Posts Tagged ‘software’

Apple Can Remotely Disable iPhone Apps

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

According to iPhone Atlas and iPhone hacker-extraordinaire Jonathan Zdziarski, Apple has readied a blacklisting system which allows the company to remotely disable applications on your device. Apparently, the new 2.x firmware contains a URL which points to a page containing a list of “unauthorized” apps — a move which suggests that the device makes occasional contact with Apple’s servers to see if anything is amiss on your phone. In Jonathan’s words:

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Outlook on the Desktop

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Put the Microsoft Outlook calendar right on your desktop so that it´s visible and useable all the time without actually having to open Outlook.

Features:

  • Places fully functional Microsoft Outlook Calendar on your Desktop.
  • The Oulook Calendar is pinned to your desktop so that no windows can get stuck behind it.
  • The Calendar´s position, size and opacity are all adjustable via a very intuitive GUI.
  • A tray Icon is provided to get to the preferences or close the application if desired.

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IrfanView 4.10

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

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IrfanView is a fast, simple freeware image viewer and editor that supports all major graphic formats, including BMP, DIB, JPEG, GIF, animated GIF, PNG, PCX, multipage TIFF, TGA, and more. In addition, it features drag-and-drop support, directory viewing, TWAIN support, slide shows, batch conversion, and modifications such as color depth, crop, blur, and sharpen. The IrfanView PlugIns package offers additional file formats and effects for ...

Open Office

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

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 OpenOffice.org is an open-source, multiplatform and multilingual office suite comparable with MS Office. It is compatible with all other major office suites and is free to download, use, and distribute. It was previously known as StarOffice before it became an open-source project. OpenOffice comes with OpenWriter - a word processor, ...

Crazy Free Laptops is Crazy Ripoff

I have been hearing on the radio this commercial about getting my free laptop. Now being the cynical, non-trusting individual that I am when I hear such offers I want to investigate to find out the catch. Now obviously they do not disclose during the radio commercial anything about what is required to qualify for the free laptop. This should be illegal and banned by the FCC but I am not going to hold my breath.

Datel sues Microsoft over Xbox 360 memory unit crackdown

The suit seeks an injunction to prevent Microsoft from “disabling or erecting technological barriers to Datel accessories,” in current and future game consoles. It also seeks unspecified monetary damages.

Mobile Posting Test

HELLO! This is just a test to see if posting from our phones work. So since this was posted, quess what it works just fine. ...

Red Sox Fan Uses Prosthetic Leg As Thunder Stick

We always knew Boston fan was a different breed. Any person willing to stick with a team through the Bill Buckner debacle is a special breed. Now we have further proof how loyal these freaks are.

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