Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society

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  • updates to TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.90

    Since TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.90 was released on March 30th, 2008, there have been several software updates. As of April 8th, 2008, these are :

    With the increased file size of Inkscape, Scorched3D will be removed from the next version of TTCS OSSWIN CD which will likely be released online towards the end of April 2008.

  • TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.90 released

    screenshot of the web-based interface of TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.90

    The TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.90, a collection of over 100 Free/Open Source software for Windows is available for download. This version features the updated software including OpenOffice.org v2.40 and Mozilla Firefox v2.0.0.13 ; hence the version bump from planned v1.86.

    TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.90 file details :

    • Date created : March 30th, 2008
    • File name : ttcs_osswin_cd_v1.90.iso
    • File size : 696 MB (729,970,688 bytes)
    • MD5 checksum : 3e209facf2c68715836baaadfee617db / 3e209fac f2c68715 836baaad fee617db
    • SHA-1 : 0c06c05e 1aaf8ce1 b4661b20 ea617165 878771d5
    • SHA-256 : 317b7e73 82b905b6 1b8c2197 c9b30c3c bc0a1e76 71324341 bbca81b4 f8022252

    Changes from v1.85

    • updated OpenOffice.org, Programmers Notepad, TuxPaint, Portable Puzzle Collection, Sokoban YASC, GIMP, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Filezilla, XAMPP Lite, VirtualDub, VideoLAN, UltraVNC, TrueCrypt, Axcrypt, Autohotkey
    • removed DBDesigner4, Fullsync

    Filefront mirror is up ; other download mirrors (including BitTorrent) will be updated soon.

  • OpenOffice.org v2.40 available (soon)

    It hasn’t been announced on the OpenOffice.org website, but the download links for v2.40 are now active.

    Download :

    • OpenOffice.org v2.40 for Windows (US version ; doesn’t include Java Runtime Environment)
    • OpenOffice.org v2.40 for Linux (US version ; Linux RPM version)

    Other official download links for Linux .deb version and MacOS X should be available soon.

    (Update 26-3-2008 : removed the download links for now since someone pointed out the OpenOffice.org PolicyMirrorLinking)

  • next version of TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.86 to be released by end of March 2008

    Decided to wait for OpenOffice.org v2.4 to be released but it has been pushed back due to show-stopper bugs discovered with the release candidates. OpenOffice.org Ninja has more on this. Inkscape v0.46 for Windows will also hopefully be available by then.

  • How to apply word wrap to text files viewed in Mozilla Firefox

    As mentioned before, many of the public ICANN meetings have transcripts available within hours after the meetings as text files. However, a disadvantage with viewing the ICANN New Delhi 2008 meeting transcripts with Mozilla Firefox such as the transcript for “Workshop: Update on Internet Governance” held on February 11th, 2008 is that the length of the lines of text are too long for the browser window requiring you to scroll left and right to read the transcript which gets confusing with the likely result that you stop reading the transcript online or try to insert the text in a word processor or text editor to word wrap the text.

    If only there was a way to word-wrap the text in the browser window…………..

    Well, there is an easy solution for Mozilla Firefox users which I discovered, thanks to Tero Karvinen’s article “Making preformated <pre> text wrap in CSS3, Mozilla, Opera and IE”

    To word wrap text in text files displayed in Mozilla Firefox :

    1. Locate the sub-folder called chrome in your profile folder. See http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/edit#profile on how to find where Mozilla Firefox stores the profile folder for different operating systems.
    2. In this chrome subfolder, edit the text file “userContent.css” with a text editor (such as Notepad). Typically, this file does not exist by default. There is a userContent-example.css in this chrome sub-folder which you can rename to userContent.css
    3. Add the following line to userContent.css :
      pre { white-space: -moz-pre-wrap !important; }
    4. Save the file, and restart Firefox for the changes in userContent.css to take effect.

    With this change, any text files you view in Mozilla Firefox will automatically be word-wrapped so that you don’t have to scroll left and right to read the text file.

  • TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.85 released

    The TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.85 is now available to download from Filefront ; other download mirrors will be updated soon.

    • Date created : February 11th, 2008
    • File name : ttcs_osswin_cd_v1.85.iso
    • File size : 702 MB (736,174,080 bytes)
    • MD5 checksum : 72520a6b288dcfbfced5ff99f65220ca / 72520a6b 288dcfbf ced5ff99 f65220ca
    • SHA-1 : 48160403 d2b1eead 60e701ec fa0f4e4f 5207a971
    • SHA-256 : e4c0c429 ca8937ea b8cfca14 0565e4c1 8f5d6a60 7e301193 7ea60a62 412efba4

    Changes from v1.84

    • updated Sumatra PDF, WinMerge, ConvertAll, Wikidpad, Celestia, Stellarium, Portable Puzzle Collection, Sokoban YASC, Freeciv, Scorched3D, GIMP, Paint.NET, Mozilla Firefox, Filezilla, Halite, ClamWin Free Antivirus, UltraVNC, TrueCrypt, Keepass
    • removed Jools, wxMusik, Rainmeter, DotWidget

  • TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.85 status

    We didn’t release TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.85 over the Trinidad Carnival weekend as we were holding for Inkscape v0.46 to be available. But there have been many program updates since v1.84 including the releases of Celestia v1.50, Mozilla Firefox v2.0.0.12 , Gimp 2.4.4 , WinMerge 2.6.14, and more so we’ll try to release v1.85 by February 10th, 2008.

    Also discovered Extreme Tux Racer ,  which has better graphics, more courses and a cleaner UI than Tux Racer which is currently included on the TTCS OSSWIN CD. Tux Racer hasn’t been updated for years and Extreme Tux Racer seems a natural replacement for it. The problem is the file size : Extreme Tux Racer is around 30MB while Tux Racer is around 8MB so don’t know how to include Extreme Tux Racer on the TTCS OSSWIN CD.

  • updates to software on the TTCS OSSWIN CD since v1.84

    Did several updates to the TTCS OSSWIN CD that will be available for this Saturday’s meeting. Here’s a list of the updated software since v1.84 was released December 29th, 2007 :

    • Sumatra PDF 0.8 slim, portable, open-source PDF viewer for Windows.
    • ConvertAll 0.4.1 Unit Conversion program
    • Wikidpad 1.8rc12 Wiki-like notebook for storing anything you can think of to write down
    • Stellarium 0.9.1 Map the night sky on your computer
    • Sokoban YASC 1.423 Yet Another Sokoban Clone – for Windows
    • Scorched3D 41.3 turn based artillery game based on the classic DOS game Scorched Earth. Supports LAN and internet play
    • GIMP 2.4.3 bitmap editor suitable for photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
    • Paint.NET 3.22 image and photo editing tool for Windows XP and greater
    • FileZilla 3.0.5.2 fast FTP and SFTP client
    • Halite 0.3 download files via BitTorrent, a client file-sharing protocol created to overcome the obstacles of transferring large files over the Internet
    • ClamWin Free AntiVirus 0.92 ClamWin is a Free Antivirus for Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista.
    • KeePass 1.10 KeePass is an open-source password safe

    However, due to the increased file sizes of the updates, three programs were removed from the CD :

    • Jools 0.20 puzzle game similiar to Bejeweled
    • wxMusik 0.4.2.2 An open-source, cross-platform multimedia player and library.
    • Rainmeter 0.14 customisable performance meter and other applets for the desktop

    Been working on a DVD version of TTCS OSSWIN, but too much activities occupying my time now.

  • TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.84 released

    Season Greetings from the management of the Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society!

    The TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.84 is available for download at Filefront. Other download mirrors will be updated soon.

    Changes from v1.83

    • updated GanttProject, Wikidpad, Maxima, Kobo Deluxe, Portable Puzzle Collection, Sokoban YASC, Freeciv, Paint.NET, XAMPP Lite, VirtualDub, PDFCreator, Launchy.

    Re-coded the installers for Kobo Deluxe v0.51 (which was released December 27th, 2007) and VirtualDub using NSIS and improved on the installers by using the actual program icons for the program shortcuts in the Windows’ Start Menu. Seemingly small detail, but it is the small details that can detract from using a program.

  • TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.83 released

    The TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.83 is available for download at Filefront. Other download mirrors (thank you all!) will be updated soon.

    • Date created : December 10th, 2007
    • File name : ttcs_osswin_cd_v1.83.iso
    • File size : 691 MB (725,065,728 bytes)
    • MD5 checksum : b997e23e90a60d4d5e407f5709742614 / b997e23e 90a60d4d 5e407f57 09742614
    • SHA-1 : bd08a8f4 5747c4f8 29dc0731 5a81e014 c7be0026
    • SHA-256 : 890e47b2 cfd86c5e 8b8b735c 72261297 4fc94965 56a040e0 bbe150bf 977163c2

    Changes from v1.82

    • removed Trackballs
    • updated OpenOffice.org, 7zip, Tux Paint, Sokoban YASC, Freeciv, Gimp, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Filezilla, Thingamablog, HTTrack, Miranda IM, VideoLAN, InfraRecorder, Virtual Magnifying Glass, Folder Size, AutoHotkey