Skype 2.6 Beta for Mac and Skype 3.2 Beta for Windows are Available

Skype 2.6 Beta for Mac

Version 2.6.0.72 for Mac. April 11, 2007
Skype_2.6.0.72_BETA.dmg (Size: 30 MB)

What’s New:

  • See when others are writing a message with typing indicator
  • Join public chats
  • Call any Skype Prime premium services provider and seamlessly pay with your Skype credit
  • Use DTMF tones during Skype-to-Skype calls

http://share.skype.com/sites/mac/skype_for_mac/

Skype 3.2 Beta for Windows

Beta release. Version: 3.2.0.82. Release date: April 11, 2007
File name: SkypeSetup-Beta.exe File size: 22 MB

What’s New:

  • Send Money with PayPal
    Send money to friends and family direct from Skype.
  • Video snapshot
    Update your profile picture with photos of yourself.
  • Who’s on Skype?
    Invite friends from Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo! Mail for a call.
  • Simple account management
    Manage your account and pay for your favorite products.

http://www.skype.com/go/windows-beta

Boot Camp 1.2 beta and Windows Vista on MacBook Pro – Part 2

Previously, I installed Boot Camp 1.2 beta beta on my 15-inch MacBook Pro Core Duo 2.0GHz. Unfortunately I didn’t have large enough partition to install Windows Vista Ultimate on it. I had an existing 8GB partition with Windows XP Pro installed, and it’s recommended to have a minimum of 12GB partition. I currently have another MacBook Pro to work on. It’s a 15-inch MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz. I am going to reinstall Mac OS X Tiger on this computer, but in the meantime I’m gonna install Windows Vista Ultimate for testing.
I will update this post in the next few days.

The MacBook Pro specs:

To be continued!

Download Boot Camp 1.2 beta
http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/

Microsoft Patch Tuesday for April 10, 2007

It’s the second Tuesday of the month, it’s time for Microsoft software patches.

Get it from Windows Update/Microsoft Update
or
http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/
From Microsoft Security bulletin:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-apr.mspx

Critical Updates (5)

Important Update (1)

Known issue with the “Windows Cursor” patch:

CNET News reported that “Windows cursor patch” is causing troubles on some computers. Apparently the update is not compatible with Realtek device drivers. The Windows cursor patch causes Realtek ethernet and audio drivers stop working.

Megadeth: “A Tout Le Monde (Set Me Free)” Digital Single on April 17th, 2007

Roadrunner Records New Release page says Megadeth: “A Tout Le Monde (Set Me Free)” digital single will be on sale on April 14th.

Megadeth  - Set Me Free (A Tout Le Monde) Digital Single 04.17.2007

Megadeth’s first single off “United Abominations” CD will be released on April 17th as digital single. It is currently unclear if “A Tout Le Monde (Set Me Free)” digital single will be released worldwide. The single might appear on iTunes Store, Napster, Zune Store, etc.

Megadeth - Set Me Free (A Tout Le Monde)

Streaming audio of “A Tout Le Monde (Set Me Free)” can be found here.
http://roadrunnerrecords.com/artists/Megadeth/music.aspx

Previously Roadrunner Records UK reported that the digital single would be released on April 23rd.
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/news/sendto.aspx?newsitemID=15562

Pre-order Megadeth‘s “United Abominations” @Amazon.com

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Apple: 100 Million iPods Sold

Apple announces today that the 100 millionth iPod® has been sold.

The first iPod was introduced back in November 2001 with a $399 retail price. As a matter of fact I still have a working first generation iPod that I pre-ordered the day it was announced (what was I thinking?).

From Apple PR:

CUPERTINO, California—April 9, 2007—Apple® today announced that the 100 millionth iPod® has been sold, making the iPod the fastest selling music player in history. The first iPod was sold five and a half years ago, in November 2001, and since then Apple has introduced more than 10 new iPod models, including five generations of iPod, two generations of iPod mini, two generations of iPod nano and two generations of iPod shuffle. Along with iTunes® and the iTunes online music store, the iPod has transformed how tens of millions of music lovers acquire, manage and listen to their music.

http://www.apple.com/
http://www.apple.com/ipod/
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/04/09ipod.html

As usual, I’ll update this post……. maybe…….. for sure…….

South Park: Season 11 Episode 6 – “D-Yikes!”

South Park: Season 11 Episode 6 – “D-Yikes!”
Original Air Date: 2007-04-11

Notes:

  • “D-Yikes!” sounds like “dikes” (variation of “dyke”, “dike”)
  • Les Bos: An island of eastern Greece in the Aegean Sea near the northwest coast of Turkey. An important Aeolian settlement, Lesbos was noted for its lyric poets, including Sappho, in the seventh century B.C. After occupation by various powers, the island was annexed by Greece in 1913.
  • “Les Bos” Cocktail Lounge street address is 13580 (LESBO in leet-speak)
  • “Scissoring” is also known as “Tribadism
  • Parody of 300
  • Ese (soundas like essay) http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ese

From South Park Studios: (announced on April 8th, 2007)

Ms. Garrison gets dumped again and she takes it out on the fourth grade class.

From Comedy Central Press Release:

Ms. Garrison is looking for love on an all-new “South Park” on Wednesday, April 11 at 10:00 P.M.

NEW YORK, April 9, 2007 — When Ms. Garrison is the victim of yet another failed relationship, she takes it out on the fourth graders in an all-new “South Park” entitled, “D-Yikes,” premiering on Wednesday, April 11 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Comedy Central.

Every time Ms. Garrison gets dumped, life becomes unbearable in the classroom. When the boys can no longer handle their teacher’s erratic mood swings and excessive homework assignments, they discover people-for-hire who can help out in any situation.

Garrison Working Out (Press Image)

Discussion about the episode, here.

As usual, Viacom would like you to know that they will sent takedown notice for any South Park episode footage uploaded on YouTube. So please, for the sake of Viacom; do not go to sites like mrtwig.net where you can find torrent files for high quality AVI and RM South Park episodes. Comedy Central is owned by Viacom, and Viacom is suing YouTube nad essentially you. Once again, Viacom and Comedy Central do not condone downloading high Quality South Park episodes off the intraweb.

Did I say anything about not finding the torrent easily at mrtwig.net? I’m not sure if I mention mrtwig.net enough as the example of where not to go. Just because mrtwig.net has the link to the high quality AVI and RM torrents, doesn’t mean you have to disregard Viacom and Comedy Central wishes.

South Park Season 11 on iTunes Store – UNCENSORED (available on Saturday April 14th, 2007)

Meanwhile, South Park – The Complete Ninth Season DVD was released on March 06th, 2007. It includes the infamous “Trapped in A Closet” and the Emmy® Award-winning episode, “Best Friends Forever.”

South Park Studios is the official South Park site and that’s where all the new informations come from. There will be no spoilers discussed here until the episode airs.

Windows Cursor Patch, Bonjour, and HP LaserJet 2015

Microsoft released the “Windows cursor patch” on Tuesday (04.03.2007) a week ahead of their usual “Patch Tuesday.” There has been reports that the patch is incompatible with some Realtek device drivers.

For some reasons, a number of computers running Windows XP are no longer able printing to a networked HP LaserJet 2015DN through Bonjour. The rest of the computers in the same office running Windows 2000 (through Bonjour), Mac OS X (also through Bonjour) and Linux (through LPR) can still print to the same printer.

Not sure if the Windows cursor patch caused this, but the the problem started after the update was applied.

I’ll figure out what really went wrong.

I have been using HP LaserJet 2015DN for about six weeks now, and liking it a lot. I’ll post a review about it later on.