Saturday, January 22, 2005
Tay Wei Kiat, former director of WickedSoft current director of Unignal Software Team who provided the base source code for the latest Babya Discover has come out with a new useful application!
GooGNews- Good News for Google News Users
A customizable, user-friendly and FREE toolbar that allows you immediate access to the lastest Google headline news, GooGNews is a must-have for users who wants to be constantly updated with the lastest events or happenings, and armed with the lastest piece of information that is made availabe on the Internet.
Why not just go to Google News? Keeping a browser open all the time just to keep abreast of the news is not always practical. GooGNews comes to the rescue! Don't miss out on the news just because you don't want to open a web browser!
With GooGNews, users no longer need manually browse through scrolls of irrevelant news in the Google News to obtain the information they wanted. No longer do they need to check their mail more than frequently to be updated with the lastest headline news. GooGNews do so much work of you, that it makes news browsing seems so easy, fast and convenient.
And it won't take up much space in your desktop. The headline of all Google news are summarized and displayed in just one line, taking up approximately only 5% of your total desktop space!
Moreover, GooGNews comes with a powerful search bar. The bar allows you to search all major search engines and dictionaries. Before is a full list of search engine services that you can access directly through GooGNews Search Bar:
-Google Web
-Google Images
-Google Groups
-Google News
-Open Website (You may enter website address here to open the that website)
-Dictionary.com
-Spell Check (Powered by Dictionary.com)
-Wikipedia
-Wiktionary
-Wikibooks
-Wikiquote
-Wikisource
-Wikispecies
-Wikinews
-Yahoo! Web
-Yahoo! Images
-Yahoo! Directory
-Yahoo! News
-Msn Web
-Msn News
-Msn Dictionary
-Msn Encarta
-Msn Stock Quotes
-Msn Movies
-Msn Shopping
(Users may request the author to add more search services to GooGNews Search Bar by sending a feedback to the author via the built in "Submit Feedback" feature in GooGNews, which can be accessed by Menu -> Help -> Submit Feedback)
Below are detailed breakdown of other features/options found in GooGNews and additional information about their usage.
1)Show Latest News Only
Use: On average, Google News Homepage contains 100++ news articles. It may seem like a good idea to display all of these news on GooGNews. In actual fact, many of the news are actually repeats. Google News works by pushing each related News one "step" down whenever a newer version of the same News is discovered. Hence, by activating "Show Latest News Only" feature, GooGNews automatically filter out older News and display only the latest. This allows you to be constantly updated about what is happening around the world without reading through all the 100++ News.
How to access: Menu->Show Latest News Only
2)Fast Scrolling
Use: Everyone read at a different speed. The default scrolling speed of headlines in GooGNews may be too slow for some, thus there is a need to provide fast readers another options. Enabling Fast Scrolling increases the scrolling speed drastically.
How to access: Menu->More Options->Fast Scrolling
3)Auto Refresh News
Use: News are not static. Updates can appear anytime. Hence, it is necessary to be updated about happenings around the world constantly. Enabling this option will cause GooGNews to automatically "Refresh News" every 30 minutes, which is not long enough for you to miss out any News update, while not short enough for you to finish going through all 100++ News if you want to.
How to access: Menu->More Options->Auto Refresh News
4)Quick View
Use: Whenever you do a search using GooGNews Search bar or click on any scrolling News article, GooGNews will attempt to launch the website. GooGNews gives you the options of viewing the website in your default web browser, or using the built in web browser in GooGNews. Enabling Quick View allows you to launch web pages using the built in browser, while disabling it cause GooGNews to lanuch web pages using your default browser. Quick View is enabled by default, and highly recommended as Quick View saves you the trouble of waiting for your web browser to load.
How to access: Menu->More Options->Quick View
5)Vibration Alert
Use: Whenever GooGNews is ready to start scrolling the latest headlines from Google News, the main GooGNews bar will vibration for a short amount of time, at the same time displaying the number of valid News articles it detected. Vibration alert engage your attention whenever News update is available.
How to access: Menu->More Options->Vibration Alert
6)Google News Home
Use: You may sometime feel the need to visit the Google News Homepage. Clicking on this allows you to do so directly.
How to access: Menu->Google News Home
7)Auto Snap To Screen Edge
Use: If this option is enabled, moving GooGNews near to any of your screen edge will cause GooGNews to automatically dock at the edge.
How to access: Menu->More Options->Auto Snap To Screen Edge
8)Set Transparency
Use: Do you like/dislike the default see-through property of GooGNews bar? Change the transparency of GooGNews by using this option.
How to access: Menu->More Options->Set Transparency
9)Submit Feedback
Use: Feel that you have any suggestions/feedbacks/comments/complaints you want to make to the author? Submit your feedback via the built in Submit Feedback system!
How to access: Menu->Help->Submit Feedback
10)GooGNews Update Manager
Use: This feature is normally hidden. It attempts to check for any GooGNews update whenever GooGNews is used. If no update is found, the update manager will quietly close itself. However, if an update is found, a dialog will be displayed, providing you with relevant information about the update and how to get it.
How to access: Menu->Help->Submit Feedback
11)Notebox
Use: Select Notebox from the menu launches a seemingly useless window which consisted of nothing but an empty textbox and a "Save" button. Infect, Notebox is quite useful. When using Quick View, you can select text from the built in web browser and drag it into the textbox in Notebox window. Pressing the save button allows you to save the textbox's content in either plain text or rich text format.
How to access: Quick View Options->Notebox
12)Spell Check
Use: Need to spell a word and simply can't recall how to spell it? No fear! GooGNew's latest feature, Spell Check allows you to check your spelling directly from the GooGNews Search bar!
How to access: Enter roughly what you think is the correct spelling of the word in the GooGNews Search bar and select "Spell Check" from the drop down list. Press enter. A dialog will shortly appear, telling you if the word is spelled correctly and giving suggestions if it is not. This feature makes use of dictionary.com to do the checking.
13)Open Website
Use: For your convenient, we can now select "Open Website" from the drop down combo of the Search Bar and enter the address of the website you wish to launch and have GooGNews open it for you either via GooGNew's built in browser or your default browser, depending on your settings.
How to access: Select "Open website" from the drop down combo of the search bar and enter the url of the website you want to open into the textbox on the left. Then, press enter.
14)Region Selection
Use: Google News provides different internation versiob for each regions. This feature allows you to chose the region which is news is meant for.
How to access: Menu->More options->Select GooGNews Region
15)News vault
Use: An easy feature to archive News links url to a file named News Vault.txt
How to access: Activate quick view, press "Quick View Menu", select "Dump to News Vault"
Download/more details at:
GoogNews
Babya Presenter 2 unveiled at the Babya Expo:
Babya Presenter 2.0 was released this week, at the Babya Expo.
Babya Presenter is a easy to use presentation package, with a basic and a 'studio' interface. Many images are provided. It can integrate with Babya Photo Workshop Professional.
Primarily for bLogo, but we thought many of you don't want to use bLogo.Pack-Volume 1:Textures and Backgrounds.Use them in any application, as desired.There will be addiitional volumes released throught 2005.Babya Presenter 2 is out later this month alongside Babya Presenter.
Pack-Volume 1:Textures and Backgrounds.
Available separately, with Presenter 2 and in bSuite.One more most request feature-set up customized full screen slideshows as a
screensaver and also with music,Babya Presenter 2 lets you do that with ease,Updated Babya Album also supports this feature-version 2.
Downloads:
Friday, January 21, 2005
Babya Software Group Updates Babya Photo Workshop Professional XL
(PRWEB) January 22, 2005 -- Babya Software Group today updated Babya Photo Workshop Pro XL to v 8.0, with a redesigned UI. Babya Photo Workshop Pro v 8.0 will be available soon.
Features:
This new addition to the popular Babya Photo Workshop image editor product line has all features from Babya Photo Workshop Professional that are a breeze to use and offers new and enhanced editing features such as gradients, advanced selection masks, neat and unusual drawing tools, a impressive pallete editor and layers support via a 'stack' tool and built-in file browser modelled closely on bPicture's image sorter tool.
In addition, Babya Photo Workshop Professional XL includes Babya Presenter, which garnered a five-star , the neat Babya Photo Workshop Professional Mini Lab, introduced with the previous 6.x product line and Babya Album.
Other new and improved features in Babya Photo Workshop Professional XL 7.0:
-Improved compatibility-It works with 8bpp BMPs in byte arrays but other formats can be converted in a Browser, Strict control over the colors can thus be maintained.
-Enhanced!-15 level undo/redo viewable
-New!-a manipuable stack-similar in function to Microsoft(R) Digital Imaging products
-Improved with dozens of new drawing tools.
-Improved!-Filters:
-New!:Unique and revolutionary deformer and adder effects
-Improved!-Many effects can work on the whole picture or on a selection including saving as 8bpp BMPs or GIFs and printing.
-Improved color management with several default palettes and a palette maker
-Completely new rectangular, circular, elliptical and lasso selections.
-Improved-Most shapes can be drawn with the mouse or keys.
-Expanded!-new help has detailed description of all features.
-New!-Babya Photo Workshop Professional XL supports the JASC Paint Shop Pro's pallete files for importing/exporting-so you can share palletes effectively with programs that can use .pal files created with Babya Photo Workshop Professional XL or JASC Paint Shop Pro.
-New!:The Browser contains a color sorting and re-mapping function.
-New!- Windows XP users can archive photos for safe keeping with the intergrated Babya CD Studio Express
-New!-View EXIF meta-data using the GDI+ based program simply called Babya EXIF Viewer
The most complete suite of digital imaging products ever offered as freeware,Babya Photo Workshop Professional XL includes 10 Babya digital imaging products.
Babya Photo Workshop Professional XL includes:
-Babya Photo Workshop Professional XL for pro level image editing and over 30 new and exciting effect filters
-Babya Effects FX XL with over 100 image effects:
-Babya Effects FX Professional
-Babya Effects FX
-Babya Effects FX Studio
-Babya Album-a web album creator
-Babya Photo Workshop Mini Lab with brilliant color correction tools
-Babya Presenter-the popular Babya presentation tool
-Babya Photo Workshop Express 3.0 (formerly Babya Photo Workshop Standard for fast image editing.
(PRWEB) January 22, 2005 -- Babya Software Group today updated Babya Photo Workshop Pro XL to v 8.0, with a redesigned UI. Babya Photo Workshop Pro v 8.0 will be available soon.
Features:
This new addition to the popular Babya Photo Workshop image editor product line has all features from Babya Photo Workshop Professional that are a breeze to use and offers new and enhanced editing features such as gradients, advanced selection masks, neat and unusual drawing tools, a impressive pallete editor and layers support via a 'stack' tool and built-in file browser modelled closely on bPicture's image sorter tool.
In addition, Babya Photo Workshop Professional XL includes Babya Presenter, which garnered a five-star , the neat Babya Photo Workshop Professional Mini Lab, introduced with the previous 6.x product line and Babya Album.
Other new and improved features in Babya Photo Workshop Professional XL 7.0:
-Improved compatibility-It works with 8bpp BMPs in byte arrays but other formats can be converted in a Browser, Strict control over the colors can thus be maintained.
-Enhanced!-15 level undo/redo viewable
-New!-a manipuable stack-similar in function to Microsoft(R) Digital Imaging products
-Improved with dozens of new drawing tools.
-Improved!-Filters:
-New!:Unique and revolutionary deformer and adder effects
-Improved!-Many effects can work on the whole picture or on a selection including saving as 8bpp BMPs or GIFs and printing.
-Improved color management with several default palettes and a palette maker
-Completely new rectangular, circular, elliptical and lasso selections.
-Improved-Most shapes can be drawn with the mouse or keys.
-Expanded!-new help has detailed description of all features.
-New!-Babya Photo Workshop Professional XL supports the JASC Paint Shop Pro's pallete files for importing/exporting-so you can share palletes effectively with programs that can use .pal files created with Babya Photo Workshop Professional XL or JASC Paint Shop Pro.
-New!:The Browser contains a color sorting and re-mapping function.
-New!- Windows XP users can archive photos for safe keeping with the intergrated Babya CD Studio Express
-New!-View EXIF meta-data using the GDI+ based program simply called Babya EXIF Viewer
The most complete suite of digital imaging products ever offered as freeware,Babya Photo Workshop Professional XL includes 10 Babya digital imaging products.
Babya Photo Workshop Professional XL includes:
-Babya Photo Workshop Professional XL for pro level image editing and over 30 new and exciting effect filters
-Babya Effects FX XL with over 100 image effects:
-Babya Effects FX Professional
-Babya Effects FX
-Babya Effects FX Studio
-Babya Album-a web album creator
-Babya Photo Workshop Mini Lab with brilliant color correction tools
-Babya Presenter-the popular Babya presentation tool
-Babya Photo Workshop Express 3.0 (formerly Babya Photo Workshop Standard for fast image editing.
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Babya Expo-Winners and Losers:
The Babya Expo keynote is now over, so today, we express our opinions on what we said was expected or unexpected to be announced, and and reflect on what was actually introduced or previewed-see below for the transcript.
The Babya Expo keynote is now over, so today, we express our opinions on what we said was expected or unexpected to be announced, and and reflect on what was actually introduced or previewed-see below for the transcript.
Winners:
Babya bSuite:
We said: " Babya bSuite will be announced for a early Feb. release and it was recently announced that bSuite will include CDBurnerXP. Also the new .NET based edition of Babya Photo Workshop will be exclusive to bSuite, includes Babya E-Type"
Were we right/true/accurate?: Yes, it was announced with all of the above, and the release date was true.
Babya Presenter:
We said:"version 2.0 to be annouced, includes logo creator and the first 'Presenter Pack' (codename Space Monkey)"
Were we right/true/accurate?: Yes, we were spot on-both were announced and the rumored version number was correct .
Were we right/true/accurate?: Yes, we were spot on-both were announced and the rumored version number was correct .
New Babya software updates:
We said:"Babya bPlayer-new version, includes built in Wav2MP3-converts audio to more formats. bSecure-no update expected this week, but in 1-2 months,Babya bAccounting-confirmed for announcement today"
Were we right/true/accurate?: Yes, all were correct.
We said:"Babya Unwritten:Another new Babya program will be announced-Babya Unwritten, a easy to use translation software.
Screenshot:http://xs12.xs.to/pics/05031/bwrite.JPG
Were we right/true/accurate?: Yes, Babya Unwritten was announced.
Babya bCal :
We said:"One more thing-bCal 2"
Were we right/true/accurate?: Yes, bCal received a update.
Losers:
We said "Updated versions-Babya Photo Workshop 7.1, Babya Photo Workshop XL 7.2-will include Babya EXIF Viewer 2 with EXIF data editing, bSync 3, Babya bFile 2, Babya Album 2. "
Were we right/true/accurate?: Partly correct-only Babya EXIF Viewer 2, bFile 2 and Babya Album 2 were announced, no updated Babya Photo Workshop/Babya Photo Workshop XL or bSync , contrary to our beliefs
Were we right/true/accurate?: Partly correct-only Babya EXIF Viewer 2, bFile 2 and Babya Album 2 were announced, no updated Babya Photo Workshop/Babya Photo Workshop XL or bSync , contrary to our beliefs
Overall:
The announcements were fairly accurate, with a few unexpected releases
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Babya Software Group today unveiled Babya bSuite-a ground breaking free office and digital media suite.
Features
Requires .NET framework, Windows 98 or later (some components require Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003)-includes the below:
-word processing
-spreadsheets
-databases
-slideshows and albums
-web and RSS browsing
-image editing
-word translations
-accounting software
-web site creation
-audio playback/conversion
Components:Babya E-Type-the bSuite word processor with a incredible
sense of style.
-Babya E-Type features:
-Babya E-Type is a word processor/script or programmer's editor with a incredible sense
of style.
-Some of the features of Babya E-Type are:
-*MDI/tabbed interface (similar in style to Babya Discoverer)
-*Easy access to files via a file explorer task pane
-*Can be used as a programmer’s text editor/script editor
-*Opens and saves text, Visual Basic .bas/module files (also can open other programming
code files, eg. .asp, *.php or .html) and RTF files (can open files of unlimited sizes, unlike
Notepad on Windows 95/98/ME systems) and the common .rtf format.
-*Can export documents to PDF, if you have PDF creation software installed (such as
Adobe® Acrobat® or Ghostscript)
-*Also can be installed and used from a USB Flash drive-very compact when installed
-*Multiple item clipboard
-*Encrypt and decrypt text files feature for extra file security
-*Document compare
-*Can use/intergrate files from other Babya or third-party software-create compound
documents
Babya bSheet:
-Excel style spreadsheet
-Can use more than 1 worksheet in a file
-Easy to use
-Easy to use
-Just the basics
-Compareable to QuickBooks New User Edition
-Many small businesses don't need a complex package
-Includes customer management, invoicing and simple inventory management
-Secure, multi-user login
-Available standalone and in bSuite
-Uses a editable .mdb database
Babya Discoverer RSS
-First update in nearly a year to the popular Babya web browser
-New look icon and splash screen
-New look UI
-A new name for Babya Discoverer-Babya Discoverer RSS (11.0)
-Includes a download manager
-RSS viewer included-Babya bView (available separately)
-Access to Windows XP Service Pack 2's Security Center from Babya Discoverer RSS
-Babya bDesign lets you integrate elements created in other Babya bSuite applications
-Replaces bWeb.
-Easy to use, creates professional looking sites quickly and with a minimum of fuss.
-Stylish interface
-Included with bSuite or available separately.
-Comes with HTML page templates
-Outstanding Features:
-real time preview editing environment
-HTML code editor with syntax highlighting
-Dynamic action when editing your page
-Many many cool functions.
-Uses CodeMax for certain features
-Very popular free disc authoring suite
-Included with bSuite
-Features:
http://www.cdburnerxp.se/features.php
-bLogo includes an amazing and mind boggling 166 backgrounds and
textures-fancy that!
-Primarily for bLogo, but we thought many of you don't want to use bLogo.
Pack-Volume 1:Textures and Backgrounds.
-Use them in any application, as desired
-There will be addiitional volumes released throught 2005
-Babya Presenter 2 is out later this month alongside Babya Presenter
Pack-Volume 1:Textures and Backgrounds.
-Available separately, with Presenter 2 and in bSuite
-One more most request feature-set up customized full screen slideshows as a
screensaver and also with music.
-Babya Presenter 2 lets you do that with ease.
-Updated Babya Album also supports this feature-version 2.
bPlayer 2:
-A lot like MusicMatch, WMP or iTunes
-Introducing bPlayer v 2.0 with Babya Shuffle:
-Features
-very powerful music player
-effortsly manage, play and convert music
-View ID3 tags, manage playlists and organise your music albums
-Uses Windows Media and Bass audio library technologies
-All in one-no longer you need a separate program to convert audio
-Built in Wav2MP3-now called Babya Shuffle.
-"The best new feature in version 2.0-converts music into more audio formats (such as
.mp3 and .wma) that can be copied,for example, to an Apple(R) iPod(R) and other MP3 players."
- Babya Unwritten:
-"Easily translate a word into-eg. French."
-Compact and unobtrusive, can be used off a USB flash drive
-Included with bSuite or downloadable.
A.A. Fussy remarked, "At the first Babya Expo for 2005, building on the success of last year's 2 expos, we have bigger, better products to be announced, introduced or previewed. These products will be awe-inspiring, ground-breaking, and most important innovative and professional results, but with the ease of use, Babya programss are very famous for. Additonally, our software are Mac/Linux compatible with software such as Virtual PC or WINE. You'll be suprised what we have in store for Babya software and users in the months to come"
Pricing and Availability:
Babya bSuite will be a free download, availablr starting from early February.
Features
Requires .NET framework, Windows 98 or later (some components require Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003)-includes the below:
-word processing
-spreadsheets
-databases
-slideshows and albums
-web and RSS browsing
-image editing
-word translations
-accounting software
-web site creation
-audio playback/conversion
Components:Babya E-Type-the bSuite word processor with a incredible
sense of style.
-Babya E-Type features:
-Babya E-Type is a word processor/script or programmer's editor with a incredible sense
of style.
-Some of the features of Babya E-Type are:
-*MDI/tabbed interface (similar in style to Babya Discoverer)
-*Easy access to files via a file explorer task pane
-*Can be used as a programmer’s text editor/script editor
-*Opens and saves text, Visual Basic .bas/module files (also can open other programming
code files, eg. .asp, *.php or .html) and RTF files (can open files of unlimited sizes, unlike
Notepad on Windows 95/98/ME systems) and the common .rtf format.
-*Can export documents to PDF, if you have PDF creation software installed (such as
Adobe® Acrobat® or Ghostscript)
-*Also can be installed and used from a USB Flash drive-very compact when installed
-*Multiple item clipboard
-*Encrypt and decrypt text files feature for extra file security
-*Document compare
-*Can use/intergrate files from other Babya or third-party software-create compound
documents
Babya bSheet:
-Excel style spreadsheet
-Can use more than 1 worksheet in a file
-Easy to use
-Easy to use
-Just the basics
-Compareable to QuickBooks New User Edition
-Many small businesses don't need a complex package
-Includes customer management, invoicing and simple inventory management
-Secure, multi-user login
-Available standalone and in bSuite
-Uses a editable .mdb database
Babya Discoverer RSS
-First update in nearly a year to the popular Babya web browser
-New look icon and splash screen
-New look UI
-A new name for Babya Discoverer-Babya Discoverer RSS (11.0)
-Includes a download manager
-RSS viewer included-Babya bView (available separately)
-Access to Windows XP Service Pack 2's Security Center from Babya Discoverer RSS
-Babya bDesign lets you integrate elements created in other Babya bSuite applications
-Replaces bWeb.
-Easy to use, creates professional looking sites quickly and with a minimum of fuss.
-Stylish interface
-Included with bSuite or available separately.
-Comes with HTML page templates
-Outstanding Features:
-real time preview editing environment
-HTML code editor with syntax highlighting
-Dynamic action when editing your page
-Many many cool functions.
-Uses CodeMax for certain features
-Very popular free disc authoring suite
-Included with bSuite
-Features:
http://www.cdburnerxp.se/features.php
-bLogo includes an amazing and mind boggling 166 backgrounds and
textures-fancy that!
-Primarily for bLogo, but we thought many of you don't want to use bLogo.
Pack-Volume 1:Textures and Backgrounds.
-Use them in any application, as desired
-There will be addiitional volumes released throught 2005
-Babya Presenter 2 is out later this month alongside Babya Presenter
Pack-Volume 1:Textures and Backgrounds.
-Available separately, with Presenter 2 and in bSuite
-One more most request feature-set up customized full screen slideshows as a
screensaver and also with music.
-Babya Presenter 2 lets you do that with ease.
-Updated Babya Album also supports this feature-version 2.
bPlayer 2:
-A lot like MusicMatch, WMP or iTunes
-Introducing bPlayer v 2.0 with Babya Shuffle:
-Features
-very powerful music player
-effortsly manage, play and convert music
-View ID3 tags, manage playlists and organise your music albums
-Uses Windows Media and Bass audio library technologies
-All in one-no longer you need a separate program to convert audio
-Built in Wav2MP3-now called Babya Shuffle.
-"The best new feature in version 2.0-converts music into more audio formats (such as
.mp3 and .wma) that can be copied,for example, to an Apple(R) iPod(R) and other MP3 players."
- Babya Unwritten:
-"Easily translate a word into-eg. French."
-Compact and unobtrusive, can be used off a USB flash drive
-Included with bSuite or downloadable.
A.A. Fussy remarked, "At the first Babya Expo for 2005, building on the success of last year's 2 expos, we have bigger, better products to be announced, introduced or previewed. These products will be awe-inspiring, ground-breaking, and most important innovative and professional results, but with the ease of use, Babya programss are very famous for. Additonally, our software are Mac/Linux compatible with software such as Virtual PC or WINE. You'll be suprised what we have in store for Babya software and users in the months to come"
Pricing and Availability:
Babya bSuite will be a free download, availablr starting from early February.
(PRWEB) January 20, 2005 -- Babya Software Group today unveiled Babya bSuite-a ground breaking free office and digital media suite.
Features
Requires .NET framework, Windows 98 or later (some components require Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003)-includes the below-word processing,spreadsheets,databases,slideshows and albums,web and RSS browsing,image editing,word translations,accounting software,web site creation ,audio playback/conversion
Components:
-Babya E-Type features-Babya E-Type is a word processor/script or programmer's editor with an incredible sense of style.
-Some of the features of Babya E-Type are:
Opens and saves text, Visual Basic .bas/module files (also can open other programming code files, eg. .asp, *.php or .html) and RTF files (can open files of unlimited sizes, unlike Notepad on Windows 95/98/ME systems) and the common .rtf format.
Babya bSheet:Excel style spreadsheetCan use more than 1 worksheet in a file,Easy to use,Just the basics.
Comparable to QuickBooks New User Edition,Many small businesses don't need a complex package.-Includes customer management, invoicing and simple inventory management,Secure, multi-user login,Available standalone and in bSuite.
Uses a editable .mdb database.
Babya bDesign lets you integrate elements created in other Babya bSuite applications.
Stylish interface,Included with bSuite or available separately.
Comes with HTML page templates.
Outstanding Features-real time preview editing environment,HTML code editor with syntax highlighting,Dynamic action when editing your page,many cool functions.
-Uses CodeMax for certain features.
bLogo includes an amazing and mind boggling 166 backgrounds and textures-fancy that!
Primarily for bLogo, but we thought many of you don't want to use bLogo.Pack-Volume 1:Textures and Backgrounds.Use them in any application, as desired.There will be addiitional volumes released throught 2005.Babya Presenter PaVolume 1:Textures and Backgrounds.
Available separately, with Presenter 2 and in bSuite.
A.A. Fussy remarked, "At the first Babya Expo for 2005, building on the success of last year's 2 expos, we have bigger, better products to be announced, introduced or previewed. These products will be awe-inspiring, ground-breaking, and most important innovative and professional results, but with the ease of use, Babya programss are very famous for. Additonally, our software are Mac/Linux compatible with software such as Virtual PC or WINE. You'll be suprised what we have in store for Babya software and users in the months to come"
Pricing and Availability:
Babya bSuite will be a free download, available starting from early February.
Babya Software Group today unveiled Babya E-Type-a word processor/script or programmer's editor with a incredible sense of style at the Babya Expo.
A innovative word processor, Babya E-Type includes:
-Babya E-Type features:
-Babya E-Type is a word processor/script or programmer's editor with a incredible sense of style.
Some of the features of Babya E-Type are:
-*MDI/tabbed interface (similar in style to Babya Discoverer)
-*Easy access to files via a file explorer task pane
-*Can be used as a programmer’s text editor/script editor
-*Opens and saves text, Visual Basic .bas/module files (also can open other programming
code files, eg. .asp, *.php or .html) and RTF files (can open files of unlimited sizes, unlike Notepad on Windows 95/98/ME systems) and the common .rtf format.
-*Can export documents to PDF, if you have PDF creation software installed (such as Adobe® Acrobat® or Ghostscript)
-*Also can be installed and used from a USB Flash drive-very compact when installed
-*Multiple item clipboard
-*Encrypt and decrypt text files feature for extra file security
-*Document compare
-*Can use/intergrate files from other Babya or third-party software-create compound
documents.
Screenshot:
http://www.iuploads.com/uploads/b1231443de.jpg
Pricing and Availability:
Babya E-Type is available immediately as a free download at :
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Babya_EType/1105869579/1
http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?21000000038621
Also, it is available as part of Babya bSuite-components include:
-word processing
-spreadsheets
-databases
-slideshows and albums
-web and RSS browsing
-image editing
-word translations
-accounting software
-web site creation
-audio playback/conversion
A innovative word processor, Babya E-Type includes:
-Babya E-Type features:
-Babya E-Type is a word processor/script or programmer's editor with a incredible sense of style.
Some of the features of Babya E-Type are:
-*MDI/tabbed interface (similar in style to Babya Discoverer)
-*Easy access to files via a file explorer task pane
-*Can be used as a programmer’s text editor/script editor
-*Opens and saves text, Visual Basic .bas/module files (also can open other programming
code files, eg. .asp, *.php or .html) and RTF files (can open files of unlimited sizes, unlike Notepad on Windows 95/98/ME systems) and the common .rtf format.
-*Can export documents to PDF, if you have PDF creation software installed (such as Adobe® Acrobat® or Ghostscript)
-*Also can be installed and used from a USB Flash drive-very compact when installed
-*Multiple item clipboard
-*Encrypt and decrypt text files feature for extra file security
-*Document compare
-*Can use/intergrate files from other Babya or third-party software-create compound
documents.
Screenshot:
http://www.iuploads.com/uploads/b1231443de.jpg
Pricing and Availability:
Babya E-Type is available immediately as a free download at :
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Babya_EType/1105869579/1
http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?21000000038621
Also, it is available as part of Babya bSuite-components include:
-word processing
-spreadsheets
-databases
-slideshows and albums
-web and RSS browsing
-image editing
-word translations
-accounting software
-web site creation
-audio playback/conversion
Babya Expo Jan. 2005 keynote:
Babya Expo Jan. 2005 keynote:
PRESENTER:A.A. FUSSY
STARTS:2 PM EST
Welcome to the keynote
Introduction:
-2005-"The year of creative multimedia"
-Because all our new software are all related to multimedia
-"Today, We've got some impressive, awesome, ground-breaking and innovative new Babya products and updated versions of Babya applications to announce that will amaze you. [that's enough to fill 2 keynotes!] "
- Recap last year's main higlights,etc
-2004-the year of Babya image editing
-We launched Babya Photo Workshop v 7.0 last month, new XL version in August and bPicture in February
-Babya Discoverer 8 was a instant hit
-Today we're excited to announce Babya Photo Workshop has been downloaded over 25,000 times since late 2003.
- Babya Products are available for Windows/Mac/Linux (the last two platforms using Virtual PC/WINE or similar software)
New products:
-First up, Babya bSuite:
-"A ground breaking free office and digital media suite-think of it as iLife for Windows." Requires .NET framework, Windows 98 or later (some components require Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003)-includes the below:
-word processing
-spreadsheets
-databases
-slideshows and albums
-web and RSS browsing
-image editing
-word translations
-accounting software
-web site creation
-audio playback/conversion
-More features than say,Apple iWork/OpenOffice.org
Components:
-Discuss, introduce and demo Babya E-Type-the bSuite word processor with a incredible sense of style.
-Babya E-Type features:
-Babya E-Type is a word processor/script or programmer's editor with a incredible sense of style.
-Some of the features of Babya E-Type are:
-*MDI/tabbed interface (similar in style to Babya Discoverer)
-*Easy access to files via a file explorer task pane
-*Can be used as a programmer’s text editor/script editor
-*Opens and saves text, Visual Basic .bas/module files (also can open other programming code files, eg. .asp, *.php or .html) and RTF files (can open files of unlimited sizes, unlike Notepad on Windows 95/98/ME systems) and the common .rtf format.
-*Can export documents to PDF, if you have PDF creation software installed (such as Adobe® Acrobat® or Ghostscript)
-*Also can be installed and used from a USB Flash drive-very compact when installed
-*Multiple item clipboard
-*Encrypt and decrypt text files feature for extra file security
-*Document compare
-*Can use/intergrate files from other Babya or third-party software-create compound documents
-Next, Babya bSheet:
-Excel style spreadsheet
-Can use more than 1 worksheet in a file
-Easy to use
-Discuss, introduce and demo Babya Presenter 2.0 with powerful title generator feature
-Discuss, introduce and demo Babya bAccounting (accounting software)
-Easy to use
-Just the basics
-Compareable to QuickBooks New User Edition
-Many small businesses don't need a complex package
-Includes customer management, invoicing and simple inventory management
-Secure, multi-user login
-Available standalone and in bSuite
-Uses a editable .mdb database
-Going on to-Babya Photo Workshop:
-Adding .NET Framework based edition
-Babya Photo Workshop Pro 7.5
-Layers support (as rumored)
-Available only as part of bSuite
-This version will not be released standalone
-No updated standalone versions today
-XL and Pro will now add Babya EXIF Viewer
-New versions out mid-February
-On to Babya Discoverer RSS
-First update in nearly a year to the popular Babya web browser
-New look icon and splash screen
-New look UI
-A new name for Babya Discoverer-Babya Discoverer RSS (11.0)
-Includes a download manager
-RSS viewer included-Babya bView (available separately)
-"Safari on Mac OS X 10.4 supports RSS, but not available yet, we're including RSS support with ours ahead of time."
-Access to Windows XP Service Pack 2's Security Center from Babya Discoverer RSS
-Moving to bDesign:
-"Have you ever wanted to design professional style websites?"
-Babya bDesign lets you integrate elements created in other Babya bSuite applications
-Replaces bWeb.
-Easy to use, creates professional looking sites quickly and with a minimum of fuss.
-Stylish interface
-Included with bSuite or available separately.
-Comes with HTML page templates
-Outstanding Features:
-real time preview editing environment
-HTML code editor with syntax highlighting
-Dynamic action when editing your page
-Many many cool functions.
-Uses CodeMax for certain features
-Available standalone in February, with bSuite: available in 2-3 weeks
-Now we'll discuss CDBurnerXP Pro:
-Very popular free disc authoring suite
-Included with bSuite
-Features:
http://www.cdburnerxp.se/features.php
-Moving onto bPicture:
-"Today, we aren't releasing a update for Babya Photo Workshop, as we usually do, but we are including the new version of Babya Presenter."
-"In bPicture, you've always been able to view EXIF meta-data from cameras or other hardware, but we thought there should be a way to edit that."
- "Presenting the new Babya EXIF Viewer 2.0"
-Now edit and view EXIF meta-data
-New bPicture release
-Version X or 7.5 (haven't decided on the new ver. number yet)
-Available next month
Next up-Babya Presenter:
-Popular Babya presentation package
- Today, we're going to v 2.0
-Rumors suggested this was to be v 1.1, but the new logo creator and UI enhancements made us bump up the version number to 2.0.
- Ask the $1 million Presenter question
"What is the most easist way to add maximum impact to slideshows?"
-(A) Spend hours adjusting slides manually
-(B) Hire a designer to design slides for you
-(C) Uses Flash to create graphics
-(D) Use Babya bLogo
Answer (D) bLogo
-"You might have wondered why it took so long for a new version to come out, just like with Discoverer?"
-"Well we found that logos can spice up boring and not so lively slideshows and rumors suggested a logo creator was a great solution."
-Introduce bLogo and do several title creations demos
-Demo using this and importing the resulting logos into popular programs.
-Very powerful- features such as bevels,gradients, 3D effects-just naming a few effects
-"Another popular request:Why not have even more graphics to use with Babya Presenter?
-The answer-bLogo includes an amazing and mind boggling 166 backgrounds and textures-fancy that!
-Primarily for bLogo, but we thought many of you don't want to use bLogo.
-So we're making these amazing additional graphics into a Babya Presenter Pack-Volume 1:Textures and Backgrounds.
-Use them in any application, as desired
-There will be addiitional volumes released throughout 2005
-Babya Presenter 2 is out later this month alongside Babya Presenter Pack-Volume 1:Textures and Backgrounds.
-Available separately, with Presenter 2 and in bSuite
-One more most request feature-set up customized full screen slideshows as a screensaver and also with music.
-Babya Presenter 2 lets you do that with ease.
-Updated Babya Album also supports this feature-version 2.
-After that move onto and discuss Babya audio software:
-Recap exsiting Babya audio software:
-bPlayer (and Babya Media player) have been popular
-WAV2MP3 easily and effortsly converts audio to different formats
-"We researched solutions to this and found it would be important to include both of the above in just one program-easily copy converted music to MP3 players and easy to install."
-A lot like MusicMatch, WMP or iTunes
-"Today we're launching the first update since bPlayer's introduction, early last year"
-Introducing bPlayer v 2.0 with Babya Shuffle:
-Features
-very powerful music player
-effortsly manage, play and convert music
-View ID3 tags, manage playlists and organise your music albums
-Uses Windows Media and Bass audio library technologies
-All in one-no longer you need a separate program to convert audio
-Built in Wav2MP3-now called Babya Shuffle.
-"The best new feature in version 2.0-converts music into more audio formats (such as .mp3 and .wma) that can be copied,for example, to an Apple(R) iPod(R) and other MP3 players."
-Available in early February. Requires Windows 2000/XP.
-Demo video (available online after the keynote)
-Babya bSecure:
-New update for a February release date
-"Not updating bSecure today or discussing what's improved, but expect an updated version in the next month or two."
-Now onto Babya Unwritten:
-"Easily translate a word into-eg. French."
-Compact and unobtrusive, can be used off a USB flash drive
-Included with bSuite or downloadable.
-Moving to Babya bFile
-New version 2.0
-First update in 2 years
-Now intergrates Babya bFTP
-Available in February
-One more thing:
-bCal-new version, first since Sept. 2003 now offers complete PIM features-included with bSuite
-Thanks to all Babya developers who worked on the above, and to our users.
-I would like to thank everyone for viewing this keynote and for your patronage.
-We will have another keynote in the next weeks or so, to introduce other Babya software which wasn't announced this time around
Babya Expo Jan. 2005 keynote:
PRESENTER:A.A. FUSSY
STARTS:2 PM EST
Welcome to the keynote
Introduction:
-2005-"The year of creative multimedia"
-Because all our new software are all related to multimedia
-"Today, We've got some impressive, awesome, ground-breaking and innovative new Babya products and updated versions of Babya applications to announce that will amaze you. [that's enough to fill 2 keynotes!] "
- Recap last year's main higlights,etc
-2004-the year of Babya image editing
-We launched Babya Photo Workshop v 7.0 last month, new XL version in August and bPicture in February
-Babya Discoverer 8 was a instant hit
-Today we're excited to announce Babya Photo Workshop has been downloaded over 25,000 times since late 2003.
- Babya Products are available for Windows/Mac/Linux (the last two platforms using Virtual PC/WINE or similar software)
New products:
-First up, Babya bSuite:
-"A ground breaking free office and digital media suite-think of it as iLife for Windows." Requires .NET framework, Windows 98 or later (some components require Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003)-includes the below:
-word processing
-spreadsheets
-databases
-slideshows and albums
-web and RSS browsing
-image editing
-word translations
-accounting software
-web site creation
-audio playback/conversion
-More features than say,Apple iWork/OpenOffice.org
Components:
-Discuss, introduce and demo Babya E-Type-the bSuite word processor with a incredible sense of style.
-Babya E-Type features:
-Babya E-Type is a word processor/script or programmer's editor with a incredible sense of style.
-Some of the features of Babya E-Type are:
-*MDI/tabbed interface (similar in style to Babya Discoverer)
-*Easy access to files via a file explorer task pane
-*Can be used as a programmer’s text editor/script editor
-*Opens and saves text, Visual Basic .bas/module files (also can open other programming code files, eg. .asp, *.php or .html) and RTF files (can open files of unlimited sizes, unlike Notepad on Windows 95/98/ME systems) and the common .rtf format.
-*Can export documents to PDF, if you have PDF creation software installed (such as Adobe® Acrobat® or Ghostscript)
-*Also can be installed and used from a USB Flash drive-very compact when installed
-*Multiple item clipboard
-*Encrypt and decrypt text files feature for extra file security
-*Document compare
-*Can use/intergrate files from other Babya or third-party software-create compound documents
-Next, Babya bSheet:
-Excel style spreadsheet
-Can use more than 1 worksheet in a file
-Easy to use
-Discuss, introduce and demo Babya Presenter 2.0 with powerful title generator feature
-Discuss, introduce and demo Babya bAccounting (accounting software)
-Easy to use
-Just the basics
-Compareable to QuickBooks New User Edition
-Many small businesses don't need a complex package
-Includes customer management, invoicing and simple inventory management
-Secure, multi-user login
-Available standalone and in bSuite
-Uses a editable .mdb database
-Going on to-Babya Photo Workshop:
-Adding .NET Framework based edition
-Babya Photo Workshop Pro 7.5
-Layers support (as rumored)
-Available only as part of bSuite
-This version will not be released standalone
-No updated standalone versions today
-XL and Pro will now add Babya EXIF Viewer
-New versions out mid-February
-On to Babya Discoverer RSS
-First update in nearly a year to the popular Babya web browser
-New look icon and splash screen
-New look UI
-A new name for Babya Discoverer-Babya Discoverer RSS (11.0)
-Includes a download manager
-RSS viewer included-Babya bView (available separately)
-"Safari on Mac OS X 10.4 supports RSS, but not available yet, we're including RSS support with ours ahead of time."
-Access to Windows XP Service Pack 2's Security Center from Babya Discoverer RSS
-Moving to bDesign:
-"Have you ever wanted to design professional style websites?"
-Babya bDesign lets you integrate elements created in other Babya bSuite applications
-Replaces bWeb.
-Easy to use, creates professional looking sites quickly and with a minimum of fuss.
-Stylish interface
-Included with bSuite or available separately.
-Comes with HTML page templates
-Outstanding Features:
-real time preview editing environment
-HTML code editor with syntax highlighting
-Dynamic action when editing your page
-Many many cool functions.
-Uses CodeMax for certain features
-Available standalone in February, with bSuite: available in 2-3 weeks
-Now we'll discuss CDBurnerXP Pro:
-Very popular free disc authoring suite
-Included with bSuite
-Features:
http://www.cdburnerxp.se/features.php
-Moving onto bPicture:
-"Today, we aren't releasing a update for Babya Photo Workshop, as we usually do, but we are including the new version of Babya Presenter."
-"In bPicture, you've always been able to view EXIF meta-data from cameras or other hardware, but we thought there should be a way to edit that."
- "Presenting the new Babya EXIF Viewer 2.0"
-Now edit and view EXIF meta-data
-New bPicture release
-Version X or 7.5 (haven't decided on the new ver. number yet)
-Available next month
Next up-Babya Presenter:
-Popular Babya presentation package
- Today, we're going to v 2.0
-Rumors suggested this was to be v 1.1, but the new logo creator and UI enhancements made us bump up the version number to 2.0.
- Ask the $1 million Presenter question
"What is the most easist way to add maximum impact to slideshows?"
-(A) Spend hours adjusting slides manually
-(B) Hire a designer to design slides for you
-(C) Uses Flash to create graphics
-(D) Use Babya bLogo
Answer (D) bLogo
-"You might have wondered why it took so long for a new version to come out, just like with Discoverer?"
-"Well we found that logos can spice up boring and not so lively slideshows and rumors suggested a logo creator was a great solution."
-Introduce bLogo and do several title creations demos
-Demo using this and importing the resulting logos into popular programs.
-Very powerful- features such as bevels,gradients, 3D effects-just naming a few effects
-"Another popular request:Why not have even more graphics to use with Babya Presenter?
-The answer-bLogo includes an amazing and mind boggling 166 backgrounds and textures-fancy that!
-Primarily for bLogo, but we thought many of you don't want to use bLogo.
-So we're making these amazing additional graphics into a Babya Presenter Pack-Volume 1:Textures and Backgrounds.
-Use them in any application, as desired
-There will be addiitional volumes released throughout 2005
-Babya Presenter 2 is out later this month alongside Babya Presenter Pack-Volume 1:Textures and Backgrounds.
-Available separately, with Presenter 2 and in bSuite
-One more most request feature-set up customized full screen slideshows as a screensaver and also with music.
-Babya Presenter 2 lets you do that with ease.
-Updated Babya Album also supports this feature-version 2.
-After that move onto and discuss Babya audio software:
-Recap exsiting Babya audio software:
-bPlayer (and Babya Media player) have been popular
-WAV2MP3 easily and effortsly converts audio to different formats
-"We researched solutions to this and found it would be important to include both of the above in just one program-easily copy converted music to MP3 players and easy to install."
-A lot like MusicMatch, WMP or iTunes
-"Today we're launching the first update since bPlayer's introduction, early last year"
-Introducing bPlayer v 2.0 with Babya Shuffle:
-Features
-very powerful music player
-effortsly manage, play and convert music
-View ID3 tags, manage playlists and organise your music albums
-Uses Windows Media and Bass audio library technologies
-All in one-no longer you need a separate program to convert audio
-Built in Wav2MP3-now called Babya Shuffle.
-"The best new feature in version 2.0-converts music into more audio formats (such as .mp3 and .wma) that can be copied,for example, to an Apple(R) iPod(R) and other MP3 players."
-Available in early February. Requires Windows 2000/XP.
-Demo video (available online after the keynote)
-Babya bSecure:
-New update for a February release date
-"Not updating bSecure today or discussing what's improved, but expect an updated version in the next month or two."
-Now onto Babya Unwritten:
-"Easily translate a word into-eg. French."
-Compact and unobtrusive, can be used off a USB flash drive
-Included with bSuite or downloadable.
-Moving to Babya bFile
-New version 2.0
-First update in 2 years
-Now intergrates Babya bFTP
-Available in February
-One more thing:
-bCal-new version, first since Sept. 2003 now offers complete PIM features-included with bSuite
-Thanks to all Babya developers who worked on the above, and to our users.
-I would like to thank everyone for viewing this keynote and for your patronage.
-We will have another keynote in the next weeks or so, to introduce other Babya software which wasn't announced this time around
Monday, January 17, 2005
Reader Mail and Rumor Report-January, 17 2005:
The Babya Expo starts today with the keynote by A.A. Fussy-we roundup recent rumors and what's expected to be announced
Rumor Roundup:
Babya bSuite-it was recently announced that bSuite will include CDBurnerXP. Also the new .NET based edition of Babya Photo Workshop will be exclusive to bSuite, includes Babya E-Type
Babya Presenter-version 2.0 to be announced, includes logo creator and the first 'Presenter Pack' (codename Space Monkey).
Babya bPlayer-new version, includes built in Wav2MP3-converts audio to more formats.
bSecure-no update expected this week, but in 1-2 months
Babya bAccounting-confirmed for announcement today
Babya Unwritten:
Another new Babya program will be announced-Babya Unwritten, a easy to use translation software.
Screenshot:
http://xs12.xs.to/pics/05031/bwrite.JPG
What to expect:
The Babya Expo starts today with the keynote by A.A. Fussy-we roundup recent rumors and what's expected to be announced
Rumor Roundup:
Babya bSuite-it was recently announced that bSuite will include CDBurnerXP. Also the new .NET based edition of Babya Photo Workshop will be exclusive to bSuite, includes Babya E-Type
Babya Presenter-version 2.0 to be announced, includes logo creator and the first 'Presenter Pack' (codename Space Monkey).
Babya bPlayer-new version, includes built in Wav2MP3-converts audio to more formats.
bSecure-no update expected this week, but in 1-2 months
Babya bAccounting-confirmed for announcement today
Babya Unwritten:
Another new Babya program will be announced-Babya Unwritten, a easy to use translation software.
Screenshot:
http://xs12.xs.to/pics/05031/bwrite.JPG
What to expect:
- Babya bSuite will be announced for a early Feb. release.
- New versions of Babya bPlayer (featuring Babya Shuffle-audio converter), Babya Presenter, Babya Discoverer RSS (support RSS viewing with bView-also available separately).
- New applications-Babya E-Type, Babya Shuffle, Babya bView, Babya bDesign, Babya EXIF Viewer 2 with EXIF data editing)
- Updated versions-Babya Photo Workshop 7.1, Babya Photo Workshop XL 7.2-will include Babya EXIF Viewer 2 with EXIF data editing, bSync 3, Babya bFile 2, Babya Album 2.
- Babya Unwritten-a awesome translation program-many languages to convert to/from , can be used with most software, very compact-can be used from a USB flash drive.
- One more thing-bCal 2
The keynote begins at 2pm-at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/systemsoftware/chat
That's it for today's Reader Mail and Rumor Report. In our next report, we'll look at what was announced and what new products we think was expected/unexpected to be announced , and report on the keynote.
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