Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:05:32 -0500 From: madodel Subject: [VOICENWS] Net: eCo Software newsletter, 200702 [ACPI, JRescuer, eCS Kernel, WPS extenders,, more ] ++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++ From: Eugene Gorbunoff This message contains news about: ACPI subsystem, eComStation kernel, USB Tools homepage, Hardware database, JRescuer, General Network Utilities, OpenVPN, Personal Cards Manager, eSchemes gallery, Bootable JFS. How many companies are needed to keep eComStation community in tone? Any company is able publish one newsletter per month (developers of industrial solutions can publish news about updates of own libraries and tools; developers of shareware should announce updates of old projects and new products). Seems that 30 companies are able keep all users in tone every day and bring assurance of success. Here is the list of companies working on eComStation market -- http://ecomstation.ru/solutions/?action=companies 1. ACPI drivers * Installation procedure changed significantly! Please read docs again. * Please inform us if poweroff.exe or PowerOff button do not work on your computer. If PCI devices are not visible by drivers after installation of ACPI then immediately inform us. * New APM.ADD 1.9 (requires ACPI 2.17), Whatsnew: Fixed C state for Uni, added HLT/Cx for SMP, fixed acpidaemon logging, S3 state Fix. * New ACPI snooper (2.17), You need it if running Core 2 Duo in APIC mode or to solve IRQ conflicts ACPI is available via eComStation beta-zone -- http://betazone.ecomstation.nl Current target: improve support of Thinkpads. 2. Disk utilities Download updated JRescuer -- http://ecomstation.ru/june JRescuer (JUne) best-seller is aimed to undelete files from JFS volume, recover files from damaged JFS volume. 3. USB applications We updated the list of existing drivers and applications which control USB hardware -- http://ecomstation.ru/usbtools USB Dock database is updated. Download USB Dock from eComStation beta-zone. 4. Internet utilities: * General network utilities were updated -- http://ecomstation.ru/gnu GNU are aimed to collect TCP/IP information, diagnose and solve network problems, optimize IP settings for your computer. Whatsnew: many utilities are updated. * OpenVPN to eComStation is updated. Whatsnew: Significant increase of speed. OpenVPN (http://openvpn.net) is a full-featured SSL VPN solution. Download beta from hobbes -- http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=openvpn&pushbutton=Search 5. eComStation kernel Whatsnew: * Rudi updated OEMHLP$ driver. * HLT added to minimize Power Consumption (use it if CPU cooler is loud) This features may be activated via ACPI driver. Download eComStation kernel from eComStation beta-zone. 6. WorkPlace Shell extenders * Personal Cards Manager, download updated version and fixpak -- http://ecomstation.ru/pcm This project is important for us. If users support it, we can create dosenz of applications to keep data on desktop. Whatsnew: fixed small bugs, improved installation procedure. Use address books as Groups, keep all cards in address books only. * Who said that eComStation desktop is ugly? Visit eSchemes gallery -- http://forum.ecomstation.ru/viewtopic.php?t=1703 read the rules before posting new screenshots. The gallery is a perfect place to advertise your applications! * Updated eStyler (you need it if testing eCS 2.0 beta 3), available from eComStation betazone 7. eCo Software support service eCo Software support service recommends install 2 copies of eComStation on every PC. This simple rule significantly simplifies: * recovery of system in case of small or large troubles; * simplifies setup of modern eComStation drivers when many reboots are needed * simplifies upgrade to new version of eComStation (replace unnecessary copy of eCS with new version) The hardware database contains more than 1090 reports of supported hardware -- http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php You can post new reports or add notes to published. Now gathering reports about supported Barebones -- http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php?action=category§ion=brand and Industrial PCs -- http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php?action=category§ion=ind 8. Collaboration with other developers: eComStation developers and Willibald Meyer fixed bug in Bootable JFS: "JFS booter is reading files located above 4 Gb not properly", please download updated UJFS.DLL from eComStation beta-zone -- http://betazone.ecomstation.nl 9. Additional information: * Full pricelist of eCo Software products -- http://ecomstation.ru/ecosoft/?action=pricelist * How to download ACPI, eSchemes? -- http://ecomstation.ru/mensys.html * Welcome to eCo Software homepage -- http://ecomstation.ru/ecosoft * Previous eCo Software newsletter -- http://ecomstation.ru/commentnews.php?id=1339 -- Warpstock 2007 - Where? http://www.warpstock.org Warpstock Europe - http://www.warpstock.net [Moderator's note: All posts are sent without guarantee to the accuracy of the content. We try to verify details and URLs but this is an entirely volunteer run list, so 100% fact checking and the quality/useability of products announced here is impossible. If you respond to this post please remove the DESPAM from the poster's email addresses. 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