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I have had reports from visitors having problems with downloads, where they see the “File no longer exists” message.

Since nothing has been changed on my website and the files still exist on the server, I’m guessing it is because the hosting companies have updated their servers etc.

I’m tracking down the exact cause of the fault and will update this post when I have more information – thank you for your patience.

It seems there is now a problem with downloads etc. which is due to some security updates on the server.

I am investigating and will fix this as soon as possible…

UPDATE:

I have fixed the database issue and downloads are now working correctly.

It seems there is a problem with downloads from my website at the moment. Please rest assured that I’m investigating the problem and hope to get it fixed soon…

I recently purchased a Solwise 300 ATA to make use of my free VoIP minutes.

My first impressions can be found HERE.

Also, I have written a small utility which helps monitor the ATA which is available through the above link.

Recent visitors to my website may have experienced problems downloading files from my website. This seemed especially so for Internet Explorer users. The server had been recently upgraded to Apache 2.0 and it appears that this version required a slightly different format in the download script. The script has been updated so hopefully the problem has been solved.

See this for more details

I am pleased to announce that Picture Resizer is now available on the August issue (246) of Computer Shopper 🙂

Many programs, driver tools, background processes etc are often set to run when Windows boots. These can be antivirus, firewalls, graphic / sound card control panels, printer software… the list is practically endless. The more programs that start with Windows, the longer it takes for Windows to boot and the longer you have to wait before you can start using your PC. Do you really need all those programs to start with Windows? Do you really need them ALL every time Windows boots up? Do you know what is set to start with Windows and what each program does?

Startup Manager is a free (donationware to be precise) utility which help answer all those questions. With it, you can monitor, allow/deny, enable/disable and delay any startup program. You can even ensure that the startup programs only run when the CPU is idle. Another useful feature is the ability to create different profiles for different users or different jobs.

Vista has it’s own tool for startup programs so Startup Manager will be more useful for earlier versions of Windows, like XP. Msconfig is the standard Windows tool, but it is rather limited.

More info & download 

Picture Resizer 1.0.4 Beta is available to download! 🙂

Several things have been tweaked, but the main improvement is that it will now run in Vista!

Link to more info…

I have released version 1.0.2 of the Picture Resizer HERE.

New features include:

1. Proper viewport with sliders.
2. Advanced custom crop settings: centred zoom, grid, rulers, different units & preview mask.
3. Extended file types (now includes bitmap: GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIF & ICO).
4. Transparent colour import.
5. Attempt at a decimal picture size bug fix.
6. Fewer dependencies .

I welcome any feedback on this 🙂

Thanks to “Computer Shopper” magazine for printing my response to a previous letter in their HelpFile section (page 190 of the June Issue, if anyone is interested).

The next version of the spam utility FastForward is now available! This version includes Postini header analysis tweaks, spoof email reporting (currently for Ebay and Paypal), progress bar and optional confirmation message.

See THIS for more details…