I know it's been a while since I've posted any general news (been pretty busy working on other stuff), but I'm going to make another attempt to post on a regular basis. As when I started Legroom, it'll be various bits of information that I personally find useful or informative, and I think others would find useful as well.

So, to kick things off here's a link that a friend just set: 5 HTML elements you probably never use (but perhaps should). This article, unsurprisingly, discusses some obscure but quite useful HTML tags. I found a couple new ones that I plan to start using on my next site, and I'm sure a lot of other web developers could benefit from them as well. Take a look.

Full article URL:
http://www.seomoz.org/blogdetail.php?ID=1282

I've added a couple new applications to my Software page. apeinfo is a Linux CLI program to display tags and format information about APE (Monkey's Audio) files. apetoflac is a shell script that automates conversion of APE files to FLAC files, including tags.

As usual, more details can be found on the applications' information page.

I've released a new version of AutoFLAC. Version 1.1 includes support for ripping CDs to a single FLAC image, as well as several new options and but fixes.

For more details and download links, please view the main AutoFLAC page.

LegRoom.net has been hit hard by comment spam on a couple of occasions. I thought that I had solved the problem after the first ordeal by restricting comments to authenticated users, but apparently that control can be bypassed (which I verified myself).

So, I hardcoded the logged-in user requirement for posting any comment. This should (keeping my fingers crossed) fix the problem.

BTW, would someone mind posting a reply to this thread just to verify that I haven't broken comments for authenticated users? Everything should be working, but I'd like to be sure. Thanks!

I've added a new application named AutoFLAC to my software section. This application automates backing up and restoring audio CDs using Exact Audio Copy and the FLAC media format.

Full details can be found on the information page.

I've released a minor update to Universal Extractor. This version includes support for a couple more formats, including preliminary support for NSIS (NullSoft) installers.

For more details and download links, please view the main Universal Extractor page.

I've released a new version of Universal Extractor. The most notable new features are ISO extraction support and drag-and-drop functionality for the GUI. Complete details can be found in the ChangeLog.

For more details and download links, please view the main Universal Extractor page.

It took a little while to get everything in order, but I've finally completed my Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Tips and Tricks pages. These pages contain various tips I use in my Firefox and Thunderbird package. This includes a detailed list of what I consider to be the most useful extensions and themes for each, as well as my personal user.js and prefs.js preference files.

This update covers Firefox 1.5 and Thunderbird 1.5.

I've added a new application named Universal Extractor to my software section. This application integrates into Windows Explorer and allows right-click extraction for any type of archive, including installers.

Over twenty types of archives are currently supported. Full details about usage and supported formats can be found on the information page.

I've uploaded a new version of Open With Arguments. This version adds argument history. Up to the last 10 arguments will be saved and can be recalled at any point.

This will also likely be the last version. At this point I consider OpenArgs feature complete. Unless I get an itch to add something new (or get a reasonable request), this is it. Enjoy!