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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.
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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»
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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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Slim and fast Sumatra 1.0 PDF reader has got a portable version, it’s up to you to find space for it on your USB flash drive so you can view PDF files on any Windows PC – with its 2MB size only finding space should be no problem. Sumatra PDF Portable 1.0 by PortableApps is packed is to integrate with the PortableApps.com Suite. Sumatra PDF Portable is a free and open source PDF viewer for Windows.
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Windows, Mac, Linux: Firefox 3.6 beta 3 bundles up over 80 bug fixes from the last beta but at the same time it drops some of its marvels like tab preview.
It maintains others like alerting users about out-of-date plugins, and built in support for Personas. This is certainly the fastest of the 3 betas released so far, it is released in 60 different languages and will certainly undergo many more changes before the first release candidate.
Firefox 3.6 Beta 3 release notes
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