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I just got songbird on Ubuntu. Put it up against Amarok. Songbird sounds better, so I'm sold. Doesn't look too user friendly though. Might have to have a play with it at the weekend.

Greenie for MB when I get reloaded.

Its only just hit 1.0 so I'd expect things to be a bit quirky and not 100% polished. I'd love to try it out but they dont cover my system.

Okay, after a few more songs it doesn't sound better for every song type. The photos and artist info in the main window looks good though (especially when some hottie like Rihanna is playing ). I'm used to Amarok being a bit quirky given that it's not written for Gnome, and it throws a spaz on rare occasions.

Seems that it's using a whole lotta CPU though. Might cause slowdowns if I run too many apps. Will find out later.

Posted this in the Windows thread when I thought it was the Firefox thread

Something nice from Microsoft if you get .DOCX files and are on an older system which has an older version of Word on it.

This is a plugin for Firefox and works with Windows and Linux.

Featured Firefox Extension: OpenXML Document Viewer Opens Office 2007 Files in Firefox

Originally Posted by melvbot

This is Songbird

No eq control for it though.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by melvbot

This is Songbird

No eq control for it though.

Ive just been reading about that, seems like a massive oversight not to include and eq. Apparently its "on the list" of features to come.

Mozilla has released Firefox 3.1 BETA 2, if your only experience of BETA is from the heady days of VCR then its not going to be of much interest to you. If you like playing around with the pre full release stuff then head over to

Firefox web browser | International versions: Get Firefox in your language

And grab a copy to see whats coming for the full release.

Does anyone actually use eq controls anymore? Soundcards and amps have them already.

Originally Posted by Plan B

Soundcards and amps have them already.

True, but it means opening another application, which I can't be bothered to do.

This isnt an extension its just something I like about Mozilla. They like users to get involved with stuff.

Mozilla Community Store

Do you have any suggestions Melvbot on keeping FF 3.0.4 memory usage down?

Other than reloading everyday and restricting add-ons.

At times my memory usage exceeds 400 Meg and I don't know how to check what is going on.

^
I have given up on the firefox 3 memory leakage.

gone back to firefox 2.

much better.

Originally Posted by melvbot

gone back to firefox 2.

I found 2 to be worse than 3.

Yeah, have flashblock, dont really wanna go back to 2, 3 is shit, so where is 4?

Ive only been using this 3.1 Beta for half of today but so far so good. It still peaks the CPU every now and again but it doesnt stay there, drops back down pretty quick. No memory leak so far but I havent used it for more than an hour or so straight, I'll use it all day tomorrow and see what it throws up.
The odd bug and crash report but thats to be expected with the beta.

Originally Posted by melvbot

It still peaks the CPU every now and again

How long does it peak for ?
Is it about 20 seconds ?

It depends on whats making it peak. If its something like a flash video from uselessjunk it peaks for the duration (expected) then drops off, where before it would take a couple of minutes or a FF restart. Im trying to keep my eye on what Im doing when its peaking but with it dropping off quick Im caught up in what Im doing and not watching the CPU meter. Memory seems to hover around 80-110mb but I need to use it for a few hours to see if the "leak" has been fixed.

before it would peak quite often with 2 tabs open Teakdoor and Gmail, time will tell.

Well a couple of days in and as far as I can tell 3.1 beta is handling resources a hell of a lot better than 3.0 was for me. Might not be the same case for everyone and dont go blaming me if it isnt but it seems lighter on RAM and CPU although I dont use many add ons for it.

Good enuff for me. Thanks

Can't green ya as the rep system is definitely fukked up.

Originally Posted by CharleyFarley

Good enuff for me. Thanks

Can't green ya as the rep system is definitely fukked up.

You might find that a your extensions dont work with the BETA, some will some dont. If you do install them its likely to make it crash a bit more if they aren quite compatible.

Heres a link to a few Songbird add ons for anyone who tried it.

Songbird: Killer Add-ons Make Songbird So Much Better

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8352 Greasefire

This is an extension that finds scripts for
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748
Greasemonkey

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6350

Open IT Online, a Firefox extension that adds online editing/viewing options for all sorts of files you click on.

Firefox 3.0.5 released

Firefox 3.0.5 fixes several issues found in Firefox 3.0.4:

• Fixed several security issues.
• Fixed several stability issues.
• Official releases for the Bengali, Esperanto, Galician, Hindi, and Latvian languages are now available.
• Replaced the End-User License Agreement with a new "Know Your Rights" info bar on initial install.
• When installing multiple signed XPIs simultaneously, previous versions of Firefox would fail.
• Fixed several issues found in the accessibility implementation.
• Added the ability to send OS-specific system notes in the crash reporter.
• See the Firefox 3.0.4 release notes for changes in previous releases.

See the complete list of bugs fixed.


Im more than happy with the 3.1 Beta so no point getting this for me