| CoolControls
3.04 released. (20 January 2002) |
Version 3.04 of
the CoolControls
package has been released. 5 new classes from advanced scroll bar to
the
non visual component that will enable you to create form's docking
similar
to what well-known WinAmp has. Fixes and improvements. Controls can now work not only with the bitmaps but jpegs and other image formats as well. The update is free for registered users who will receive all the relevant information shortly. You can download the trial version at: You can check out the pre-compiled demo at: You can purchase sources included version at: You can purchase DCU only version at: You can upgrade from DCU to SRC version at: |
| InternetAUDIT beta2 released. | CoolDev.com is
getting close
to the release of the InternetAUDIT.
Those indicated their interest in beta testing of the suite
will receive
the relevant information shortly. |
| A
FIRST LOOK AT GNUMERIC 1.0
(15 January 2002) |
Gnumeric has many
of Microsoft
Excel's features, but it's not a copy. Gnumeric adds new tools not available anywhere else, and thanks to clean code and a dedicated team of developers, it's only going to get better. LinuxWorld.com |
| Tapping
The Source (Open Source)
(15 January 2002) |
This is the
benefit of those
folks who are just getting into the world of open source, here are a
few
Web sites of interest. . |
| What
to do when a Unix command stops working unexpectedly
(15 January 2002) |
I was routinely
checking on
the status of one of my servers and preparing to update some files when
I noticed that my 'su' command seemed to be hanging. What could cause
this?
I investigated. . |
| Writing
Solid Delphi Code
(15 January 2002) |
This is a very
good tutorial
that covers a good selection of proven techniques that you can use to
avoid
introducing bugs into your software. . |
| Microsoft
times out
(20th November 2001) |
Microsoft was
forced to temporarily
suspend an important financial service of its Passport Wallet program
for
several days after a programmer showed that he could obtain users
credit
card numbers and other personal information just by sending them a
single
e-mail message. . |
| HOW
OPEN-SOURCE DEVELOPERS MAKE MONEY
(20th November 2001) |
Russell Pavlicek
says - WHENEVER
I DISCUSS the dynamics of the open-source community, someone inevitably
asks, "Who pays the salaries for all of this software development?
How can these programmers survive by writing free software?" |
| The
European Commission says Microsoft obstructed probe
(13th October 2001) |
The article states
MS,
the company, presented 34 letters from firms purportedly supporting
Microsoft,
which were either written by Microsoft itself or solicited without the
companies being told what use Microsoft expected to make of them, the
source
said. . |
| A
First Look At StarOffice 6.0 Beta
(11th October 2001) |
Those interested
in finding
a migration plan away from the Microsoft monopolies would be well
advised
to start looking at StarOffice 6.0, since it runs not only on Windows
but
on Solaris and Linux as well. (970 words). . |
| There'll
be no XP for me
(11th October 2001) Brian Livingston |
After looking at
the changes
Microsoft has made in its forthcoming Windows XP, Brian Livingston is
recommending
that most companies and individuals avoid it. He won't be adding to his
line of books a Windows XP Secrets (although someone else will
inevitably
write a work with that title, and if it's good I'll recommend it).
Instead,
he is planning to keep Windows 2000 running on his office network
indefinitely. . |
| Dale
Fuller, Borland CEO, Elected to SIIA Board of Directors
(10/2/01 5:18 AM) Source: Business Wire . |
Borland announced
that President
and Chief Executive Officer Dale L. Fuller has been elected to the
Board
of Directors of the Software and Information Industry Association
(SIIA).
Dale Fuller joins other industry leaders from AOL Time Warner,
Apple
Corp., Oracle Corp. and Sun Microsystems on the SIIA Board. |
| S1
Standardizes on Borland JBuilder for Application Development of
Enterprise
eFinance Solutions
(10/2/01 5:19 AM) Source: Business Wire . |
Borland announced that S1 (Nasdaq:SONE), a leading global provider of Enterprise eFinance software, has selected Borland(R) JBuilder(TM) as its development platform of choice for the S1 Enterprise Platform. |
| Microsoft
NT Server 4.0 Retired!
(4th October 2001) |
After five years
of service,
the Microsoft® Windows NT® Server 4.0 operating system is being
retired.
The decision to discontinue Windows NT Server 4.0 reflects the
growing
demand for the Windows® 2000 Server Family of operating systems,
which
offer greater reliability, manageability, and scalability. |
| New
e-mail security danger follows spy file revelations
22.08.2001 By JOSIE CLARKE and MICHAEL FOREMAN |
The New Zealand
Herald newspapers
two reporters Josie and Michael are now looking into e-mail security.
Personal security online took another hit yesterday as hackers targeted Hotmail addresses and Microsoft Windows users found their systems riddled with spy files. See also: Sinister
spy file tracks PC users |
| The
Hidden Dangers of Instant Messaging
08/20/2001 |
Brad Cohen the
SearchHound
Executive Vice President and Director, has a look at instant messaging
and what are the dangers.
According to Media Metrix there are roughly 60 million
existing IM |
| Sinister
spy file tracks PC users
21.08.2001 By MICHAEL FOREMAN |
Every time you
visit a website,
a hidden file embedded in Microsoft Windows (OS) computers records the
visit and stores the information, defying almost all efforts to wipe
it.
The New Zealand Herald newspaper investigation into the
existence of
the persistent file on Windows 95 and 98 PCs - a variant of files
called |
| Addict
3.2 Release
(18th August - 2001) |
Addictive Software
is pleased
to announce the availability of the Addict Spell Check & Thesaurus 3.2 release. This release is free of charge for all current v3 customers. Addict 3.2 adds suggestions learning, live-spelling support
for many
3rd party RichEdit controls, additional languages, and addresses all
known
bugs. |
| CoolDev.Com
D6 Updates
(15 August 2001)
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The following
packages have
been updated with the Delphi6 compatible editions:
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| Linux
Scandal: Et Tu, Tux?
(7th August 2001) |
Kevin Reichard,
executive
editor at Linux Today stands accused of breaking the unwritten code of conduct, of attacking fellow Linux community members under the cover of anonymity. Linux Today is part of internet.com. |
| VMyths.com
(7th August 2001) |
Learn about
computer virus
myths, hoaxes, urban legends, hysteria, and the implications if you
believe
in them.
An interesting web site from Rob Rosenberger, the man who has
top CIA
security clearance. |
| Hundreds Of Credit Card Numbers Exposed Online | A major security
flaw has
been discovered on a site called RegWeb.com that reveals hundreds of customer credit card numbers on a backend registration system, Interactive Week has confirmed. |
| Borland invites you to attend a free in-depth seminar on Web Services. | Web Services
enable the Internet
to be used as a worldwide accessible collection of application
functionality
connecting businesses, web pages, and consumers.
Each Seminar Attendee Receives: |
| BEA releases new version of WebLogic Server | Version 6.1
includes support
for Web services standards such as SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol), WSDL (Web Services Description Language) and UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery and Integration). |
| Microsoft makes content management waves | The software giant announced the availability of its Content Management Server 2001, a roll out of three editions that puts Microsoft squarely into the content management arena. |
| Windows
NT 4.0 Post-Service Pack 6a Security Rollup Package (2nd August 2001) |
It provides all security updates released for Windows NT 4.0 since the release of Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a. You can only install the Security Rollup Package if you are running Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a. |
| Microsoft
Releases Windows XP RC2 (July 27, 2001) |
This is the final public release of its next-generation OS. |
| Microsoft
licence policy extremely disadvantageous for business user (18-06-2001) |
In an open letter
to the Microsoft
board of management, the Dutch Network Users Association (NGN) has
expressed
its objections to Microsoft's new licence policy.
According to the NGN, this new licence policy is extremely
disadvantageous
to the business user. |
| IBM
puts corporate twist on distributed computing. (August 1, 2001) |
IBM plans to take a distributed computing concept from the theoretical realm and make it a corporate reality. |
| Borland
joins rent-a-tool party (July 17, 2001) |
Software maker Borland will soon rent out Web-based tools for software developers to write and build their programs. |
| Net
firm shutdown rate continues to drop (08/01/2001 ) |
The number of Internet companies shutting down dropped sharply in July from June, reaching the lowest level since September, suggesting that a shake-out in the sector may be nearing its end, a report issued Wednesday said. |
| 'Code
Red' slows, spreads to the Pentagon (08/01/2001) |
Almost 150,000 Internet-connected computers running Microsoft's NT or Windows 2000 operating system had been infected by Code Red by late Wednesday afternoon, according to SANS data. |
| Borland
AppServer 4.5 (7th May, 2001) Review |
Easy setup and
support for
the latest CORBA and J2EE standards help make Borland AppServer 4.5 suitable for any smaller to midsize Web initiative. |
| Illegal
DirecTV viewers in the crosshairs (08/01/2001) |
DirecTV, the nation's leading provider of satellite television service, is striking another blow in its battle to stop illegal use of its service. |
| Tiny
chip might restore vision to blind (08/01/2001) |
In an experiment to cure blindness, researchers at two of Illinois hospitals, have implanted microchips in the eyes of three blind men, officials said Tuesday. |
| Code
Red Scanning For Weakness (2nd August 2001) |
A U.S.-based watchdog agency says the feared Code Red computer worm is active and scanning the Internet for new computer servers to infect. |
| Delphi
gets corporate (7th June 2001) |
Borland has taken the wraps off Delphi 6, which brings the world of Web Services into a graphical development environment. |
| 'XP
not cracked', says Microsoft (05 Jun 2001) |
Microsoft has denied that its flagship Office XP suite has been cracked, just days after the high-profile launch. |
| “Pixie
Dust” Breakthrough (Wed, 23rd May 2001) |
IBM has introduced a revolutionary new technology which will quadruple the capacity of hard drives. |
| Visual
Basic On The Decline? (14th 5 2001) |
The 3 million programmers using Microsoft's Visual Basic language make up one of the largest and most cohesive developer communities in existence, but some of them now are up for grabs. |
| Borland
enters Web services fray (May 7, 2001) |
When Borland
announces the
latest incarnation of its Delphi RAD (rapid application development)
environment
this week, the company will focus on the toolkit's tighter integration
with its Kylix Linux tools and on the product's cross-platform
interoperability. But Delphi's more important enhancements clearly are its support for Web services standards. |
| 37
percent of worldwide software is pirated (May 21, 2001) |
World software piracy grew in the year 2000 for the first time in more than half a decade and 37 percent of the programs used by businesses worldwide are illegal copies, a trade group of software makers reported Monday. |
| Microsoft
shelves Office XP subscription plan (May 5, 2001) |
Microsoft has
temporarily
nixed a controversial plan to sell Office XP on a subscription basis to
some U.S. customers.
The surprising turn in positioning comes less than a month before Office XP's official May 31launch and days after Dell Computer started offering the productivity suite on new PCs. |
| World's
smallest rotary Engine (02 April 2001 ) |
UC Berkeley researchers create world's smallest rotary internal combustion engine. |
| IE
Hole Surrenders Your Computer (30th March 2001) |
A dangerous
security hole
has been discovered in Microsoft's Internet Explorer, simply by sending
an e-mail with an attachment.
A Spanish security expert Juan Carlos Cuartango discovered the hole, which allows attackers complete access and control over any computer running any version of the Windows operating system versions and Internet Explorer Versions 5 and 5.5. |
| New
address Alvas Components Collection. (26 February 2001) |
New address Alvas
Components
Collection.
Alvas Components Collection (set of about 90 components
and 20
Delphi IDE experts) have new internet web address http://www.alvas.net
The old address was |
| CoolDev.Com
has recently released new versions of the following packages: (26 February 2001) |
HierarchyTree.
Version
1.02. Package allows to visually display various hierarchies. You can
manipulate
the contents in the run-time. Drag&drop, ability to save and load
the
hierarchies from/to stream or disk file. More details and demo projects at www.cooldev.com TipsSystem. Version 2.03a. The most complete tips package ever. Allows creating tips and warnings dialogs, displays hints in HTML format, has methods to import contents in ASCII, HTML formats. Can send MAPI messages, even generate QReports. More details and demo projects at www.cooldev.com HtmlTools. Version 1.03a. HTML parser and stripper, parse HTML files and particular HTML tags. Remove all or particular tags. More details and demo projects at www.cooldev.com CoolDocumenter. Version 1.0 CoolDev.Com usually brings
new classes
and components for Borland Delphi/C++Builder. This time however we have
created application. Though again developers are the ones who this tool
has been released for. |
| Borland(R)
Jbuilder(TM) Enterprise Wins Eweek Excellence Award (22nd February 2001) |
Borland Software Corporation today announced that its top-rated, cross-platform Java™ development environment, JBuilder™ 4 Enterprise, won the eWeek eXCELLENCE Awards 2001 program for the Web and Multi-tier Development category. |
| Borland
Launches New E-Business Application Development System (20th February 2001) |
Borland Software has introduced Borland Enterprise Studio Java Edition (The Studio), its design, development and process management system for Java multi-tier, web and e-commerce applications. |
| Borland
Plans to Establish Subsidiary in Bangalore (17th February 2001) |
India today. |
| Vote
for JBuilder! (7th, February, 2001) |
At the 2001 Java Developer's Journal Readers Choice Awards web site. |
| Developers
cry foul over new Microsoft Visual Basic language (7th, February, 2001) |
- by Anders Ohlsson |
| Kylix
wins! - by J.D. Hildebrand (7th, February, 2001) |
Abstract:Industry experts name Kylix best development tool at LinuxWorld. |
| Kylix
is finally a reality! (7th, February, 2001) |
Borland releases
long-awaited
Kylix, lifts Linux into enterprise. By Edward J. Correia |
| Kylix
screen shots? (7th, February, 2001) |
| Kylix
News! (7th, February, 2001) |
Borland Kylix project home page. |
| Borland®
Kylix™ (7th February, 2001) |
Borland Software
Corporation,
announced its highly anticipated Borland® Kylix™. Kylix is the first native rapid application development (RAD) environment for the Linux® operating system (OS) combining an intuitive visual design environment, optimizing compiler, interactive debugger and comprehensive component suite to give developers the tools they need to deliver Web, desktop and database applications on Linux fast. |
| Linux
Comes to the Big Screen by Michelle Delio (Feb. 1, 2001) |
A new film,
Revolution O.S.,
that explores the human side of the open source and free software
movements,
telling the inside story of the hackers and programmers rebelling
against
the corporate machine.
This interesting film has interviews with Linus
Torvalds, Eric Raymond |
| Linux
Looks to Take on the World by Michelle Delio (Jan. 31, 2001) |
Mentions
LinuxWorld and about
it being a gathering primarily for the few, the proud, the brave and the extremely nerdy ubergeeks. Jerry Franks, a Linux programmer goes on to say "We've proved the essential value of Linux. Now we need to focus on providing the tools that will allow Linux to grow and prosper in the standard business and home environment," |
| Microsoft
Exec: Linux Is Going Down by Michelle Delio (Jan. 31, 2001) |
Microsoft thinks
Linux is
doomed, and predicts that many Linux businesses will falter and fail before the end of the year. Doug Miller, Microsoft's group product manager for competitive strategies makes these comments: "There really isn't much value in free," and "And the recent security problems with Linux, coupled with the lack of key enterprise elements in the new kernel, really call into question whether Linux should be used at all." |
| Christmas
present from CoolDev.Com! (19th December) Check it out! |
Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year!
CoolDev.Com has a present for its customers. Until Jan 1, 2001 should you decide to register Full Package with complete source code ($190) you will also receive Alvas Components Collection Professional Edition free of charge. Should you decide to register Complete Package without the
full source
code ($95) you will also receive Alvas Components Collection Advanced
for
free. This is limited time offer. |
| ElPack
updated (18th December) |
The registered versions of the packages have been updated to version 2.76b. |
| Pentium
4 glitch caught at last minute! (23rd November) |
CPU intergrated circuit maker Intel has confirmed that they have corrected a glitch in the BIOS software for its new Pentium 4 microprocessors last week after initially starting to ship the high-end devices to computer makers. |
| New
security hole found in Microsoft Internet Explorer (25th November) Yet another security problem with MS IE. |
This article states Microsoft's Web browser Internet Explorer has a security vulnerability that could let a malicious Web master take over a user's computer, a security expert said Monday. |
| New: CoolHints2k
version 1.01 released (20th November) D3/D4/D5/BCB3/BCB4/BCB5, 400Kb. |
CoolHints2k
package has the
ability to create Office2000 like dialogs and hints systems. It has
similar
look and feel and contains all necessary controls to reproduce
state-of-art
hint windows designs.
The package can be used to build original dialogs.
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| It's
back to "Borland" for troubled software maker. (9th November) The name Borland is back! |
In 1998,
then-chief executive
Del Yocam changed the company name to Inprise and as part of a new strategy to enter the consulting-service business and sell e-commerce software to larger companies. A lot has changed since then... |
| Borland
Acquires E-Service firm To Jumpstart ASP Business (8th November 2000) |
Borland (Inprise) announced that it has completed the acquisition of Chicago-based Bedouin, Inc. |
| StarOffice
source code released. (19th October 2000) As promised, Sun Microsystems and CollabNet have worked together to build the infrastructure to put the StarOffice code into the open source arena |
The OpenOffice.org
web site
is for the open source project through which Sun Microsystems is
releasing
the technology for the popular StarOffice(tm) productivity suite. Sun is launching and will be sponsoring and participating in going forward. OpenOffice.org is the name of the overall project and is being hosted by CollabNet. |
| Linux
up close: Time to switch (7th October) A very interesting comparison of Linux and Windows NT by
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
& Eric Carr, Sm@rt Reseller |
The bottom line,
according
to these reviewers is that is that the commercial Linux releases can do
much more with far less than Windows NT Server can. One comment was
that
"each of the commercial Linux releases ate NT’s lunch". The Linux versions were Caldera ($59), RedHat($49.95), and SuSE inc ($49.95). Windows NT a whopping ($809). |
| Enter
the Netscape 6 Theme Builder contest. (Wed, 13th September - 2000) First 100 entries receive a free Netscape Themes
T-shirt! |
PRIZES: Three
grand prizes
and ten runners-up prizes will be awarded. The first grand prize is a Philips plasma T.V — Approximate retail value (ARV) US$15,000. The second grand prize is a Sony Digital Camera — ARV US$1,100. The third grand prize is a graphite special edition Apple iBook — ARV US$1,700. The 10 runners-up will each receive a Diamond Rio MP3 player — ARV US$200. |
| Everything is an object, Part 1 | Back To Basics
With java! Learn to write your first Java program with these Java basics. |
| Show us how you use the VCL | Run the VCL
Scanner utility
on your applications and learn which classes you use the most. Then take a few extra seconds to let us know as well. You'll be helping our R&D team to take the VCL further as well as to design the next generation component library. |
| Microsoft working to port its applications to Linux | The rumors pop up occasionally, but this time it turns out they're true: Microsoft is working closely with a company called Mainsoft to port its Windows applications to open source operating system Linux and, possibly, other versions of UNIX. |
| Netscape 6 pre-release 2 & 3 is here | I have downloaded
this pre-release
and its very good, still a bit unstable here and there, but full of
great
changes over the first pre-release. I am waiting for the first full release of this great web browser. Comes with new designer skins, called Themes, to customize your Netscape's look and feel. If you download Netscape 6 don't forget to try the 'skins''and 'themes'. Enter the Netscape 6 Themes Contest http://www.netscape.com/themes. |
| Researchers
build DNA motor that may lead to faster computer chips (August 9, 2000) |
Researchers from
Bell Labs
and the University of Oxford have built a microscopic DNA machine resembling a pair of motorized tweezers |
| Inprise/Borland is pleased to announce the immediate availability of InterBase 6.0, the Open Source Database. | Responding to the
needs of
an existing community of InterBase users, and to an even larger group
of
open source developers, Inprise/Borland is proud to join the many companies that have embraced open source. |
| Charlie
Calvert leaves Borland! (July 16, 2000) |
Here's to Good
Friends and
New Adventures - by Charles Calvert.
Charlie Calvert the author, Delphi trainer, speaker etc, etc,
etc, has
left Borland. Many Developers will be sad to see Charlie go. |
| The
Latest Kylix Screen Shots (July 05, 2000) |
The Latest Kylix Screen Shots - by John Kaster |
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Chuck Jazdzewski, Chief Architect of Delphi, took time out to explain to Will Watts how things were going. |
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Smart, Stable, and Slick...So Far! Smaller, Faster Engine, Improved Security, Snazzy Email Features, Continuous Content, Big News for Builders CNET Recommends, Customizable Look and Feel |
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Corel had an operating loss of $19 million in the most recent quarter and has cash reserves of $29 million. It has warned that it expects losses for at least another six months. |
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Yes you guessed it, more IE/Outlook/ActiveX issues. There is even a "WordPad" alert! |
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