- PSpad, Code Looks Natural — Have you ever tried editing any programming code in the Windows’ standard notepad program? Wasn’t that easy and fun? I bet it was NOT. Although Notepad is light and easy to use, you can hardly recognize your even own code in it: no syntax highlighting or line numbering, and some important characters may even fail to appear. Is there a way to edit a code block without having to run those heavy development…
- 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…
- HandyPassword 4.1.0, Enter Without Pain — Imagine you are registering with some website, like social network, or bank — whatever. It asks your name and age, it asks your gender and location, it asks your work and hobbies, it asks, asks, asks… The sad news is tomorrow you’ll register on another one, and you’ll need to answer a ton of the same questions again and again. The good news is you can get rid of chore by the automation. The…
- 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…
- Betty's Beer Bar, Try Those Pains And Joys — How does it feel to be a barman? It’s about working hard and doing your job fast. It’s about being under risks and uncertainties at all times: will this client pay? Will he leave tips? Won’t you be confused with all those actions required to be a good barman? But why good barmen love their work, even when working in awful, terrible places? — Because it’s about being smart, fast and…
- 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…
- LiveProject Free Project Viewer, Read and Share Project Files Naturally — Can you even imagine having to install a heavy-weight editor just to view documents created with it; say, Photoshop for viewing images or MS Word for reading rich-text formatted documents? Doubtful, to say the least. Such idea sounds like an absurd. So many viewers are out there; they are light, easy to install and operate, and are specifically made for viewing necessary files. Now, what if we need open something really…
- 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…
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