Release: YouChoob v1.03
BootBlock | 22 April, 2008
For something that’s a small program, it certainly has had its fair share of development time. This time round it was merely a test-bed for an update library I wanted to write. Without really going into it, the updater ties into the software section of this site and queries it for any updates on behalf of the host application.
But when I finished that, I went and added a Vista mode to my GradientPanel control. The Windows XP look is starting to get somewhat stale, so I’m going to be going for the glossy Vista look where I can. Take a look here for a screenshot of the Vista-style GradientPanel in the new updater. The GP update came about due to separating the interface controls from my BiQubic.Functions library and placing them into their own.
But anyway! That’s why there’s a new version of YouChoob. Oh yeah, for those that don’t know: YouChoob allows you to download videos directly from YouTube and save them to your hard-drive or another location of your choice.
I’ve also got some news on BlockBox, but I’ll leave that until later. In the meantime, check out the BlockBox site to download it (its home-theatre PC software) and view some info on the new Windows Presentation Foundation version that I started the other day.
View: YouChoob
Another cool tool, thanks. Can I grab YouTube mp4 files easily with it, too?
Cheers.
(PS. XP isn’t “stale”.)
Hey there,
I don’t think I’ve seen any MP4 files before on YouTube – I’ll go and take a look to see what it’s about and add support for them if at all possible.
As for XP: it’s more the look than anything. XP was certainly a big improvement in looks than Win98/Win2k (which look totally rubbish, aye), but it seems a bit flat compared to Vista.
The XP look (soft gradients, etc) looks good for all apps if the style is kept to, whereas the Vista look doesn’t work 100% of the time and ony seems to suite certain designs. I tried applying the glossy look to some of my other apps and a couple of them just look weird. Damn.