Speed-up OpenOffice.org
by zzillezz on October 30, 2005
The changes are not difficult and do seem to have an effect. We can’t be certain how much this will affect the functionality but we pass these ideas on. Both changes involve going into the Tools and then options management (…)
Winamp 5.111
by zzillezz on October 29, 2005
The people at Winamp keep themselves busy lately A new version of Winamp was released: 5.111 * works with internet explorer 3.0 again (old win95/nt3.51) * Auto-Preset EQ crash (non-mp3 files) * $upper, $caps, $caps2 crash with foreign characters * (…)
FileZilla 2.2.17
by zzillezz on October 28, 2005
FileZilla is a fast and reliable FTP client and server with lots of useful features and an intuitive interface. And best of all: it’s free! New features: * Support for servers needing an account for successful logon using ACCT command (…)
OpenOffice.org 2.0
by zzillezz on October 23, 2005
OpenOffice.org 2.0 is the productivity suite that individuals, governments, and corporations around the world have been expecting for the last two years. Easy to use and fluidly interoperable with every major office suite, OpenOffice.org 2.0 realises the potential of open (…)
Winamp 5.11
by zzillezz on October 22, 2005
Updated: LAME 3.96.1 (sorry, but 3.97 will need to lose its beta tag before we upgrade) Fixed: playlist focus issue after adding files to playlist Fixed: crash on multichannel songs with EQ enabled Fixed: internet connection detection not working when (…)
Sony CCD causes camera problems
by zzillezz on October 11, 2005
In the past week, four major camera makers (Canon, Fuji, Konica-Minolta and Sony) have quietly published service advisories admitting their digital cameras are dying. In each case, the flaw appears to involve Sony CCD sensors using epoxy packaging that eventually (…)
Home photo-printing doesn’t add up
by zzillezz on October 10, 2005
CNET News.com and The New Yorks Times report that even though the prices of printers have dropped up to 30 percent in the last few months thanks to a savage price war, buyers are going to pay at least 28 (…)
LAME 3.97b1
by zzillezz on October 9, 2005
The LAME team has recently released version 3.97b1 of their excellent MP3 encoder. Extract the archive on your hard disk, and point your favourite mp3 conversion program (EAC, cdex, Easy CD-DA Extractor …) to it’s location. >> Download LAME 3.97b1
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 beta 2
by zzillezz on October 9, 2005
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Beta 2 is now available for download. Also known as the 1.8 Beta 5 milestone, this is the last beta release of the next major Firefox update and is aimed at testers, extension/theme authors and Web developers. (…)