- VBto 2.30, Visual Basic No More — For its time, Visual Basic 6 was an excellent tool. It was easy to learn, write and read, had reasonably good visual forms designer, allowed easy usage of ActiveX controls... Unfortunately, those times have gone. Now, there is .NET, there is VC++ MFC, there are other IDE with form designers, like Delphi. There is no place for good old VB6. Old projects are to be translated to new environments, but it is not an easy…
- 10 Applications MyDB 2.0, Data is Always With Me — Writable CD and DVD disks just couldn’t have become our main media. Several years later, a USB stick could. Now, willing always to be able to work with your data, you shouldn’t have these heavy and expensive notebooks or not-so-handy handhelds. You are just carrying around your data on a small memory stick and any computer on the way can suit you as a workplace. But in fact, it is not that easy…
- ChatterBlocker 1.1, Friendly Audio Space — If your main working tool is your own mind then concentration is your friend and noise is your enemy and the enemy of your concentration. Though the concept of «noise» is not that easy: quiet conversation of two colleagues is much more annoying than loud sounds of rain and thunder. So, when you have to work in not-so-quiet conditions (like working in a huge office with many different people with different…
- STAR Exam 1.2, Friendly and Playful Examiner — Presumably, the best type of teachers are those who know how to use games in their work. Of course, this doesn’t mean things like «when you are done with your homework, I will let you play football» — nothing like that. I’m talking about the cases where the entire process of studying something becomes a game, and the higher level you’ve completed successfully, the higher is the level of your…
- Manco .NET Licensing System - a 1-2-3 solution for product licensing and protection — When the last lines of your application and written and tested, one last step must be made to ensure a normal sales process — creation of the licensing scheme and the very mechanism that will allow you to offer different versions of the product and unlock the product for registered users. If your deadline is close and you haven’t figured out a way to quickly implement such a system, take a closer look…
- Rapid Gallery Creator - instant generation of SEO-friendly image galleries — When you accumulate a certain number of photos, you may want to share them with your friends, family and colleagues on the web. If you already have a website and prefer to complement it with custom galleries instead of using a third-party solution, you will definitely need a tool that will allow you to generate these galleries in a fast and efficient manner. That’s exactly what Rapid Gallery Creator was intended for…
- Magic Camera, Amaze Your Friends — They say, one picture tells a thousand of words. In video chats, the picture comes from a webcam hooked up to the computer. But where is one supposed to get the picture if the webcam is still in the store? If buying a new device is not an option at the moment, give a try to Magic Camera. The software adds a virtual camera to your Windows system and allows using it the way…
- @SwIt Printfil: Console Applications Make Friends with Windows Printers — There is not much in common between DOS and USB — one knows nothing about the other. So, if you use those good old DOS programs, and you happen to print from of them on a matrix printer — make sure your technicians don’t «evacuate» that noisy box during an upgrade; or else the printing may become a major challenge; at least, until you get the Printfil utility. It adds just…
- 3D Button Visual Editor - create awesome-looking 3D buttons for your site in seconds! — Clear, unambiguous and intuitive navigation is one of the key elements of a high-quality website. No matter if you are developing a brand new site or redesigning an existing one, you must take navigation seriously. If, however, you feel much more confident coding than creating your site graphics, there seems to be only two options: either outsource this part of the work or learn to use professional graphic editors, such…
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