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VLC 2.00 has been approved for release, so the new version should be hitting the front page of Videolan.org very soon. ==Update: It’s live now. Please remember a few things when you upgrade: 1) Make sure you have the latest version of my setup helper. The older versions won’t correctly configure VLC 2.00 2) You
VLC 2.00 has been approved for release, so the new version should be hitting the front page of Videolan.org very soon. Update: It’s live now. Please remember a few things when you upgrade: 1) Make sure you have the latest version of my setup helper. The older versions won’t correctly configure VLC 2.00 2) You
I just released an update for iBrowse which does two things. Brings it up to date with iOS5 Brings the feature I have wanted for ages – you can now open links in a background tab I use this when I’m browsing a news site. I go to news.bbc.co.uk, and I can now click and
When I released Off Remote, I thought people would use it to turn off their media centre computers, and their home-office computer without having to get out of bed or leaving the sofa. I’m sure it is used for that – but I found from my emails that people also use it to switch off
My new app Watchover just went live. Watchover lets you monitor what your kids are doing on their computers. It takes a screenshot every minute which you can browse from your iPhone iPad or iTouch. You can also see what applications have been open, and when the computer has been running. Just like watching your
We have been working on version two for a few months now, and it has some really great functionality. The main new feature is that it uses bonjour (where possible) to scan your home network for computers. This means that in most cases, you won’t have to do the pairing setup to get connected to
I hope you’ll love Watchover – we have worked hard to get everything working right. Inevitably with a new app though, there will be some rough edges. If anything doesn’t work, or doesn’t make sense, then please just email me and I’ll do my best to sort it out. Rob@HobbyistSoftware.com
Hi Folks, Apple just approved a fairly major update to VLC Streamer. Key improvements are: * You can now copy converted movies to your device easily (so you can watch them on the plane or when you are away from your computer) * Improved code for keeping the streaming connection (should reduce buffering) * Supports
I just succeded in getting O2 to unlock my Palm Pre. I had to file a small claim with moneyclaim online – but eventually they unlocked it and paid me for the inconvenience. Click through for more details
I just released version 3 of Off Remote. The major new feature is that you can now send timed commands, so you can send a command telling your computer to turn off in 1 hour – or to go to sleep in 45 mins, or to log off, hibernate or restart. I use it to
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