• WordPress 2.0.2 Security Release

    “An important security issue has been brought to the attention of the WordPress team and we have worked diligently to bring you a new stable release that addresses it. Our latest version 2.0.2 contains several bugfixes and security fixes.”

    WP Dev Blog via BlogsNow

  • BeatPick – FairPlay Music Label and Music Licensing

    ” We believe in Fair Trade. We release our music under a Creative Commons License rather than copyright. We split earnings 50/50 with our artists and they maintain full ownership of their creations.

    You can listen to entire albums/tracks. We do not use DRM. Purchased music is compatible with all computers, ipods and Mp3 players.”

    BeatPick via Killinki

  • Matroska ja Windows ME

    Matroska Pack Fullin asennus Windows ME:hen ei onnistu, vaan se ilmoittaa, että on käytettävä Lite-pakettia. Sen asennus kuitenkin kaatui runtime erroriin. Seuraavat ohjeet käsin tehtävään asennukseen löytyivät CoreCodec.org:sta.

    1. Asennetaan FFDShow 20041012 (SSE- tai SSE2-versio, mikäli suoritin näitä tukee, muussa tapauksessa tavallinen versio).
    2. Asennetaan Haali Media Splitter.
    3. Ladataan VSFilter ja kopioidaan avatusta paketista VSFilter.dll:n ei-unicode-versio C:\Windows\System32-kansioon.
    4. Suoritetaan komentokehotteessa: C:\Windows\System\regsvr32 vsfilter.dll
    5. Asennetaan CoreVorbis.
    6. Asennetaan Media Player Classic:sta ME-versio (siis versio, jonka nimessä on 98me, eikä 2kxp).
    7. That’s it.
  • Download YouTube videos with GreaseMonkey

    “One of the frustrating things about websites that use Flash video is that they rarely provide links to let you download the video files for offline viewing […]. I decided to dive into Greasemonkey and create a couple scripts to expose download links on Google Video and YouTube webpages […].”

    L.S. Russell

  • FLV Player

    “The FLV Player is a little piece of software for Windows that allows you to play FLV files locally. It is free to use, even if your religion says otherwise. Like it or leave it.”

    Digitalroover

  • GWEI – Google Will Eat Itself

    “We generate money by serving Google text advertisments on a network of hidden Websites. With this money we automatically buy Google shares.

    We buy Google via their own advertisment! Google eats itself – but in the end “we” own it!”

    GWEI via Linkdump

  • Convert Realmedia files using VirtualDubMod and Avisynth

    “There is a second more complicated way to convert your RMVB files. VirtualDubMod, which supports AVISynth scripts and MPEG-2 video importing, is an alternative method for converting RMVB files to a format suitable for DVD.”

    Jake Ludington’s MediaBlab

    According to Wilbert on the VideoHelp.com forum, you need the latest AviSynth v2.56 for the convertfps to work. That did the trick for me, as I was first having trouble with VirtualDubMod giving me DirectShowSource does not have a named argument “convertfps” errors when trying to load the Realmedia file.

  • Vatican Radio employees present pope with specially loaded iPod nano

    “A group of Vatican Radio employees gave Pope Benedict XVI a brand new iPod nano loaded with special Vatican Radio programming and classical music. To honor the pope’s first visit to the radio’s broadcasting headquarters, the radio’s technical staff decided the pencil-thin, state-of-the-art audio player would make the perfect gift.

    Now that Vatican Radio offers podcasts in eight different languages, the pope has the technological capability to plug in and import the radio’s audio files.”

    CNS via iLounge via hittegodsbyrån

  • Olive OPUS

    “The new OPUS combines the fidelity of a high-end CD player with the convenience of digital audio technology. The breathtaking audio fidelity is courtesy of a customized audio board with four 24-bit DACs and temperature-compensated crystal oscillator. Its innovation builds upon a 400GB hard drive that stores up to 1,100 of your CDs in lossless quality, allowing you to conveniently access all your favorite music.”

    Olive Inc. hittegodsbyrån

  • Tux-shaped computer runs Linux

    “Acme Systems is shipping a Penguin-shaped case for a tiny SBC (single-board computer) powered by an innovative MCM (multi-chip module) that runs Linux. The 6.7-inch tall, 30-Euro “Tux Case” houses the company’s “Acme Fox,” a 2.6 x 2.8-inch, 100-Euro, RISC-based board with Ethernet and dual-USB interfaces, and surface-mount connectors for other I/O.”

    LinuxDevices.com