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| 12-31-07 / 12:18 PM : Soundfont free GM libraries / Kar (cjed) |
| Here is a site that provides links to free GM Soundfont libraries that can replace the QuickTime musical instruments (settings through QuickTime preferences), some of these weight hundreds of Mb. We can then find .kar files there for french songs or here for international songs (see also this FAQ - targeted for PC). On mac Qmidi allows to send Midi messages to an external Midi interface (only internal musical instruments or Soundfont with QuickTimePlayer). |
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| 12-27-07 / 10:59 PM : Site login problem fixed (cjed) |
| A change in Mysql 5 Password function led to a login problem (the password hash computed is now long - was short - and then it is different from the ones stored in the database). To fix the problem the old_password function has been added to the password check (it generates a short hash value). |
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| 12-23-07 / 02:50 PM : SuspChoirs : before Christmas (cjed) |
 This theme alla Elfman uses SC and Bartok cellos from SO Gold XP (also french horns and percussions) : SuspChoirs |
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| 12-21-07 / 10:19 PM : Christmas Screensavers/3D scenes for OSX (cjed) |
 Here are some Christmas screensavers / 3D scenes for OSX : Snowfall, Frosted, and Christmas Village.Also for Windows, 3D Christmas Tree screensaver. |
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| 12-20-07 / 10:46 PM : Leopard 10.5.2 : list view from Dock (cjed) |
| It appears that the 10.5.2 update also brings back the Dock folders browse in list view (popup menu), a feature that had been removed from the final version of Leopard. Moreover when can choose to display the elements as stacks instead of list view (and this time with more than a level of depth). |
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| 12-19-07 / 10:28 PM : Digidesign Velvet review (cjed) |
| Audiofanzine provides a full review of Digidesign Velvet, the Rhodes and Wurlitzer RTAS plugin. Despite only 700 Mb, it would bring a better quality than NI's Elektrik Piano. Audio demos are available. |
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| 12-19-07 / 10:24 PM : MacOSX 10.5.2 : expected fixes (cjed) |
| Apple Insider presents the expected fixes for the next 10.5.2 OSX update. |
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| 12-16-07 / 05:26 PM : Music production (cjed) |
| Audiofanzine provides an article about the music production : producers, labels, editors, etc. |
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| 12-16-07 / 05:14 PM : Firewire 3200 mbits (cjed) |
 The 1394 Trade Association presented the Firewire S3200 specification, that allow to quadruple the speed over Firewire 800 (3200 mbits, that is 400 Mbytes/s). The ratification should proceed January, 2008.To remember, Firewire advantages over USB (3 included) and eSATA are : peer to peer transfert mode, uses very less processor resource (close to zero), provides power to external peripherals (hard drives, etc.), greater reliability and usual speed very closer to theoric speed. |
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| 12-14-07 / 11:37 PM : Samsung : ready for OLED (cjed) |
| Samsung announces that they now can manage production of large OLED displays (31 and 40 inches). They expect mass production at low cost for 2010. |
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| 12-14-07 / 11:32 PM : JDK 1.4.2_16 & 1.5.0_13 for Tiger (cjed) |
| Apple posted an update for Java 1.4 & 1.5 on MacOS X 10.4. The new versions of the JDK are respectively 1.4.2_16 and 1.5.0_13. That is here. No information yet about JDK 1.6 for Leopard. |
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| 12-12-07 / 11:26 PM : Bryce 3D tutorials (cjed) |
| The site 3d.diablotine.free.fr keeps track of a huge number of Bryce tutorials : particular shapes, textures, weather effects. |
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| 12-09-07 / 08:15 PM : Site design/Songs page updates (cjed) |
| The Songs page has been a little revamped (easier to use, link to Dogmazic/musique-libre for externally hosted songs in order to allow comments/review . Recent songs that may be hosted locally only for some time keep the MP3 icon). The news titles background has changed, with an added slight delimiters for news. |
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| 12-09-07 / 01:04 AM : Core Animation tutorial (cjed) |
 The site Macresearch provides a tutorial on Core Animation, that is a good introduction to the concept. We can also found on Leopard developer tools an example of a Coverflow like animation implementation. |
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| 12-07-07 / 11:32 PM : Apple : 15 billions in cash (cjed) |
| As Apple stock quote is close to 200$, we learn that the company is hoarding more than 15 billions $ in cash. That is more than IBM, Intel or Google (and a bit less than Microsoft and Cisco). |
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| 12-07-07 / 11:27 PM : Beer-pouring robot (cjed) |
| Asahi Beerbot is a robot aimed at regrigerate beers (6 cans) and open them, and finally pour them in one of the two provided mugs. Voval messages can be programmed. The gadget is priced 800$ and we can watch a video here. |
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| 12-06-07 / 11:47 PM : iPhone 1.2 firmware : faster CPU (cjed) |
| Macosrumors reported that the next iphone firmware update (1.2, expected next January) may boost performances, by increasing CPU clock frequency from 412 Mhz to 533 Mhz (103 to 117 Mhz for memory, the processor being conceived initially to operate at 667/133Mhz). An OSX kernel optimization will in fact allow this evolution, without compromising battery life nor causing increased hot. |
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| 12-05-07 / 11:24 PM : Leopard stacks original behaviour (cjed) |
| A new video presents Leopard stacks as they were planned to work, before being cutted down in the final release. |
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| 12-05-07 / 11:04 PM : BenQ : LCD displays for gamers (cjed) |
 BenQ presents a new series of LCD displays targeted to gamers, the X series. They offer a record response time of 8ms to switch from white to black (usually 20ms). Moreover they manage 92% of color gamut (72% only on most LCDs). Two modes are provided, one tunned for FPS, and the other for racing games.s |
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| 12-04-07 / 11:22 PM : Planet WebKit (cjed) |
| A new offical site about WebKit engine development has been opened, Planet WebKit. |
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| 12-03-07 / 10:37 PM : Operating systems marketshares (cjed) |
| Net Applications presents OS marketshares for november. The iPhone is still 50 percent more leveraged than mobiles fitted with Windows CE. The overall macs reach 7%, that is close to Windows Vista marketshare (9%), more than Windows versions before XP (represents 78%), and far more than Linux (only 0,5%). |
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