software

Protecting a high value C# application with only one user

I have a single application -- written in C# -- which is used by only one user. I provide this software for a very high monthly fee (> $10,000). I'd like to protect this application against use by any other user and I'd like to be able to stop the one user from using the application if they stop paying the license fee. I know that the...

Is there a "best" tool for exposing MySQL tables to an end user?

I'm looking for a GUI tool that requires minimal configuration which will enable an end-user (read cheap help) to add/delete/change MySQL table entries. I don't want a tool that is a MySQL manager, configurator, administrator, etc. Just a simple front-end to display and manipulate data in a table. What suggestions do you have? I've lo...

software enhancements tracking

is bug tracking different than feature enhancement tracking? if so, what tools do you use to track newer features to be added to existing applications? ...

How does software activation work?

I have tried searching, and all questions are related to specific things like "how to generate key", and the like. Can anybody explain how different types of software activation work? ...

Professional Website Builder

I have been developing in ASP.NET and c#, actionscript flash/flex cs3, and the iPhone. I have a little all around knowledge of everything including html, css, and jQuery. Usually I write applications, and now I want to build a commercial website with videos and testimonials and automailing. I recently bought a MacBook Pro and I love t...

Best license for private software

I've been trying to get my head around private software licenses. I'm working for several companies at the same time - most of whom share my codes and all of whom want to own everything. It creates a bit of problem for me since I don't mind them owning the code, but at the same time I don't want to re-write code snippets (classes, method...

Need help finding a PHP e-Commerce package for virtual products/courses

Okay, I'm trying to figure out a good e-Commerce package for a client of mine, and it just isn't easy to find. I'm working on a LAMP system, so please try to restrict your software packages to that platform. (PHP 5 & MySQL 5 are easily available.) Don't mention Magento, that was a nightmare to attempt to install and maintain. I need ...

How to search all open files in Eclipse?

Simple question: how do I search all the files currently open in Eclipse? Note: I don't wanna search all the files I have in that workspace, just the ones open in tabs. Is there an easy way to do this? ...

Cannot save Adobe Illustrations as .pdf files

Hi, I use adobe Illustrator creative suite 3. Now there seems to be a problem. I can't save my Illustrations In the .pdf format, since this format seems to preserve the graphic quality this Is vitally Important to me. If I save the Graphic In .jpef /.gif or png there Is some serious loss of quality so I need to find out a way to get this...

eclipse/netbeans: categorize/collapsing code?

is there someway you can categorize the code your are writing in these two programs. eg. if you have a function you can click the - sign on the left and it will collapse the function. but if i want to collapse a section of codes with some functions and procedural code, how can i do that? then you can have different "chapters" like in W...

Ways to export Tables/Views from mySQL Database to printer friendly format (other than phpMyAdmin)

I've created a bunch of views in a database and I'd like to export them to pdf. However phpmyadmin lets me only put a title on each page and it's very limited to how i can layout the output. does anybody have some recommendations of software/scripts they used? ...

What Software Management tool do you use?

Hello all, I couldn't decide if this question fitted here or superuser. I guess it can be moved if not appropriate. I am developing a new piece of software with somebody else and we are half way now. However, the changes we now make are getting messy as we do not know what changes have been made. So I wanted to know what you guys use t...

How much time does the average Open Source developer spend on projects?

This may be a little bit of a hard one to pin down exactly, but does anyone know have statistics on what the average amount of time a typical open source developer spends on a project?. I've heard figures of 2 hours on a weekend. I'm talking about unpaid work here which developers do in their spare time. Anyone know of any surveys that ...

If I use open source code with license X, does my code that uses it have be under license X?

For example, if I use some open source code that is licensed with an MIT license in my (commercial) project, does my project in turn have to be under the MIT license or do I have to distribute the MIT license or anything like that? ...

Does WinLicense slow down the program ?

Hi all, I noticed, after i packed with WinLicense, the file is bigger. I don't care about the size. I am worrying about the performance . My question, ex. I run my packed program ? i noticed, the software start up is bit slower, but i wonder , does the logic is the software running as normal after it loaded ? ...

Genetic Engineering simulation

Hi, Does anybody have any good source of software/tutorial about Genetic Engineering Simulation? Maybe open source software about gene splicing / cloning simulation ? Thanks ...

system specification document- software design

Is there any sites which give the complete software specification document? anyone do have any specication document for some software?? ...

What is OcsAgentSetup.exe

Anybody know the details of this? What/How does it work? Thanks in advance guys! ...

developing embedded software library

I'm in the process of developing a software library to be used for embedded systems like an ARM chip or a TI DSP (for mostly embedded systems, but it would also be nice if it could also be used in a PC environment). Obviously this is a pretty broad range of target systems, so being able to easily port to different systems is a priority....

Best Practices for writing software to be consumed internationally (i18n)

I am looking for opinions from experts that have written software consumed internationally. I would like to understand the best practices people have employeed at each logical softare layer (Data (rdbms), Business (middleware), User Interface). Thanks for any help you can give. ...