Good news everybody, according to Infragistics product Roadmap, upcoming NetAdvantage 2011 Release will support Windows 3.0/3.1

Finally cries of countless developers who code on Intel 386 machines with 16Mb of RAM have been answered. There’s no more need to look with envy at those fancy 32bit OS-es – things like charts, gauges and grids (pictured below is a Windows 3.1 implementation of WebDataGrid with running totals and custom slider control) are available to everybody.

Infragistics is known for innovations and being on the cutting edge. Kudos for not forgetting what got us there.
If you have Windows 7 (or, God forbid, Vista) and trying to run games designed for older Windows version, you may experience 2 issues – game crashes on start and game starts, but displays weird colors. Classic example is “Worms Armageddon”.

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This tree now stands on the roof of parking lot at 700 Plaza Drive in Secaucus.

Hopefully there will be a parking spot big enough for the sleigh.
Epix HD offers a variety of movies, both classics and new releases in beautiful 720p HD. You can watch movies online for free and unlike similar services – no trailers or clips – full length movies. And you don’t need a T3 bandwidth either to get great picture and sound.

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Tired of all that coding? Take a well deserved break with this fine site, filled with 250+ Flash games combined into unusual one-screen interface:

So go ahead, visit http://www.friv.co.uk, but heed this warning: many of the games require non-trivial thinking (not to mention they’re highgly addictive).