VLC 2.0.5

VLC 2.0.5 was released on December 15, 2012.

This is a minor update that fixes a couple of regressions of the 2.0.x branch of VLC and improves the overall stability.

  • Improved reliability for MKC, Koreus and SWF playback
  • Resolved system sleep issue on OS X 10.5
  • Fixed MPEG2 audio and video encoding
  • Various minor fies and improvements
  • Updated translations

VLC-2.0.5

Bad Religion: “True North” Single is now available on iTunes and Amazon

Bad Religion new single “True North” is now available on Amazon and iTunes.

Bad Religion True North Single

“True North” track listings:

  1. True North (Amazon | iTunes)
  2. Past is Dead
  3. Robin Hood in Reverse
  4. Land of Endless Greed
  5. Fuck You (Amazon | iTunes)
  6. Dharma and the Bomb
  7. Hello Cruel World
  8. Vanity
  9. In Their Hearts is Right
  10. Crisis Time
  11. Dept. of False Hope
  12. Nothing to Dismay
  13. Popular Consensus
  14. My Head Is Full of Ghosts
  15. The Island
  16. Changing Tide

By the way, Bad Religion will be having “True North” release party in Los Angeles, CA and and live via Google+ Hangout on January 22nd.

Google+ 4.1 for iOS

Google+ 4.1 for iOS is now available.

What’s New in Version 4.1

  • New feature: Google+ Communities
  • Ability to subscribe to any circle for notifications
  • Ability to indicate how many guests you’re bringing to an event
  • Support for time zones in Events
  • Basic profile editing
  • New compose UI for easier sharing
  • New visual stream design
  • Discover people and topics more easily using ‘Find people’

By the way, Bad Religion will be having “True North” release party in Los Angeles, CA and and live via Google+ Hangout on January 22nd.

Google+-4.1

Desperate Ars Technica Writer comes up with Sensationalistic Headline

If you were a writer for a well-established tech-site and you’re desperate for page views, what would you do?

Ars Technica writer, Casey Johnston knows exactly what to do. Write a sensationalistic headline.

Desperate iOS users download Google Maps 10 million times in 2 days

“Desperate”?

It is a poor choice of word. It also shows how misinformed the writer is. The one person who is “desperate” for attention is none other than Casey Johnston herself. How in the world Ars Technica Editor would approve this post. People who read Ars Technica might have mistaken it for a tabloid magazine.

For that, Casey Johnston is the JackArse Technica of the day.

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Note:
This is not the first time in recent months Ars Technica published poorly written articles and headlines.

Pixelmator 2.1.4

Pixelmator 2.1.4 is now available.

What’s New in Version 2.1.4
This update improves overall stability and performance, including the following:

  • Improves Auto Save support
  • Enables layer Auto Select for painting and retouching tools
  • Improves effects’ responsiveness when working with large images
  • Improves Adobe Photoshop CS6 brush collections support
  • Fixes important stability issues
  • And much more

Pixelmator-2.1.4

p.s.

It was released on December 14th, 2012. How come I just got the update today?

Gigabyte Motherboard GA-Z77X-UP4 TH

We just picked up a Gigabyte Motherboard GA-Z77X-UP4 TH from Micro Center earlier today. It is one of the few PC Motherboards with built-in Thunderbolt port.

Gigabyte-Z77X-UP4-TH

Someone has Hackintoshed this motherboard.

According to postings at tonymacx86.com forums, GA-Z77X-UP5 TH is easier to Hackintosh.

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p.s.

If you went to Micro Center in Tustin to get this motherboard, look for John Her; he’s really helpful.