Collectorz.com news
| May 6, 2008 | Movie Collector 5.5 |
| We have just released another update for Movie Collector for Windows, version 5.5. Movie Collector 5.5 brings a new Screen Layout setting, offering six different layout configurations of Tree, List and Details panel. Also check the improvements to the multi-disc and TV series/Episodes support. Brand new to 5.5 is the Movie Collector MCE Viewer for Windows Media Center, created by Brian Baskerville of MCE Zone.
The MCE Viewer offers: Check out the full What’s New list including screenshots here, or download Movie Collector on our Download page. |
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| May 2, 2008 | New employee: Rowdy Peetam |
| Our search for a new content manager for music and movies resulted in us hiring not one but two of these; Martin started in April and Rowdy on May 1st.
Rowdy Peetam is our new content manager for games and movies. He is The One who rules the game database and processes your submissions. As you already guessed, he is a gamer himself and owns several consoles including some relics like NES, SNES, the MegaDrive 32x but also new ones like Wii and Xbox 360. His taste in movies is ‘everything’, which is a big asset for us. |
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| April 24, 2008 | AJ has left the building |
| We have people come and go lately and now AJ has decided to move on and follow his dream. AJ started working here in February 2006 and he has been a very useful, thorough and inventive worker. His movie knowledge is just awesome, not to mention his up to date game expertise. With his help we have brought the online movie and game databases to a higher level. AJ always wanted to work in the movie industry and has found THE job. We can only applaud that and wish him all the best in his new career.
Martin and Alain have taken over AJ’s work; we’ve also hired a new colleague who will start working next month. |
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| April 18, 2008 | We're ® |
| It took quite some time and lots of documentation going back and forth, but at long last the Collectorz.com brand is R. This means we are now a registered trademark and are allowed to use the R in all our communication: Collectorz.com®. Cool. |
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| April 16, 2008 | New Mac OS X editions |
| We have released updates for the Mac OS X editions of Music Collector, Movie Collector and Book Collector. Version 2.1.2 has great new features like the Collectorz.com templates, new toolbar icons, improved support for the CueCat scanner and much more. Download the new Mac versions on our Download page. Enjoy! |
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| April 15, 2008 | Going High-Tech |
| We’re always delighted when we receive e-mail from our customers, telling us how managing their collection is not a chore but fun to do with our software. You can read an overview of these reactions here. Our favorite is "The idiom ‘best thing since sliced bread’ should be rewritten. Sliced bread is the next best thing to the Flic Barcode Scanner used with your programs."
Some customers even post a review on their blog about managing their CDs, DVDs, books or comics. Today we were really surprised when we read Martha Stewart’s blog: she uses Book Collector for her library of 7.000 volumes! Thank you Martha for purchasing our software and show us a glimpse into your library. |
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| April 3, 2008 | New employee: Martin Keur |
| At long last we have found our content manager for music. Martin Keur joined us on April 1st. Martin used to work at one of Amsterdam’s biggest music stores Boudisque. Alas, they had to close down after almost 40 years being the best music shop in town, maybe even in The Netherlands. Luckily Martin sent his resume to us.
With his in depth music knowledge he will bring our database to a higher level.
Visit our forum and discuss music and our database with Martin. His forum name is MetalMartin, which explains his taste in music. He is a huge collector himself, owning at least 6.000 CDs. At his home he has a special room filled with CDs and DVDs. His movie knowledge will also come in handy when he works on our online movie database. |
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| March 13, 2008 | Website redesign |
| Our website has a new look! And about time too, we really had to dig deep into our news archives to find the release date of the "old" look: October 2001!
In this redesign, we aimed for a clean look and a clear navigation structure. The new site is easier on the eye and focuses more on what's important: telling you everything there is to know about our software.
We are very happy with the new design and hope you like it too. |
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| March 4, 2008 | Press release |
| Digistore Solutions announced today that Collectorz.com’s Music Collector and Movie Collector software now provide fully integrated support for Digistore’s Centurion CD disc storage system.
Read the complete press release here. Visit our Movie Collector and Music Collector pages for detailed information about the integration with the Centurion CD, including screenshots. |
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| March 3, 2008 | Hello and Goodbye |
| Our lunch table is really getting crowded: we’ve hired two new colleagues. At the same time we had to say goodbye to our movie database admin Vincent Tempelaar.
Vinnie only worked part time at our office next to his study at the Aviation Academy. Today is his first day at his course at Air Traffic Control in Brussels, Belgium. Obviously, this can’t be combined with his work at our office so our ways parted but not without a huge farewell drink at the local Irish Pub. To replace Vinnie, we’ve hired Alain Vleesch du Bois. Alain is a 3rd year student at the School of Economics Amsterdam. He is knee-deep into movies, which is a big plus if you’re processing them all day.
Patrick Machielse is our second new colleague, although he is no stranger. He has been working freelance at our office since August 2007, to further develop and maintain our Mac software. |
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| February 6, 2008 | Book Collector 5.2 |
| It comes a no surprise after the 8.1 and 5.4 versions of Music Collector and Movie Collector; we've also released a new version of Book Collector for Windows, version 5.2.
Book Collector 5.2 brings you: Check the full list of new version 5 features here. The 5.2 specific new features can be viewed on the What's New page. |
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| February 4, 2008 | New versions |
| New versions are available for Music Collector and Movie Collector (Windows). Check out the What’s New pages for the new features of Music Collector 8.1 and Movie Collector 5.4.
Next to product specific features both titles bring you: For a quick overview of Music Collector 8.1 and Movie Collector 5.4, visit the features pages including screenshots. |
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| January 29, 2008 | Job opening: Content Manager |
| Wanted: Content Manager (for movies, music & games)
We have a job opening for a Content Manager, someone who can help us maintain and further develop our online databases for CDs, DVDs and video games. |
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| January 22, 2008 | Barcode scanning with the CueCat |
| In November 2005 we have introduced the Collectorz.com laser barcode scanner. With the scanner it’s quicker to add books, CDs, DVDs and games to your database. We now also offer a less expensive alternative: the CueCat barcode scanner. The CueCat gets its name from its cat-like appearance. It’s a 13 centimeter off-white handheld device with a nose, paws and a tail. Press the nose to the barcode and swipe it neatly, using its front paws to steer in a direct line over the barcode. The CueCat is a simple but effective CCD scanner and is fully supported in Music, Movie, Book and Game Collector. You don’t have to download and install extra software or drivers. It connects to any PC or Mac with a USB port, it’s plug & play. You can purchase the CueCat in a bundle with 3 programs or just the scanner itself. Visit our webshop for the details or check out our special CueCat bundle offer. |
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| January 3, 2008 | Major upgrade: Comic Collector 4 |
| 2008 has only just begun and we’re already on full programming speed!
We have just released a major upgrade of Comic Collector: version 4.
A short summary of the new features: You can find a full What's New page here, including screenshots. We’re quite proud of our new version 4 and we enjoyed creating it; we hope you like it as much as we do. |
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| December 24, 2007 | Collectorz.com blog |
| At Collectorz.com we watch lots of movies and TV series, read books and comics, play loads of games and listen to music all the time. During lunch we have lively discussions about what we like (and hate) and we want to share those opinions with you. Visit our blog and read AJ's Xmas recommendations, why Mark loves watching Lost and enjoy Ronald's jazzy week when he went to listen to 3 jazz masters at work. You're welcome to post your comments.
Happy Holidays! |
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| December 21, 2007 | Bernard leaves the company |
| Our first employee Bernard Kroes has left Collectorz.com to start working full time at his own company, Shift F5. Bernard worked with us for exactly 3 years and he was our first employee after being a 2 men company for 5 years. He always had his own projects next to his work with us and he felt that now is the time to work full time on his own business. We are very happy for him and his new adventure and wish him all the best in his endeavors. Don’t be a stranger and drop in now and then to join our Guitar Hero competition! |
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| December 6, 2007 | New redesigned Connect pages |
| The Connect pages are the homes of the Collectorz.com online databases for movies, comics, music and games. These databases are used in the Add Automatically feature in our software products. We have just published our new redesigned Connect sites for movies, games and comics; Music Collector Connect will follow soon. Just visit and browse the new Connect pages, lots of new features and info to be found on movies, games and comics. |
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| November 16, 2007 | Collectorz.com triplet |
| In the last couple of months, we have released major upgrades for Movie Collector, Book Collector and Music Collector for Windows. The first one, Movie Collector 5, was released on May 1st. Book Collector 5 followed on July 10 and version 8 of Music Collector was released last week. Since we continue to improve our software even during the upgrade project, we’ve implemented new features in Music Collector that were not yet available in the newest versions of Book Collector or Movie Collector but are of great use to every collector.
These are: So yesterday we’ve released Movie Collector 5.3 and Book Collector 5.1 with these new additions. Read more about the newest versions of Music Collector, Book Collector and Movie Collector or just download them and try them out for yourself. 3 down, more to come. Comic Collector is next; keep your eye out for version 4. |
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| November 6, 2007 | Music Collector 8 for Windows |
| We have just released a major upgrade for Music Collector for Windows, version 8.
A short summary of the new features in Music Collector 8: For an overview of the great new features of Music Collector 8, check the What's New page, including screenshots. |
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