Not Just Another Friday
Today has been quite a day on the Internet. Actually this week has in general. I’ll highlight over a few areas that I feel are important.
Firefox 2.0.0.9 has been released. It basically contains some small bug fixes. I suspect this will be the last release before Firefox 3 comes out, unless a major security issue is found.
mIRC 6.31 has been released, along with a long time overdue website update. It addresses various issues reported in the previous release, along with over 50 changes. It’s nice to see mIRC get a real Windows Vista feel with it’s smooth design and icons. However, I’m still able to crash this version.
Also since I’m mentioning mIRC, I’ll also mention that the mIRC script that I use, NoNameScript, has also been going through some changes lately - bug fixing and bringing compatibility up to par for mIRC 6.30. Version 4.2 should be released before years end.
Trillian Astra gets a new build today. I’ve been alpha testing this program since the beginning (Yes, I do know people that get me access to unreleased products such as this and when Gmail was launched as invitation only in April 2004. I’ll comment more about Gmail in a moment). I’ve reported several bugs to the Cerulean Studios development team, one of which has been fixed in the upcoming build 61, so I’m pleased to see that. It’s been very exciting being able to see a product from it’s base inception to turning into a full product, and also having an actual say in what gets changed.
What is being dubbed as ‘Gmail 2.0‘ has begun being rolled out to Gmail users. Although most people have yet to see the changes, it’s only the tip of the iceberg. I’m predicting a full web-based chat support system for multiple IM networks in the future. Storage has also hit around 4.5 GB’s per account.
Last, but certainly not least, is that Comcast has had an official complaint filed against it to the FCC. I can confirm that Comcast has been “delaying” BitTorrent traffic over the past several months, as I’ve experienced it myself. I’ve actually taken action because of Comcast doing this. I’ve been using up close to 95% of my Internet connection by having something download and upload constantly - whether downloading/uploading on BitTorrent (using header encryption) or helping out the Tor network - I’m keeping the data flowing, which in turn costs Comcast money. I’ll be setting up some monthly bandwidth graphs via SNMP to see how much bandwidth I’m actually using.