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Automate and extend Firefox with the Chickenfoot add-on
Chickenfoot is a Firefox add-on that allows you to automate user actions within the browser environment. It also lets you extend the browser interface to provide additional features to a Web page. Before I delve into how this add-on can make your Web development work easier, I...
Tags: Web, TechRepublic Inc., Mozilla Firefox, JavaScript, Web Browser, Web Page, Tool, Chickenfoot, User Action, Search, Web Browsers, Channel Management, AJAX, Internet, Marketing, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Tony Patton
Blog posts 2008-03-24
24U VirtualUser plugin 1.0.1 (Windows)
24U Virtual User Plug-In is FileMaker Pro plug-in. It allows you to simulate usual user actions (such as mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes), run scripts, and record and replay all actions. Virtual User will never get bored by repeating the same actions thousand times. Use it to automate user actions, use...
Tags: Mouse, Microsoft Windows, Filemaker Inc., Plug-in, FileMaker Pro, 24U Software, 24U Virtual User Plug-In, User Action, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals
Software downloads 2007-08-16
24U VirtualUser plugin 1.0.2 (Mac)
24U Virtual User Plug-In is FileMaker Pro plug-in. It allows you to simulate usual user actions (such as mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes), run scripts, and record and replay all actions. Virtual User will never get bored by repeating the same actions thousand times. Use it to automate user actions, use...
Tags: Apple Macintosh, Mouse, Filemaker Inc., Plug-in, FileMaker Pro, 24U Software, 24U Virtual User Plug-In, User Action, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals
Software downloads 2008-09-25

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Backup essentials: Safeguarding user data with cron and tar
Users know that they're supposed to back up data, but most of them never do it. That's why Bryan Pfaffenberger suggests that you consider using the tar and cron utilities. They offer a simple, automated solution to the backup dilemma.New Linux users who are familiar with Mac and Windows workstations...
Tags: Backups, Bryan Pfaffenberger, backup
Technical articles 2000-06-02
Ajax Development of ATG Applications Using DWR: How to Integrate DWR With ATG's Nucleus IoC Container to Enable Development of Rich User Interfaces for Applications
Ajax, Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, is a programming technique for building rich user experiences into web applications. It uses a combination of technologies, such as HTML, DOM, JavaScript and XMLHttpRequest, to create applications that only refresh the portions of an HTML page that need to be updated in response to...
Tags: Art Technology Group, AJAX, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0
White papers 2007-03-20
How do I... Warn a user before they submit a form or follow a link on an HTML page?
Ever had an instance in your application development career where it would be nice to be able to warn a user that they are about to perform some action on a Web page, and give them the chance to cancel that action before it happens? For example,...
Tags: Function, HTML, Event, User, Action, OnClick, Mice, Scripting Languages, Hardware, Peripherals, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Zach Smith
Blog posts 2007-12-05
Design call-to-action statements that get results
This article originally appeared as a Design and Usability Tactics e-newsletter.By Jim KukralBrowse your Web site as though you're apotential customer. Do you feel like you're wandering aimlessly, ordo you have a clear sense of how to navigate the site? Thedifference can mean generating sales and/or gaining a valuedcustomer, or...
Tags: Channel management, Web site development, call-to-action, Jim Kukral, call-to-action statement, Web
Technical articles 2003-09-29
Get IT Done: Windows XP's fast user switching
If multiple users need to share a single PC, Windows XP's fast user-switching feature can help. Fast user switching is new to Windows XP and is designed so that if someone is in the middle of working in an application and someone else needs to use the computer, it's possible...
Tags: Brien M. Posey MCSE, Fast User Switching, Get IT Done, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP
Technical articles 2003-09-11
Action Scanner 1.3 (Mobile)
In todays economy, its often difficult to find something cheap and entertaining to do. Going to the movies will cost a small fortune; and dining out is expensive too. Even a night in will have its disadvantages. TV is often nothing but reruns; and when was the last time you...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Station, Mobile, Apple iPod Touch, Geoffrey Rainville, Scanners, Smart Phones, Digital Music, Digital Media, Hardware, Peripherals, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
Software downloads 2009-12-10
Action-Pack Subscription??
Action-Pack Subscription??I have a quick question.. I think this is the right forum for it. The company I work for has about 50 computers, and my boss wants me to work on upgrading them all to Windows XP and Office 2003. They currently use 2K/Office XP. Here's...
Tags: Action Pack, hardware, ObiWayneKenobi, software
Discussion threads 2004-10-30
Increase user awareness to bolster security
Increase user awareness to bolster securityarticle rootBloster SecurityWhat is bloster securityBolster means..Bolster means to add to and make stronger.ie If your users are aware of security issues your security measures will be more effective.Not User Ignorance... User Apathy.With all due respect to the author, I've been working with users since...
Tags: e-mail, iftikhar@..., security
Discussion threads 2005-02-07
Microsoft confirms Vista Speech Recognition remote execution flaw
After my initial reports on the first Vista Remote Exploit, a Microsoft spokesperson responded to me with the following message.Thanks for your patience as I looked into this. I heard back from the folks at the MSRC, and they let me know that Microsoft is investigating public reports of a...
Tags: Security, News, Vista, Desktop, speech recognition, speech recognition feature, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista
Blog posts 2007-01-31
It is time for some better Web frameworks
 I think that there is currently a huge disconnect between the needs of Web applications, and the frameworks that support them. Admittedly, we have come a long, long way from the days of CGI. But we still have a long way to go. I am not quite ready to say...
Tags: Java, ASP.NET, Php, Web Development
Blog posts 2007-06-25
Geek Trivia: Where the action is @
Quibble!Actuaries are fundamentally statisticians, concerned with mortality and liability, as in INSURANCE COMPANIES! 10 units @ $1. is something an accountant would be concerned with. Accounting is, if not noble, then honorable. The insurance companies and the actuaries that advise them on how to bet are...
Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Insurance, tail, Geek Trivia, monkey
Discussion threads 2008-10-22
Get IT Done: Understanding the Windows 2000 Blue Screen of Death, part 1
Understand fatal system crash error messages in Windows 2000Despite claims that Windows 2000 is the greatest operating system the world has ever seen, it isn’t infallible. Although Windows 2000 is a great operating system, the infamous Blue Screen of Death BSOD is alive and well. In this two-part series, I’ll...
Tags: Operating systems, Brien M. Posey MCSE, Get IT Done, STOP message, blue screen of death, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000
Technical articles 2000-05-09
Database Management: Auditing and reporting Oracle user activity
Changes in U.S. federal laws have mandated increased security for auditing Oracle user activity. HIPAA, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act have all produced serious constraints on Oracle professionals who are now required to produce detailed audit information for Oracle system users.Starting with Oracle8i, Oracle introduced special triggers that...
Tags: Regulatory compliance, Databases, Regulations, database, auditing, Donald Burleson, database management, Oracle Corp., trigger
Technical articles 2004-02-09
HTML form (ACTION="mailto.... + redirect
Hello and thanks for your help in advance.I have written some HTML for a event registration form that the user fills in the details and when they click the send button it emails me their details. I would also like it to then go to another page on my site,...
Tags: Action, HTML, mailTo, nevernessit@..., programming
Q&A 2004-10-27
SQL Server 2000's user-defined functions add flexibility, cut coding time
User-defined functions UDFs can help you increase functionality with less effort. Thankfully, SQL Server 2000 has added UDF support. Check out this article for more information on using them in your applications.Microsoft’s SQL Server may be a big dog in the enterprise database market, but its conspicuous lack of...
Tags: Databases, Enterprise software, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, UDF, Microsoft SQL Server
Technical articles 2002-03-25
Embrace the remote scripting revolution via AJAX
AJAX centers on eliminating or reducing the number of trips to the server by Web clients by utilizing existing Web standards and the XMLHttpRequest object. Learn more about this Web development trend, as well as Microsoft's work to develop tools that support AJAX. If you've been involved in Web...
Tags: Web, AJAX, Tony Patton, XML, Web browsers, Web application, Defining AJAX, XMLHttpRequest, server, JavaScript, .NET Newsletter, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Functionality, AJAX Engine, Atlas, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0
Technical articles 2005-09-13
Lesson 1: Respond to end-user bloopers with professionalism
If you spend any time in IT, odds are you're going to run across a few shocking examples of computer mistreatment. End users, even well-intentioned ones, can do some pretty wacky things when trying to "fix" their computers. Need a few examples? Check out our, "Computer bloopers...
Tags: Customer, Computer, Productivity, Keyboards, Strategy, Hardware, Peripherals, Management, Bill Detwiler
Blog posts 2008-04-24
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