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Apr 27 2009

Where are they now?

I’ve featured some great software here on Freeloader, and since then some of it has gotten better.

This week we’ll take a look at some of the freeware updated since it was featured here.

This menu extra has actually been updated twice since its feature. WeatherPop has grown up into WeatherPop Advance, a shareware app displaying a
5-day forecast among other enhancements. Don’t worry the original is still free and sports new icons.

Queue Sync

Microsoft had its chance at Palm sync and Entourage. Much to the disappointment of Entourage users, the Microsoft Palm sync excluded email sync. Now that Microsoft has recalled it’s half-hearted effort, it’s time to turn back to Queue Sync. Beta when it was featured here, it has become
shareware, and it does support email syncing.

Also worth mentioning, Queuesoft, the makers of Queue Sync, also have a bucketful of Palm conduits for older versions of Entourage as well as Outlook Express. So now, reguardless of your OS version or Palm Desktop
version you can sync your email to your palm. And the Outlook Express conduits are free.

Proteus and Fire

Since my feature on universal chat clients, Proteus has also left the realm of freeware with its newest version. Fire, also updated, is still free.

Chimera

Now at version 0.40 (whatever that means) Chimera, the promising
up-and-coming browser has attained preferences. While not quite “there” yet,
this alternative browser is getting better by the day. And with support for
tabbed browsing (the coolest thing since embedded images), it’s looking more
appealing every day.

Not to take too long to dwell on the past, I hope our little look back has
prompted a few downloads. Join me next time for another nostalgic episode as
we take a look back at some of the best freeware for old classic OS 9.

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Apr 27 2009

Valentine’s Special

This week weÃll work on healing the rift between PCÃs and Macs with a few compatibility enhancers. I can feel the love blossoming already.

OEexporter/Importer

Convert address books between Windows and Mac versions of Outlook Express and Entourage with these scripts. The author provides some extensive instructions on how best to share your list of loved ones with both platforms.

icon2ico

Convert icons to and from Mac format and Windows XP format. Although, I canÃt see any reason why youÃd want to insult your Mac with Windows icons. I guess itÃs all about giving and receiving.

Popper 1.6

Now this one is fun. With Popper, you can send pop-up messages to Windows 9x users on your network (so long as they have the winpopup application running). What a way to grab your PC sweetiesÃ attention!

SharePoints

Of course love means nothing without sharing. Share Points lets you take control of your PC (and Mac) file sharing through the Share Points preference pane. If you like this program, consider donating to the author.

ThatÃs it for our PC-Mac love fest. I hope youÃve found this weekÃs features handy, and I hope we all can strengthen our relationships with our dear ones regardless of their platform preference.

As always, IÃll be back next week with more great free stuff.

Brian

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Apr 27 2009

Current Mozilla Foundation Projects

Brought to you by: James

Last Update: 3/4/2006

Well, for those of you who are interested, here’s my take on the Mozilla Foundation’s current, major projects.

The Mozilla Foundation is a non-profit and open-source organization that develops Mozilla and all of its related apps.

Firefox:

Firefox features the Gecko rendering engine and is very similar to Safari when comparing standard features. Out of the box, you’ll notice tabs, pop-up blocking, and a search field. After digging deeper, you’ll notice settings that are very similar to Safari’s. Of particular notice, Firefox’s ability to clear all privacy settings makes it the best browser for the work place, but don’t tell your boss that I said that.

Pros: Firefox is easily expandable and has a large and fast-growing user base (mostly IE refugees). Firefox is a cross-platform browser for Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Cons: None significant.

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Camino:

Camino is a Mac-only browser from the Mozilla Foundation. Camino features the same Gecko rendering engine as Firefox and is built with Cocoa. It’s fast and surprisingly stable. Camino’s key features are tabs, pop-up blocking, an Aqua user interface, and a search field. Camino was originally the default browser for most of the Mac community until Safari’s release. Ironically, Camino contributed to a few of the features that we see in Safari (specifically, tabs).

Pros: Camino features the power of the Gecko rendering engine and “looks and feels like a Mac OS X application should because it was designed exclusively for Mac OS X and the high standards set by its users.”

Cons: None significant.

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Thunderbird:

Thunderbird is basically an off-shoot of Mozilla’s original email core and it is beautiful in both look and feel. It runs smoothly and has a very familiar feel. In fact, it’s amazingly similar to Outlook Express. Thunderbird has a spam detection system which is very similar to Mail.app and just as effective, an integrates RSS reader, and also supports GPG encryption. See Secure Your Email for details.

Pros: Thunderbird is easily expandable and has a large and fast-growing user base (mostly Outlook Express refugees). Thunderbird is a cross-platform email application for Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Cons: None significant.

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Mozilla Add-ons:

Mozilla Add-ons is the official Extension and Theme source for Firefox and Thunderbird.

MozDev:

MozDev is not part of the Mozilla Foundation and entirely independent, though you can consider it as the original developer community. MozDev is a community dedicated to expanding Mozilla and building applications that are based on similar code. I highly suggest that you stop by and take a look.

Nightly Builds:

All of the above apps have was the Mozilla community calls “Nightly Builds”. These are new versions of the app released each night. The new versions contain bug fixes and the occasional new feature.

Well, I hope you enjoyed my little walk-through of the current state of the Mozilla Foundation’s major projects. Have a nice day!

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