Feb 21 2008

New FLV Player

Hello all,

After many months, I decided that it was time to update the FLV Player software that I keep linked in the right-hand bar. I found that the FLV-S Player is no longer the most functional (in my opinion). After having tried out a few of them, I found that the player (for Windows anyway) that is the best is the one made by Martijn de Visser. He has done exceptional work, and I suggest that you check out his website for further updates, and some other cool stuff. However, I have uploaded his copy of the player to the Z-Issue so that you readers can easily download it.

Take care,

|:| Zach |:|

Feb 20 2008

Mozilla Messaging and Sunbird

Recently, the Mozilla foundation released a news brief stating that there will be a new “wholly owned subsidiary” (per the news brief) known as Mozilla Messaging. This new branch of the Mozilla project will be working on the new features and overhaul of Thunderbird, which will eventually become Thunderbird 3. One of the key focal points is integrating new third-part plugins, as well as the already-in-production Lightning plugin (developed by the Mozilla Calendar Project team).

The only thing about which I’m a little concerned is the continuing development of Mozilla Sunbird, which is the other part of the Calendar Project. Personally, I prefer to have my calendar software separate from my email client (thus, why I use Sunbird instead of the Lightning plugin for Thunderbird). I have never really liked the PIM-style integration of email client and calendar, because I backup my data often, and simply prefer two independent applications (also the reasons why I’ve stayed away from the Evolution-style clients [EDS]). I’m hoping that development will continue on Sunbird even though the emphasis will be on the Lightning plugin for Thunderbird 3.

I’m also hoping that Thunderbird 3 won’t be packaged with the Lightning plugin by default. I assume, however, that since I use Gentoo, there may be a USE flag to enable or disable the packaging of Lightning at build-time of Thunderbird 3. Anywho, enough of this rant, considering the majority of my statements are based on speculation, instead of actual press releases from the Mozilla Foundation.

|:| Zach |:|

Feb 19 2008

Another funny and a tie-in

Well, considering I said in my last post that I needed to check out that cartoon website ( whyatt.com.au ), and that I’m in desperate need of a break from my paper, I decided to take a gander at some funnies. My paper is about the media’s representation of police officers, and how that portrayal influences public perception thereof. Coincidentally, I found a cartoon having to do with an encounter with an officer:




Misleading license plate

Like I always say, if you’re going to abuse the power of your societal position, do so with humour! (Okay, so maybe this is the first time that I’ve ever said that…and I didn’t even say it; I typed it). Alas, I digress.

|:| Zach |:|