Notepad++ is a generic source editor (it tries to be anyway) and Notepad replacement written in C++ with the win32 API. The aim of Notepad++ is to offer a slim and efficient binary with a totally customizable GUI.

MediaCoder is a free universal audio/video batch transcoder, putting together lots of excellent audio/video codecs and tools from the open source community into an all-in-one solution, capable of transcoding among different audio/video formats with many extra features.

Ever run into a layer that you just couldn't export, delete, or maybe even reset without an error? There can be a few different causes, such as a file in the layer being locked. But there is one very consistent, reproducible, and easily avoided cause that I've identified -- our old friend Dr. Watson.

Symantec has released an update for SVS Pro (or Symantec AppStream). They mark the severity as "High". Without this patch, a savvy hacker could download "download of arbitrary code on a client system".

Here is the latest version of Emerging Compute Models White Paper from Intel. Understanding Alternative Compute Models

"Driven by ever-increasing pressure on a multitude of issues – including cost control, manageability, security, regulatory compliance, and business continuity – some IT managers are considering centralized compute models as an alternative to traditional distributed software deployment."

This is a great case study from Intel on Harvard using SVS Pro for app distribution in the engineering school - very cool.

I work at a two year College. Before every semester I reimage all of the computers the students will be using. This semester I decided to jump feet first into software virtualization. That's right, almost every piece of software on the computer into a virtual layer. We are talking between 15 and 25 layers.

This is part two of a series that teaches you how to create your own SVS Remote tool. (See part one here).

This 40-minute video shows you the code behind the scenes that makes it all work.

This tool was created for remotely managing SVS using WMI. It's based on the SVSWMI.CS class posted on the Juice.

You can Activate, deactivate, reset and delete packages using this tool. You can also view the videos on how this tool was made on the Juice.

Are you having trouble convincing your colleagues of the value of Altiris SVS? Have them look at this demonstration, recorded at Manage Fusion 08 in Las Vegas, to see what SVS does.

Symantec partner Eden Technologies has put together a pair of videos on Symantec SVS. Watch these packaging gurus talk about how SVS's application virtualization technology works and then show it in action!

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Read more at: http://juice.altiris.com/forum/4300/svs-overview-demo-videos-eden-technologies

Do you have a Virtual Application you want to share with your friends or colleagues? But you're not sure if any private information is given to them also?