Hey Moovida peoples,
Moovida is undergoing a huge growth spurt. Maybe it's not the best idea to make a Media Center analogy to our awkward teenage years where we tend to stumble upon our overgrown limbs (or maybe that was just me), but in this case the growth part holds true. Moovida 1.0.8. Our growing team is working hard to make Moovida the Media Center of your dreams, but before you start drooling over it, we have to nail the basics. I'm talking bug fixes, key features, performance and similarly glamorous work we pride ourselves upon that doesn't happen overnight. We've made great inroads with our latest release, Moovida 1.0.8. [1], which includes all the bug fixes you can find here [2]. Most notably, the changes YouTube made which led to playback issues are now resolved, and problems with the play/pause button have been smoothed out. If ever you spot something not quite right with Moovida, make sure to let us know [3], after all, we're here to fix it. We're also getting more consistent. Moovida 1.0.8. is the first of what will be a monthly release schedule, the latest of which will be bundled with Ubuntu's 9.10 release [4]. Ubuntu users are just a few clicks away from installing Moovida with two options: automated and transparent updates in the plugin repository, or packages in our PPA [5]. Development Contest There's still time to participate in our dev contest with Mandriva [6]for the chance to win kick ass prizes. So far we've received solid plugin submissions like Vimeo and Arte . but there are still so many plugins awaiting to be created. Is there a 32'' LCD HDTV with your name on it? New Forum Moovida Forum members with acute observation skills will have noticed some changes. Our new phpBB client has more functions, and we've also started rewarding our community superstars with a little recognition. The new Forum boasts the following: . Recognition Program . More profile info at first glance to know specs and user ratings . New functionalities: user control panel, stats, member page, etc. Get more details on our Forum upgrades in our next blog post [7]. Upcoming As a hint of what's coming, all we can say for now is UI refresh, and we promise you it will be fresh. Tantalizing? Subscribe to our new blog [8]to get the latest news and sneak peeks. Meanwhile, we've got a web facelift coming very soon (I tend to think you're never too young to get one) and we've also started tweeting regularly, so followers can get live updates [9]. User comment of the Month Our friend Riverty pointed out that we lack in keyboard shortcut documentation [10]. Moovida is intuitive enough for a remote or mouse, but not for a keyboard. duly noted. We'll soon be adding this to our FAQ. Review of the Month We don't like to toot our own horn, so we let others do it for us (and we assume they know what they're talking about): "Moovida is a high quality media center that is greatly appreciated for its plugins, which allow a great variety of online media to be retrieved in just a few clicks." (translated from French) - Fleur Brosseau, Linux Pratique (Nov-Dec 2009 issue) Don't hesitate to give us feedback on any Moovida related topic [11], we want to hear from you! [1] http://www.moovida.com/download/ [2] https://launchpad.net/elisa/+milestone/1.0.8 [3] https://bugs.launchpad.net/moovida/+filebug [4] http://www.ubuntu.com/ [5] https://launchpad.net/~moovida-packagers/+archive/ppa [6] http://www.moovida.com/blog/?p=1 [7] http://www.moovida.com/blog/ [8] http://www.moovida.com/feeds/news/ [9] https://twitter.com/Moovida [10] https://www.moovida.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3 <https://www.moovida.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1339> &t=1339 [11] https://www.moovida.com/forums/index.php The Moovida Team
