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Thursday, September 6, 2007
SoftX.org offers a handily tool to capture, analyze and debug all HTTP communications between the web browser on the client side and the web server on the other side. Internet software developers can use SoftX HTTP Debugger to analyze the communication between their programs and Internet. Each HTTP transaction can be examined to see the HTTP header parameter values, cookies, query strings, error codes and etc. All captured network traffic can be saved either in RAW network format or decoded (how browsers see it) format. With SoftX HTTP Debugger you can: * Monitor and debug all outgoing HTTP requests from a browser (or any other selected program) and corresponding responses from a server. * See the full header and content data of both: HTTP requests and responses. * Catch when the browser performs automatic redirects. * Capture requests from all of the installed plugins (Flash, ActiveX, etc.) in addition to requests sent by a browser directly. * Automatically process the gzip and chunked encodings. * View information supplied by each web browser or any program when you visit a site. * Learn about how HTTP works (useful for programming and web design cases). SoftX.org continues the tradition of delivering quality software solutions for web masters and software developers. Our rich set of features makes SoftX HTTP Debugger suitable in many conditions wherever web masters and software developers need a tool to capture, analyze and debug all communications via HTTP protocol. Pricing and Availability SoftX HTTP Debugger is compatible with Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The product includes free tech support and free one year program upgrades. SoftX HTTP Debugger is available for sale at SoftX.org for $34.95. Free 14-day trial version is available via electronic download from http://www.softx.org/. About SoftX.org SoftX.org is a privately held software company specializing in software products for both Windows and Pocket PC users. Launched in 2005, SoftX HTTP Debugger was specifically developed to help web masters and software developers to capture, analyze and debug all communications via HTTP protocol. Further information is available at http://www.softx.org/. ManiacTools Releases MIDI Converter Studio 5.0 June , 2006 For Immediate Release ManiacTools Releases MIDI Converter Studio 5.0 New Tool Converts MIDI Files To Popular Music File Formats. MIDI Converter Studio 5.0 is a specialized software utility for musicians and sound professionals that converts MIDI files to popular music file formats, such as MP3, WAV, OGG and WMA. The software is very simple and straightforward, and is capable of processing various types of MIDI files - MIDI 0, MIDI 1, Karaoke MIDI, RIFF MIDI 0, RIFF MIDI 1. One advantage MIDI Converter Studio 5.0 offers to its users is a quick way to convert MIDI files by dragging and dropping source files directly from Windows Explorer onto the program window. Another critically important feature is capability to change bit rate and frequency, before conversion is started. Program users can also tweak with Mono/Stereo settings and insert tags, which aren't normally a part of MIDI format, into the converted files. In addition to converting single MIDI files, MIDI Converter Studio can be set to work in batch mode to process dozens or hundreds of files at the same time. The converted files can be instantly played back with the built-in player (part of MIDI Converter Studio 5.0) to assure good audio quality. MIDI Converter Studio is distributed electronically over the Internet; free demo version is available at http://www.maniactools.com/ for evaluation. The price of a single copy is 24.95 US Dollars. ManiacTools is a small independent software developing company specializing professional music products. The company was founded in 2000 and is well known among the industry professionals. Company's best selling titles from the digital music software line include mp3Tag and AudioConverter. System Requirements: - Operating system: Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000 or XP - Sound Card. Company Website http://www.ManiacTools.com Product Page http://www.ManiacTools.com/soft/midi_converter/ Screenshots http://www.ManiacTools.com/soft/midi_converter/midi_converter.gif Download http://www.ManiacTools.com/cgi-bin/download/midi-converter.exe Buy Link http://www.ManiacTools.com/soft/register.shtml Gmail is Still Beta for a Reason I think it was the threat of a Gmail revolution that prompted Yahoo to increase the storage space parceled to its free email accounts last year. (Yahoo's paid email at the time, of course, gave storage to spare. It's an example of how the whiff of corporate competition can benefit end users or consumers.) Who remembers rummaging through our Yahoo email accounts deleting emails only weeks, if not days, old? I think Yahoo copied their color coded warning system of diminishing storage space from the easy-to-comprehend terror levels issued by the federal government. Gmail's arrival, though, changed this – we were ready for something better. Its search-based organization, something we like to see at ConductSearch.com, figured to be a natural step for email world to take. I believe that something better came, too. But, something that I'm unlikely to avail myself to because I, like most, am not ready to forego the free, web-based email I am comfortable with for Gmail's blessings. Gmail, like Google, was marketed beautifully from the outset. How did they manufacture buzz? By attaching a sense of exclusivity to a Gmail address, that's how. That's no small feat considering that Gmail doesn't cost anything. But, they used the invite system and people, exercising the herd mentality as we're wont to do, were all over it. Web geeks were all over Gmail and invites for an address even made it to eBay. I have no doubt Google's marketing department loved that; they might have even put them up for auction themselves. When the hubbub died down a bit I got mine from a friend who works at Google. I admit to all (and to Mike) that I felt sheer gratitude for the address. The marketing worked. That's about when the magic ended for me. For starters, it seemed as if Google couldn't let some standard features be, like…freakin' folders! I had a chat with ConductSearch.com's IT director who, like me, had and disregarded his Gmail account, as did others around the office. The latest numbers show that Gmail accounts handle less than 4% of email volume and I believe this number is generous. The number one reason for discontinuance was forgetting passwords. In other words, there was nothing compelling enough to get a Gmail account and keep it. I also learned that others, too, didn't like the way Gmail "revolutionized" email. Perhaps this progress was a little forced. Granted, you can go on any techie board and read how people love Gmail, how effective its spam filters are (might have more to do with that Gmail < 4% penetration), how the flow works, etc. Ah, rubbish. For starters, email is, to me, about communication. And it's a slower form of communication than IM, so I don't need it to be cutting edge, just convenient. I want my email ordered. Before computers, when we were waist high in paperwork (I still am, amazingly) we needed folders and labels. Naturally, as email evolved an organizational system of folders and labels by subject or sender was produced. And, hey, look what else developed – trash cans, just like in real life. Love throwing away that clutter. Well, Gmail trashed the perfectly good email format where trash cans and folders ease the burdens of Inboxes. Gmail even makes it tough to delete useless email, too. Google intimates that deletion of email is a non-priority because users are given so much storage space. Baloney. It's an irksome element and on some level I think it has something to do with the fact that I'm served text ads in my own inbox. People shouldn't wonder why Gmail is still 'Beta', though some joke that Google forgot to take down that label. It's not a coincidence; Google took a shot at revamping email as we know it and it didn't work – yet. Unfortunately for Gmail, Instant Messaging has stolen much of their potential thunder and as convergence continues between voice, text, and video – revolutions within a confined space, like email, will not be forthcoming. I do believe, though, that Google has a longer-term plan for Gmail. All the applications that Google develops (admittedly, almost none of it is original or innovative – Google calendar, picture sharing, the free word processing download, to name a few) leads me to believe that Google is trying to integrate an all-involved interactive experience for the web user. I'm pretty sure that Gmail will someday be seamlessly integrated with instant messaging and document sharing within a Google-server based operating system that will free users from any web-borne virus or malicious hacking. Would be an impressive corporate application, would it not? It explains, to me at least, Google's giant server complex being built on the Columbia River that's been the source of so much speculation. Jeff Conduct Director of Marketing ConductSearch.com http://www.conductsearch.com t: 1.888.99CS.NYC e: marketing@conductsearch.com |
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