Archive for March, 2008

Adobe Releases AIR for Linux, Joins Foundation (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – Adobe Systems has announced a prerelease alpha of its Adobe AIR software for the Linux operating system. Version 1.0 of AIR for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X was launched last year.

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Monday, March 31st, 2008

The low-cost laptop offer Microsoft can’t refuse (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld – As the release of low-cost laptops based on Intel’s upcoming Atom processor draws near, Microsoft is getting boxed into a corner. The software company plans to stop selling most Windows XP licenses after June 30, yet most of these low-cost laptops won’t be powerful enough to run Vista when they arrive later this year.

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Monday, March 31st, 2008

SQL Partition Manager 1.1.56

If you work with large databases, SQL Partition Manager greatly simplifies the maintenance of partitioned tables. It will help you to perform any basic or advanced partitioning operations on them. You can create new partitions, delete, split or merge them, and at the same time avoid potential partitioning errors. Besides, the tool partitions existing tables with data and turns them into manageable chunks of data to easily move them in and out.Features:Convert existing nonpartitioned tables with data to partitioned tablesSplit and merge table partitionsSwitch partitions from one partitioned table to anotherSwitch in standalone tables as new partitionsCreate and manage partition functions and partition schemesReview and modify the partition objects in a database

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Monday, March 31st, 2008

MP3 Speed Changer 2.30

MP3 Speed Changer enables you to speed up audio files (MP3, WMA, OGG) – podcasts, audiobooks without changing the pitch. Batch processing feature and easy-to-use user interface make MP3 Speed Changer valuable tool for audio listeners and authors who want to save time.You can speed up your audio in a few moments, just select the files you want to speed up and choose the new tempo. Files will be automatically speeded up and converted to MP3 so you can move them right to your portable MP3 player or open in your favorite software MP3 player.You can also save time with video files. M3SC enables you to extract the audio track, speed it up and save as MP3.At the 150% tempo you save 20 minutes for every hour of audio material you listen to. Your mind can easily handle the faster tempo, since you can think far faster than anyone can naturally talk.Features:Change tempo of podcasts, audiobooks and other audioSpeed up or slow down without changing the pitchBatch processingSupports MP3, WMA, OGG and many other audio and video formatsExtract audio track from video file and speed it upPreview the change before speeding upDrag and drop files directly from explorerSimple and easy-to-use user interface

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Despite deadlines, Windows XP to be sold a few more years (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld – June 30 of this year and Jan. 31, 2009, may be the deadlines for U.S. retailers and custom system builders, respectively, to sell Windows XP. But, due to exceptions Microsoft has made, the operating system will be available for at least the next two years for those who purchased business and Ultimate versions of Vista, as well as for customers in certain geographies.

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Monday, March 31st, 2008

Adblock Pro 2.6

AdBlock Pro is a small, effective, and intelligent anti-ad software product that can remove annoying ads of website without human intervention. It features a smart engine that can identify possible ads and remove them even before you can see them….

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Monday, March 31st, 2008

Google starts letting users edit documents offline (Reuters)

Reuters – Google Inc said on Monday it is taking the next step to make its Web-based software useful in the real world of spotty Internet access by allowing users to edit word processing documents offline.

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Monday, March 31st, 2008

Grocery Chain Data Breach Offers Lessons for CIOs (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – In what was possibly an inside job, thieves worked a massive data breach on the Hannaford Brothers grocery chain, installing malware on servers in each of the company’s 300 grocery stores. The software captured credit- and debit-card data when consumers swiped cards — and sent the data overseas, the company reported on March 17.

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Monday, March 31st, 2008

Report: Number of GPL v3 projects tops 2,000 (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld – The number of open-source projects that use the GNU General Public License Version 3 has grown to more than 2,000, according to Palamida, which sells software and services for tracking open-source code within a customer’s code base.

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Monday, March 31st, 2008

Ghostphrase

03/31/08 – Encrypt and decrypt e-mails and block keyboard loggers.

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Monday, March 31st, 2008