Today, Nokia has released a new Firmware version 31.0.008 for the Nokia 5800 Express Music.
The major updates are:
- Improvements on Navigation with Ovi Maps 3.0
- Improvements on it’s performance
On Nokia’s performance, it seems that the touch screen is responding better and the RAM got some improvements too.
Check for yourself.
Several months ago, when I was starting to using Mac OS, my browser was Firefox, because it’s stability and the add-ons.
One of my ‘must have’ add-ons is a flash blocker, for to reasons: it blocks annoying ads and saves you battery.
When I moved to Safari, I’ve tried to reach a flash blocker plug-in but no success at all.
Today, I give it another shot and I’ve discovered a great Safari Plug-in called ClickToFlash.

ClickToFlash in action on Youtube
The features of this plugin are:
- Block evil Adobe Flash
Flash only when you want it. - One-click Flash loading
View blocked Flash with just one click. - Higher quality YouTube
Play H.264 videos in QuickTime. - HD YouTube support (beta only)
No more crappy, blocky video. - Website Whitelist
Allow Flash on certain websites. - Application Whitelist (beta only)
Allow Flash in certain applications. - sIFR Typography Support
Load quality typesetting automatically. - Automatic Updating
Download updates when they’re ready.
Now what I hope not to ear the fans on maximum speed, while my CPU usage is constant on 50% just because a Flash Add.
Download: ClickToFlash 1.4.2 (Stable Version) – Only for Leopard
Download: ClickToFlash 1.5 fc2 (Latest Beta Version) – Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard
Homepage: ClickToFlash
Today Apple as released a new software version 10.5.8.
On Software Update Apple says:
The 10.5.8 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac, as well as specific fixes for:
- compatibility and reliability issues when joining AirPort networks.
- an issue that could cause some monitor resolutions to no longer appear in Displays System Preferences.
- issues that may affect Bluetooth reliability.
On ‘For Detailed Information’ we can view the ‘What’s included in this update’ which is:
- Upgrades Safari to version 4.0.2.
- Improves the accuracy of full history search in Safari 4.
- Resolves an issue in which certain resolutions might not appear in the Display pane in System Preferences.
- Dragging an Aperture image into Automator now invokes an Aperture action instead of incorrectly invoking an iPhoto action.
- Resolves an issue that could prevent importing of large photo and movie files from digital cameras.
- Improves overall Bluetooth reliability with external devices, USB webcams and printers.
- Addresses an issue that could cause extended startup times.
- Improves iCal reliability with MobileMe Sync and CalDav.
- Addresses data reliability issues with iDisk and MobileMe.
- Improves overall reliability with AFP.
- Improves overall reliability with Managed Client.
- Improves compatibility and reliability for joining AirPort networks.
- Improves Sync Service reliability.
- Includes additional RAW image support for several third-party cameras.
- Improves compatibility with some external USB hard drives.
- Includes latest security fixes.
Source: Apple Support
At the moment there still no official changelog for this version, so I’ve found this list of changes for this new version:
Changes/Improvements/New features v21.0.02 to v30.0.11:
Standby screen:
- When Music Player is operating, and seeing the track name on the screen, and then when one song ends and goes to the next track, the speed at which this happens has improved yet again from 21.002, although the noticeable change is not as much as from 20.149 to 21.002.
Call log, Contacts and calling function:
- Calling speed (from standby screen to Contacts or Call Log) and transition to call/disconnected screens even faster than 21.002, is more than the instantaneous that I stated for the 21.002, it has improved yet again.
- New menu option in the in-call menu to Send MMS during phone call.
- Loudspeaker maximum volume has seemed to decreased
Maps:
- Maps startup is now almost instantaneous, speed through all the Maps menus very fast, even faster than Maps 2.0
- Switching to different views is very smooth and fast now, i.e. to Map 3D etc.
- Maps version 2.0 week 39 remains the same, although the Maps is able to be upgraded to Ovi Maps 3.01 flawlessly
Music Player:
- The biggest change is the equaliser improvements. There is a huge improvement in sound quality, even background sounds and other channels are more noticeable. The default equaliser settings are quite good. And bass is less crunchy than before.
- Split-second delays now do not exist when pressing the volume keys to change between volume levels. In the past, there was some degree of delay, even running multiple applications now, that behaviour has been improved remarkably.
- Freezes in the music player have not been evident to me yet in my days of usage with the new firmware. Which is a marked improvement in the functioning and stability of the music player. Screen tearing and slow speed for album art to appear is still present though.
Camera and Photos:
- Biggest change is the reappearance of use of the volume keys to zoom while taking photos/recording video
- Going into Details is faster than 21.002, almost instantaneous now
- Scrolling speed through thumbnails is only minimally jerky now, also scrolling through photos at 100% view has improved in speed so it is now very smooth and almost instantaneous
- When going into menus in Camera, the speed is instantaneous
Video centre:
- Logo has changed for the video centre in the menu
- Appearance of video menu is different and seems to have inherited the newer N-series/E-series style simplified logos
- Speed in the video centre is much improved and is almost instantaneous
- Changing between volume levels in RealPlayer is instantaneous, fast-forward/rewind speed and resume of playback after these functions is improved and almost instantaneous. Sound quality appears to have been improved also.
Search:
- Application has been upgraded from v4.08 to v4.10.0904
- Logo has changed and is now reminiscent of the newer N-series/E-series simplified styling
- Performance is faster and Yandex search service has been removed in favour of Live Search and Google (Note: this is for the APAC variant, will vary between different regions and specific countries)
Web:
- Rendering of webpages has improved in speed since 21.002
- Rotate Screen option speed is now almost instantaneous
- Speed in Web options menu is now instantaneous
- Loading of Minimap on side when scrolling down pages does not have pixelation anymore
Other:
- Overall system speed has been improved so it is somewhat faster than 21.002
- Scrolling in the Multimedia menu from one tab to another whilst multiple applications are running, has improved marginally in speed
- Overall stability seems to also have been improved, have not had one crash or freeze where I have had to remove the phone battery. The slight freezes that have occurred, the phone has recovered from flawlessly.
Source: Symbian Freak
Finally, Nokia released a new Firmware Upgrade v.30.0.011 for Nokia 5800. It seems that for now there is no official change log for this new version, so the changes are not so visible to the user.
Well, I’ve searched for some changes to this version and discovered that this version put the Nokia 5800 more responsive and with better RAM handling than the previous version.
It looks like that Nokia also added a ‘Home screen notifications for E-mails’. And the speed of the default web browser, while loading web pages is much faster too.
I’ll try to catch the official change log to this version later.
It’s now available a new update for Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.2.0.
More info about update:Description of the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.2.0 Update
With the upcoming version of Snow Leopard, I thought that Apple might have add the possibility to watch HD movie trailers on Front Row, but till now there is no rumors about that.
So I’ve google for that possibility and I’ve found the solution ‘Front Row Trailers.prefPane’, it’s installed on System Preferences and allows to choose the Front Row’s Trailers source, the sort type and to watch trailers in HD (720p is the maximum for now).
I recommend you to open your terminal and run this command. This will stop asking your password to change one by one definition on this prefPane.
sudo chmod o+w /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BackRow.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Trailers.plist
After configure this preference you can launch Front Row and go to Movie Trailers and you’ll see HD Trailers Folder.

Front Row Trailers Preference Pane
Download: Front Row Trailers.prefPane
Original site: 0xced Front Row Trailers
Hi there, yesterday I’ve decided to upgrade Mac OS X Leopard to Mac OS X Snow Leopard, that will come out in September as announced by Apple.
On the next lines I’ll try to tell you the first impressions with this new OS…

iSyncButton was my first widget, and it’s available for download here and Apple. For my surprise, it also have been published on Mac OS Freeware Blog and MacUpdate.
Unfortunately I don’t know how many downloads have been already done, but I hope that have been many.
Stay tuned, in a few days/weeks a new version will be available.
Suggestions are all welcome.
Hello everybody, it’s me again.
As you may noticed I’ve created my own domain ‘jorgesapereira.com’, so in the new few days I’ll be preparing my personal website, with some useful stuff and information about me.
Now its time to start the designing of jorgesapereira.com
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