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Getting ready for Windows 7
I am currently downloading the new Windows 7 release candiate. It is 2.36 GB and the ActiveX download control predicts it will take around 10 hours in total (NB I am also doing a large FTP upload,...
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What are they smoking in Redmond?
I scanned the Microsoft ad below from a recent QBS catalogue. click for larger image I am still struggling to understand the underlying message. Use Team System and Microsoft will get its tentacles...
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Why I won’t be bothering with the Windows 7 logo program
Am I the only one being totally bombarded with ‘Give your application the green light’ and related emails from Microsoft and its minions? I must have had at least 30 so far. I took a few minutes to...
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Apple resort to FUD marketing
Apple have resorted to ugly FUD marketing in their latest ad. This seems a bit rich given that Mac OS X 10.6 has a bug that can delete all your user data. Posted in Apple, MacOSX, marketing, Microsoft,...
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App stores set to dominate future software sales?
Following the success of the iPhone app store (over 6 billion downloads to date), app stores are becoming more and more of a feature of the software landscape. In case you missed it, Apple announced...
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What every software vendor needs to know about SHA1/SHA2 and digital...
TL;DR : If you digitally sign your software you need to make sure you have an SHA2 certificate and use it to dual sign your software with both SHA1 and SHA2 digests. Digital certificates are used to...
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Stalking website visitors with Microsoft Clarity
Microsoft Clarity is a new service that allows you to see, in detail, how visitors are interacting with your website. It includes: heat maps, showing where visitors are clicking or touching or how far...
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How to add a dark theme to your Qt application
Dark themes are now available for Windows 10 and Mac and it is increasingly expected that desktop applications will offer a dark theme. Previously Qt support for dark themes was patchy. But I am happy...
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A Windows Developer in Mac Land
This is a guest post from fellow software developer, Simon Kravis. Few developers would choose their development platform on the merits of their respective Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)...
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WinterFest 2021
Easy Data Transform and Hyper Plan Professional edition are both on sale for 25% off at Winterfest 2021. There is also some other great products from other small vendors on sale, including Tinderbox,...
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