- Editor.NET 1.42, Edit Like Professional — One of the most common, «recursive» tasks for any programmer is a hand-made code editor. Sometimes, it is only a challenge for training skills and playing with components. Sometimes, it is an experimental or hobbyish attempt to Do Better (create an editor with features nobody else has invented). And in many cases self-made code editor is business necessity: when you really invent something great for existing…
- 3S Web Tools v2.5. Web Developer's Joy. — The website development is a strange thing. Unlike other programming and near-programming activities, webdev requires much more of good taste, common sense, and wish to «do well» rather than strong programming skills. And even when some (or more) of programming IS required, such tasks are rather routine and only require time and accuracy, not «fantasia». So, whenever somebody or something can relieve you from such kind…
- Flash Text Effects Components, Artistic Writing — Flash is most likely today’s most full-featured artistic canvas in the Internet. With Flash, your imagination has literally no boundaries despite of how abstract or specific your tasks are. Moreover, another good thing about Flash lies in its capability to tightly integrate your own artistic ideas with ones created by other recognized professionals. Flash Text Effects Components is a huge set of text appearance effects, which…
- InterBase/Firebird Development Studio 5.1.3. Database Designer. — There is an amazing integrated suite for working with Interbase and Firebird, obviously named InterBase/Firebird Development Studio. It is really brilliant in all of its aspects and components, but I want to speak about the «first between equals» — the Database Designer component. IB/FB Development Studio’s Database Designer is a many-sided crystal. It serves as: Full-fledged visual ER diagram…
- ProSaver Screensaver Manager 1.0.1, Screensavers as Art — Years ago, in the times of single-task OSes and old monitors, the «screen-saver» concept was introduced as a must (because if the same picture remained on the old screen for too long, the picture would physically damage the screen and create «burnt-out pixels» on it.) Years have passed, and modern monitors have almost no need for «saving the screen». Nevertheless, screensavers are still alive and are becoming some kind…
- SWF Toolbox 3.1.12, Obedient Flash — The Flash (SWF) and Flash Video (FLV) file formats are very common and useful on the Web. Their only drawback is their «thing in itself» nature: You hardly can change those files, extract their parts or convert them to other formats. You hardly can — unless you have SWF Toolbox! In this case, you can do virtually any conversion with Flash/Flash Video files. Here is an (incomplete) description of what SWF Toolbox allows…
- Aurora Web Editor 2.2, Site Editor with a Human Face — Nowadays, the term «website» is really diffused. Google «is a website»? Amazon «is a website»? A personal homepage of an Oxford professor or New-York worker «is a website»? Then, what does it mean «to create a web-site»? OK, let’s turn back from the philosophy to the practice. Suppose, you want to have a simple, few-page website…
- Fairy Christmas Day 3D Screensaver 1.0, Saving Screen, Saving Mood — Screen-savers became popular in the good old days when they addressed an important, even vital, problem of — you’ll laugh! — saving the screen. In those sad old days, CRT screens had to change their picture frequently enough to prevent pixel burnout. Those sad times are long gone, and nowadays screensavers are just an entertainment: when you aren’t using your computer, why should it look like a boring workplace…
- Flash2X Flash Hunter - just save a Flash movie you found on the web and enjoy it later — Today’s Internet is full of Flash movies of all sorts. A great part of them are useless ad banners, but it’s not at all uncommon to come across real masterpieces, as well as short movies, trailers, teasers and other kinds of content that you would gladly save on your hard drive and watch later. Unfortunately, most Flash players and movies are protected from being downloaded and saved…
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