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Foxamp 0.4.1 released
Filed under: — orudge @ 09/04/2013 10:29 am
Hot on the heels of the release of Foxamp 0.4 comes Foxamp 0.4.1. The new version fixes a bug which might cause the buttons to stop working when no Winamp path is specified in the settings, and also adds support for 64-bit versions of Firefox (such as Waterfox).
Foxamp 0.4 released
Filed under: — orudge @ 04/04/2013 10:36 pm
I’ve released version 0.4 of Foxamp, which features an architectural change in that Foxamp no longer launches an external process (Winamp Control Centre) to interface with Winamp, instead controlling Winamp directly through a DLL. This may lead to slightly better performance. It also seems to have fixed a bug where the song title wouldn’t update. You can download the new version here, or it’ll be available on the Mozilla Add-ons site soon.
Happy 2013, everyone!
Filed under: — orudge @ 15/01/2013 12:30 pm
Figured I should post a message of some sort, seeing as it’s a new year. So, I hope 2013 is good to you all. I do have various plans for this site, and my other sites, but time is not on my side – too much going on in “real life” I’m afraid. So expect some dribs and drabs over the coming few months.
File3D 1.2 released (yes, really, I’ve updated an ancient Windows 3.1 utility)
Filed under: — orudge @ 01/12/2012 6:50 pm
In what must surely be a contender for “most pointless software upgrade ever”, I came across the source code to File3D the other day. As one of the first things I ever programmed in C, back in 1999, the code was pretty bad. So I decided to tidy it up and release a new version. File3D 1.2 doesn’t do anything much different in terms of functionality, but it does have some installer improvements, and also features a Windows NT 3.51 version. (It should work in NT 3.1 and 3.5 too, but I haven’t been able to test it properly.)
If you happen to be one of the 3 people still using Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Windows NT 3.51, or the lesser-spotted Windows 3.11 or Windows for Workgroups 3.1, and you don’t already have a program like Calmira to make your entire Windows experience 3D, then feel free to download File3D 1.2 today. And then tell me about it, because I’d like to know that you exist!
Coming soon: hopefully an update of something that is more useful!
New Aegean Airlines mileage earning calculator
Filed under: — orudge @ 03/08/2012 4:27 pm
With the near-demise of bmi (British Midland), it seems many Diamond Club members have flocked to the Aegean Airlines programme, Miles&Bonus. So it seems only appropriate that I should create a calculator for it. The eagle-eyed amongst you will notice that I’ve labelled this the “Star Alliance calculator” – I intend to add some further airlines to this in time.
If you have any queries about this, or discover anything is wrong, please let me know.
TTDX Editor 1.20 released
Filed under: — orudge @ 12/03/2012 10:07 pm
Following in the footsteps of December’s Saved Game Manager update, I have released a new version of TTDX Editor, the first since 2004! The main feature is improved compatibility with modern versions of Windows (although TTDX Editor was less broken in this respect than the Saved Game Manager). The new version also includes a handful of bug fixes and some other minor improvements. If you’re interested, you can download it here.
I’m intending to release a new version of TTDAlter with similar improvements at some point in the future (although I’ve yet to start work on it, and TTDAlter was by far the most complex of my Transport Tycoon utilities). In the longer term, I also would like to work on versions of TTDAlter and TTDX Editor that work with OpenTTD (manipulating GRF files in the case of TTDAlter), but those will both basically involve complete rewrites. Maybe in another 8 years, eh? 
Firefox 10 released – Foxamp should still work!
Filed under: — orudge @ 31/01/2012 10:49 pm
As regular Foxamp users will know, I’ve generally had to release a new version of Foxamp each time Firefox was updated – despite the fact that this shouldn’t be necessary as of Firefox 4 or so. I wrote in November that that should no longer be the case – however, I was, it seems wrong. However, Firefox now seems to be able to upgrade Foxamp in such a way that it does work even without downloading a new version of it. I’ve tried upgrades and fresh installs, and it all seems to work, at long last. So, if anybody does have any problems, please let me know. Otherwise, happy Foxamping!
Also, I know there are still a few issues with this version, and people have sent me other feature requests too, and I do hope to be able to release a new version at some point. Mostly the issue is finding the time, unfortunately!
British Airways Executive Club earnings calculator
Filed under: — orudge @ 22/01/2012 5:22 pm
As some of you know, I have become a bit of a frequent flyer over the past few years, and created an earnings calculator for bmi Diamond Club a couple of years ago. With bmi’s impending sale to British Airways, I’ve now created an earnings calculator for the British Airways Executive Club, showing how many Avios and tier points you’ll earn on any given itinerary. There may be some bugs or incorrect values in it – let me know if you spot anything that’s wrong, or if you have any other comments about it.
Happy new year!
Filed under: — orudge @ 01/01/2012 1:27 pm
I’d just like to wish all visitors to owenrudge.net a happy new year. I hope you all have a great 2012!
Transport Tycoon Saved Game Manager 2.3 released!
Filed under: — orudge @ 24/12/2011 11:58 pm
First of all, Merry Christmas!
Well, believe it or not, I’ve released a new version of the Transport Tycoon Saved Game Manager, nearly 10 years after the last version was released! For those of you who still enjoy playing TTDPatch, or even the original TT or TTD, the Manager helps you organise your saved games and scenarios with ease. I’ve updated it so that it works well on modern versions of Windows, as well as implementing a number of new features, including:
- Support for modern versions of Windows and user restrictions
- Win32 DLL plug-ins supported
- More detailed game information available
- More currencies
- Refresh option
- Plug-in installation improvements
- New “Play with OpenTTD” plug-in
- Assorted new plug-in functions
- Updated TTDIR utility
- New Setup program
- Plus other bug fixes and improvements
Check it out and download it on the Saved Game Manager page!
Firefox 8 is out
Filed under: — orudge @ 09/11/2011 3:27 pm
Firefox 8 has been released today, and it seems that Foxamp should still work with this version. (I gave it a compatibility setting up to version 9 this time round.) So I’ll have to release a new version sometime after 9 is released in December, assuming Mozilla don’t fix that silly bug by then, but for now things should be OK. If anybody does have any problems, please let me know.
OK, I spoke too soon…
Filed under: — orudge @ 28/09/2011 7:45 pm
It seems that bug actually hasn’t been fixed, rather irritatingly. I still don’t know why, but Firefox just seems to refuse to remember that Foxamp is compatible with the new version of Firefox after a restart. So, Foxamp 0.3.15 has been released. I’ve made this version support 7.0 – 9.0 – if there are any actual compatibility issues when 8.0 and 9.0 are released, I’ll provide a new version of course. The version on the Mozilla Add-ons site will be updated over the next few days.
Foxamp and Firefox 7.0
Filed under: — orudge @ 27/09/2011 4:09 pm
So, Mozilla have today released Firefox 7.0. As far as I can tell, Foxamp 0.3.14 should continue to work both as an upgrade and as a new install. It looks like Mozilla’s compatibility updates are finally working (it’s never worked for Foxamp before, even though they claim it should). If anybody does have any problems, please let me know.
Foxamp 0.3.14 released
Filed under: — orudge @ 14/08/2011 5:33 pm
Well, with Firefox 6.0 on the horizon, it’s time for a new Foxamp release. This version actually has something new in it other than a compatibility update, though – Unicode support. If you’ve tried to play songs with Unicode characters in their name, you may have noticed they didn’t render properly in Foxamp. This should now be fixed. Unfortunately, this does now mean that if anybody’s using Firefox 1.5 or below, they will no longer be able to use Foxamp, but, well, time moves on, I suppose! Also, anybody still on Windows 95/98/Me won’t be able to use the application, either. (If anybody *does* actually still use those versions, please let me know!)
Anyway, you can grab the new version in the usual location, or you should get an automatic update in the next day or two whenever the editors approve it. And I do have some plans for new features and improvements in the next versions (as well as an intention to bump the version number up to 1.0.0!), so hopefully you’ll see more progress soon.
Foxamp 0.3.13 released
Filed under: — orudge @ 18/07/2011 1:26 pm
I’ve released a new version of Foxamp which should now have proper Firefox 5.0 compatibility. While I did update the version identifier on the Mozilla Add-ons site, it seemed that for some users, the add-on would disable itself upon restart after the initial update. Hopefully releasing a completely new version will fix that. If people still have problems, please let me know.
You can download the new version from the Foxamp web site, and it should also be available on the Mozilla Add-ons site in the next few days.
Foxamp updated for Firefox 5.0
Filed under: — orudge @ 05/07/2011 11:05 pm
OK, so I managed to get the opportunity to test Foxamp on a Windows machine with Firefox 5, and it seems it works OK. I’ve therefore updated the compatibility identifier on the Mozilla Add-ons site. I’ve not yet updated the version on this site; I’ll do that once I’m back in the UK!
Sorry for the delay, and thanks for using Foxamp!
Foxamp update coming soon
Filed under: — orudge @ 2:25 am
For those of you who have upgraded to Firefox 5.0 and are awaiting a Foxamp upgrade, there will be one coming soon, just as soon as I get back to the UK – expect it in the next couple of weeks.
(Alas, I fear delays while I update the add-on may become a regular occurrence, with Mozilla’s stupid new release/versioning schedule, but I shall try to keep on top of it!)
Foxamp 0.3.12 released
Filed under: — orudge @ 15/01/2011 1:09 pm
So, it turns out that Firefox 4.0 hasn’t actually broken Foxamp as much as I thought, and I’ve now released a new version with support for Firefox 4.0. Click here to download it, or if you’re already a Foxamp user, you should receive an update notification through the Mozilla add-ons service soon.
Belated update
Filed under: — orudge @ 04/12/2010 3:00 pm
As usual, I’ve been rather busy lately, and neglecting this site. Sorry! I even missed owenrudge.net’s 11th birthday, which happened on the 28th of November. (I was somewhat busy flying across the Atlantic that day, not helped by all the snow in Scotland at the time!)
I in theory should have a new version of Foxamp, compatible with Firefox 4.0, at some point in the near future. Other than that, I will try to post a blog with a bit more of an update sometime in the near future, but I have another traversal of the Atlantic next weekend, before settling down for Christmas in the UK.
Catch you in another few months…
EDIT: Ugh, after having just installed the latest Firefox beta to play around with, I’m really, really, not liking the UI changes they’ve made. Looks like there may be quite a bit of work to update Foxamp, too, and I’m in no rush to do that with this horrible new UI. Inevitably I’ll have to migrate eventually, I suppose. I do wish people would stop messing up perfectly good UIs, or at least removing the options that allow old UI features to continue to be used (e.g., completely removing the status bar in Firefox 4.0; removing the classic Start menu in Windows 7; the entire UI in Office 2007/2010 – which, admittedly, I do find to be quite handy for most things now that I’ve got used to it, but it can still be a puzzle to find some random old command I use once in a blue moon, but I digress.) But anyway…
Ten years of Owen’s Transport Tycoon Station!
Filed under: — orudge @ 05/09/2010 2:11 am
Well, ten and a bit years ago, my Transport Tycoon Station was launched! (The anniversary was actually in July, but I’ve been a bit busy lately and didn’t notice, I’m afraid.) Since then, the site has grown enormously, with the development of several useful Transport Tycoon utilities, a comprehensive strategy guide and reference, saved games and scenarios, and, of course, The Transport Tycoon Forums, which originated as an offshoot of the site. The Transport Tycoon “scene” has also changed significantly, with the rise of TTDPatch in the early 2000s, and then the creation, release and further development of OpenTTD in the second half of the decade. Will we still be playing Transport Tycoon in 2020? I’ve no doubt the game will live on, and I’m sure the Transport Tycoon Station will still be here then too. And who knows, maybe I’ll have even finished the new Repository by then! 
EDIT: And, as a little tenth birthday present, I’ve updated some of the pages on the site, and even finished a couple of those pages that weren’t yet finished. Enjoy!