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It took longer than I expected, but I think it was worth to include a lot of feature requests, and get rid of some bugs. Many thanks to you all who gave me suggestions and reports and translations and thank-you-mails without this feedback the extension would have been even not half as nice as it is by now. So as you see, I like the result of the last weeks work, and I hope you will enjoy it too. Do not like to mention the list of bug-fixes again, just the list of new features to version 0.4.0 Compared:

• you can now sort the header any way you like, then exclude 'to' or 'cc' as you like it, but you have to tell it that Virtual Identity has to use those headers. Sun change your settings and add 'to' and 'cc' to the list of headers. A header name now refers to all headers of that name, not like before only the outmost one of you mail. To select a specific header, just use the number of it's occurrence, so for instance "3" and add it to the header name. And if you wish to use only the email address and not the name, then simply add "@".
• reading the headers in that version 0.4.0 or dependent on mnenhy installed enigmail. Now it's independent on other extensions, so you are free to use whatever you like (but to protect the freedom of having the same secrets as the way freedom of choice or the freedom of speach, you might choose to install enigmail anyway )
• added a nice debug window, Which helps you understanding what really does Virtual Identity. using complex filter rules you might get very creative, and this is the place to look if it does not work as expected. This debug information is so helpful for me to understand how and when problems occur if you are sending a bug report.

Ok, here you can find the recent 0.4.1 release , and, tadaa, there will be a documentation soon ( have a look at the work in progress )

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Than I had to install some additional software to enjoy the Mac, we'll see if I keep them for my mother.

First, there is Adium , an Instant Messenger Which is able to handle ICQ, Jabber and does not bug you with. Mac (like iChat does). Nice one, but till now I do not have found how to keep the program at the dock after starting -. It always shows you the contact window Continue Reading »

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Nearly as fast as I got the MacBook, I received the printer I bought at eBay. Possible just told you, I bought an HP Deskjet 995c, cause this one has bluetooth included and I liked to make the system as flexible as. First impression, it's heavy on printer - the weight of around 6.5 kg remembered me on some russian technology ... Continue Reading »

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A small bug in pre3 caused the whole extension if disabled in the preferences for the place where sended messages should be saved the settings of the default identity were selected. Thanks to Guy for reporting and helping tracing the bug. New pre-release 0.4.1pre4 fixes this issue.

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network configuration: it was not as easy as I thought to connect the computer to the network. There is an assistant, but as intelligent as this one did Assistants are got the idea that I might like to get my internet (by now) out of an ad hoc wireless network . The airport was not able to find the network, nor was it able to connect to it if I entered the SSID of our network in the network settings. At some point I found the icon at the upper status-bar, clicked on it and saw not only wireless networks, but also computer-to-computer networks. And there it was, as easy as expected. Continue Reading »

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First overall impression was good, the MacBook came in a huge box but after unwrapping all of the air-shock absorbers it ended as a real nice computer. "Designed by Apple in California", and surely produced in China, but anyway, all looks very solid and nice.

You instantly notice the small things: the power adapter has to ways of getting plugged into the power-net: with a long cord or as a wall power supply, as you like it. Trying to put the power cable into the MacBook, it jumps at the right place and a small LED light shows you that something is the way it should. Nice, fancy.

But now the real test. Pressing the power button the first time it gives you some options to change language and so on, but then it's tries to register. This combined "register and create user accounts" is a real mess (beneath the image shows the same dialog, but later). No indicator what the registration is good for, only a nice longtext Which Ensures that they will not play around with your data and they need it to give you a better service. And no way to go further without entering a name, full name, address and a telephone number. What's this? And you can only go forward (implies entering the data) or back (which is not what you want). Aborting might be possible, but maybe you abort the whole initial configuration? Really bad ... Continue Reading »

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Future is now, so it was time to help my mother to enjoy the net as I do. And first I thought I'll suggest her using a Linux, maybe Ubuntu system, but not as much as I personally like Ubuntu there are some problems using Linux (have you ever tried to go to a shop and ask if a specific hardware is working with Linux? than you know what I'm talking about)

So I suggested my mother to buy a mac, more precise the cheapest MacBook available (MacBook MA699D / A 1.83 GHz Intel Core 2, 512 MB RAM, 60 GB disc screen, 13.3 "). This way I thought I might have the chance to administrate the machine without going mad and my mother hopefully will get attracted by the fancy computer too. Ok, ordered one at www.cyberport.de (have to mention this, cause it arrived around 30hrs later, wow). Continue Reading »

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And ... listen to your customers. " Sun Keith had a good point in telling me that version 0.4.1pre2 destroys the header view. Yes, I managed to read all headers without any other extension in 0.4.1pre2 but, ignored existing (already showed) mail headers. Cause the new extension adds headers to the header view and hides them, so where existing header hidden.

Well, this one repaired and the now released pre-version 0.4.1pre3 should solve the problem. Thanks Keith (and all the others) for testing and reporting.

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Few days ago I released the preview of Virtual Identity and thought of finishing the programming on it for a while. But usually if you think thats it you'll enter the next level. Olav and Patrick, programmers of the enigmail extension , told me that they changed their extension for the new upcoming Firefox release. And cause of that I could rely on their extension for retrieving the headers, so one of the main features of Virtual Identity 0.4x (looking for Identities in additional headers) would not have worked in the future.

But much better, they gave me the hint about how to retrieve all mail headers in Thunderbird , so I was able to implement a much nicer solution than the one used before Virtual Identity. And (if you are running at least 2.0.0.0rc1 Thunderbird or Seamonkey ) it's now completely independent from any other extensions like mnenhy or enigmail . Additionally I cleaned the option to select a specific header out of headers with the same name (now a mentioned header will match all headers with that name, for selecting the first one just add ': 1'). Ok, the new version is now pre-released, download Virtual Identity 0.4.1pre2 , try it and report any problems.

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My friend Hugo arrived in Rostock, two days ago, so we had a nice time here enjoying the sunny spring-day. To share the impressions with you, here are some pictures.

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