November 2004 - Posts

Paint.Net: new Milestone

Paint.NET is image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows XP. Paint.NET is jointly developed at Washington State University with additional help from Microsoft, and is meant to be a free replacement for the MS Paint software that comes with all Windows operating systems. The programming language used to create Paint.NET is C#, with GDI+ extensions.

Paint.NET has many of the powerful features that expensive commercial applications have, including the ability to use layers. This is the second semester that Paint.NET has been a project at Washington State University, and we have the goal of adding as much functionality as expensive commercial applications provide, but of course, for free! In the spirit of all this freedom, we welcome any suggestions, as well as provide the source code free of charge for anyone who wishes to tinker with it. Please explore this website, download the software and try out many of the things you would do on those expensive commercial applications.

Be sure to check out the screenshots, and the download page . To interact with other users, or the developers check out our forum.”

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FastFolders

This system extension increases your productivity dramatically by giving you quick and easy access to folder contents and files. Without opening each and every folder, you can browse the directory structure starting at any point by clicking the right mouse button on a file, folder or drive. The program adds a menu item to the context menus of shell objects, which displays the directory structure on demand. If you drag and drop an object on a folder or drive using the right mouse button, you can copy or move the object(s) to any folder of your computer by selecting it from the FastFolders menu. FastFolders also adds a new column to the "Details" view of Explorer windows, which shows the total size of folders including their subfolders and files. This is extremely useful for getting an overview of the distribution of your files and the disk space they occupy.

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Magnolia 2.0: J2EE Content Management

Magnolia is the first open-source content-management-system (CMS) which has been built from scratch to support JSR-170, the upcoming standard API for java content repositories (JCR).

Its main goal is ease of use for all parties involved in running a CMS
 
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Typical Magnolia working environment:
  • Create and select pages in the site structure.
  • Add page content - and see the look of your pages immediately in the inline editing window
 
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hehe, There's a product called GIMP ?

Very nice actually. “The GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages.

Windows Screenshots

Windows XP Screenshot
 
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SmartPart for SharePoint Version 1.0.0.0 Released

Im very excited to get playing with this. Great work once again Jan !
 
SmartPart is a Sharepoint Webpart that can host any ASP.NET user control. Create your webparts by using the VS.NET designer instead of coding everything by hand!
 
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Introducing ConferenceXP

ConferenceXP is an initiative of Microsoft Research’s Learning Sciences and Technology group. We’re exploring how to make wireless classrooms, collaboration, and distance learning a compelling, rich experience by assuming the availability of emerging and enabling technologies, such as high-bandwidth wireless devices, Tablet PCs, and the advanced features in Microsoft® Windows® XP.

The ConferenceXP research platform enables researchers and developers to create distributed applications that take advantage of ConferenceXP technology as well as Tablet PCs and wireless networks. It also enables them to develop the collaborative tools and applications they need without having to build them from the ground up. By partnering with research organizations and universities, the ConferenceXP research platform combines the academic community’s expertise in the learning sciences with Microsoft’s expertise in technology.

Explore this Web site to learn more about the ConferenceXP and join the community of ConferenceXP developers and researchers.

Read more here

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DotNetNuke 3.0 *PUBLIC BETA 1*

The greatly anticipated DotNetNuke 3.0 portal framework was released today. Please note that this is a public BETA release and should NOT be used in a production environment.  read more...
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Open Schmooze

A new television show sponsored by the Go Open Source campaign, in association with the Shuttleworth Foundation, HP, the CSIR and Canonical, will go live on SABC tomorrow to promote the use of open source software in SA.

The show will be broadcast at 5.30pm every Saturday on SABC 2, over the next 13 weeks.
 
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blinkx

Features

blinkx is a tool for your PC that changes the way users interact with all kinds of information. Fundamentally, blinkx understands what you are looking for.

blinkx reads what you have on your computer screen and automatically links you to related information - Web sites, the latest news on the Web, even documents and e-mails on your own computer and now with version 2.0, you can even access content from your favourite P2P networks.

Free and easy to download at only about 6MB

  • blinkx toolbar
    Links you to websites, news articles, products, blogs, video clips, jpegs, MP3s, email and documents on your machine that are related to the content of your active window. The small, unobtrusive blinkx toolbar integrates with the title bar of your active desktop window automatically places relevant information at your fingertips. Whether you are browsing the web, reading a document or writing an email, you are always linked to the information you need!
  • blinkx smart folders
    Lean back and let smart folders organize your documents for you. blinkx understands the content of your documents and assigns them to folders accordingly. You can choose to assign content to folders explicitly or enjoy the benefits of implicit categorization, allowing blinkx to create and maintain folders for you automatically.
  • blinkx search box
    Search your desktop or the web for relevant information. Find the documents, email and email attachments that you are looking for on your computer quickly and easily. Avoid the magnitude of irrelevant web results that other search engines inundate you with, and enjoy the relevant results that the conceptual blinkx search provides!
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Community Server Beta 1 Released

You can now download Community Server Beta One. (build 2004.11.17.18694)
 
There will not be any source code, installer, or upgrade scripts for the beta.
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Fun Stuff: Microsoft Photo Story 3

Bring your digital photos to life with Photo Story 3 for Windows. 
Download Photo Story 3 for free and experience your photos in amazing new ways.
Read the system requirements.
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Sharepoint Product Review: Brightwork

 
Overview

BrightWork MSF makes it easy for businesses to implement software management/project management processes like the Microsoft® Solutions Framework (MSF).

Microsoft® Solutions Framework (MSF) is a deliberate and disciplined approach to managing technology projects based on a defined set of principles, models, disciplines, concepts, guidelines, and proven practices from Microsoft.

BrightWork MSF is a Web-based collaboration and work management solution that provides a dedicated implementation environment for teams using the Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF). The solution is enhanced by the availability of HP Services, as well as HP hardware.

BrightWork MSF helps teams implement the MSF more easily in their organization enabling them to more effectively address the most common causes of technology project failure- improving success rates, solution quality, and business impacts.

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Now this is collaboration: Livelink Touchpoint

Great product. Livelink Touchpoint Unites Web Conferencing, Workspaces, Blogs, Instant Messaging and Presence. Single Interface for Graceful Ebb and Flow of Group Conversation
 
I def want to get my hands on this. Have asked to participate in beta program. Watch this space.
 
 
 
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