Newsletter for February 22nd, 2007
"WTF Cody"

"If you read nothing else on our site, read our BLOG"
1. Site News
What's new on our website?
- Long Blog Essay on Live Search - Reviews of programs that implement "search-as-you-type" functionality.
- Forum upgraded to SMF 1.1.2
- WtfCody.com - Cody now has a home and not just an address!
- Find and Run Robot version 2 gets Support for Plugins incl. Firefox Bookmark Searcher - Scheduled for Public Release in March
- Member Software Release: PHP Class "SendFileAndLog" - Track and protect file downloads on your website
2. February Discounts - Deadline Feb. 28th
Supporting Members, you've only got until February 28th to take advantage of this month's shareware discounts!
- Notezilla Sticky Notes Program (30% discount)
- Chameleon Startup Manager (40% discount)
- February 2007 Software Drawing Results Posted
3. Coding Snacks
Do you know about our coding snacks section? It's where everyday people can post ideas for small little utilities they would like to see implemented as freeware. Post your request and see if one of the coders on our site will implement it while you wait.
- IDEA: Graphic Countdown with Random Reset
- IDEA: Syslog Pop-ups
- IDEA: Send a window to the Next or Previous Monitor in the same position.
- IDEA: Watch for specific drives, at intervals, after a certain hour
4. Software Discoveries, Discussions, and Tips
What's new in the world of software? Are you good at finding new software discoveries? Stop by the forum and help us find stuff! And don't miss our Found Deals and Discounts section where people post great software discounts they find on the web.
- Virtual PC 2007 Final
- Webswoon - Free Software for Making Images of Websites
- TimeLog: a tool for tracking your time (has potential, current version rough!)
- Time Track - See How Much Time You're on the Computer
- Scott Finnie, windows expert, switching to mac
- Pc Mag util. called "Cover Up" which runs screen saver in an Application Window
- Best Online Text-Editing?
- Wavosaur free audio clip editor
- Freeware wallpaper changer for dual-monitor display?
- Interesting: Tag2Find, Tagging for All Filetypes for Windows
- Correction of distorted grid in image ??
- DeskSave: Icon Layout Restore Tool
- Stardock DeskScapes Extends the Vista DreamScene
- FileHamster - auto incremental file monitor/backup as you work - and free!
- Why is it so hard to find a decent image organizer?
- Anyone know of a freeware frame accurate Quicktime (Mov) editor
- ZoneScreen: Expand your desktop on the network
- Windows Live Messenger ads serve up malware
- Piky Basket: Great timesaver while copying / moving files
- New First-ever Streaming Flash Video and MP3 recorder
- I have lost hibernation ability in my laptop - Solution Found
5. Fun Games, Gadgets, and Diversions
Everyone needs a break from work every now and then..
- Flash game: Ayiti: The Cost of Life
- Bigger is Always Better - HugeURL Generator
- Rail of War: Flash Game of the Day
- Long exposure photos of classic arcade games
- Poll : What is the most useless key on the keyboard
- The Joy of Tech - Comic
- What was your favorite saturday morning cartoon?
- Flea Circus: Flah Game of the Day
- Swords and Sandals 2: Flash Game of the Day
- The Machine Is US
- Retro Remakes 2006 Competition: Game Overload of the Day
- Knology Connection Speed Test
- In2TV: Fast, Free, Legal downloads of movies and TV episodes
- Online Dictionary that visually shows relationships among words.
- Do It All Computer - Fun Stop Motion Short
- PacketGarden: grow your own planet
- Global warming vs. local cooling - Fun Free Utility
6. Website Discoveries, Debates, and Discussions
There are always new website services popping up every day, and lots of debate about the future direction of the web.
- Geogebra - (free software) Calling all maths teachers!!!
- Mind-Mapping Software Collection
- Note taking software and Web Services
- Any 'print as printerfriendly page' automatizer?
- A store selling equipment for reducing pc noise
- Meebo.com - instant messaging from absolutely anywhere
- Will Wikipedia Run Out of Money and Disappear?
- Pocket PCs etc. Which do you personally recommend, having used it yourself?
- Gmail finally open for everyone without an invitation needed
- How Google Killed Search
- Thoughts on why Digg failed
- Google Releases Paper on Disk Reliability
- Brillant Text Editor Idea (search functions)
7. Developer's Corner
The Developer's Corner section of our website isn't just for programmers, it's for people interested in starting their own business, website developers, etc.
- Best choice for server-side game programming? - Read the long 3 part essay by DC Member Tinjaw
- The Open Company Test
- Yehuda: Winning is Incompatible with (Almost) Everything
- Content management solution for a small software site?
- Fifteen Commandments of Programming
- Alternatives to Charging for Online Commerce
- Software Development Team Issues
- Free .NET Ebook by Charles Petzold
- Anders Hejlsberg on LINQ and Functional Programming
- Why AJAX is Preferred over Java
- Seeking your insightful advice...Where to start?
- The Importance of Fun as a Motivator for Designing Open-Source Software
- Amazing looking forum software -- AJAX/Web 2.0 at its best
- Any ideas for a small contest to give away a copy or two of Borland Dev. Studio?
- I need a simple CAPTCHA program/script
- Agree with Bruce Eckel?
8. Website of the Month
Did you know that DonationCoder.com has a list of all of our past best-of-the-web recommendations and a list of recommended websites arranged by category?
- Our website of the month in February is We-make-money-not-art.com - a wonderful website about technologically-related art projects, updated multiple times every day.
9. Cody's Internet Citizen's Club Assignments
Cody, our rambunctious little bird mascot, has decided to form his own club and he wants you to join it! What's it all about? Mainly it's about being good internet citizens and active DC participants, and working as a team. In each newsletter you'll have a small assignment or two - like finding a freeware author you like and emailing them a thank you, or participating in a forum poll. As a Cody Club member, we ask that you perform the Cody Club newsletter task (or else invent one of your own if you object to the one we've chosen). Occasionally you'll get a little treat, like a postcard in the mail, or a Cody Club iron-on. Only Cody knows for sure.
- Cody's Club Task #1 - Visit Cody's new website and submit a question on the Ask Cody page.
- Cody's Club Task #2 - Do the assignments in the last newsletter if you haven't yet!
So.. have you completed this month's Cody Club tasks yet?








