Mozilla continues to improve Weave Sync with version 0.6. Weave sync is a Firefox add-on that encrypts and securely synchronizes
your bookmarks, saved passwords, browsing history, tabs, including form-field history and preferences across multiple Firefox installs. More»
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This is a freshly new but unofficial Google Chrome theme that gives your Chrome browser a swimming pool type of background. Its very similar to the Clouds Theme released a few months back but with a cool and refreshing impact -- remember its summer time. More»
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“The new version of Microsoft’s Windows operating system, Windows 7, has the same problem that Vista, XP, and all previous versions have had -- it’s proprietary software. Users are not permitted to share or modify the Windows software, or examine how it works inside.” says Windows 7 Sins, the web site set-up by the Free Software Foundation – FSF to wage a fight against Microsoft’s predominant role in the OS world.
Well, this blog: Kabatology ~ Open Source, Linux wholeheartedly supports the campaign. Certainly many readers will be asking what makes Free software so different from Proprietary software. Well, I have for you the Digsby example. In the post Digsby Joins the Dark Sclasse, Uses Your PC to Make Money, Lifehacker explains how the instant messenger client Digsby “not only bundles half a dozen optional crapware applications” into your system but how it’s also “using your computer to crawl the web, do stock market research”.
That Lifehacker post ends with “Stick with Open Source: The only way you are definitely going to avoid greedy software developers exploiting you is to stick with open source, make sure to donate to your favourite open source projects, and stop installing software with bundled crapware.”
Well the Digsby case is quite unique, it’s not the case with Windows, but they are quite close.
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Phoenity Aura is a newly released Firefox Theme -- now at version 0.4 for Firefox 3.5 that dresses your Firefox browser in a simple and glassy way.
The author of this Firefox extension also provides for download at his website the icons used to build this theme. The icons are in PNG-32 format in 24×24 and 16×16 sizes -- 172 icons in all. Just hit the link below to get to his website. Also available for download are Phoenity Aura icons for utorrent
Phoenity Aura Firefox Theme | Phoenity Aura Icons
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Opera 10 Release Candidate ships of today for all and for all major platform. The final release will be launched on September 1st, 2009 -- in barely 8 days time More»
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