NSIS - .Net 2.0 check and install

I found this module that will check for and install if necessary the .Net 2.0 runtime..

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/DotNET#Including_the_Script

Looks really great. I will need it for Appian's installers..

Connection test services

I have a client that I need to monitor to make sure they stay online. I will probably need to make a two part application for this:

• A server that will send out something of a heart-beat signal and wait a specified interval to make sure it gets a reply back.
  
• A client that will answer the heart-beat at a specified interval.

If the heartbeat isn't answered, then I think there should be an event that occurs.

• The site downage is recorded to a database
• an email should be sent to parties responsible for the sites up time.
• An email should be sent to aboveSHIFT
  

MediaWiki easier???

I want to start using wiki's more often for internal document structure, but there's really no great solution out there. FCKeditor for MediaWiki

Maybe this could be a good project..

• Internal office information with access levels (you don't want marketing people into common IT passwords..)
• Media wiki would be ideal, but its just too hard to use..
• need something more like a blog interface.
• office document modification would be a plus
  
• open up and edit .doc, .xls, etc...
• Google has an ideal solution, but I do not believe its portable (exists only on their servers..)

On a side note, wordpress is starting to talk about integration with Wordress and PHP Wiki. Looks kind of interesting...

Ideas for Zencart add products structure

Make a full screen application that will allow for multiple tasks...

• Maybe there should be a bar of things to do on the left side of the screen?
• instead of tabs on the top of the window..
  

Reverse Engineering Code

A good reference on all the disassemblers and the like..
http://www.woodmann.com/crackz/Tools.htm

Media Player integration with Firefox from Microsoft's Open Source Labs

Firefox runs into issues when trying to view media requiring windows Media Player in order to work correctly. Microsoft's open source labs, Port 25, has released an exe that will integrate WMP into the Firefox browser.


http://port25.technet.com/pages/windows-media-player-firefox-plugin-download.aspx