5p4m d14r10: 2006-01-22

*ware - Netscape 8.1 released

What's new in this version?

- Anti-Spyware Protection
- Dynamic Security Center
- Profile Manager
- Enhanced RSS support
- New Options panel
- Undo tab close
- Tabbed browsing enhancements
- UI enhancements
- Performance improvements
http://browser.netscape.com/ns8/

*ware - Skype V2.0.0.76 released

http://www.skype.com/

Microsoft / Windows - Simple Sharing Extensions for RSS - Javascript Tutorial

This package contains documentation, sample code and xml files that demonstrate working implementations of the algorithms presented from the Simple Sharing Extensions for RSS and OPML Specification.
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POJ - PMD 3.5 released

PMD scans Java source code and looks for potential problems like:

* Possible bugs - empty try/catch/finally/switch statements
* Dead code - unused local variables, parameters and private methods
* Suboptimal code - wasteful String/StringBuffer usage
* Overcomplicated expressions - unnecessary if statements, for loops that could be while loops
* Duplicate code - copied/pasted code means copied/pasted bugs
http://pmd.sourceforge.net/

Microsoft / Windows - Sparkle Beta released. Download a free trial

Microsoft® Expression? Interactive Designer

"This release of Expression Interactive Designer is a great way to experiment and begin familiarizing yourself with the tool, but we do not recommend using it for production work. We welcome you try its innovative features such as rich 2D & 3D graphics, animation, dynamic layout, data binding, style & template editing, and resource management."
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Misc - Open source beer

Vores Øl (Our Beer) is a great tasting energetic beer and it's the world's first open source beer! It is based on classic ale brewing traditions but with added guarana for a natural energy-boost.

Version 1.0 is a medium strong beer (6% vol) with a deep golden red color and an original but familiar taste.
http://www.voresoel.dk/

*ware - Gaim 2.0.0 beta 2 released

Gaim is a multi-protocol instant messaging (IM) client for Linux, BSD, MacOS X, and Windows. It is compatible with AIM and ICQ (Oscar protocol), MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, IRC, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, SILC, GroupWise Messenger, and Zephyr networks.

Gaim users can log in to multiple accounts on multiple IM networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on AOL Instant Messenger, talking to a friend on Yahoo Messenger, and sitting in an IRC channel all at the same time.
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Misc - Email large files quickly and easily

A FREE tool for transferring your files (up to 1Gb). No sign up required.
http://mailbigfile.com/

Misc - Facial expressions and emotions

Anatomical Basis of Facial Expression Learning Tool
http://www.artnatomia.net/uk/index.html

Misc - How to recover from liquid inside your equipment

"[...] Then I noticed the white calcium rings on the box and on the transformer, something had been dripping into it. Apparently it had rained quiet hard a couple of days earlier and water had dropped in from the balcony through a crack in the concrete and dropped down on the Linksys."
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