Estimating the Airspeed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow[^] It's a question of weight ratios.

I happen to have a sizeable collection of pdf files which has almost outgrown my folder based filing system. I'm looking for a desktop based piece of software that can organize and search through my document collection. I've currently found Paperport[^] and Docsvault[^], but have heard good and bad about both. Does anyone have any suggestions for document management software? I'm also looking for a good quality backup program that can handle backing up to multiple locations. A single backup would be contained on one drive, but subsequent backups would be alternated between backup drives. I haven't been able to find any backup software that will do this. Any recommendation would be helpful. Thanks.

Does anyone know of a free program to concatenate pdf files? Thanks

Avira or Nod32 if you're willing to pay for it. AVG otherwise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw_1CIwwEIA[^]

I have an increasingly large database of mainly pdf articles and am looking for a desktop software app to organize the database better than windows folders. I haved looked for one but everything I have found is web server based and is for managing a web distribution rather than managing a database on one, or small number of computers. Any suggestions?

I have been thinking about switching to a Dvorak keyboard to increase my typing speed, but have a few questions for those that use or have used the Dvorak layout. -Is the Dvorak layout actually faster? -Do you have trouble switching back to a standard Qwerty layout? -About how long did it take you to switch to Dvorak? Thanks

Helpmaker[^]

Does anyone know of a control in which I can check a word programmically to see whether it exists in a dictionary? something like: boolean = spellcheck(word); where boolean is a true false result if the word exists. It would be nice to have interop with MS Word dictionaries, but everything I have found is built straight into a textbox gui. I also need it to work with english and german words. Thanks

The copyright name in the bottom left corner makes it humourous

Nice artwork, but shouldn't Mountie Bob be in Saskatchewan, say perhaps on a river?

I am planning on getting a new machine in the next few months and would appreciate some info from those who have used a tablet or are currently using a tablet. -How long does the screen last? Is there a problem with durability because of continually pressing on the screen (ex. stuck pixels)? -Does the screen scratch easily? -Are there any issues with the single tablet hinge, rather than the standard laptop hinge? -How sensitive do you find the screen? -How often do you actually use the tablet functionality rather than using it as a normal laptop? -What circumstances do you find the tablet features exceptionally helpful? -Does the pen recognition recognize unusual symbols such as integrals and greek letters? -Is it easier to work with the tablet to take notes, or a pen and paper? -What additional tablet functionality do you find most useful? -Would you recommend a tablet over a laptop? Thanks ps. I have looked on google and the forum search but haven't found anything helpful.

If you press the alt key, the shortcuts for the menus will be displayed on the ribbon.

Can anyone recommend a good control for working with 3D objects (move objects in 3D, move camera, filled areas, etc) that is preferably free? Secondly, what is the best technology/framework for working with 3D graphics on web pages? Thanks.

Would you please add a second set of [first, previous, next] links below the search results on the article search page. Would you also add an option to only search articles from a specific section to increase the accuracy of the results. Thanks :)

I'm looking for a flowchart control but can't find one that doesn't cost a fortune. Does anyone know of a good flowcharting control, that is preferably free? Thanks

I've heard that software isn't a patentable item is better protected under copyright law. However, with all the publicity over software patents lately, I'm wondering how people are able to obtain a patent for software, and how enforceable is a software patent?

Does anyone have any recommendations for security software? I'm currently using AVG Free, Spybot, Ad-Aware Personal and Comodo Firewall Pro. I'm thinking about switching to eset Nod32 or Norton after reading the av-comparatives. Any suggestions?

A permissions setting was set to block images by default.

Talal Sultan wrote:

He probably got a good offer from MS.

Microsoft's initial offer was $10. They apparently settled for a trip to a research tech fest, certification training, msdn subscription, and an xbox + choice of games. See: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/01/26/mike\_rowe\_goes\_soft\_hands/ http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/01/19/offbeat.mike.rowe.soft.ap/