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alt.comp.freeware links at Mon Aug 2 21:20:02 2010
On 8/2/2010 19:20, Mark Carter wrote: Here are the latest links on alt.comp.freeware Thanks -- @~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! /( _ )\ (x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10) Linux 2.6.34.1 ^ ^ 19:29:01 up 2:48 1 user load average: 1.1... 2 Aug 2010 08:07

Wine 1.3.0 Released
July 30, 2010 The Wine development release 1.3.0 is now available. What's new in this release: Beginnings of a user interface for the builtin Internet Explorer. Support for cross-process OLE drag & drop. New builtin wscript.exe (Windows Script Host) program. Open/save dialogs remember the last used directory... 2 Aug 2010 11:24

Telly Prompter problem
Has anyone else found that recently this program fails to update fully? I have noticed the problem over the past week or so. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. -- Parker 51 Nil Illegitimi Carborundum ... 2 Aug 2010 07:02

Calibre v 0.7.12
On 08/02/2010 12:45 AM, Le Loup wrote: calibre is a free and open source e-book library management application developed by users of e-books for users of e-books.... http://calibre-ebook.com I've been playing around with this over the weekend... Converting pdfs and txts to epub. Although I could qui... 6 Aug 2010 11:32

[UPDATE] Calibre v 0.7.12
Hi ! calibre is a free and open source e-book library management application developed by users of e-books for users of e-books. It has a cornucopia of features divided into the following main categories: * Library Management * E-book conversion * Syncing to e-book reader devices * Downloading ... 2 Aug 2010 03:48

An appropriate Monty Python skit
On 08/01/2010 11:06 PM, Ron May wrote: "I'd like an argument, please." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQFKtI6gn9Y&NR=1 Good to see you Ron. "I'm not dead yet!" <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGFXGwHsD_A> -- -Craig ... 3 Aug 2010 08:07

2 Win 7 NGs.
I just came across two, one in English and one in Dutch. alt.windows7.general and, if you speak Dutch alt.nl.os.windows.windows7. There are probably a good number of natives there who can read/write in English I subscribe to a European outfit: News.Individual.Net and these two NGs may not be readily availa... 7 Aug 2010 17:59

OTS system scanner by Oldtimer V 3.1.34.0 scans for malware [ trying to find link explaining ]
OTS system scanner by Oldtimer V 3.1.34.0 scans for malware [ trying to find link explaining ] i have found where to download it, but no homepage and no explaination on its use i found it on forums where you would post HJT logs [ anti malware sites ] -- Tommy ... 2 Aug 2010 19:08

Linux Wine Steals software
On 08/01/2010 05:38 PM, Bear Bottoms wrote: I consider it stealing. And yet neither Microsoft nor Google do. -- -Craig ... 2 Aug 2010 20:13

Runscanner : Freeware startup and hijack analyzer (64 bit windows compatible)
za kAT scribbled: This looks quite promising. What say you? Runscanner is not new, I've been using it for more than three years. It is excellent and requires no installation. If there is one issue it's that the author has no forum to seek advice on its output results; he points you to other tech forums for ... 3 Aug 2010 21:19