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ThisTime (zip): ThisTime is a simple clock and timer program. Create any number of clocks, count up or count down timers, each in its own resizable frame with a customizable title. Uses a digital time display that automatically scales to fit the clock or timer frame. Runs on any OS with the...; Tags: Clock, JRE, Zach Scrivena, ThisTime, Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2008-04-15
GmailAssistant (zip): GmailAssistant is a notifier for multiple Gmail and Google Apps email accounts. It accesses your accounts securely using IMAP over SSL. Choose from different notification options (unread mails in Inbox only, All Mails, or with specified labels) and alert methods (popup message, chime, blink keyboard LED). Free and open source...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Zach Scrivena, GmailAssistant, Cloud Computing, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals; Software downloads 2008-04-03
MediaSniper (zip): MediaSniper is a simple program for downloading media files from popular websites (YouTube, Google Video). Just provide the webpage URL and MediaSniper will automatically identify the media files on it for downloading. Runs on any OS with the Java Runtime Environment (JRE 6+). MediaSniper is free software written in Java...; Tags: Google Inc., Media, Google Video, JRE, Zach Scrivena, MediaSniper, Java, Advertising & Promotion, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Marketing; Software downloads 2007-12-07

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The architecture of a flexible .NET file processing system -- Part 4: The first three parts of this series concentrated on the overall architecture of the .NET file processing system and how the messages get created and routed. In this installment, Zach Smith explains the role of the task specific processes and describes how to set up the system so that it...; Tags: Zach Smith, .Net, Application Servers, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software; Download resources 2008-07-04
How do I... Make C# or .NET Framework applications accessible in the system tray?: Putting an icon for your application in the system tray is a great way to insure that your program is easily accessible to the user. Zach Smith explains how to use the system tray with C# and the .NET Framework.; Tags: Microsoft .NET Framework, System Tray, Zach Smith, C#, .Net, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Download resources 2008-06-17

Welcome Zack Whittacker: Programming note: You may have noticed a new blogger on the network who has been quite prolific in the last few days--Zack Whittaker. Zack is the man behind our new blog dubbed iGeneration. The idea is to get a student perspective on IT. Zack is a student...; Tags: Information Technology, Programming, Zack, Web 2.0, Development Tools, Blogging, Strategy, Internet, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-06-03
NetSuite cuddles up with OpenAir buy: NetSuite made its first ever acquisition today, buying Boston-based professional services automation vendor OpenAir, which I once described as "one of the most consistent performers of the on-demand applications sector." I had a joint call this morning with OpenAir CEO Morris Panner and NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson, both of whom...; Tags: NetSuite Inc., OpenAir Inc., On-demand Financial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-06-02
News to know: Adobe; Apple; Facebook; Microsoft security: Notable headlines: Zack Whittaker: Students try to bring down Facebook Dancho Danchev: Microsoft's CAPTCHA successfully broken Ryan Naraine: Microsoft issues Safari-to-IE blended threat warning Obama looking for help thwarting Web site hackers Chinese female hacking group spotted ActiveX...; Tags: Security, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Facebook, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Fuel Cells, Utility Computing, Hardware, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-06-02
SAP's SaaS pull-out will help rivals in Europe: The news that SAP has pushed back the roll-out of Business ByDesign by twelve to eighteen months should be music to the ears of its SaaS competitors, especially on SAP's home turf in Europe. By announcing its own SaaS product for the midmarket late last year, SAP put its stamp...; Tags: Software-as-a-service, On-demand, NetSuite Inc., SAP AG, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-05-02
NetSuite turns into battlground among analysts; High hopes for OneWorld: On the surface NetSuite's first quarter was pretty good. The company beat its earnings targets by a penny a share and revenue was better than expected. However, the on-demand ERP software provider's deferred revenue fell short of what analysts expected. As Credit Suisse analyst Philip Winslow, who...; Tags: Revenue, Analyst, NetSuite Inc., Zach Nelson, OneWorld, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-02
How do I... Implement the Soundex function in C#?: For years Microsoft SQL Server has provided developers with a method called Soundex that is used to retrieve an encoded string. Words that sound alike have similar encodings, so you can use this functionality to provide some flexibility in searches. Zach Smith shows you how to implement Soundex completely in...; Tags: Zach Smith, C#, .Net, Programming Languages, Databases, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Download resources 2008-04-18
NetSuite rolls out OneWorld suite; Eyes ERP in the cloud: NetSuite on Thursday officially launched OneWorld, a cloud computing ERP, CRM and e-commerce suite designed for small and midmarket companies and divisions within large corporations. The SaaS provider says OneWorld is for multinational companies looking to connect their operations across the globe. According to NetSuite the biggest...; Tags: NetSuite Inc., Zach Nelson, ERP, OneWorld, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-17
How do I... Publish a custom application performance counter in C#?: One important aspect of enterprise level application development is the need to monitor processes and determine if those processes are working as intended. This can be solved many different ways -- from logging transactions to a database to sending e-mail alerts. One often overlooked solution to this problem is to...; Tags: Custom Application, Performance, Zach Smith, C#, Performance Management, E-mail, .Net, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Online Communications; Download resources 2008-04-07
Customization: curse or blessing?: Customization: curse or blessing?Questions:1. What did McGinn say about the ongoing costs, both of the NS licensing and maintaining the customizations? Those are important metrics given what I've been consistently hearing from the user community about year 2+3 escalating costs.2. What was the basis for comparison between the $200K and...; Tags: McGinn, curse; Discussion threads 2008-03-25
Customization: curse or blessing?: At the high end of the platform-as-a-service spectrum, there's a cluster of vendors that offer fully templated but still highly customizable business applications, targeting small to mid-size businesses and departmental managers in larger organizations. Interestingly, in a poll of ZDNet readers I ran earlier in the month asking where you'd...; Tags: Application, Curse, Platform, NetSuite Inc., Zach Nelson, Customization, LongJump PaaS, Mike McGinn, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-03-24
How do I... Determine the distance between ZIP codes using C#?: Calculating the distance between ZIP codes has become a common feature in search engines. For instance, if you're searching for restaurants, a Web site will often allow you to enter a ZIP code and display all restaurants within x miles of that ZIP code. Zach Smith shows you how to...; Tags: ZIP Code, Zach Smith, C#, .Net, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Download resources 2008-03-17
Google is about to let you sync with your Outlook: Google is about to let you sync with your OutlookThunderbird CompatibilityIf they have it for Mozilla also it will be good. Before I used to have a Calendar synchronization tool that cost $29, glad Google has got this fixed now.RE: Google is about to let you sync with your OutlookEsa...; Tags: Groupware, Microsoft Office, Google Inc., Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, Google Gmail; Discussion threads 2008-03-05
How do I... Use threading to increase performance in C#? (Part 2): Part 1 of this series demonstrated basic usage of the ThreadPool object and demonstrated a few different techniques that you can use with the ThreadPool. One of the main disadvantages of the ThreadPool is that you send a method to it and you never know when the method has completed....; Tags: Method, Performance, Zach Smith, C#, Productivity, .Net, Programming Languages, Performance Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Human Resources, Workforce Management; Download resources 2008-03-03
NetSuite's numbers are not what they appear: During yesterday's earnings call, I was struck by the way CEO Zach Nelson got an easy ride from the Wall Street folk. Today, Jason Carter dropped a bomb which the financial folk should have spotted: Over the last 5 years this company has lost more customers than it has...; Tags: NetSuite Inc., Zach Nelson, Construction, Financial Accounting, Finance, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-02-15
NetSuite bullish on saas business, swipes at SAP, Microsoft and Sage: During the first earnings conference call following its IPO, NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson was in bullish mood, summarizing 2007 as "The year of the suite. By any measure...the move to the on-demand imperative became inevitable." International revenue doubled and now international revenues account for 18 per cent compared to 14...; Tags: Revenue, NetSuite Inc., Zach Nelson, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-02-14