Date: 01/12/07 (Software)    Keywords: software

Hi,

I'm looking for some software to access my work PC from home. My home PC is rather old and performs not really fast. I was told it's going to be some sort of a problem... :-/ On the other hand I have a stable Internet connection :-) What program would you recommend?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/software/70448.html

Date: 01/14/07 (Computer Help)    Keywords: software

I have windows XP home. I have a Lexmark X74-X75 all-in-one scanner, printer, copier and fax machine installed. It works fine; however, the "Scanner and Camera Wizard" won't work with the lexmark software installed, I have to manually use the 'Add-Device' wizard to make the Scanner and Camera Wizard actually work .. the problem is, I have TWO of the same printers listed, and if I delete either one, the Scanner and camera wizard fails to work for some reason. I only need 1 listed, not two .. so how come I can't delete one and have the wizard still work?

EDIT: actually, the "Scanner and Camera Wizard" doesn't really work even when I manually add the device. It brings up the dialog box to select which printer I want to use (both are the same device) .. but then I get an Error that says:

(The Error)

How come the wizard won't work either way?

it's kinda annoying.

(Screenshot of what I mean)

Thanks for any help!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/735358.html

Date: 01/14/07 (Web Development)    Keywords: software, database

Looking for anyone's experience in coming up with some sort of deployment system to bring together 4 different programmers on a project that needs to be built rapidly.

I am pretty well versed in subversion, but the way the lead of my new company is explaining, the individual developers will need to be able to modify the site's core library at will. And the concern with this is, what if one developer breaks a needed component...suddenly the other 3 programmers are at a work stoppage until it's fixed. So he suggested creating 4 branches of the main repository for the other dev's and me. This way each Dev has their own code base to modify at will. This seems a little crazy, but maybe I am missing something here.

From my understanding, you can remerge different branches together...but to do so requires manually walking through diff's of conflicting revisioned files. So unless we merge all 4 branches on a weekly basis, this will be one massive cluster -ck eventually at the end.


Some quick thoughts on my own:
Dedicating one of the 3 programmers to developing the core library, basically giving him/her a "I need this functionality" memo or something.

Coming up with some sort of per-file branching scheme when a dev has to edit a library/base system.



Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Update

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdev/382972.html

Date: 01/15/07 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: mysql, software, database, sql, web, linux, microsoft

I'm trying to find something that will do approximately what Microsoft Project does, without actually being Microsoft Project ... Things I'd be looking for (ordered approximately from most important, to least important...):

Date: 01/15/07 (Computer Help)    Keywords: software, microsoft

The other day I was on my computer and a blue screen flashed up, the PC rebooted itself too quickly for me to see what the blue screen said. Then once it had rebooted, as soon as I tried to log on to my Windows XP account, the blue screen came back up and said that there was a serious driver error (paraphrasing here) and that it could be something to do with a software or hardware fault. Windows refused to start because of this. It said to check any new software or hardware installed ( I haven’t installed anything new for ages, besides drivers for my video card).
So it kept doing the rebooting thing, until I started Windows in Safe Mode with Networking (for the internet) and luckily all my files etc were still there and usable. I could connect to the internet etc. About a week beforehand, I had downloaded drivers from Nvidia for the video card, as my Sims 2 game kept crashing and the report back from Microsoft said it was a problem with the video card drivers. So I uninstalled those completely and what do you know – no more blue screen when I logged into XP normally. I thought the problem was solved, but unfortunately now my internet isn’t working (I am posting this from work). I have broadband, and there is usually a little icon down in the corner of my taskbar with two little computers, showing my LAN connection to my ISP (I guess) and it is just not there anymore. If I try to get my ISP to connect, it just says that the local area network connection wasn't found. I thought it might be a problem with my modem, but I don’t think it is because before, when I was still on dial up, the icon was still there, only it just showed a red cross over it to say that it wasn’t connected. The lights and everything on the modem are working.

I reinstalled those Nvidia drivers, thinking that might solve the problem, but unfortunately not. The blue screen hasn’t come back though.

I really know nothing about video cards, (my last computer had crappy onboard graphics) so I’m taking a guess here that the card controls the networking for the computer? If so, would it be a hardware issue where a new video card would fix it? I have been wanting a new one anyway, but I don’t want to get one yet if that’s not the problem.

I tried doing a repair installation of XP but no dice. I’m hesitant to do a complete reformat because I have about 160 gigs of stuff I’d have to backup onto discs first, and that is a royal pain in the butt – especially if I did the reformat and then discover that a new video card would have fixed it all along!

I hope some of this has made sense to someone.

These are my specs from where I had the PC built:

AMD Athlon 64 4600+ Dual Core
• Nvidia Geforce 6600GT 128MB PCI Express Video Card
• 1024 MB DDR2 RAM
• Seagate 200GB Serial ATA Hard Drive

If someone could offer some advice, I'd be extremely grateful!

Cross posted.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/735911.html

Date: 01/16/07 (Security)    Keywords: software, virus, antivirus

Worm attacks are hitting users of the company's corporate antivirus software; its Norton consumer software is not affected.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6150560.html

Date: 01/17/07 (Security)    Keywords: software

As part of its quarterly patch cycle, company on Tuesday released fixes for vulnerabilities that affect many of its software products.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6150671.html

Date: 01/17/07 (Web Technology)    Keywords: software

The online social network plans to offer free parental notification software in a bid to appease government critics, according to published reports.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6150702.html

Date: 01/17/07 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: software, web

I need to find if there exists software for live videocasting. That is, software that simulates/replaces the mixing board that a small television station might have. The ability to switch between the feed from a webcam (or even a bunch of good cameras that find their way into the computer, so, perhaps, three USB webcams), multiple AVI or MPEG videos queued and ready to play, audio sources, etc.

Does such a beast exist? Anyone?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/1023897.html

Date: 01/18/07 (WebDesign)    Keywords: software, browser

Hi all,

I've been looking around for Mac browsers emulators and I came across this site: Browsercam.

Has anybody here used these people, are they any good? Can anyone recommend any emulating type service, preferably online but decent software could be good too?

Thanks!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1210058.html

Date: 01/19/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: blogging, software

WordPress is a popular blogging software which is used in this blog and lot of blogs on the internet. One of the frequently asked questions was how can we get older versions of WordPress. Previously all we could get was the latest version using this link, which automatically links to the latest version of the [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-get-older-versions-of-wordpress/

Date: 01/19/07 (IT Professionals)    Keywords: software, html

Hi,

anyone has any software on how to syncronise html email signatures across 100 users..

users are completely clueless/can't be bothered to import an htm/template to do it themselves, I need a software so that I can manage at my end.

thanks

I've looked at Symprex Mail Signature Manager, but its US625 for a 50 user license, sounds pricey for a utility.. (its like the price of exchange itself..)

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/itprofessionals/50782.html

Date: 01/19/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: software

Translator Plugin Pro 4.0 is a significant step forward in terms of architecture of Translator plugin. I have re-architected the software to allow pluggable translation engines. No longer are we dependent on one or two translation engines. We can add more at will. Currently we are using three translation engines to give you 14 X [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/translator-plugin-pro-40-the-architecture-thoughts/

Date: 01/20/07 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: software

I've been able to print off my printer before, but now the button on it is flashing, and in the "Printer and Faxes" window, it says my printer is offline. I have an HP Deskjet 3915. I went through all the HP Troubleshooting and it was unable to figure out what the issue was. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the software. I've turned the computer off, unplugged everything, waited, and replugged...didn't work. I've right clicked the printer icon and it says "use printer offline"...which confuses me b/c I thought if my printer was offline it would say "use printer online"....but Under the icon it says "Offline" instead of "Ready". Actually it says "Ready" when I turned my computer on, but once I go to print, it switches to "Offline". I'm at lost on what to do now. Any suggestions? Thanks so much in advance for your help

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/1025437.html

Date: 01/22/07 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: software, web, linux

From: Bryan Kearney @ Red Hat
(where I also work - hiring like mad, looking hard for qualified people)

Folks... we are hiring a bunch of folks to work in the IT group at Red Hat. Great company, good culture, and lots of cool technologies (GWT, JBoss, Messaging, Web Services, etc). If you know folks who are looking, can you point them at http://www.redhat.com/careers ?

Thanks!

-- bk

Company: Red Hat
Job Title: Application Software Engineer
Description: Red Hat wants you to join the team that is delivering new on-line applications for the global Red Hat community. Utilizing experience with managing and deploying applications and Linux systems you will help the GIT organization continually deploy and upgrade application assets for internal and external customers. The ideal candidate will have experience system administration, software development and build systems, as well as exposure to multiple scripting languages.

You will be responsible for defining release processes which govern the entire external and internal application suite. You will work with development teams and production operations teams to organize, plan, and execute application deployments to global web sites. You will identify gaps in existing tooling, and be responsible for filling these gaps with either custom code or existing open source solutions. You will work with team members locally and overseas to provide 24x7 coverage for application support. You will need to juggle priorities across multiple "most important" projects and bring to bear the good judgment you have developed during at least 2 years of related experience.

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Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/1026297.html

Date: 01/23/07 (Computer Help)    Keywords: software, web

I am using a Panasonic Mini-DV model: PV-GS9. It has the port to be hooked up to the computer and the computer recognizes it as a "web cam", but I can't find any software online that will work to be able to transfer video onto the computer/internet. I have baby videos and my husband's wrestling shows I wanted to put online, say, on youtube.com.

Is there any kind of program anyone might suggest? I can't find any that work and I don't have a working cd rom drive right now.

Thanks! ^_^ ~Min

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/739262.html

Date: 01/23/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: software

One of the frequent requests with Angsuman’s Translator Plugin Pro software is for alternative flag images for display. We have addressed this demand in two ways. First of all we have changed the flag images to better looking, at least I and my QA lead thinks, and slightly bigger, though smaller in size, flag images [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/alternative-flag-images-for-angsumans-translator-plugin-pro/

Date: 01/23/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: cms, software, xml, java, web

This is a review of the book Managing and Customizing OpenCms 6 by Matt Butcher and published by PACKT Publishing. OpenCms Content Management System Overview OpenCms is a popular CMS (Content Management System) software based on Java and XML technologies. The OpenCms site has a good description: OpenCms is a professional level Open Source Website Content Management System. [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/book-review-managing-and-customizing-opencms-6/

Date: 01/23/07 (Data Management)    Keywords: software

With demand for storage products up, sales of high-profit software push earnings per share a penny over analyst estimates.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9592_22-6152336.html

Date: 01/23/07 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: software, asp

hey guys,

I'm a student and right now I'm cramming up on a subject that has a lot of vocabulary terms. I've done all I can to grasp them but I think my old methods have reached their limits, frustration took over and I threw my flash cards out the window. Now I'm looking to start afresh with some new approach. Maybe there is some kind of software that lets you enter words and phrases, then enter definitions, and then flash them on the screen of your computer. Or something like that. Basically, I'm looking for suggestions on any helpful application you may know about.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/1027255.html