I should forward this onto the true DosBox folks – being that I’m somewhat of a rogue maintainer, whom, er, they suggest Mac folks go to for help and support. I’ve never been asked, or outright offered to become a part of the team.

However, back to the task at hand. My port of DOSBox has recieved a 100% Free award, which states This product was tested thoroughly and was found absolutely clean, therefore it can be installed with no concern by any computer user.

Spiffy, huh?

Thanks, Softpedia.

[FADE IN]
Fade into stage, the light slowly ebbs forth as the music follows.

[SETTING]
I’m either sitting at my desk, working diligently on learning how to do something I consider neat and/or exotic – or perhaps even sitting lethargic, slightly drooling as I watch Law and Order.

[PAN TO DESK, FOCUS]
The phone rings.

After a moment of hesitation, I answer.

[OVERHEARD]

Guy-I-Haven’t-Heard-From-In-Ages: Hey Man! How’s it going?
Me: Pretty well, and you?
GIHHFIA: Oh, you know.. life’s been busy. Ya know, I hate to bother you, but..
Me: You broke yor computer didn’t you?
GIHHFIA: Uh, yeah.
Me: It’s so nice of you to call me out of the blue, after not having heard from you in years! It’s a coincidence that you just happened to call now, right? My fee is..

[FADE OUT]

Ok, so this doesn’t exactly follow life; I usually try to help folks who are blatantly attempting to win my favor, if only to help them “fix their problem”, then never hear from them again.

No more. No more freebies. If you want help, this is a job, it’s not that I enjoy it. I certainly do not enjoy doing it for free, only to be given more questions and more begging for help since I’m ‘so knowledgable’.

If you’re in any manner related to me, I will tell you to find another technician. There is no good blood with purchases of goods, or services, from family members.

With the release of Tiger, I’m opting for a new strategy for packages, which will mean a complete overhaul of my file management system.

I will be offering Tiger packages when I upgrade to Tiger. In the interm, all packages will continue to be developed for Panther.

What I will do is offer the ‘last build’ of all utilities for Panther where applicable. Once I obtain Tiger, all updates will be developed for Tiger; I lack the hardware and time to develop for multiple operating system revisions, however, I will attempt to hold the elder releases for the forseen future..

I will provide information on my software page on how to discern which package is appropriate for your machine. If there are security updates for the programs I maintain, I will make every attempt to backport them to Panther.

Thankfully, I’ve finally managed a few short days from work to spend with my friends, and family.

The entire story is long, and boring, so I’ll minimize the impact with bullet points: Most of these are boring factoids, rather than anything providing amusement. Sorry.

• My flight was delayed nearly two hours – after a three hour layover – due to damage to the plane.
• ...which we ended up flying out on, anyway. Thanks for thinking about my safety, America West.
• It is possible to snap over 100 photos in two days, without even trying.
• Pocatello, ID has a Denny’s with delicious, edible food.
• ...Billings, MT does not share this trait
• Montana Highways once again have speed limits: They’re usually 75mph, unless otherwise posted.
• The desert lands of NV, ID, MT, and WY look exactly the same. Only the mountains change.
• NV gasoline prices are nearly 25% higher than that of MT, WY, and ID.
• Diet Vanilla Cherry Dr. Pepper has virtually no flavor. However, it goes deliciously with ‘French Burnt Peanuts’.
• It is possible to get 40mpg, despite driving against the wind, uphill, in a downpour.
• ...however, the wipers are not capable of keeping up if you are averaging over 50mph.
• Once you have Country (Chicken) Fried Steak in the upper Northwest, it’s impossible to enjoy it anywhere else, again. IT’S JUST THAT GOOD.
• It is possible to fit three cans of cola in the trunk of a ‘98 Escort ZX2. The ability to hold anything else is purely coincidental, and unintended.
• Yellowstone Park is slowly growing back from the hellacious fire of 1988. The tiny trees are poking out from the burnt embers. It’s beautiful.

MKVToolNix 1.4.2 is available as a native MacOS X installable package. libebml, libmatroska, and several updates have been made to the core toolset.

Want more information? Check out Mosu’s official page, and the Changelog.