The greatest open source software of all time Aug 18, 2009
To make any Linux distribution easy to use, you have to bring a good graphical user interface to the party. Gnome and KDE are the Linux stalwarts in the GUI department. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
IronKey Locks Down Dangerous Memory Sticks Aug 17, 2009
Linux users get the rawest deal although IronKey devices can be unlocked from the command line to store encrypted data, there is no graphical user interface to control many of the features of the device, and on-board applications are not available. Since the IronKey Enterprise platform is Web-based, it makes the system very easy and quick to implement. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Designed-enhanced ASUS Motherboards with New-generation Chipset Deliver Stunning Performance Aug 11, 2009
By simply choosing the displayed profiles from TurboV's user-friendly graphical user interface and pushing the physical Turbo Key, users can experience an instant overclocking boost-without stopping ongoing work or gaming. Specifications Model M4A785TD-M EVO M4A785D-M PRO M4A785TD-V EVO CPU AM3 AM3/AM2+/AM2 AM3 Chipset AMD785G/SB710 AMD 785G/SB710 AMD785G/SB710 System Bus 5200MTps 5200MTps 5200 MTps Memory DDR3 1800 (O.C.) DDR2 1200 (O.C.) DDR3 1800 (O.C.) LAN Gb Gb Gb PCIe x 16 1 1 2 Audio 8-CH... (JCN Network, Japan)
ASUS RT-N13U-All-in-one Router with Shared Printer Connectivity Aug 11, 2009
Configure an All-in-one Printer Easily with EZ UIThe ASUS RT-N13U wireless router features EZ UI, a powerful graphical user interface that provides intuitive setup and easy management of printers and other networked resources. It features a suite of innovative connectivity solutions including EZ All-in-One Printer, QIS, Ai Disk, Dr. Surf, EZ QoS, and Network Map. (JCN Network, Japan)
Synaptics Looks to Boost Touchpad Functionality Aug 4, 2009
A graphical user interface (GUI) and applications also need to be built around the LCD-based touchpad to make it usable, which could require a lot of work, Vena said. "I don't see that in the short term. I see the large touch-screen stuff happening a lot quicker.". (Yahoo News -- Technology)
New VeriCall Edge(R) Connected Multimedia Software Features YouTube Video Playback Jul 30, 2009
The company develops and supports a portfolio of IP communications and multimedia software under the VeriCall(R) brand name and a family of graphical user interface (GUI) development tools under the PEG(R) brand name. The comprehensive nature of the company's VeriCall and PEG software solutions helps manufacturers to lower cost and risk by accelerating product development and launch cycles. (PR Newswire)
Lessons for Startups in the Deal Jul 30, 2009
Microsoft's deep dive into a graphical user interface on an operating system, Windows, was a clear sign to that his bet was correct. Steve doubled and tripled down, and that is why Apple () is Apple. (BusinessWeek)
Fujitsu Enhances Product-Tracking System for Odakyu Department Stores Jul 27, 2009
3 Data Server's custom graphical user interface, enhances the productivity of programming and other tasks involved in new system development ... Oh-Pa 1/3 Data AnalyzerA graphical user interface product for the Oh-Pa 1/3 Data Server. (JCN Network, Japan)
Computer Forensics Links Internet Postcards To Virus Jul 26, 2009
The malware uses a graphical user interface to keep track of infected machines throughout the world and is equipped with tools that allow the criminals to prioritize the banks and related stolen accounts they want to strike, Warner said. "These messages are standard in their design and carry a subject line that indicates they come from the Web site 1001 Postcards," Warner said. (Science Daily)
Rescue Your Data Using VistaPE Jul 15, 2009
It uses technology based on Microsoft s WinPE application, but unlike WinPE, VistaPE implements a full graphical user interface that s virtually identical to Windows Vista, which makes it easy to use. You can run VistaPE from either a CD or a USB Flash drive making it an indispensable troubleshooting tool. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Odds stacked against Google OS success Jul 11, 2009
Chrome OS will have to find a way to offer its customers a familiar graphical user interface that makes it easy to do the tasks they have been used to on a Windows operating system. "UI is a very significant component for new operating systems," says Shim. (CNN -- Tech)
DOTcvpSB, a software toolbox for dynamic optimization in systems biology Jun 29, 2009
The toolbox has been written in MATLAB and provides an easy and user friendly environment, including a graphical user interface, while ensuring a good numerical performance. Problems are easily stated thanks to the compact input definition. (BioMed Central)
Computer memory May 28, 2009
Was it the Macintosh that brought us the graphical user interface that we all now take for granted on our desktops. Or was it the affordable, modular PC. (BBC News -- Technology)
* Save the cars, green the engines May 24, 2009
He has now joined the eCars X Now movement, and his eSmart car will be upgraded with the open-source graphical user interface being developed for the eCorolla in Finland. Other initiatives are springing up in Denmark, Latvia, Spain, and Turkey, says Rasanen. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The CLIophobia of the Linux Newbie May 20, 2009
If you came to computers as I did, in the age of the mature Graphical User Interface, you learned that the desktop was a lot like a regular office desktop, though the clutter on it was images rather than paper. Still, you could shuffle the pictured papers around, open imaginary drawers and filing cabinets, and develop a pretty solid intuitive sense of the physics of that virtual surface. (Datamation)
Sony Introduces Three Mainstream Alpha Cameras Designed For First-Time Digital SLR Buyers May 18, 2009
The a380, a330 and a230 models are Sony's first DSLR cameras to feature a graphical user interface (GUI) with built-in on-screen Help Guide. The Help Guide offers clear, concise explanations of various modes and settings, while the Graphic Display helps you understand the relationship between aperture and shutter speed, as well as the effect each has on photographic results. (PR Newswire)
Is SLE 11 worth the upgrade? May 13, 2009
The software is tied to the graphical user interface at the moment, so you don't need it from a shell environment. If however most of your work is from the GUI and you were looking for a solution to grant additional permissions to users, then this is the solution. (Search Enterprise Linux)
Bally Technologies Awarded Systems Contract for The Lodge at Deadwood; Company to Install Microsoft Windows® Slot Management System in New Casino Apr 30, 2009
0 is the ideal solution, providing the new casino with an easy-to-use and familiar graphical user interface and room to expand as their gaming operation grows, said Derik Mooberry, Ballys Vice President of System Sales-Western Division. We are honored that The Lodge at Deadwood has selected Bally as its systems partner, and we look forward to helping them make their new casino a great success. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Sony Takes Flight With HD Camcorder Designed for Savvy Travelers Apr 2, 2009
Ideal for the active explorer, a new graphical user interface helps personalize menus for easy operation and quickly sort through captured content. Smile Shutter technology automatically snaps quality photos of traveling companions when they smile, even while recording video at the same time. (PR Newswire)
Windows Touch coming to a PC soon Mar 27, 2009
"While Surface and machines running Windows 7 are different devices we have evolved a common vocabulary of touch. "Gesture and touch are the two biggest changes to how we interact with our computers since the launch of the first Graphical User Interface, and the use of the keyboard and mouse. " Microsoft says Windows Touch will be much more than just a "touch shell" for Windows. "We made sure you are getting the full Windows 7 experience," the blog post said. While some applications will be... (BBC News -- Technology)
Tip#2: Speed up access to data Mar 20, 2009
Note: In Windows Vista, there is no graphical user interface to demonstrate the progressbut your hard drive is still being defragmented. After the defragmentation is complete, Disk Defragmenter displays the results. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Cisco Makes Its Play for the Rest of the Datacenter Mar 18, 2009
The Cisco UCS Manager gives users a graphical user interface (GUI), a command-line interface (CLI) and an API () to let others plug into the architecture. Cisco claims that its UCS Manager will help to increase productivity and efficiency. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Touch the future Mar 17, 2009
He said there had not been a lot of innovation since Xerox launched its desktop graphical user interface, the basis of almost every operating system for the last 20 years. "We are on the tipping point when things are going to change a lot; mobility and touch and gesture, as well as ubiquity are driving that," said Mr Bernard. (BBC News -- Technology)
Hands On with VIPRE PC Rescue Mar 13, 2009
That seemed high for a utility with no graphical user interface, especially considering that the install package is barely 60 MB. Sunbelt says it has new technologies in development that will bring the download back down to the 60-MB range in a month or so. I copied the download to a USB key and transferred it to a test system in which malware had disabled Command Prompt, MSCONFIG, REGEDIT, and various other tools. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Quarter century of Word Mar 10, 2009
Word, however, was the first graphical user interface processor and fully utilised the mouse highly unusual at that time. Despite this innovation designed to give increased flexibility to wordprocessing, sales of Word lagged behind its rivals and the future looked bleak for Bill Gates and his Microsoft team. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
1 Bruce Perens: Analyzing Microsoft's TomTom Lawsuit Mar 3, 2009
Methods and arrangements for interacting with controllable objects within a graphical user interface environment using various input mechanisms. Method and system for generating driving directions. (Datamation)
Windows 7 is coming. So what? Feb 27, 2009
Thus was born the graphical user interface. Buttons, links, formatting to click on. (USA Today -- Tech)
Microsoft sues Linux-based vendor over patents Feb 27, 2009
Patent 6,704,032, for interacting with a controllable object in a graphical user interface environment. Patent 7,117,286, providing for a portable computing device-integrated appliance. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Sony DSC-G3 Cyber-shot Feb 25, 2009
Unfortunately, there s a less-than-stellar graphical user interface (GUI) involved, which shows a lack of refinement. It takes way too many taps on that pretty screen to get anything done, and when getting something done means setting up your Wi-Fi access every time you get to one of your favorite Hotspots (due to the fact that the camera doesn t store your faves), that can get old pretty fast. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Ubuntu to target cloud computing with next release Feb 24, 2009
There will also be a new Netbook Edition of Ubuntu, designed to install on a greater variety of hardware and with the graphical user interface tuned for small screens, he said. Before the coding begins in earnest, developers will be able to contribute to the software's design at the next Ubuntu Developer Summit, in Barcelona, May 25 to May 29. (InfoWorld)
Lawyers may appeal latest 'Vista Capable' ruling Feb 20, 2009
Her lawyers argued that because Home Basic lacked many of the features Microsoft had trumpeted for Vista, including the Aero graphical user interface, it was not a "real" version of the operating system. On Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge , saying that the plaintiffs had failed to show that the Vista Capable campaign had made them pay more for their computers than they would have otherwise. (InfoWorld)
VASCO Data Security Demonstrates How to Leverage Mobile Platforms for Authentication Feb 16, 2009
The Graphical User Interface (GUI) has been revamped. Menus, messages, logos, colours, and fonts can be fully adapted to the bank's branding, supporting the brand recognition for the end-user. (PR Newswire)
Tech for America Feb 11, 2009
Government research grants were present at the creation of microprocessors, databases, the graphical user interface, video games, the Internet, and the World Wide Web, among many other great things. (See this. (Slate)
Report: Apple nixed Android's multitouch Feb 11, 2009
While this all may sound a bit far-fetched, it's worth noting that Apple was awarded a patent last month titled "Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for determining commands by applying heuristics." Patent No. 7,479,949 covers the multitouch and all its gestures (swipe, pinch, rotation, etc. that are used on the Apple iPhone and was originally filed in September 2007. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
1 Apple's Plans to Fend Off iPhone Rivals Feb 9, 2009
Late last month, the U.S. patent office awarded the company , "Touchscreen device, method, and graphical user interface for determining commands by applying heuristics." It's a complicated description for a fairly simple concept: interacting with a touchscreen and moving through lists on it by using your fingers. But it's unclear whether Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will wield its new patent to ward off a growing number of rivals who are seeking to capitalize on the with touchscreen features of their... (Datamation)
Lotus Notes Intranets Feb 8, 2009
Notes 8 is a strongly client-focused release, with new features, functionality, and a vastly updated graphical user interface. The annual conference on all things Lotus kicks off with an emphasis on Web 2. (IntranetJournal)
DEUTSCHE PRESSE-AGENTUR Feb 7, 2009
The highlight was the machine's revolutionary graphical user interface. It allowed lay users to work with comp. (The Drudge Report)
