For those of you that speak German I invite you to pickup the latest issue of CHIP Magazine. DisplayFusion has found a home amongst it's pages, and comes bundled on the DVD as well. As an added bonus, CHIP Magazine has titled DisplayFusion as the "Tool des Monats", or in English, "Tool of the Month". I couldn't believe it when I first saw it, thank you CHIP! This is my second time being included with CHIP Magazine, so I think it's time I learned German so I can figure out whether it's a good review or not.

  

I am very happy to announce the latest release of DisplayFusion! This new version fixes a number of very important issues, including images appearing on the wrong monitors. With help from Keith and Erik Lammers I was able to trace the problem to Active Desktop. I was unaware that selecting the option "Hide Desktop Icons" enables Active Desktop, which causes the wallpaper offsets to change and mess everything up. Well, with this new version all of this is now fixed and working like a champ. Here is a quick rundown on some of the changes in this version:

• Fixed wallpaper getting applied in reverse order when Active Desktop is enabled
• The error "DisplayFusion is already running" doesn't happen anymore when using multiple sessions
• Bolded the default system tray menu item, "Desktop Wallpaper"
• Increased the proxy settings fields to 1000 characters

Some of these changes and fixes were reported many, many times, especially the wallpaper appearing on the wrong monitor. The proxy characters issue was an oversight on my part and is now corrected, so anyone with long server names or usernames make sure to grab this update.

You can download the latest version on the DisplayFusion page, which I would advise everyone to do. As always, if you have any issues please visit the Online Support page and I'll do my best to help you out. Thanks again to everyone who submitted feedback and to everyone who helped to test this new version.

Thanks!

3 weeks ago I announced that DisplayFusion had passed 10,000 downloads. Well, in less than 3 weeks it has added on another 10,000 downloads to pass a total of 20,000 downloads in just 7 weeks since it's release at the end of August.

It's cool to see something that started out as a pet project blossom into my most popular application. What started out as a great way to learn part of the Win32 API has turned into something useful. A couple of weeks ago Lifehacker ran a "System Tray Show and Tell" article, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that DisplayFusion appeared in more than a few of the screenshots.

Thanks everyone!

I have released a quick fix version of DisplayFusion to clear up a few small issues. Here are the biggest changes:

• Re-applying wallpaper is now smarter, to allow for people that frequently go from 2 monitors to 1
• "Move windows to next monitor and size proportionally" HotKey is now working again

As always, you can find the complete list of changes in the DisplayFusion Change Log. To download this new version just head over to the DisplayFusion page.

That's right, let's party! You provide the beer, I'll provide the party. Yesterday DisplayFusion passed 10,000 downloads, less than 1 month since it's release in late August. Hurray! Thanks to everyone who helped with testing, and to everyone who has submitted feedback. You've all helped shape DisplayFusion into what it is today.

On that happy note, I'm pleased to announce the latest version, 1.4. This new version fixes some important bugs that have popped up and adds some new features. Here is an abbreviated list of list of changes:

• Now stores the last used wallpaper folder, for easier access
• Added option to not prompt when the wallpaper changes and just fix it automatically
• Added option to disable the HotKeys
• Fixed a rounding error that caused windows to move up/left 1 pixel each time they are moved between monitors
• Corrected an issue where some windows wouldn't drag if you tried to drag them from the very top while they are maximized

To download this new version head over to the DisplayFusion page. To view the complete list of changes check out the Change Log.

Thanks everyone!

A couple of months ago I was approached by someone at CHIP magazine in Germany, wondering if they can include iTunes Sync in their October 2007 issue. Of course I said yes. Well, the magazine is out, and sure enough, it's right there on the DVD included with the magazine!

  

iTunes Sync has been linked to many times, but this is the first time I have seen it in writing... and I've got to say, it feels pretty good. Apparently CHIP magazine has 1.4 million subscribers as well, so what a great feeling this is. Thanks to everyone who helped test iTunes Sync, and to everyone who submitted bugs and feature requests. And an especially big thanks to my team of translators who localized iTunes Sync into German and Spanish. Even though the localized version (v1.5) wasn't included with the magazine, anyone that installs the copy from the magazine will be prompted to update to the version that includes localization.

Also, I'd like to thank CHIP magazine for sending me a copy of this months issue. I can't make out what the write-up about iTunes Sync says exactly, but I ran it through Google Translate and it seems to be positive.

Thanks Everyone!