Tech News on Friday, November 20, 2009
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Air Force Supercomputer To Get PS3 Boost
The U.S. Air Force will add 2200 Sony PlayStation 3 gaming consoles to an existing cluster of 336 being used to conduct supercomputing research.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:49:00 EST
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China Cyber Espionage Threatens U.S., Report Says
A Congressional advisory report warns that cyber attacks against defense computers are on the rise.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:39:00 EST
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U.S. Cellular Offers Mobile Plan Notifications
Wireless plan customers nearing their limits on minutes or text messages can opt to receive notification from the carrier via SMS.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:15:00 EST
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Microsoft AppFabric Adds Azure Cloud Plumbing
Microsoft is implementing a background technology for Azure, AppFabric, that will help it serve as a platform for composite applications working with software in the enterprise.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:47:00 EST
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Transamerica Insurance & Investment Group Launches iPipeline's iGO e-App for Life Business
The iGO e-App eliminates agent error and reduces processing time, according to the vendor. TIIG will be deploying full iGO e-Apps for their Term Life business throughout the U.S.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:34:20 EST
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Sword Group Acquires AgencyPort
The deal unites AgencyPort's front-end solutions and client base with Sword's core processing and CRM capabilities.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:29:30 EST
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Network Provides Healthcare Pricing Data
Transparent Health Network negotiates healthcare pricing with medical providers, and shares price data with its members online.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST
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Nokia Sees Enterprise Demand For Netbook
The Booklet 3G's embedded mobile broadband and long battery life are attracting mobile professionals, not the mass market it had aimed for, Nokia says.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:51:00 EST
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IBM and Informatica Take Next Steps Toward Cloud Delivery
As the cloud model matures, new offerings pave the way for shared analytic insight and services-based data integration.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:00 EST
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Telepresence Acquisitions Booming
Videoconferencing firms BT, Polycom, Logitech, LifeSize Communications, Cisco, and Tandberg all have either made deals or are in negotiations.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:34:00 EST
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Number of Millionaires Grows in China
The number of millionaires in China continued to rise while many world economies are a deep recession, a private research group said.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:30:04 EST
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GAO Report Offers Mixed Bag of Commentary on Interchange Fees
The report does note for sure that credit card fees have been driven up and that consumers could be paying for this.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST
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Ballmer Says Windows 7 Is Microsoft's Best OS Ever
New operating system is building market momentum as PC users upgrade from Vista, CEO says.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:51:00 EST
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Bank Enforcement Cease and Desist Actions Quickly Rising
The financial crisis is causing a dramatic rise in the number of cease and desist orders by bank regulators and should be a warning sign for bank managers and directors, according to analysis by the Regulatory Fundamentals Group.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:40:00 EST
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FINEOS Introduces Its Workers' Compensation Claims Solution to U.S. Market
FINEOS Claims for Workers' Comp offers complete claims lifecycle management.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:30:34 EST
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Remote Monitoring Yields Healthier Patients
Nursing service uses wireless devices to monitor homebound patients and get data to doctors faster, reducing hospitalizations by more than 50%.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:05 EST
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First LTE Data Call Made On Live Net
Alcatel-Lucent's live call is the latest in a series of Long Term Evolution tests and trials in preparation for the launch of LTE.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:18:00 EST
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Most Financial Advisors Long to Be Independent, Schwab Survey Says
Six out of 10 financial advisors at major firms are interested in becoming independent; 80% believe their clients would follow them, the survey found.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:15:01 EST
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Tesco Bank Announces Fiserv as Core Banking Provider
The UK's supermarket bank will use the Fiserv Signature bank platform to form the foundation of its account and transaction operations.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:04:00 EST
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IBM Reports Cognitive Computing Advances
IBM has taken a big step forward in the development of a computer that works like a human brain, officials told a supercomputing conference in Oregon Wednesday.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:56:30 EST
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BMC, CA Join Salesforce.com Cloud
Salesforce.com's challenge will be to convince even more CIOs and developers that it's no longer just a CRM company.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:30:00 EST
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Medicine Bottles Get Net Connection
Bottle cap with wireless Internet connection flashes when it's time to take a pill and even calls forgetful patients with reminders.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST
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Interop: CIOs Eye Cloud With Optimistic Caution
The consensus of the Enterprise Cloud Summit panel was that the cloud promises reduced costs and added IT flexibility, but significant legal and technical challenges remain.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:52:00 EST
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Google Chrome OS Depends On Hardware Partners
Despite its focus on the Web -- a platform with proven appeal -- Chrome OS will also need compelling hardware to compete against Apple's anticipated tablet and Windows netbooks.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST
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Interop: CIOs Eye Cloud With Optimistic Caution
Tech chiefs see potential for savings and IT flexibility, but remain wary of legal and technical challenges.
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:39:00 EST
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Brin: Google's OSes likely to converge
Puzzled onlookers have wondered why Google is overseeing two separate operating system projects. Co-founder Sergey Brin thinks that at some point, the two will become one.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:08 PST
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Week in review: Browser breakthroughs
From Azure to Windows 7 to Firefox, operating systems and browsers grabbed headlines this week as Google proved, with its unveiling of Chrome OS, how interrelated they are.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:41:00 PST
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Spain mandates affordable broadband for all
The country's government is following the lead of Finland and making affordable broadband a legal right.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:39:00 PST
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Friday Poll: How will you spend Black Friday?
Some people live for the Super Bowl of gadget buying, others can't imagine facing the maddening crowds. How do you plan to spend the day after Thanksgiving? Vote in our poll.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:16:00 PST
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Microsoft's embrace of MySQL could kill it
Microsoft is now offering support for MySQL, which should give pause to every open-source company that expects to make money through support subscriptions.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:01:23 PST
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Sinofsky's Windows plan: More data, less testosterone
In an interview, the president of Microsoft's Windows unit tells CNET why he does things the way he does.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:19:00 PST
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Browser security features compared
The newest versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, and other browsers all protect against phishing and malware attacks, and most also let you browse anonymously, though they implement these features in very different ways.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:00:00 PST
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Report: How risky is cloud computing?
The European Network and Information Security Agency outlines the benefits and pitfalls for companies thinking of entrusting a third party with their data and even their entire business infrastructure.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:12:21 PST
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Brizzly opens up...and translates
The Twitter client has built in Google Translate for quick decoding of international tweets--and also, no more invite codes are required.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 PST
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Twitter's geotagging API goes live
The geolocation tool allows developers to incorporate a user's location in tweets. It's an opt-in service.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:42:45 PST
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What drives China? Soon, cleaner fuel
Still, the world's second largest oil consumer is taking a cautious approach to introducing tougher diesel and gasoline specifications.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:33:10 PST
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Nokia to lay off up to 330 R&D staffers
The move, which would affect workers at sites in Finland and Denmark, comes as the company shows signs of sputtering in the smartphone stakes.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:20:00 PST
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Will consumers plug into home energy displays?
Dozens of companies are developing tools to ratchet down home energy use as part of utility smart grid programs, but nobody is sure which approach will stick with consumers.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST
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The 411 on early-termination fees (FAQ)
Verizon Wireless has doubled its early-termination fees for smartphones, but what does it mean for the rest of the industry?
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST
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Adobe's Acrobat.com reorganizes, gets mobile app
The company improves its Acrobat service with a new organizer and a mobile app for the iPhone and BlackBerry that lets users access their files on the go.
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:01:00 PST
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Fortified rice, fuel cells among Tech Award winners
Al Gore receives humanitarian honor at Tech Museum event that provides prizes to projects in the areas of environment, health, biosciences economic development, equality, and education.
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:01:00 PST
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Cisco launches iPhone security app
Cisco Systems' new App Store entry, featuring customized alerts and threat information delivered to the handheld device, targets security professionals.
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:01:00 PST
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Town to photograph every car that enters and leaves
The California town of Tiburon votes to set up permanent cameras to record the license plate of every car on its roads. Is this one more step toward a surveillance state?
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:13:00 PST
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Al Gore: Our next power grid will be like the Net
The former vice president takes the stage at VentureBeat's GreenBeat conference in San Mateo, Calif. to discuss some of the challenges ahead for moving to the smart grid.
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST
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Germ alert: Attack of the killer necktie!
As the medical community debates whether to remove neckties from hospitals to prevent the spread of superbugs that claim thousands of lives annually, a microbe-thwarting tie is born.
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:06:00 PST
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Unboxing the free PDC laptop (photos)
CNET has a look as one developer at the Microsoft PDC gathering in Los Angeles unboxes an Acer laptop, which were given to most attendees.
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:33:00 PST
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Wise Disk Cleaner Professional 4.83 Build 210 (Ad-supported)
A user friendly, fast and easy to use application developed to free up disk space by deleting junk files
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:10:31 GMT
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CException 1.1 (MIT License)
Exception handling in C made easy.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:08:01 GMT
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cFosSpeed 5.01 Build 1585 Beta / 5.00 Build 1560 (Trial)
Internet-Accelerator + Traffic Shaping + ping optimizer + packet prioritization
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:00:24 GMT
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LeaderTask 6.7.1 (Trial)
Personal organizer: PIM, Calendar, Scheduler, Address Book, Managing tasks
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:57:01 GMT
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Anti Trojan Elite 4.7.6 (Demo)
Removes trojan and spyware, system security management
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:54:24 GMT
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PhotoCannon 1.3.90309.0 (Freeware)
Send Lots of Pictures Fast
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:53:01 GMT
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Quick Heal Total Security 2010 11.00 (Trial)
Complete 10-1 Protection from Viruses, Spywares, Hacker and all kinds of Malware
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:47:04 GMT
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SmartAssistant 2.3.24 (Shareware)
This program allows you to maintain your secure personal information, using a stylish interface and full support for plan, agent, and todo list
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:43:01 GMT
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WeatherMate 3.4 (Freeware)
This easy-to-use software will display the weather for more than 50,000 locations worldwide
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:39:01 GMT
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Unofficial Dublin 2.1.20091026 (Freeware)
A simple to use and install Firefox theme to keep you busy.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:37:01 GMT
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Blaze DVD Copy 4.3.0.3 (Trial)
A DVD movie copy utility with easy usage and fast copy speed
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:34:01 GMT
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CMock 1.2.2 (MIT License)
Develop C application with the assistance of this framework.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:31:02 GMT
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FoxCD Extractor 1.5 (Freeware)
Power, Speed, Quality – Don’t settle for less!
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:25:01 GMT
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FreeFotoWorks 10.0.4 (Freeware)
An easy to use software for graphic editing
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:19:01 GMT
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Unity 1.2.1 (MIT License)
A unit testing framework to help you with your development.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:14:01 GMT
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Backup4all Standard 4.3 Build 173 (Trial)
Customizable backup program. Full, incremental and mirror backups.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:11:01 GMT
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Remind Mi Calendar 1.0.0 (Trial)
A simple yet incredibly powerful and versatile program that can be used to set reminders and schedule tasks
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:07:01 GMT
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Portable Backup4all 4.3 Build 173 (Trial)
Portable backup software does full, incremental, differential and mirror backups
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:03:01 GMT
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Batch XLSX To XLS Converter 2009.1.1120.1184 (Trial)
Convert Excel 2003 to/from Excel 2007
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:54:02 GMT
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Find and Run Robot 2.80.01 (Freeware)
Launch this software, then just start typing the letters of an app to find and run it
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:47:01 GMT
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Batch DOC AND DOCX Converter 2009.1.1120.1346 (Demo)
Convert Word 2003 to/from Word 2007
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:43:01 GMT
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Payments2XML Beta 1 (Apache License 2.0)
ASCII to XML conversion made easy.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:41:01 GMT
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TAdvSmoothMegaMenu 1.0.2.2 (Shareware)
Smoothly animated mega menu
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:39:01 GMT
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Registry Victor 5.6 (Demo)
A tool which enables to enhance your pc performance by 300%.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:36:01 GMT
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Core Affinity Resident (GPL)
Assigns a core affinity (one or several cores) to an specific application
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:02 GMT
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FotoMix 5.5 (Freeware)
A versatile program that allows you to mix and manipulate photos
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:28:01 GMT
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Easy Gif Maker 1.6 (Trial)
An animation tool that converts images to gif files
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:25:01 GMT
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TAdvSmoothDatePicker 1.5.4.1 (Shareware)
Office 2007 style smoothly animated datepicker with sophisticated opacity
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:23:02 GMT
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TAdvTaskDialog 1.5.4.0 (Shareware)
TaskDialog & Input TaskDialog for all Windows operating systems
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:20:01 GMT
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TAdvSmoothMessageDialog 1.0.2.3 (Shareware)
VCL component to enhance the appearance of your application
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:16:01 GMT
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MySQL Workbench 5.2.8 Beta 1 / 5.1.18
A cross-platform, visual database design tool developed by MySQL
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:04:01 GMT
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House Improvements Vol2
An audio samples pack that includes the following genres: Electro, Electronica, House, Deep House, Electro House, Minimal House and Funky House
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:58:01 GMT
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Email Backup Pro 2.3.3
Scheduled backups of the most common email applications through the configuration of a simple interface.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:49:01 GMT
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PreMinder 0.8.7 Beta
An easy to use calendar that can store styled text and small images in your reminders
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:43:02 GMT
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NoteTaker 2.4.0
Powerful new OS X software for organizing your information lifestyle, your digital workstyle
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:34:01 GMT
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VUWER 1.3
Remotely track Apple stolen computers
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:26:01 GMT
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REX2MPC Lite 1.0
Easily convert RX2, REX and RCY files.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:08:01 GMT
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RWThemeMiner 2.5
RapidWeaver theme editing assistant
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:57:01 GMT
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iLife Suite
Leopard ready iLife icon replacement pack for your Mac
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:01 GMT
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Marketplace 1.2.1
Easily search for the things you need to buy
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:23:02 GMT
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Blackbody Spectrum 2.00
Free simulation where you can learn how the blackbody spectrum compare to visible light
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:16:01 GMT
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Springy 1.6.1
Browse archives without extracting: zip, tab, tgz, tbz, tbz2, 7z, gz, bz, bz2
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:05:01 GMT
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ExtraPackOne
High quality Mac app icon replacement collection
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:57:02 GMT
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Vehicle Maintenance Tracker (VMT) 1.02
Collects vehicle maintenance data
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:48:01 GMT
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Nautipolis for SeaMonkey 1.8.54
A SeaMonkey add-on based on icons from art.gnome.org
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:31:01 GMT
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GSAMBAD 0.2.8
Easy to use GTK frontend for the SAMBA file and print server
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:01 GMT
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Flock Theme 2.5 Beta 1
A Firefox theme that the Flock interface to your browser's interface
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:03:01 GMT
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Facebooker 1.0.55
Open source Facebook REST API Ruby wrapper
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:01 GMT
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Text Adventures Suite 1.2.1
An authoring and interpreter of Text Adventures inspired by the Fighting Fantasy series of game books, so popular in the 80s
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:49:02 GMT
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Say Little
Simple text only BowTie theme for your Mac
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:40:01 GMT
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Artifactory 2.1.2
Free and open source Maven enterprise repository
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:28:02 GMT
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KavaMovies 1.4.4
Mac movie database that will automatically grab information for your movies from the internet
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:12:01 GMT
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Visifire 3.0.0 Alpha / 2.3.2
Set of open source data visualization components powered by Microsoft Silverlight
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:11 GMT
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TrackMeNot 0.6.292
A Firefox add-on that protects users from search data profiling
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:55:01 GMT
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The Chemistry Development Kit 1.2.4
Open source Java library for computational chemistry
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:46:01 GMT
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Norton AntiVirus 11.x Definitions 20091120
Periodical definitions update package for Norton AntiVirus.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:35:35 GMT
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Norton AntiVirus X 9.x-10.x Definition 20091120
Latest Norton AntiVirus definitions updates for your Mac
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:35:12 GMT
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iPet 1.0
Easily animate any of your folders.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:32:01 GMT
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uGemHeroesVillains 1.0
Free skill game for your Mac
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:14:01 GMT
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Mendeley Desktop 0.9.4.1
A free social software for managing and sharing research papers
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:01 GMT
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