links for 2005-12-04

Audacity 1.3 Gets Podcast Friendly Features

Audacity: Audacity 1.3: Other features – The beta release of Audacity 1.3 brings a host of great features to this open source audio editor including FTP upload and speech-optimized batch processing.  These 2 features alone will make Audacity a key tool for podcasters.  I’ve been recommending Audcaity for those who want to record their Classcaster podcasts locally, and will certainly add these new features to that pitch.

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Firefox 1.5 Released

Firefox 1.5 also adds support for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), JavaScript 1.6 and new versions of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). SVG is a language based on XML for writing sophisticated, two-dimensional graphics, and JavaScript 1.6 is the latest version of the scripting language. CSS is a World Wide Web Consortium standard for adding style elements, such as fonts, colors and spacing, to Web documents

Mozilla releases Firefox 1.5 on schedule – Computerworld

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Stardock Launches WindowBlinds 5

One of the most anticipated features in Windows Vista is its redesigned user interface that features glass-like title bars and alpha blended windows. But with the upgrade a year away, Stardock has released WindowBlinds 5 to offer Windows XP users the same capabilities right now.

BetaNews | WindowBlinds 5 Brings Vista UI to XP

I’ve always thought WindowsBlinds was cool but a bit heavy on the resources.  The new version claims that no additional resources are needed and it loads as an extension to the XP UI.

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