PowerUser.tv Episode 5: Halo Movie, WinFS beta and more

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Neowin.net's official podcast, PowerUser.tv has posted Episode 5. This week the panel discusses the Halo movie, Sony Server Exchange, WinFS beta, eDonkey vs. Bittorrent, the .xxx domain, Beyond TV (SnapStream) vs. TiVO and more!

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What's New in this release:

New: Feed Engine; This one replaces the unreliable one used by FeedMonster before.
Changed: Feed Database format; It is now an XML file that combines the feeds list (.fmf) and the feed link files (.flf).
Changed: Web Browser controls; Same IE just a different control
Added: Feed Auto Discovery; automatcally scans for links to RSS feeds in the pages you vist in the FeedMonster web browser.
Fixed: Annoying Feed Selection issue; Occured when a feed was already being downloaded and the user clicked on
Changed: Item Newspaper theme; Now uses a built in CSS stylesheet.
Added: Status Bar; FMWB actually finished now
Changed: Add feed and Edit feed moved; Now on a sidebar
Added: Toolbar and Sidebar layout saving; Now when you reposition the toolbars and sidebars they're automatically repositioned for you each time you start FeedMonster
Added: Tabbed Browser; now FeedMonster has a tabbed browser just like all the others.
Added: Colored Tabs; Tabs in FeedMonster now have alternating background colors
Fixed: ClickTwice feed viewing; now when a feed has never been DL'ed all you have to do is ClickOnce.

This version of FeedMonster has a new file format for the feeds list, on first run FeedMonster will activate an automatic built-in converter that will convert the original feeds file over to this new format. After the first run you will have to rename your orginal feeds file so that the converter won't trigger every time you start. There is also a known issue with the feed image element in all feeds that contain a feed image. To correct this issue for this release the feed image elements are ignored, This will be fixed in beta 4.

#1 joekr on 05 Sep 2005 - 21:43

Anothor great show team, keep 'em coming.

#2 LOC on 05 Sep 2005 - 21:46

And the thunder you hear in the background on my end, is actually Hurricane Katrina.

(2 replies) #3 threedaysdwn on 05 Sep 2005 - 22:03

Despite what Brad says, WinFS will not be shipping with Vista. That has been said over, and over, and over.

#3.1 Frogboy on 06 Sep 2005 - 17:06

I didn't say WinFS would ship with Vista. The story is about the beta being shipped at PDC and that SOME people are thinking that WinFS may actually ship in time for Vista. That is what is NEW about the news.

#3.2 threedaysdwn on 06 Sep 2005 - 23:14

But no one thinks that WinFS may actually ship with Vista. It won't.

A few suggested that it could be included on the Vista Server disc (though not part of the OS) or something like that... but the WinFS team has said that probably won't happen either. According to their blog, they haven't even begun thinking about distribution for WinFS once it's finished.

But it absolutely will not be a part of Vista.

(1 reply) #4 phoe*nix on 05 Sep 2005 - 22:07

Another great podcast

Forgive me if i'm missing something but wasn't this available a few days ago?

Last edited by 100738 on 05 Sep 2005 - 22:13

#4.1 LOC on 05 Sep 2005 - 22:09

Yes it was. It is posted on the poweruser.tv site on Fridays usually, but then we post about it here on Mondays now.

#5 Colin-uk on 05 Sep 2005 - 22:24

very good podcast

#6 _tux_ on 05 Sep 2005 - 23:35

*claps* more more more

(6 replies) #7 Banzai on 06 Sep 2005 - 00:10

for some reason i didnt get any of these shows thu itunes this week, and when i hit update it doesnt find any new shows, any ideas why?

#7.1 Matt500 on 06 Sep 2005 - 01:22

I didn't get them either, Ive had to download from the site. Everyones a bit boring on the Podcast, kind of like being in a bad conversation at a party with the bosses Yes men, see above in the thread lol

Gibe the guys from neowin a drink or something before it starts

#7.2 WishX on 06 Sep 2005 - 02:12

Gibe the guys from neowin a drink or something before it starts

Hey, yeah! We'll get all liquored up and do a podcast. PowerUser.TV Neowin After-Hours Edition.

#7.3 Matt500 on 06 Sep 2005 - 03:06

Id listen to it

Maybe its just because its new but they sound a bit unsure of themselves, You know like when you see a guy with a load of women and you think how the hell is he with all of them until you go over and see they don't like him and he has basically made himself the lowest thing on the food chain by the insults he does to himself. More confidence is needed and I don't like the presenter asking people to tell her about things, it should be a free for all and unless she has a good story she has to sit in the corner, same for everyone else

#7.4 [NFC]Wave on 06 Sep 2005 - 15:18

QUOTE

Hey, yeah! We'll get all liquored up and do a podcast. PowerUser.TV Neowin After-Hours Edition.

Thank goodness we don't have video

#7.5 WishX on 07 Sep 2005 - 03:13

Don't have video? Just wait...

#7.6 [NFC]Wave on 07 Sep 2005 - 16:09

Oh the horror! Nobody needs to see us Moderator's in our suits!

#8 Dirtie on 06 Sep 2005 - 01:23

Quick question, why are all the RSS feeds showing the same articles?

#9 Sens on 06 Sep 2005 - 13:10

The first one was poor, imo, sorry but I had to say it.
But I decided to listen to his one, VERY good, listening now. Love the hard drive talk

Educational, brilliant, funny. I like it

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