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Please Show Your Support For Future Freeware Software Releases By Following Us On Twitter, Facebook and YouTube
31st January 2010
Developing and supporting software is a very time consuming and an often thankless task so it would be appreciated if you, your friends and/or colleagues can show your support for Sound Control and/or TICK and/or our other web based tools (together with future new versions) by visiting the links below to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube and following us.
Remember our valuable free time is invested in supporting and developing the freeware software you are using so give something back by [...]
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General Software And Tools Update
14th December 2009
Due to time constraints and new work commitments it is now unlikely the new v3.00 series of BETA's of Sound Control will be released soon. For users who wish to use the latest v2.00 series release, details of how to download Sound Control v2.48 BETA is still available to anyone via the contact us page.
This BETA seems to have been well received, with several users providing constructive feedback. Generally it is well worth the update if you are experiencing problems running Sound Control [...]
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List Of None Winamp Compatible Players For Sound Control
4th October 2009
The media hot key functionality of Sound Control now supports a limited set of none Winamp compatible players if using Sound Control v3.00+ (available soon).
The applications listed below support a subset of functionality of the media players features and should result in at least the major Next/Previous/Stop/Pause and Play keys being available.
If you wish Sound Control to support a new none Winamp compatible player or support further operations of an existing player please contact us to [...]
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Highly Customisable General Password Or WEP / WPA / WPA2 Key Generator Tool
3rd September 2009
This Password Generator tool has been designed to help you generate random passwords with several customisable options and character groupings. It is accessed via your browser and requires no special browser extensions or plug-ins to operate. The randomness is provided by an number generator based on the Mersenne Twister algorithm. This algorithm was designed to overcome some of the flaws of more commonly used random number generators.
Introduction
With computers getting more [...]
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How To Code Your Own WordPress ShortCode Plugin Tutorial (Part 2)
6th August 2009
Welcome to the second installment in the How To Code Your Own WordPress ShortCode Plugin Tutorial series of articles. This series of articles aims to provide you with the knowledge required to develop a WordPress ShortCode plugin from start to finish. At the end of this series of tutorials you will have a working shortcode plugin that allows you to insert a list of posts matching your criteria into any of your posts. It is aimed at all levels of technical ability but ideally you should be [...]
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The Best Free / Open Source Games For Windows, Linux And Mac (Part 1)
11th July 2009
As part of some light relief from all the recent software releases welcome to the first part of an ongoing series reviewing free or open source games for the Windows, Linux and Mac platforms.
This regular series of articles will aim to introduce you to the best games available with an emphasis on the game still being actively developed (where possible) and an active community for help and support if it is required.
As an occasional gamer myself the intention is to not only appeal to the [...]
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Sound Control v2.48 BETA – An Alternative Freeware Windows Sound Mixer And Volume Control Applet Has Been Released
8th July 2009
Sound Control v2.48 BETA the freeware replacement Windows Sound Mixer and Volume Control applet supporting hot keys, on screen display, Winamp and more has now been released. Changes in this version include:
Added - Application - Winamp Hot Keys - Can now customise what command is sent to Winamp for each hot key
Added - Application - Winamp Hot Keys - Added 10 customisable Winamp hot keys
Added - Application - Test Media Commands - Can now list and test all Winamp commands
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Sound Control v2.47 BETA – An Alternative Freeware Windows Sound Mixer And Volume Control Applet Has Been Released
29th June 2009
Sound Control v2.47 BETA the freeware replacement Windows Sound Mixer and Volume Control applet supporting hot keys, on screen display, Winamp and more has now been released. Changes in this version include:
Fixed - Application - On Screen Display - Leave On Screen Until Next Operation option now lasts longer than 30 seconds
Fixed - Application - Mixers - Blank lines in mixer list
Fixed - Application - Mixers - Better support for drivers that return blank/missing mixer information
Fixed - [...]
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How To Code Your Own WordPress ShortCode Plugin Tutorial (Part 1)
22nd June 2009
Welcome to the first installment in the How To Code Your Own WordPress ShortCode Plugin Tutorial series of articles. This series of articles aims to provide you with the knowledge required to develop a WordPress ShortCode plugin from start to finish. It is aimed at all levels of technical ability but ideally you should be familiar with WordPress and have some basic PHP knowledge.
A WordPress ShortCode Plugin can be used in any page or post within your blog and takes the form of [...]
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General Site And Software Update
11th June 2009
The site has had a general overhaul with the backend software updated to the latest version and an enhanced design developed that results in a wider page size, the menus moving from the right hand side of the screen to the left hand side and other major & minor tweaks. The RSS feed functionality has been greatly improved and an email subscription option is now also available. If you wish to subscribe use the standard icons found to the right hand side of the header at the top of each [...]
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