Well it's been a long wait, but Lucifiar has finally released his Seven Transformation Pack. Now everyone can enjoy the transformation pack with x64 support and improved support for Vista. After the great success of Transformation Pack 3.0 (Which was deemed the most stable and refined transformation pack) I wonder if 4.0 can be even better? With the latest version of ViStart 7 bundled and an exclusive skin for ViGlance and ViStart made by Lucifiar (latest version available directly from Lee-Soft.com).

It also includes a specialized version of ViGlance (which is now available from Lee-Soft.com) that is fully compatible with the latest version of ViStart 7. Now the orb in ViGlance can be used to summon ViStart 7. The two programs integrate seamlessly. It also bundles a new stable version of "TrueTransparency" which Lucifiar moved to the safelist. So users can finally enjoy Aero styled windows without worrying about stability problems.

Another significant change is the localization support. Lucifiar delayed the transformation pack to ensure this feature. Using a specialized file called "vilang.sif". You are now able to modify the user interface without the need to hack the executable directly. This a major improvement since the previous transformation packs. So the transformation pack can be customized for any language.


Instead of focusing on new features. Lucifiar has refined his existing features to bring this Transformation Pack. Which i feel is a good direction for the transformation pack. The only problem i can see with this transformation pack is it doesn't seem to be a major improvement over the previous pack for XP 32-bit users. But there is still some gain for XP-32bit users (at least the transformation pack bundles updated 3rd party software).

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Well there are a few things that annoy me. One of them is the BBC failing to negotiate a suitable deal with Microsoft to offer iPlayer(UK) services to Xbox360 users (When PS3 users have this feature freely). Well the BBC are not entirely to blame. Since the reason they are not integrating their iPlayer services into Xbox Live is because apparently Microsoft want the BBC to only provide iPlayer services to "Gold Users". I didn't mind that until recently. Usually at least BBC would offer a DRM WMV file you could download (Which is Microsoft DRM Technology and thus compatible with the Xbox360). But this option has magically vanished overnight? Thanks BBC.. What's even more frustrating is that they offer unencrypted mp4 files for iPhone users. What the...? So BBC will drop their DRM for Apple, I wonder what else they would drop for Apple?

Since BBC are now only offering some encrypted DRM mp4 files which are only available directly from their horrible desktop client. (Which seems like spyware that collects information about what programs you watch by the way, but that's a story better left for another day). I feel it my ethical responsability to not only inform the British public of this outrage but demonstrate how (for experimental purposes) you can download iplayer content without DRM and then watch it on any device of your choice.

You can probably guess where this is going. BBC have made one major mistake. Anyone with technical knowledge of web browsers and http requests would try changing their user-agent string on their browser to what ever the iPhone uses these days - To make their browser appear to be an iPhone. BBC called this "hacking" (which is an amusement in itself).. And eventually "patched this loophole". Well don't give up there, there's more than 1 way to make your computer appear to be an iPhone. I thought about making this software but it appears someone has already done a very good job at that already.

There is one piece of software called "iDownload". I did not develop this software. This information is already made available on any respectable search engine. This software appears to emulate an iPhone and allow you to grab unencrypted DRM-Free MP4 files (Apple Quicktime playable). Then it's simply a matter of converting your mp4 file to an AVI. There's plenty of software out there to do that though.