This article is about a tool used as a piece of equipment. For other uses see Tool (disambiguation).
A tool is a piece of equipment that (most commonly) provides a mechanical advantage in accomplishing a physical task. The most basic tools are simple machines. For example, a crowbar simply functions as a lever. The further out from the pivot point, the more force is transmitted along the lever.
HP's first 13.3-inch Pavilion vs. the competition
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:34:18 -0700
HP is shipping its first laptop with a 13.3-inch widescreen display. The HP Pavilion dv3500t series is already available on HP's site starting at $1,000, and a slightly higher-end configuration, the dv3520nr, is available for pre-order at Best Buy for $1,200. Other sites have reported that this model will be...
A new mystery: What's Microsoft got up its Office Live sleeve?
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:22:06 -0700
It sounds like Microsoft has yet another Professional Developers Conference PDC announcement percolating -- beyond the Windows 7, Oslo, cloud OS (Red Dog/Zurich) and Mesh Platform stuff about which the company already has been dropping hints. by Mary Jo Foley
Google talks efficient data centers
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:18:32 -0700
Google is known as a search titan, but its real business is running data centers. On Wednesday, Google handed out a few key tips as it touted its data center efficiency and sustainability efforts. In a blog post, Google's senior vice president of operations Urs Hölzle outlined...
Apple strikes back against Psystar, asks for counterclaim to be dismissed
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:17:23 -0700
Apple has hit back against claims made by Mac-clone maker Psystar that the company is operating in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act and will be asking the U.S. District Court judge to dismiss to dismiss the counterclaim. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Microsoft HealthVault offers the nickel tour
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:08:55 -0700
Nolan insists that "third party applications" will be what get HealthVault over the top, and it's in making those available that he hopes the system will prove its value. by Dana Blankenhorn
Student Technology Day: "Windows Cloud" revealed
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:47:18 -0700
Steve Ballmer was next door in the Queen Elizabeth Hall talking to the TechNet/TechEd people about Office Live, and mentioning that there would be a major announcement at the PDC on the 27th October. Once he finished there, he popped next door and told us a similar thing. ...
Bicameral Pictographic Keyboard - Chinese language keyboard that takes advantage of the transmission speed and storage capabilities inherent in pictographic expression.
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Citrus: BSD I18N Framework Implementation Project - The project is writing libraries and tools with non-restrictive licensing for internationalization and localization of UNIX software. This includes a Locale/iconv implementation to conform to ISO C/SUSV2, gettext and POSIX NLS catalog implementation.
IBM: International Components for Unicode - Offers a portable set of C/C++ and Java libraries for Unicode support, software internationalization (I18N) and globalization (G11N).
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International Components for Unicode - ICU is a collaborative open source software development project, delivering Unicode support on a wide variety of platforms.
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Java port of Mozilla charset detector - Sourceforge project for a Java port of Mozilla's automatic character set detection algorithm. Includes downloads and forums.
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Multilizer - Allows you to create multilingual applications in which the language can be changed on the fly. Multilizer turns up to 80 percent of internationalization work into just a few mouse clicks. Language Manager utility automatically picks the strings from the source code to be translated.
Pango - GNU library for layout and rendering of text.
ScriptMaster Software - Tools offering phonetic typing of Persian, Greek, Russian, Romanian and Turkish. Also offer Chinese and IPA input tools. Online demos available.
Softwarebüro Jollans - Offer a multiple language add-in for Visual Studio. Simplifies internationalisation of Windows forms.
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SSI SoftGlobalization - An enterprise methodology solution, SoftGlobalization combines a set of tools and services to provide a complete solution for internationalizing third-party software applications for the global marketplace.
xIUA - Open source package to simplify enabling Unicode support in applications. Users can develop application code to interface with ICU (International Components for Unicode).
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