checkers, aka. Draughts

I had a lot of fun with this as a kid, is my explanation.

THIS has been updated.

"JAVA" no longer works on modern browsers, which is a good thing, but that means checkers no longer works on modern browsers, which is a "bad" thing, as that was a lot of fun.

So, "Checkers 2.0"..

I ported it over to JavaScript, because it was too much fun not to. It's now actually more fun than the original. The Computer-Vs-Computer mode is ASMR-Extreme. Think: Game Of Life, but adversarial.

Sometimes a dozen updates happen in a day and I don't blog about it, sometimes months pass like this.

I realize, stupidly, that this means more BIG-HEAMPUM work for zero donations and I'm trying to do (post update info) better, as the updates KEEP HAPPENING REGARDLESS.

For now..

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ffe 2.5.6.*

2.5.6.*   ("Evil Pasta")

~ ffe now collapses the live output from ffmpeg, so instead of hundreds or
thousands of lines scrolling, you get one single line updating as ffmpeg
outputs it. In other words, you only see one line changing.

This is neater, and you can get to the initial ffmpeg output at any time.

The log still contains every line.

~ ffe no longer forces the scroll to the bottom of the console window on every
update. Instead it scrolls once at the beginning, then it's up to you.

* Fixed the version checking. Oh, you may never find out about this!
  
* Fixed missing linebreaks in console message output.
  
* Fixed shift-click on output label to open output directory.



2.5.5.6   ("Slippy McDuck")

* Finally fixed the weird behaviour on the output input. Once set, you won't
need to mess with it again, and it will no longer pick up legacy entries.

Essentially, you can drop file onto the input, and the output will transform
only the name part, leaving your output directory intact.

* Fixed the bug with MATOF. It will now always recalculate with fresh data.

Check it out here.

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Many apps!

Since I got the new (Debian) server up and running, I've upload a few more updates.

ffe, BatchRunner, MangleeZee, CorzSpaZio, as well as a few accessories, have fresh features and fixes.

Got a couple of new things in the pipeline, too. Stuff I've been working (sitting) on for too long.

Fresh start time! Watch this space.

For now..

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@EQ: Your speakers follow your monitor, automatically.

@EQ is a simple app designed to do one simple thing: Switch your speaker setup when you switch your primary monitor.

You could also use it as a preset-capable audio equalizer, but auto-switching is @EQ's main purpose, for folk like me who use their PC also as their movie player (or whatever) on a different screen, with different speakers.

I used to use Equalizer APO for this, but I could never get the darned thing to work automatically, and having to switch EQ & preamp levels manually when we switch to the "movie screen" was becoming tedious (my desktop speakers sound very different to our "movie" speakers, without EQ adjustment). And of course, switching back again.

@EQ, once setup, will automatically and painlessly set your audio output, EQ + preamp levels and audio channels on a per-monitor basis, with zero user interaction.

More info here.

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checksum 2.0

Now the new server is up and running, time for some updates. First, checksum.

What's new?

• International language translation..
  
  
  
• SHA256 and CRC32 support
  
  
• Optional BOM markers
  
  
• Hardlink/Symlink support
  
  
• check "relative" hashes from a different location.
  
  
• Oh, loads! Plus heaps of fixes and more.

See the latest version info here.

Download here.

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