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About this site
his picture This is the web site of Paul M. Hyman, a graduate of Vanderbilt University Engineering School with over 35 years of experience in software development.  He has been using C# and the Microsoft .NET platform for the last six years, previously working for several large aerospace companies.  He currently spends his time writing freeware applications, working on consulting jobs, and trying to keep up with new developments in the .net world. Professional Resumé

Web Sites We've Developed

DC Golf Map A map of the Washington, DC area showing golf courses, with information about each.  Allows users to enter comments and get directions.  Uses Windows Live Maps and Asp.net Ajax.

For All Occasions A web site for a wedding planning and invitation company.

Freeware Windows Applications

StayInformed is an application which will keep you up to date on the latest news. It collects news items from various sources, including audio and video, and displays them for you. For more information, see the help page. The latest version is 1.3, updated on 2/29/2008.

Change History (Show Details)
Version 1.2
  • The layout has been changed to reduce the amount of space taken up by the sources display and the log window has been removed. The audio and video sources lists now have permanent space instead of being in the tabs at the lower right corner.
  • The auto purge option is gone. Auto purge is always on. This option was confusing and not very useful.
  • Live Video has changed to attempt to work around a problem. See the Live Video section in the help file for details.
  • An option to check for program updates has been added.
Version 1.3
  • Corrects a bug in version 1.2 where sometimes adding a new source from the list resulted in an error.

Here is a screenshot of the application.

Installation Instructions: Click the Download button below.  When the download dialog box appears, if you are given a choice whether to run or save the file, choose Save.  When the download is finished, double-click on the SISetup.exe file.    StayInformed requires the Microsoft .net framework 2.0 and the Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition.  If you do not already have these installed, the setup program will prompt you to install them from the Microsoft web site.

This program requires Windows  XP or later.

 


Quick JPEG Resize and Crop, as the name states, is useful for quickly resizing and cropping JPEG pictures.  It can also be used to adjust the quality setting of a picture to reduce disk space usage.  It requires windows XP or later and also requires the Microsoft .net framework 2.0, which can be installed from the Microsoft web site if necessary.

Here is a screenshot of the application.