AfterDawn: News

New features added to AfterDawn.com

We have been working on a lot of improvements to AfterDawn.com for the past few months. One of the improvements went online today as switched our software section to a new version. It now allows, among other things, offering older versions of software items, as well as stable and beta versions on the same software page.

During the seven years we've been online we have gathered quite a large archive of old versions, and we'll be adding some of the essential ones to the archive. If you have a specific old version you would like to see added, please send us feedback and let us know!



The software listing pages (for example the latest updates and additions) have an improved layout.

Another, smaller change that was made was the addition of a [ + quote] button to the forums. The button allows you to automatically quote a specific message when replying to a thread.

Despite extensive testing the new features caused some problems that affected the entire site. For that reason the site was very slow or unresponsive. We are very sorry about the inconvenience caused by the downtime.

If you are experiencing any problems with the new features, please let us know by sending us feedback.

--AfterDawn.com staff

Written by: Jari Ketola @ 3 Nov 2006 13:52

• Previous article

• PS3 Japan launch cut by 20,000

• Next article

• Apple offers 8GB red nano

• 35 comments

• Mik3h

  Yay! Look forward to the upadates :)
  
  -Mike

  3.11.2006 14:01 #1

• JXP2307

  looks like browsing through filepedia....
  
  But I like it. It is nice to see whether it is freeware or not by looking @ the icon on the left.

  3.11.2006 16:33 #2

• borhan9

  Great to see the new improvements coming in to place here. Well done and keep up the good work. :)

  3.11.2006 16:40 #3

• NINVIN21

  I love it.
  unlike the new search

  3.11.2006 18:14 #4

• jazo132

  Great job with the new improvements.

  3.11.2006 18:22 #5

• guyrus

  it looks good but where as in the old layout you had convert x above DivX to dvd, now you only have DivX to dvd the freeware version.Can you tell me where convert x's download is.I did yhe search and it seems you have plenty of threads but no download.So do i assume that this is another glitch or just a miss

  3.11.2006 18:33 #6

• snaggs

  ditto..nice improvement

  3.11.2006 19:04 #7

• DVDBack23

  i agree with ninvin, the new search is possibly the worst thing ever, but i like these new little features.

  3.11.2006 19:11 #8

• aabbccdd

  great more improvements for the best site on the net!!

  3.11.2006 21:41 #9

• A_Klingon

  I think that the addition/maintenance of the older versions of proven software is a terrific idea!
  
  I zealously guard certain older versions of software by permanently archiving them to disc. As so often happens in the rapidly-changing world of software editions, an established PROVEN piece of software may be gone 'tomorrow' -- for any number of reasons -- to be replaced by something far less attractive (the addition of ad/spyware for example, or a new 30-day-only trial restriction, perhaps).
  
  So when something comes along that actually works, I tend to grab it while the grabbing is good. NEW does not always equate to BETTER!
  
  Thank you for holding on to the better pieces of software that make all our lives easier! :-)

  4.11.2006 00:41 #10

• daman1

  Hate the new search!!!! :( :(

  4.11.2006 02:42 #11

• rav009

  I love the feature, thanks, just make using the forums easier.

  4.11.2006 05:58 #12

• sleepele

  hate the new search but everything else i great

  4.11.2006 06:08 #13

• rav009

  Originally posted by sleepele:hate the new search but everything else i greatYou can use the old forum search by simply clicking here:
  
  http://forums.afterdawn.com/search/forum_search.cfm?
  
  Enjoy :-)
  

  
  
  PLEASE READ: AfterDawn's Forum Rules-http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/2487
  Windows Security Essentials! :-) *UPDATED*http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/292257
  Rav009’s Bit Torrent Privacy And Safety Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/395674
  
  

  4.11.2006 08:17 #14

• daman1

  Cool thanks..
  

  Down load DVDFab Decrypter here: http://dvdidle.com/free.htm
  Down load DVD Decrypter 3.5.4.0 here:http://www.filehippo.com/download_dvd_decrypter/
  Down load RipIt4Me here:http://www.ripit4me.org/download.html
  Down load ImgBurn here:http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/ImgBurn/1128426215/1
  
  
  
  
  

  4.11.2006 08:19 #15

• Mik3h

  What's wrong with the new search..?
  
  -Mike
  

  http://my.afterdawn.com/mik3h/blog_entry.cfm/351/myafterdawnguides - Guides written by me.
  http://www.adbuddies.org/java/ - I No longer support the Afterdawn IRC channel..
  
  Xbox Live Gamertag - Mik3h (Kudos to Ripper For The Beautiful Sig!)
  
  

  4.11.2006 08:43 #16

• guyrus

  with anything i guess it takes time to get it perfected, even the new search function............

  4.11.2006 09:36 #17

• creaky

  the new search is great, as is the new quote button, top stuff, cheers

  4.11.2006 12:06 #18

• guyrus

  you would say that rich.....did you by chance design it

  4.11.2006 13:22 #19

• garmoon

  Love the new quote button. Great Job!

  5.11.2006 14:21 #20

• silver95

  Don't know what the deal is with the search, since I don't use it, but one thing I -would- like to see is a global option of whether or not you want to subscribe to a topic you post to. Rather annoying having to click the checkbox for each and every topic, every time I make a comment, just so I don't get hit with spam.

  5.11.2006 15:37 #21

• regor

  spel-check wuld be nice :)
  
  hahaha I'm a pritty finny giy ,eh?

  5.11.2006 19:12 #22

• borhan9

  In regards to the spell check feature I would want this too but the new version of Internet Explorer and Firefox have spell check both in them as a feature.

  5.11.2006 19:52 #23

• garmoon

  For spell check to work you have to be close to the correct spelling and from what I see around here a lot of it doesn't qualify as close!

  6.11.2006 02:54 #24

• ZippyDSM

  FF spell checker is not great I wonder how IEs is if they are smart they will use words....
  
  Anyway yet again quotes and edit don't work in news comments.....

  6.11.2006 04:44 #25

• ZippyDSM

  Search dose not work....I put in PS3 and let it load and it shows NOTHING....

  6.11.2006 04:49 #26

• Michell23

  How can i get internet on my psp

  6.11.2006 07:02 #27

• creaky

  @Michell23 - erm, that has what relevance to this topic ???

  6.11.2006 08:01 #28

• guyrus

  Michell23: probably tried the search function and couldnt get it to work, but forgot to mention that in there response to the topic............lol

  6.11.2006 08:09 #29

• flyingv

  I don't have as much time on the site as i once had but it looks as though the new layout is great!!! Keep up the good work and thanks to the staff.

  6.11.2006 14:05 #30

• Phoenix21

  looking good ad keep up the good work

  6.11.2006 17:27 #31

• Ketola

  ZIppyDSM,
  
  Various adblockers block iframe content from Google's syndicated search. You might want to try and adjust the settings of your adblocker to allow the iframe to be passed through.
  

  6.11.2006 23:08 #32

• 21Q

  I just got on this morning (10:31) and saw drastic changes on the home page, Its awsome but I do think the news should still be up top.

  7.11.2006 05:32 #33

• regor

  I searched the world over and I thought I found true love... she met another and -poof- she was gone!
  
  search don't worky. dangit!
  

  regor
  
  
  
  Yuk Yuk... If only I was half cow...

  7.11.2006 18:04 #34

• ZippyDSM

  regor
  adblock blocks it.
  

  
  
  FIGHT THE M.A.F.I.A.A.
  Sony has declared war on importers the consumer will be next with CD's,Videos/Games not far behind that....boycott SONY!
  http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8062.cfm

  8.11.2006 01:38 #35