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.. the truth that lied beyond my inner dreams1

Guys, this is a very special post for me.. Not only because I’m announcing Firefox V2 2.5 to arrive within this (or the next) month, but mostly because I did some things I’d normally never ever do..
But times are changing and so I thought that I could try it, although I almost knew that it would be impossible2 — so here it is:



I know that it’s not that “uga-aga-boom-mega-afterburner”3 type of an image — but come on, it looks awesome and rocks, right?


Lastly, I’d like to state that version 2.5 of Firefox V2 will be the last one of the 2.x series and that I’m going to do brand new graphics for Firefox V3!


Take care,
Martin..

1. Oh, I love HammerFall’s “The Unforgiving Blade” just so much.. [↩]
2. That makes the feeling even better! [↩]
3. Man, that word is crazy.. [↩]

.. hidden by the stormy light, a battle rages for the right for what will become..1

Alright guys,

been here for about 5 years now and I always hated Microsoft’s Windows XP. Oh, I hated it so much.. One might ask why and IMHO the answer to this question is pretty simple: Phoning home.

Yes, I don’t like this. I don’t like this, because the idea that someone tracks my habits. So, I never ever wanted to install that OS onto my hard disk.

But on the other hand I had my Windows 2000 Professional2, lacking support for Dual-Core-CPUs: everytime I printed a page and afterwards turned off the device, I got a BSOD3 telling me about a “BAD_POOL_CALLER” which actually shouldn’t happen when SP4 and UR1 are installed..

So, I had the choice: waiting for Vista Home Premium and ignoring the BSOD till its release or switching to Windows XP.. – I’ve choosen the latter and now, after 5 years, I have to rectify my opinion about this OS.. Damn, this kicks ass..

Lastly, if everything goes on as expected, there will be a special Xmas-present for all Firefox-lovers out there..

Cheers,
Martin..

1. DragonForce — Valley Of The Damned [↩]
2. With latest Service Pack #4, Update Rollup #1 and the most recent drivers installed. [↩]
3. Short for: “Blue screen of death” [↩]

.. our quest carries on, far beyond the sundown, far beyond the moonlight1..

Well, here it is: Firefox V2, version 2.22
This time the main focus of the development was on extending the theme. That means more supported extensions, more useability and of course less bugs3.. — From my point of view, these targets have been reached.

Though, there are a number of changes that you should know before you upgrade your 2.1-theme:

1. First of all, I had to drop the support for “Calendar”4.


2. Same goes for the support of the following plugins5: Days Since Birth and Akismet Spam Count.


3. But there are also plugins which are supported from now on: Gravatars and Subscribe To Comments.


4. I also improved the support for the Footnotes-plugin (looks much better now).


5. The footer got a total renewal: less text, less lines and better layout.


6. Font sizes have been converted from the ex-unity to the px-unity (needed for correct letter-sizes)


7. Starting with version 2.2, I’m going to offer 7-ZIP-files, too.

So, all in all, a new version with a lot of improvements and bug fixes and I hope you like it. Please leave a comment about your opinion regarding my theme — thanks!

Lastly, if you encounter any bug6: feel free to drop me a line and I’ll do my very best to get it fixed!

Cheers,
Martin..

1. DragonForce: “Through The Fire And The Flames” — Damn, these guys rock! [↩]
2. Just in time, right? [↩]
3. Compared with version 2.1. [↩]
4. A plugin made by Vanguard. [↩]
5. I’m sure that there will be support for these 2 plugins again in the future.. [↩]
6. Even the smallest one! [↩]

Hey guys!

I apologize myself for the long time without any sign of life. But right now, times are very hard..1 :x

That said, my exams weren’t that good – in fact, they are almost a shame: it’s almost assured that I’ll fail at math and electronics.. Same thing will happen to me regarding digital technology..

Also, I can confirm that there are bugs in my theme – but most of them are fixed2)

So give me some time to get things done: first of all my studies, either by the removal from the register of students and training as a “normal”3) software developer or by a changeover to a study course called “Medienproduktion”4

I promise to fix the remaining bugs and I’m going to do this quite soon, but I must awaken to what I really want to do in my life first.. – I can tell you that it’s more than just pain to see your life, the road you’ve walked so far, the road in front of you and then being at a loss..

1. And I’m wondering if I will ever stick it out. [↩]
2. At least they didn’t occur again after some changes.. ; [↩]
3. Software developers are normal people? Huh? ; [↩]
4. I couldn’t find a close match for this word in English, because something like “media production” doesn’t sound that good.. Anyway, it’s a study course with a bigger software part and less electronical stuff. [↩]

.. TroubleZone.Net, bodily me, Martin Baranski, is very proud to announce the final release of “Firefox V2”1, a theme for WordPress 2.0!

After a long2) time of development, I finally finished all the code, fixed all the bugs3 and put that bunch of files into one ZIP-file4.
You can download this file by visiting its page, named “Firefox V2”.

So, that’s it — or did I miss something? Hum.. Oh, yes: ENJOY!

Best regards,
Martin..

1. Oh my goodness! This sounds like a trailer for a new Hollywood-movie! [↩]
2. And I do mean loooooooooong! ; [↩]
3. At least the ones I’ve found so far. [↩]
4. A GZIP-file is available, too. [↩]