A software-based media server for Windows, Mac and Linux that shares iTunes, M3U and PLS playlists to DAAP clients across the network. Noted for the variety of formats it supports, Firefly handles MP3, AAC, WMA, Ogg-Vorbis, FLAC and Apple Lossless audio files. Formerly called mt-daapd (multithreaded-DAAP daemon), Firefly uses Bonjour to announce itself over the network. See DAAP, Bonjour and playlist.
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- FireFly (zip)
- A small, discreet application that sits in the top right hand corner of your screen. You can zoom around your PC dragging and dropping files as you go. With 2 stage GUI transition it doesn't get in your way when your browsing around; it's only 25% visible when your mouse...
- Software downloads 2008-07-09
- Stronghold 2 Castle Attack Mini Game (rar)
- Castle Attack 2 borrows some of the gameplay dynamics from Stronghold 2, Firefly Studios' Castle Sim, but certain things have been altered to make Castle Attack 2 more fun. The biggest of these changes is that the enemies in Castle Attack are able to knock down the castle walls with...
- Software downloads 2008-04-16
- Firefly Excel Dashboard (msi)
- Excel Dashboard is designed to simplify the creation of complex Excel spreadsheets that require data from a variety of different sources. The key feature is how it abstracts the spreadsheet down to the cell level. The data in each individual cell can be populated from a SQL query of unlimited...
- Software downloads 2008-01-16
- Firefly Internet Phone (exe)
- Firefly is a Freshtel's fully-featured Internet phone. You can make phone calls to any other Freshtel users anywhere in the world--as well as other VoiceDot partners such as Freshtel Internet Phone UK or Tesco Internet Phone--free of charge. You also get instant messaging and your own voicemail box so people...
- Software downloads 2007-12-04
- Cable operators see no writers strike impact, yet
- Cable operators see no writers strike impact, yetYou know what I find so ironic...is that the original concept and delivery of pay tv was to allow the consumer the choice to pay for his program viewing pleasure without the annoyance of ads. Guess people have forgetten WHY we had...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-16
- EPA to drivers: Don't be idle
- It is finally getting colder here in Jersey-land, which means that the folks down the street who own a diesel truck will be letting it idle more in the mornings before they buzz off to work. Aside from being terribly annoying, especially in the predawn...
- Blog posts 2007-11-13
- EasyVoipRecorder (exe)
- EasyVoipRecorder Its a small computer application to record VOIP softphones conversations.This is a Skype Recorder, Google Talk Recorder, VoipCheap Recorder, VoipStunt Recorder,VoipBuster Recorder, 12Voip Recorder, Yahoo Messenger Recorder, MSN Live Messenger Recorder,Xten Recorder, X-lite Recorder, Firefly Recorder tool. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2007-11-13
- HP's new home server is small, smart, and impressively simple
- Earlier this year, I looked at a beta release of Windows Home Server and called it a "home run" for Microsoft. This week, Hewlett Packard announced that it would begin taking orders for its new MediaSmart servers, which are built on the Windows Home Server platform, with actual shipments set to...
- Blog posts 2007-11-08
- Home data compression you can see
- Home data compression you can seeShhh!!! Don't tell the RIAA and Sony BMG!Let's see. 85GB - that's about 11,000 songs or so. According to Jennifer Pariser of Sony BMG and "ripping for personal use is stealing" fame, you're liable for about, oh, $101.75M - if the awards damages in Jammie...
- Discussion threads 2007-10-10
- Firefly for Firefox (xpi)
- A file browser extension. Browse your files as you would on Windows Explorer or Konqueror. Copy your files from one directory to another. Split the view to 2, 3, and 4 as many panes as you like. Easily preview Audio/Video, Documents, PDF, and image files. View Mozilla engine and IE's...
- Software downloads 2007-09-19
- News to know: Yahoo and Zimbra; Google Presentations; Data corruption
- Notable headlines: Dan Farber: Yahoo scoops up Zimbra for $350 million. Larry Dignan: With Zimbra, Yahoo Office is a possibility. Techmeme. Google: Our feature presentation. Heather Clancy: How much midnight oil do PCs really burn? Jason O'Grady: Review: Apple's new keyboards...
- Blog posts 2007-09-18
- Firefly: Time to get the lead out
- There are certain things I've taken for granted for a long time, like batteries. I pretty much assumed the technology that went into them was pretty much the same, no matter the purpose. Boy, did I get an education last week during an informational interview with Firefly Energy. ...
- Blog posts 2007-09-17
- Serenity Countdown (widget)
- This is a countdown Widget that accepts a user defined date and then, um, counts down to that date. Currently set by default to celebrate the up-coming international "Serenity Day" on June 23, 2006, it displays Misbehavin on Serenity Day in:" and then the days, hours, minutes and seconds remaining...
- Software downloads 2007-07-10
- Firefly Data Transfer Tool (msi)
- Firefly Data Transfer Tool is a simple yet powerful application that offers you the ability to quickly and easily transfer data from one database to another. Source and target connections can be to any database so you can easily migrate data from Oracle to SQL Server and vice versa. Save...
- Software downloads 2007-06-07
- Pantech DM-P205
- Photo gallery:Pantech DM-P205We knew it was only a matter of time before every cell phone manufacturer jumped on the thin phone bandwagon and now with its DMP205 for Disney Mobile, Pantech has come on board as well. Yet, the DM-P205 isn't all about being thin as it offers Bluetooth, a...
- Product reviews 2007-05-31
- Kajeet
- In the wake of child-oriented cell phones like the Firefly and the LG Migo getting pulled back or discontinued, a carrier that specifically targets families with tweens has emerged. Called Kajeet, it is an MVNO Mobile Virtual Network Operator tailored especially for families, much like Disney Mobile. Similar to Disney...
- Product reviews 2007-04-19
- Twitter goes prime time on Fox TV
- I just got the Fox TV newsletter (Im a 24 fan) and saw this promotional blurb for the new series Drive which stars Nathan Fillion of Firefly and Serenity fame. The shows Executive Producer, Greg Yaitanes, will be doing a live Twitter-cast during the premier. Pretty cool.Fox is running a...
- Blog posts 2007-04-14
- Firefly Query by Email (msi)
- Firefly offers you the ability to query your databases just by sending an e-mail. Simply send an e-mail with a report name in the subject and get the results e-mailed back to you attached as an Excel spreadsheet. Advanced users can put a database name in the Subject and an...
- Software downloads 2007-03-18
- Firefly Data Compare Tool (msi)
- Firefly is a data comparison solution that identifies and reports data discrepancies between two SQL result sets. Using Firefly, DBA's, Database Developers, Software Engineers, Build Engineers, QA Analysts, and other IT staff can audit and verify data discrepancies even across different database systems such as SQL Server, Oracle, or Sybase....
- Software downloads 2007-02-28
- Firefly Document Analysis Tool (msi)
- Firefly will perform a detailed word and phrase analysis on any corporate filing, press release, prospectus or any text that you would like to scan for specific words and phrases that may influence your decision making. You can customize the word and phrase database as well as the word scoring...
- Software downloads 2007-02-13
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