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The Firefox 3.6 Beta saga goes on. Episode 4 a.k.a Firefox 3.6 beta 4 adds a 100+ fixes pack to previous Firefox 3.6 beta 3.
If you are using Firefox 3.6 beta 3 then Help -> Check for Updates and improve your browsing experience with a more stable and secured FF3.6b4. Web developers and Add-on developers have much to gain from this update.
– New in this version is the support for HTML 5 File API; “it’s now possible for web content to ask the user to select local files, then read the contents of those files. This selection can be done by either using an HTML input element, or by drag and drop.”
Help Mozilla make sure your favorite add-ons get updated for upcoming Firefox releases by using the Add-on Compatibility Reporter. Download Firefox 3.6 Beta 4
Posted in Firefox, Open-Source, Ubuntu, Windows | 3 Comments »
XBMC Media Center 9.11 leaves Alpha to Beta and introduces Confluence as the new default skin to replace the PM3.HD skin that now becomes an ordinary skin.
– XBMC developers ask translators to pay particular attention to XBMC settings and Confluence skin when translating.
– PPAs for Karmic and Live builds are also available for testers. Hit the link below to see the Confluence skin.
XBMC is an award-winning cross-platform entertainment center released under the GNU/GPL license.
via XBMC ~ XBMC 9.11 Beta1: Introducing Confluence
Posted in Multimedia, Open-Source, Ubuntu, Windows | 1 Comment »
For Windows, Mac and Linux: Thunderbird 3.0 Release Candidate 1 is now available for download, for all platforms. Most of the features in this release are already present in the beta releases liked Tabbed emails, New Search with Advanced Filtering Tools, message archiving, the Activity Manager and more. But Thunderbird 3 RC 1 also addresses stability issues, improves performance and web compatibility and simplifies code and sustainability.
To install Thunderbird 3 RC1 on your Ubuntu, follow this guide: A Single Command Install of Thunderbird 3 on Ubuntu
Download Thunderbird 3 Release Candidate 1, a preview release of the next major Thunderbird.
Posted in Email, Open-Source, Ubuntu, Windows | 5 Comments »
In Windows its quite easy to setup a VPN (virtual private network) client like the open source UltraVPN client that is fully based on OpenVPN. In windows system it takes less than a minute to get UltraVPN up and running – time spent in downloading, installing and creating a UltraVPN account. In Ubuntu takes a few extra minutes and you might need a windows partition.
– VPNs become handy when you want connect to websites with geographically blocked contents, when you seek for a secured access to files and folders, or for some extra privacy etc etc. UltraVPN offers the necessary anonymity for home users. More»
Posted in Open-Source, Ubuntu, Web Utilities, Windows | 15 Comments »
Opera 10.10 is finally leaves beta to final without any major changes. You can now safely upgrade your betas to Opera 10.10 final plus Opera Unite via the update manager in Ubuntu or via Help -> Check for Updates in Windows.
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