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Developer's Corner / Yet Another Closed Platform - Sound Familiar?
« Last post by KenR on March 23, 2007, 05:04 AM »
Here is an interesting blog post warning programmers not to use Adobe's new Apollo Software Platform

Why would someone want to lock themselves into a proprietary, closed platform - like Apollo?
Unfortunately none of the (so-called) analyst, experts out there plugging Adobe - has brought this up yet. I’m not sure why they think that desktop based apps - connected to the Internet - are so new or different - or why locking yourself into an Adobe platform is smart, but both Scoble, Wilson and Arrington seem to love it.


from http://www.downloadsquad.com/
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General Software Discussion / Portable Freeware Collection
« Last post by KenR on March 23, 2007, 04:54 AM »
This site is all about freeware that runs on a USB drive.

Submit portable freeware that you find here. It helps if you include information like description, extraction instruction, Unicode support, whether it writes to the registry, and so on...
Submit updates of portable freeware that are already listed in the database...

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General Software Discussion / Better update Firefox!
« Last post by KenR on March 22, 2007, 08:38 PM »
Note: Firefox 1.5.0.x will be maintained with security and stability updates until April 24, 2007. All users are encouraged to upgrade to Firefox 2.

20 March 2007    
Firefox 2.0.0.3 and Firefox 1.5.0.11 Security and Stability Update
...Due to the security fixes, we strongly recommend that all Firefox users upgrade to these latest releases.
Note: Firefox 1.5.0.x will be maintained with security and stability updates until April 24, 2007. All users are encouraged to upgrade to Firefox 2. Firefox 1.5.0.11 is available for download from http://www.mozilla.c...refox/all-older.html...


from Sweet young Wordzilla :)
354
Developer's Corner / How to market your web application
« Last post by KenR on March 22, 2007, 08:33 PM »
Got a great program but no idea how to get the word out? Take a look at ...

So after 1 year of fund-raising, planning and development, your shiny new beta web app is finally ready... and now you think it's marketing time. You want to reach thousands of users as quickly as possible. Aha, you think, the cheapest and shortest path is  viral marketing - via blogs and social news sites. So you turn to your favorite sites like...

355
Living Room / Tutorlink.com: Find the perfect tutor for you or someone else
« Last post by KenR on March 21, 2007, 07:35 PM »
Now this is the kind of basic information from which many, many people could benefit

Los Angeles based TutorLinker just relaunched with a new design and functionality. They’ve created a marketplace to find tutors based on geography (including a Google maps mashup), subject matter and pricing...

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The Getting Organized Experiment of 2006 / ThinkingRock: Free software for tracking and processing ideas
« Last post by KenR on March 21, 2007, 07:16 PM »
ThinkingRock helps you process information by organizing your thoughts into actions, projects, information or future possibilities.

...Thinking Rock allows you to collect your thoughts and process them into actions, projects, information or future possibilities. Actions can be done by you, delegated to someone else or scheduled for a particular date. Projects can be organised with ordered actions and sub-projects. You can review all of your actions, projects and other information quickly and easily to see what you need to do or to choose what you want to do at a particular time...


from http://www.downloadsquad.com/
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General Software Discussion / Neat Net Tricks Software Reviews
« Last post by KenR on March 20, 2007, 09:06 AM »
This site contains long detailed software reviews in an interesting panel-discussion format.

Periodically we ask our panel of experts to review a few items of software and comment on their observations. We include their comments here, the good and the bad, so that you can make an informed decision whether the software is something you would find useful in your collection. Who are these "experts"? They are volunteers with...


from a Darwin Post
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General Software Discussion / Use SniffPass (free) to get back your passwords
« Last post by KenR on March 19, 2007, 06:45 PM »
What a great idea. I can think of many times I wish I'd had this utility.

SniffPass is small freeware utility that listens to your network, capture the passwords that pass through your network adapter, and display them on the screen instantly. SniffPass can capture the passwords of the following Protocols: POP3, IMAP4, SMTP, FTP, and HTTP (basic authentication passwords).
You can use this utility to recover lost Web/FTP/Email passwords.


from http://www.all4you.dk/FreewareWorld
359
Developer's Corner / WordPress launches plugin directory
« Last post by KenR on March 19, 2007, 06:40 PM »
A new plugin directory is good news for developers.

...Thanks to the new, official WordPress Plugin directory, the days of aimlessly googling for a plugin to do this or that are a thing of the past. Granted it has a ways to go before it can be called 'comprehensive,' but this is exactly what WordPress has needed for quite some time now. Three columns on the main directory site tell visitors which plugins are popular, fresh out of the oven or recently updated, with a Featured Plugin area front and center to host the flavor of the day...


from www.downloadsquad.com
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Living Room / New fees are big trouble for Pandora
« Last post by KenR on March 19, 2007, 06:33 PM »
Here's an interesting article about how a new legal ruling threatens Pandora, a music service discussed a lot in the DonationCoder forum.

A Copyright Royalty Board decision last week chose to adopt a strict new fee structure proposed by a collection body of the RIAA for all web streams, far out of proportion to the fees paid by other media (broadcast, satellite radio) and previous paid by radio streams. Will the higher fees benefit musicians? Not if you ask the streamers; numerous arguments online suggest the cost of the new fees would actually exceed income, from everyone from small streams to enormous ones, and could threaten services like Pandora...

361
General Software Discussion / Re: Your experiences with disc catalogers and most wanted/used features
« Last post by KenR on March 16, 2007, 06:30 PM »
Ha ha, Ken. You sent me off checking out Broken Cross Disk Manager (which I liked) on thiss thread and I, too, wound up buying WhereIsIt? (which I love) the night before last. I feel exactly as you do - I can't imagine finding anything better. Note, though, that Crush (OP) did test WhereIsIt? as part of his own shootout and gather that it didn't fit the bill.
-Darwin (March 16, 2007, 06:09 PM)

I read that review (or think I did), but didn't really come away with that opinion of it. Also, having lived with both of these programs, there is really no comparison. I wish I would have found Where Is It? before buying Broken Cross, but I looked and looked, scoured the internet, asked people, blah, blah, blah. So, what can you do? Also, I don't think Broken Cross is bad, I just think that Where Is It? is infinitely better with clever, creative, and novel features for how the information is stored and organized IN ADDITION TO the information the programs acquire. So for my money, it collects more and organizes it much better.

Thanks for the reply on this on Darwin. It's interesting you and I had exactly the same experience.

Ken
362
General Software Discussion / MoonEdit - A collaborative text editor
« Last post by KenR on March 16, 2007, 05:54 PM »
As you might expect, you're all set if you like MoonEdit, because "MoonEdit Pro" has been announced. Gobby is the other one of these collaborative text editors we have posted about previously.

Program features:
    * Cooperative multi-user text editing over the internet.
      Every co-author can edit the shared document at any time, from any place, and at the same time! There's no need to send files via FTP or to compare documents when multiple users need to make changes to it independently.
    * Multiple text cursors visible on the screen.
      Every user has their own color. Every cursor movement and text changes are simultaneously visible on the screen by all users...


from www.snapfiles.com
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General Software Discussion / Re: Your experiences with disc catalogers and most wanted/used features
« Last post by KenR on March 16, 2007, 05:41 PM »
I purchased a copy of Where Is It? and it is hard to imagine finding anything better. It's fast, collects information from your files as well as public databases. It's catalogs (data files) are pretty compact and you can specify what kind of information you want it to collect. It's very reasonably priced (just under $40) with permanent free upgrades. It has creative and unique features to help you organize and classify your information. It's pretty configurable. If you want a disk cataloger, give this one a try. I'd be very surprised if you didn't like it. If curious, here's a look at the UI.

Screenshot - 3_16_2007 , 5_39_19 PM_thumb.png
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Developer's Corner / UI differences between web and local (installed) apps
« Last post by KenR on March 16, 2007, 11:54 AM »
Here is an interesting and important article about differences between web applications and software you might download and install on your computer.

After spending about a year interacting with µTorrent exclusively through Remote Desktop, I was pleasantly surprised to discover how good the web UI is. It aggressively exploits the latest Ajax techniques to replicate most of the rich GUI functionality of µTorrent in a browser. But the web UI is still a pale shadow of the full-blown Windows UI. There are small but important details missing throughout, and part of the pleasure of using µTorrent was luxuriating in its intense attention to detail, its wealth of well-designed data readouts. Using the web UI is like drinking watered-down beer. It doesn't satisfy.
But does it matter? Despite my nitpicking, I can do everything I need to do remotely through the web UI...

365
Living Room / Telling the time is only a small part of what this watch does
« Last post by KenR on March 16, 2007, 10:30 AM »
This watch uses impedance analysis to provide a surprising amount of information about your body.

Using Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) and advanced Strain Gauge Precision Technology, this smart watch provides an instant and accurate gauge of your body’s condition, including body fat, body water, and Body Mass Index (BMI). It even recommends daily water and calorie consumption goals. The Body watch is an excellent tool for athletes, dieters, joggers – anyone who’s serious about staying in great shape...


from http://crave.cnet.com/
366
Living Room / Flash Circle TD: Flash Game of the Day
« Last post by KenR on March 16, 2007, 09:02 AM »
Here is another tower defense game. At DC.com, we vow to allow no tower defense game to go unplayed. :)

The aim of the game is to control the number of monsters in the maze at any one time by building towers which can stop them.
To build a tower, simply click on its icon on the right of the screen then place it on the map by clicking again. Towers can only be built on the raised ground around the paths.
All towers can be upgraded to improve their strengths, to do this click on the tower then click on the upgrade button which appears on the right.
You can also sell towers to make back some extra money. How many levels can you last?
Target low health monsters by clicking them as they walk on the path. All towers in range of that creep will focus fire to try and take it out quicker.


from www.jayisgames.com
367
Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Power Desk 6 Pro, half prize until Friday
« Last post by KenR on March 15, 2007, 12:48 AM »
Just a stupid question.

If you are already very happy using Directory Opus 8, would you derive any more joy using Power Desk 6 Pro.

I have found Directory Opus 8 to be an excellent File Manager, viewer etc with it extreme customisability, you can almost make it behave like Norton Commander or in fact almost any two pane file manager/viewer to ease a transition over.

I mean do you (I) really need another File Manager even if it's on offer for $1.99.

I think I need someone here to tell me how wrong I'm.
-patteo (March 14, 2007, 10:36 PM)

No. You're better off with DO and free utils as needed.

Ken
368
Living Room / OnlyWire: One service for all your social bookmarking needs
« Last post by KenR on March 14, 2007, 10:53 AM »
Ok folks, here you are, the ultimate book marking service. Life, as you knew it, has come to an end. :)

Use One "Bookmarklet" for all these services:
    * Backflip
    * Bibsonomy
    * Blinklist
    * Blogmemes
    * Blue Dot
    * de.lirio.us
    * del.icio.us
    * Diigo
    * Furl
    * Jots
    * Linkroll
    * Looklater
    * ma.gnolia
    * Markaboo
    * Rawsugar
    * Shadows
    * Simpy
    * Spurl
    * Wink


from http://www.ghacks.net/
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General Software Discussion / Choosing between Vista x86 32 bit or x64 64 bit
« Last post by KenR on March 14, 2007, 10:47 AM »
While this won't be an issue for me, I'm sure many of our readers might have the hardware that will make it an issue for them.

One of the more common questions I hear about Vista is which bit version of Windows Vista should one get.  Do we go with x86 32 bit edition or x64 64 bit edition?  I'm going to try to clear that question up as best as I can and explain the pros and cons of each choice.
First we must understand a little background on what x64 is.  X64 is the 64 bit extension technology that AMD invented (AMD64) to seamlessly migrate the 32 bit x86 (as in 286, 386, 486 compatible microprocessors) world into a 64 bit era.  Intel in partnership with HP had refused to extend the ancient x86 platform and had already committed to its all new pure 64 bit IA-64 Itanium architecture...


from http://www.edbott.com/weblog/
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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for Disk Catalog Program with simple UserInterface like Picasa
« Last post by KenR on March 13, 2007, 07:36 PM »
Take a look at Broken Cross Disk Manager as well http://bcdm.broken-cross.com/?Lang=enu.

Ken
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Developer's Corner / Elgg: Open-source social network platform
« Last post by KenR on March 13, 2007, 10:30 AM »
Elgg is an open source social networking platform based around choice, flexibility and openness: a system that firmly places individuals at the centre of their activities.
Your users have the freedom to incorporate all their favorite tools within one environment and showcase their content with as many or as few people as they choose, all within a social networking site that you control.


from http://www.newsforge.com/
372
Living Room / Sonic Bomb Alarm
« Last post by KenR on March 13, 2007, 10:04 AM »
Who needs magic when you can use this alarm to wake up the dead?

...The Sonic Bomb Clock has an adjustable volume alarm with a maximum loudness of 113 decibels (just for reference, a jackhammer is about 100 decibels!) And the bed shaker does just that. Slip it under your mattress and your ears will bleed and your bed will shake, and there is no way you will oversleep. Or, you could turn the sound alarm off and tape the bed shaker to your office chair...


from http://www.gadgetreview.com/
373
Developer's Corner / Free HTML / CSS / Link Validation page
« Last post by KenR on March 12, 2007, 04:48 PM »
Use this site to check your site for errors.

In a nutshell: this page lists HTML validators (which check HTML code for standards compliance and errors), CSS validators (which check Cascading Style Sheets for errors and standards compliance), browser compatibility checkers (checks your page to see if it is compatible with various browsers), broken link (or dead links) checkers, accessibility checking (check if your web page is accessible to people with disabilities)...

374
Living Room / Charity based search engine
« Last post by KenR on March 11, 2007, 06:48 PM »
Here is an easy way for you to raise money for charities doing something you would normally do anyway by using a charity-based search engine.

At Search Kindly, we're doing something that NO ONE else is even considering--we're donating all of our advertising revenue to charity. Every. Single. Penny.
The whole point of Search Kindly is to take something that you'd be doing anyway, like surfing the Internet, and turn it into a really meaningful action. We know that most people, like us, would love to be able to give limitless amounts of money to those in need, but who has a limitless amount of money? Well, together we all do. But we're not asking for your money, we’re just asking for a few seconds of your time.
What do I have to do to donate money for free?
All you have to do is use Search Kindly just like you'd use any other search engine. The advertisers on the site pay us to display their ads, so all you have to do is show up! It just doesn't get much easier than that.
How much money is raised each time I visit Search Kindly?
Roughly 1/3 of a cent--now I know that's not a whole lot, but this is a numbers-game. If we can ever get to the point where we have a million users per day, we'll be generating $12,000...per day...

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Living Room / YouPorn: Like YouTube, but with a triple x rating
« Last post by KenR on March 11, 2007, 06:03 PM »
Here's a switch, a site with many of the same features as YouTube, except for the pornographic content of the videos.

Like YouTube, people can upload their own homemade videos. Like YouTube, these video uploads get watched, rated, categorized, and reviewed. Like YouTube, categories include "New Videos," "Top Rated" and "Most Viewed." The oldest video I came across dates back to Saturday, August 26, 2006.
There is, however, one small but crucial difference between YouTube and YouPorn: The latter is all porn all the time. There seems to be a burgeoning number of people -- "Amateurs" in industry parlance -- who have been getting busy videotaping themselves, well, getting busy...

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