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Newsletter for June 15th, 2007 - Codename "Heat Wave"
mouser:
Newsletter for June 15th, 2007Codename "Heat Wave"
"If you read nothing else on our site, read our BLOG"
1. DonationCoder.com News
Do you wake up in the middle of the night with a cold sweat fearing that you missed some important news on our website? We didn't think so. But you might still be interested in catching up on some official news from the site.
* DC-IRLDD #2: DonationCoder Real Life Dinner+Drinks, Sat 7/14, Champaign Illinois - Come have dinner with us in real life!
* New section on DC forum - Complain about bad companies
* Find and Run Robot (FARR) 2 - Plugin Programming Contest! -- In anticipation of the planned release of FARR v2 in July
* New FARR Plugin: FCalc -- If you aren't testing our FARR v2 program yet, you're missing out on a lot!
* New DonationCoder.com Utility Coming Soon: DcUpdater
* Try MazeCraze 2 - A fun game made by a donationcoder member
* Making the switch #1-4: My journey from Windows to Linux
* Form Letter Machine 1.05.01 Released - A Minor Update
2. Editor's Corner
Welcome to another edition of the newsletter. We normally do two a month, but occasionally things get backlogged and we end up with one giant one. This "Editor's Corner" section is a new part of the newsletter, where I'll try to write some informal comments about the website in order to make this newsletter worth reading even for the hardcore forum members. For this newsletter I just want to tell you about some cool stuff coming up in July, because I'm really excited about it.
Find and Run Robot v2 Beta will *finally* be released to the public after over 6 months of constant development. It's a huge leap forward from version 1, and with the plugin contest ending in July, it should be a big month for FARR. The new update checking code should be in place by then as well, which means update checking for all DonationCoder software, and perhaps 3rd party software as well(!). Forum member Gothic and I have also been working on a very cool top secret open source project which is bound to create some interest from some other communities. And hopefully by then Wordzilla will unveil his improved forum searching code.
3. Your Input Requested!
We want your participation on the DC forum! It's ok if you're normally shy and reserved and scared to post questions and comments -- we give you permission to make an exception for these posts. Some people think our forum is only for expert power users, but it's really a giant mix of users, and we want you to participate, regardless of your background. So take a deep breath and jump in!
* Why I haven't made a donation to DonationCoder.com -- and why I might later?
* Suggestions wanted for our Links Page
4. Reviews and Mini-Reviews
You'll find two kinds of reviews on DonationCoder.com: Big Comparative Reviews, and Short single-program Mini-reviews. This month we have a bit of both for you.
* Giant Comparative Word Processor Review - Zaine Ridling has just finished his massive comparison of desktop and online word processors -- this is a must read.
* Microsoft OneNote 2007
* HovText - Clipboard enhancer
5. Discounts for June
Supporting Members, you've only got until June 17 to enter the shareware giveaway drawing, and only until the end of the month to take advantage of this month's discounts:
* Backup4all Professional (30% discount)
* MusicIP Mixer Premium (30% discount)
* novaPDF Professional (30% discount)
6. General Software Discussion
Above all else, discussion on the DonationCoder.com forum focuses around software, old and new, and finding the best tool for the job. Have a question or want advice on what program to use? Ask it!
* Free Ddictionary - Lingoes
* Teracopy: copy your files faster
* The great defrag shootout - Good read!
* Coding Snack: DriveKeysAtoZ
* Firefox Bookmark tool to tag/index/search FAST?
* Does it work? Caching Proxy to speed up browsing
* Pistachio: windows usability addon
* How to reduce pagefile usage?
* Pocket PC utility that allows price comparison for groceries/toys/gadgets?
* I stopped using WebSiteWatcher and started using OpenKapow?
* Outpost 5 for Vista seeking Beta testers
* www.mind-mapping.org
* RAID explained ?!
* GlueIt: Make Animation Contact Sheets from Multiple Images
* Quizo's At It Again: Breadcrumbs Address Bar
* Appget - user-run software update program
* Looking to do high quality video conversion "the easy way"
* Semi-Automated file naming
* (Text) tags management -- pasting, inserting, editing...
* Seadragon:AWESOME photo viewing & Photosynth:AWESOME community photo processing
* Share Usb Devices
* Outlook 2007 - a rant
* LSText - create starwars style scrolling text animations, and other soft
* Stellarium 0.9.0 Released!
* Mapping websites?
* A closer look at ODF and MS-OOXML, one of the biggest issues of our time
* Endnote XI is released...
* Total Commander 7.0 for Windows released!
* Returnil Virtual System
* toddandkeelee free software
* Combining partitions?
* File Names : what should be avoided
* Recommend Vista CD Burner?
* Safari 3 for Windows
* Xara Xtreme and Xtreme Pro upgraded to 3.2 - Proceed with caution: Info-rant!
* General Context Menu Editor?
* MOG: a different music community?
* List of Vector Illustration Alternatives
* What do you think of PCTools' Spyware Doctor?
* New Vista Sleep Mode for Desktops: Hybrid Sleep Mode
* DAZ Bryce 5.5 now free (Windows and Mac versions).
* How to make a video from a sequence of images?
* The GIMP/PhotoFiltre/Paint.net/etc., thoughts...
* Skrommel's ScreamerMenu Util gets 5 stars on front of Freeware Genius
* Recommendation - Shirusupad
* An alternative to Duel Boot
* IE Enhancer
7. Fun and Games
Our readers are obsessed with productivity and time management, but even the hardest workers need an occasional quick burst of recreation and diversion. Nothing too complicated -- just enough to recharge your batteries.
* Flash game: Sea of Fire
* Flash Game of the Week: FlashTrek Broken Mirror
* Sony's special screw will make your everyday screws blush in shame!
* Microsoft's proposed new user interface
* antbuster - yet a kind of tower defense
* Flash Game: Virus 2 (puzzle)
* Strange Maps
* Humour - The End of the world
* Do you know where your cat is going? -- cat wears a webcam!
* Flash Game: Bible Fight
* A monitor (and keyboard) in the grand style
* A virtual tour of hell
* Flash Game of the Day: RatMaze2
* Basic Instructions: Great Cartoons
8. The Wonderful World of the Web
Are you suffering from IOS (Internet Overload Syndrome)? We thought so. Have you just figured out what web2.0 means? (get ready because web3.0 is coming soon). To help reduce your overload, here's a list of some of the more interesting website discussions, debates, and discoveries that have come up on the forum over the last month..
* Humorous, perhaps informative, article on forum trolls
* Webfind: The Daily Lit
* Very Good (Printed) Book Search Site
* Allergic to computer monitor?
* Use this to keep track of all those songs you have been writing
* Why do so many micropayment systems fail?
9. Developer's Corner
Don't be thrown off by the name of this section on our forum. It's not just for programmers. It's also for people interested in starting their own business and website developers, students and entrepreneurs. Even if you're not sure whether you belong in that category, you might want to peek your head in and see if there's anything interesting out there that might want you to start up a new hobby.
* 101 Essential Blogging Resources
* Secure automated backup on *nix.
* Docoto Defense - DonationCoder.com Game in Development - Your participation is welcome.
* TwinForms: A WxWidgets Form Designer in C++ Builder
* DoCo Reading Week June 8, 2007 - Join In!
* Iconlet.com: Icon search engine
* Attack of the LOLCODE!
* ATTN Flash Coders - JayIsGames.com Flash Game Programming Competition #3 Begins
* Google developer day reporting: google gears (better than AJAX?)
10. Website of the Month
Our website of the month in June is Gizmo's Tech Support Alert. Gizmo is a great guy and his generous inclusion of some of our software in his freeware lists has brought some of the nicest people to our site. Gizmo's list of Best Freeware Utilities is legendary, and his newsletter has developed a well deserved devoted following. Highly recommended for anyone who loves software!
And did you know that DonationCoder.com has a list of all of our past best-of-the-web recommendations? Well now you do.
Darwin:
3. Your Input Requested!
We want your participation on the DC forum! It's ok if you're normally shy and reserved and scared to post questions and comments -- we give you permission to make an exception for these posts.
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As a college instructor I've come to appreciate that the old maxim "there is no such thing as a stupid question" is a truism. Thus, everyone PLEASE feel free to post your questions and comments in these forums - do not feel shy or inhibited. I did when I first joined two years ago but found that I had joined one of the friendliest, most helpful and most supportive communities to which I've ever had the privilege to belong. Kudos to mouser for creating such a warm, welcoming, and inclusive site.
johnnyfive:
Keep up the good work. This is a good site. Thanks so much for letting me be a part.
Darwin:
Welcome to donationcoder johnnyfive! :)
karlyRana:
This was a great news letter for me! I downloaded noise.exe because my computer will log me off if not active :-[ And the discovery of dailylit.com was great! I joined and I love it already! I am now finishing up the news letter and am going to read 101 blogging essentials.
Keep up the great work guys! :Thmbsup:
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