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WetSock release history
WetSock version 4.9c
(Apr 15, 2005)
FIXED:
More changes to the Environment Canada
servers had broken all forecasts for Canadian cities
WetSock version 4.9a
(Dec 6, 2004)
FIXED:
Latest changes to the Environment Canada
servers had broken the warnings
WetSock version 4.8a
(July 11, 2003)
FIXED:
Latest changes to WetSock to counter the
changes to the US NOAA servers occasionally crashes.
WetSock version 4.8
(June 19, 2003)
FIXED:
Latest changes to the US NOAA servers had
broken the current conditions and daily forecasts. Earlier versions will
no longer work. This is a *REQUIRED* update.
FIXED:
Certain printer drivers in combination with
certain fonts would cause WetSock to go into an infinite loop while
printing forecasts.
IMPROVED:
WetSock windows that pop up on
top, now behave more politely when other programs are active.
IMPROVED:
Detailed cloud cover option
selection is now saved across sessions
WetSock version 4.7b
(March 8, 2003)
FIXED:
Latest changes to the Environment Canada
servers had broken the forecasts and warnings
WetSock version 4.7
(January 24, 2003)
ADDED:
WetSock now
shows detailed wind information including wind gusts and variable lists
both in current conditions and 24 hour cloud forecasts.
ADDED:
When viewing
multiple cities in the city list, the cities can now be reordered
IMPROVED:
Several new METAR keywords are
now recognized
IMPROVED:
Window positioning for some
dialog boxes
FIXED:
Legitimate warnings for Canadian cities were
being skipped
FIXED:
Some settings were not being saved
permanently
WetSock version 4.6a
(September 24, 2002)
IMPROVED:
The "show cloud cover" option
in the 24-hour forecast screen is now permanent through sessions
FIXED:
WetSock would crash if the US State text
forecasts were missing the end-of-report markers (predominantly a problem
in NJ, NH, and RI).
WetSock version 4.6
(July 20, 2002)
ADDED:
WetSock now
shows detailed cloud cover information including 24 hour cloud forecast.
Instead of just reporting "partly cloudy", "mostly cloudy", etc., WetSock
will now show how much clouds are at what altitude.
IMPROVED:
Added the ability to switch
cities from within the weather info window without the need to close the
window and open a new one.
IMPROVED:
METAR/TAF
display selection now sticks through a session.
IMPROVED:
Certain Canadian cities that
are not part of the weather observation grid now contain data via an
alternative source.
IMPROVED:
Updated list of cities for
Canada. It now stands at 821 Canadian cities.
IMPROVED:
WetSock now takes defensive
action against the Environment Canada server error when displaying weather
warnings.
IMPROVED:
You can now click on the icon
to open the window and click on the icon again to close it.
FIXED:
24 hour forecasts did not indicate the skies
would be clear. Only showed clouds and precipitation.
FIXED:
Humidex option did not work under certain
conditions.
FIXED:
Observation and forecast times were
incorrect for time zones with non-integral time differences.
WetSock version 4.5a
(January 7, 2002)
FIXED:
On machines with multiple NICs, WetSock
would think the machine was offline if one of the NICs were.
FIXED:
The new smart network detection misbehaved
under legacy Windows. Better recognition of NICs that were causing
problems.
FIXED:
24-hour forecast
information would be erased if the latest connection to the servers
failed.
FIXED:
Left click on the tray
icon would not behave according to settings if no cities were selected.
FIXED:
Hardware link detection option could not be
turned off. Would turn on by itself after a restart.
FIXED: Data entries
for several cities.
FIXED: Various typos and minor visual defects.
WetSock version 4.5
(December 16, 2001)
IMPROVED:
Smart
network connection detection, will detect whichever way you connect to the
internet. No need to change settings when you switch from a modem
connection on the road to a DSL connection at home to a LAN connection at
work.
IMPROVED:
Uses the new Wind Chill Index
formula that came into effect the winter of 2001-2002
IMPROVED:
The city list view now
optionally displays the heat index or the wind chill
IMPROVED:
The city list view now
optionally displays the state, province or the country code of the city to
avoid confusion with lists containing two cities of the same name.
IMPROVED:
Haze now shows a separate icon
to distinguish it from fog or mist
ADDED:
Option to use
either the US Heat Index or the Canadian
Humidex formula for calculating the measure of thermal
discomfort.
ADDED:
Option to use
the old Wind Chill Index formula instead of the new formula that came into
effect the winter of 2001-2002.
FIXED:
Canadian forecasts and warnings problems due
to the changes in Canadian servers.
FIXED:
Data entries
for several cities.
FIXED:
The Wind Chill or the Heat Index values
would not clear away from the weather details window upon a new update
unless the window
was closed and reopened.
WetSock version 4.0e
(December 15, 2000)
IMPROVED: Weather station
elevation is now displayed both in meters and feet in the city selection
window.
FIXED:
Workaround
implemented to fix the issues with Environment Canada servers that
prevented text forecasts from being displayed.
FIXED:
Weather warning
alert going off repeatedly due to Environment Canada time stamping the
displayed report.
FIXED:
WetSock would
crash when an update was requested from the city list window while a
weather detail window was open.
WetSock version 4.0d
(April 24, 2000)
FIXED:
Time display
issues in the 24-hour forecasts
WetSock version 4.0c
(March 26, 2000)
IMPROVED: Date/Time
display now conforms to your Windows regional settings
IMPROVED: Several cities
have been updated with the latest information
FIXED:
Occasional
crashes due invalid data in data stream
FIXED:
Date/Time display problem around
midnight last day of a month
WetSock version 4.0b
(February 4, 2000)
FIXED:
Occasional
crashes due to unexpected weather data elements
FIXED: Certain
Canadian cities did not return results and caused crashes
FIXED: Some weather
data fields not showing if info window opened through city list
WetSock version 4.0a
(December 12, 1999)
IMPROVED: Weather
information window can be closed by clicking on any empty space on the
window.
IMPROVED: Probability
of a forecasted event is displayed in a separate line if required for
clarity.
IMPROVED: Small and big
weather info window switch button shows little arrows for clarity of
intent.
IMPROVED: Add city window
shows clearer clickable areas for expanding the country list.
IMPROVED: In the add/edit
city window, the accepting button renamed from "Apply" to
"OK" for clarity of intent.
IMPROVED: In the city
list view, column widths are remembered if changed.
ADDED: Last
update time stamp in the weather update status display.
ADDED: Kazakhstan.
FIXED:
Certain
locations with missing information in the data files caused phantom city
entries to be created.
FIXED:
Missing month
data in raw data caused dates to be displayed as if in the future.
FIXED:
Missing time
stamps in raw data caused inconsistencies in decoded results
FIXED:
Elevation units
in location details change show correct units when the display units are
chosen to be imperial or metric.
FIXED:
Switching
between small and big weather info windows does not cause the window to go
off screen.
FIXED:
Location and
forecast data for Virgin Islands, Oregon, Washington and New Jersey.
WetSock version 4.0
(November 16, 1999)
ADDED: Extremely
accurate and pinpointed forecasts based on aviation forecasts used by
pilots. In plain language (translated by WetSock). These forecasts are
available for almost every city WetSock supports all over the world.
ADDED: Support
for multiple cities. Watch them as icons on the tray, or use the city list
window to keep track of weather in your favourite cities.
ADDED: Detailed
weather information window gives every tidbit of information available.
Yes, wind chill and heat index too.
ADDED:
Control over
whether you want bulky text forecasts or not enables WetSock to download
weather data for a city in mere seconds. As one tester put it: Data for
all the 5 cities I monitor are downloaded before I can type the URL to go
to that weather web site.
ADDED: New
countries added. Now WetSock supports 3300 cities in 200 countries
including 1500 US and 360 Canadian cities. Includes esoteric locations;
ever wonder how the weather is in Antarctica?
SocketWatch release history
SocketWatch version 3.5b
(January 7, 2002)
FIXED:
On machines with multiple NICs, SocketWatch
would think the machine was offline if one of the NICs were.
FIXED:
The new smart network detection misbehaved
under legacy Windows. Better recognition of NICs that were causing
problems.
SocketWatch version 3.5a
(December 9, 2001)
FIXED:
Administrator status of the user was not determined correctly under
certain circumstances.
FIXED:
Library
dependencies on older versions of Windows caused .DLL not found errors.
FIXED:
The feature
to set the clock faster or slower than real time did not set clock slower,
only faster.
FIXED:
Number of
servers to check did not obey the setting, and used the default value at
startup.
FIXED:
Delay after
connection feature did not delay when first started. This caused temporary
errors displayed when SocketWatch tried to connect before the network
connections were completely established.
FIXED:
Various typos in the
Help files and minor visual defects in the product.
SocketWatch version 3.5
(October 24, 2001)
IMPROVED:
Smart
network connection detection, will detect whichever way you connect to the
internet. No need to change settings when you switch from a modem
connection on the road to a DSL connection at home to a LAN connection at
work.
ADDED:
Works (NTP
client) under Windows XP
ADDED:
Synchronize
your wrist-watch feature. Will simulate radio hourly signals to make
synchronizing your various watches and clocks to your PC very easy.
ADDED:
Feature to set
an offset to have your PC clock run always a certain amount fast or slow.
IMPROVED:
Updated
server list now searches 185 public servers to find the best one for your use.
IMPROVED:
Easy access to related
functions
like setting the time zone, re-synchronizing the time server list and
synchronizing watches
FIXED:
The time server list
would get corrupted at times. It will now self correct.
SocketWatch version 3.2
(February 14, 1999)
ADDED:
A new option to
limit the amount of correction SocketWatch can do on the PC clock. The
time data from the servers are implicitly trustworthy, but this option is
added in case some servers themselves have a problem keeping the correct
time for some expected or unexpected reason.
FIXED:
SocketWatch tray icon was
being displayed regardless of the tray icon display setting
after recovering from an Explorer crash.
SocketWatch version 3.1 (October 25, 1998)
IMPROVED: SocketWatch will now allow for other programs to be
using the NTP port at the same time. This is specifically to allow for SocketWatch to be
run on the same machine with a proxy server (e.g. WinGate)
IMPROVED: The tray icon indicating a potential connection problem (with the
gray clock face) now only comes up when the problem is imminent.
IMPROVED:
The server list has been updated to eliminate problem entries
FIXED:
Setting the
schedule fields to zero, now disables them.
FIXED:
SocketWatch 3.0
used some system files that are not readily available on every Windows system. Those
certain files are no longer required.
SocketWatch version 3.0 (September 9, 1998)
FIXED:
Problems with
updating the PC clock when using a wheel mouse and/or the new Intellipoint software from
Microsoft. Also fixes problems caused by various 3rd party wheel mouse utilities.
IMPROVED:
Improved UI and options give better control on how
SocketWatch works.
IMPROVED:
Improved accuracy.
IMPROVED:
Faster access. Multiple time servers are accessed in
parallel, and the time is checked and set 5x faster than version 2 under similar settings.
IMPROVED:
New dial-up engine makes its use with dial-up
connections easier.
AutoReply release history
AutoReply version
2.2 (February 1, 2005)
ADDED:
Ability to read exported email address lists for Sender/Recipient
reply rules.
ADDED:
Support for mail servers which AutoReply had difficulties with.
ADDED:
Option to send replies if the mail was received via the Cc: field.
IMPROVED:
More flexibility in handling
Date: fields in outgoing mail (12/24 hour formats, option to omit
Date:).
IMPROVED:
Improved error reporting to
more easily identify mail server problems.
IMPROVED:
Improved handling of mailbox
access conflicts (if you are trying to read mail at the same time).
IMPROVED:
Respect Reply-To:
information in incoming mail.
IMPROVED:
Add support for SMTP servers
which deny access to computers not part of a domain.
FIXED:
Subject: line in the outgoing
messages were being dropped under certain conditions.
FIXED:
Various issues.
AutoReply version 2.1
(May 2, 2003)
ADDED:
Ability to use
exclusions in
reply/no-reply decision rules.
IMPROVED:
Separate mail counters
for each active mailbox in the tooltip.
IMPROVED:
Replies now include a Date:
field to fully comply with RFC822.
FIXED:
Some POP servers used
non-standard message (read/unread) status indicators that caused replies
to not be sent.
FIXED:
Some connection settings were
not saved across reboots.
AutoReply version 2.0
(November 2, 2002)
ADDED:
Option to
recognize messages that
has been read but left on the server and not reply to them.
ADDED:
Option to
define non-standard TCP/IP
ports for the mail servers.
ADDED:
Support for SMTP
servers that require authentication.
ADDED:
Ability to modify
the Subject: of the outgoing message.
ADDED:
Ability to decide
to reply/no-reply based on From:, Subject: and To: fields of the incoming
message.
IMPROVED:
Smart
network connection detection, will detect whichever way you connect to the
internet. No need to change settings when you switch from a modem
connection on the road to a DSL connection at home to a LAN connection at
work.
IMPROVED:
Built-in
text editor to edit the reply text with
easily.
IMPROVED:
Easier to
define and more detailed reply text options.
IMPROVED:
Improved
dial-up engine to prevent dial-up lock-outs due to pop-up messages.
IMPROVED:
Easier
access to the reply log files.
AutoReply version 1.1
(November 24, 1999)
FIXED: Now
supports SMTP servers that require < > in addresses
FIXED: All
lines end with cr-lf to prevent problems with some SMTP servers
FIXED:
No more overflows due
to trying to decode spam headers
FIXED: Support
mail servers with unusually long addresses
FIXED: Suspended
AutoReply will stay suspended over a reboot
FIXED: Mail
server names with extraneous spaces at the end will work
FIXED: Now
works with POP servers that break command responses into multiple packets
SiteC release history
SiteC version 2.1 (January
11, 2005)
ADDED:
Support for
checking an anchor site to ensure connectivity to the internet in
general before raising an alert. This feature will reduce false
positives.
ADDED:
Support for
SMTP Authentication when sending alert emails and pages.
IMPROVED:
Support monitored servers
list to be edited/created externally and through automation.
IMPROVED:
Add error codes to error
messages.
IMPROVED:
New set of icons for a
better visual experience.
FIXED:
Pinging very
fast machines on very fast local connections caused false error
positives.
FIXED:
Problems
accessing secured HTTP sites.
FIXED:
Certain username/password combinations caused wrong password to be saved.
SiteC version 2.0 (February
4, 2004)
ADDED:
Support for "in
protocol" checking for https, pop3, smtp, ftp
ADDED:
Support for
ping
ADDED:
Option to keep
a detailed log to aid in troubleshooting
ADDED:
Retry option to
avoid getting alerted for intermittent issues
ADDED:
All clear
notification for when the problems are resolved
IMPROVED:
Notifications can now be
sent only once instead of repeatedly at every check
IMPROVED:
Smart
network connection detection, will detect whichever way you connect to the
internet. No need to change settings when you switch from a modem
connection on the road to a DSL connection at home to a LAN connection at
work.
SiteC version 1.2 (March
26, 1999)
ADDED:
Support for SSL
sites
IMPROVED: URLs can now be
entered without the http://
IMPROVED: Show
error numbers for undefined errors instead of displaying
"Undefined"
IMPROVED: Change
menu items to open properties from Site List, and make some menu items
more intelligible
FIXED:
Installing IE5
causes SiteC to crash on certain systems
FIXED:
Site List columns
would not show under certain conditions with Windows NT
FIXED:
Dialed
connections sometimes would not be hung-up
FIXED:
E-mail
notification would fail if the SMTP servers used required strict
formatting of recipient addresses
FIXED:
SiteC would
crash if the monitored page contained a </title> tag without a <title>
SiteC version 1.1 (March 5, 1998)
IMPROVED: Added tamper/intrusion detection for monitored web pages
IMPROVED: Added support for proxy servers that require password
authorization
IMPROVED: Added alerts on document errors, and server errors (404,501,
etc.)
IMPROVED: Add bytes/sec display to the sites list view
FIXED: Some memory and resource leaks
FIXED: The document <TITLE> would be displayed regardless of the setting
FIXED: Alerts sent to numeric pagers had incorrect error codes
FIXED: The warning sound would play regardless of the "Play sound"
setting
FIXED: Pages with new-line characters in their <TITLE>s caused site data
file corruption
MoonPhase release history
MoonPhase version 2.4a
(January 17, 2003)
FIXED:
A further mistake in
date calculations.
MoonPhase version 2.4
(January 6, 2003)
FIXED:
In the monthly view,
certain lunar cycles had wrong dates.
MoonPhase version 2.3
(February 1, 2002)
FIXED:
In the monthly view,
sometimes the text was clipped.
FIXED:
Blue Moon calculator
predicted Blue Moons more than "once in a Blue Moon".
MoonPhase version 2.2
(February 10, 1999)
IMPROVED: Photorealistic
icons. Courtesy Mark Farinas, they are now clearer and more intelligible.
FIXED: Phases
of the month window showing future phases on the wrong dates.
FIXED: In
the southern hemisphere, wrong icon being displayed intermittently.
MoonPhase version 2.1 (March 26,
1998)
IMPROVED: The moon icon is recreated after loss of task bar due to IE crash
FIXED: A wrong blue icon is shown in error on certain dates
DayToday release history
DayToday
version 2.0b (April 23, 2003)
FIXED:
The monthly calendar
transparency would default to zero (invisible) with some video cards.
IMPROVED:
The tray icon day
names can now be displayed in international languages based on the Windows
regional settings.
DayToday
version 2.0a (April 20, 2003)
FIXED:
The beginning of the
week always switch to Monday after a restart.
FIXED:
The default position for
the monthly calendar would not be in the visible area if the Window
taskbar was in a non-standard position.
DayToday
version 2.0 (April 8, 2003)
IMPROVED:
Version 2 is an upgrade to
DayToday for Windows XP. Unlike version 1, it works on Windows XP (only
Windows XP)
ADDED:
A monthly calendar with
transparency.
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