Windows Live Messenger lets you chat online via text, voice or even video conversation – in real time – with your friends, family or colleagues. It’s faster than e-mail and is a great choice for conversations and the perfect alternative when you can’t be there in person. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2006
Windows Media Player 11
The built-in mediaplayer from Microsoft, Windows Media Player, has a new version out.
To install Windows Media Player 11 without the WGA-check, unpack the files in the .exe with an archiving program like 7-Zip, and the run wmp11.exe 
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Winamp 5.31
Nullsoft Winamp is a fast, flexible, high-fidelity media player for Windows. Winamp supports playback of many audio (MP3, OGG, AAC, WAV, MOD, XM, S3M, IT, MIDI, etc) and video types (AVI,ASF,MPEG,NSV), custom appearances called skins (supporting both classic Winamp 1.x/2.x skins and Winamp 3 freeform skins), audio visualization and audio effect plug-ins (including two industry dominating visualization plug-ins), an advanced media library, Internet radio and TV support, CD ripping, and CD burning.
The Full version Plays MP3s, AAC, WMA, and more; Compatible with Winamp 2 Plug-ins; Full Support for Classic and Modern Skins; Plays Videos; has a Powerful Media Library; Browse Internet Radio & TV Stations; Integrated Internet Music Videos & Songs; Bundled Visualizations; and Burn & Rip CDs. Continue reading
Mobile phones put your sperm on hold
Some men see them as a status symbol, but research has found mobile phones could be destroying that other badge of masculinity – fertility. Men who spent hours talking on their mobile phone had significantly lower sperm counts than usual, according to a study presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine conference.
Ashok Agarwal, from the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio in the US, examined 364 male fertility patients and found heavy mobile phone use led to men producing fewer and poorer-quality sperm. “There was a significant decrease in the most important measures of sperm health,” Dr Agarwal said. “People use mobile phones without thinking what the consequences may be. It’s just like using a toothbrush – but mobiles could be having a devastating effect on fertility.” Continue reading
Mozilla Firefox 2.0
Better late than never (my post): the final version of Mozilla Firefox 2.0 is out! Spread Firefox coordinator Asa Dotzler commented on the release in his blog:
“Two years ago an amazing community of Firefox contributors set the world on fire (and not in that Sony battery way) with the release of Firefox 1.0. One year ago, when we came together and pushed Firefox 1.5 into the mainstream, proving that we were a force to be reckoned with. Today, with the release if Firefox 2, we’re setting a new standard for user safety, control, and fun on the Web.” Continue reading
K-Lite Codec Pack update (15/10/2006)
K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools. Codec is short for Compressor-Decompressor. Codecs are needed for encoding and decoding (playing) audio and video. This Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your movie files. You should be able to play all the popular movie formats and even some rare formats. This is a cumulative update for the latest version of the K-Lite (Mega) Codec Pack. Continue reading
Music: Vitalic @ Rock Werchter 2006
Vitalic, one of the most talented techno artists from France, is high on my list We saw him live at Rock Werchter this year, but since the venue was packed and my friends were redefining the meaning of the word ‘drunk’ … we stood outside during the whole show. But he sure trashed the place! And now is your chance to revive it: Vitalic live @ Rock Werchter 2006! At the end, starting at minute 38, the roof goes off: he plays his track “no fun” with an extra bassline added, and mixes that with “the sound of c”
Music: Trentemoller Essential Mix
Trentemoller’s Essential Mix from BBC Radio 1 (October 2006)! Starts of slow and weird, but after a while the tempo goes up. Worth a listen! Read on for the full tracklisting!
Paint.NET 3.0 alpha1
Paint.NET is a photo and image editing tool designed for computers running Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000. It serves the digital imaging community as a free alternative to the standard paint application included with Windows. It brings powerful features to the desktop, a myriad of special effects, plug-in extensibility, and layer manipulation. It enhances the image editing experience for tablet owners with Windows XP Tablet Ink support. Digital photographers and artists can enhance their images with features and effects such as levels adjustment, cross-layer cloning, anti-aliased tools, motion blur, and red eye removal. Continue reading
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 rc2
Mozilla Firefox, my porn surfing weapon of choice, just got a new version out! It’s the second release candidate for the 2.0 series. What’s new compared to Mozilla Firefox 1.5 you ask? Well, in short: browsing is faster and the user interface looks nicer. Continue reading