InforWorld's half-hour podcast last night is an interview with Bill Gates, following a morning of keynotes at the PDC.Topics of discussion include: The relationship of Office 12 to Vista and .NETHow the .NET CLR and runtime will become widespreadHigh-level semantics: CLR objects or XML?LINQ, or language-integrated query, Anders Hejlsberg's long-term ambition now coming to fruitionThe RSS data web, notification, SOAP/REST synergy, enterprise syndicationWPF/E, aka Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere, aka portable AvalonWhy, given the downleveling of the original Longhorn "pillars" to XP, enterprises would still want ... more

WinDVD 7 is the most advanced, most entertaining way to enjoy watching movies on your PC! As the world’s most popular software DVD player, WinDVD 7 continues the tradition of excellence by including the latest in high definition audio & video technologies, TrimensionDNM for the smoothest motion playback, and fun new features such as Quick Clip and Reverse Playback, to create the ultimate DVD experience.Download:
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DFX is an enhancement for the users of Winamp 2.x and 5.x. By using this, you are finally able to experience true high fidelity. A DFX enhanced version of this player transforms the sound of an average PC into that of an expensive stereo system placed in a perfectly designed listening environment. ... more

WinImage is a powerful disk utility that enables users to make a disk image from a floppy, extract files from image, make an empty image, put the image on blank disk, etc. WinImage also supports many different standard and non-standard formats, including Microsoft DMF format.
Latest Changes:
Speed improvement in read of write password encrypted file
Somes fixes

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Kaspersky Lab's state-of-the-art technology provides relief against the constant headache of virus related attacks. It automatically checks for viruses in all incoming and outgoing messages in real time, and will prevent viruses from penetrating your computer. The anti-virus scanner provides a comprehensive check of all local and network drive contents on demand. You may start your scanner manually or schedule its start with Control Center.Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal is powered by a unique integrated technology for unknown virus searching, based on the principals of second-generation heuristic analysis. Because of this, the program is able to protect you from even unknown viruses. By using ... more

Google Talk is a lightweight Jabber-based instant messaging client with voice capabilities. Google Talk is easy and intuitive to use. All you need to make free calls is an Internet connection, a microphone, and a speaker. After you download Google Talk, sign in with your Gmail username and password. Invite your friends to download Google Talk, and once they do, you'll be able to talk or IM with them instantly. Google Talk currently does not encrypt chats or calls. When you use Google Talk, you can choose to have your IM chats stored locally on your own computer so that you have a chat history. Google does not collect the content of instant message chats or voice conversations. ... more

OpenOffice.org is the open source project through which Sun Microsystems is releasing the technology for the popular StarOffice productivity suite. It is an international office suite that will run on all major platforms and provide access to all functionality and data through open-component based APIs and an XML-based file format. It establishes the necessary facilities to make this open source technology available to the developer community.OpenOffice.org is the open source project through which Sun Microsystems is releasing the technology for the popular StarOffice productivity suite. It is an international office suite that will run on all major platforms and provide access to all functi ... more

Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) software is the premier solution for rapidly developing and deploying mission-critical, enterprise applications. It builds upon Java technology's cross-platform support and robust security model with new features and functionality, enhanced performance and scalability, and improved reliability and serviceability. It advances rich client application development and provides the foundation for standards-based, interoperable Web services that can be built and deployed today. Latest Changes: (jre-1.5.0_05,September 15, 2005) Casting long to int on 64-bit machine sometimes gives wrong resultPoor constant construction on sp ... more

Google on Wednesday September 14th took the wraps off a new search engine devoted to Web logs, or blogs, which is also integrated with the company's Blogger publishing tool. The Blog Search uses RSS feeds to index blog content, and Google says it intends to include as many blogs as possible, including those in foreign languages. Blog Search enables you to find out what people are saying on any subject of your choice, Soon the company will offer a form for bloggers to manually submit their site, if it isn't automatically picked up.

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"Nero 7 Premium will be available at retail stores and through the Nero web-shop starting the second week of October (approximately October 13th). " ... more