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Στιγμές μην με ξεχνάτε, το έχω ανάγκη (Έλα να με συναντήσεις)

Dragazis.E — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:51:14 +0000

Δεν θέλω να ακούω να μιλάω
Τον κόσμο, αφού δεν καταλαβαίνω

Ποιος είμαι, τι κάνω που πηγαίνω
Θα μάθω, περιμένω

Δεν θέλω στιγμές απλά να περνούνε
Θέλω να τους μιλάω κ να μ’ ακούνε

Σημασία λίγο να μου δώσουν
Με ζωή να με αποτελειώσουν

Φόβο να φοβάμαι
Πρώτος να ‘μαι

Τις νύχτες, τις φωτιές
Καρδιοχτύπια κ ματιές

Φίλοι, μαζί σε γκρεμό
Φίλοι, μαζί με αυτούς κι εγώ

Όνειρα μην σταματήσω
Ούτε στις αγκαλιές

Να πάρω για να ζήσω
Αλησμόνητες νυχτιές

Να έχω χείλη να φιλήσω
Σαν παιδί κι εγώ

Να σκαρφιστώ λόγια
Για φεγγάρια, σε ακρογιαλιές

Να με θυμούνται ακόμα κ οι στιγμές
Να με αγαπήσουν σαν να ήτανε ερωμένες

Να ζήσω προσπαθώ, αναζητάω
Νικώντας, ξυπνώντας καρδιές φοβισμένες

Κατακτώντας αγάπες που έχω ξεχάσει
Αφήνοντας κ αυτή να με γελάσει

Στο χώμα με αγκαλιές να κυλήσω
Να γελάσω, να μείνω, να δακρύσω

Αν έχω δύναμη κάπου καλά κρυμμένη
Να έρθει να με βρει, να μην είναι μόνη, να μην μου είναι ξένη

Αν δεν έρθει εκείνη, να με περιμένει
Κρίμα να είναι μόνη, «κρίμα να είσαι ξένη»

Τους στίχους όσους έχω γράψει όλους θα ζήσω
Την εμπειρία τους από την έμπνευση να αντιμετωπίσω

Κ αν τελικά στον φόβο υποκύψω
Δώστε μου δύναμη να μην εγκαταλείψω
Θα κάνω τα πάντα για να τον συναντήσω
Έχω βάλει στόχο: «κόσμο» κ «θεό» να «κατακτήσω»

Αμήν… … …

23*03*08 00:20
Είμαι σπίτι με τον Από Πάνω, τον Γιώργο και ακούμε τραγούδια, όχι συνηθισμένα. Η έμπνευση ξεχειλίζει σε αυτό το δωμάτιο, την ώρα τούτη. Κ δεν εννοώ μόνο από μένα… Αμήν…

22*05*08

Αφού το δημοσίευσα το ξαναδιάβασα. Λέει κάπου μέσα: των στίχων την έμπνευση ήρθε καιρός να ζήσω. Περίπου. Δεν ήθελα να το κάνω copy paste κ ούτε να το διαβάσω κ να το γράψω. Ότι θυμάμαι. Εκεί αναφέρεται το περίπου. Στην Ταϋλάνδη αυτό μου συνέβη.

Η έμπνευση είναι πνευματική μαγεία, η εμπειρία της έμπνευσης είναι κάτι που δεν περιγράφεται επίσης. Χωρίς να σημαίνει ότι είναι κάτι το τέλειο. Μιας κ εγώ δεν αναφέρομαι σε τέλεια πράγματα, αλλά σε δύσκολα. Σε δύσκολα που... με προσπάθεια μπορείς να χρησιμοποιήσεις αυτή την φτωχή λέξη και να τα ονομάσεις τέλεια.

Αυτό τον καιρό ζορίζομαι αλλά η αγάπη είναι σύμμαχος μου. Αγάπη δεν εννοώ ούτε την αξία ούτε τον έρωτα. Δεν αναφέρω την λέξη αγάπη επειδή υπάρχει κάποιο πρόσωπο στο μυαλό κ στην ζωή μου. Αγάπη εννοώ Αγάπη, το άλλο πράγμα.

Nokia Maps 2.0 leaves Beta State - Updates include enhanced Pedestrian Navigation, new Satellite Images and Support for integrated Compass Orientation

bery95 — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:24:32 +0000

Nokia today announced that its highly anticipated update for Nokia Maps has left beta stage and is now ready for consumers to download.

Downloaded over 240,000 times since announced in February, Nokia Maps 2.0 has improved its optional Car Navigation, enhanced its pedestrian navigation, added multimedia city guides, now offers satellite images, and is sporting a redesigned user interface. Nokia's mapping and navigation solutions give people navigation features, local content and world maps directly on their mobile device, in a way that only connected devices can.

A partial list of the updated features in Nokia Maps 2.0 includes:

DRIVE:
- Improved optional Car Navigation equals PND-level car navigation experience with faster routing.
- Easy-to-use, updated User Interface features including a new navigation carousel with pre-defined navigation views - i.e. navigation, arrow, bird-eye.
- Top-of-the-line navigation features: signposts, multi-stop route planner

WALK:
- Optional pedestrian navigation efficiently walks you from A to B with visual guidance. It helps you to locate yourself by giving information about the surrounding buildings, streets and parks and, if the device supports it, notifies the direction you are walking.
- Nokia Maps 2.0 includes public transportation information (station entrances) data in 17 cities with localized icons for stops.
- Advanced multi-sensor positioning using A-GPS, and pedestrian orientation using the compass feature (Nokia 6210 Navigator needed for built-in compass usage)

DISCOVER:
- Satellite images with hybrid rendering overlays for selected cities worldwide provide real aerial views on your mobile.
- Signature "one-box search" allows you to search through places, addresses, restaurants, nightlife, outdoor, accommodation.
- New premium multi-media city guides including features photos, video, audio streams.

Nokia Maps 2.0 uses vector maps provided by Navteq and TeleAtlas, Nokia Maps now has maps covering over 200 countries, with over 70 of them navigable. Maps can be downloaded over the air directly to selected devices or by using the Nokia Map Loader on a PC. A new beta version of the Nokia Map Loader is available on the Nokia Betalabs web site.

Nokia Maps 2.0 and the current commercial version of the Nokia Maps Loader is freely available for selected devices. For download and more information, please visit http://www.maps.nokia.com

There's beta and then there's BETA!

spinks — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:13:55 +0000

So over the next few days there are a new batch of beta invites going out for both Europe and the US. Good luck everyone (unless you are already in beta in which case, carry on as you were)!

There are different types of beta test. And in each type, the company is going to want different kinds of results. At the end of the day, if you do get into beta, your 'job' is to play the game and report anything that looks bugged. Usually they'll give you an easy way to do this, maybe a form to fill out or something you can do on the UI in game.

Closed beta:

This is where WAR is now. Primary goal of the testers is to try the game and report any bugs. Also to give feedback if anything runs especially badly on their hardware (companies will often try to get a mix of hardware platforms involved so that they can pick anything like this up.) In EQ2 the company organised quite directed testing. A lot of the time you could just wander around aimlessly but they'd post times and dates on the beta boards where they planned to test specific instances, encounters, or classes and if you were free, you'd be expected to go help with that. In WoW they also tested the races in phases (ie. a dwarf phase, then an undead phase, etc).

It's quite likely that the WAR team will organise their closed beta similarly. So if you do get in on this phase, keep an eye on the boards and get stuck into the stuff they specifically ask for.

Open beta:

Open beta has become more of a PR exercise and a chance to test out the GM and complaint handling procedures for the company than for pure bug finding. This usually happens a few weeks or even days before the official launch and they either invite large numbers of people or just drop the need for an invite at all. By this point, although you can report any major bugs or imbalances, the chances are that they can't fix it before launch anyway. So its mostly a chance to wander around, see how you like the different classes, and report any minor issues (like typos) that you find using whatever procedure they ask for.

Stress Test:

Like an open beta but more directed. The goal of this phase is to test their hardware and network code, not yours. All you really need to do is log in and do stuff. If the server falls over or your screen freezes, then that was a successful stress test! Main thing is to not assume that if performance is bad during a stress test that it won't be better in live. It may well be better in live! This beta is intended to bring out performance issues so that the team can address them.

European/US beta:

So why do they need to do betas in both europe and the US. Partly it's because the euro team also wants to test its hardware and player complaint/GM procedures. They also need to test their translations -- not sure how many languages GOA plan to run WAR in but french and german is likely. But apart from that, Mythic can get all the bug reports they need from the US beta testers, and it's mostly a PR effort.

New Newspaper

djcnyv2 — Thu, 22 May 2008 06:27:05 +0000

Well There is an igloo Contest Coming up on the 23rd of May. judging takes place from 23-26 of May and Winners announced on May 29. Winners Receive 10,000 Coins!

The Medieval Party has Been Extended to the 25th of May.

And The Judge’s are Choosing 3 and Only 3 Winners! The Winners Will Be Announced May 29th! Books Will Be Published May 30th.

EXTRAS……

In Focus: Coffee Shop, Book Room.

New Puzzle: Puffle So-Cute-O! its Kinda Like a Grid Style Game, a Bit Like Soduko.

Ask Aunt Arctic: Secret Finding Tips, penguins asking for The Next party.

Waddle On~ DJ

New Newspaper

djcnyv2 — Thu, 22 May 2008 06:20:34 +0000

Well There is an igloo Contest Coming up on the 23rd of May. judging takes place from 23-26 of May and Winners announced on May 29. Winners Receive 10,000 Coins!

The Medieval Party has Been Extended to the 25th of May.

And The Judge’s are Choosing 3 and Only 3 Winners! The Winners Will Be Announced May 29th! Books Will Be Published May 30th.

EXTRAS……

In Focus: Coffee Shop, Book Room.

New Puzzle: Puffle So-Cute-O! its Kinda Like a Grid Style Game, a Bit Like Soduko.

Ask Aunt Arctic: Secret Finding Tips, penguins asking for The Next party.

Waddle On~ DJ

Last.fm Beta

szulima — Wed, 21 May 2008 23:04:59 +0000

Wczoraj ekipa Last.fm wrzuciła na Flickra taką makietę serwisu. Jak wam się podoba?

(Kliknij, by powiększyć.)

Artist page, May Beta 2008, originally uploaded by last.fm.

Fase de testes - Entrevista às professoras de Educação Especial

finalfelizprojecto — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:55:29 +0000

Em anexo disponibiliza-se a entrevista que será dada às professoras em epígrafe, depois de testarem a aplicação.

checklist_professora_ed_especial

O Grupo

Ya están trabajando en la próxima versión de Windows Vista... éxito o fracaso?!

foite — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:18:13 +0000

Voy a dejar que las imágenes hablen por si solas. Hasta ahora no se confirma si son reales. Juzgue ud.

visto en winandmac

Ainda os gráficos

finalfelizprojecto — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:36:22 +0000

Na fase final de preparação dos gráficos para os testes, foram ja posicionadas as cabeças e respectivos cabelos, as expressões faciais e os balões para inclusão de texto.
Os cabelos não são apresentados por serem os mesmos apresentados na fase do prototipo, apesar de terem sido acrescentados os que serão utilizados para as personagens vistas de lado.
Faltam ainda os sapatos, compor algumas personagens para utilização em versão final e compor alguns cenários para utilização em versão acabada.

Giving Away 20 Evernote Invites [Evernote]

funkdigital — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:12:46 +0000

Evernote is one of the more versatile apps I've used recently and I want to share it. It's a beta application that Ars Technica describes it as a "backup for your brain". That sounds about right considering there are so many ways one can send web clips, notes and even dictation to Evernote. The service/app allows you to send notes via Web, Phone or Desktop app. Best of all, you can synchronize all of your clips.

It sounds alot like del.icio.us, but it's more...

I have 20 invites I want to give away. Leave a comment below if you'd like an invite to the beta. For more on Evernote, peep the vid below.

BioMessenger 9.1 Beta Descarga Por Mediafire

kaneda87 — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:08:20 +0000

BioMessenger 9.1 Beta. Esta basado en Windows Live Messenger 9.0 Beta. Ha sido Rediseñado un 60%, y Empaquetado en diferentes condiciones para su Fácil > Instalación > Desinstalación, Entrando y Saliendo Limpiamente del Sistema y Fulminando siempre una Versión Anterior de BioMessenger? por si Sola.

Incluye:
-BioMessenger 9.1 Beta
-Fuentes
-300 Guiños Animados
-Es posible abrir más de 1 Messenger a la vez.

Modificaciones
.Nueva Pantalla Inicial
.Nuevas Imágenes en Diálogos Internos
.Nueva Fuente de Letra
.Nuevos Iconos y Diálogos de Conversación
.Nueva Skin que Soporta Mejor el Cambio de Color
.Nueva Paquetizacion del Software Basada en Visual C++ 2008
.Poligamia Abrir Varios Messenger a la Vez)
.Propaganda Quitada
.Nuevos Packs de Sonidos Personalización
.Mas de 300 Guiños Extras
.Soporta .gif en Avatares (3 Nuevos)
.Nuevos Fondos Compartidos

Descripción
Comprimido: En WinRAR
Peso: 55,4 MB
Idioma: Español

Descarga en la imagen de abajo

Pass: http://www.bufalosmojados.mx.gd/

Driver Application BETA 1.1

wallstreetsystems — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:19:58 +0000

Just pushed new features. The 'Add More' links expand a small form to input new items.

Validation still not complete, that's next.

-CM

LightMP3 v2.0.0 Beta1

siznarf — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:11:11 +0000

Este repodructor de mp3 hace que se reduzca al máximo el gasto de bateria y si apagas la pantalla más y lo mejor de todo sube mucho más el volumen de la psp hasta casi romper los cascos XD. Caracterisicas y el enlace de descarga:

Controles

* X => Pausa Musica.
* O => Detiene canción,tira directorio hacia atras en el navegador.
* Cuadrado => Apaga sonido.
* Flechas Arriva/Abajo => Sube/Baja volumen.
* SELECT => Cambia modos:
o Shuffle => Reproducción aleatoria de canciones.
o Normal => Reproduce la cancion y se detiene al finalizar o sigue en orden una lista de canciones.
o Repeat => Repite la ultima cancion si es la única en reproducción o repite una lista de canciones.
* START => Enciende/Apaga pantalla.
* Analogico Derecha/Izquierda => Sube/Baja el BUS.
* Analogico Arriva/abajo => Sube/Baja la CPU.
* Tecla Nota => Cambia los modos del ecualizador, reproduce playlist.
* Gatillos L/R: Desplazarse por el menú superior.

Mejoras v2.0.0 Beta1

* Limite de canciones de la playlist aumentado a 3000.
* Añadido soporte para remote control. (no ha sido probado)
* Arreglados varios crash causados por la lectura del ID3V2.
* Arreglado el FLAC que se perdio en una version pasada.
* Arreglados numeros crashes.
* Coverart recuperado del ID3V2.
* Añadido soporte a los archivos png en los coverart del ID3v2.
* En la libreria de media ahora puedes entrar en una seleccion, tocarla o agregarla a la playlist.
* Añadidos modos shuffle y repeat play.
* Ahora se abren mas rapido los mp3.
* La duracion de las canciones ahora es calculado sin tener que leer el archivo completo, pero puede ser menos preciso.
* Soporta archivos de cualquier tamaño.
* Añadido avance y retroceso rapidos.
* Aumento extra de volumen para ATRAC3.
* Aumento extra de volumen para MP3 mejorado.
* Añadida opcion para visualizar los archivos con mejor puntuacion.
* Se puede poner caratula.
* Reparada la conexion USB.
* El boton de autorepeticion vuelve a funcionar.
* Mas estable.
* Corregidos muchos bugs.

(Noticia extraida de: SceneBeta)
Descarga

TinEye - Wo sind Deine Bilder im Web?

Magistus — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:51:51 +0000

Entscheidet man sich als Fotoschaffender, seine Bilder zum Zweck der Eigen-Werbung, aus kommerziellen Gründen oder warum auch immer, ins Netz zu stellen (hoffentlich mit entsprechender Vorsicht), wird es früher oder später nicht ausbleiben, dass einem die Bilder geklaut werden.

Mit klauen ist hier gemeint, dass die Bilder von anderen ohne Autorisierung für deren Zwecke gebraucht missbraucht werden. Als Hobbiest wie ich, kann man im ersten Moment stolz drauf sein, dass jemand anderen das Bild zu gefallen scheint, aber meist ärgert man sich nur über die Dreistigkeit andere, das eigene Foto einfach so zu verwenden. Richtig ärgerlich wird es natürlich, wenn das Foto in einem Umfeld genutzt wird, in welchem man dieses keines Falls finden möchte (bei Akt-Fotos z.B. irgend welche Billig-Porno-Seiten).

Wie aber stellt man fest, wo die eigenen Bilder überall gelandet sind? Bisher war man auf Kommissar Zufall angewiesen oder man hat einen Tipp von befreundeten Fotografen oder Modellen bekommen. Automatismen gab es, wenn überhaupt nur für kommerzielle Bildagenturen, nichts also für Hobbyfotografen.

Mit TinEye scheint sich dies nun zu ändern. TinEye ist ein derzeit noch im Beta-Stadium laufender Such-Dienst, bei dem man das eigene Bild uploaded oder auf dieses per URL hinweißt. TinEye such anschließend in der eigenen, durch stetiges Indexieren immer größer werdenden Datenbank nach dem fraglichen Bild. Wurde TinEye fündig, bekommt man das Suchergebnis nebst URLs angezeigt.

Für einen (zu mindest im Moment noch) kostenlosen Service, verspricht das ein richtig guter Dienst zu werden und die Trefferquote dürfte stetig besser werden. Da sich TinEye noch im Beta befindet, ist der Zugang derzeit nur per Einladung möglich. Diese kann man auf der TinEye-Homepage beantragen und bekommt ihn dann zugeschickt. Bei mir hat das etwas eine Stunde gedauert.

Viel Spaß beim Testen!

Dank an ... nachbelichtet für den Tipp zu TinEye!

Ad-Aware 08

yxxxx — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:00:34 +0000

Its been nearly a year since my last blog post regarding the antispy/malware program Ad-Aware, which if you would like to read you can here. Ad-aware is a program that has had according to its creators lavasoft had over 350 million worldwide downloads. As of today the newest version Ad-Aware 2008 is released to the general public In its paid for and free guises.

I have been using the new versions for a little while now and it certainly is an improvement even on its previous versions. lavasoft have built upon there 2007 versions and have made improvements not only in functionality but also reliability and it also uses less system resources than it has done in the past. making it much kinder to overall system performance.

The three versions that have been released are the free version and the paid for plus and pro version's each having there own merits. The free version is obviously the version with the least amount of features with each version above it differing and offering more and more functionality.

The pro version which is basically all the other versions rapped into a nice package with some nice added extras contains. straight from the horses mouth as it were.

What’s New in Ad-Aware 2008 Pro?
Integrated Anti-Virus Protection – Our powerful anti-spyware software now includes extended anti-virus protection.
Extended Threat Detection – Protection from more than 1.2 million virus and malware threats with the new extended anti-virus engine.
Enhanced Rootkit Removal System – Guard against hidden threats attempting to access your system with our amplified rootkit removal technology.
Substantially Reduced Use of Computer Memory – Tread lightly on your system’s resources with a significant reduction in computer memory used while in watchguard mode.
Faster, Efficient Updates – Save precious time and resources with compressed files resulting in faster product updates.
Lavasoft ThreatWork – Direct access to submit suspicious files for analysis via ThreatWork, an alliance of global anti-spyware security volunteers actively fighting online threats.
Windows Vista Compatible – 32- and 64-bit platform support

More Key Features
Ad-Watch Real-Time Monitor – Immediate detection of malware, spyware, and viruses means deceptive applications can be safely removed before they are able to cause any damage to your PC.
Advanced Code Sequence Identification (CSI) Technology – Boost your privacy protection with precise detection of embedded malware, including Trojans, worms, spyware and other forms of deceptive malware.
Process Watch Module – View an in-depth snapshot of all running processes and quickly stop known offenders.
Detailed Scan Reports – Conveniently export scan reports to XML and log files as text files.
Advanced Command Line Support– Scan and remove spyware without launching the interface window.
The Scheduler – Set automatic scans and updates to fit your personalized needs and optimize time and resources.
Ad-Watch RegShield – Improved detection of attempted registry changes, a favorite target for many forms of malware.
Ad-Watch Process– Immediately detect all recognized malicious processes to prevent them from further integration into your system.
TrackSweep - Control privacy by erasing tracks left behind while surfing the Web on multiple browsers, including Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Opera, with one easy click.
Hosts File Editor – Take control of your Web navigation by blocking advertisement sites, reversing browser hijack entries, assisting with parental controls, and creating navigation shortcuts.
Extensive Detection Database – Stay protected with priority updates from our extensive library of identified and analyzed threats, constantly updated to guard your privacy against cyber attacks.
Customized Scans – Save time by scanning selected areas where known spyware programs are located – RAM, registry, hard drives, external storage devices, and optical drives.
Easy to Install and Use – Effortlessly maneuver the complexities of malware

And is well worth a look.

The Free version as I previously said does include less than this but is still easily essential to anyone that want to keep there computer adware and spyware free and it does more than some things out there that you actually pay for. The free version doesn't have the built in antivirus detection but does have a great deal of other things the key feature list is below.

What’s New in Ad-Aware 2008 Free?
Improved Threat Detection– Powerful protection against cyber threats - including a defense against spyware, Trojans, bots, and other malicious programs - with an expanded threat database.
Enhanced Rootkit Removal System – Guard against hidden threats attempting to access your system with our amplified rootkit removal technology.
Faster Updates – Save precious time and resources with compressed files resulting in quicker product updates.
Lavasoft ThreatWork – Direct access to submit suspicious files for analysis via ThreatWork, an alliance of global anti-spyware security volunteers actively fighting online threats.
Windows Vista Compatible – 32- and 64-bit platform support

The plus version comes somewhere between the two you can see a comparison chart of the differences between the 3 versions Here. I dare say that by now you are wondering what the system requirements are and to be honest they are pretty reasonable in fact any pc with a compatible operating system really should be able to use it with out too much trouble the official system requirements for all versions are as follows.

Pentium 600 MHz or faster processor -And its AMD equivalent no doubt

100 Megs of Ram

50 Megs of hard drive space

Operating Systems

Windows 2000 (Pro and Server)
Windows Server 2003
Windows XP (32- & 64-bit)
Windows Vista (32- & 64-bit)

And finally it supports the following browsers

Internet Explorer (5.5 or higher)
Firefox (1.5 or higher)
Opera (9 or higher)

You can find the official lavasoft blog post regarding its release today here

And you can download it either by following the instructions on that blog post or By getting it from my skydrive Here.

Obviously I have to say I or anyone else cant be held responsible for any nastiness that may occur from dowloading and/or using the file that I provide. however there shouldn't be a problem as its unmodified and pulled directly from lavasoft.

Please do comment I would like to know what you think about this blog post and as always any constructive criticism would be appreciated.

The future of marketing communications....

Chris Hoskin — Tue, 20 May 2008 20:50:21 +0000

....or "How to think in a world gone digital." by Jan Leth, Ogilvy & Mather.

[slideshare id=259552&doc=conversations-about-the-future-of-advertising-1-with-jan-leth-ogilvy-mather-feb-4-2008-1202613826204517-4&w=425]

Microsoft et Windows Live... !

maximedemarsillac — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:35:17 +0000

Après une BETA anglaise réussi, le géant américain Microsoft annonce aujourd'hui la disponibilité d'Office Live Workspace en version Française.

Ce nouveau service Web (Encore en BETA...) permet aux internautes de stocker, d'archiver, de partager en ligne jusqu'à 500 Mo de documents Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint).

Avec Office Live Workspace, les internautes et utilisateurs peuvent ainsi accéder, en toutes liberté à leurs fichiers depuis n'importe quel ordinateur.

Office Live Workspace

links for 2008-05-20

Renee Ann Addison Culver — Tue, 20 May 2008 18:34:11 +0000

Reformed Software—writing software to glorify Jesus as Lord and Savior.

This is a twitter friend of mine writing the software. I love the idea! "Scribere..for taking notes whilst listening to podcasts and vodcasts...the notes can be reviewed and referenced with ease."

(tags: innovative software new reformed christian beta outlining note-taking audio video)

AXIGEN - e-mailurile pe mobil!

HD — Tue, 20 May 2008 17:47:25 +0000

Intr-o lume in care accesul mobil la resurse diverse este critic si ai nevoie sa fii cat mai independent de birouri, calculatoare desktop si sedinte tinute in sali conventionale, AXIGEN Mail Server vine in sprijinul tau cu o noua solutie de mesagerie pentru telefoane mobile si PDA-uri.

AXIGEN isi afirma astfel si sprijinul pentru companiile care vor sa se dezvolte cat mai rapid intr-un mediu tot mai concurential, inovativ si marcat profund de evolutiile tehnologice.

Gecad Technologies a lansat versiunea beta a solutiei de mesagerie pentru telefoane inteligente si PDA-uri, AXIGEN Mail Server 6.1.

AXIGEN Mail Server beta 6.1 va permite utilizatorilor sai sa isi verifice e-mailul si sa raspunda la mesajele primite pe terminalele lor.

Aceeasi aplicatie permite descarcarea fisierelor atasate mailurilor, vizualizarea contactelor din clientul de mail folosit si include numeroase alte feature-uri.

Descarca varianta BETA [AICI]

Digging the scenes from the Vivaty community!

vivatymarkh — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:25:33 +0000

Thanks to everyone who joined us in our first ever Vivaty Meetup last week. We had such a great time, we’re going to make it a regular occurrence, and try to do it every week. We were mightily impressed that die-hard Vivaty fans from Europe stayed up until the wee hours of the morning to join us!

We loved seeing all the creativity folks had put into their scenes at this early stage. Our prizes for the best scenes go to Carmen V., Erueti B., and Dianne J! Thanks you guys not only for showing your creativity, but for also sending us all your great ideas and feedback on how to make the Vivaty experience even more compelling for you and your friends!

The next Vivaty Meetup (can anyone come up with a cooler name?) will be held on Thursday, May 22 at 11AM Pacific Time (7PM GMT). Should make it a little easier on all our friends from outside the Western Hemisphere. Come join up and meet us and let us know your ideas! Find your local time here.

During this phase of the beta, we’ve turned off invitations, which makes it a little tougher to go explore, but you’ll see a few Vivaty people on your Friends List (Jay, Tony and myself – Mark) who you can chat with and join in our scenes. Make sure to drop by and say hello! Also, during the meetup, we’ll jump around and visit your scenes, too. We’re working on our housewarming gifts of virtual apple pie and cookies. J

See you soon!

Mark H

Online Driver Application BETA 1 Released

wallstreetsystems — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:11:57 +0000

This morning I uploaded the first BETA of the Online Driver Application. This BETA works only for the basic saving loading and navigating the pages of the app. After a few session bugs, the app will save your data to the database and load it back again when you revisit the page. The Pass Phrase is up and working to retreive your saved app later.

To access the app, go to wallstreetsystemsinc.com/dev/app-start.php

To report bugs, please email me at cmarshall@wallstreetsystemsinc.com

With the next release, the 'Add More' links will be working and there will be more verification to the forms and to the review page. Also, the 'save for later' will check for a Pass Phrase and handle accordingly, instead of simply loading the Create Pass Phrase page.

In the near future, the submission will be up and running along with the Application Management Interface for our recruiters.

-CM

Imperial Inquisition - Mithan of VN Warhammer Forums

Syp — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:54:22 +0000

Another week, another cruel visit to the supposed innocent. Today, the Imperial Inquisition knocked at the door of Mithan, the sinful soul who wrangles the madness at the VN Warhammer Forums as lead admin.

WAAAGH!: Tell us a bit about yourself -- your handle/screen name/real name, age, real life occupation, your previous MMO experience, and your play style.

MITHAN: My "online name" is Mithan and I have gone by that name for almost a decade online. I've been playing online games since as far back as 1995, when I got involved in playing Quake online. Being an Ultima fan, I hopped on the Ultima Online bandwagon when that was originally announced and I started posting on the original "UO Vault" at that time too (back in 1996 or so). I was involved in the UO Beta and then played it when it was released for a while, when I switched over to Quake 2 online in 98. Since then, I have played almost every MMO that has been released, from Everquest to DAoC to Asheron's Call 1 and 2 to Planetside to World of Warcraft to Star Wars Galaxies to Anarchy Online to whatever else. Obviously, many of those games I played for a few months and dumped, but some of them, mainly Asheron's Call 1, 2 and World of Warcraft, I have played for years on end and been involved in the Communities.

During most of that time, I have been involved in various websites or other projects. Back in 1999, I got a group of people together and we developed the Prisoner's of War Mod for Quake 3. I was the Project Manager in charge of making sure everybody did what they had to do, plus I designed some levels. When we released it, we released with about 18 Maps and it was ranked in the top 10 Quake 3 Mods for about 9 months. After that was finished in 1999, I pretty much played Asheron's Call 1 for a few years straight, during which (July of 2001) I took up a Moderating Position on the Thistledown Server Board.

In 2003, I started up http://www.AC2HQ.com as my own website because IGN was too slow to get one done on the Vault, and it quickly became the #1 AC2 fan site on the net. It was a hell of a project covering pretty much everything there was to cover in AC2, however I got bored of the website and I sold the website to IGN, after which (June of 2003), I was offered a Manager Position on the boards (basically a promotion from my existing Moderator position) and I became the Lead Board Administrator a couple months later, where I have remained since.

The first few years of the Admin Position on the VN Boards were hectic and required a lot of on the job learning, generally sucking up on average 40 hours a week, if not more and it was really stressful for a while (getting screamed at by 50 people daily always sucks). However along with some good people, I managed to revamp some processes that were broken and today we run a lot more efficiently and consistantly. Having been able to delegate a lot of my old responsabilities to people I trust and know can do the job, has also meant I can relax.

I've also had a few successful Guilds, such as my current WoW Guild called Keepers of the Vault, which had 250 people at its peak and is now at about 150 people. I recently resigned as Guild Master, but am still active in the Guild and will take it to Warhammer Online as a chapter of the guild when the game is released.

I've been involved in a few other websites as well, such as http://www.ve3d.com and I had a few of my own news sites in the past. That about sums it up without getting into too many details or covering too many other boring things, incase your already snoring.

WAAAGH!: What type of social play do you gravitate towards: soloing, participating in small guilds/small groups, or participating in large guilds/large raids?

MITHAN: I am very mixed in the types of gameplay I enjoy. Generally speaking, I love soloing because of the freedom it provides. If a game allows me to solo effectively, it means I can do whatever I want, when I want to do it, without being hampered by a group, or as I like to say it, stuck on a hillside waiting for little Johnny the Cleric to go pee. Nothing pisses me off more than people who waste my time, and since gaming is my main form of entertainment these days, I want to maximize my time, not waste it looking for groups or being part of a bad group. Likewise, the same is true in reverse because I like to alt-tab or go AFK many times in a 3 or 4 hour play session and I hate wasting my groups time.

However, groups do have a place for me as well. In World of Warcraft for example, I would do a nightly 5 Man Instance with guild friends of mine, and it was a lot of fun, primarily because I have played with these guys for years. We jump on Ventrillo, pick a 5 man to do and then go hard for an hour or two until we finish the instance and its fun.

I also enjoy doing PVP Raids, because they are generally less structured than PVE Raids. A PVP Raid usually means you can zerg some objective and have a blast doing it with your friends, but a PVE Raid usually requires a bunch of planning, perfect timing, very good play and everybody doing what they are supposed to do, and then you do it over and over and over and over and over again. I find that part boring, even if it is "fun" to be in a group of people. Of course, that is in respect to WoW, I am really hoping that Warhammer Online's PVP Raiding is a lot more fun and more of a somewhat structured zerg or mob than some well oiled army.

Lastly, I LOVE huge guilds. As I said above, I usually go out soloing for whatever, but while I am out soloing, I love the fact that I am usually chatting with somebody in the guild. Sometimes we will get a party of 5 of us (while each person is out soloing) just to chat privately.

WAAAGH!: What motivated you to get involved with the WAR community and how did you go about doing it?

MITHAN: Being the Lead Admin for the Vault Network Boards, I have to get involved by default, since it is my job to make sure the boards get set up properly, we have the proper rules in place and to make sure it is properly staffed and moderated. Now some of that stuff I delegate, but I still need to over see it and make sure it gets done to my expectations and meets up with IGN's overall goals. Right now, we are trying hard to make our Warhammer Online boards friendly to new and old alike, while still trying to keep the relatively free speaking atmosphere that the Vault Forums are known for, and that can be one hell of a challenge. I am hoping we can have a fairly vibrant Server Board system for the game, as we did for DAoC and Asheron's Call, but we want to keep our main boards a little on the friendlier side than they may of been for Warhammer. Anyways, thats part of my job and part of my "inolvement" in the Warhammer Community.

Of course, the boards were only part of the reason. While I have never played the table top game, I have played most of the PC Games that are set in the Warhammer universe (and 40k universe) so that had me interested.

Lastly, learning more and more about the game, seeing the screenshots, reading the previews and yes, being in beta, etc, etc has increased my interest in the game, and since my interest is fairly high, it makes me want to do a little more. For instance, I am now going to do a Warhammer Online Chapter for my Keeper's Of The Vault WoW Guild, as there are about 20-30 or so people in the guild currently who are thinking about checking out or moving to WAR and want to play with their friends and family, plus I have a lot of other friends who want to play with my own circle of friends.

I've also promised the Warhammer Vault Managers that I will try and do some guides or features, which I used to be "known for" in some circles a long time ago. A lot of this of course depends on available time, but overall, I like playing MMO's and I like to do things that help people who are playing them, which is why I enjoy online forums, moderating and writing guides and such.

WAAAGH!: What are some of the more notable trends you've observed in the WAR community since you've been active in it?

MITHAN: Due to the way I see the Community, most of the "trends" I observe tend to revolve around moderation.

Generally speaking, most MMO's start out with Fans of the game having the most interest, and being the only people involved in the Community, and then as it gets nearer to release, other people start to join in and before you know it, the raging masses come in with all their different opinions and the Community radically changes from what it was before. You get the Fan Boys who love everything about the game, to the point of ignoring problems with the game. You get the Haters who hate everything and bitch and whine about everything instead of just doing everybody a favor and leaving to go play a game they do like. You get the guys who are in between, pop into a forum, ask a few questions and then disappear untilt he game comes out. Basically, you get all sorts of people who come into the community at different points, as the buzz and hype builds.

Having seen that, I see two major trends:

1. The buzz has STAYED good. People are positive. Haters are only bitching and whining about little things that will probably get fixed (graphics for example). Mark Jacobs delayed the game 6 months and we didn't see a mass revolt or deluge of "the sky is falling" threads. Hell, even the underground "NDA leak" buzz is good. The point is, the trend with Warhammer Online is of growing positiveness (if that is a word) and excitement and usually at this point, if the game was going to suck, people start to sense that and the flames start flying and negativity sucks everything down. The last time I saw that happen was for Vanguard, when 4 months before the game came out, negativity was on the rise and interest was on the decline.

2. Growing Interest. The game is gaining a lot of interest as it progresses. We are seeing a lot of new posters come to the boards to get involved in the discussions and that is a good thing for Warhammer Online. Even when playing WoW, I see people in Alterac Valley saying things like "God I cant wait until Warhammer Online comes out and I don't have to play with you retards anymore!".

I think there is a growing base of excitement for Warhammer. Everybody wants it to succeed, especially the WoW crowd that is looking for a new fix to move from.

The negative side of this though is that you have higher expectations to meet, which means the game needs to be more polished or you blow your expectations. Hopefully that 6 month delay accomplishes that.

WAAAGH!: Did you play Dark Age of Camelot (or do you still), and what did you like/hate about it?

MITHAN: I played DAoC in its beta and for about 2 months at release. I hated the game.

Why?

It felt like Everquest (which I also hated). Basically, I was playing a Warrior/Fighter class to about level 20 or so (I forget as I played it at release). I quit because of the forced group leveling they had in the game at the time, which I found to be rediculous. Basically, I refuse to play a MMO when they designer forces me to sit on a hill with a full group and pull Tigers for hours on end in order to level up. Dropping a hammer on my feet is more fun. That totally killed it for me and it was a bore.

I don't know if the game is like that now (I hear it isn't) and maybe I was just playing it wrong, but you know what? It doesn't matter because that is the experience I had, it sucked and I quit because of it.

However, I have heard awesome things about the Realm vs Realm aspect of the game and sometimes I wish I had stuck it out long enough to get involved in that aspect of the game but it lost me way before that.

WAAAGH!: What PvP experience do you have, and what are your general feelings on it?

I wouldn't say I have a tonne of PVP experience in MMO's, but I have a tonne of PVP experience in online games in general. On the MMO side, I was very into PVP in Ultima Online when that game first came out and I loved the total free for all that PVP brought to the table because it added a certain dread and tension to the game that no other game has duplicated for me since. I mean, what other game had it so you could be killed and have all your gear looted off of you? Exactly, none. With the exception of WoW, I have generally stuck to PVE for all the MMO's I have played. In WoW, I've done a few hundred hours of Battlegrounds, but the problem with WoW is that it is too gear dependent and it gets boring fast, since your grinding the same areas over and over and over again, and it lacks true objectives and win conditions.

Now, as far as other online games, I don't know if you would consider Planetside, Battlefield, Unreal, Team Fortress, Quake, Call of Duty, etc, etc as PVP, but I have probably logged thousands of hours into those types of online pvp games.

Overall, I enjoy PVP, provided it is done right and competitive. However one trend that has happened with most MMO's is that there are really no consequences to losing anymore, and that takes a little out of it.

WAAAGH!: What faction (order/chaos) do you plan siding with when the game releases, and why?

Chaos, because my brother is forcing me too ;) Actually, he is only part of the reason. After being on the "good" side for almost every MMO to date, we want to do something different so we will be taking on the Chaos side this time.

WAAAGH!: What class(es) currently appeal to you the most, and are they similar or different to classes you typically play in other MMOs?

I always play melee classes in MMO's, either as a high DPS or Tank class. I just love the in your face combat you get from being a melee.

For Warhammer I am going to probably play (in order of most likely to least) a Witch Elf, Marauder or a Chopper. Since I find the Orc to be repungent, I probably will stick with the Witch Elf, that way I can stare at a nice elf ass all the time. Not that elves turn me on or anything.

WAAAGH!: What features of WAR have you the most excited to experience?

The Realm vs Realm Combat. On paper, it sounds fantastic. On video, it looks fantastic. In beta, it is covered by NDA!

Seriously, this part of the game is what I am the most excited about. I love WoW, but where WoW breaks down for me is in Blizzards push for PVE Raids, which bore the hell out of me. I know that RvR Raids are something that will appeal to me a hell of a lot more, in both excitement, strategy and everything else I get out of a MMO.

The other aspects of Warhammer that excite me are the simple fact that it doesn't look (to me at least) that Mythic is screwing with ideas and gameplay mechanics that work, just to be different. I know that sounds weird, but too many MMO's these days try to be drastically different from other MMO's and only result in coming out with broken mechanics that totally suck. Warhammer has enough new ideas that are evolved from older ideas, tied to an overall PVP Focus, that I am excited for it.

WAAAGH!: Did you apply for the beta, did you get into the beta, and have you pre-ordered the CE?

MITHAN: I applied for the beta, got in the beta, and I have the CE on pre-order.

WAAAGH!: What concerns do you have for WAR's gameplay and future?

I have many concerns, some of which fall into the trivial, some of which are addressed and some of which are pure speculation, but here they are:

a) I was worried about the game being released early, but that has been addressed with the delay.

b) Going off of the screenshots, I think the graphics still need to be polished and I am implying things like shader effects, texture resolution and lighting effects that are clearly visible in sceenshots. However, some of the latest screenshots seem to be addressing that aspect of the game, so hopefully they are improved over the next 6 months.

c) I am always worried about class balance in these games, just because most MMO Developers seem to over compensate when adding buffs or nerfs.

d) I worry about this game coming out directly across from Return Of the Lich King for WoW, though I do think any lost sales will eventually be realized as people get tired of Lich King.

e) I worry this game may turn into a WoW/EQ style raiding game where groups are required to have 40 different UI-Mods installed, be on Ventrilo and use pinpoint accuracy and tactics to kill stuff.

Overall though, I don't worry about things that much. I prefer to wait to see what the release looks like and then go from there. Worrying in advance is pointless.

WAAAGH!: What will you be doing with your gaming time between now and WAR's release?

I am currently playing WoW again, so that uses up some of my time. I also got into the WAR Beta, and have been offering some feedback on the beta, but I don't want to over play the beta because it will kill the full release for me. I will probably pick up Age of Conan in May and dabble a bit with that in the summer, but overall, I tend to not play much in the summer time unless the weather is bad. On top of the MMO's, I will play the odd console title here and there (GTA4, MGS4, etc).

And as usual, I will be keeping an eye on the Warhammer Vault Forums ;)

PubMed 'Advanced Search (beta)'

Jens De Groot — Tue, 20 May 2008 10:54:36 +0000

In PubMed is er vorig weekend een belangrijke wijziging doorgevoerd. Men kan nu zoeken in een nieuw uitgebreid zoekscherm 'Advanced Search (Beta)'.

Onder de nieuwe zoekbalk vindt u 4 secties:

PubMed Search History - uw recente zoekgeschiedenis. De laatste 5 zoekacties worden standaard getoond (screenshot 1).
Search by Author, Journal, Publication Date, and more - hiermee kan u op specifieke velden zoeken (ook MeSH of subheadings) en deze combineren (AND, OR). Merk op dat er bij het invoeren van een tijdschrifttitel of een auteur ook automatische aanvulling voorhanden is en dat er indexen aanwezig zijn (klik hiervoor op het index-icoon ). Men kan overigens altijd nieuwe zoekvelden toevoegen (screenshot 2).
Limit by Topics, Languages, and Journal Groups - de gekende methode om een zoekactie in te perken (publicatiedatum staat wel in de bovenvermelde sectie!). Let op: hier kan u vanaf nu ook opteren om de limits voor één zoekacties of voor alle (volgende) zoekacties te laten gelden. Maak gebruik van het slot-icoontje (aan- of uitvinken) (screenshot 3).
Index of Fields and Field Values - bladeren doorheen de verschillende indexen van PubMedrecords (screenshot 4).

Alle deze secties staan standaard open. U kan ze heel eenvoudig sluiten (minimaliseren) of openen met het +/- teken links boven elke sectie.

Meer informatie en screenshots vindt u in het NLM technical bulletin.

Ook nieuw is dat er bij PubMed referenties naast de 'Related Articles' (en 'Patient Drug Information') nu soms ook 'Related Reviews' zal vermeld worden. Deze nieuwe functionaliteit wordt momenteel met mondjesmaat getoond. Meer info.

Tot slot nog een weetje: momenteel (20 mei 2008) zijn er in PubMed 8.435.309 records (uit een totaal van meer dan 17 miljoen) gelinkt aan een fulltext toegang (KULeuven heeft toegang tot een beperkt deel hiervan). Van deze 8 miljoen records is de fulltext voor 2.358.255 records vrij toegankelijk voor iedereen (dat is dus al ruim over het kwart!).

Raven: Fishy Extraordinaire

scizor1 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:59:49 +0000

It is no secret among my friends that I LOVE animals. I had my first pet when I was about 6 years old. His name was Lolo and he was a German Shepherd. I loved that dog so much, but unfortunately we lived in a second story apartment and our then landlord asked my mom to get rid of the dog. I still remember the day my mom made me say goodbye to my beloved friend. He was given away to a family friend and I was able to visit the dog every now and then. Six years after Lolo was given away I was given a Dalmatian named Topeka, which I kept at my grandma’s house. The poor doggie died when she was only 3 months old due to a heart worm. After losing two dogs I decided I would move on to pets I could keep at home and which I wouldn’t get so attached to. That’s when I decided I’d rather have pet fish instead.

Being the wuss that I am when it comes to pets, I still grew attached to my pet fish! I had about 7 different ones (Comet, Ojón, Popular, Chinita…) for about 6 years. They survived one broken fish tank, 2 hurricanes, 2 tropical storms, 3 house moves, and 2 cat attacks. They were brave soldiers who never gave up on me, not even when I didn’t clean their home for 3 months or when I accidentally dropped them out of a water bucket. One by one they died and one by one they were cried over and buried. I said I am a wuss, didn’t I?

Well, about 2 years ago my mom gave me my pet cockatiel Emma. I love her to bits (Ivy can vouch for me) but due to her being an attention whore, my mom keeps her at home while I study here in Mayagüez. I have a pet, but at the same time I don’t! So, 5 Días con Nuestra Tierra, a week-long fair that takes place on campus provided me with the perfect solution to my pet necessities. They have a wide variety of pets for sale, and Beta fishies were there by the bucket! So, I looked at all the available ones and after bugging Benji and Ivy for about 10 minutes, I settled on this one:

Fishy! Fishy! Fishy! Teen Titans' Raven

Raven! The fishy was named Raven thanks to Ivy pointing out that it has the same color scheme as the Teen Titans character of the same name. Being a fan of the show and an even bigger fan of the character made the name a perfect fitting for my new pet.

A new pet is added to the family!