In this Issue:
* Ordering our Software as a Gift
* MailList King v4.3 Update
* Smart Pix Manager and MegaView v7.01 Updates
* DVD PixPlay v1.05 Update
* Program Tips
* Removing yourself from this List


Dear Xequte Software User,

Well I'm trying my hardest to avoid the usual observation about how quickly the year has gone and how only yesterday...  Well you get the idea.  Yes, the year is almost over now, and while it is a little late to announce it, we have added a gift-ordering page so you can purchase our software for friends and family:

http://www.xequte.com/order/gift.html

We have issued an important update to MailList King for those of you in Euroland.  V4.3 adds a new feature to meet the tough anti-spam legislation that has just taken effect there: Double Opt-in.  Now you can require users to confirm their subscription (or removal) by replying to a confirmation email.

We have also released updates to Smart Pix, MegaView and DVD PixPlay.  See below for further details.

Finally best wishes to everyone for the holiday season and I look forward to further communications with you in the New Year.  Thank You to everyone who has supported us throughout the year, and please drop us a line if you have any comments (positive or negative).


Regards

Nigel Cross
Xequte Software
www.xequte.com



* ORDERING OUR SOFTWARE AS A GIFT

Stuck for that last minute gift, or just want to avoid the insanity that is the mall in December?

You can order any of our software products as gifts.  We can either send the order to you or directly to the gift recipient.

See full details at:

http://www.xequte.com/order/gift.html



* MAILLIST KING V4.3 RELEASED

MailList King allows you to manage and communicate with a mailing list from your own computer.  V4.3 adds a number of new features with the main one being Double Opt-In, so users can confirm their subscription before it takes effect.

Here is a top ten list of changes:

1.  Added: Optional Double Opt-In for Subscription and/or Removal
2.  Added: More informative send progress dialog
3.  Added: Can now specify BCC recipients for every outgoing message 
4.  Added: Can now use texture files as background for messages
5.  Added: Can now specify whether a confirmation should be sent out when manually adding, removing or changing addresses
6.  Added: New function to paste addresses from clipboard
7.  Removed: X-Library header which can trigger some Spam blocking software
8.  Added: Now Insertion Date and Bounce Count fields can be included when importing/exporting
9.  Added: Now remembers your default scheduled sending settings
10.  Added: Now better at automatic detection of the delimit character used and existence of a header row when importing files with multiple columns

Complete Change List:  http://www.xequte.com/maillistking/changes.html

Evaluations and downloads of the standard version can downloaded from:

http://www.xequte.com/maillistking/download.html

(Simply install the new version over your old one.  No new key is required if you are already using a v4 release).

Pro users will be sent a download link within the next 48 hours.  If you do not receive it please complete the following form:

http://www.xequte.com/support/serial/



* SMART PIX MANAGER AND MEGAVIEW V7.01 UPDATES

Smart Pix and MegaView allow you to manage and view your multimedia, documents and digital image collection.  V7.01 is a minor update that addresses some issues in the initial upgrade and adds some extra features.  Here is a top ten list of the new features:

1.  Added: Now retrieves thumbnails for some formats from windows explorer (much faster for video files)
2.  Added: Now can show thumbnails for: *.WMV;*.ASF;*.IVF;*.WM; video files
3.  Changed: Removed second drop down box in database mode
4.  Changed: More toolbars available in the Simplified user interface
5.  Added: Now displays folder processing progress in status bar when adding many sub-folders
6.  Changed: When using adding dates as keywords, now uses the EXIF date if available
7.  Added: New batch renaming date option: Reverse date (i.e. YYYY-MM-DD format)
8.  Added: Can now save a displayed HTML page to file
9.  Added: Right-click menus to description editing boxes
10.  Updated: Internal icons to XP style

Complete Change List:  http://www.xequte.com/smartpix/changes.html


Smart Pix Manager:

More info and download:  http://www.xequte.com/smartpix/

(Simply install the new version over your old one.  No new key is required if you are already using v7.0).

Upgrades:  http://www.xequte.com/smartpix/upgrade.html


MegaView:

More info and download:  http://www.xequte.com/megaview/

(Simply install the new version over your old one.  No new key is required if you are already using v7.0).

Upgrades:  http://www.xequte.com/megaview/upgrade.html



* DVD PIXPLAY V1.05 UPDATE

DVD PixPlay allows you to create VCD image slideshows for playback on DVD players.  V1.05 adds a number of improvements and some minor bug fixes.  Here is a top five list:

1.  Added: Can now re-sort your slideshow by date, folder or file name
2.  Added: Printing of images and slideshows
3.  Added: Support for FVT file lists used by MegaView and Smart Pix
4.  Added: Now when adding images to your project from a CD it prompts whether to copy them locally
5.  Fixed: May get a crash during encoding process on some systems

Complete Change List:  http://www.xequte.com/pixplay/changes.html


More info and download:  http://www.xequte.com/pixplay/

(Simply install the new version over your old one.  No new key is required).



* PROGRAM TIPS

- Smart Pix Manager/MegaView: Printing at Standard Photo Sizes

If you are giving photo frames this year, don't forget to fill them with a picture of the kids.  Smart Pix and MegaView can print images at all standard photo frame sizes.  Simply select the images to print, click File|Print and then choose the size to print at from the Image Size drop down list.

If you need more control over your printing, take a look at Power Print:

http://www.xequte.com/powerprint/


- DVD PixPlay: Preview Slideshow vs. Test Slideshow

You may have noticed two similarly named items in DVD PixPlay; "Preview" on the main toolbar and "Test" at the bottom of the Create CD wizard.  So what's the difference?  Preview is an approximate representation of how the slideshow will look when played on your TV.  Test, on the other hand, actually performs the initial image to VCD conversion to display the final output.  A "test" takes much longer to create, however if you burn the slideshow after doing a test, the conversion process does not need to be performed again.


- MailList King: Double Opt-In and Opt-Out support

If you are having complaints from recipients of your mailing list that they never joined up to your list, then Double Opt-In is for you.  Double Opt-In essentially means that subscription will be a two-step process; when a subscribe message is received, a confirmation message is sent to the subscriber who must reply to the message before they are added.  You can enable this option in MailList King v4.3 or greater under View|Options, Double Opt-In


- Diji Album: Ensuring albums are viewed as you designed them

By far the most common question we are asked by Diji Album users is how to stop the scaling of objects when viewed on computers with different screen sizes.

Diji Album offers a number of options to control how albums are displayed when being viewed; including forcing the size or page ratio to match that it was designed at.

These options can be located under File | Album Properties, Album Size tab