EasyBCD 2.1.1 and Digital Signatures for All!

Hello, everybody! EasyBCD 2.1.1 is here with the usual roundup of minor bugfixes, small improvements, and various enhancements that come with the regular point releases. The initial EasyBCD 2.1 release has proved to be a very solid and stable build, with no major issues and only a few minor quirks needing adjustment; but more on all that later. When we released EasyBCD 2.1 we also announced a new paid licensing scheme for commercial use – and today, you the community, our beloved users of EasyBCD get to reap that reward!

EasyBCD 2.1.1 is the first of our products to be digitally signed! This is fairly exciting news as it was one of the very last finishing touches that EasyBCD (and the rest of our products, for that matter) has lacked over the years. Today, all this changes as we have finally obtained a digital certificate with which we shall be signing all future releases. No more ugly orange warnings when trying to install a NeoSmart product or a nasty red bar when downloading our software with Internet Explorer 9, we can now prove what you’ve all known for years: our products are top-notch quality and absolutely safe and malware-free.

digitally signed!

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OMG! There’s going to be a Vista SP1!!

Did you hear the news? Long Zheng has undeniable proof that Microsoft is planning an SP1 for Vista!

Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in, Brea– Wait a minute! Was there ever any doubt that Microsoft was going to release Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista? I mean, since when has Microsoft not shipped a service pack for it’s operating system? Especially after the catastrophe that was RTM?

If Microsoft wants to sit there and pretend it doesn’t exist until the day it comes out – so what? The community knows it’s there, and that’s what matters. Whether or not Microsoft NDAs that particular bit of information is neither here nor there.

It’s been confirmed time and time again that Windows Vista SP1 will be shipping, and sometime this year. Microsoft has stated they’re “working on it” but without giving a explicit deadline in public. So what’s the big deal?, you ask.

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Yeah, It’s called TechMeme

Techmeme’s homepage currently has the following entry:

NEWS AS A SOCIAL PLAY: HERE COMES MYSPACE NEWS!

—  MySpace is getting into the news business with launch due in early 2nd quarter, according to inside sources and the company’s own sales materials.  — MySpace News takes News to a whole new level by dynamically aggregating real-time news and blogs from top sites around the Web.

Funny, isn’t it? Techmeme advertises that MySpace is launching a TechMeme of its own. At least, that’s certainly what it looks like from here. A “dynamically aggregating ….. from top sites around the web.” That description fits TechMeme to a Tee.

TechMeme (run by Gabe Rivera) is exactly that. A news aggregation service that works all on its own. It searches “elite” websites (news and blog sites alike) for breaking news and stories, spots what might be big, and posts a link for all to see. So how is what MySpace doing different?

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