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• 13Sep

  Deal of the Day: Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition – PC & MAC

  Microsoft, Software, Uncategorized No Comments

  So, school has started again for some of you and while the latest version of Open Office would probably work very well, you somehow need to setup MS office on your system. In this case, you’ll be glad to learn that Amazon.com currently has an awesome deal on the student version of the software. MS Office Home and Student Edition includes Excel, Powerpoint, Word, OneNote (Windows only), and Entourage (Mac only). Everything you need to complete schoolwork on your Windows or Mac computer.

  [Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 - $88.99 (41% off), shipped]

  [Microsoft Office Home and Student 2008 for Mac - $107.99 (28% off), shipped]

  Related posts:

  1. Microsoft Silverlight: Light Up the Web
  2. Epson CX9400Fax: Home office on the cheap
  3. Novell versus Microsoft: A never-ending story

  
  

  

  
• 13Sep

  WebGL has landed on WebKit, nice. http://bit.ly/1513v5 Vlad lead the charge @ Moz via Canvas3D

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  Dion Almaer WebGL has landed on WebKit, nice. http://blog.wolfire.com/2009... Vlad lead the charge @ Moz via Canvas3D yesterday from Twitter - Comment - Like

• 13Sep

  Muti-Project Software Forge With PHP: InDefero

  Extras, GPL License, Mysql, Php, PostgreSQL, Project Management, SQLite No Comments

  InDefero is an open source software forge application, built with PHP, that enables anyone to create a multi-project Google Code/Sourceforge-like system to manage their codes.

  It eases tracking bugs, providing downloads, documentation and having an easy overview of the code base both for you & your team.

  

  Also, it makes communicating with the user-base possible which is vital for a healthy development process.

  InDefero has other powerful features like:

  • every user has their personal dashboards
  • code browser with git, Subversion & Mercurial support
  • project timeline
  • powerful search engine
  • diff visualization of the commits
  • inline display of text files from the repository with syntax highlighting
  • & much more..

  It requires a webserver supporting PHP as module or fast-cgi & PostgreSQL, SQLite or MySQL 4.1+ as the database to run.

  Special Downloads:
  Ajaxed Add-To-Basket Scenarios With jQuery And PHP
  Free Admin Template For Web Applications
  jQuery Dynamic Drag’n Drop
  ScheduledTweets

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  Tags: Mysql, Php, PostgreSQL, SQLite
  

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  • Fast And Simple PHP CMS Application: Frog CMS
  • Ajaxed MySQL – PostgreSQL Front-End: VFront
  • Wiki-Like Project Management Tool: Streber

  

  
• 13Sep

  The end of dumb software

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  In the age of rapid cycles and connected data, how long are we going to have to settle for dumb software?

  Here's the detail screen from iCal. If I write a long text to go with an appointment, the only way to see the whole thing is to hit "edit."  But I don't want to edit it, I just want to see it.

  If I try to schedule an appointment for 2 pm, it requires me to not only hit the 2, but also select pm. I have never once had a meeting at 2 am. Shouldn't it know that?

  When I type in someone's name, how come it doesn't know that this is someone I know, correspond with and meet with often? Why isn't it connected?

  I have tens of thousands of people in my address book. Some of these folks were put there ten years ago and, alas, are dead or long gone. Do I really have to go through and delete people manually? Why isn't my address book smart enough to sort the list in reverse order of use, so I can see records I haven't encountered in seven years first and start from there? Or, better, why doesn't this address book hook up with other address books of trusted peers and automatically correct and update?

  The people who make desktop software are making themselves obsolete. When you start developing on the web, your default is to be smart, to interact and to be open (with other software and with your users). Desktop software (like Word) is insanely unaware of what I do, why I do it and who I do it with. Right now, the desktop folks have the momentum of the incumbent. Not for long. Time to hurry.

  

  
• 13Sep

  Unlock your Car Remotely Through a Cell Phone: Urban Legend or Fact?

  Gadgets, Tips and Hacks, Uncategorized No Comments

  We’ve all heard the story: Someone locks his car keys and remote car opener inside his vehicle, and can’t get back in. He does have a second remote car opener at home, so he calls up his home, where his wife/roommate/whatever answers. He asks the housemate to hold the second remote up to the phone and activate it – and it unlocks the door.

  Now is this true? Check out the video below to find out.

  [Via TechEblog]

  Related posts:

  1. Cell Phone Secrets: Getting the Most Out of your Phone
  2. Cell Phone Security: Using your Phone to Monitor your Home
  3. Cell Phone Offers Pedestrian Protection

  
  

  

  
• 13Sep

  RT @bsletten: Holy Cow! Apple has open sourced Grand Central! http://tinyurl.com/nzs2gw

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  Dion Almaer RT @bsletten: Holy Cow! Apple has open sourced Grand Central! http://www.appleinsider.com/article... yesterday from Twitter - Comment - Like

• 13Sep

  “Tornado implements some innovative web framework code but nothing interesting that I can see at the level of async I/O” http://bit.ly/WkJxf

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  Dion Almaer "Tornado implements some innovative web framework code but nothing interesting that I can see at the level of async I/O" http://glyph.twistedmatrix.com/2009... Saturday from Twitter - Comment - Like

• 13Sep

  RT @sentience: SIMBL has been updated to bring InputManager-like extensions to 64-bit applications under Snow Leopard! http://bit.ly/9EBFU

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  Dion Almaer RT @sentience: SIMBL has been updated to bring InputManager-like extensions to 64-bit applications under Snow Leopard! http://code.google.com/p... Saturday from Twitter - Comment - Like

• 13Sep

  Pong in Closure rendered via Swing in ~130 lines of code http://bit.ly/16wbBT

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  Dion Almaer Pong in Closure rendered via Swing in ~130 lines of code http://jng.imagine27.com/article... Saturday from Twitter - Comment - Like

• 13Sep

  Gus has put up a new website for JSTalk http://jstalk.org/

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  Dion Almaer Gus has put up a new website for JSTalk http://jstalk.org/ Saturday from Twitter - Comment - Like

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