Binary Fortress Software

Microsoft Software Activation

17. September 2007

What a joke. Seriously, common Microsoft. On the weekend I had to activate my Vista installation, which I have already activated many times before while testing. It informed me that I could no longer use my computer until I activated it, but it was unable to activate over the internet. It gave me a helpful [...]

Adventures in Anti-Virus Software

16. September 2007

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I am a real stickler about having my computer protected with both anti-virus software and a personal firewall. As a result I have been running the Trend Internet Security product for a couple of years now. It is quite affordable, configurable and has been very reliable up until recently. When I decided [...]

iTunes Sync v1.5 Released

12. September 2007

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iTunes Sync v1.5 has just been released onto that wild party known as the internet… and it’s the biggest release to date. It includes a whole heap of changes, including some exciting new additions. Let’s jump right in and starting chatting about the biggest change of all: localization. With some fantastic help from 6 fearless [...]

DisplayFusion v1.2.1 Released

11. September 2007

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I have released a quick update to DisplayFusion tonight that corrects a couple of smalls bugs. The first fix helps people who had their wallpaper offset incorrectly, causing gaps in the wallpaper. The second was something I forgot to include in the initial release, proxy settings for internet access (auto-update, Flickr images… etc). Well, [...]

Languages, Sprachen, Idiomas

9. September 2007

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What a journey it has been localizing iTunes Sync for different languages. It was originally built with only English in mind, but with the intent of eventually supporting other languages. What a surprise I got when I received the resource files for Spanish and German. Many of the words and phrases were longer than the [...]

Rockin’ and Rollin’ with the IHRA

9. September 2007

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This weekend my dad and I attended our annual IHRA drag racing event at Toronto Motorsport Park near Cayuga, Ontario (Canada). What a blast! For anyone that hasn’t attended a drag race before and has even a faint interest in cars… you need to go! It’s car heaven, trust me. I’m [...]

DisplayFusion v1.2 Released

5. September 2007

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I’m very happy to announce the release of DisplayFusion v1.2 today! This new version fixes some significant bugs, including one related to people with quad monitors (or more). A huge thanks to Moshe from the forums for helping me squish this bug. Some other notable fixes include a fix for [...]