Download Squad http://downloadsquad.switched.com Download Squad. http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/downloadsquad.switched.com/media/feedlogo.gif Download Squad http://downloadsquad.switched.com prods@weblogsinc.com (Weblogs, Inc. Producers) support@weblogsinc.com (Weblogs, Inc. Web Support) en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. View our terms of service here: http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/ Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ <![CDATA[Path Finder 4 is here]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2006/01/17/path-finder-4-is-here/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2006/01/17/path-finder-4-is-here/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2006/01/17/path-finder-4-is-here/#comments
If you're a Mac user but find that the Finder just doesn't do it for you, check out Path Finder, a great replacement for the file manager, which has just been updated to Version 4. This is a major upgrade, with a raft of new features, including full integration with OSX 10.4 features such as Spotlight and 256x256 icons, along with lots of features you won't find in the Finder. These include a built-in search engine (in case you really don't like spotlight), tabbed windows, and tons of modules, including a file previewer, text editor, PDF viewer, and terminal tool. Path Finder is $34.95; if you purchased Path Finder 3 after September 29, 2004, you're eligible for a free upgrade.

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]]> shareware Marc Perton Tue, 17 Jan 2006 10:50:00 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Apple updates iLife, iWork, .Mac and OSX]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2006/01/11/apple-updates-ilife-iwork-mac-and-osx/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2006/01/11/apple-updates-ilife-iwork-mac-and-osx/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2006/01/11/apple-updates-ilife-iwork-mac-and-osx/#comments
Along with all of the new hardware announced at Macworld, Apple managed to release a raft of software upgrades as well, including updated versions of the OSX operating system, productivity suite iWork, and the iLife media bundle. ILife '06 includes upgrades to iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand, along with a new app, iWeb, which provides tools for web site creation, podcasting and blogging, along with one-click publishing to Apple's .Mac service. Unlike the default mode of most other blogging tools, such as Typepad, Wordpress and Blogger, iWeb is designed to be used offline, with posts uploaded to .Mac after they're created in the desktop application. Other updates to iLife include podcast-editing tools in Garage Band and the ability to create RSS feeds for iPhoto libraries. ILife '06 comes bundled with all new Macs, or is available from Apple for $79. As usual, there's no upgrade discount for owners of previous versions of the software. Improvements to iWork include new 3D charting modes and new image editing tools. IWork '06 is also available for $79. OSX 10.4.4 is an incremental upgrade, and includes several new Dashboard Widgets, including a Google widget and an improved calendar widget. Oh, and this one's free for users of OSX 10.4. Woo hoo.

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]]> Marc Perton Wed, 11 Jan 2006 20:50:00 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[No XP on Intel Macs]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2006/01/11/no-xp-on-intel-macs/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2006/01/11/no-xp-on-intel-macs/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2006/01/11/no-xp-on-intel-macs/#comments If you've been counting on being able to run Windows on those new Intel-based Macs, Apple's not about to make it easy for you -- despite Apple's new agreement with Microsoft not to block Windows on the new computers. According to Apple SVP Phil Schiller, the new Macs announced yesterday (those being the Intel iMac and MacBook Pro) may not be able to run current versions of Windows due to the fact that the computers will boot using the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI), rather than a traditional BIOS (current Power PC Macs use Open Firmware). EFI was developed by Intel and allows a number of advanced features, including the ability to connect to the Internet from a command shell before the OS is loaded. Since EFI was developed after Windows XP, it's not supported by the current or earlier version of Windows (it is, however, supported by 64-bit versions, but the new Macs are 32-bit, so it's back to square one). However, all is not lost: Windows Vista will support EFI. So, if you're a Vista beta tester and have ordered a new iMac or MacBookPro, get those install CDs out; the rest of you will have to wait for the official Vista release, or find a way to hack XP to boot using EFI.

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]]> hardwareosupdates Marc Perton Wed, 11 Jan 2006 20:36:00 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Happy 15th Birthday, Web Browser!]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/26/happy-15th-birthday-web-browser/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/26/happy-15th-birthday-web-browser/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/26/happy-15th-birthday-web-browser/#comments
Fifteen years ago, while most other people were probably unwrapping presents, Tim Berners-Lee was giving one to the world: On Christmas Day, 1990, he put the finishing touches on WorldWideWeb, the first web browser. The browser ran on a NeXT computer, and included a built-in HTML editor as well. Of course, there wasn't a whole lot to browse, given that Berners-Lee had launched the first web site just a month earlier. But the birth of WorldWideWeb, and its companion line-mode browser, was a major step toward the creation of the web as we know it today, and was a huge Christmas present from Berners-Lee to the rest of the computing world. So, thanks, Sir Tim, and happy anniversary!

Happy 15th Birthday, Web Browser! originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 26 Dec 2005 12:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]> Marc Perton Mon, 26 Dec 2005 12:02:00 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[News flash: Opera buys Opera!]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/25/news-flash-opera-buys-opera/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/25/news-flash-opera-buys-opera/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/25/news-flash-opera-buys-opera/#comments The final word, from Firefox wunderkind Blake Ross: "Amidst mounting speculation of an all-out bidding war between Microsoft, Google and the Korean bakery down on 3rd, Opera Software announced today that it inadvertently purchased itself in a $0 million recursive merger set to complete on Monday."

Way to go, Blake! Your best post since you declared that Firefox was the "schmutz-free" browser.

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]]> news Marc Perton Sun, 25 Dec 2005 12:10:00 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[WinRoll: Today's Free File]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/23/winroll-todays-free-file/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/23/winroll-todays-free-file/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/23/winroll-todays-free-file/#comments
Are all of those open windows taking up a little too much space on your desktop? Want to make them disappear without having to minimize them? Give today's free file, WinRoll, a try. It can make your windows "roll up" into the title bar (a trick familiar to users of Mac OS9), and can also let you make your windows transparent at will (a trick familiar to users of Windows Vista). A handy utility that does just a couple of things and does them very well.

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]]> opensource Marc Perton Fri, 23 Dec 2005 22:55:00 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Did Google deep-six Kozoru?]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/23/did-google-deep-six-kozoru/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/23/did-google-deep-six-kozoru/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/23/did-google-deep-six-kozoru/#comments
There's an interesting series of posts over at the blog of John Flowers, about how he believes his small search company has suffered at the hands of Google. According to Flowers, Google recently banned his company's spiders, after initially shmoozing with him about a possible deal. Flowers posted a few weeks ago about how, after conducting talks with Google, the company suddenly stopped responding to his calls, though it did continue to access Kozoru's private interface. Then, apparently without warning, not only did Google stop taking Kozoru's calls, but stopped taking its traffic as well. Flowers speculates that Kozoru - which created a meta-search engine designed to pull more intelligible results from Google searches - was banned after Google "couldn't decide how or if [Kozoru's] results were able to be monetized -- after all, less results means less space for ads and so forth." Sounds like Google's playing a bit of hardball here, which the company has every right to do. But it does sort of fly in the face of Goog's whole "don't be evil" thing. Of course, I doubt Google's shareholders see this as evil; the company is protecting shareholder value, and if Kozoru gets in the way of that, hey, that's life in the big time. Still, it does seem like the whole "don't be evil" thing is getting a little old. Goog's a big company now, and is acting like one. It's time for it to stop pretending otherwise.

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]]> Marc Perton Fri, 23 Dec 2005 21:13:00 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Apple to preview Leopard at Macworld?]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/23/apple-to-preview-leopard-at-macworld/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/23/apple-to-preview-leopard-at-macworld/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/23/apple-to-preview-leopard-at-macworld/#comments Forget those Intel-based Macs (well, not really, but humor me for a minute here). According to TUAW, the real news at Macworld this January may be the first public preview of the next version of OSX, version 10.5, aka Leopard. Right now it's just speculation, but TUAW makes a reasonable case for the idea that Stevie J. may use his annual shindig to show off more than just some shiny new laptops and iPods.

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]]> newsosupdates Marc Perton Fri, 23 Dec 2005 20:47:00 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Opera denies MS takeover rumors]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/23/opera-denies-ms-takeover-rumors/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/23/opera-denies-ms-takeover-rumors/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/23/opera-denies-ms-takeover-rumors/#comments acquire the company - and some sites even claiming that the deal was done - Opera Software has issued a firm denial, saying that the company has "not been bought, and we have not received any offers." So, there you have it. Though, I somehow suspect that Opera would be more than happy to accept an offer (though I don't think one will be forthcoming from Microsoft; the company has invested a little too much in IE7 to abandon it at this stage).

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]]> Marc Perton Fri, 23 Dec 2005 11:57:00 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Gift Guide: Greeting card templates]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/22/gift-guide-greeting-card-templates/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/22/gift-guide-greeting-card-templates/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/22/gift-guide-greeting-card-templates/#comments
Admit it. It's getting down to the wire, and you haven't picked out gifts for everyone, or even sent out all of your cards yet. One popular last-minute solution is to send out e-cards, and here's one way to make those cards a little more interesting. Instead of just using the canned cards available on countless sites, design your own. Don't have the time or Photoshop chops? No problem. Just use a canned template and plug in your own images, words and whatever else you need to make the card work. One good source is the scrapbook community, where designers have a wealth of templates available at prices as low as $3.00, most of which can be used both for e-cards and for printed ones - though, unless you're going to spring for FedEx or deliver your cards by hand, the latter isn't a likely scenario this year.

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]]> hgg Marc Perton Thu, 22 Dec 2005 22:45:00 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Watson: Today's Free File]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/22/watson-todays-free-file/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/22/watson-todays-free-file/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/22/watson-todays-free-file/#comments If you're looking for another desktop search tool to add to your arsenal, check out Watson, a contextual search bar that can generate realtime results based on the content of whatever you're working on in another window, such as a browser session, Outlook message or Word document. That could get a little annoying, but could also come in handy now and then, if you need to quickly get a piece of info that will help you fill out a document you're working on. It can also use the indexes compiled by Google Desktop or Windows Desktop Search, which saves you from having to re-index your whole hard drive if you want to use it as a desktop search tool. And, yes, it's free (though, of course, there's a Pro version available, at prices of up to $199 for a lifetime subscription).

[Via The Office Weblog]

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]]> freeware Marc Perton Thu, 22 Dec 2005 21:33:00 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Get ecto for 20% off]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/22/get-ecto-for-20-off/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/22/get-ecto-for-20-off/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/22/get-ecto-for-20-off/#comments If you're into heavy-duty blogging, there's one piece of advice that may stand above all others (well, other than the old tip to avoid blogging about your job if you want to stay employed): work offline. There's nothing more frustrating than spilling your guts in an entry only to have it fall victim to a sudden Firefox hiccup. And, while there are quite a few decent offline editors, ecto is, without a doubt, one of the best. It's cross-platform, works with most popular blogging platforms including Blogger, Movable Type and WordPress, and it's now available for 20% off (from Friday through Monday only). That's $14.36, instead of the usual (and eminently reasonable) $17.95. At that price, you can't afford not to work offline.

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]]> shareware Marc Perton Thu, 22 Dec 2005 21:01:00 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Windows Live Messenger invites on eBay - with Microsoft's blessing]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/22/windows-live-messenger-invites-on-ebay-with-microsofts-blessi/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/22/windows-live-messenger-invites-on-ebay-with-microsofts-blessi/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/22/windows-live-messenger-invites-on-ebay-with-microsofts-blessi/#comments
You might recall that just a few months ago, invites for the WordPress.com blogging service began showing up on eBay, something that WordPress developer Matt Mullenweg greeted with thinly disguised glee. At the time, I opined that there was something a little unseemly about a developer gloating that his attempts to create buzz and limit usage during a beta period had resulted in an inflated secondary market for his products. I still think that's the case, but it looks like I'm in the minority, since it turns out that the Windows Live Messenger team over at Microsoft is pleased as punch that their invites have begun showing up on the 'Bay. Gloating on their blog, they declare: "If you must get an invite and you don't mind spending some money on it check out the auctions here. The Messenger team has a pool going to guess what the highest selling point will be." Great, guys. Remind me to start a pool to guess how much people are willing to pay for bootleg copies of XP and Office, also widely available on eBay.

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]]> freeware Marc Perton Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:42:00 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Gift Guide: Software company swag]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/21/gift-guide-software-company-swag/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/21/gift-guide-software-company-swag/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/21/gift-guide-software-company-swag/#comments
What do you get for the geek who has everything? How about some software company swag? Software companies large and small offer everything from the Google Goo pictured above, to Mozilla's plush firefox dolls, to logo-pimping t-shirts. Some of my favorites include the non-logo t-shirts from Mac developer Panic Software (they include one featuring the Mac "spinner" and one that boasts "i make macintosh software"). If you really want to impress, you can hunt down collector-level swag on eBay, including old Apple lapel pins and Microsoft bobble-head dolls.

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]]> hgg Marc Perton Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:52:00 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Google Talk to work with AIM]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/21/google-talk-to-work-with-aim/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/21/google-talk-to-work-with-aim/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/21/google-talk-to-work-with-aim/#comments It's just one line in a press release about Google's $1 billion investment in AOL, but it's a good one for anyone who has gotten frustrated with having to run multiple IM clients, kludge a link to Google Talk via Jabber, or just skip running Google Talk in favor of the dozen or so other IM clients out there. According to Google, one ramification of the investment will be to allow "Google Talk and AIM instant messaging users to communicate with each other, provided certain conditions are met." At this point, I have no idea whether those conditions are technical, financial or both, but it makes perfect sense for the two to combine their efforts - after all, AOL already has AIM and ICQ under its umbrella and interoperating. There's no reason not to do the same with Google Talk (and, chances are, it'll make selling ads into the client a little easier as well).

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]]> news Marc Perton Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:47:00 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Desktop Multiplier - Today's Free File]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/20/desktop-multiplier-todays-free-file/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/20/desktop-multiplier-todays-free-file/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/20/desktop-multiplier-todays-free-file/#comments Want to turn one computer into two? If you're running Linux and have a box that can support two monitors, you can do it for free with a two-user license of Desktop Multiplier. Once installed, the program lets two users access simultaneously, with what the developer says are only minor performance hits (though we imagine that it might be a little tougher if both users are running graphics or processor-intensive apps). The developer, UserFul, also offers a commercial version of the program that can handle up to 10 users on a single PC. Of course, this only works with Linux; if you want to do something similar with a Windows box, you may have to spend about $200 for something like the Applica U2 Lite, a "reverse KVM" that installs in a PCI slot. Or you can always spend another $100 and get an ultra-cheap PC.

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]]> freeware Marc Perton Tue, 20 Dec 2005 09:05:00 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Roll your own digg for free]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/20/roll-your-own-digg-for-free/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/20/roll-your-own-digg-for-free/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/20/roll-your-own-digg-for-free/#comments Like digg? Wish you owned it? Well, now you can, sort of. Technocast has a tutorial up on how to create your own digg-like service, using nothing more than WordPress and a the Pligg plug-in. Follow a few simple steps, and you'll be diggin' it in no time. Of course, if your digg-clone catches on, you may need to pay your hosting service for lots of extra bandwidth. But, presumably, by then you'll be rolling in so much Adsense dough that you can write them a blank check. 

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]]> freewareopensource Marc Perton Tue, 20 Dec 2005 04:44:00 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[How To: Use Google's language tools as a proxy server]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/20/how-to-use-googles-language-tools-as-a-proxy-server/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/20/how-to-use-googles-language-tools-as-a-proxy-server/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/20/how-to-use-googles-language-tools-as-a-proxy-server/#comments Here's a quick-and-dirty hack to help you access sites that your company's firewall may block: Just use Google's language tools to access the site. You can set your parameters to "translate" the site from Engish to English, and then plug in any URL:

http://www.google.com/translate?langpair=en|en&u=www.downloadsquad.com

It may not work with every firewall, or with every site you want to visit, but it could be worth a try if you need to, say, finish your online holiday shopping and your boss is an ecommerce-blocking Scrooge.

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]]> Marc Perton Tue, 20 Dec 2005 01:24:00 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Microsoft RAW Image Thumbnailer and Viewer: Today's Free File]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/19/microsoft-raw-image-thumbnailer-and-viewer-todays-free-file/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/19/microsoft-raw-image-thumbnailer-and-viewer-todays-free-file/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/19/microsoft-raw-image-thumbnailer-and-viewer-todays-free-file/#comments If you have a digital SLR camera, you may be familiar with RAW files, the uncompressed, uncorrected "digital negatives" that your camera can produce.  While these images can be edited in programs like Photoshop or the image editing application supplied with your camera, they can't be viewed as thumbnails in Windows Explorer. That is, unless you download and install today's free file, Microsoft RAW Image Thumbnailer and Viewer. The program lets Windows treat RAW files saved by Canon and Nikon cameras like any other images, so you can preview them with ease. In addition to  displaying thumbnails in Explorer, the program includes a  Picture and Fax Viewer lookalike that can be used for basic image viewing and printing.

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Microsoft RAW Image Thumbnailer and Viewer: Today's Free File originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]> shareware Marc Perton Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:42:00 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Gift Guide: Linux Format magazine]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/19/gift-guide-linux-format-magazine/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/19/gift-guide-linux-format-magazine/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/19/gift-guide-linux-format-magazine/#comments Why on earth would you want to get someone a holiday gift made from dead trees? For one simple reason: Linux Format magazine, from the UK's Future Publishing, comes with tons of free software (well, free after the $15 each issue will run you in the US). In fact, many issues come with  pre-configured distros that you can install and run instantly. Yes, you (or your gift recipient) can download most of the software that comes bundled with the magazine. But even with a broadband connection, it's sometimes nice to get that software delivered to your door on a CD or DVD that you can just pop into your drive and run (especially if you don't want to deal with burning discs from ISOs). And, for the Mac or Windows fan on your list, Future also publishes Mac Format and PC Format, both of which also come with software - though you're not going to get a copy of OSX or XP with your magazine.

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]]> hgg Marc Perton Mon, 19 Dec 2005 10:35:00 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Time People of the Year: Bill, Melinda ... and Bono]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/19/time-people-of-the-year-bill-melinda-and-bono/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/19/time-people-of-the-year-bill-melinda-and-bono/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/19/time-people-of-the-year-bill-melinda-and-bono/#comments The last time Bill Gates was on the cover of Time Magazine (a scant seven months ago), he shared it with his latest toy, the Xbox 360. This week, he's in different company: as co-recipient of Time's "Person of the Year" honor, he shares the cover of this week's issue with his wife, Melinda, and U2 frontman Bono. Their joint claim to fame: "being shrewd about doing good, rewiring politics and re-engineering justice, making mercy smarter and hope strategic and then daring the rest of us to follow." Bill and Melinda, of course, are being honored for their work with their eponymous foundation (one of our 10 Reasons to Love Microsoft), which the magazine says has already saved at least 700,000 lives. Time calls the Gates Foundation a "kinder, humbler Microsoft-one designed to spend money, not make it." It's enough to make you give your copy of Windows a big hug - almost.

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]]> news Marc Perton Mon, 19 Dec 2005 02:18:00 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[No comments this weekend]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/16/no-comments-this-weekend/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/16/no-comments-this-weekend/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/16/no-comments-this-weekend/#comments

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]]> news Marc Perton Fri, 16 Dec 2005 23:57:38 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Gift Guide: QuicKeys for macros with muscle]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/16/gift-guide-quic/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/16/gift-guide-quic/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/16/gift-guide-quic/#comments I know some of you are going to flame me for recommending a macro program that goes for $79.99 when there are plenty of free alternatives out there, but hear me out. And remember, this is a gift guide; I'm not suggesting you get this for yourself, but for someone who might be less technically inclined, but who can still benefit from some automation of repetitive tasks on their PCs.  QuicKeys has been around for close to 20 years, and is one of the most mature macro programs on the market. For much of that time, it's been cross-platform, though it's far better-known to Mac fans than Windows users - perhaps because the Mac has always been less keyboard-centric than Windows, making the need for a solid macro utility more apparent. Creating even complex macros with QuicKeys is easy, and requires no knowledge of a specialized language or syntax. Give QuicKeys to mom, dad or anyone else who needs macros but doesn't want to spend hours creating and debugging them. They'll thank you for it - with one keystroke.

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]]> commercialhgg Marc Perton Fri, 16 Dec 2005 19:11:19 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Send To Toys: Today's Free File]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/16/send-to-toys-todays-free-file/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/16/send-to-toys-todays-free-file/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/16/send-to-toys-todays-free-file/#comments If you find yourself using the "Send To" contextual menu a lot, and wish it could do more, you owe it to yourself to check out Send To Toys, a free program that adds some useful options to the menu. Install this, and you can quickly send anything to the clipboard, to the command prompt (yes, some of us still use it!) or to the folder of your choice, among other options.

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]]> freeware Marc Perton Fri, 16 Dec 2005 17:02:13 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Google takes $1 billion AOL stake]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/16/google-takes-aol-stake/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/16/google-takes-aol-stake/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/16/google-takes-aol-stake/#comments After months of speculation over Time Warner's plans for AOL, the fix is finally in: Google will pay TW a whopping $1 billion for a 5% stake in the business, giving the AOL group an estimated value of $20 billion. The deal locks the two companies together in a more formal way - AOL is already Google's top source of ad revenue - and leaves Microsoft on the outs in its efforts to carve out a more significant chunk of the sponsored search market.

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]]> news Marc Perton Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:25:24 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Gmail goes mobile]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/16/gmail-goes-mobile/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/16/gmail-goes-mobile/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/16/gmail-goes-mobile/#comments If you've been waiting for Gmail to come out with a quick-loading, text-only version that you can use on your cellphone, the wait is over. Just go to m.gmail.com, log in, and start reading your mail on that tiny screen. You may even want to use the mobile version on a PC, if you're stuck on a dial-up connection and need to quickly get into your mail. (But don't tell anyone at Google that - the mobile version is ad-free, and I suspect that the googleplex gods wouldn't be too happy if users started switching en masse to it.)

[Thanks, Nolo]

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]]> freeware Marc Perton Fri, 16 Dec 2005 13:45:33 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Warner/Chappell to pearLyrics: We're sorry, really]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/16/warner/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/16/warner/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/16/warner/#comments I don't know if it was the EFF's tough talk or the fact that Google is now doing the same thing that angered Warner/Chappell in the first place, but either way, it looks like the record company has backed down on its threats against tiny freeware program pearLyrics, and issued an apology to developer Walter Ritter. In a joint statement, Ritter and Warner/Chappell CEO Richard Blackstone said that "in both tone and substance, [Warner/Chappell's earlier cease-and-desist] letter was an inappropriate manner in which to [express the company's concerns about the product]. Warner/Chappell apologizes to Walter Ritter and pearworks." Unfortunately, the letter doesn't say anything about letting Ritter revive pearLyrics, and for now, the program still seems dead. So, three cheers for the little guy, but it looks like Warner may be the big winner here, since they've got a PR victory in place, while pearLyrics remains dormant.

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]]> freewarenews Marc Perton Fri, 16 Dec 2005 13:21:33 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Gift Guide: Open an office with StarOffice]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/15/gift-guide-open-an-office-with-staroffice/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/15/gift-guide-open-an-office-with-staroffice/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/15/gift-guide-open-an-office-with-staroffice/#comments Software or web-service subscriptions make great gifts: They don't need to be wrapped, you can order at the last minute, and you can find a program or service for just about anyone (or at least anyone who owns a computer). With this in mind, we present our holiday gift guide, featuring products and services we've picked because we like them and use them ourselves (and, no, nobody has paid us or given us any freebies). We'll add a new item every day between now and the end of the year, and you can always click here to catch up on those you've missed.

StarOffice 8If you're looking for an office suite for yourself, and you don't want to deal with Microsoft Office, there's one recommendation you'll almost always hear: OpenOffice. After all, it's free, it's (mostly) compatible with MS Office, and it has most of the features you'll need for day-to-day work. But if you want to give someone an office suite as a gift, you may want to consider another alternative: OpenOffice's big brother, Star Office. Why would you pay $69.95 for a piece of software that's virtually identical to something you can download for free? One word: support. A StarOffice license comes with 60 days of free tech support, including actual toll-free phone support. True, the support is limited to just three incidents during those 60 days. But, as they say on TV: "Not getting a call from Aunt Gert at 2AM because she can't remember how to spell-check her text - priceless."

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]]> commercialhggopensource Marc Perton Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:36:49 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Thunderbird RC2 reviewed]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/15/thunderbird-rc2-reviewed/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/15/thunderbird-rc2-reviewed/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/15/thunderbird-rc2-reviewed/#comments The second release candidate of Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 hasn't even been officially released yet, but that hasn't stopped eWeek from reviewing the program, and writer Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols likes what he sees. In contrast to earlier versions of T-bird, which Vauhgan-Nichols says were plagued by "poor search functionality and memory leaks,"
1.5 may well be "poised to regain its good name and far, far more." In a detailed review, Vaughan-Nichols says that 1.5RC2 resolves many of Thunderbird's outstanding bugs, and searching email folders containing as many as 1,500 messages is reliable, as are the program's spam filters and handling of multiple mail accounts. Ready to give it a try? You can download RC2 test builds (should they be called RCCs?) from Mozilla, or wait a few more days, since RC2 should be out the door before the holidays.

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]]> opensource Marc Perton Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:34:03 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Google adds music search features]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/15/google-adds-lyric-search-engine/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/15/google-adds-lyric-search-engine/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/15/google-adds-lyric-search-engine/#comments Apparently unbowed by recent moves by the music-publishing industry to go after companies that make it easier to find lyrics on the web, Google plans to make music info more readily available via searches. The new feature, set to debut today, will work much like Google's existing system for searching for stock quotes or news from within its core engine, bumping relevant info to the top of a list of search results. Results will include official sites for groups, sites that legally sell music and, yes, sites that offer lyrics and sheet music. So, music publishers, are you ready to take on Google, or are you going to keep on just bullying the little guys (or how about just packing it in and recognizing that there's nothing illegal about helping people find info that's already out there on the net)?

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]]> Marc Perton Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:14:44 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Linus luvs KDE]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/14/linus-luvs-kde/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/14/linus-luvs-kde/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/14/linus-luvs-kde/#comments If you think Mac vs. Windows battles get nasty, you should check in on the combatants in the KDE vs. Gnome war. What, you assumed that the fact that there are multiple window managers available for Linux was a Good Thing? Adherents of each of the platforms believe they represent the One True GUI, and constantly battle for supremacy.  So, when Linux godfather Linus Torvalds weighed in this week with a preference, it created something of a stir. Especially since Torvalds, in no uncertain terms, declared his allegiance to KDE. According to Torvalds, "I personally just encourage people to switch to KDE. This 'users are idiots, and are confused by functionality' mentality of Gnome is a disease. If you think your users are idiots, only idiots will use it. I don't use Gnome, because in striving to be simple, it has long since reached the point where it simply doesn't do what I need it to do. Please, just tell people to use KDE." Will Torvalds sway any of the hardcore fans of either environment? Probably not. But he's opened a good thread on usability, which centers around a key issue: when does simplifying things go too far, and actually take control away from users, rather than providing them with a more effective computing experience? Hmm. Sounds a lot like the Mac vs. Windows arguments. Guess those Linux fans aren't so different after all.

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]]> opensourceosupdates Marc Perton Wed, 14 Dec 2005 15:11:14 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[EFF stands up for pearLyrics]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/14/eff-stands-up-for-pearlyrics/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/14/eff-stands-up-for-pearlyrics/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/14/eff-stands-up-for-pearlyrics/#comments It may be too late to rescue pearLyrics from cease-and-desist doom, but the Electronic Frontier Foundation has taken up the cause of the embattled freeware program, and has sent a letter of its own to Warner/Chappell Music. In the letter, EFF attorney Fred von Lohmann warns Warner/Chappell - which accused pearLyrics of copyright theft, despite the fact that the program just acted as a front-end to search publicly accessible lyric web sites -that the company "making any legal threats similar to those leveled against [pearLyrics developer Walter] Ritter against any U.S. software developers who may develop products similar to pearLyrics." Von Lohmann says in his letter that "personal, noncommercial annotation of legitimately acquired digital music files constitutes a noninfringing fair use, there is nothing unlawful about inducing or encouraging music fans to engage in that activity," and warns Warner/Chappell that the company could be in violation of US laws if it goes after other developers of similar software.

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]]> freewarenews Marc Perton Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:59:31 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[LoudEye shuts down P2P spam business]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/13/loudeye-shuts-down-p2p-spam-business/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/13/loudeye-shuts-down-p2p-spam-business/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/13/loudeye-shuts-down-p2p-spam-business/#comments Overpeer, the P2P spam arm of online music solutions provider Loudeye, is throwing in the towel after three years in business. Overpeer operated by flooding P2P networks with bogus files, some of which contained parts of songs, while others were made up of deafening noises (sounds like some of the music we've downloaded - and liked). The idea was to frustrate file-sharers so much that they'd give up using the services. But in the end, Loudeye determined that it couldn't make money by driving people crazy, and shut down the money-losing subsidiary to focus on its core business of building music stores for clients like Cingular and Amazon.

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]]> commercialnews Marc Perton Tue, 13 Dec 2005 22:44:28 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Konfabulator reborn as Yahoo Widget Engine]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/13/konfabulator-reborn-as-yahoo-widgets/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/13/konfabulator-reborn-as-yahoo-widgets/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/13/konfabulator-reborn-as-yahoo-widgets/#comments I sort of liked the name Konfabulator, but as brands go, it wasn't exactly descriptive (perhaps that's why the slogan of the widget engine was "anything you want it to be"). So, it should come as no real surprise that, just a few months after acquiring the tool, Yahoo has rebranded it as the Yahoo Widget Engine. The rebranding coincides with the release of Version 3.0 of the engine, which includes a handful of new features, along with an updated reference manual for developers. If you haven't tried Konfabulator before, or haven't checked it out in a while, now may be a good time to give it a try. There are a lot of new widgets, and, despite the rebranding, it still supports widgets for non-Yahoo services like Gmail and AIM.

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]]> freeware Marc Perton Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:01:30 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[How To: control iTunes via a web browser]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/13/how-to-control-itunes-via-a-web-browser/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/13/how-to-control-itunes-via-a-web-browser/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/13/how-to-control-itunes-via-a-web-browser/#comments itunes
Got a home network with iTunes running on one machine and streaming music to the rest of the house? Tired of running back to that room every time you want to change the volume or skip to the next track in your playlist? Sure, you can control it via VNC. But for a more elegant (or at least a more DIY) solution, how about setting up a web server on that iTunes box, and using a few PHP scripts to control iTunes from any browser. Engadget's Eliot Philips walks you through the steps to make this happen. Even if you've never set up a web server before, you can be up and running in no time (Eliot's tutorial is Windows-only, though he does include a link that to another guide that will help you do the same on a Mac).

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]]> howtosopensource Marc Perton Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:23:52 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Brutus: Today's Free File]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/13/brutus-todays-free-file/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/13/brutus-todays-free-file/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/13/brutus-todays-free-file/#comments Brutus, today's free file, does one thing and does it well: It lets you shut down, log off or restart your PC with a single click. Okay, that's three things. Oh, and it also lets you lock your computer. Yeah, four things. But you can still do each of them with just one click. And the program is still free. So go ahead and download it. With one click (once you click here to get to its site, that is).

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]]> freeware Marc Perton Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:14:38 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Gift Guide: MuvAudio - for the anti-DRM music lover]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/13/gift-guide-muvaudio/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/13/gift-guide-muvaudio/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/13/gift-guide-muvaudio/#comments Downloadable software makes a great gift:  It doesn't need to be wrapped, you can order it at the last minute, and you can find a program for just about anyone (or at least anyone who owns a computer). With this in mind, we present our holiday gift guide. We'll add a new item every day between now and the end of the year, and you can always click here to catch up on those you've missed.

muvaudio

Today's gift, MuvAudio, is one of a handful of programs that can take any audio playing on your PC and save it to a new file. Most such programs are designed with one goal in mind - disabling the DRM built into some audio files - and MuvAudio is no exception. It can scan your hard drive for audio files, and lets you copy them to new MP3 or WMA files. While some similar programs require you to manually rename new files and hijack your sound card, MuvAudio automatically copies file info including ID3 tags, and can rip up to five files simultaneously with its own virtual sound card. Quite a deal for $18.99. And, for the record, no, I don't think you should use this program to disable DRM and use audio files for nefarious purposes. However, I agree with Walt Mossberg, who says that "consumers should have broad leeway to use legally purchased music and video for personal, noncommercial purposes in any way they want -- as long as they don't engage in mass distribution." If you're paying to get songs from a service like Rhapsody or Napster, and want to use them on an unsupported audio player (i.e., an iPod), this is probably the best way to do it.

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]]> hgg Marc Perton Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:56:21 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Microsoft and MTV to launch music service]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/13/microsoft-and-mtv-to-launch-music-service/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/13/microsoft-and-mtv-to-launch-music-service/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/13/microsoft-and-mtv-to-launch-music-service/#comments deal with Real Networks to promote Real's Rhapsody service, though I suspect that the fact that Microsoft paid Real $300 million as part of that deal might help soften any blow Real might feel from being urged, er, edged aside.

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]]> commercial Marc Perton Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:12:40 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Music publishers want to jail lyric-site operators]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/09/music-publishers-want-to-jail-lyric-site-operators/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/09/music-publishers-want-to-jail-lyric-site-operators/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/09/music-publishers-want-to-jail-lyric-site-operators/#comments Looks like pearLyrics creator Walter Ritter may want to count himself lucky that he got off with a cease and desist. The music publishing industry has announced plans to go after copyright infringers in a big way, and they want to jail the operators of web sites that publish song lyrics and sheet music. Authorities should "throw in some jail time I think we'll be a little more effective," Music Publishers Association president Lauren Keiser told the BBC. While this is a case of a business having an apparently legitimate complaint - sheet music and lyrics are copyrighted works - the response appears to be typical music-industry overkill. Let's just hope the publishers stick to their plans to go after "very big sites," and doesn't start demanding that teenage kids who run Britney fan sites be dragged off in cuffs. (Then again, maybe a little jail time is what they need to convince them that their taste in music is questionable at best.)

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]]> news Marc Perton Fri, 09 Dec 2005 12:32:26 EST Download Squad <![CDATA[Evil Lyrics - Today's Free File]]> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/08/evil-lyrics-todays-free-file/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/08/evil-lyrics-todays-free-file/ http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/12/08/evil-lyrics-todays-free-file/#comments After I posted yesterday that a music publisher had shut down the lyric search widget pearLyrics, alert reader Dylan mentioned that a similar program, Evil Lyrics, was still out there. Sure enough, it is. The program does just about the same thing as pearLyrics - that is, it searches web sites that contain song lyrics to display them while you're listening to music. Unlike pearLyrics, which was a Mac/iTunes-only program, Evil Lyrics works with almost any music player, including iTunes, MusicMatch and Windows Media Player. Evil Lyrics is Windows-only, though, so Mac users may have to try hunting down copies of pearLyrics from servers that haven't deleted it yet. In the meantime, Windows users should grab Evil Lyrics before it, too, vanishes.

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