 Google Meet has introduced take notes for me, an AI feature that auto-summarizes meetings into Google Docs, currently available to select Workspace customers. It supports spoken English and aims for full rollout by September 10, 2024 https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/8/google-meet-s-new-ai-tool-summarizes-meetings-into-google-docs-for-select-workspace-users/ KDE has released version 1.2.0 of Haruna, its free and open source media player, with a customizable floating bottom toolbar for improved video playing, a new tooltip-based documentation, and middle-click playlist scrolling for enhanced user convenience. COSMIC monthly update! Check out what people are saying about the Alpha release! https://s76.co/pKJSpGgj @pop_os_official colleague installed this today and it looks awesome. I can't wait to upgrade myself Microsoft has donated the Mono Project to the developers of Wine, the widely-used compatibility layer for running Windows apps on Unix-like systems. This move ensures continued development and support for Mono, an open-source .NET implementation, as Microsoft focuses on its modern .NET initiatives.  @alternativeto We released OpenProject 14.4.1 today! This patch release contains several bug fixes and we recommend updating to the newest version. Read more in our release notes: https://openproject.org/docs/release-notes/14-4-1/ Thanks to our wonderful Community 💙 Claude's Artifacts feature is now available to all users, including Free, Pro, and Team plans, and accessible via iOS and Android apps. It helps users visualize and build on projects like diagrams, prototypes, and dashboards https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/8/claude-has-announced-that-its-artifacts-feature-is-now-available-to-all-users-and-mobile/ Aniwave, a popular free anime streaming site, has shut down, urging users to support legal alternatives. Users can back up watchlists to MAL or AniList, with detailed instructions provided. The closure's cause is undisclosed https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/8/anime-piracy-streaming-platform-aniwave-has-officially-shut-down/  @alternativeto How about no supporting 'legal' streaming services as they do far worse?  @alternativeto for anyone looking, an #alternative for depending on a #website to #streamanimefree , I would remind you that #torrenting exists, and would reccomend #miru or #migu they are both easy, just mostly work applications to strictly stream #anime it has integration with #anilist and is #OpenSource #software Sony has launched a PlayStation Accessories app for Windows, enabling PC users to customize their DualSense Edge controller. The app offers detailed settings adjustments and firmware updates, enhancing the PC gaming experience https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/8/sony-launches-playstation-accessories-app-for-pc-to-customize-dualsense-edge-controller/ Obsidian 1.7.1 (early access) is now available to Catalyst members for desktop and mobile. Startup time is significantly faster on mobile. For vaults with 10,000+ notes you can expect to see at least 50% reduction in load time. Editable page previews and footnotes are also improving quickly. Page previews stay open even if the window loses focus or the command palette appears. Pressing "Esc" instantly closes the page preview while editing. + many more small fixes and improvements! We're continuing to make improvements to load time across configurations. You can help! Test startup time on your device by going to General → Advanced, to see a breakdown of the app's startup time. Share your results with us on our Discord channel so we can keep improving 🥰  @obsidian@mas.to ah yea that was one of the things that I didn't like about obsidian on my phone, I ended up keeping it loaded in task switcher all the time to reduce the amount of waits Mozilla Firefox has introduced an experimental Picture-in-Picture (PiP) feature in its @FirefoxNightly build, which activates when a video-playing tab is moved to the background. This can be enabled via about:settings#experimental. The feature will be included in Firefox version 130.  @alternativeto @FirefoxNightly given the number of websites that start playing videos on page load, that sounds terrible Swiss company @protonprivacy has launched Proton Drive for Business, offering secure, encrypted cloud storage, file sharing, and document editing. This service aims to attract businesses looking for a privacy-focused alternative to Google, Microsoft, or Dropbox. [Nightly Blog] Streamline your screen time with auto-open Picture-in-Picture and more – These Weeks in Firefox: Issue 166 https://blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2024/08/26/streamline-your-screen-time-with-auto-open-picture-in-picture-and-more-these-weeks-in-firefox-issue-166/ MakeMusic has discontinued its music notation software, Finale, after 35 years. No further updates or purchases will be available, and support will end by August 2025. Users are advised to switch to Dorico Pro, offered at a discount for Finale users for a limited time. ServBay 1.4.0 introduces MySQL support (versions 5.1 to 9.0), a new service management interface, and enhanced database configuration options. It also improves host configurations, adds domain management features, and updates runtime for better stability https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/8/servbay-1-4-0-released-with-mysql-support-enhanced-management-interfaces-and-more/ The alpha version of the COSMIC desktop environment for Pop!_OS and other Linux distributions has been released, featuring new customization options, performance improvements, and integrated screen capture https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/8/alpha-version-of-cosmic-desktop-environment-released-for-pop-_os-and-other-linux-distros/ PipeWire 1.2.3, a maintenance update for the open-source audio/video server on Linux, introduces freewheeling support, better sample rate handling, and fixes for deadlocks and memory leaks. It also improves device compatibility and command-line interface support https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/8/pipewire-1-2-3-update-enhancements-in-ffado-driver-sample-rate-handling-and-bug-fixes/ The KDE Project released KDE Gear 24.08, featuring major updates across its software suite. Highlights include improved file access in Dolphin, new features in Konsole and Kdenlive, better document formatting in Kate, and enhancements to several other applications https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/8/kde-gear-24-08-released-major-enhancements-across-dolphin-konsole-kdenlive-and-more/ TIDAL's new tools for U.S. songwriters on its TIDAL Artist Home platform help manage catalogs, track rights, and ensure proper compensation. Features include categorizing works, metadata management, and facilitating royalty collection https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/8/tidal-launches-new-tools-for-songwriters-to-manage-catalogs-and-maximize-royalties/ Pidgin discovered a malicious plugin named ss-otr containing a keylogger and sharing unauthorized screenshots. Added on July 6th, it was reported on August 16th and confirmed as malicious by August 22nd. Users should uninstall it immediately. Pidgin will now require plugins to have an OSI Approved Open Source License and undergo safety checks.  @alternativeto I miss the days when messaging was so simple and Pidgin was the king on Linux. I guess I'm officially an old man now. Heya everyone, I thought I posted this here last night, but apparently I didn't.. I regret to inform you that the Screen Shot Off The Record plugin that we linked to briefly was found to have a key logger and was sending screen shots to unwanted parties. So if you have this plugin installed, you will want to remove it immediately. You can see our official post about this at https://pidgin.im/posts/2024-08-malicious-plugin/ We are planning a more indepth post in the near future.  @pidgin The plugin seems to be GPL 3 and at https://github.com/jabberplugins/pidgin-screenshare? There are 2 DLLs in the repo though, libotr and zlib. So maybe the plugin is fine if you throw away those two files? @pidgin You did post last night. I replied that ss-otr was an appropriate name - as it stands for Social Security On The Record in a US govt context. |
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