Tech News on Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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Obama Orders Creation of Financial Fraud Task Force
The Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force is an interagency initiative that will rely on the coordinated efforts of each member of prevent another financial crisis.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:59:00 EST
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National Cyber Incident Response Plan Coming
FBI, Homeland Security, and Justice Department officials drop hints of future cybersecurity policy and projects at a Senate hearing.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:50:00 EST
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SGI Intros Supercomputer With Intel Nehalem EX
The SGI Altix UV high-performance computing system reaches 18.6 teraflop per second.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:43:00 EST
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Web 2.0 Expo: O'Reilly Warns Of Web War
Internet visionary fears an end to openness as Internet rivals consolidate power.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:28:00 EST
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Microsoft Expands App Store
Windows Marketplace for Mobile is available for handsets running Windows Mobile 6.1 and 6.0, giving developers an audience of about 30 million devices.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:48:00 EST
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Verizon Calls AT&T's Lawsuit Meritless
In a plainspoken response to AT&T's suit, Verizon said its 3G map ads are accurate and "the truth hurts."
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:28:00 EST
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Institutions, Financial Advisers High on Hedge Funds, Survey Finds
Majority expect alternative investments such as hedge funds to make up more than 10% of their portfolios over the next five years.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:17:45 EST
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Americans See China as Economic Threat
As U.S. President Barack Obama traveled in China a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey indicated most Americans see the Communist country as an economic threat.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:10:39 EST
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Tandberg Unveils Video Phone Provisioning App
Traditionally laborious teleconferencing hardware deployments can now be provisioned by a single software upgrade.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:21:00 EST
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News from ISOTech 2009: ISO Introduces New Geoanalytics Tool for Intelligent Risk Management
LOCATION Analyst provides a comprehensive library of geographic data, developed in a geographic information system.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:29:15 EST
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Healthcare IT Job Outlook Perks Up
Business analysts and technology architects face rosy IT job prospects in the healthcare and green energy sectors.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:20:00 EST
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News from ISOTech 2009: Unirisx Enhances SaaS Policy Administration Platform with Integration of ISO Rating Service
Unirisx reportedly is first SaaS provider to fully integrate offering.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:55:30 EST
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$5.1 Billion in TARP Funds at Risk
Financial regulators say about $5.1 billion in Troubled Asset Relief Program funds are in the hands of banks that have failed or may fail soon.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:41:56 EST
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IT Execs Fear Retribution From Former Employees
Ernst & Young's latest information security survey shows that senior IT executives feel their systems will need to be better monitored against attack from ex-employees.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:30:00 EST
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Super Micro Unveils High Density Blade Server
The new server doubles the number of dual-socket blades available in a single SuperBlade system.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST
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Global CIO: Instead of 'China Out,' 3Com Goes In With HP
3Com tried to take on the world from China. Easier said than done. Now it's turning to Hewlett-Packard
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST
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Glide OS Extends Search
TransMedia's forthcoming revision of its media sharing service will be accessible from any Web site through a browser plug-in.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST
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Information Exchanges Let Doctors Share Patient Data Efficiently
Several new networks are being launched across the country, and while they vary in size, scope, and clientele, the goals and challenges are similar.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST
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Cray Jaguar Named Fastest Supercomputer
At 1.75 petaflop per second, the Cray XT5 toppled the 18-month reign of IBM's Roadrunner supercomputer.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:50:00 EST
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Chip Industry Poised For Revenue Rebound
Stronger PC sales will drive sales recovery, and 2009 hasn't been as bad as had been feared, research firm says.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:30:00 EST
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HP Releases TouchSmart SDK To Lure Developers
Hewlett-Packard is already working with companies including Hulu, Netflix and Twitter on touch-enabled applications for Windows 7, but it wants more.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST
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Femtocell Demo Points Toward Standardization
Airvana, Intrinsyc Software International, ip.access, and Ubiquisys took part in the handset demonstration.
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:01:00 EST
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Texas' Data Center Consolidation Project Under Scrutiny
A commissioned report finds a range of problems with a seven-year, $863 million outsourcing contract with IBM.
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:55:00 EST
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Swedbank to Use CEP to Assess Liquidity Risk
Swedish financial firm rolling out new liquidity risk management software to perform stress tests and calculate the impact of unusual market events intraday, says Erik Ohman, head of operations.
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:59:22 EST
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Most Security Products Fail Initial Certification Tests
A study based on the testing of thousands of security products over 20 years finds that most require several rounds of testing before achieving certification.
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:21:00 EST
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Did feds uncover most successful Web scam ever?
An investigation by a U.S. Senate subcommittee says million of Americans were "tricked" into signing up online membership clubs and were betrayed by many Web retailers.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:12:00 PST
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The eight most brainless tech rumors ever
We've picked eight stinkers from tech history that teased and twisted the minutest grains of plausibility into epic tales of technological wonder and horror.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:45:00 PST
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Google Translate now helps with pronunciation
It's one thing to translate a word, but it's another thing to know how to correctly pronounce a word written in an unfamiliar character set. Google Translate just added that feature.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:08:00 PST
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Verizon to AT&T: Stop whining; start investing
Verizon Wireless says that AT&T is suing Verizon because it doesn't like the fact that its advertisements depicting AT&T's lack of 3G wireless coverage is true.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:43:15 PST
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IBM chip to speed medical diagnostic testing
Breakthrough means physicians can test a patient immediately following a heart attack to improve survival rates.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:30:00 PST
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Are these Apple's 2009 Black Friday deals?
According to purportedly leaked documents on the tech rumor site Boy Genius Report, Apple is gearing up to offer a series of a variety of bargains on products from iPods to MacBooks.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:22:00 PST
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Internet Explorer 9 not coming at PDC
Microsoft to talk broadly about plans for the next browser, but won't offer a preview version or announce a rumored move to the WebKit engine, CNET News has learned.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:21:00 PST
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Report: Twitter still 'missed opportunity' for Fortune 100s
They might be the world's largest companies, but that doesn't mean they understand how best to use the popular microblogging tool, according to a new study.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:17:00 PST
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Gartner: Semiconductor sales to rebound in 2010
Semiconductor sales will likely drop around 11 percent this year to $226 billion, but 2010 will see a projected 13 percent gain to $255 billion, says Gartner.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:58:14 PST
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Survey: Third of teens text while driving
A third of 16 and 17 year olds in Pew study admit to driving while texting. Many other teens surveyed say as passengers, drivers have put them in danger using a phone.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:27:31 PST
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Start-up Solasta seeks growth in solar nanowires
The company, now backed by Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, is raising money for next-generation solar cell technology built around arrays of "nanocoax" wires.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:01:00 PST
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Essential Firefox security add-ons
No browser is unbreachable, but the security add-ons available for Mozilla's Firefox browser certainly put the odds in your favor.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:00:00 PST
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Fliqz adds video SEO service
Company announces SearchSuccess tool, which is designed to maximize the performance of videos in search engine rankings.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:35:35 PST
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Live blog: Ozzie talks Azure and more
Microsoft's chief software architect kicks off the company's Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles by announcing the formal launch of the cloud-based OS.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:14:00 PST
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T-Mobile resumes Sidekick sales
Carrier says it is bringing the device at a new price--starting at just $49 with a two-year contract. But will anyone bite?
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:08:00 PST
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Will MySpace save Imeem with acquisition?
MySpace is in talks to acquire Imeem, a music service that is once again running low on cash, multiple sources say.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:42:00 PST
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GE inks deal for 'cleaner coal' in China
Timed with Obama's visit, GE announces deals in China around high-speed rail, hybrid locomotives, and coal gasification plants with underground carbon storage.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:34:00 PST
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Watch out, TwitPic: MMS to Twitter now in U.K.
Orange UK subscribers can now upload pictures from their mobile phones to Twitter through MMS. That could deal a blow to third-party Twitter picture sites.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:26:00 PST
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Nintendo's Dunaway: What, Wii worry?
q&a Despite a rough several months for Nintendo, sales and marketing exec Cammie Dunaway maintains an upbeat attitude about her company.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:15:00 PST
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AdMob brings interactive video ads to iPhone
The mobile ad firm, poised to become part of Google, says the first ads for the iPhone and iPod Touch are set to run this week.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:29:49 PST
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Video: A new workout for the Wii
Ubisoft's upcoming fitness game, YourShape, promises an experience a step up from Wii Fit. In the process, can it help revitalize the Nintendo console?
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:56:00 PST
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IncaMS 6.2.4 (Trial)
A powerful, comprehensive and easy to use point of sale system
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:04:02 GMT
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Salts & Solubility 1.05 (GPL)
Analyze the salts in the water with this tool.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:02:01 GMT
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flapture 1.0 (Freeware)
Create batch screen grabs of FLV files
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:59:01 GMT
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ThinkfreeFox 0.5.5 (Freeware)
A Firefox addon that enables you to read different document from within your browser.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:57:01 GMT
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Morpheus Turbo Accelerator 5.4.9 (Ad-supported)
An excellent accelerator for Morpheus, considerably increasing your download speed
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:53:01 GMT
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COMODO Internet Security 3.13.119746.572 (Ad-supported)
Award-winning Comodo Firewall and Antivirus protection for PCs
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:48:01 GMT
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AkiTools 0.4.5.2 (Freeware)
A simple to use tags and contents organizer.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:46:01 GMT
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Abacre Retail Point of Sale 3.2.0.61 (Trial)
Achieve full control with this next generation retail management software!
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:43:02 GMT
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RH-WaveShaper (Freeware)
This shapes waves in a very nice way, range stays within -10v / 10v
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:34:01 GMT
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nfsClock08 1.1 (Freeware)
An animated analog clock screensaver
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:32:01 GMT
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Word Converter 6.2 (Trial)
Convert Docx, Doc, Html, Rtf, Txt, Image to other formats
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:27:01 GMT
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Abyssmedia ID3 Tag Editor 1.0.1.5 (Freeware)
An easy and intuitive audio tag editor.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:25:01 GMT
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FoxRecorder 1.6 (Ad-supported)
A complex sound tool, great for recording audio files
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:22:01 GMT
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Auto Capture PC 3.1 (Trial)
Professional all-in-one computer monitoring software
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:16:02 GMT
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RH-Wavemodifier (Freeware)
A modified Foldback module
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:11:01 GMT
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Word Reader 5.5 (Freeware)
A handy tool to open and read MS Word files
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:09:01 GMT
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HydraMouse 2.0.11 (Trial)
Assign actions to the buttons of your mouse, even if it has more than 5 buttons!
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:06:01 GMT
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Rohos Disk Encryption 1.7 (Trial)
A handy encryption tool
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:59:01 GMT
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Site Content Analyzer 3.2.25.79 (Trial)
Analyze keyword weight, density and relevance with this handy application.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:57:01 GMT
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Morse (Freeware)
Convert text to morse code with this tool.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:55:01 GMT
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WicketBuzzz 1.5 (Freeware)
Get live Cricket scores of currently running matches.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:50:01 GMT
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SafeSearch Off 0.1.0 (Freeware)
A tool that disables Google's safe search filter.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:47:01 GMT
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T-Network Tuner Simulator (Freeware)
A simulator for T-network tuners to help you with your work.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:44:01 GMT
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Tekview Horseshow 1.8 (Demo)
Not like other screensavers because you can increase and decrease speed of display
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:42:01 GMT
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Speedy P2P Movie Finder 3.3 (Ad-supported)
Easily share and download files and folders
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:39:01 GMT
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Precision Helper 1.0.3.28 (Freeware)
Help authoring tool, that works natively with the Microsoft HHP format.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:32:01 GMT
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Portable Precision Helper 1.0.3.28 (Freeware)
Help authoring tool, that works natively with the Microsoft HHP format.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:30:01 GMT
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VSO Burning SDK 4.0.5.464 (Freeware)
Driver and DLL combo to add quickly a burning solution to your programs for CD , DVD Video and data and Blu-ray.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:26:01 GMT
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TouchJams 1.0.0.3 (Trial)
Turn your computer into a digital jukebox.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:22:02 GMT
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Serv-U 9.1.0.0 (Trial)
The Industry's Most Popular File Server for Windows
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:21:24 GMT
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Kakuro 1.4
A logic puzzle similar to Sudoku or traditional crossword games
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:16:01 GMT
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Flush 0.31
Free Flash cookie removal tool for OS X
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:58:01 GMT
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nessViewer 2.0.8
Easily create and manage media shows.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:52:01 GMT
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HiDiMuIt for SeaMonkey 0.4
A SeaMonkey add-on that hides disabled menu items
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:46:01 GMT
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Vonage Companion 1.031 build 56700
A completely customizable Vonage desktop client.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:37:01 GMT
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Celtx 2.5.1
A great help for scriptwriting, offering pre-production support and the possibility of online collaboration.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:30:01 GMT
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R10Cipher 3.2.2
A simple cross platform encryption / decryption tool
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:14:01 GMT
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Proxymini 0.2.1
Open source proxy server for the HTTP, HTTP CONNECT, SOCKS4 and SOCKS5 protocols
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:52:01 GMT
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Ofaco 1.2.3
A great Apple Mail plug in that offers text completion
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:36:01 GMT
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Spelling Depot 2010 Release 1
A very efficient solution for the practice, assessment and ultimate mastery of spelling lists.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:20:02 GMT
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myftpidx 0.1.3
Easy to use FTP recursive indexer for command line
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:12:01 GMT
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RLVM 0.7
Open source portable RealLive interpreter for your Mac
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:05:01 GMT
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Warlock 1.0
Free skill game for your Mac
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:51:01 GMT
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MacStockManager 1.2.5
Easily manage your stock portfolio and receive updates from Yahoo! Finance
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:43:01 GMT
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XBird 1.0 r6
A XQuery fast and embeddable processor.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:27:01 GMT
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ExifShopper 1.1
Apply/read exif and iptc (ie photoshop tags) tags to multiple images
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:14:01 GMT
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Swirrel 0.3
Allows to substitute Swing listeners by annotations
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:06:01 GMT
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FileXaminer 2.7
An extensive file get info app (was Get Info).
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:52:01 GMT
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JFW 1.1.2
A Java framework and library that simplifies the creation of web based Java applications
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:43:01 GMT
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SmiLib 2.0 RC 2 Build 63
Provides support for fast combinatorial library enumeration.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:35:01 GMT
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Ready-Set-Do! 1.4.4
Simple, reliable workflow on a Mac
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:26:01 GMT
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pyNetConv 0.12
Easily convert some network file formats
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:14:01 GMT
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Minco 1.0 Beta 6
A lightweight application for tracking time spent working on your Mac
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:03:35 GMT
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BetterTouchTool 0.328 Alpha
Created for Snow Leopard users that cannot use MultiClutch
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:01:06 GMT
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Krakin Cursor For Mac
Free Mac port of the Krakin mouse cursor for your Mac
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:58:02 GMT
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MacJournal 5.2 Beta 6 / 5.1.4
Application for creating, modifying and managing a personal journal. It can be used for diaries, logs and more
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:51:59 GMT
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Poker Copilot 2.19
Helps online poker players improve their game with easy-to-interpret statistics and real-time analysis.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:50:49 GMT
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Textcast 1.0.11
Transform any document or webpage into a personal podcast.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:44:01 GMT
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Get Lyrical 3.4
Get lyrics of the currently playing or selected track
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:35:01 GMT
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MenuMinder 3.1
Create quick, simple reminders straight from your menu bar!
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:25:47 GMT
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