Hello users!

It's been a long time since the last news, and there's a lot of changes.

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1. New site
2. New version
3. Mailing group
4. Beta program
5. Future plans

1. New site.
MIDIcat web site has moved to the new server. Now it's hosted by a
professional provider, with very fast transfers and no annoying pop-ups.
I've even registered my own, easy to remember domain: midicat.net (com was
already taken). This main site will be updated most frequently and the
others will remain just mirrors. The new support address is now:
support@...

2. New version.
After weeks of programming and testing new version has been released. Lot's
of changes in the code, but for end-uses most important are: detecting moved
files (very useful), more compatible internal player and German translation
(thanks Norbert Pollmann). You can find more information and download it
from the new site. Code cleanup should allow me to release new versions more
frequently. Stay tuned.

3. Mailing group.
The old message board didn't work well, so I've decided to open a mailing
list. I'll post important information about MIDIcat there, you can also ask
questions and exchange your knowledge regarding MIDI and MIDIcat. Visit
following address to join: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/midicat

4. Beta program
For users who like to receive new versions more frequently and aren't afraid
of some bugs, that might appear in a beta version I offer the beta program.
Participants will get unofficial versions for testing and I'll expect them
to send me some feedback (what's working, what isn't, missing translations,
etc.). Drop me a mail if you want to join.

5. Future plans.
I have still a long list of things to-do. The nearest is much improved
exporting to Access, Excel and text files. You can even see the menu entries
in the latest version, but the are disabled because they didn't work
properly. Other positions include: improved help system, even easier
duplicate removing, faster scanning, more translations and better searching.
I'll consider adding basic support for MP3 files. You are welcome to send
you suggestions.

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Cezariusz Marek                   http://midicat.net/
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