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Great looking theme. How hard would it be to use the classic header layout and insert a div in the center for a leaderboard ad?
It will require couple of lines of code. Our support staff can assist with it (for free).
Just a few more questions, please:
1) I noticed you listed custom styling for certain post types, and audio was not included. My site will be VERY audio-driven, so is this something that will come?
2) Are child themes supported with this theme? I generally do quite a bit of modification and prefer to use a child theme.
3) How difficult will it be to add or modify social buttons? I'd like a SoundCloud button and might want a Twitch.TV or others in the future.
Oh, and one more… will this theme work with a background image management plugin such as http://wordpress.org/plugins/background-manager/ ?
1) I'm afraid there's no audio post format build in (though it can be enabled)
2) Yes, theme supports child themes. But as with any advanced theme, it may be more difficult that with TwentyTwelve
3) The easiest way is to hard code it. In addition, if you're familiar with PHP-for-WP you can extend code easily.
4) Theme customization tools are more advanced than in other themes. I'm not sure that plugin will handle it… Alternatively you can use background stripes shortcode to customize your pages backgrounds. Or hook to pages IDs and change it via CSS
Just bought! Can I get the revolution slider demo separately? Not with the rest of the website demo content.
Thanks for purchase!
Please, submit a request via our online help-desk http://support.dream-theme.com – our staff will get back to you ASAP and assist with it.
Just Submitted. FYI… You guys dont have an option in tickets yet for this theme.
Sorry. Forgot to "publish" that option Now it's visible. Thanks for heads up!
Thanks for feedback to all fellow-authors!
Hi, great theme, bookmarked it, i think will use in future works. One problem i noticed, when scrolling down is not smooth. Does only i have this problem?
Most probably this caused by ThemeForests panel in the top of the preview. Have you tried clicking the "Remove Frame" on the top left of demo?
If scrolling "jerkiness" remains, please be so kind to report your Browser and OS version (and maybe your computer specs) – we designed this theme to run super smoothly and will do our best to eliminate any possible issues. Thank you so much for assistance!
Looks awesome! GLWS
Guys we've forgot to include the demo for Slider Revolution to theme package. Sorry. Here you will find all required files and instructions: http://support.dream-theme.com/knowledgebase/where-can-i-get-the-demo-content-2/
Holy crrrrap! After buying 100+ themes and templates on themeforest I have to say I haven't seen anything like this admin and customizing options. Nicely structured and extremely easy to use. Only been working with it for a hour or so this far, but impressed. Outstanding work guys!
Hi, Thank you so much for feedback!
It's a best compliment We put really great amount of time in making sophisticated things simple and easy to use.
Plus, we eager to hear feedback on what can be improved. Constructive feedback (and good ratings ) are things that helping us to improve and evolve our products.
WoW, great design & functionality.
Pre-sales question; What is the content building method? through visual builder or only shortcodes? Any video of this? Looking forward to hear from You. regards, Prash.
At this point it is old-school shortcodes (with appropriate buttons in WYSIWYG).
In previous generation of our themes (according to our researches) people were rarely using layout builder. But shortcodes there were basic… Moreover not all top sellers on ThemeForest are using builders.
However, we want to study a demand. If people will ask for this feature, we are ready to integrate Visual Composer ( http://codecanyon.net/item/visual-composer-for-wordpress/242431 ). First with some basic shortcodes (almost all is ready for that); and rapidly convert all shortcodes in its format.
So the question is "should we?". We'd like to hear everyones thoughts about it.
Hi, Well, If you have a look at the 'consistent' top selling authors, they either have a visual content builder or their own content builder, usually called Page builder or visual composer. A few top authors who have a content builder are; Kriesi GoodLayers MDNW Parallelus.
From an end user's perspective, it is obviously much much easier to use a page builder that use shortcodes. regards, Prash.
Thank you so much for sharing opinion! I agree, guys are doing amazing job.
But the difference with PressCore is that you really need shortcodes when building home and contact pages. For every other pages page templates are doing heavy lifting
Anyway, we're not saying "no" to page builders. For now we're gathering feedback and studying demand.
Thanks again!
Kindest regards, Miroslav (from Dream-Theme)
Impressive theme, to say the least! But question is if a plugin like Themer would work with it, or might it f* something up? I'm just starting to build a couple of sites and got advised to give that plugin a try and i don't want to start from scratch. Also i don't want to waste money on themes if they don't coincide with the Themer plug… So any input would be appreciated. Thanks!
If I understood that plugin purpose correctly – you do not need it . PressCore customization and design building tools are much more advanced. Moreover they are easy to use.
Besides that plugin states that it's super compatible with all themes…
Thank you
Very nice theme! I apologize for the questions. I've only worked with html templates in the past, never having used a WordPress template, I'm unsure. Before making a purchase…
Can I change the color scheme to something completely different than your included skins and of a color palette of my choosing?
Would I be able to add the following features, and choose where I want them to go?
Add a right sidebar to the home and portfolio pages. Add a Facebook Activity Widget (into that right sidebar) Add my recent YouTube Videos from my YouTube channel (into that right sidebar) Add an Instagram Widget Regarding the homepage sliders… I can make that 1 static photo, correct?
Regarding the Facebook, YouTube and Instagram widgets, are those something that you have and can include? Or do I need to purchase them and install myself? Would those widgets be compatible with your brand new theme?
I own DreamWeaver. Do I need any special software to work with your WordPress theme? Or is it all done in a control panel?
It is a beautiful theme…
Thank you!
First of all, note that with any other new software, you'll need to invest some time & patience in getting accustomed with WordPress But when you do, you'll be able to create/manage sites much easier and more efficient then with raw HTML (I'm speaking of DW right now).
Regarding your questions:
> Can I change the color scheme to something completely different than your included skins and of a color palette of my choosing?
Creating fully custom skins with PressCore is a breeze! All our themes are famous for their customization and design creation tools. And PressCore is so far most advanced of them all. You'll not find anything even close in any other theme around.
> Regarding the Facebook, YouTube and Instagram widgets, are those something that you have and can include? Or do I need to purchase them and install myself? Would those widgets be compatible with your brand new theme?
You can have sidebar wherever you like. There are free plugins for FaceBook and Instagram. About Youtube – I'm not sure. But considering wide variety of plugins for WordPress, i think it'll not be an issue.
Congratulations, this is a fantastic looking theme.
I'm about to purchase but wondered if you have tested on Android OS? The demo site does not render properly on Galaxy S3 with native browser (constant flicker, fuzzy and distorted). I've tried removing the Themeforest banner but it makes no difference. Is this an HTML5 compatibility issue?
Theme is tested on Nexus 7 on Android 4.2 and 4.3. Works fine there. Couple of weeks ago I've looked through it on Note II – it wasn't perfect on pages with huge amount of content, but worked fine on other pages…
Have you tried it in mobile Chrome? (since it's stock browser in recent Androids)
Thanks for the quick reply. Apologies, I rebooted both phones and now the demo site displays perfectly!! I've run some tests and think it was because I had too many browser windows open (or too many HTML5 sites/scripts running) in the background which caused the rendering issue (O/S version 4.1.2). Thanks
Hi, Thank you so much for update!
Congratulations for this amazing theme, it's superb!
My only remark is the loading speed of homepage and some other pages, they are a little bit slow. Can you improve the demo site to be sure that on a real site we'll have good results?
Thank you!
At this moment we have enormous amount of visitors! And caching cannot be enabled in order to demo-customization-panel work… In addition our server is located in south-east of US, so it's considerably slower in other regions.
Nevertheless, please take a look here: http://tools.pingdom.com/fpt/#!/cWpNPh/http://presscore.dream-demo.com/demo/ – 3-4 seconds in these conditions is a remarkable result!
Great theme. Any plans to add review functionality? Thanks.
Hi, Thanks! What "reviews" are we exactly talking about?
Is there a demo XML?
Hi, Sure! But, note that it's not as vast as theme demo. Theme demo is huge. And if we just export it – rare server can import it.
I vote for page builders
Also is it possible to setup home page categories and post under the "Home 3 version slider" like this http://themeforest.net/item/magazinly/full_screen_preview/4792747 "Magazine style"
Hi thanks for feedback!
Technically it's possible. But I assume magazine theme does it automatically. In pressCore you'll have to make it using shortcodes.
Honestly, if you need magazine theme, do not buy corporate one (I'm not talking exactly about PressCore, but all corporate themes in common). Go for specialized one
Thanks for the reply, can you use post outside the categories, otherwords is there a shortcode to use post
Yes. Also there are 2 "Blog" page templates (list & masonry). Technically you can use them to create as many separated blogs as you like!
perfect, can you add social links for the Authors Box and is there an Author page?
Hi, I'm afraid there's no such built-in function. Probably there are third-party plugins for it out there in the wild.


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This week on Dish, Ed Levine invites New York Times associate editor R.W. Apple, his wife and muse Betsy Apple, and Emmy winning 60 Minutes correspondent, Morley Safer to lunch at Fiamma, a seductive Soho Italian eatery headed by Executive Chef, Michael White.
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The old-world charm of Musee Musicals' long-time home on Anna Salai is suddenly counterbalanced by the swanky new piano salon for Yamaha Music, just opposite the old building. Recently launched by music director Harris Jayaraj, the minimalist white setting has grand, upright and digital Yamaha pianos that create an ambience for a performance.
"The idea is not just to sell pianos but to educate people about them," says Kishore Das, CEO, Musee Musical, "Yamaha is one of the largest manufacturers of pianos in the world and when they approached us for a showroom, it was because we've been dealing with pianos since Musee Musical began in 1842."
And it took about four years for this 1,200 squarefoot design studio to open. "This is the second salon of its kind in India. The first Yamaha piano saloon is in Bombay," he explains, "the main idea is to create an experience where the customers enjoy the instruments. So, the acoustics are such that there is no echo and when you try playing the piano, you can hear every note."
Often called the queen of musical instruments, Kishore feels the piano needs an uplifting ambience to match its sound. "We have abundant natural light and glass panes that look out at greenery," he says, "Chennai is a lover of good music and we want to offer the best."
The pianos in the salon range between Rs.35,000 and Rs. 1.2 crores. "The biggest we have here right now is Rs.22.8 lakhs and the rest will be made on order. There are coloured pianos too since these instruments have also become a lifestyle statement. We have digital pianos that have just been launched in the international market at the same price, so that people don't have to think about going abroad to buy them," he adds.
Apart from pianos, there are wind and string instruments that adorn its walls, apart from music books, sheet music and other accessories. "We give our customers a 10-year warranty for acoustic pianos and 5 years for digital. We service old pianos as well. Eventually, this salon hopes to become a full-fledged piano shop, where one can play, buy, learn and perform," says Kishore.
Musee Musicals has been teaching and conducting exams in western classical music in association with Trinity College, London for the last 102 years. "The music school is downstairs and we have about 800 students studying piano, guitar, violin and other instruments," he says. "The Trinity Information National Office is also inside our campus. We want to tell our customers that music can go beyond being a hobby and can be a rewarding career too."
The salon hopes to attract musicians, music students and piano lovers from across the country. "It's an instrument that people should be able to buy and enjoy. That's not the case too often since it's expensive and becomes a thing of luxury. But I hope one day when pianos will be accessible to everyone," he smiles.
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The Falls is a luxury development of 20 properties that captures the essence of Caribbean living while providing privacy and security. The open plan ground floor is furnished in a contemporary Caribbean style with ceiling fans and open plan kitchen, dining and living areas leading on to the covered patio and private enclosed garden, ideal for sheltered and cool dining. The lounge features cable TV with large LCD TV, DVD, ipod player and wireless internet.
Upstairs, all three bedrooms are air conditioned with en-suite facilities and the Master bedroom features a Super King sized bed.
Use the Communal club house with pool, changing rooms and fitness suite or take a short 5 minute trip to the Sandy Lane beach or the Beach House. Water sports are available at the nearby Paynes Bay whilst golf is well served by a number of courses all less than 30 mins drive away. At night there is a wide range of local restaurants from Bajan through to famous gourmet restaurants.
The house ideally located on the famed west coast near the Sandy Lane Hotel and Golf course. Includes communal pool, clubhouse, fitness suite and 24 hour gated security with private beach access at the Beach House. The elegantly finished townhouse is superbly equipped and includes a private garden area and sheltered terrace for alfresco dining. Ideally located minutes away from Holetown for shopping, restaurants and nightlife. Easy access to golf courses and Bridgetown.
We had an amazing holiday. Really enjoyed Mullins beach and Cool Runnings Catamaran trip. Such a beautiful house – we can't wait to come back. Thank
This is the fifth time we have stayed at the property and it just continues to keep on giving! Both the property and the surrounding gated community are maintained to an excellent level.The on site staff are very pleasant and helpful particularly Sandra who will go out of her way to assist .We are already looking at when we can revisit next year. Beautiful home beautiful island of Barbados and we would recommend it to anybody wanting a first class holiday in a first class property.
This is our second time staying at villa 15. The location is perfect. Close to all the best restaurants, shopping and most importantly the beach. Paynes Bay beach is across the main street.
The villa is very clean and amenities are well maintained. My husband and I are very particular when it comes to accommodations. This place meets all of our expectations .
Great property, spacious, well maintained, secure. The location is perfect, a five minute walk to sandy beaches with every colour of blue sea. A ten minute stroll gets you to Holetown, which has bars and restaurants for the evening and supermarkets in the day. The west coast is the place on the island for a beach holiday.
A day trip on one of the catamarans out of Bridgetown is a fun day. I would recommend Cool Runnings. Ryan leads the trippers to swim with turtles and if if you are up for some dancing then Rockin for Docking is for you
The house cannot be faulted-it is absolutely immaculate and provides just everything that you could possibly want and more. The whole set up at The Falls including cleaning security and gardening staff and services are absolutely excellent-it is indeed a joy to see a place that is so well maintained. We have been visiting this house annually over the last 4-5 years and hopefully we will be able to return next year.
Great location which is quiet and feels totally secure.
The house is beautifully maintained everyting worked and it was spotlessly clean.
Easy access to nearby Holetown and several good eating places within walking distance.
Recommend a glass bottom boat trip including swimming with the Turtles.
We were there as a family and we all agreed the house and location helped to make it one of the best holidays ever
"The house is in a great location which meant we could easily access lots of different water sports in the day and also enjoy the nightlife. The pool is also very quiet. Most of the time there was no one else there and so it does mean that you can just stay in and chill if you want to. The house is also peaceful as it is on the opposite side to the road. We did not hire a car but the bus stop is only about 25m away and the buses are very frequent and cheap. Travelling on a yellow bus is a real Bajan experience and means that it is easy to get up and down the west coast including Bridgetown. Great experience and I would definitely recommend staying."
Sandy Lane beach is approximately 5 mins walk away. The Beach House is 5 mins by car and other west coast beaches such as Paynes Bay and Mullins take about 10 minutes by car or public transport. Both Paynes Bay and Mullins offer lively beach bars, water sports and sun chairs for hire.
Grantley Adams International Airport is about 40 mins drive away. We would recommend hiring a car during your stay. Taxis are plentiful and reasonably priced (about US $45 from the airport). We are happy to help you in this process. The local "yellow" buses are part of the Bajan experience and are very frequent. The bus stop is a 2 minute walk away.
The closest shops are a 5 min walk away at Sunset Crest including Bank, doctors surgery and cafe. Holetown is 15 mins walk away and includes supermarket, restaurants and Duty free shopping at Limegrove (Louis Vuiton, Armani etc). Bridgetown is 15 mins by car. Diving, surfing schools, zip wiring, caves, sugar plantation house are all in the locality.
Golf: The property is ideally located for golf with Sandy Lane Golf and Country Club and its three courses less than 2 minutes away. Further courses include Royal Barbados Golf Club, Rockley Golf Club and Royal Westmoreland. All these courses are less than 30 minutes drive away and all welcome visitors.
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Last week, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York announced it will be extending its supremely popular Costume Institute exhibition "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" another week, through Aug. 7. You could list a number of reasons for the crowd's enthusiastic response: the designer's untimely suicide that took place a year ago; the hype surrounding Kate Middleton's McQueen wedding dress, designed by McQueen's successor Sarah Burton, and worn just days before "Savage Beauty" opened. Yet I think that the show's popularity speaks to people's hunger for beauty and art and creativity — a backlash from $1000 ripped jeans (ehem, Balmain) and cynical '70s retreads (Marc Jacobs, Gucci, etc.) that have dominated the fashion industry lately. Go to "Savage Beauty" and you will see a gown made of rows of thin razor clam shells; an aluminum corset with a gleaming, scarily realistic spine jutting out the back; and dress made out of glass medical slides and red and black ostrich feathers. Wearable? Who cares!\n
The same could be said of 81-year-old Italian designer Roberto Capucci, the subject of another major fashion retrospective, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art called "Roberto Capucci: Art into Fashion". His stuff — if you can believe it — is even more perplexing: brightly colored gowns made of yards and yards of silk taffeta with intricate pleats and folds and outfitted with wires and metal rods. But Capucci was, at one point, one of Italy's most respected and vaunted designers. He dressed Marilyn Monroe and Gloria Swanson in the '50s; he was christened "la petite Balenciaga" by the notoriously difficult French press; he counted Christian Dior among his admirers. Now, he works completely outside la mode, an obscure footnote in fashion history creating elaborate artworks that no one will wear. The exhibition, the first survey of the designer's work in the U.S., traces his odd career, and features over 80 examples of his work.\n
See a slideshow of Capucci's designs here.\n
Capucci was born in 1930 in Rome and got into fashion as Italy was revitalizing its textile and fashion industries after World War II. In 1951, Italy had its first collective showing of Italian fashion, following the spring/summer haute couture presentations in Paris. Emilio Pucci, who would later become famous for his resort dresses with psychedelic, swirling prints in the '60, showed his skiwear. Capucci, a 20-year-old naif who had just opened an atelier the previous year, showed his designs at the second of these Italian fashion presentations, in July 1951. He sold everything, including a luxurious, voluminous black velour coat lined with leopard fur.\n
Capucci's early designs on view hint at his later experiments with sculpture and form. He showed skintight pants or slim pencil skirts shown with open overskirts of cascading lilac or gray silk taffeta. His "banjo-line" dress was fitted through the hips and thighs and then jutted out into a skirt of stiff, vertical folds. His most famous dress of this era was the "nove gonne" (nine dresses) gown. A lipstick red taffeta slim shift surrounded by nine tiered circular skirts that were open in front and reached the floor in the back. The dress was featured in an ad for a Cadillac convertible in 1957.\n
In 1962 Capucci moved to Paris to open his own couture salon. Here, his designs get more colorful, more playful and more technically accomplished. One standout is a black and white coat made of intertwined silk ribbons woven to give a dizzying, Op art effect and an ostrich feather hood. A group of pastel dresses are embroidered with phosphorescent beads that glow in the dark (Capucci's inspiration was a memory of a religious procession holding illuminated rosaries). Mod-ish short shifts in white silk or cotton are encased in clear plastic, sometimes with cutouts or embroidered with crystals and recall the iconic space age fashions of his contemporaries André Courrèges and Pierre Cardin. Even after leaving Paris in '69, due to couture's waning influence during the height of the youthquake movement, Capucci continued his experiments, using such unorthodox materials as raffia and bamboo. One dress, in cream colored silk, is embroidered with actual pebbles. Here, his clothes begin their transformation from fashion to something else entirely. One dress is made entirely of woven straw and silk ribbons, like a picnic basket; another has a bodice made of brass wire. Ouch!","
Yet Italian fashion was facing the same problems as French haute couture. Shoppers were turning toward mass-produced fashion, and the U.S. buyers (once a huge market for Italian designers) were encouraging shoppers to buy American. Traditional European designers were now required to use their high-fashion collections in order to move items such as perfume, makeup, sunglasses and scarves (many luxury houses such as Dior, Hermes and Prada still operate like this). Capucci removed himself from the fashion calendar completely and began showing his "collections" in architectural spaces and galleries throughout the world, whenever he wanted. The bulk of "Roberto Capucci: Art into Fashion" focuses on these clothes, which as the New York Times' Bernadine Morris once said, "had only a passing relation to the human body." They are certainly impressive: One dress has a skirt made of half circles sliced open to reveal vivid colors of pink, melon and saffron; a velvet skirt is padded to resemble a cello; brilliant petals burst forth from simple columns.\n
Yet, can these dresses, with their volumes of skirts and poufs and ruffles actually be called fashion? They are technically impressive, and in their own way beautiful, but there is something cold and formalistic about them. Capucci's early designs — with their blend of experimentation and wearability — are more interesting. Still, there's something admirable about Capucci's iconoclastic viewpoint and in the meticulous precision of his work, and in his refusal to buy into fashion's bottom-line philosophy.\n
See a slideshow of Capucci's designs here.\n


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If you peep an interview with Isaiah Rashad, you're likely to witness an extremely rare sight: a rapper exhibiting humility. But don't get it twisted—despite his Modest, the TDE signee's fully aware that he's one of the best doing it. On the latest single off his debut EP, Rashad offers an appropriately lofty assessment of his skills and his prospects in the game, accompanied by Chris Calor's blunted keyboard grooves. Eric Swiz of Scheme Engine directs the accompanying visuals. Feeling it? More awaits on Isaiah's Cilvia Demo EP, available now on iTunes.
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Roger Penske's holding company is exploring a sale of Truck-Lite in a deal that could value the maker of lighting, wiring harnesses and mirrors for trucks at close to $1 billion, people familiar with the matter told Reuters....
Penske Automotive reports 23% gain in Q4 net income
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Strong year-end vehicle sales, gains in service and parts gross margins and investments in US commercial vehicle businesses pushed Penske Automotive Group to a 23 percent gain in net income during the fourth quarter....
Penske Automotive pushes further into commercial vehicles
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Penske Automotive Group is putting its attention and investment dollars deeper into the commercial vehicle business. The company announced today its US-based commercial-vehicle dealership business will be called Penske Commercial Vehicles, US....
Penske Automotive eyes more growth overseas, retail truck stores
10:04 am U.S. ET | Oct. 29, 2014
Penske Automotive wants to grow by snapping up more car dealerships overseas and buying other businesses, such as heavy-duty retail truck stores. Penske said today it agreed to raise its stake in The Around The Clock Freightliner Group, a "heavy-duty retail truck dealership group" in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. Penske said such businesses are attractive because they provide strong revenue with lower costs....
Penske testifies Detroit, like GM, will be cleansed by bankruptcy
1:19 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 3, 2014
Detroit can benefit from a trip through bankruptcy, just as GM used court protection to turn itself around, Roger Penske on Friday told the judge weighing whether to approve the city's $7 billion debt-cutting proposal....
Penske expands engines, power business in Australia, Pacific
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Penske Automotive Group today said it is buying a company that distributes diesel and gasoline engines and power systems in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific markets....
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This week's "Hometown Hero" is a career Marine who enlisted just as the U.S. prepared for the second Gulf War. Staff-Sergeant Robert Warren served in both Iraq And Afghanistan and sustained wounds in a fire fight. The Peshtigo-native was recently transfered to Madison. .
This week's "Hometown Hero" entered the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. Reinie Eckelberg fought in one of the bloodiest battles in the South Pacific and returned home all before he turned 21. Eckelberg says the Battle Of Iwo Jim shows the high cost of protecting freedoms. .
This week's "Hometown Hero" served a year in the army in Vietnam. Jerry Polus came home and served in the private sector. But his real passion and career have been helping veterans get the help and benefits they deserve.
Former carpenter/combat engineers has a new mission: making toys for needy youngsters at Christmas
This week's "Hometown Hero" was never in the thick of combat in World War Two. But he and his protected a nearly barren location that kept allied troops in Europe well equipped. Now Bill Salutz honors all who've served in his singing. .
This week's "Hometown Hero" is a marine who fought a hard battle for a small pacific island in World War Two. Ray Kaquatosh also faced racism from the enemy and ....his fellow marines.
This Week's "Hometown Heroes" have two ties to history: World War Two and Wisconsin's only N-C-A-A Basketball Championship. The Badger men's team won the title just months before the U.S. entered World War Two. So what happened to the champs of 1941 during the war?
This week's "Hometown Hero" served as a military police officer in the first gulf war -- was part of military history in Europe -- and served in the National Guard. But Scott Adler also saw the toll service took on a friend. Local Five's Terry Kovarik shows us he's fighting to help veterans deal with post war issues.
This week's "Hometown Hero" enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps to getaway from trouble at home. His journey took him to Koream where he spent time as a prisoner of war. But Chuck Schommer also gave up one of his medals years later to help a dying man.
This week's "Hometown Hero" protected ships in the South Pacific. Then came a hurricane that forced his unit to ditch their planes when fuel ran out. Meet Ken Gunderson a survivor of the "Lost Squadron."
Howard man shaped surveillance during the Cold War...and got a view of a possible historic biblical location. Rentmeester witnessed a lot of history in service. Now historic preservation is his new mission.
96-year-old Lester Rentmeester helped develop surveillance technology that proved invaluable during the Cold War.
Wayne Martin was wounded during a mortar attack in Vietnam...which also killed another marine he befriended. A look at how a visit to his fallen brother's hometown.. helped heal those wounds nearly 35-years later.
Goodman man spent most of World War II as a prisoner of the Japanese. A look at how he survived.
Goodman man served in Army when Philippine Island of Luzon captured. Spent most of the war as a POW
Green Bay man went from shipyard to working on Liberty ships and had some close calls
New London man recalls duties as military police officer during the Korean War
USMC Reservist spilts time between golf course management, the U.S.M.C. Reserve and "Toys for Tots".
Appleton Pearl Harbor Survivor shares his memories of December 7, 1941
Man makes career of U.S. Coast Guard and keeps maritime history alive as head of Door County Maritimes Museum
Green Bay World War II veteran turns 100. He remembers civilian internment camps in the Philippines.
Upper Peninsula native recalls leaving the farm for the U.S. Army in WWII, being trailed by a German submarine en route to London, being injured in France and an unusual medical technique used during the Battle of the Bulge
Our Hometown Hero this week was a multi-tasker aboard an aircraft carrier during Vietnam. Grant Hoffman proved to be a morale booster and averted a disaster at sea.
Vietnam veteran continues serving other vets in six different veterans groups, including Marine Corp League honor guards
U.S. Navy veteran goes through trying time in Vietnam finally gets overdue honor.
Vietnam veteran helps others vets heal through the "Healing Warrior Hearts" program
Retired navy veteran has a new mission: helping bald eagles and other birds of prey recover from injuries to be released in the wild.
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Adrian Sprosty served as B-24 bomber navigator, tempting fate by having to run more than the normal number of missions. But fate also spared him and his crew.
Former navy electrician works to keep disabled vets connected with the outdoors
Nephew recalls uncle he never knew, missing for nearly 70-years following plane crash, and how he got closure when remains found.
Rick Barry found it hard to get a higher education. So he set another course: Flying choppers to supply the U.S. troops in Vietnam. And as Local Five's Terry Kovarik reports, this week's "Hometown Hero" is helping other veterans keep their stories alive for future generations.
Green Bay man served as WWII bombardier and had knack for disrupting enemy supply lines and saving lives.
Nooe served in Korea on 1953
Former sailor remembers D-Day, the amazing ability of LST ships to move troops and material to Normandy and wounded soldiers back to England.
Solider who lost both legs now exercising for fun, preparing to take music career to a new stage and helping Hawaiian restaurant owner get vets to paradise
Hortonville man fought in three major Pacific battles in WWII and survived
Two Rivers man recalls fighting in the Battle of the Bulge, rescuing pinned down tank crew by taking out three Panzer tanks.
Neenah man served as B-24 navigator and was captured by Germans 213 days before WWII ended. Continues to work for POWs.
Appleton native serves aboard missile cruiser patrolling for pirates and doing charity work in ports around the globe.
WWII veteran recalls life as POW in the last eight months of the war, mining for Nazi's.
Manitowoc native goes from assembly line to B-17 gunner in WW II. Faced close calls and remembers those who didn't make it home during commemorative flight.
Town of Menasha native serves as medical technician in Afghanistan. Convoy hit by RPG. She aided wounded before treating her own wounds.
Law enforcement and military part of a life of service for John Matz. Two passions also shared by his son.
Women veterans pair up with printmakers to share views on service
94 year old Betty Strohfus helped train air combat crews during World War II.
Sturgeon Bay man joined Army for economic reasons. As a field medic in Korea saw action in Battles of Incheon and Chosin.
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OutKast IS Coachella 2014. Arguably the greatest rap duo in the history of our genre re-unites for the first time live since 2004, gracing the stage in California. The set will no doubt feature all the classics from Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, ATLiens, Aquemini, Stankonia & Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, with some of those songs making their debut! Remember OutKast aren't big fans of touring…
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One of the most important issues facing the state this session is whether we will expand Medicaid to 155,000 low-income Iowans who desperately need health care. For months Democrats have been leading the charge to implement this policy and give the 60 year-old Iowan who just lost his job or the single mother who needs to go to the doctor the health care they deserve.
Unfortunately Terry Branstad and legislative Republicans are fighting the expansion every step of the way.
You can lend your voice to the effort to expand health insurance tonight around 5PM CDT as Senate Democrats debate the issue in the State Capitol. Here is how you can participate:
You can watch the debate in person from the Senate gallery. Arrive early to be sure of getting a seat.
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I'll be on the Senate floor tonight following the action, so make sure you lend your voice to this historic debate as well. Let's stand up together and show Governor Branstad and the obstructionist Republicans in the state legislature that Iowans demand they do the right thing and expand Medicaid to the tens of thousands of Iowans who need it most.
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The University of Michigan-Flint School of Management is an outstanding business school, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company features the school in the new 2011 edition of its book, The Best 300 Business Schools (Random House/Princeton Review).
According to Robert Franek, Princeton Review senior vice president-publishing, "We are pleased to recommend UM-Flint to readers of our books as one of the best institutions they could attend to earn an MBA. We chose the 300 business schools in this book based on our high opinion of their academic programs and offerings, as well as our review of institutional data we collect from the schools. We also strongly consider the candid opinions of students attending the schools who rate and report on their campus experiences at their schools on our survey for the book."
"Our school is delighted with the prominent recognition provided by the Review", states School of Management Dean Helmuth. "The excellence of our program is a reflection of the high quality students, faculty, staff and business community that supports such external acclaim."
The Best 300 Business Schools: 2011 Edition has two-page profiles of the schools with write-ups on their academics, student life, and admissions, plus ratings for their academics, selectivity, and career placement services.
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The rapid acceptance of GPUs in high performance computing (HPC) is nothing short of spectacular. I'm hard-pressed to think of another technology that computational researchers have embraced with excitement and passion in such short order. And it's fundamentally driven by an insatiable demand for faster, cheaper and more power-efficient computing.
Three of the top five spots in the Top500 list of the world's fastest supercomputers are now powered by NVIDIA GPUs. And, later this year, two of the world's most powerful GPU-powered supercomputers ' Titan at
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As a principal investigator for the Blue Waters project, I have been working with these teams of scientist to help them leverage GPUs in their applications. Likeminded scientists, engineers and developers from over 40 different countries will flock to San Jose next month for the
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If you haven't decided whether or not to attend GTC yet, let me give you five reasons why I'm attending GTC this year, and why you should, too.
Meet some of the best minds in research
Amazing things can happen when you bring thousands of the brightest scientists and engineers together. The latest techniques are shared. New ideas are born. Friendships are made. Every year, I look forward to GTC because I know it will make a significant impact on my own research.
Learn from hundreds of hours of scientific content and cutting-edge research
Want to learn how Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is using GPUs for drug development? Want to hear how Sandia National Labs is discovering new biofuels using GPUs? GTC is all about GPU computing and there's something for everyone.
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NVIDIA always has something up their sleeves to surprise us at GTC. Two years ago, NVIDIA launched its Fermi architecture. Last year, NVIDIA revealed its roadmap for Kepler and Maxwell. How will NVIDIA surprise us this time?
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It's an eye-opening experience to see how quickly GPU computing has influenced such a broad base of research disciplines. And, in just two years, GTC has become one of the largest HPC conferences in the world.
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I have to admit, being in the San Francisco Bay Area during the springtime doesn't hurt. Enough said.
I hope to see you at GTC 2012.
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The present invention, generally speaking, provides a semi- or fully-automated process that allows an electronic collection of software titles previously made ready for installation to be Try/Buy enabled. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the process involves, for each of a potentially large number of software programs, identifying how the software program has been made ready for installation, and consulting a table or database to determine how, based on the installation particulars, to unpack and repack the setup file set, or program archives The program archive is unpacked, executable modules are identified, and one or more of thee modules are chosen for Try/Buy wrapping. Repacking may be performed by modifying the program archive or by entirely rebuilding the program archive. The setup ruleset remains unchanged. A secondary executable setup file is therefore optionally provided to perform an additional setup steps that may be required for proper Try/Buy operation. These additional steps may be necessitated by the requirements of certain setup tools that prohibit replacement of a file in the setup file set with a larger file. For those setup tools, the repacking steps involve inserting some information into the original setup file set and appending additional information past the end, and the recombining these material to yield the Try/Buy enabled version of the software.
1. Using a programmed computer, a method of adding executable code to a plurality of software programs each of which is stored as an archive of files, produced using a plurality of installation toolkits, comprising the steps of:
storing a table identifying for each of a plurality of different installation toolkits an unpacking mechanism to be used to unpack the archive and a repacking mechanism to be used to repack the archive; and, for each of a plurality of such archives of files:
identifying by reference to said table a particular unpacking method to be used to unpack the archive and a particular repacking method to be used to repack the archive;
unpacking the archive using the particular unpacking method;
wrapping each of said software programs by modifying selected code modules in each of said software programs of the unpacked archive; and repacking the archive using the particular repacking method.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the archive comprises adding additional executable code to the archive.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the additional executable code is a protector module that implements Try/Buy functionality.
4. The method of claim 3, comprising the further steps of:
adding at least one additional file outside the repacked archive; and
adding a secondary executable setup file outside the repacked archive.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the secondary executable setup file functions to install said additional file so that the additional file may be found by the additional executable code.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the secondary executable setup file further functions to run a primary executable setup file.
7. The method of claim 6, comprising the further steps of:
during unpacking of the archive, identifying executable code modules within the archive and displaying to an operator information identifying the executable code modules; and
the operator selecting executable code modules operation of which is to be modified by adding said additional code.
8. The method of claim 6, comprising the further steps of:
running the secondary executable setup file and the primary executable setup file;
running the software program; and
an operator observing running of the software program and inputting to the computer an indication of whether any abnormality was observed.
9. The method of claim 3, wherein unpacking is performed using a software tool provided with said installation toolkit.
10. The method of claim 3, comprising the further steps of:
analyzing a particular installation file format;
using results of the foregoing analysis step, programming a special-purpose software tool for performing unpacking said particular file format; and
performing said unpacking using said special-purpose software tool.
11. The method of claim 3, wherein unpacking comprises executing said primary executable setup file to perform a dummy installation.
12. The method of claim 3, wherein repacking comprises using a software tool to replace an original version of a specified executable code module with a modified executable code module.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein repacking is performed using a software tool provided with said installation toolkit.
14. The method of claim 12, comprising the further steps of:
analyzing a particular installation file format;
using results of the foregoing analysis step, programming a special-purpose software tool for performing repacking said particular file format; and
performing said repacking using said special-purpose software tool.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the archive comprises:
extracting a code module from the archive;
injecting the code module with additional executable code to produce an injected code module; and
appending to the archive information relating to the injected code module.
16. The method of claim 15, comprising the further step of adding a secondary executable setup program external to the archive that functions to run a primary executable setup file and to process the appended information.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein said archive is repacked so as to include a loader stub within a part of the archive originally occupied by said code module.
18. The method of claim 17, comprising the further steps of:
executing the primary executable setup file to install the software program;
a user commanding execution of the software program; and
prior to executing the software program, the loader stub rewriting the software program to place said injected code module in proper relation to the remainder of the software program.
19. The method of claim 16, comprising the further step of processing the injected code module to produce a first information portion and a second information portion;
wherein the first information portion is appended to the archive as said information relating to the injected code module, and the archive is repacked so as to include the second information portion within a part of the archive originally occupied by said code module.
20. The method of claim 19, comprising the further steps of:
executing the secondary executable setup program and thereby:
locating the first and second information portions;
transforming the first and second information portions to obtain again said injected code module; and
writing the injected code module to a predetermined safe location.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein transforming comprises concatenating said first and second information portions.
22. The method of claim 20, wherein the one information portion represents differences between the other information portion and the injected code module, and said transformation comprises processing said differences.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to electronic software distribution, more particularly "Try/Buy" electronic software distribution.
2. State of the Art
The Internet is quickly becoming the preferred distribution medium for software that has heretofore been distributed in shrink-wrapped form. Files many megabytes in size can be easily downloaded in a period of minutes, and future increases in network bandwidth promise to make electronic software distribution even more convenient.
Electronic software distribution (ESD) follows one of two models, referred to herein as Buy/Try and Try/Buy. The Buy/Try model is consistent with shrink-wrapped software distribution in that the customer must first buy the software before being able to load and use the software. No opportunity is afforded to try the software prior to making a buying decision. In the Try/Buy model, the customer is allowed to try the software during a trial period. At the end of the trial period, the customer may decide to do nothing, in which case the software expires and becomes unusable, or may decide to purchase the software electronically through the Internet, in which case the trial software is converted to a paid-up copy.
Buy/Try ESD is technically straight-forward. Try/Buy ESD is technically more challenging. Only recently has there become available a tool (sold by the present assignee) that allows a software publisher to readily perform its own Try/Buy software "wrapping." Such wrapping involves the modification of one or more program executables and/or code libraries and is therefore performed, at least in part, prior to preparation of a setup file set and corresponding ruleset. Typically, the files of a software program are compressed, sometimes fully or partially encrypted and archived in a setup file set. A corresponding setup ruleset (stored in one or more files as part of the file set) describes what to do with each file during installation. An installer (e.g., "setup.exe") unpacks the archive and installs the various files in accordance with the setup ruleset. This process is well-known and widely followed throughout the software industry, and tools for performing the process are available from a number of different vendors including, for example, InstallShield Software Corporation of Schaumburg, Ill., Great Lakes Business Solutions Corporation of Canton, Minn., and 20/20 Software Corporation of Beaverton, Oreg. In the case of software intended for distribution over the Web, a further Web wrapper may be added that functions as a single container for the setup file set.
Because tools enabling software publishers to do Try/Buy self-wrapping have just recently become available, extensive electronic collections of software titles already exist where the software titles have previously been made ready for installation in accordance with the foregoing process. Presently, these software collections cannot be Try/Buy enabled.
The present invention, generally speaking, provides a semi- or fully-automated process that allows an electronic collection of software titles previously made ready for installation to be Try/Buy enabled. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the process involves, for each of a potentially large number of software programs, identifying how the software program has been made ready for installation, and consulting a table or database to determine how, based on the installation particulars, to unpack and repack the setup file set, or program archive. The program archive is unpacked, executable modules are identified, and one or more of these modules are chosen for Try/Buy wrapping. Repacking may be performed by modifying the program archive or by entirely rebuilding the program archive. The setup ruleset remains unchanged. A secondary executable setup file is therefore optionally provided to perform an additional setup steps that may be required for proper Try/Buy operation. These additional steps may be necessitated by the requirements of certain setup tools that prohibit replacement of a file in the setup file set with a larger file. For those setup tools, the repacking steps involve inserting some information into the original setup file set and appending additional information past the end, and the recombining these material to yield the Try/Buy enabled version of the software.
The present invention may be further understood from the following description in conjunction with the appended drawing. In the drawing:
FIG. 1 is a simplified block diagram of an environment in which the present invention may be used;
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the present software modification process;
FIG. 3 illustrates a portion of a table used to identify a tool used to produce a program archive and to direct unpacking and repacking of a program archive; and
FIG. 4 illustrates an unpacking/repacking process in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
In the following description, the meaning of the following terms is as follows:
code module: one or more executable programs or program libraries such as Dynamic Link Libraries (DLL) in the Windows™ operating system.
setup file set: one or more files that cooperate to achieve installation and setup of one or more code modules on a computer system.
packing, unpacking, repacking: producing a setup file set including one or more code modules and having a predetermined arrangement of files; extracting the code modules from the setup file set; producing again a setup file set having the same arrangement of files.
wrapping: adding code to a code module to control execution of that code module.
Referring now to FIG. 1, an environment in which the present invention may be used will be described. A server 101 is assumed to store a collection of installation-ready software titles. The number of software titles in the collection may be many thousands. The value of the collection may be considerably enhanced by modifying, e.g. performing a process to Try/Buy enable, all or as many of the software tides as possible. Because of the large number of titles, however, the process must be as automated as possible.
Modification of the software titles is performed by an extensible software tool, or "Workbench," running on a client machine. The Workbench 103 provides not only for a software package in the form of a setup file set to be broken out but also allows the software program to be modified and put back into a modified setup file set in a transparent manner. The Workbench may be run for a batch of files (automatic mode) or a single file. In the case of automatic mode, a list 105 is provided to the Workbench of software titles to be modified. The Workbench 103 retrieves the software titles one by one from the server 101, modifies the software titles, and writes the software titles back to the server. The Workbench 103 realizes a semi- or full-automatic system for modifying installation-ready software titles. In the case of a semi-automatic system, a display screen 107 and a keyboard 109 are provided for use of an operator 111.
During a modification session, each modified software title is tested to ensure that no bugs have been introduced. At the conclusion of a modification session, a report is produced summarizing the results of the session and, optionally, a record of the operator actions that were necessary to facilitate the rewrapping process in order to monitor operator activity and to continuously increase the automated unwrapping capability of the workbench system. The report may be stored in electronic form or may optionally be printed using a printer 113.
Referring to FIG. 2, a flowchart of the modification process is shown. The process flow will be described generally, after which each process step will be described in greater detail.
A software program may have a Web commerce wrapper applied to allow it to be sent as a single downloadable file. If so, the Web commerce wrapper is stripped off. Then an identification routine is performed to identify what vendor's tool (and which version) was used to prepare the program archive. Then a lookup is performed to determine vendor-specific unpacking and repacking methods to be used.
Using the appropriate vendor-specific unpacking method, the program archive is unpacked. Code modules within the archive are identified and (optionally) displayed. If the code modules are displayed, the operator is provided an opportunity to select which code modules should be wrapped. The selected code modules (or possibly all of the code modules) are then modified. The software program is then repacked using the appropriate vendor-specific method.
A quality-assurance step then follows in which a trial install is performed and the program is run, e.g. under the observation of the operator. The operator indicates whether any abnormality was observed. The results of the test are saved as part of a report.
As a final step, any files are added that are required by the wrapped code, such as commerce instructions, and a secondary wrapper is applied to the software program. The purpose of this secondary wrapper is to install any files that may have been added to the software program. If no files are added, then this step may be omitted.
Each of the foregoing steps will now be described in greater detail.
To automatically identify what vendor's tool was used to produce the program archive, the program header of the executable setup file ("setup.exe") is read and examined. Typically, the program header will contain a copyright notice that unambiguously identifies the vendor. The copyright notice may not identity the program version, however. To identify the program version, a "fingerprint" (check-sum) of the first, say, 2 Kbytes of the executable setup file may be computed and compared to fingerprints previously computed and tabulated for the most popular tools.
Referring more particularly to FIG. 3, there is provided as part of the Workbench a table listing various detections methods (e.g., fingerprint, copyright notice, etc.) and various outcomes of those respective methods. For each outcome, two further table entries appear. One entry identifies an unpacking method to be used on the file set. The other entry identifies the corresponding repacking method to be used.
The steps for unpacking and repacking may differ greatly from tool to tool. In the case of unpacking, for example, a tool provided as part of the tool's software package may be used to unpack the archive. Alternatively, the vendor may under separate agreement provide a tool that may be used (separately from the executable setup file) to unpack the archive. In other instances, only the executable setup file itself may have the capability to unpack the archive, i.e., write the files of the archive in uncompressed/unencrypted form to a temporary location. Various installation options may exist, for example typical install, compact install, full install. In this situation, the script may run the actual setup program, wait for the operator to select "full install," and run a second program that uses the operating system capability to monitor the creation of new files and registry entries. Selecting the full install option, however, is not guaranteed to install everything in the program image. For this reason, the latter alternative, doing a full install to unpack the file set, is less preferred.
Unpacking the program archive allows executable code modules within the program to be identified (either explicitly by a tool or by observation) and selectively modified. In the case of Try/Buy, the purpose of modifying the software program is to in effect install a gate through which the user must pass in order to use the program. A single gate is the simplest scheme and generally works the best. However, a program may have multiple executable code modules that may be closely coupled or loosely coupled. Certain code modules may be shared among several applications, such as distinct applications in an "office" package. Installing a gate to that code module would then protect all applications sharing that module. Conversely, a set of plug-ins to an unprotected shell program may need to be locked by installing a shared gate to all plug-in modules.
In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the code modules are queried in order to identify which code modules are used by others. This information is then displayed to the operator in accordance with a logical organization that makes the relationships between the code modules apparent. The operator may then select one or more code modules to be modified.
Modification of the code modules may include "injecting" the code modules with a protector module, i.e., the "gate" referred to previously. Such injection is described in detail in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/921,394 filed on Aug. 29, 1997, incorporated herein by reference.
Following modification, the program archive is then repacked using an appropriate vendor-specific method in accordance with the script identified from the lookup table. Preferably, the program archive is not repacked from scratch—instead, the files in the existing program archive that have been modified are replaced and the program archive repacked to the extent necessary to accomplish such replacement In some instances, however, repacking the program archive from scratch may be unavoidable.
"Partial repacking" is possible in various circumstances. Vendor tools may allow for a file to be removed from the program archive and also allow for a file to be appended to the end of the program archive. In such an instance, the original file is removed and the corresponding modified added. In other instances, a file may be replaced within the archive by a file of the same or smaller compressed size. Since modification of a file will typically increase the size of the file (by adding a protector module, for example), partial repacking is accomplished in the following manner. At least one of the modified files is further modified to include a loader stub, described in detail in U.S. patent application Ser No. 08/921,402 filed on Aug. 29, 1997, incorporated herein by reference. Instead of replacing an original file with the actual modified (augmented) file, it is replaced with a stub, or placeholder, that may or may not contain part of the code of the modified file. The remainder of the modified file not contained in the stub is then added outside the program archive. Also added outside the program archive is a secondary executable setup file.
Referring more particularly to FIG. 4, the setup file set 400 before any modifications have been performed includes an executable setup program (setup.exe) 401, a rule set 403, and one or more code modules, including a code module 405 to be modified, or "injected" with additional code. The code module is extracted and injected in the manner described above, resulting in an injected code module 405′. The file set is then repacked. In the file set 420 produced after injection, the executable setup program 401 and the rule set 403 remain as before; however, the injected code module 405′ is replaced with a loader stub 407 of the same name but smaller size. A portion of the injected code module is placed in the file space 409 previously occupied by the code module. The remaining portion of the injected code module 405′ is added to the end of the file set but, since it is unknown to the executable setup program 401 and the ruleset 403, cannot be installed without additional outside help. A secondary executable setup program 411 is therefore added as a wrapper around the file set 420.
When the secondary executable setup program 411 is run, it puts the file(s) 405′ added outside the program archive into a safe, well-chosen place. It then runs the primary (original) executable setup program 401. The primary executable setup program 401 proceeds with installation as it would have if nothing in the program archive had been changed. The installation is ineffective, however, in that one or more files are incomplete. When the program is first run, the loader stub 407 intervenes to rewrite the program, taking file(s) 405′ from the safe place and putting them into their proper places. In particular, the loader stub 411 recombines the two portions of the injected code module and rewrites the combined injected code module into the proper place. The loader stub 411, having done its job, may schedule itself for deletion. There results a program identical to the program that would have resulted had the vendor tool been more accommodating in allowing changes to the program archive.
Alternatively, the secondary setup executable program may be designed to run, suspend itself while the primary executable setup program runs, and then resume. The secondary setup executable program when it resumes finds and performs a transformation on the two pieces of the injected code module to recover the modified code module 405′. The secondary setup executable program then writes the recombined injected code module into the proper place. The two pieces of code may be contiguous segments of the injected code module to later be concatenated. Alternatively, the two pieces may be a "base" file and a "difference" file. Combination of the two pieces involves processes the base file to reflect the differences represented in the difference file.
The vendor tool may not allow any changes to be made to the program archive. In this instance, partial repacking is indeed impossible, and repacking from scratch is required. The original setup ruleset, however, cannot be recreated and must be preserved. The vendor tool is therefore used to created a new program archive (with the modified file(s) replacing the corresponding original file(s)) and a empty or default new setup ruleset. The new setup ruleset is discarded. The new program archive is combined with the original setup ruleset to obtain a working installation file set. Advantageously, instructions for accomplishing the foregoing sequence of steps may be written in the directive language of the vendor tool itself.
Regardless of the facilities provided by the vendor tool, it may be desirable after repacking has been completed to add one or more files outside the program archive. In the case of Try/Buy ESD, for example, a license file is added outside the archive in such a manner as to be editable by multiple channel partners as described more fully in the first aforementioned patent application. After any such files have been added, a secondary wrapper is applied, including a secondary executable setup file. As has been previously described, the secondary executable setup file provides (possibly in conjunction with a rewriter module) for the proper installation of files added outside the program archive. With the secondary wrapper applied, the modified software program is complete and ready for testing.
Testing involves installing and running the software program. Complete testing would require that the software program be separately installed and run for each installation option. In instances where complete testing is not feasible, testing may be performed for a single installation option or some small number of installation options. Installation will typically require some manual intervention by the operator to click the appropriate controls. To "exercise" the program, however, the system will have previously obtained a knowledge of the various program executables and can direct execution of one or more of these within a program execution window. A separate GUI system control panel may be provided for the operator to "Accept" the modified software program is no abnormality was observed or "Reject" the modified software program if some abnormality was observed. Alternatively, since the most likely result of incorrect wrapping is either the absence of a "purchase" dialog or a program crash, these conditions can be detected automatically. The system then shuts down the modified software program and, if the modified software program was accepted, writes the program to disk on the server. Results of the testing are recorded. Test results for a session may be compiled into a report (by a report generator, for example) and either printed out or viewed online.
The rapidly-evolving nature of the software industry dictates that the Workbench be readily extensible. To extend the Workbench, the table of FIG. 3 is added to, i.e., to add a new detection method with its possible outcomes, or to account for outcomes of existing detection methods that were previously unknown or unaccounted for. The resulting new possibilities are then likely to call for new packing and unpacking methods. Code supporting these methods is then added to the Workbench.
It will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that the invention can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential character thereof. The presently disclosed embodiments are therefore considered in all respects to be illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the invention is indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalents thereof are intended to be embraced therein.
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FACTS & STATS: Site: Renaissance Coliseum (4,200) -- Peoria, Illinois. Television: None. Home Record: IUPUI 1-2, Bradley 5-0. Away Record: IUPUI 0-3, Bradley 0-2. Neutral Record: IUPUI 0-2, Bradley 0-0. Conference Record: IUPUI 0-0, Bradley 0-0. Series Record: Bradley leads, 2-1.
GAME NOTES: The Jaguars of IUPUI try to put an end to a lengthy four-game slide tonight, as they challenge the Bradley Braves in non-conference action at Renaissance Coliseum.
Since defeating IU-Northwest by a lopsided score of 88-53, the Jaguars have gone winless and are now just 1-7 on the campaign overall. The team took part in the Las Vegas Invitational and came up empty, most recently bowing to Chattanooga in an 87-76 final last Friday.
As for the Braves, they've had a much more favorable first month of the season, winning four straight out of the chute, and picking up another victory on Saturday. After bowing to both Illinois and Arizona State on the road, Bradley bounced back with a 74-54 win over Texas-Pan American.
The Braves lead the all-time series between the teams by a count of 2-1, with the most recent meeting taking place last season in Indianapolis as IUPUI bowed in a 79-72 final.
IUPUI led the Mocs by two points early in their meeting, but after that it was all down hill as the Jags suffered the double-digit setback. Ja'Rob McCallum tried to give IUPUI a fighting chance with 25 points off the bench in 28 minutes but it simply wasn't enough. Ian Chiles checked in with 15 points and Khufu Najee another 13 for a team that was soundly beaten on the glass, 37-21.
Chiles paces the program in scoring through eight games with his 18.1 ppg, shooting a solid 45.2 percent from the field, while Mitch Patton accounts for another 13.0 ppg and is second on the unit with 6.4 rpg as he too converts 45.2 percent of his field goal attempts for a group that is scoring 69.4 ppg. but giving up 72.0 ppg.
The Braves ripped through Texas-Pan American in the last outings, scoring the first points of the contest and never looking back as they won by 20 points. Bradley knocked down 54.9 percent from the field and at the same time held the opposition to just 33.9 percent, including a dismal 2-of-17 beyond the arc. Walt Lemon produced 26 points, Omari Grier 17 and Ka'Darryl Bell 10, while Chris Blake made up for a scoreless effort by pulling down 11 rebounds.
At the moment, Lemon is not only the leading scorer for the Braves with his 17.4 ppg, he is also first in assists with 31, more than three times as many as his closest teammate. Tyshon Pickett, who has handed out 10 assists, and is tops on the glass with 7.1 rpg, is also second in scoring with 14.6 ppg, followed by Grier with 12.4 ppg.
Playing in a more intimate environment, the Braves should feel even more support from the home town fans tonight as they take care of business against IUPUI.
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Zynga, the maker of 'FarmVille' and 'Mafia Wars', makes most of its money selling virtual goods on Facebook, and its growth and success has been tethered to the rise of the social network.
In 2010, the two companies struck a five-year deal, handing Zynga, which was one of the first games developers on Facebook, an advantage over rival games publishers through various aspects of exclusivity.
Under the revised agreement announced in a regulatory filing, Zynga will be free to ditch Facebook's login, ad units and payments services on its site, enabling it to operate as a standalone games business.
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Zynga's games will still appear on Facebook, but there will no longer be cross-promotions directing users to its website.
It also means that Facebook can now develop its own games, although it says it has no plans to do so.
Facebook said in a statement: "We have streamlined our terms with Zynga so that Zynga.com's use of Facebook Platform is governed by the same policies as the rest of the ecosystem.
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The two companies listed within seven months of each other. It became apparent that Zynga was moving out of the shadow of Facebook in March, when it unveiled plans for its own free standing games platform.
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