Nico |
March 10th, 2009 |
What would you think if we tell you that now you can play all your Wixi files in a Media Center?
Here is your Answer:
- Wixi Plugin for XBMC Suite.
We are proud to announce that you can add this really cool feature into your computer (Linux, Mac OSX & Windows supported) and in your X-Box , giving you the chance to play eveything you store in your Wixi, in the XBMC (www.xbmc.org).
XBMC is a software that turns your computer & console into a complete Media Center to enjoy video, music & pictures, just exactly what Wixi supports.
So we decided to develop a plugin and the result is at your hand… All the files you treasure in your Wixi desktop, will look better on your TV!
How does it sounds? Awesome of course!
- Let’s sneak a little bit:
- Ready to play it loud?
Follow the instructions and you will be enjoying this in no time.
Nico
Wixi Blog Writer
Hello to all wixians!
Before we introduce you the features we just have made available on Wixi, all the Wixi Team would like to send you its best wishes for the new year 2009!
This month, we have made major changes, that we are sure will make you an even more happy Wixi user 
- Download from friends
This feature has been requested to us over a thousand times and it is now available! Here is how it works: when you visit the Wixi of one of your friend, if you are interested in one of the files he has originally uploaded, you have now the option to either stream it, copy it to your Wixi or download it to your computer desktop.
This means you can start sharing documents, holidays photos & videos with your friend, play them from anywhere in streaming, and download them in their original quality onto your computer!
- Visits Counter
You will notice in your sidebar, below the number of files on your Wixi and your number of friends, a new counter: the Visits Counter! While this is just a ‘tiny’ addition, it is also a way to know and show how popular your Wixi is! Some of our users have already received more than 80,000 unique visits on their desktop, congratulations to them!
- Google Chrome & Safari 3 compatibility
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We are very glad to announce that Wixi Desktop is now officially compatible with Safari 3 & Google Chrome (on both Windows & Mac OS X platforms). It involved a lot of modifications into the core and UI parts of the service to make our desktop load almost as perfectly into these two browsers as in Firefox and Internet Explorer, but it was worth it! Wixi is now ready to welcome the community of Google Chrome fans, and is even more Apple Macintosh friendly!
- Reworked UI engine
This is usually the kind of update you would not notice visually, but we have spent a lot of time on reworking the UI engine so as to improve performance (reduced memory usage, faster loading…). Also, this would simplify the fixing of browser related html/css issues, thus allowing us to add more features faster!
Should I remind you, you can vote for the next features we will be working onto at Wixi Feedback page
Seb
Wixi Blog Admin
We have just added HOT new features on Wixi that will warm you up in this cold winter time !
- Web Channels
The Web Channels can be accessed from the Sidebar menu, and has a “NEW” label next to it, so you don’t miss it.
A few months ago, we added the option to embed YouTube videos directly onto your Wixi desktop. The Web Channels are pushing the concept further, by integrating more sources of contents (videos & photos) that you can embed on your desktop: DailyMotion, Flickr, Hulu & CNN are now featured, and we will add more channels over the months, for various contents: music, flash games …
Creating your own media center has never been so simple: you don’t have to upload any content from your hard drive, you can build it by picking online contents from the Web Channels and/or your friends!
- Favorite Friends System
This is a small yet powerful feature we have added based on what has been the most voted in the wixians wishlist! The Favorite Friends System is a way to access faster to your best friends’ desktop by putting them first in your friends network, so you don’t need to scroll to find them.
How does it work?
If you look closely at your friends avatars in the dashboard, you will see a star icon in the top left corner. When you click on it, it will change color from grey to yellow, and your friend will appear first in your friend list. Simply click again on the star icon to unmark the ‘favorite’ status of this particular friend and have him back at his original position in your list.
- Bugs Fixed
As usual, this release corrects several issues on the service. The most important fix is that the Full Screen feature on Flash 10 is reenabled.
Do not forget that you can vote for the next features we will be working onto at Wixi Feedback page
We are also glad to announce that the Wixi Uploader in Adobe AIR is almost ready and already being tested by a few selected users, so stay tuned for the announcement of release!
Seb
Wixi Blog Admin
Our first update after our launch in public beta is already here! We know many of our Wixians who will be excited by this news, as this update brings many cool features and makes your desktop even better looking , so check it out:
- Explorer Tool
You can’t miss it, with the “NEW” label in the Sidebar menu.
The Explorer Tool allows you to browse all the media files of one user and filter the results by media type: pictures, videos or music files. It’s an easy way to access all the media library of the user you are visiting and it’s much more convenient than going through subfolders to discover all the treasures of contents that this user is sharing!
- New Design of windows
The layout of the windows has been heavily reworked, so as to provide a direct access to the main functions. In the toolbar, on the left part, you have 3 buttons to choose the View mode: preview in player, list mode and icons mode, while the right part shows the “Download” and “Share” functions next to the “More” action button. Viewing, Sharing and Downloading are the 3 keys functions on Wixi, and with this new design, all 3 are accessible in one single click!
- Reorganization of user-related features
The “Invite friends” and “Find users” functions have been moved to the dashboard, where you can already list & manage your friends, see your last visitors and discover the most popular Wixies. It seemed more logical to use the dashboard for all user-related features, while the sidebar focuses on Applications and tools.
At the same time, we have solved the issue that many of you reported us: on 1024×768 screens, the sidebar was showing over the dashboard, blocking access to some functions.
- Improve desktop loading speed
This will be the first change you will notice when you login to your Wixi desktop, it loads up to twice faster! Access your files even more quickly: Ready? Go!
- Minor cosmectic changes
It’s always an ongoing process to improve the ergonomy of our product, and although these are only small edits, all together they make Wixi nice product to use! One of the most noticeable cosmectic changes, rounded corners on files & folders name labels is shown below:
- Many bug fixes
Well, we don’t give many details about the bugs, but we can guarantee you that we process all the feedbacks we receive and we fix as many as possible bugs at each
new update!
Seb
Wixi Blog Admin
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Seb
Wixi Blog Admin
