Tech News on Monday, November 02, 2009
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Lenovo Unveils ThinkCentre PC
The A70z, Lenovo's first all-in-one desktop PC for business, sports a 19-inch screen, Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and remote power management.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 14:33:00 EST
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Smartphones Getting Less Expensive
Within 5 years, 45% of smartphones will hit the market for less than $200 with a new contract, according to data from ABI Research.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 14:13:00 EST
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Firefox, Chrome, Safari Erode Internet Explorer Usage
As Microsoft waits for Windows 7 sales to hasten the transition to Internet Explorer 8, the company's overall browser share continues to decline.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 14:11:00 EST
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Divitas Offers Handset-Agnostic Collaboration
The company is bringing enterprise unified communications features like instant messaging, presence, and office-line calling to Android, iPhone, and BlackBerry smartphones.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST
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Pressure Grows To Name National Cybersecurity Coordinator
Five months after President Obama announced plans to appoint a cybersecurity coordinator, some members of Congress are getting impatient and pressing for action.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:12:00 EST
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Mich. Communities Sue Blue Cross Over Fees
A group of Michigan communities say Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan overcharged them by tacking on $40 million in hidden fees.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:59:36 EST
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Geithner: 'Choppy' U.S. Recovery Under Way
A <Q>choppy</Q> and <Q>uneven</Q> U.S. economic recovery is under way, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Sunday.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:52:43 EST
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Mobile Handset Sales Poised For Growth
An improvement in fourth quarter sales fueled by Symbian-OS-based phones is expected, says research firm.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:25:00 EST
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Windows 7: UI Promises Productivity Gains
In developing the user interface for its latest OS, Microsoft put productivity and the user experience front and center. Here's how.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST
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Madoff: SEC Could Have Had Him Earlier
Jailed former financier Bernard Madoff says lack of basic investigatory moves by the SEC allowed his Ponzi scheme to flourish.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:12:34 EST
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Wall Street's Quants Feel Misunderstood
Buck themselves up by saying, "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and gosh darn it, people like me!"
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:53:08 EST
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Quod Financial To Demo Adaptive Cross
Releases white paper outlining the importance of internal crossing mechanisms as a liquidity source.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:48:03 EST
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Fiserv's ACCEL Payment Network Enables PIN Debit Online
A joint venture between Fiserv and Acculynk led to the rollout of PIN capabilities for consumers' online transactions on the ACCEL/Exchange Network.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:37:00 EST
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Software Combs Through Log Data to Find Fraud
ArcSight's latest log management software said to sift through 42 terabytes of data.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:20:04 EST
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ICANN Approves International Domain Names
Web addresses will expand beyond the Roman letters A-Z and digits 0-9.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 09:46:00 EST
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IBM Exec Resigns Following Arrest
Server chief Robert Moffat steps down amid charges of insider trading.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 09:17:00 EST
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CA Upgrades System Management Products
CA upgrades four system management products, giving each greater authority over the virtual domain as well as physical assets.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 09:15:00 EST
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Samsung Profits On Mobile Phones, Chips
The company posted the highest quarterly profit in the its history.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 09:02:00 EST
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RightScale Refreshes Cloud Management Platform
It has expanded its line of server templates suitable for configuring a workload to be sent to Amazon's EC2 public cloud.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST
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Wolfe's Den Podcast: Windows 7 Virtually Speaking
Our columnist ponders the demise of virtual private networks (VPNs), examines virtual hard disks (VHDs), and chats with Gavriella Schuster, Microsoft's Windows client general manager, and Ward Ralston, Windows Server product manager.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:46:00 EST
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Global CIO: Juniper Attacks Cisco Head-On With Help Of IBM And Dell
Column about Juniper Networks' attempt to become the top networking supplier via its powerful new products and its equally powerful new alliances with IBM and Dell.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST
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HSBC Leverages Online Commenters in Marketing Campaign
HSBC has teamed with blog and article commenters on nymag.com as part of the bank's recent marketing campaign.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST
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Q&A: CIO Ross Philo On 'Post Office' In Your Home
In a tough business environment, the U.S. Postal Service is delivering new capabilities for home PCs and smartphones and new services for high-volume mailers, says its top IT executive.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST
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IBM Upgrades Mashup Center
The company plans to release next month a new version of Mashup Center, which leverages Web 2.0 and other technologies in delivering data through rich Internet applications running in a browser.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 04:31:00 EST
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Big Lender in Historically Huge Bankruptcy
CIT Group Inc. filed Sunday for bankruptcy protection, a move analysts said could cost U.S. cost taxpayers $2.3 billion.
Sun, 1 Nov 2009 20:38:23 EST
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Space Station IT: High technology
We burrow under the ISS' metal skin and siphon out its most interesting specifications, like some kind of star-hopping alien data vampires. But without the plutonium-coated fangs.
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:10:00 PST
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Windows 7 upgrade version: The dos and don'ts
CNET News' Ina Fried tries to explain what is and isn't possible (and legal) to do with an upgrade version of the Windows 7 operating system.
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:41:00 PST
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New Trojan encrypts files but leaves no ransom note
Victims of the Ramvicrype Trojan can pay a company in Mauritius to repair encrypted files or use a free Symantec tool.
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:18:15 PST
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Apple's iTunes pitch: TV for $30 a month
Would you pay $30 a month to watch TV via iTunes? Apple hopes so, and it's been pitching such a service to TV networks in recent weeks.
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:16:00 PST
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Army shows more than one way to look under a car
TARDEC to showcase autonomous robotic systems designed to perform under-vehicle inspections for explosive weapons, while keeping soldiers out of harm's way.
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:16:00 PST
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Windows 7 usage growing quickly
Less than two weeks after its launch, Windows 7 already accounts for more than 3 percent of computers on the Web. But the Mac continues to take share from Windows.
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:58:00 PST
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Chrome and others nibble away IE usage
October statistics show Google's browser eked away the most usage share from dominant Microsoft. Will Firefox reach 25 percent usage by the end of the year?
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:56:00 PST
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Apple goes after Windows 7 on Google
Apple decides to involve itself in Google searches such as "download Windows 7", by placing ads suggesting that perhaps a Mac is a better option. Why aren't they funny?
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:44:17 PST
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Open source as an antitrust strategy
Open source provides a way for industries to collaborate without running afoul of antitrust law.
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:40:29 PST
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Net safety conference to call for digital citizenship
A Washington, D.C., gathering of Internet safety advocates will call for a change in the way we approach Internet safety.
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:12:59 PST
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Google: The open-source savior we deserve
Google's open-source business model may not be the ideal for which we've waited, but it's the one that we deserve given the values of our market.
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:11:34 PST
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Web to drive holiday retail sales
Though overall retail sales are likely to be flat this season, online buys may be the one bright spot, expected to rise 8 percent over last year, says Forrester Research.
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:27:25 PST
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Amazon laces up Zappos buy
The acquisition of the shoes-and-more retailer, which was originally announced in July, is worth about $850 million in a mix of cash and stock.
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:58:00 PST
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Former AMD chief Ruiz leaving spin-off
Hector Ruiz, chairman of spin-off Globalfoundries, will resign with an immediate leave of absence in effect. The announcement follows the emergence of his name in connection with an insider trading case.
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:55:00 PST
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Methanol fuel cells for gadgets gain steam
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell is working with Samsung on methanol cartridges for small electronics chargers while Toshiba introduces its own methanol fuel cell in Japan.
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:38:00 PST
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Acer aims to overtake HP in notebook sales
Buoyed by record third-quarter earnings and a line of new notebooks, Acer is looking to outpace HP as the No. 1 portable PC seller, according to Chairman J.T. Wang.
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:26:00 PST
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Amazon seeks 'Call of Duty-est Town'
Online retailer is hoping to find the single town in the U.S. that loves Call of Duty more than the others. A hometown charity will receive a $5,000 gift certificate for the win.
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:56:00 PST
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Smart meters coming to a utility near you
A global rollout of smart utility meters is under way, driven by the need to use energy more efficiently, with as many as 250 million expected to be installed by 2015.
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:32:00 PST
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'Come to think of it, eBay'--killer ad motto or desperate plea?
Auction site kicks off a new ad campaign before the holiday-shopping season shifts into high gear.
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:24:00 PST
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'60 Minutes': An inside look at H1N1 vaccine production
Scott Pelley reports on the manufacture, distribution, and safety of the H1N1 flu vaccine.
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:13:51 PST
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Photos: A close look at Intel's microserver
Intel wants Web hosting companies to buy very small machines it calls microservers. Here's a look at the prototypes.
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:26:00 PDT
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TurnOffDisplayAndLock (GPL)
Lock your computer with this tool.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:16:01 GMT
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Vectir - AV manager 2.0.0.0 (Trial)
This software controls features of your operating system such as moving the mouse pointer or adjusting the master sound volume
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:14:01 GMT
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FlexTk Professional 3.5.30 (Trial)
This software is an integrated File Management toolkit.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:07:01 GMT
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DelphiPI 0.56 (GPL)
Delphi Package Installer
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:59:01 GMT
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Asterisks Password Viewer 2.50.30 (Trial)
This software will enable you to see the actual password behind the asterisks.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:57:01 GMT
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FlexTk Ultimate 3.5.30 (Trial)
This software is an integrated File Management toolkit.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:55:01 GMT
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PriceGong 1.5.0 (Freeware)
Compares price for you when you shop online
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:53:01 GMT
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Random Sprite Generator 1.0.1 (Freeware)
Will generate random images
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:48:01 GMT
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Macro Scheduler Automation Tool 11.1.16 (Trial)
Automate any Windows task. Build, record, schedule and compile macros.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:46:01 GMT
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Tv Player 029 (Freeware)
A online player who can play many tv and radio stations
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:42:02 GMT
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Weird Fractals Free Screensaver 1.0 (Freeware)
Look at your desktop and see the amazing weird fractals on it!
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:33:01 GMT
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In2Net 3.6 Beta 1 / 3.5 (Freeware)
Webpage browser that is easy to use, lightweight and ultra fast
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:30:01 GMT
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logQL 1.4 (Freeware)
Run SQL-like queries directly on files without any database.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:26:01 GMT
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Simple Doc Organizer Home Edition 1.7.20 (Trial)
A Document Management and Workflow Software for Organize and Archive Documents
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:18:01 GMT
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True Launch Bar 4.4.2 Beta / 4.4 (Trial)
A replacement for the standard Quick Launch Bar
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:16:01 GMT
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iFX HD Media Player 1.0.0.2 (Freeware)
A useful video player that supports high-definition files
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:10:01 GMT
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Convert Docx to Doc 2009.10.25 (Trial)
You can batch convert Word DOCX (Word 2007) to DOC (Word 1997-2003 Format)
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:05:01 GMT
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Escultor 2.0 (Freeware)
A lightweight 3D content creator
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:02:01 GMT
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MEDIA Revolution 2.8.8 (Trial)
A player for everything, a central administration of all the media files from your PC!
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:54:01 GMT
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iFX Vista Sound Creator 1.0.0.3 (Freeware)
Make your own sound scheme for Windows Vista
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:47:01 GMT
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Images Generator 9.07 (Trial)
This application is a very useful and powerful graphic editor utility
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:45:02 GMT
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Deluxe Menu 3.15.0.80 (Trial)
When you use this software, you will have no troubles in creating original attractive navigation menus for your website.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:41:02 GMT
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AOL Pagetest 2.0.0.217 (BSD License)
A handy application that will help you analyze web page performance.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:37:01 GMT
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Joyfax Server 4.65 Build 1102 (Trial)
Allows you directly to send and receive Fax in any computer.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:34:01 GMT
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FrostWire EZ Booster 1.3.6 (Ad-supported)
A highly structured utility that speeds up downloads.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:28:02 GMT
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OraCmd 2.3 Release 1 Build 52 (Trial)
A simple to use command line Oracle client software.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:23:02 GMT
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PORT 1.8.0.3 (Trial)
An easy to use remote desktop and video streaming application
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:17:01 GMT
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MP3 Tag Express 3.0 (Freeware)
Easily mass-edit tags for MP3 files. Rip and auto-tag music CDs to MP3 files
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:14:01 GMT
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x64 Components Addon 2.2.1 (Freeware)
Do you want to watch your favorite video in MediaCenter?
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:12:01 GMT
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FCleaner Portable 1.2.6.1102 (Freeware)
Portable Way To Clean And Optimize Windows
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:07:01 GMT
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iData 3.1.7
Freeform database application that lets you store text and graphics
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:14:01 GMT
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Typography Keyboard Layout 2.1.0
Enter characters usually unavailable on a keyboard with ease
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:08:01 GMT
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dylibbundler 0.3.1
Small Terminal tool for Mac OS X that eases bundling dynamic libraries (.dylib) inside app bundles
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:58:02 GMT
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PictureButton 1.2.0
A very efficient plug-in for REALbasic
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:52:01 GMT
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JImage Mosaic 0.2 Alpha
Free and open source image mosaic program for your Mac
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:40:01 GMT
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MacPilot 3.4.4
Application that helps you to easily enable hidden OS X features
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:29:01 GMT
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AppStore Sales 1.6.2
Easily monitor your AppStore purchases
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:28:06 GMT
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Vixy Converter 0.5.1 Beta
Download videos from a lot of video websites and convert the downloaded *.flv files from Flash to video formats
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:20:01 GMT
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DietController 1.40
Take control of your own diet by knowing the facts about what you eat and the exercise you do
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:03:01 GMT
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WeatherSnoop 1.4
Share your weather with the world
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:53:02 GMT
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Scenario Poker 3.0.6
Texas Hold' em dashboard widget.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:37:01 GMT
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Macvide iPod Converter 3.0
Easy to use video to iPod mp4 converter for Mac
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:30:01 GMT
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Captain MacLib 0.1
Free Quicklook plug-in for quickly previewing any library/executable, including architectures and dependencies
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:22:01 GMT
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MindNode Pro 1.4.2 Build 1214
A great mind mapping application
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:05:58 GMT
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Research Project Helper 0.9
Program built to hold the required research data
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:05:02 GMT
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MindNode 1.4.2 Build 1214
A very intuitive and easy to use mindmapping program that helps you organize your ideas
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:04:02 GMT
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Nu Lead Drive Icons
Dark themed and high quality drive icon collection for your Mac
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:56:03 GMT
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Solavant 2.6
Hard Solitaire game. No easy games, stacked shuffles, hints, cheats or hollow victories
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:44:01 GMT
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Flux 2.40
Easy to use application for the Mac that will help you design XHTML/CSS websites
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:40:34 GMT
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MoofMenu 1.8
Cleans up your dock by moving all items into a small system menu with hierarchical order
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:34:02 GMT
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L'Astrologue 6.7
Astrology natal charts forecast astrology
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:22:01 GMT
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The Lovely Bones
Leopard ready and high quality icon collection inspired by the Lovely Bones movie
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:04:01 GMT
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Sardak Explorer 0.2
Free and open source file explorer for your Mac
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:56:01 GMT
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Constellation 1.2.6
Space themed strategy board game
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:46:01 GMT
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Playground .07
A nice WebKit based internet browser.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:35:01 GMT
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Viewa 1.0
Free and open source Java application building framework
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:23:01 GMT
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Splendid City 6.7.3
Organize team sport or game events
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:08:02 GMT
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VelOCRaptor 1.1.234
Quickly convert printed type into text.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:05:38 GMT
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Dragon 2.0.2
A professional stop motion animation solution for your Mac.
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:04:16 GMT
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Stendhal 0.78
Fully fledged multiplayer online adventure game (MMORPG) developed using the Arianne game development system
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:01:18 GMT
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