After 6 months of work, a completely new fork from the LimeWire code base has come to fruition, FrostWire 4.17.0 features over a year's worth of core and user interface upgrades made to the original LimeWire client, now included in FrostWire along all the previous work done over FrostWire 4.13.x.
Among the most important updates:
Upgrades on our update notification system, capability for featured content and recommendations
Updated Playlist (drag & drop support, and Playlist rearrange options)
New Media Player with volume and seek controls (Plays mp3, ogg and wav)
Support for private torrents
Greater control over your Shared files
Add Magnets to Open Dialog
Improvements in bootstrapping
Warn When Too Many Files Shared
Make Ultrapeers ignore partial results
Mojito DHT capable (still not active for 4.17.0)
More translations to be available for the community on launchpad.net. Many improvements for Spanish, and Italian and Chinese have been finally been added among others
Reduce query traffic by knowing firewalled state; implement leafs informing ups of firewall status.
Recognize flv as a video extension.
Enable removal from playlist via the Delete or Backspace key.
(Bittorrent) Extended BEncoding to support rational numbers.
Add support for alternate location lookup for BitTorrents.
Use less memory for large number of leaf connections.
General Save folder improvements.
Smoother Icon Tray Icons for Linux and Windows
FrostWire now runs under Java SE 6 on Mac OS X (however SE6 is temperamental; it exhibits some strange connection issues). More integration with the MacOSX dock and other components
Speedup Magnet/Torrents at startup.
Add partial search results.
Exclude magnet downloads from being purged after 7 days.
Incremental search on the Settings window
Default setting tweaks for users with high speed connections (T1,T3) to make the most out of their bandwith
This program uses the same code as limewire Pro. The above improvements/fixes from v4.13 are very good & so far Frost is stable.
If you havenât used it⌠I suggest you do, especially this latest version.
[b]After 15 months in development, we are pleased to announce Beta 1 of PowerArchiver 2009![/b] From now on PowerArchiver will come in two versions: Standard and Professional. PowerArchiver 2009 Pro adds new features such as CD/DVD/BD burning, FTP Client and advanced PowerArchiver backup options
Standard Edition
Main Application:
Preview window - easily preview archives, images, text and many other file types, without having to open archive or file. Works both while browsing drives and inside archives. Supports Plug-ins.
Backup list window - see your backups on integrated list for easier usage.
Speed - overall great speed improvements in compression and extraction, especially in Vista with RAR/ZIP files.
New ZIP Engine - zip can now compress files in use; proper progress window.
Improved 7-Zip Engine - support for fast updating of non-solid archives, themed overwrite dialogue with proper options.
Unicode support - better support for Unicode in 7-zip and RAR formats.
New Configuration window - easier to use configuration window.
Modern/Classic interfaces - streamlined for easier use, more MRUâs.
Archive Convertor - added âsave password for current sessionâ option.
Encrypt Tool - completely redone - now option to create zip and 7zip encrypted archives, as well as encrypt current archives to 3 different formats (zip, 7-zip, pae).
Batch Archive tool - added âAdd subfolders to separate archivesâ option.
Multi Extract tool - added âFileâs current folderâ and âSave password for current sessionâ options.
Add window - redone for easier usage and more options added.
Transparent Updating - added support for updating solid cab archives.
Web Update - now checks for PAOP updates as well as any other PA component.
Installer - future updates can now come in form of patches.
64bit skinning engine for x64 systems.
Backup:
Interface - completely new interface with sidebar navigation.
File list support - export/import file lists.
Filters - added include and exclude filters at the same time.
Unicode - completely rewritten for Unicode support.
Reorganized - more features, more options, less clutter.
Improvements/Bug Fixes:
Many improvements and bug fixes.
Pro Edition
Main Application:
* CD/DVD/Blu-Ray burner (PRO) - burn archives, images and any files directly from PowerArchiver or shell extensions.
* Create ISO (PRO) - create ISO files in PowerArchiver, either by ripping the CD/DVD/BD or directly from disk.
* Virtual DVD (PRO) - mount ISO files in Virtual DVD.
* FTP Client (PRO) - download and upload files directly from PowerArchiver via FTP.
Backup:
* 7-zip compression (PRO) - added 7-zip compression option to Backup.
* Burn to CD/DVD/Blu-Ray (PRO) - added burner option to Backup.
* Scheduling - create/edit Windows Schedules from within backup and PowerArchiver.
* Logs (PRO) - added logging capability with email support.</blockquote>
1. Several crash issues.
2. Toolbars go out of place and rearrange themselves vertically.
3. Some slow print issues.
4. Font and Image rendering improved.
5. Combo Box tool not working correctly.
6. The menu item "FDF Document" needs to be removed from desktop context
menu.
7. Always remember the last printer you select.
8. Foxit Reader (free version) may not be responding after you save a PDF
document.
9. Bookmark view cannot be disabled permanently in Internet Explorer.
10.Print command needs to be updated.
11. Certain bookmark displaying issues.
12. Many other bug fixes.
* Improved: [pmp_ipod] Better auto-detection of newer iPod models
* Fixed: Filetype icons in Windows Explorer not updating when changed in Prefs
* Fixed: ML & Vis appear under other overlapping modern skin windows
* Fixed: No error message when trying to edit metadata for Read-Only files
* Fixed: Potential security vulnerability in NowPlaying
* Fixed: [gen_ff] Keyboard shortcuts in modern skin playlist windowshade mode
* Fixed: [gen_ml] Scrolling to bottom of AlbumArt pane & other misc scrollbar issues
* Fixed: [in_mp3] Broken '307 - Temporary Redirect' url's
* Fixed: [ml_local] AlbumArt icon selection glitch
* Fixed: [ml_playlists] Play and Enqueue actions reversed if Enqueue is set as default
* Fixed: [ml_rg] ReplayGain analysis of 20bit files
* Misc: Double-click Modern pledit songticker now toggles windowshade mode again
* Misc: More miscellaneous general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations
The other mods and myself have been thinking, itâs time we make a single topic where you can post any software updates you want not having to do with security software. For security software updates, look here.
Please only post updates in this thread, this thread isnât for discussing the updates, only for notifying others about them.
Optimized startup and closing of application.
Improved Registry cleaning on 64-bit OS.
Improved memory usage on Windows Vista.
Added System Tray icon status.
Internal refactoring of code for efficiency.
Improved Uninstall Tool accuracy with MSI installers.
Fixed bug in Uninstall Tool on 64-bit OS.
Fixed bug in INI file folder recursion.
Fixed bug in INI file OS detection.
Added Live Messenger cleaning for .SQM files.
Added Vietnamese translation.
Minor tweaks and improvements.
In this version, we improve e-mail and forum attachments download feature. With Orbit Downloader v2.7.4, you can download e-mail and forum attachments smoothly and fast in IE.
Improve: HTTP streaming download from Windows Medai Server
Improve: forum and email attachment download (in IE)
Beta 2 (2007-10-07)
crashes:
[*] - fixed out of range exception when open KGB v1 archives
[*] - properties dialog: now shows right date & time for KGB archives, doesn't crash on directories in KGB archive, doesn't crash on ZIP archives
[*] - fixed: crash when command line to kgb2compressor is greather than 2003 characters (.NET limitation)
[*] - fixed: crash when creating ZIP archive and access is denied to file
speed optimizations:
[] - about 50% faster creation of folder tree
[] - about 8% faster compression/decompression in 32-bit mode (requires Pentium 4 or Athlon64 or above)
new features:
[+] - input file optimizers added (creates about 5% smaller archives in similar time, only valid for archives contains multiple files)
[+] - Explorer shell extension
[+] - multilanguage support
[+] - possibility to change file list to compress on New Archive dialog
[+] - possibility to select files to decompress on Extract dialog
[+] - grouping of files on file list (requires Windows XP/Vista)
[+] - added available memory check before compression/decompression
cosmetic changes:
[] - now file cannot be copied/moved to the same directory as original
[] - compress, rename, delete and wipe options are not available when it is not possible
[] - all fields displaying percents or floating point values have fixed size now (eg. 14.0%, 14.1% instead of 14%, 14.1%)
[] - smaller installer (<4MB)
[+] - added zip archives filter in open archive dialog
[+] - archiver remembers last algorithm & compression level
Vista compatibility updates:
[*] - fixed: balloon tip on system tray icon blocks resume of program window
Other updates:
[] - KGB SFX archives donât need VC++ runtime library
[] - fixed: In some cases clicking âCancelâ during compression/decompression causes only form disappearance, but operation continues
- Upgraded to the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 compiler.
- Logfile is now written in UTF-8, it used to be ANSI.
- Changed the default font into a smaller font.
- A change in the display code to respond faster to multiple redraw requests, for example when the users resizes the window.
- Rewrite of the subroutine that finds combinations of files to fill a gap, to make it faster.
- Changed the algorithm for "-a 6" (move to end of disk) to better fill gaps.
- Changed the way disks are accessed to accomodate special kinds of disks, such as virtual and encrypted disks.
- Bugfix in the screensaver for very long commandlines.
- Change in the disk analyzation code to fix a "zero bytes per cluster" problem.
Changes in version 3.36:
* Improved: Effect rendering should be a little faster now
* Changed: Implemented some changes to the "Add Noise" effect that were suggested by a forum member
* Changed: The canvas background color is now always #c0c0c0
* Changed: The auto-updater should now correctly detect .NET 3.5 and newer, which will help to save bandwidth when Paint.NET v4.0 is released (it will require .NET 3.5)
* Fixed: Paint.NET now works on a system that has the .NET 3.5 SP1 "Client Profile" installed
* Fixed: When zoomed in and the cursor is to the top-left of the image (negative coordinates), the ruler is now highlighted in the correct area. Fixed: The effect rendering system no longer sets the "Tag" property on the configuration dialog
* Fixed: Some incorrectly authored plugins would cause a crash when loading their support details (author, copyright, etc.)
* Fixed: There was a bug in the color wheel for IndirectUI that caused it to show the wrong values at initialization
* Fixed: There was a performance problem for effects that used the IndirectUI color wheel control
* Fixed: In some rare cases, Paint.NET would crash while shutting down
* Fixed: When using the "Fixed Ratio" feature of the Rectangle Selection tool, it would crash if 0 was specified for both the width and height
While Beta 1 was for developers, we think that anyone who browses or works on the web will enjoy IE8 Beta 2. Before the team blogs about our Beta 2 in detail, hereâs an overview of what youâll find in IE8.
We focused our work around three themes: everyday browsing (the things that real people do all the time), safety (the term most people use for what weâve called âtrustworthyâ in previous posts), and the platform (the focus of Beta 1, how developers around the world will build the next billion web pages and the next waves of great services).
Everyday Browsing
We looked very hard at how people really browse the web. We looked at a lot of data about how people browse and tried a lot of different designs in front of many kinds of people, not just technologists. As tempting as it is to list here all the changes both big and small in IE8, weâll take a more holistic approach. Thatâs how we built the product and how weâd like to talk about it.
From our customer research, we saw that the bulk of user activity outside of web pages involved tabs and ânavigationâ â the act of getting to the site the user wants to get to. We also knew that adding features has an impact only if theyâre âin the flowâ of how people actually use the product. Another menu item might matter in a checklist on a blog somewhere, but wonât matter to real people browsing. Thatâs why IE8âs New Tab experience is so remarkable: itâs obvious â after you see it:
This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or added:
VMM: fixed inability to run more than one VM in parallel (AMD-V on CPUs with erratum 170 only; bug #2167)
VMM: VT-x stability fixes (bug #2179 and others)
VMM: fixed Linux 2.6.26+ kernel crashes (used by Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha, Fedora 10 Alpha; bug #1875)
VMM: fixed 64 bits Linux 2.6.26 kernel crashes (Debian)
VMM: fixed Vista (32 bits) guest crash during boot when PAE and NX are enabled (applied to 64 bits hosts with VT-x enabled only)
VMM: fixed OS/2 guest crashes during boot (AMD-V; bug #2132)
GUI: fixed crash when trying to release an inaccessible image in the virtual disk manager
GUI: fixed invalid error message for a changed snapshot path even if that path wasnât changed (bug #2064)
GUI: fixed crash when creating a new hard disk image (bug #2060)
GUI: fixed crash when adding a hard disk in the VM settings (bug #2081)
GUI: fixed a bug where VirtualBox isnât working with the new QGtkStyle plugin (bug #2066)
GUI: fixed VM close dialog in seamless mode (Mac OS X hosts only; bug #2067)
GUI: fixed standard menu entries for NLS versions (Mac OS X hosts only)
GUI: disable the VT-x/AMD-V setting when itâs not supported by the CPU (or on Mac OS X hosts)
VBoxManage: fixed crash during internalcommands createrawvmdk (bug #2184)
VBoxManage: fixed output of snapshot showvminfo (bug #698)
Guest properties: added information about guest network interfaces (Windows guests only)
Shared Folders: fixed regression that caused Windows guest crashes (bug #2055)
API: fixed number of installed CPUs (Solaris hosts only)
VRDP: allow a client to reconnect to an existing session on the VRDP server by dropping the existing connection (configurable and disabled by default; only relevant when multiconnection mode is disabled)
VRDP: fixed an image repaint problem
Linux hosts: fixed bug in vboxdrv.ko that could corrupt kernel memory and panic the kernel (bug #2078)
Linux hosts: compile fixes for kernel module on Linux 2.6.27
Mac OS X hosts: added Python support
Additions: fixed a possible hang in HGCM communication after a VM reboot
Windows additions: added support for Windows XP 64 bits (bug #2117)
Linux additions: deactivate dynamic resizing on Linux guests with buggy X servers
Linux additions: support Ubuntu 8.10 guests and Fedora 9 guests (dynamic resizing disabled for the latter) (bug #1854)
Linux additions: added installer check for the system architecture
Linux additions: fixed Xorg modules path for some Linux distributions (bug #2128)
VMDK: be more liberal with ambiguous parts of the format specification and accept more format variants (bug #2062)
VHD: fixed a bug in the VHD backend which resulted in reading the wrong data (bug #2085)
Solaris hosts: fixed kernel panic on certain machines when starting VMs with host interface networking (bug #2183)
Solaris hosts: fixed inability to access NFS shares on the host when host interface networking was enabled
Solaris hosts: installer now detects and reports when installing under the wrong architecture
Solaris hosts: fixed security hardening that prevented starting VMs from non-global zones even as root (bug #1948)
Solaris additions: combined the 32 bit and 64 bit additions installer into a single package
Mac OS X hosts: experimental support for attaching a real serial port to the guest
