Ahaha that made my day :) Phil
On Tue, 2009-11-03 at 17:20 +0100, David McLeod wrote: > > > UI Refresh huh? > So who is doing that? > > > Nice info though. > > > David > > On 3 Nov 2009, at 17:13, Vanessa O'Bree wrote: > > > 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, orpackages 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&t=1339 > > [11] https://www.moovida.com/forums/index.php > > > > The Moovida Team > >
