- EymBarcodeReader.ocx Decode Bar Code — Barcodes (the approach to encoding data in black-and-white bars) are widely used since their invention in the middle of the XXth century. They have proven themselves to be a universal and reliable mean in cases when a small amount of uniform significant data is to be associated with multiple things and then processed automatically. Though in last years the usage of barcodes has gradually yielded to distant…
- Country Codes 2.7, Data at Fingertips — In today’s vague times of «common» unlimited broadband Internet connection (which is not so common, really) and «modern cool» web-services it is thought that one doesn’t have to store on one’s computer information one can find on web. People with such thoughts typically don’t take into account the amount of time they waste when to find a byte of frequently-used data…
- 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…
- VirtFire 1.2, Read åhe Flame — VirtFire is a little, pretty decoration feature suitable for almost any website. It looks like a black nightly rectangle with a burning fire in its bottom part, and a single text string rising from the flame and floating through the rectangle in a variety of styles. VirtFire is a Java applet, but you don’t need to know Java or HTML to integrate it in your own website, for VirtFire comes with…
- SuperEncryptor, Can You Read What It Says? — Just imagine, you bring something «very important» on a flash disk, hook it up to your computer and move the secret files (of any type or size) to a secret folder on your PC and then encrypt and lock it up with a password and go home in peace. While you’re sleeping, someone gets in your office and strives to pick the password and unlock the secret folder; they are almost there…
- Beyond Remote Support, Focus on Problem, Not on Getting to It — Solving a tricky problem on a remote box is often not as hard as getting to that problem. Helping a newbie to obtain, install and run a remote assistance program sometimes may be harder than resolving the original problem. A remote assistance application has got to be something really easy, not harder than making just a few mouse clicks. This idea was picked up by Data Apples Corp., and they came up with…
- Instant Housecall, Support 'em All! — If your work is about providing support to users of some computer system (for example, you sell the system or sell consulting services, etc.), you can think of it as of almost unsolvable problem. Typical users have an extremely wide range of qualifications and experience, so your recommendations (provided through email, phone or some messaging service) can be easily misunderstood, ignored, forgotten and…
- VRMars-Spirit - The Red Planet Mars 3D — People have looked at Mars for millennia and were so captivated by its red shimmer that even deified it in a number of cultures. Today, when the planets of the Solar system are closer than ever, we know a whole lot about them. Unfortunately, despite the constantly advancing space technology, we still cannot buy a trip to Mars to look at its reddish planes with our own eyes. However, if Mars is always…
- Catfood Desktate – a whole planet in front of your eyes! — Although more and more companies these days are gladly reporting the soon-to-be-expected advent of cheap space flights, their boarding fees make you think of waiting for another 30 years for a real price drop. If your desire to see the face of the planet is burning hot, but a boarding pass for SpaceShipTwo is still a dream, try Catfood Desktate! This great simulator will show you our blue planet in all of its beauty —…
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