Tuesday, April 15, 2003

Crossover Plugin 1.2.1 Released -- 9:02 pm CST, Update by A.T. Hun

Codeweavers has released the 1.2.1 version of their Crossover Plugin for Linux. Current Crossover customers can download it from their online store. This version mainly supplies workarounds for problems introduced with glibc 2.3 that is a part of Red Hat 9 and Mandrake 9.1. This hopefully will fix the problems I've been having until the 2.0 version comes out. Note: this will not fix the problems with glibc 2.3.2 that comes with Debian unstable (aka sid) and Gentoo.

For more information on the Crossover Plugin and what it offers to Linux users, check out the official Crossover site. I bought it and I like it a lot. Two big thumbs up from me. I mainly use it to watch Quicktime movies and play streaming Windows Media (ESPN and NHL.com insist on using it).

One for You, Nineteen for Me -- 12:36 pm CST, Update by A.T. Hun

For all of you citizens of the U.S. of A., today is tax day! You have until midnight tonight to get your 1040 filled out or file for an extension. I got mine in about six weeks ago. I've already gotten a letter back from the I.R.S. telling me that for the fourth time in five years they've messed up my taxes. Hooray for me!

More Fun with the Info Minister -- 12:00 pm CST, Update by A.T. Hun

The site I linked to a couple of days ago (WeLoveTheIraqiInformationMinister.com) had to be shut down because it was receiving 4000 hits per second. As a result, they couldn't afford to keep it running. However, that has not stopped the speculation about Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf. ESPN.com's Jim Caple wonders what career move al-Sahaf might try next. How about New York Yankees broadcaster. It could happen.

Knetmon 0.9 Released -- 11:36 am CST, Update by A.T. Hun

One thing that I love about Linux is all the cool little utilities that you can get to monitor just about everything. Thanks to Linux Today I recently discovered the KNetmon applet for KDE that allows you to monitor your network traffic. It's small and very cool. It comes just at the right time since the developers of KNetLoad seem to have fallen off the face of the planet. Check it out! RPMs are available for various versions of Red Hat, Mandrake, and SuSE. Of course, you can also snag the source and roll your own.

Enemy Territory Coming to Linux -- 11:26 am CST, Update by A.T. Hun

Linux Games posted a blurb indicating that Enemy Territory, the upcoming free multiplayer expansion for Return to Castle Wolfenstein, is in private testing for Linux! I was hoping to hear some official word about this. I haven't gotten my RtCW fix in a while.

Shacknews is also reporting that a single-level test version of Enemy Territory will be released next week. Free stuff == good.

Monday, April 14, 2003

Half-Life 2 -- 5:39 pm CST, Update by The Master

If you haven't seen this, you're living in a well: there's a post over on Shacknews that is pulling together a bunch of various threads all over the printed game magazine media that may be hinting at an imminent Half-Life 2 release. Hmmm... I may need to play Half-Life now :-)

J.t.Qbe comments: A few weeks ago you could get the Half-Life Platinum pack (HL plus 4 expansions/addons/fruit bats) for $24.95 at Target. Ahem.

The Master comments: You mean there's people who don't own all that stuff yet?

Pondering the Imponderable -- 4:26 pm CST, Update by A.T. Hun

OK, it's 80 today, but they are predicting snow or freezing rain for Wednesday through Friday. Air conditioning today, snow throwers later this week. Hooray for northern Wisconsin springs!

J.t.Qbe comments: Pretty much the same situation here in western MI: mid-70s today and tomorrow, low 50s or 40s the rest of the week. Whew! I mean, brrr!

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