self-tied knotsI don't fully understandthe complexities of the Linux kernel, and why the driver situation is what it is, but I would bet that Linus has faced this issue many times. Creating a set of APIs would/could create an extra layer that would potentially slow people down with...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, HP-UX, API, kernel, Linux, open source, wrapper

Discussion threads 2006-04-18

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If my kid doesn't like Linux now...

If my kid doesn't like Linux now...So if you buy your kid a Chevyand he demands a Hummer, do you cave in?Because the XP machine was, surprisingly, rampant with malware.Just what you want, a virtual machine running tons of virtual malware, virtual spamware, spyware, and probably botted. So, if...

Tags: Instant messaging, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Ubuntu, Linux Now, gOS Rocket-E, Linux, old laptop, laptop computer, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-04-28

Drivers highlight Linux Summit progress

Drivers highlight Linux Summit progressThe proprietary world is filled with drivers that are Windows onlyThe cool part is that the major graphics card makers, all of them, have open sourced their drivers up to a point. They did not even offer anything in the way of support up until...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Printers, Windows Machines, Linux, hardware, Microsoft Windows, Linux World, software

Discussion threads 2008-04-24

Smart Ad-wrapper (exe)

Smart Ad-Wrapper is AdWords utility that allows wrapping adwords, dynamically increase bids, change URLs and Bids for specific keywords and more. Smart Ad-Wrapper wraps keyword phrases in quotation marks phrase match and [square brackets] exact match for use in Google AdWords campaigns. At the same time keywords are wrapped, they...

Tags: Google AdWords, Keyword, Nsasoft, Smart Ad-Wrapper

Software downloads 2008-04-17

Windows Media Center meets cable TV in HD

Windows Media Center meets cable TV in HDBitrate numbers?Can you post the bitrate/codec that the recorded HD shows playback at? The data-rate would be an important factor for some of us as lower bitrates = less quality.ThanksVideo bit rateThis is DVR-MS format, which uses Windows Media codecs. A typical...

Tags: Media Center PCs, TVs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Cable, Digital media, TV & Home Theater, Microsoft Windows, Right Now IT, Media Center PC, CableCard, HD-DVR, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Center, cable television

Discussion threads 2008-04-04

Apple moving up in green rankings

Apple moving up in green rankingsEnvironmental FascistsJust in my 30 years on the planet...Gum never came in blister packs that people throw out.Pop came in glass bottles.You never saw crazy packaging like those for memory cards that have like 50 x more plastic than the card that is housed inside.Groceries...

Tags: Food & Beverage, hydrogen fuel, Apple Inc., bottle, hydrogen, glass bottle

Discussion threads 2008-03-31

Microsoft Meets Open Source: Glasnost 2.0

Microsoft Meets Open Source: Glasnost 2.0My Wish List.Only one thing: I would like Microsoft to get solidly behind Mono to get a complete and up-to-date .Net implementation for Linux.Very interesting. Not sure what they hope to gain here or how the willmaintain the block-in. Probably the best answer, is that...

Tags: Linux, .NET, Development tools, Golden Age, Microsoft Corp., Glasnost 2.0, open source

Discussion threads 2008-03-31

RGreatEx Resource Refactoring Tool (Setup-1)

Extends ReSharper with a number of features related to application localization, globalization, and resources. Provides resource refactorings like Move string to resource and Rename resource, analyses string literal usages and suggests moving them to resources, adds context actions for string manipulation. Allows to generate more safety resx code wrapper by...

Tags: Resource, Globalization, Strategy, Management

Software downloads 2008-02-11

Tic-Tac-Toe Game (Java) (zip)

TicTacToe4/TicTacToe5 is a graphical Java 1.1 AWT GUI applet to play the child's game of Tic-Tac-Toe, also known as Ticktacktoe, X's and O's, Naughts and Crosses. (TicTacToe4 is the applet; TicTacToe5 is an application wrapper.) Click the mouse on a position of your choice. You are the magenta X's, and...

Tags: Applet, Computer, TicTacToe4/TicTacToe5, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2008-02-06

Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP1 RTM today

Microsoft has reached a major milestone today for its Windows Server and Client products. Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista Service pack 1 have been released to manufacturing today which means they will soon be available to IT customers and consumers. Windows Server 2008 replaces the venerable Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, SSTP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, George Ou

Blog posts 2008-02-04

WebCam Component (exe)

This component was created to help you manage your Web cam more efficiently. Image grabber and motion detection .NET Web cam library, no need of a UserControl to grab images. WebcamControl wrapper provided for use in a Windows Forms application. So you can use this software to enhance the functionality...

Tags: Web, Webcam, Video, Channel Management, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-02-01

John Conway's Game of Life (Java) (zip)

Life3/Life4 is a graphical Java 1.1 AWT GUI applet to play John Conway's Game of Life. (Life3 is the applet; Life4 is an application wrapper.) For reference, see articles in "Scientific American" (October 1970 and February 1971) and "Time" magazine (21 January 1974). Life is not your average two-player game....

Tags: Life, Java, Applet, Life3/Life4, Games, Productivity, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-02-01

Flash Console wrapper (exe)

Flash Console Wrapper is a command line software application that will allow you to convert video to flash. Batch converting using Adobe Flash Video Encoder in console mode. By defaut you can convert files using Adobe Flash Video Encoder, but only in a GUI mode. And if you need to...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Console, Flash Console Wrapper

Software downloads 2008-01-24

Don't dawdle on Microsoft latest batch of patches

Don't dawdle on Microsoft latest batch of patchesI may have my gripes, but MS does keep up on security patches.I'll give them credit for that.After a recent patch killed the connection between......my PC and my MP3 player, I'll take my time with any "patch" M$ sends...... Including blacklisting any other...

Tags: Patches, SECURITY, Operating systems, patch, patch management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-01-17

Apple, the $20 iPod touch update and GAAP

Since my post yesterday about the $20 iPod touch software update several readers have contacted me to explain how Apple had to charge for this update because of generally accepted accounting principles GAAP.  This issue, so I'm told, is much the same as the way Apple had to charge $1.99 the 802.11n...

Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Digital Music, Digital Media, GAAP, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Financial Accounting, Finance, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-01-16

Independent study advises IT planners to go OOXML

Independent study advises IT planners to go OOXMLbased on what?can you give more information?Burton is right, in a vacummmmmm.I think Burton may be right.Did you read about it being more complex?Did you read about the new MS Office havingproblems with the older office formats? What great advances do people...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), information technology, OOXML, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, IT planner, Independent Study, Burton, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2008-01-14

VST MIDI Control Extension (msi)

A plugin wrapper attached to the selected VST plugin that extends the plugin with MIDI capabilities. VST MIDI Control Extension MCX is a plugin wrapper attached to the selected VST plugin that extends the plugin with MIDI controlling capabilities. VST MIDI Control Extension allows you to assign each parameter of...

Tags: MIDI, Plug-in, VST MIDI Control Extension, Extension Configuration

Software downloads 2008-01-11

Google Gears next steps closer to Prism, Adobe AIR

Dion Almaer has a post over on his blog about what some of the future Google Gears APIs might look like. This one specifically is about creating desktop shortcuts. It's important to note that this is very, very early so this API is indicative of where Google Gears is going...

Tags: Desktop, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Web, Google Gears, Adobe AIR, Web Browser, Prism, Dion Almaer, Dion, Web Browsers, Desktops, Internet, Hardware, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2007-12-20