[Reminder] New MacManX.com Blog URL
Filed in General on September 30, 2005 at 7:02 pmDear friends, eleven days ago, I surprised all of you by abruptly changing my blog’s directory from /wordpress/ to /blog/. Hopefully, with this generic /blog/ directory, I’ll never have to do that again. If you have not had a chance to change your subscriptions to http://www.macmanx.com/blog/feed/ and links to http://www.macmanx.com/blog/, please do so [...]
Thunderbird Update v1.0.7
Filed in Freeware, Technology on September 29, 2005 at 11:41 pmThunderbird has been updated to v1.0.7. This update improves security and stability. It is recommended for all users. The release notes are available here. Read the Favored Freeware entry for Thunderbird here.
Pingback Problems with Bad Behavior v1.2.2
Filed in Technology, WordPress on September 28, 2005 at 9:13 amA new feature in Bad Behavior v1.2.2 blocks all requests that carry a blank user-agent string. This is actually a good thing, because blank user-agents appear to have become a popular technique among spammers to avoid basic user-agent blocks. Generally, if you found a legitimate request to have been blocked by the new [...]
Stellarium Update v0.7.1
Filed in Freeware, Technology on at 12:08 amStellarium has been updated to v0.7.1. “Release v0.7.1 irons out some bugs that surfaced when v0.7.0 went public.” And, thanks to Da Woon Jung, a port of Stellarium v0.7.1 is now available for MacOS X. The release notes are available here. Read the Favored Freeware entry for Stellarium here.
The Grand Finale of a Grand Adventure
Filed in Nostalgia on September 27, 2005 at 7:03 pmMyst V: The End of Ages was released not too long ago (September 20th, to be exact). Myst V is the final chapter of the Myst saga, though “the ending has not yet been written”, as the Myst Franchise will continue through other mediums. I just received my copy of Myst V today, [...]
Blogroll Dive: 9/26/05
Filed in Blogs on September 26, 2005 at 12:06 amHere are the highlights from today’s Blogroll dive:
Owen reviews some of the new TV shows that have premiered during this year’s fall season.
Brian discusses the three kinds of “free” softwares.
Khaled gives us an update on the progress of the Shuttle project.
Jon reports that Google is testing a new “remove result” feature.
Craig is looking for a [...]
Favored Freeware: Doom Legacy
Filed in Freeware on September 24, 2005 at 12:13 amDoom Legacy is an enhanced version of Doom with 3D OpenGL graphics.
We don’t want to create another Doom-clone with the sources. First, we’ll bring a lot of bug-fixes - updates - features that should have been in Doom since the beginning. Then, we’ll try to ‘refresh’ Doom’s visual aspects so that it looks [...]
Appreciation of Recent Affiliate Purchases
Filed in General on September 22, 2005 at 6:36 pmIt has recently come to my attention that one or more individuals, other than myself, have made a few purchases through the affiliate links in my sidebar. I would just like to let you, whoever you are, know that it has not gone unnoticed and that I really appreciate the contributions that you have [...]
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