Fixed problem under OS X where Fixation could hang when a lot of server output was received at once (e.g.If the current application folder is not writeable, Fixation now tries the user's home directory and then /tmp. Fixed problem where debug.log could not be opened in OS X.The minimum and maximum opponent ratings in the Seek Game dialog are now saved in the preferences if "Save Settings" is checked.This can happen when a server displays an error message not expected by Fixation. Now detects login: loops and terminates the login attempt.The size can be selected in the preferences under "Seek Graph Options". The Seek Graph now has three selectable sizes: small, medium, large.The problem did not happen in examine mode. Fixed hang problem when starting a game on FICS using "pawns pawns-only".Source code is available from the Fixation home page. I'm not sure how many people will spend $20 to get rid of the annoying banner that floats across the screen periodically, but anyone who's interested in what a next-generation web-enabled application looks like - or has a healthy curiosity about the world and the weather - would be well rewarded by doing so."įixation is a freeware TCP client for the Internet Chess Club (ICC), Free Internet Chess Server (FICS), US Chess Live (USCL) and (limited support). Clicking on the optional markers for recent volcanoes, earthquakes, and webcams (the only disappointment of the whole package was the small number of webcams shown) pops up special windows or opens a browser window to show more info. Clicking the weather icon for a city pops up a window showing current conditions and a five-day forecast. There are plenty of display and customization options, including which cities get those happy little icons at various zoom levels: show New York, LA, Paris and London in the big view, and Pittsburgh, Paga-Pago and Timbuktu in the close-ups. Think of it as a personal version of your weatherman's workstation - right down to those happy little animated icons for current conditions in selected cities. Earth Browser gathers raw data and images from public and private web sites around the world (including recent satellite cloud-cover images) and integrates them into a very nicely-rendered 3D view of current conditions around the world. Earth Browser is all about the weather: you don't need to know it's using the Internet: it just does - all you need is an interest in weather, earthquakes, volcanoes and the like. Today's browsers are all about gathering information: which information you gather, and how you put it together is up to you. "EarthBrowser is a way cool example of what's next in Internet applications: special-purpose programs that focus on a specific kind of information, which they gather from sites across the net and integrate for you. Upgrades from version 2.0 are discounted. NASA OnEarth Near Real Time satellite overlay.Over 60,000 cities / add your own cities.Bug fix to save satellite visibility status and ordering (3.2.1).Version 3.2/3.2.1 adds/changes the following: It's Internet software merely because of how it gets its most valuable information (maps, current cloud cover, etc.) via the the Internet. In addition, it displays current weather conditions and 5-day forecasts for over 800 cities, making it a superb general-purpose weather program as well. Shareware $29.95 Current Version: 3.2.1 (July 24, 2009)ĮarthBrowser (formerly Planet Earth) is a very cool program that displays a real-time picture of the earth that indicates cloud cover and day and night regions - as well as allowing you spin and zoom the globe in any which way you desire (you'll be sure to make your Geochron-owning friends mildly sick).
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