a vodka drinking competition in Russia - no way...
“Russia is traditionally an alcohol-hardened nation,” deputy prosecutor general Sergei Lubenets told a press conference in Volgodonsk, “but even by our standards, this competition was deeply irresponsible. So far there’s been one death, four others are fighting for their lives in the local hospital, and a dozen other contestants only survived because they were rushed to a clinic for an emergency stomach pump. Yet so far we’re at a complete loss to find any criminal charge that we can bring against the organisers.”
Lubenets was speaking after a vodka-drinking marathon contest in southern Russia had resulted in an epidemic of alcohol poisoning, and at least one fatality. “About fifty people took part in the event at a local food and drink shop. Each contestant was given a bucket of vodka, filled to the brim, and a half-litre glass, and told to drink an entire glassful each time a bell was sounded. By the fifth round, most of the participants had fallen over and were unconscious, but Alexander Nakonechny kept on refilling and draining his glass, and threw up his hands in celebration when he was declared the winner. The prize was ten bottles of vodka, but after taking a celebratory swig from the first bottle, he shouted out ‘I have shat myself’ and dropped dead on the spot.
“Over 40,000 Russians die each year from alcohol poisoning, and the last thing our society needs is competitions that encourage more of this ridiculous drinking. If we can find grounds to charge the organisers, then we’ll prosecute them, but let’s face it. If people are reckless enough to enter a contest than involves drinking themselves to death, it’s hard to blame anyone else for their stupidity.” (Baltic Times, 27/11/03. Spotter: Mike Edmeades)Private Eye ::Funny Old World
Saturday, January 31, 2004
I used to work with Maurice at Avid, and it is interesting to see what they are doing with smoke and fire- still jolly expensive though...I bet that will change soon!!Digital Producer
Tuesday, January 27, 2004
The Register: "I suppose there's a fair chance your 'lost my job to India' t-shirts are made in India :-)
Sorry, Harry, but you're way off the mark. In fact, all of our t-shirts are made in Indonesia by eight-year-old children working 27-hour days for a mere $10 per week. It's not much, but it's all they can afford, as the old joke goes. Boom boom!
Upon arrival in the UK, our printers - highly-skilled Albanian gypsies on day release from the local immigration centre - lovingly handpaint each and every shirt using a single badger bristle. A single garment can take up to eleven months to complete, and our enthusiastic artists welcome the tin of powdered milk they receive for every 100 shirts successfully bagged and boxed.
Finally, crates packed to bursting with top-quality apparel are carried across country by unemployed, barefoot Liverpudlians who work for no more than a can of strong lager, a packet of fags and a Lotto scratchcard a day.
Which is why we can offer you our shirts at an unbeatable �14.99 rather than the �437 they would cost were they manufactured in the UK by British workers. You see, if you add up the cost of premises, wages, benefits, taxes, etc, etc, you will see that is is simply not economically viable to keep these jobs in the UK. Nothing to do with profit. No, really. �"
Sorry, Harry, but you're way off the mark. In fact, all of our t-shirts are made in Indonesia by eight-year-old children working 27-hour days for a mere $10 per week. It's not much, but it's all they can afford, as the old joke goes. Boom boom!
Upon arrival in the UK, our printers - highly-skilled Albanian gypsies on day release from the local immigration centre - lovingly handpaint each and every shirt using a single badger bristle. A single garment can take up to eleven months to complete, and our enthusiastic artists welcome the tin of powdered milk they receive for every 100 shirts successfully bagged and boxed.
Finally, crates packed to bursting with top-quality apparel are carried across country by unemployed, barefoot Liverpudlians who work for no more than a can of strong lager, a packet of fags and a Lotto scratchcard a day.
Which is why we can offer you our shirts at an unbeatable �14.99 rather than the �437 they would cost were they manufactured in the UK by British workers. You see, if you add up the cost of premises, wages, benefits, taxes, etc, etc, you will see that is is simply not economically viable to keep these jobs in the UK. Nothing to do with profit. No, really. �"
I LOVE BYTE! I was introduced to it by Nick and james years ago and it still lives
this is from their new products section...
Nimble V5 from Nimble Microsystems is a "Personal Communicator and Computer" combining a fully-functional X86-based computer in a wrapper about the size of a hardback book and consuming less than 15W of power, with speaker, microphone and echo-free technology all built in. The Nimble V5, which runs on Windows XP, can be used as a personal computer, a standalone video conferencing device or an Internet sharing hub. The FrogPad single-handed keyboard (from FrogPad, Inc.) is bundled with the Nimble V5.
Nimble Microsystems, Inc.
678 Mass Ave, Suite 701
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-868-9300
http://www.nimblemicro.com/
IDEATIVE, Inc. has announced of FlexUSB Cable, the second product in its FlexConnex family of flexible products. FlexUSB Cable is a small-profile USB cable with a flexible connector. Its fully adjustable design allows for cable direction to be set and locked in all four directions, without the long "loop-around" required by other cables. Like the original FlexUSB adapter, FlexUSB Cable is designed to work with both Windows and Macintosh computers, and all USB devices. It is USB 2.0 Certified. FlexUSB Cable is available on IDEATIVE's website in Standard, Mini, and USB Extension cables.
IDEATIVE, Inc.
1846 Rosemeade Pkwy, Ste 144
Carrollton, TX 75007
972-395-9600
http://www.ideativeinc.com/
iBIZ Technology's Virtual Keyboard uses laser and infrared technology to projects a full-size keyboard onto any flat surface. As you type on the laser projection, it analyzes what you're typing by the coordinates of that location. The projector weighs two ounces and is the size of a disposable cigarette lighter with no mechanical parts. The device includes a self-contained, rechargeable lithium ion battery providing an internal power supply of three to four hours. Compatible with PCs and laptops, it runs on Windows 98/2000/XP, and most PDAs using the Palm or Pocket PC operating systems.
iBIZ Technology
2238 W. Lone Cactus Dr.
Phoenix, AZ 85027
http://www.ibizpda.com/
The Low Boy is a new computer rolling stand from Proline Distribution, designed for computer users that frequently open their tower computers to change cables, replace cards, add memory or add drives. One foot tall, the Low Bow fits either on the desk or on the floor. The stand is made in the U.S.A. from heavy duty steel with a scratch-resistant powder coating. The design includes white Delrin wheels, anodized aluminum handle and fenders, a locking foot brake and a built-in cable puller/organizer (so your cables move with your computer).
Proline Distribution, Inc.
1925 East Francisco Blvd., Ste 18
San Rafael, CA 94901
415-459-6200
http://www.proline.com/
Griffin Technology has released SightLight, a FireWire-based light made exclusively for Apple Computer's iSight Web Camera. The SightLight slips directly onto the front of the iSight, and SightLight's Fresnel-based lens casts a direct but diffused light only to the subject directly in front of the camera, improving skin tone coloration and evening out shadows caused by inconsistent directional room lighting. Settings include On, Off and an Auto light mode, which senses the amount of ambient light and adjusts SightLight's output accordingly.
Griffin Technology
1619C Elm Hill Pike
Nashville, TN 37210
615-399-7000
http://www.griffintechnology.com/
The Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP), a not-for-profit association of independent software developers, marketers and vendors promoting the try-before-you-buy method of software distribution, has recently launched a software download site at http://downloads.asp-shareware.com/. This site lists software from developer members of the ASP in categories such as business applications, educational software, multimedia programs, Internet and computer utilities, and games. The ASP has over 1,000 members.
ASP President's Office
P.O. Box 2209
Dublin, CA 94568
925-828-5892
http://asp-shareware.com/
The latest version of the dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine (in Windows, .NET and Linux versions) lets developers add dtSearch's searching and built-in file format support to Web-based and other applications. The dtSearch Engine supports SQL, Delphi, Java, C++, C++.NET, C#, VB.NET, and ASP.NET. The new version adds a Language Analyzer API for integrating third-party morphological analyzers and dictionary-based word breakers into the dtSearch Engine indexing process.
dtSearch Corp.
6852 Tulip Hill Terrace
Bethesda, MD 20816
301-263-0731
http://www.dtsearch.com/
XStandard, a WYSIWYG editor designed to generate clean XHTML 1.1 code, is an ActiveX plug-in that integrates into browser or Windows-based content management systems. Once integrated, it creates a WYSIWYG editing area used by business authors to manage rich content in any language. The new version of XStandard (Version 1.2) includes a spell checker, support for more CSS properties and XHTML tags, a customizable tool bar and a choice of 6 product interface languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese and Dutch).
Belus Technology
PO Box 38183
550 Eglinton West
Toronto, Ontario
M5N 3A9
Canada
http://xstandard.com/
ReaConverter Pro can convert virtually any picture (including EPS, multi page PDF, TIF and GIF—the software supports 340 different image formats) to a JPG, GIF, BMP, PBM, PGM, PNG, PPM, TGA, or TIF file. ReaConverter Pro comes with a batch image editor, offering image resizing, rotating and mirroring, as well as options to change color and dpi resolution, brightness, contrast, and gamma settings. Special effects can be applied to the processed images, including sharpening, detailing, smoothing, and blurring, as well as applying contour, transparency, watermarks and borders effects. Version 3.2 adds the "Copy ITCP information from original file" and "Copy alpha channel from original file (for PNG and GIF files)" features.
ReaSoft.com
102-15 62 Avenue 2 floor
Forest Hills, NY 11375
http://www.reasoft.com/
Acronis True Image Server 7.0 allows systems administrators and network managers to create the exact disk image of live servers for complete backup. New features include the ability to image live server operating systems, support for incremental backups, scheduling, dynamic disks, tape drives, and image verification. In addition to its disk imaging capabilities, Acronis True Image Server now incorporates all of the features required to clone and upgrade server disk drive.
Acronis Inc.
395 Oyster Point Blvd. Suite 213
South San Francisco, CA 94080
http://www.acronis.com/
BYTE.com
this is from their new products section...
Nimble V5 from Nimble Microsystems is a "Personal Communicator and Computer" combining a fully-functional X86-based computer in a wrapper about the size of a hardback book and consuming less than 15W of power, with speaker, microphone and echo-free technology all built in. The Nimble V5, which runs on Windows XP, can be used as a personal computer, a standalone video conferencing device or an Internet sharing hub. The FrogPad single-handed keyboard (from FrogPad, Inc.) is bundled with the Nimble V5.
Nimble Microsystems, Inc.
678 Mass Ave, Suite 701
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-868-9300
http://www.nimblemicro.com/
IDEATIVE, Inc. has announced of FlexUSB Cable, the second product in its FlexConnex family of flexible products. FlexUSB Cable is a small-profile USB cable with a flexible connector. Its fully adjustable design allows for cable direction to be set and locked in all four directions, without the long "loop-around" required by other cables. Like the original FlexUSB adapter, FlexUSB Cable is designed to work with both Windows and Macintosh computers, and all USB devices. It is USB 2.0 Certified. FlexUSB Cable is available on IDEATIVE's website in Standard, Mini, and USB Extension cables.
IDEATIVE, Inc.
1846 Rosemeade Pkwy, Ste 144
Carrollton, TX 75007
972-395-9600
http://www.ideativeinc.com/
iBIZ Technology's Virtual Keyboard uses laser and infrared technology to projects a full-size keyboard onto any flat surface. As you type on the laser projection, it analyzes what you're typing by the coordinates of that location. The projector weighs two ounces and is the size of a disposable cigarette lighter with no mechanical parts. The device includes a self-contained, rechargeable lithium ion battery providing an internal power supply of three to four hours. Compatible with PCs and laptops, it runs on Windows 98/2000/XP, and most PDAs using the Palm or Pocket PC operating systems.
iBIZ Technology
2238 W. Lone Cactus Dr.
Phoenix, AZ 85027
http://www.ibizpda.com/
The Low Boy is a new computer rolling stand from Proline Distribution, designed for computer users that frequently open their tower computers to change cables, replace cards, add memory or add drives. One foot tall, the Low Bow fits either on the desk or on the floor. The stand is made in the U.S.A. from heavy duty steel with a scratch-resistant powder coating. The design includes white Delrin wheels, anodized aluminum handle and fenders, a locking foot brake and a built-in cable puller/organizer (so your cables move with your computer).
Proline Distribution, Inc.
1925 East Francisco Blvd., Ste 18
San Rafael, CA 94901
415-459-6200
http://www.proline.com/
Griffin Technology has released SightLight, a FireWire-based light made exclusively for Apple Computer's iSight Web Camera. The SightLight slips directly onto the front of the iSight, and SightLight's Fresnel-based lens casts a direct but diffused light only to the subject directly in front of the camera, improving skin tone coloration and evening out shadows caused by inconsistent directional room lighting. Settings include On, Off and an Auto light mode, which senses the amount of ambient light and adjusts SightLight's output accordingly.
Griffin Technology
1619C Elm Hill Pike
Nashville, TN 37210
615-399-7000
http://www.griffintechnology.com/
The Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP), a not-for-profit association of independent software developers, marketers and vendors promoting the try-before-you-buy method of software distribution, has recently launched a software download site at http://downloads.asp-shareware.com/. This site lists software from developer members of the ASP in categories such as business applications, educational software, multimedia programs, Internet and computer utilities, and games. The ASP has over 1,000 members.
ASP President's Office
P.O. Box 2209
Dublin, CA 94568
925-828-5892
http://asp-shareware.com/
The latest version of the dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine (in Windows, .NET and Linux versions) lets developers add dtSearch's searching and built-in file format support to Web-based and other applications. The dtSearch Engine supports SQL, Delphi, Java, C++, C++.NET, C#, VB.NET, and ASP.NET. The new version adds a Language Analyzer API for integrating third-party morphological analyzers and dictionary-based word breakers into the dtSearch Engine indexing process.
dtSearch Corp.
6852 Tulip Hill Terrace
Bethesda, MD 20816
301-263-0731
http://www.dtsearch.com/
XStandard, a WYSIWYG editor designed to generate clean XHTML 1.1 code, is an ActiveX plug-in that integrates into browser or Windows-based content management systems. Once integrated, it creates a WYSIWYG editing area used by business authors to manage rich content in any language. The new version of XStandard (Version 1.2) includes a spell checker, support for more CSS properties and XHTML tags, a customizable tool bar and a choice of 6 product interface languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese and Dutch).
Belus Technology
PO Box 38183
550 Eglinton West
Toronto, Ontario
M5N 3A9
Canada
http://xstandard.com/
ReaConverter Pro can convert virtually any picture (including EPS, multi page PDF, TIF and GIF—the software supports 340 different image formats) to a JPG, GIF, BMP, PBM, PGM, PNG, PPM, TGA, or TIF file. ReaConverter Pro comes with a batch image editor, offering image resizing, rotating and mirroring, as well as options to change color and dpi resolution, brightness, contrast, and gamma settings. Special effects can be applied to the processed images, including sharpening, detailing, smoothing, and blurring, as well as applying contour, transparency, watermarks and borders effects. Version 3.2 adds the "Copy ITCP information from original file" and "Copy alpha channel from original file (for PNG and GIF files)" features.
ReaSoft.com
102-15 62 Avenue 2 floor
Forest Hills, NY 11375
http://www.reasoft.com/
Acronis True Image Server 7.0 allows systems administrators and network managers to create the exact disk image of live servers for complete backup. New features include the ability to image live server operating systems, support for incremental backups, scheduling, dynamic disks, tape drives, and image verification. In addition to its disk imaging capabilities, Acronis True Image Server now incorporates all of the features required to clone and upgrade server disk drive.
Acronis Inc.
395 Oyster Point Blvd. Suite 213
South San Francisco, CA 94080
http://www.acronis.com/
BYTE.com
I love byte - This was the new podlist for Jan - some interesting stuff there New Products for January
By BYTE.com Editors
January 26, 2004
Nimble V5 from Nimble Microsystems is a "Personal Communicator and Computer" combining a fully-functional X86-based computer in a wrapper about the size of a hardback book and consuming less than 15W of power, with speaker, microphone and echo-free technology all built in. The Nimble V5, which runs on Windows XP, can be used as a personal computer, a standalone video conferencing device or an Internet sharing hub. The FrogPad single-handed keyboard (from FrogPad, Inc.) is bundled with the Nimble V5.
Nimble Microsystems, Inc.
678 Mass Ave, Suite 701
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-868-9300
http://www.nimblemicro.com/
IDEATIVE, Inc. has announced of FlexUSB Cable, the second product in its FlexConnex family of flexible products. FlexUSB Cable is a small-profile USB cable with a flexible connector. Its fully adjustable design allows for cable direction to be set and locked in all four directions, without the long "loop-around" required by other cables. Like the original FlexUSB adapter, FlexUSB Cable is designed to work with both Windows and Macintosh computers, and all USB devices. It is USB 2.0 Certified. FlexUSB Cable is available on IDEATIVE's website in Standard, Mini, and USB Extension cables.
IDEATIVE, Inc.
1846 Rosemeade Pkwy, Ste 144
Carrollton, TX 75007
972-395-9600
http://www.ideativeinc.com/
iBIZ Technology's Virtual Keyboard uses laser and infrared technology to projects a full-size keyboard onto any flat surface. As you type on the laser projection, it analyzes what you're typing by the coordinates of that location. The projector weighs two ounces and is the size of a disposable cigarette lighter with no mechanical parts. The device includes a self-contained, rechargeable lithium ion battery providing an internal power supply of three to four hours. Compatible with PCs and laptops, it runs on Windows 98/2000/XP, and most PDAs using the Palm or Pocket PC operating systems.
iBIZ Technology
2238 W. Lone Cactus Dr.
Phoenix, AZ 85027
http://www.ibizpda.com/
The Low Boy is a new computer rolling stand from Proline Distribution, designed for computer users that frequently open their tower computers to change cables, replace cards, add memory or add drives. One foot tall, the Low Bow fits either on the desk or on the floor. The stand is made in the U.S.A. from heavy duty steel with a scratch-resistant powder coating. The design includes white Delrin wheels, anodized aluminum handle and fenders, a locking foot brake and a built-in cable puller/organizer (so your cables move with your computer).
Proline Distribution, Inc.
1925 East Francisco Blvd., Ste 18
San Rafael, CA 94901
415-459-6200
http://www.proline.com/
Griffin Technology has released SightLight, a FireWire-based light made exclusively for Apple Computer's iSight Web Camera. The SightLight slips directly onto the front of the iSight, and SightLight's Fresnel-based lens casts a direct but diffused light only to the subject directly in front of the camera, improving skin tone coloration and evening out shadows caused by inconsistent directional room lighting. Settings include On, Off and an Auto light mode, which senses the amount of ambient light and adjusts SightLight's output accordingly.
Griffin Technology
1619C Elm Hill Pike
Nashville, TN 37210
615-399-7000
http://www.griffintechnology.com/
The Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP), a not-for-profit association of independent software developers, marketers and vendors promoting the try-before-you-buy method of software distribution, has recently launched a software download site at http://downloads.asp-shareware.com/. This site lists software from developer members of the ASP in categories such as business applications, educational software, multimedia programs, Internet and computer utilities, and games. The ASP has over 1,000 members.
ASP President's Office
P.O. Box 2209
Dublin, CA 94568
925-828-5892
http://asp-shareware.com/
The latest version of the dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine (in Windows, .NET and Linux versions) lets developers add dtSearch's searching and built-in file format support to Web-based and other applications. The dtSearch Engine supports SQL, Delphi, Java, C++, C++.NET, C#, VB.NET, and ASP.NET. The new version adds a Language Analyzer API for integrating third-party morphological analyzers and dictionary-based word breakers into the dtSearch Engine indexing process.
dtSearch Corp.
6852 Tulip Hill Terrace
Bethesda, MD 20816
301-263-0731
http://www.dtsearch.com/
XStandard, a WYSIWYG editor designed to generate clean XHTML 1.1 code, is an ActiveX plug-in that integrates into browser or Windows-based content management systems. Once integrated, it creates a WYSIWYG editing area used by business authors to manage rich content in any language. The new version of XStandard (Version 1.2) includes a spell checker, support for more CSS properties and XHTML tags, a customizable tool bar and a choice of 6 product interface languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese and Dutch).
Belus Technology
PO Box 38183
550 Eglinton West
Toronto, Ontario
M5N 3A9
Canada
http://xstandard.com/
ReaConverter Pro can convert virtually any picture (including EPS, multi page PDF, TIF and GIF—the software supports 340 different image formats) to a JPG, GIF, BMP, PBM, PGM, PNG, PPM, TGA, or TIF file. ReaConverter Pro comes with a batch image editor, offering image resizing, rotating and mirroring, as well as options to change color and dpi resolution, brightness, contrast, and gamma settings. Special effects can be applied to the processed images, including sharpening, detailing, smoothing, and blurring, as well as applying contour, transparency, watermarks and borders effects. Version 3.2 adds the "Copy ITCP information from original file" and "Copy alpha channel from original file (for PNG and GIF files)" features.
ReaSoft.com
102-15 62 Avenue 2 floor
Forest Hills, NY 11375
http://www.reasoft.com/
Acronis True Image Server 7.0 allows systems administrators and network managers to create the exact disk image of live servers for complete backup. New features include the ability to image live server operating systems, support for incremental backups, scheduling, dynamic disks, tape drives, and image verification. In addition to its disk imaging capabilities, Acronis True Image Server now incorporates all of the features required to clone and upgrade server disk drive.
Acronis Inc.
395 Oyster Point Blvd. Suite 213
South San Francisco, CA 94080
http://www.acronis.com/
href="http://www.byte.com/
By BYTE.com Editors
January 26, 2004
Nimble V5 from Nimble Microsystems is a "Personal Communicator and Computer" combining a fully-functional X86-based computer in a wrapper about the size of a hardback book and consuming less than 15W of power, with speaker, microphone and echo-free technology all built in. The Nimble V5, which runs on Windows XP, can be used as a personal computer, a standalone video conferencing device or an Internet sharing hub. The FrogPad single-handed keyboard (from FrogPad, Inc.) is bundled with the Nimble V5.
Nimble Microsystems, Inc.
678 Mass Ave, Suite 701
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-868-9300
http://www.nimblemicro.com/
IDEATIVE, Inc. has announced of FlexUSB Cable, the second product in its FlexConnex family of flexible products. FlexUSB Cable is a small-profile USB cable with a flexible connector. Its fully adjustable design allows for cable direction to be set and locked in all four directions, without the long "loop-around" required by other cables. Like the original FlexUSB adapter, FlexUSB Cable is designed to work with both Windows and Macintosh computers, and all USB devices. It is USB 2.0 Certified. FlexUSB Cable is available on IDEATIVE's website in Standard, Mini, and USB Extension cables.
IDEATIVE, Inc.
1846 Rosemeade Pkwy, Ste 144
Carrollton, TX 75007
972-395-9600
http://www.ideativeinc.com/
iBIZ Technology's Virtual Keyboard uses laser and infrared technology to projects a full-size keyboard onto any flat surface. As you type on the laser projection, it analyzes what you're typing by the coordinates of that location. The projector weighs two ounces and is the size of a disposable cigarette lighter with no mechanical parts. The device includes a self-contained, rechargeable lithium ion battery providing an internal power supply of three to four hours. Compatible with PCs and laptops, it runs on Windows 98/2000/XP, and most PDAs using the Palm or Pocket PC operating systems.
iBIZ Technology
2238 W. Lone Cactus Dr.
Phoenix, AZ 85027
http://www.ibizpda.com/
The Low Boy is a new computer rolling stand from Proline Distribution, designed for computer users that frequently open their tower computers to change cables, replace cards, add memory or add drives. One foot tall, the Low Bow fits either on the desk or on the floor. The stand is made in the U.S.A. from heavy duty steel with a scratch-resistant powder coating. The design includes white Delrin wheels, anodized aluminum handle and fenders, a locking foot brake and a built-in cable puller/organizer (so your cables move with your computer).
Proline Distribution, Inc.
1925 East Francisco Blvd., Ste 18
San Rafael, CA 94901
415-459-6200
http://www.proline.com/
Griffin Technology has released SightLight, a FireWire-based light made exclusively for Apple Computer's iSight Web Camera. The SightLight slips directly onto the front of the iSight, and SightLight's Fresnel-based lens casts a direct but diffused light only to the subject directly in front of the camera, improving skin tone coloration and evening out shadows caused by inconsistent directional room lighting. Settings include On, Off and an Auto light mode, which senses the amount of ambient light and adjusts SightLight's output accordingly.
Griffin Technology
1619C Elm Hill Pike
Nashville, TN 37210
615-399-7000
http://www.griffintechnology.com/
The Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP), a not-for-profit association of independent software developers, marketers and vendors promoting the try-before-you-buy method of software distribution, has recently launched a software download site at http://downloads.asp-shareware.com/. This site lists software from developer members of the ASP in categories such as business applications, educational software, multimedia programs, Internet and computer utilities, and games. The ASP has over 1,000 members.
ASP President's Office
P.O. Box 2209
Dublin, CA 94568
925-828-5892
http://asp-shareware.com/
The latest version of the dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine (in Windows, .NET and Linux versions) lets developers add dtSearch's searching and built-in file format support to Web-based and other applications. The dtSearch Engine supports SQL, Delphi, Java, C++, C++.NET, C#, VB.NET, and ASP.NET. The new version adds a Language Analyzer API for integrating third-party morphological analyzers and dictionary-based word breakers into the dtSearch Engine indexing process.
dtSearch Corp.
6852 Tulip Hill Terrace
Bethesda, MD 20816
301-263-0731
http://www.dtsearch.com/
XStandard, a WYSIWYG editor designed to generate clean XHTML 1.1 code, is an ActiveX plug-in that integrates into browser or Windows-based content management systems. Once integrated, it creates a WYSIWYG editing area used by business authors to manage rich content in any language. The new version of XStandard (Version 1.2) includes a spell checker, support for more CSS properties and XHTML tags, a customizable tool bar and a choice of 6 product interface languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese and Dutch).
Belus Technology
PO Box 38183
550 Eglinton West
Toronto, Ontario
M5N 3A9
Canada
http://xstandard.com/
ReaConverter Pro can convert virtually any picture (including EPS, multi page PDF, TIF and GIF—the software supports 340 different image formats) to a JPG, GIF, BMP, PBM, PGM, PNG, PPM, TGA, or TIF file. ReaConverter Pro comes with a batch image editor, offering image resizing, rotating and mirroring, as well as options to change color and dpi resolution, brightness, contrast, and gamma settings. Special effects can be applied to the processed images, including sharpening, detailing, smoothing, and blurring, as well as applying contour, transparency, watermarks and borders effects. Version 3.2 adds the "Copy ITCP information from original file" and "Copy alpha channel from original file (for PNG and GIF files)" features.
ReaSoft.com
102-15 62 Avenue 2 floor
Forest Hills, NY 11375
http://www.reasoft.com/
Acronis True Image Server 7.0 allows systems administrators and network managers to create the exact disk image of live servers for complete backup. New features include the ability to image live server operating systems, support for incremental backups, scheduling, dynamic disks, tape drives, and image verification. In addition to its disk imaging capabilities, Acronis True Image Server now incorporates all of the features required to clone and upgrade server disk drive.
Acronis Inc.
395 Oyster Point Blvd. Suite 213
South San Francisco, CA 94080
http://www.acronis.com/
href="http://www.byte.com/
Monday, January 26, 2004
My family home page goes live- hosted at home. Don't complain about the speed - it's a 233Mhz creaking away under the table on a contended broadband connection- also mall the links are failing - this is to be fixed this week...main page test
Thursday, January 15, 2004
if you are not a DHTML guru then this is a the place to go- I have always loved the products from xara - I started out with 3D a couple of years ago and no am playing with screnbuilder and menumaker - I must for those short on time- just please spare the cheese with some of those templates...Dynamic menus with Menu Maker
Sunday, January 11, 2004
Sometimes as you wend your way down the digital road you forget the basics - this is one of them that I rediscovered yesterday. What is Bokeh? � 2003 KenRockwell.com
Saturday, January 10, 2004
Well it's over, and Claire won. For us it has been quite an Experience. A hardware failure stretched nerves, but the right precautions were taken in the first instance and it came good. A friend and collegue James Clarke wrote the logging and video encoding infrastructure that allowed the team to create stories from the raw video that was flowing into the gallery from multiple cams on set...we will have more in a few days...Shattered
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
Ahh well 20 years later and how things have changed. Well some things anyway. At the Macworld 2004 expo Steve Jobs donned the old black polo-neck and jeans and wowed the religious mac faithful with a mix of design elegance (IPod Mini) very very cool software (GarageBand) and a suite of iLife '04 tools for 49 dollars. (or free with every new quack)
The iPod Mini was the darling of the show with a 4GB device going for about 250 dollars US. Garageband , an app like Acid, but with the ability to live record instruments, shipping with a thousand loops etc was awesome too. and the news that Apple is seriously going after the high end flash mp3 player market.
If I had the money I would get an iPod Mini now. Although they will only be available here in a couple of months.
Apple also lost no time exulting the beauty of quicktime streaming technology as singlehandedly enabling another webstreaming record but alas the quality was v.poor and I was not impressed at all - quicktime still walks in windowsmedia9's shadow.
Their press release below about this was the first thing out after the keynote followed by the usual gush about it being "the microsoft office for the rest of your life"
Gates must wish he was this cool (even though he is way cooler;-)
Apple Delivers Record-Breaking Webcast of Macworld Keynote
The iPod Mini was the darling of the show with a 4GB device going for about 250 dollars US. Garageband , an app like Acid, but with the ability to live record instruments, shipping with a thousand loops etc was awesome too. and the news that Apple is seriously going after the high end flash mp3 player market.
If I had the money I would get an iPod Mini now. Although they will only be available here in a couple of months.
Apple also lost no time exulting the beauty of quicktime streaming technology as singlehandedly enabling another webstreaming record but alas the quality was v.poor and I was not impressed at all - quicktime still walks in windowsmedia9's shadow.
Their press release below about this was the first thing out after the keynote followed by the usual gush about it being "the microsoft office for the rest of your life"
Gates must wish he was this cool (even though he is way cooler;-)
Apple Delivers Record-Breaking Webcast of Macworld Keynote
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