Updates from last month's column:

SmartSVN version 6.0.2 has been released as of 06/05/2009. This is a Java Subversion GUI client, with features such as built-in File Compare / Merge, Change Report or Tag and Branch Handling, and more. It requires Java 1.4.1 or higher. Go to http://www.syntevo.com/smartsvn/.

JAlbum version 8.3.5 has been released as of 06/13/2009. This is a web photo album generator that requires Java 1.5. Go to http://jalbum.net/.

NOTE:

1. Since there is no native Java 1.5 version for OS/2, Steve Wendt provided the following link on how to get Java 1.5 to run on eCS: http://home.arcor.de/michael.holzapfel/eCS/java/Using%20Java%20on%20eCS.html.

Agena version 0.24.0 has been released as of 06/28/2009. This is an interpreted language suited for sophisticated procedural programming, with syntax like simplified ALGOL 68, with elements taken from Lua and SQL. Go to http://www.os2site.com/sw/dev/agena/, or use search key agena on Hobbes.

Simple Samba Configuration Center is now at version 0.8.9 as of 06/13/2009. This allows you to edit an available SMB.CONF, already available keys, and add and remove shares and printers. There are also other Samba-related utilities on the web site. Go to http://members.aon.at/herwig.bauernfeind/samba/.

SDLMAME version 0.132 has been released as of 06/12/2009. This is an SDL version of the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator. Use search key sdlmame on Hobbes.

Lzip version 1.7 has been released as of 06/26/2009. This is a lossless file compressor that is almost as fast as Gzip, and compresses better than Bzip2. Use search key lzip on Hobbes.

PHPMyAdmin version 3.2.0 has been released as of 06/15/2009. This is a set of PHP scripts to administer MySQL over the Web. Go to http://phpmyadmin.sourceforge.net/.

MagicDraw UML version 16.5 SP2 has been released as of 06/22/2009. This is a Java-based UML modelling tool. Go to http://www.magicdraw.com/.

This month's new listings - Drivers:

From this month's "Paul Smedley has been busy" file:

• UniAud version 1.9.16 has been released as of 06/09/2009. In this release, the driver code has been updated to ALSA 1.0.20. The 1.9 series features better support for HDA than earlier versions of UniAud, and will eventually become UniAud version 2.0. Go to http://svn.netlabs.org/uniaud/wiki/uniaud-1.9x.

  NOTE:

  1. More info on Uniaud is at http://svn.netlabs.org/uniaud/wiki/WikiStart.
  
  

This month's new listings - Applications:

Peter Weilbacher has released Firefox version 3.0.11 as of 06/12/2009. This has been demoed by Tony Butka at previous SCOUG general meetings. It is a browser based on Mozilla that does not contain mail, newsgroups, Composer, IRC, etc. Go to ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/3.0.11/contrib/; the file name is firefox-3.0.11.en-US.os2.zip. More info is at is at http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/.

NOTES:

1. If you are looking for an all-in-one suite similar to Mozilla, please take a look at SeaMonkey version 1.1.17 (see the next item).
2. Steve Wendt has a Warpzilla tips page at http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/Warpzilla.html.
3. This is primarily a bug-fix release and does not have any new functionality added.
4. You must unzip the file yourself into a directory and then create or update a program object accordingly.
5. As this is a major upgrade over the 2.0.0.x series, be sure to read the README file; there are some known limitations listed there, particularly with printing.
6. The GCC runtime is required; download that at ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip (zip file), ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0_6_3-csd3.wpi (WarpIn archive), or ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0_6_3-csd3.exe (a self- extracting executable). The GCC runtime installer defaults to x:\OS2\DLL (where x is your OS/2 or eComStation boot drive); it may be preferable to put the runtime in the same directory as the Firefox executable, or in x:\ECS\DLL (which is where I have it on my eComStation machine).
7. Starting with Firefox 3.0, IPLUGINW.DLL for Java support is already included. Also, the Innotek Font Engine is no longer required with Firefox 3.0.x.
8. Tony's notes on installing and running Firefox are at http://www.scoug.com/os24u/2003/scoug310.mozilla.html.

Peter Weilbacher (with the help of William L. Hartzell) has also released SeaMonkey version 1.1.17 as of 06/28/2009. It is a continuation of the Mozilla Suite, which was discontinued a few years ago. Go to ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/3.0.11/contrib/; the file name is seamonkey-1.1.17.en-US.os2.installer.exe (self-extracting executable), or seamonkey-1.1.17.en-US.os2.zip (zip file). More info is at http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/ and http://www.seamonkey-project.org/.

NOTES:

1. Steve Wendt has a Warpzilla tips page at http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/Warpzilla.html.
2. This is primarily a bug-fix release; however, according to Peter, Cairo support has now been activated, so it now supports SVG and Canvas.
3. If you are upgrading from SeaMonkey version 1.0.x, you may want to uninstall version 1.0.x before installing version 1.1.17; see my comments in the Feb. 2007 Download!.
4. If you are installing the zip file version, you must unzip the file yourself into a directory and then create or update a program object accordingly.
5. The GCC runtime is required; download that at ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip (zip file), ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0_6_3-csd3.wpi (WarpIn archive), or ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0_6_3-csd3.exe (a self- extracting executable). The GCC runtime installer defaults to x:\OS2\DLL (where x is your OS/2 or eComStation boot drive); it may be preferable to put the runtime in the same directory as the SeaMonkey executable, or in x:\ECS\DLL (which is where I have it on my eComStation machine).
6. This version requires an updated version of IPLUGINW.DLL for Java support; go to http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/Warpzilla.html#IPluginw.
7. Tony's notes on installing and running SeaMonkey are at http://www.scoug.com/os24u/2003/scoug310.mozilla.html.

ChatZilla version 0.9.85 has been released as of 06/18/2009. This is the IRC client that comes with the Mozilla/SeaMonkey suite. It now supports SSL and full Unicode nicknames. Go to http://www.hacksrus.com/~ginda/chatzilla/.

Internet Application Integration version 1.0.9.2 has been released as of 06/05/2009. This allows you to specify the default Internet applications for web, mail, news, FTP, and IRC. It can also install the Run! package and add registry entries for FT2Lib support. Go to http://7cities.net/~mckinnis/os2/.

Speaking of Run!, it is now at version 0.80 as of 06/04/2009. This program can eliminate the batch files and CONFIG.SYS entries often needed to start "helper-apps" (e.g. opening your web browser from your e-mail client). It sets the current drive, directory, and BeginLibPath to the directory containing the .EXE, starts the program, then terminates. It can also set environment variables, change the priority, re-direct output, and more. Use search key run_ on Hobbes.

SmartCVS version 7.0.8 has been released as of 06/04/2009. This is a Java CVS GUI client, with features such as built-in File Compare / Merge, Transaction display or List Repository Files, and more. It requires Java 1.4.1 or higher. Go to http://www.syntevo.com/smartcvs/.

ImageJ version 1.42 has been released as of 06/04/2009. It is a powerful image-editing program relying on Java 1.3 or greater, with numerous plugins. Go to http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/.

PMViewMol3D (not to be confused with PMView) is at version 0.2.1 beta as of 03/13/2009. This program is intended for fast visualization of molecular structures, using OpenGL (WarpMesaGL). It can handle output files produced by programs such as UNEX, Gaussian, PC GAMESS / US GAMESS, and Priroda. Go to http://molstruct.chemport.ru/related/pmvm3d/index.php?ln=en.

CD2MP3PM version 1.14b has been released as of 06/04/2009. It is a free configurable graphical front-end for several audio grabbers and encoders (MP3 and Ogg Vorbis or others). It supports CDDB/FreeDB and MP3 ID3 tags. This version allows you to specify encoder parameters, so ID tags can also be added to non-MP3 files, such as Ogg Vorbis. Use search key cd2mp3pm on Hobbes.

An updated vendor/device list (PCIDEVS.TXT) for Veit Kannegieser's PCI+AGP bus sniffer is available as of 06/03/2009. Use search key pcidevs on Hobbes.

PM VNC Viewer version 1.04 has been released as of 06/13/2009. This is a VNC (Virtual Network Computing) client, which allows remote control of any VNC server, whether it be Unix, Win32, Mac, or OS/2 systems. Use search key pmvnc on Hobbes.

IPConfigPM version 1.3 has been released as of 06/13/2009. This is a graphical interface for changing the I/P address, domain name, and DNS servers. Use search key IpConfigPM on Hobbes.

Mr. Message has been updated as of 06/08/2009. This is an instant messenger client which is capable of communicating over AOL's Instant Messenger network using the OSCAR protocol. Go to http://mamodeo.dyndns.org/MrMessage/.

The USB-based monitor for APC Back-UPS CS/ES is now at version 0.10.2 as of 06/16/2009. The web site is in Russian, but there is an English README file. Go to http://apcusbm.narod.ru/, or use search key bkupsmon on Hobbes.

An OS/2 port of the SWT toolkit has been released as of 06/16/2009. This is the Java GUI toolkit used by Eclipse; it is currently missing the Tree, ProgressBar, Sash and ToolBar classes. Use search key swt on Hobbes; more info is at http://svn.netlabs.org/swt.

Privoxy (formerly known as JunkBuster) is now at version 3.0.13 beta as of 06/14/2009. This is a web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other obnoxious Internet junk. Go to http://www.privoxy.org/.

PM CTorrent Manager version 0.04 has been released as of 06/21/2009. This is a graphical interface to the "Enhanced CTorrent" BitTorrent client. Go to http://users.socis.ca/~ataylo00/programming/os2/#pmctm.

C.a.R. version 8.91 has been released. This is a Java program that simulates school geometry constructions with a pair of compasses and a straightedge (ruler). Go to http://mathsrv.ku-eichstaett.de/MGF/homes/grothmann/zirkel/doc_en/.

Moneydance version 2008r4 build 640 has been released as of 06/22/2009. It is a personal finance manager written completely in Java. It includes transaction auto-completion, graphing, reporting, a reconcilation tool, running cleared vs. uncleared balances, transaction sorting, double-entry, multiple currencies, multiple account, and much more. Go to http://moneydance.com/.

OS2MT version 0.78 beta has been released as of 06/20/2009. It is a maintenance tool that enables you to download and install various applications with a couple of mouse-clicks. Go to http://www.os2mt.tk/.

Aget version 0.4.1 has been released as of 06/23/2009. This is a multi-threaded HTTP download accelerator. Use search key aget on Hobbes.

More from this month's "Paul Smedley has been busy" file:

• MySQL version 5.1.35 has been released as of 06/14/2009. It is the world's most widely-used open-source database. The OS/2 port features named pipes, data replication, databases > 2GB, and more. Go to http://www.smedley.info/os2ports/index.php?page=mysql-5-1.

  NOTES:

  1. You will need the GCC runtime (LIBC063.DLL); for that, go to ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip.
  2. You will also need GCC440.DLL; for that, go to http://download.smedley.info/gcc440.zip.
  3. A list of changes in MySQL 5.1 vs. MySQL 5.0 is available at http://dev.mysql.com/refman/5.1/en/mysql-nutshell.html.
  4. An older version (5.0.67) is available at http://www.smedley.info/os2ports/index.php?page=mysql-v5; this also requires LIB063.DLL.
  
  
• Subversion version 1.6.3 has been released as of 06/26/2009. It is a version control application, intended to replace CVS. Go to named pipes, data replication, databases > 2GB, and more. Go to http://www.smedley.info/os2ports/index.php?page=subversion.

  NOTES:

  1. You will need the GCC runtime (LIBC063.DLL); for that, go to ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip.
  2. More info on Subversion is at http://subversion.tigris.org/.
  3. An older version (1.5.6) is also provided by Paul at this site.
  4. Another older version (1.5.2) is available at http://silk.apana.org.au/subversion/.
  
  
• PHP version 5.2.10 has been released as of 06/23/2009. It is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML. Modules supported include bz2, curl, dbase, exif, filepro, gd, gettext, mbstring, mysql, mysqli, openssl, pdo_mysql, pdo_sqlite, pgsql, and sqlite. Go to http://www.smedley.info/os2ports/index.php?page=php-5.

  NOTES:

  1. You will need the GCC runtime (LIBC063.DLL); for that, go to ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip.
  2. More info on PHP is at http://www.php.net/; it includes a tutorial, manual, and links.
  3. A PDF module and a Z39.50 module are also available.
  
  

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