Archive for March, 2006

Foobar2000 0.9 Final Released

Mar 20th

Posted by Atul in Software

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Foobar has released its much awaited Final version of Foobar,version 0.9.
Here is the changelog as below:

*Reworked UI structure, removed various redundant / rarely used features.
*New: Media Library, replacing old “database” functionality.
*Improved playlist management – better handling of multiple playlists, native multilevel undo and more.
*Changes in title formatting script (field remappings) to make common operations easier.
*New: Converter, replacing old “Diskwriter” component. Includes album image writing (cuesheet creation, direct encoding to MP4 with chapters), preview generation and multi-CPU optimizations. Most popular encoders are supported out-of-the-box; more encoders can be added using generic commandline encoder setup.
*Improved support for specific file formats: faster tag updates with MP3 and FLAC, new native ID3v2 support, rewritten MP4 support now including chapters, rewritten cuesheet handling with improved handling of embedded cuesheets, improved AAC streaming support, and more.
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Windows Live Mail Beta Kahuna M5 Released,Screenshots

Mar 3rd

Posted by Atul in Website

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Microsft today released its latest beta release of Windows Live Mail a.k.a Hotmail,this beta is code named the Kahuna M5.
I Being a beta tester for Windows Live Mail Beta had the privilege of experiencing this new beta.
Iam putting up some screenshots here.

The new features in this beta are as below

·Hotmail classic theme with new improvements and features for browsers other than Internet Explorer 6 or later
·Pick your own colour scheme
·Offline mail and more with Windows Live Mail Desktop client
·New user wizard
·Configurable reading pane, plus toolbar control to change it
·Outlook-like shortcuts
·Contact picker when composing a new message
·Find in contacts via word wheel
·Spaces contact card integration
·Custom filters/rules for incoming mail
·Check for new messages, empty all junk mail, and empty all deleted items buttons
·New OOBE [out of box experience] for first time users to discover new features and change options
·And overall performance improvements

New Features Source:Liveside.net

The Screenshots:

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