Day: June 24, 2011

Geek Software of the Week: MediaLister!

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The MediaLister Open Source ProjectYes, I am declaring our own, new Open Source project, Medialister, the GSotW! So what!?! Naaah! I am just that proud of what our own master PHP guru, Henry Ratliff, hath wrought! Both DirCaster and MediaLister are sponsored and maintained by Dr. Bill Bailey.NET! Check out the MediaLister web site:

The MediaLister Open Source Project

“You have a web site and you want to show your videos to the world! You shoot, them, convert them to Flash format (.flv files) and are ready to display them on your site. But how? Using our Open Source tool kit called ‘MediaLister!’

Similar to our other Open Source project for RSS feeds called ‘DirCaster‘ now, you just drop your Flash media files in a directory, update a simple XML file with metadata, and you are displaying your site videos!”

So, this is also the official “kick-off” announcement, stay tuned as it grows and develops! Check it out in production on the new, and improved, (thanks to MediaLister) Dr. Bill.TV Episode List!

Mac Security Updates… Yes, I said, MAC!

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Mac’s have malware? Yes. Dewd!

Mac Malware: OS X 10.6.8 Has A Plethora of Critical Security Updates

“Apple released Mac OS X 10.6.8 yesterday in preparation for its Lion release. There are several things to like about the new update, including changes to Final Cut Pro X as well as enhancements to the Mac App Store ahead of the release of Lion.

Overlooked in the update is the fact that Apple has included a fair amount of security updates in the software. When it comes to Apple, people always want to talk about what is cool and sleek and fun to use. Yet, as the fake anti-virus malware Mac Defender has shown us, Apple is becoming more of a target for malicious hacks. Apple releases security updates with each version of Mac OS X. Let’s take a look at what is significant in version 10.6.8.

According to the Sophos Naked Security blog, the most important fixes concern ‘arbitrary code execution.’

‘That’s computer-speak for ‘allow a bad guy to run malicious code on your computer, without your authorization,'” wrote Graham Cluley of Sophos.'”

Star Wars MMO Shutting Down in December

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The Gamemaster will be bummed… though, actually, I don’t think he played it much… and, apparently neither did other folk!

Star Wars Galaxies Shutting Down In December

“It seems Star Wars Galaxies won’t have to worry about competing with the upcoming BioWare MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic. SOE plans to shut down Galaxies by the end of the year.

Galaxies will end on December 15th. The announcement comes just two days before the MMO celebrates its eighth birthday.

‘Galaxies has been a part of all our lives for so many years that it’s really going to be hard to see it end,’ reads a letter from producer Tony ‘Teesquared’ Tyson. ‘It has meant different things to each of us. For some it’s about combat. For others it’s about socializing, or crafting, or collecting, or decorating, or fishing, or adventuring, or more. For all of us, though, Galaxies is about sharing experiences with our friends.'”