- Mail Tracker 1.0, A Little Goodie — I want to show a completely new genre of software. «Traditional» software looks like «I have started the program and I?m working inside it». But, Mail Tracker is a representative of another style. For example, «I have started the program and my everyday life became easier and more pleasant». OK, where is the magic? Software like MailTracker is designed to help other programs to be more…
- TimeGuard Pro, Time Tracking for the Real Work — Work time tracking software isn’t something exclusive. But anyone who has tried using any program of such kind knows a number of nuances involved in this process. The «naïve» programs asking you to «write here, what and when you’ve done» just don’t work. What DOES work? I’ll show you with TimeGuard Pro. TimeGuard Pro stands out for being brief and non-obtrusive when it’s vital for the normal…
- CmVodbx32, DBF’s Coming Back — Choosing a database for your Web project? Huge, slow and expensive SQL databases have occupied just about all spots of the Internet. But are they the only option? Why not take a look back, at the good old DBF format, known since long ago for its light weight and low maintenance demands along with cutting-edge performance? The only concern you might have is how you’re going to connect it to your application in the world where just about…
- MyCar-Monitor 3.4, Keep Track, Keep Eye! — There is a common opinion about modern cars that they require almost no maintenance. You just drive them; when the fuel is out, you buy it, when a trouble strikes — you buy the service. That’s only part of the truth. The other part is: yeah, you can avoid thinking about your car, but if you do, the condition of your car and the length of its life would be much better, and amount of money your car…
- Dis# 3.1.1, Back To Sources — The great feature of bytecode-based languages, and, namely, .NET assemblies, is a possibility to «return to source code» at any time. Assembly decompilation is a great tool to understand «how something works», either some general algorithms and data structures, or internal logics of some software or components. Unfortunately, simple decompilation tools give a very poor result which is hard to read…
- RIP: Strike Back, Christmas Under Attack — It’s hard to imagine a battle while keeping thoughts on Christmas scenes. Christmas, as we know it, is about peace, love, unity, and synonyms of such. But it doesn’t make everyone happy when everything just goes good, and those envious folks bear cruel plans on taking your joy away from you and then ruling over you in the new world of darkness and evil. When dark times approach us, and the values that…
- Lode Runner, Back to ZX Games — If your teen age happened to fall in the era of ZX Spectrum, you’ll recall it with nostalgic tears. (That time is finally back!) If during your school age you spent time at a PC-compatible box, you’ll love it the moment you give it a try. Violence-free, suitable for all ages, action games that suck you in the play atmosphere. The idea is plain enough, and that makes the game really playful. With…
- n-Track Studio: Music Authoring For Everyone — Creating music is no longer a privilege of the «chosen». Music composition neither requires access to expensive studios, nor does it demand advanced sound processing equipment or other high-tech gadgets costing a fortune. In the era of technology, you can create high-class compositions right at your home, with your good old PC; just install and get along with n-Track Studio, a PC-based audio recording and editing…
- Konst Pinger: Are They Online? — Or, «Who are they?», «Where are they at?», and «How do you connect to them?» — When it comes to investigating a certain network address, you’ll want to find out everything about that host. With Konst Pinger — a multi-purpose network utility — you will be able to get all that and even more. The application can ping, trace-route hosts and retrieve the hosts? Whois…
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