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It’s finally out! Go get it!

I have updated gljakal’s ToDo to fix a nasty bug that occurred when you tried to create a new to-do list with the AdvancedStatus plugin disabled and the AutoBackup plugin enabled.
This was actually a kind of weird situation, since I always have both the plugins enabled all the time… Turns out that many ToDo users prefer to disable AdvancedStatus while leaving the backup feature enabled….
Anyway, thanks to the kind people who sent the error report! (yes, I do actually read them!)
Also, if any of you happen to send an error report, please do include your email address. This way I can contact you once the problem is resolved. (And you won’t say “this program sucks!” )

You created a database for your application. You designed the perfect table structure, added some smart views and created the coolest stored procedures that make your application work like magic.

But now, you want to back them up together with the code of your program, using subversion or CVS. Afterall, they are part of the application logic.

Better yet, you would like to automate the extraction procedure so that you only need to launch a batch file and your backup is done.

Gljakal’s Sql Exporter does just that: it extracts tables, views, stored procedures and triggers from your database and saves them as individual text files.

Used together with a source control software, you can have a precise idea of what changed between the various releases, just like you do with your applications’ source code.

You can do that with the interface version (shown in the picture) as well as with the command line version, that you can automate to run whenever you want.

Plus, it’s a free download!

Finally!
Today I am releasing the new, improved version of gljakal’s ToDo:




New version highlights:

• Stable, documented plugin support:
  Now adapting ToDo to your needs is easier than ever. Plugin support is great for custom exports and imports, intranet integration, even synchronization with online services!
• New, nicer user interface, with famfamfam’s famous icons.
• AdvancedStatus plugin
  Now you can set a task as 50% (or any %) complete!
• Copy & paste inside the details window
  You could already do this with CTRL-C and CTRL-V, but now there are also cut-copy-paste buttons inside the details window
• Help file
  Now you can press F1 inside todo and actually see something
• All the new features in the preview release

Comments & critics are welcome!

As you may have noticed, the home page for this website just changed its dress!

But the news don’t just stop here.
Along with the new website, a new program is now available for download: it’s Irrlicht Font Maker, a program that will surely save hours to the many Irrlicht developers around the world.
The purpose of Irrlicht Font Maker is to generate 32bit, alpha mapped font textures ready to be used inside the Irrlicht Engine, a lighting fast open source 3d engine.

So, what do you think about the new design and new program? Let me know in the comments!

PS. For more information about the Irrlicht Engine, visit the source forge page and the author’s blog.

Finally, after way too much time, Clock has reached the stable version 2.3!

New features over the beta version:

• 
  Improved style manager: now you can create and save your custom skins, preview all the skins, customize all the details, hide the second hand.
• Quick calendar: a small calendar window, useful when you are planning a trip, or a visit to the doctor! The calendar window can be resized to display multiple months.
• Even more skins because they are never enough
• Improved stability: no more need for the library files setup, everything just works at the first install!

Of course, all the cool features that were in the beta versions also made it to the new stable:

• MP3 Support
• Antialiasing
• Transparent/click-thru mode

Get it now!

Have you ever visited the website of an independent musician? Often you will find that they are kind enough to let you download some of their tracks in mp3 format. But then you have to download the mp3 somewhere on your computer, wait for the transfer to complete and (if you still remember where you actually saved it!) open the mp3 file with your audio player of choice. Isn’t there a quicker way to listen to a song or a podcast? Sure there is!
Gljakal’s MP3Streamer does just that, in the simplest way possible: just copy the address of the song you want to listen in the “mp3 file address” field and hit “Stream” to start listening: no downloads, no waiting, it’s all set!
If you are a musician or a podcaster, you can also use the HTML code provided to embed the mp3 player directly into your site!
Also, if you are really really lazy like me, you can get a bookmarklet that will convert all the links to mp3 files in the page you are currently visiting in mp3 players .
Have fun!

A newer version of File Partitioner is out today.
It now features its own setup program, improved performance and a much better interface.

Go to the program page to learn more and download it.

A new version of FontViewer has been released today.

Features of the new version

• Character Map The new Character map window allows you to view all the 256 ASCII characters for the selected font. This is especially useful when you are searching for a specific character in graphical fonts like Wingdings and Webdings. You can of course copy any element on the grid.
• Installed font browser This new window allows you to browse through your installed fonts, so you can finally use only one program for your font hunts.
• Improved stability The new setup should fix all those “comctl32.ocx” errors many of you are having.

Get it now!

As always, if you have any trouble or suggestion, feel free to leave a comment to this post.

This time I am giving you a peek of what’s coming in the next version of gljakal’s To Do. Here is a list of the features you will find in the new version:

• Multiple font support will let you customize the look of the task list. The same font is also used for printing, so you can customize your prints too.
• TXT and HTML export will enable you to share your to do list even with those unlucky ones that don’t have gljakal’s To Do installed
• Plugin Support, which will give you the ability to bend the laws of the To Do list to your own will! The plugin system, while working, is still missing a lot of functionalities in this beta, so no documentation is available at the moment. Drop me a line if you would like to know more.
• A brand new Error reporting system, similar to that of Windows XP. I hope you will never see it in action!
• Other minor addons and fixes. For a complete list, see the included readme file.



Get it now!

As always, this is still a beta release, so please report anything that’s not working properly or that you wish to have in the next version, either by comment to this post or by mail.