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Rameses

Rameses

Soldato
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Is this ok for a new thread to state new software and/or updates for programs we use in 2010?

It seems I've had notifications for 3 apps that have come out these past few days.

1) MacPAR DeLuxe 4.0

Release notes
  • This version requires Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" or better. It does not run on previous versions of the operating system.
  • The program uses Snow Leopard techniques (most notably Grand Central Dispatch) to speed up the par process, and to improve the distribution of the work load over multiple processor cores.
  • The program now runs fully 64 bit (on a 64-bit Mac); this goes for the user interface as well as the par and rar engines. It comes as a universal binary, so it runs on 32-bit Macs as well.
  • Improved ease-of-use by re-organizing the tool bar, adding more descriptive tool tips, and rewriting parts of the documentation.
  • Fixed a few technical issues, improving stability and reliability.

2) Unison Version 2.0

Release notes
  • Use the "Directory" to search for relevant groups
  • Or, use "All Groups" to find your favorites
  • Add groups to your sidebar for quick access
  • Set group options like auto-loading and offline reading
  • Read Messages
  • Use the Thread View to read all messages at once
  • Thread lines make it easier to see who replied to what
  • View and post messages in HTML or Plain Text
  • Work with Files
  • Files are magically grouped together for downloading
  • See images, music, files, and messages in one view
  • "Smart Downloading" skips unneeded recovery sets
  • Much More
  • Use the Search Browser to find files and NZBs
  • Built-in UnPAR/UnRAR/Join, no external tools needed
  • Set up Rules to manage your messages
  • Upload binary files in one automated click
  • Preview music by streaming it directly off the server


3) AppZapper Version 2.0

Release notes
  • We've added a bunch of great new things to AppZapper 2, but it's simpler to use than ever.
  • You can use the normal drag and drop interface or use 'Hit List' to help you sort through the clutter.
  • The new 'Hit List' feature allows you to quickly browse through every app on your computer.
  • Select an app to see its related files and then just hit 'Zap!' to get rid of it instantly.
  • Everything has been optimized for Snow Leopard and 64-bit Macs so it's super fast and super simple.
 
AppFresh is quite good, it often tells me that there's an update available when there isn't though.
 
It's partly my fault, I need to tell it some apps not to try and update. For what it does, it's very good.
 
Transmission 1.80 Released!

This is a huge listen-to-the-users release -- it uses 103 ideas from users, including 44 enhancements, 26 bugfixes and 33 more bugfixes during the beta tests. Thanks to everyone involved for helping to improve Transmission.

All tickets closed by this release

All Platforms
Add support for magnet links
Add support for trackerless torrents
Add optional "incomplete directory" where partial downloads are stored
Add .part to incomplete files' filenames
Find more peers by announcing to each tier in a torrent's tracker list, rather than only one
Fix vulnerability from maliciously-crafted torrent files that could overwrite other files
Improved IPv6 support
Improved PEX sharing with other peers
Faster management of large peer lists
DHT improvements to bootstrapping and IPv6
Newly-added torrents without local data don't wait in the "Verify Local Data" queue anymore
Add an OS hint to not cache local data during torrent verification
Use less CPU when making encrypted handshakes to peers
Better filtering of bad IP addresses
Fix bug that gave "too many open files" error messages
Fix bug that could crash Transmission on shutdown
Fix bug that could unpause or repause a torrent on startup
When uploading, improve disk IO performance by prefetching the data in batches
Portability fixes for embedded systems
Other small bugfixes and improvements

Mac
Redesigned trackers inspector tab with favicons and copy-paste functionality (paste lists of multiple trackers)
Message log stores all messages and does real filtering
Quick Look restored on Snow Leopard
Moving data and incomplete folder are now handled by libtransmission
Improved reveal in Finder functionality on Snow Leopard
Various smaller behavior and interface tweaks
German and Simplified Chinese localizations
Removed Turkish localization because of lack of localizer

Daemon
When running as a daemon, send log messages to syslog
Reload settings.json when receiving SIGHUP
transmission-remote now allows per-torrent speed limits to be set

GTK+
Support org.gnome.SessionManager interface for inhibiting hibernation
Added support for adding torrents by URL or magnet link
Add optional "download complete" sound using the XDG sound naming spec
When creating a torrent, make it easier to auto-add that new torrent
New statusbar "Ratio" icon submitted by jimmac
Fix minor memory leaks
GNOME HIG improvements

Web Client
Add speed limit "turtle mode" support
Double-clicking a torrent opens/closes the torrent inspector
Add "Start When Added" checkbox when adding torrents
Add Select All / Deselect All buttons to the file inspector
Add version information to the preferences dialog
Ensure the context menu goes away when clicking on torrents
Fix bug that obscured part of the context menu
Click to expand...

I have being using it but to me it doesn't seem as good as the betas our the Previous versions. But maybe it's just me.
 
Unison is a newsgroup app, you have to sign up to a service (thundernews.com) to use with it. Then *ahem* a NZB (torrent like file) site of your choice which you use Unison with.

Transmission is for the freely available BitTorrent network.
 
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