News archive
News - 26/02/2009
JPEG Saver 3.3 is available! This version has a few interesting changes, the most important being a big change to how the caching works. Now folders are checked for modifications when JPEG Saver starts up, and re-scanned for files if they have been modified. The cache is now not cleared when you configure unless you change the list of folders (or click the new button that clears the cache).
The second change is to the "Random" change mode - some people reported that it didn't seem random enough, so I've replaced my hacky random number function with Boost's Mersenne twister algorithm. If you still aren't happy with the way "Random" works, I'd suggest trying "Shuffled" instead.
The final change is to multi-monitor support - I've finally got around to displaying something on the non-primary monitors. Now they will show the previous image when new one is displayed on the primary.
News - 11/02/2009
I've redesigned and rewritten the Goat 1000 site in PHP. I've done this because it makes news updates and new downloads much easier to add to the site.
News - 09/02/2009
Just a quick note to say I've now got a Twitter feed thing. Since I don't update this site very often, I'm planning to make more frequent updates on there, and maybe use it for feedback on JPEG Saver, CRC Dropper or whatever. Here it is: Twitter
News - 31/01/2009
Just because I've stopped aiming for version 4 of JPEG Saver, it doesn't mean I've given up programming. So I'm releasing JPEG Saver version 3.2 today, which updates the PNG and Jasper libraries, adds a pause option to the navigation ('p' key for anyone who doesn't want to wade through the documentation) and moved the config files to the user's "Local Settings/Application Data" folder.
The reason for this last change is that it allows multiple users on the same machine to have their own JPEG Saver settings. It also keeps the config files out of the Windows system folder, which is a good thing from a security point of view.
News - 24/01/2009
It's been a long time since I last posted on here, so I thought it was about time I said something: I don't think there will be a JPEG Saver version 4. I did some more work on it last year, but in the end I realised that the amount of work to finish it would be too much for me to achieve in any reasonable time frame. Of course, I might change my mind at some point and come up with a better idea, but I wouldn't bet on it.