Mozilla Firefox 'Gran Paradiso' 3.0 Beta 4

Mozilla Firefox - faster, more secure, easier to use and sporting a new look, this latest Firefox release sets a new standard for web browser innovation. Mozilla Firefox project (formerly Firebird, which was formerly Phoenix) is a redesign of Mozilla's browser component, written using the XUL user interface language and designed to be cross-platform. It is small, fast and easy to use, and offers many advantages over other web browsers, such as the tabbed browsing and the ability to block pop-up windows.

Mozilla Firefox 3 is focused on improved memory handling, performance, and stability, improved XUL, and new core components such as application data stored in SQLite. Mozilla Firefox 3 could break a few existing extensions and applications built on top of Firefox, and it will definitely include new optimizations if you like to build on the popular browser. Mozilla Firefox 3 should have additional JavaScript and SVG features if you're into that sort of thing.

Features in Firefox include:
- Easy migration: Switching to Firefox has never been easier now that Firefox imports data like Favorites, history, settings, cookies and passwords from Internet Explorer. Firefox can also import settings from Mozilla 1.x, Netscape and Opera.
- Smaller Download: Continuing efforts to make this the most efficient browser, the Windows version of Firefox is now only a 4.7 MB download, making downloading Firefox a breeze for dial-up and broadband users alike.
- New Default Theme: A new default theme provides a bright new look for Windows and Linux users.
- SmartUpdate: A new SmartUpdate feature notifies users of new versions of Firefox to ensure that the browser is always up to date.
- Help: A new online help system makes this one powerful, friendly browser.
- Extension/Theme Manager: New Extension and Theme Managers provide a convenient and secure way to manage and update the hundreds of add-ons that set Firefox apart from other browsers.
Mozilla Firefox also includes numerous bug fixes and incremental improvements, including faster page load speed.
- Popup Blocking: Stop annoying popup ads in their tracks with Firefox's built in popup blocker.
- Tabbed Browsing: View more than one web page in a single window with this time saving feature. Open links in the background so that they're ready for viewing when you're ready to read them.
- Smarter Search: Google Search is built right into the toolbar, and there are a plethora of other search tools including Keywords (type "dict " in the Location Bar), and FastFind (start typing the first few letters of some text in the page and Firefox takes you there).
- Privacy and Security: Built with your Security in mind, Firefox keeps your computer safe from malicious spyware by not loading harmful ActiveX controls. A comprehensive set of privacy tools keep your online activity your business.
- Hassle-Free Downloading: Files you download are automatically saved to your Desktop so they're easy to find. Fewer prompts mean files download quicker.
- Fits Like a Glove: Simple and intuitive, yet fully featured, Firefox has all the functions you're used to - Bookmarks, History, Full Screen, Text Zooming to make pages with small text easier to read, etc.
- S M L XL XXL XXXL: Firefox is the most customizable browser on the planet. Customize your toolbars to add additional buttons, install new Extensions that add new features, add new Themes to browse with style, and use the adaptive search system to allow you to search an infinite number of engines. Firefox is as big or small as you want.
- Setup's a Snap: At only 4.7MB (Windows), Firefox only takes minutes to download over a fast connection. The installer gets you set up quickly, and the new Easy Transition system imports all of your settings - Favorites, passwords and other data from Internet Explorer and other browsers - so you can start surfing right away.
- A Developer's Best Friend: Firefox comes with a standard set of developer tools including a powerful JavaScript and CSS error/warning console, and an optional Document Inspector that gives unheard of insight into how your pages work.
- Read Mail—Not Spam

Homepage - http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

Download Firefox 3.0 Beta 4 for Windows - 6.40 MB

Download Firefox 3.0 Beta 4 for Linux - 8.65 MB

Download Firefox 3.0 Beta 4 for MacOS - 16.7 MB

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KDE 4.0.2

KDE is a powerful graphical desktop environment for Unix workstations. It combines ease of use, contemporary functionality and outstanding graphical design with the technological superiority of the Unix operating system. It is an Internet project and truly open in every sense. Development takes place on the Internet and is discussed on our mailing lists and USENET news groups to which we invite and welcome everyone. No single group, company or organization controls the sources. All sources are open to everyone and may be distributed and modified by anyone subject to the well known GNU licenses.

Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 6

Steve Langasek has announced the sixth alpha release of Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron": "Welcome to Hardy Heron Alpha-6, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.04." Some of the features of this release include "X.Org 7.3 with a new screen resolution utility that allows users to dynamically configure the resolution, refresh rate, and rotation of a second monitor; kernel based on 2.6.24.3 bringing in significant enhancements and fixes that have been merged in the last few months into the mainline kernel, PulseAudio enabled by default; Firefox 3 Beta 3 replaces Firefox 2 as the default browser; additional memory access checks so that /dev/mem and /dev/kmem can only be used to access device memory...." Read the release announcement and release notes for more information. Download (MD5): hardy-desktop-i386.iso (691MB, torrent), hardy-desktop-amd64.iso (696MB, torrent). Also released: 8.04 Alpha 6 images for Kubuntu (download, release notes), Kubuntu-KDE4 (download), Edubuntu (download), Xubuntu (download) and Ubuntu Studio (download).

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 Version 8.0.6001.17184

Internet Explorer 8 takes the Web experience beyond the page and introduces a new way to seamlessly experience the power of the Web whether you are a Web developer writing to standards, or an end user discovering a new online service. This beta release is available to everyone, but is primarily for Web developers and designers to test the new tools, layout engine, and programming enhancements.

Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) has been designed to make everyday tasks easier, provide dynamic security protection and improve the development platform and manageability. End user improvements include a streamlined interface, tabbed browsing, printing advances, improved search functionality, instant feeds (RSS), dynamic security protection, and more.

This Beta version of Internet Explorer is for web developers and designers. We invite you to use the resources listed below to learn about the improvements, changes and new features available in this release.

"This release contains some great advances in Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and layout, programming model, performance, reliability, usability and service integration. We are eager to ensure that the transition to Internet Explorer 8 is seamless for you and your audience, and to give you a head start on using many of the new features with your sites and services. We encourage you to test your sites and services, and our platform implementation, and give us feedback!"

Developers and designers of all skill levels need great tools to deliver modern websites and write more efficient code without having to switch between the browser and a separate development environment. Internet Explorer 8 includes built-in tools that work well for professionals as well as those trying CSS and scripting for the first time.

- Debug JavaScript
- View and change the document object model (DOM)
- CSS 2.1
- Data URI
- AJAX enhancements including navigation
- Resources

New and exciting features

Windows Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 Release Notes

Homepage - http://www.microsoft.com

Download Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Windows XP x32 - 14.4 MB

Download Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Windows XP x64 - 28.6 MB

Download Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Windows Vista/2008 x32 - 11.4 MB

Download Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Windows Vista/2008 x64 - 20.4 MB

µTorrent 1.7.7 Build 8179/ µTorrent 1.8 Build 8855 Alpha

µTorrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint. µTorrent was designed to use as little cpu, space and memory as possible while offering all the functionalites expected from advanced clients. With BitTorrent, you can download files faster and contribute by sharing files and bandwidth.

Features of "µTorrent":
· Multiple simultaneous downloads
· Smart bandwidth usage
· File level priorities
· Configurable bandwidth scheduling
· Global and per-torrent speed limiting
· Quickly resumes interrupted transfers
· UPnP support (WinXP only)
· Supports popular protocol extensions
· Trackerless support (Mainline DHT)
· Localized to different languages
· Typical memory use less than 6 MB
· Incredibly small: about 200 KB

Changes in µTorrent Version 1.8 alpha (build 8852), 2008-03-04:
- Feature: add queue.slow_dl/ul_threshold advanced options
- Change: Right align search button popup menu to search button to match Windows (Internet) Explorer
- Change: preallocate diskspace now overrides bt.compact_allocation
- Change: unchoke local peers when not rate limited
- Change: last active column no longer counts sends while downloading
- Change: prevent skipping files when compact allocation is on, and prevent enabling compact allocation when files are skipped
- Change: do not use bt.compact_allocation by default on Vista, since files can not be skipped
- Fix: allow Update Feed on All Feeds
- Fix: Ignore last preference and overview tab from previous versions; fixes a crash when downgrading
- Fix: hash check on compact allocation would not drop pieces that are lost
- Fix: hash check on compact allocation would never find the last piece
- Fix: smart hashecheck would get incorrect hashes on pieces that span file boundaries
- Fix: Crash when redirecting multiple files at once

Changes in µTorrent Version 1.8 alpha (build 8855), 2008-03-05:
- Fix: encrypted connection parse error
- Fix: rare crash with metadata requests

Be warned, this is an alpha, not a beta, so bugs are to be expected, and it is not to be considered feature complete. Don't test this on private trackers without explicit permission from staff, if you value your account. Please test and report bugs/crashes/etc. Thanks.

Homepage - http://utorrent.com

Size: 256 KB

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Download µTorrent 1.7.7 Build 8179 - Final

ATI Catalyst 8.3 WHQL Display Driver for Windows XP/ Vista

This unified driver has been further enhanced to provide the highest level of power, performance, and reliability. The ATI CATALYST software suite is the ultimate in performance and stability.

This release note provides information on the latest posting of AMD's industry leading software suite, Catalyst™. This particular software suite updates both the AMD Display Driver, and the Catalyst™ Control Center. This unified driver has been further enhanced to provide the highest level of power, performance, and reliability. The AMD Catalyst™ software suite is the ultimate in performance and stability.

The Catalyst™ software suite 8.3 contains the following:
* Radeon™ display driver 8.471
* Multimedia Center™ 9.16 (Windows XP only)
* HydraVision™ (Windows XP only)
* HydraVision™ Basic Edition (Windows XP only)
* Remote Wonder 3.04 (Windows XP only)
* WDM Driver Install Bundle
* Southbridge/IXP Driver
* Catalyst™ Control Center Version 8.3

Catalyst™ 8.3 introduces the following new features:
* CrossFireX™ (Quad) Support 3 or 4 GPUs in CrossFireX™ Mode
* Hybrid Graphics Support
* DirectX 10.1 Support
* Anti-Aliasing Enhancements
* ATI Catalyst™ Control Center: HydraVision support for Windows Vista
* Digital Panel GPU image scaling
* Catalyst™ Control Center: Advanced Video Quality Controls
* ATI Catalyst™ driver: Tessellation support

The latest version of the Catalyst™ software suite is designed to support the following Microsoft Windows platforms:
- Windows Vista (32 and 64 bit versions)
- Windows XP Professional
- Windows XP Home Edition
- Windows XP Media Center Edition (graphics driver support only)

The Catalyst™ Vista driver for both the 32bit and 64bit versions of the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system is supported on the following ATI Radeon™ products.

AMD Desktop Product Family Support for both Windows Vista and XP:
- ATI Radeon™ HD 3800 series
- ATI Radeon™ HD 3600 series
- ATI Radeon™ HD 3400 series
- ATI Radeon™ HD 2900 series
- ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 series
- ATI Radeon™ HD 2400 series
- ATI Radeon™ X1950 series
- ATI Radeon™ X1900 series
- ATI Radeon™ X1800 series
- ATI Radeon™ X1650 series
- ATI Radeon™ X1600 series
- ATI Radeon™ X1550 series
- ATI Radeon™ X1300 series
- ATI Radeon™ X1050 series
- ATI Radeon™ X850 series
- ATI Radeon™ X800 series
- ATI Radeon™ X700 series
- ATI Radeon™ X600 series
- ATI Radeon™ X550 series
- ATI Radeon™ X300 series
- ATI Radeon™ 9800 series
- ATI Radeon™ 9700 series
- ATI Radeon™ 9600 series
- ATI Radeon™ 9500 series

AMD Multimedia Family Product Support for both Windows Vista and XP:
- ATI All-in-Wonder™ X1900 Series
- ATI All-in-Wonder™ X1800 Series
- ATI All-in-Wonder™ 2006 Edition
- ATI All-in-Wonder™ X800 Series
- ATI Theater 650™
- ATI All-in-Wonder™ X600 Serie
- ATI Theater™ 550 PRO
- ATI All-in-Wonder™ 9800 Series
- ATI All-in-Wonder™ 9600 Series

Release Notes

Download your selected driver from ATI website

CyberLink PowerDVD 8.0.222 Beta

PowerDVD is the latest evolution of the world acclaimed DVD software program that offers maximum video and audio playback entertainment on the PC. It comes complete with numerous customizable video/audio controls that can deliver the highest quality viewing and listening experience. PowerDVD incorporates support for high-definition audio and video, true 8-channel home theater audio playback, virtual surround sound, as well as complete controls and extra features for DVD enthusiasts.

CyberLink enriches the high-definition movie experience with brand new PowerDVD 8, featuring support for interactive Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD features, home theater audio formats, and video file formats. New features let users extend the movie experience by building a database of movie info and trivia, writing movie reviews, rating their favorite movies, and creating movie remixes. A newly released web site dedicated to PowerDVD users allows the meeting and making of friends, and the sharing of movie information that can be synchronized with a user's own version of PowerDVD.

Introducing MoovieLive: the website that syncs seamlessly with PowerDVD and moves the movie experience beyond the PC. Aside from watching movies, users can now build their favorite movie collection, create and share movie remixes, rate and write reviews. It's all part of CyberLink's new dimension in movie entertainment.

MoovieLive is also the perfect way for users to share their interest in cinema by networking with friends all over the world. CyberLink ships over a million copies of PowerDVD each month, creating a massive group of PowerDVD users globally. PowerDVD 8 and MoovieLive represent the basis of a huge social network, where users can interact with each other to share their love of movies.

New Dimensions in Movie Entertainment
- Collect Favorite Movies
- Create Movie Remixes
- Network with Movie Friends
- Collaborate to Build a DVD Database

Cutting-Edge Movie Playback Technologies
- CyberLink TrueTheater Motion delivers smooth video playback, interpolating the number of frames.
- Support for HDMI ensures high quality audio for HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc titles.
- Support for leading graphics cards delivers the best high-definition video playback with low CPU consumption.

Homepage - http://www.cyberlink.com

Size: 87.7 MB

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Sun Java SE Runtime Environment 6.0 Update 5

Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) software is the premier platform for rapidly developing and deploying secure, portable applications that run on server and desktop systems spanning most operating systems. J2SE 6.0 is a significant release including many new features and updates while preserving compatibility and stability. The development of J2SE 6.0 was led by Sun and progressed following the Java Community Process (JCP) to include input from a variety of constituents.

Java allows you to play online games, chat with people around the world, calculate your mortgage interest, and view images in 3D. These applications, written in the Java programming language and access from your browse, are called "applets". Corporations also use Java applets for intranet applications and other e-business solutions.

Java technology was created as a computer programming tool in a small, secret effort called "the Green Project" at Sun Microsystems in 1991. As it turns out, the Internet was ready for Java technology, and just in time for its initial public introduction in 1995, the team was able to announce that the Netscape Navigator internet browser would incorporate Java technology.

Now, the Java platform has attracted over 5 million software developers, worldwide use in every major industry segment, and a presence in a wide range of devices, computers, and networks of any programming technology. Today, you can find Java technology in networks and devices that range from the Internet and scientific supercomputers to laptops and cell phones, from Wall Street market simulators to home game players and credit cards -- just about everywhere. The best way to preview these applications is to explore java.com, the ultimate marketplace, showcase, and central information resource for businesses, consumers, and software developers who use Java technology.

Key features:
• Write software on one platform and run it on practically any other platform
• Create programs to run within a web browser and web services
• Develop server-side applications for online forums, stores, polls, HTML forms processing, and more
• Combine Java technology-based applications or services to create highly customized applications or services
• Write powerful and efficient applications for mobile phones, remote processors, low-cost consumer products, and practically any device with a digital heartbeat

Java SE 6 is the current major release of the Java SE platform, with full support from NetBeans IDE 5.5. Sun endeavors to foster the highest level of transparency and collaboration on the platform with the Java community through Project JDK 6, resulting in the following key features. Sun's Java Multi-Platform Support, Training, and Certification can provide you the peace of mind to develop and deploy Java solutions with confidence.

Homepage - http://java.sun.com

Size: 13.9 MB

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IE7Pro 2.1 Final

IE7Pro is a must have add-on for Internet Explorer, which includes a lot of features and tweaks to make your IE friendlier, more useful, secure and customizable. With IE7pro you may switch proxy, set agent identification, block ads and flash, apply super drag-drop, refresh tab automatically, recover session crash, manage tab history, view page information, save image files quickly and more.

IE7Pro includes Tabbed Browsing Management, Spell Check, Inline Search, Super Drag Drop, Crash Recovery, Proxy Switcher, Mouse Gesture, Tab History Browser, Web Accelerator, User Agent Switcher, Webpage Capturer, AD Blocker, Flash Block, Greasemonkey like User Scripts platform, User Plug-ins and many more power packed features. You can customize not just Internet Explorer, but even your favorite website according to your need and taste using IE7Pro.

Changes in IE7Pro 2.1 (Mar 3,2008):
1.Change IE7Pro icon
2.IE7Pro improved
* User config file online backup
* Add keyboard shortcut CTRL+SHIFT+Mouse hover over mediaplayer control to save media file (Support download Youtube/dailymotion/tudou.com/6.cn)
* spellcheck improved
* inline search improved
* Crash recovery dialog changed to page
* Last session restore automatically now
* Open new window from address bar history
* User can hide commandbar of IE now
* Add support for always open popup window in new tab
* Clear url history work under vista now
* IE context menu add tab history
* Two shortcut added:
* Switch enable/disable Adblock
* Switch enable/disable MiniDM
3.MiniDM improved
* Keep pressing Ctrl+Alt to click link will disable miniDM
* MiniDM have log now
* MiniDM support sha1/md5 now
* MiniDM can ignore user defined file type.
* MiniDM support more action on exit
* MiniDM new fuction
* Local time
* User can add download task without enable main window
* User can hide alarm window now

Download : IE7Pro 2.1 Final
Download : 64-Bit

Total Commander Ultima Prime 3.6

This is an extended version of Total Commander 7 Copyright (c) 1993-2007 by Christian Ghisler. Total Commander Ultima Prime is a special distribution of Christian Ghisler's Total Commander with many useful third-party add-ons, plug-ins and customisations. It also contains extended main menu and toolbar, other programs, changed layout and other elements.

The newest version brings another installer's code changes. Since now it is possible to start TC UP with operating system. Because of false alerts provided by antivirus applications, TC UP is installed with safe mode, without any suspicious files. To install whole project's content users should choose "full installation" mode.
The project has gained WinContig application for deframenting files purpose. Advanced users should be satisfy with excellent log viewer called Tail for Win32. The way of providing additional informations in customized columns has been corrected. Some applications (Free Download Manager 2.5 build 755, Opera@USB 9.26, VirtualDub 1.8.0, XnView 1.92.1, TC UP ULTIMATE 1.3) and Total Commander's plugins have been updated to the newest versions.

Changes in Version 3.6, 2008-02-29:
* Added „WinContig" files defragmentation tool - thanks to Marco d'Amanto for agreement to include this application into project.
* Added logs reading utility „Tail for Win32".
* New installer features - thanks to Pawel Porwisz.
* Added option to run TC UP at system startup.
* Columns views corrections - thanks to fenixproductions for help.
* „Free Download Manager" application update to the newest version (2.5 build 755).
* „Opera@USB" application update to the newest version (9.26).
* „VirtualDub" application update to the newest version (1.8.0).
* „XnView" application update to the newest version (1.92.1).
* „TC UP ULTIMATE" tool update to the newest version (1.3).
* Other plugins have been updated to the newest version.
* Some bugs have been fixed.

Homepage - http://tcup.pl/

Size: 79.0 MB

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SystemRescueCd 1.0.0

SystemRescueCd 1.0.0, a Gentoo-based distribution with a collection of hard disk partitioning and data rescue tools, has been released. From the changelog: "Programs are now compiled for i486; added Xvesa to fix problems with the graphical environment on some hardware; added a 64-bit alternative kernel (altker64); merged all the old initramfs files into a single initram.igz file; the PXE boot can now download the sysrcd.dat file using the TFTP protocol; rewrote autorun with support of the HTTP source; fixed problems with the network configuration boot options; updated the default kernel to Linux 2.6.24.2 with Reiser4; updated the alternative kernel to Linux 2.6.22.18; updated GParted to 0.3.5, NTFS-3G to 1.2216; improved the wireless network support (drivers and firmware); updated the Memtest86+ floppy disk image to 2.00...." See the rest of the changelog for more details. Download: systemrescuecd-x86-1.0.0.iso (179MB, MD5).

Mythbuntu 8.04 Alpha 3

The third alpha release of Mythbuntu 8.04 is out and ready for testing: "Today we are introducing the third Mythbuntu 8.04 alpha image. It is very important to note that this release is not compatible with Mythbuntu 7.10 or any other MythTV 0.20.2 based distribution. Changes from Alpha 2: lots of bug fixes across the board in Ubiquity and Mythbuntu Control Centre; several MythTV bugs that were sent upstream got fixed; we have merged our installer menu with the Ubuntu installer menu; Totem can speak MythTV now for playback; new version of XMLTV; new Myth checkouts; diskless support. As previously, if you encounter any issues with anything in this release (including Ubiquity), please file a bug on Launchpad." Here is the full release announcement. Download: mythbuntu-8.04-alpha3-i386.iso (520MB, MD5), mythbuntu-8.04-alpha3-amd64.iso (544MB, MD5).

Linux Mint 4.0 "KDE"

Clement Lefebvre has announced the final release of Linux Mint 4.0 KDE Community edition: "Linux Mint 4.0 KDE released. Daryna KDE is nearly as 'minty' as the main edition now. The packages are (safely) up to date and the kernel is the Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon kernel 2.6.22. Mint applications: mintInstall, mintwifi, mintUpdate, mintAssistant, mintUpload. Minted versions of Firefox, Sunbird. Changes since the beta release: fixed the HAL USB NTFS problem; changed some Compiz default settings to make it more KDEish and fix a known bug; added a Linux Mint user agent to Konqueror and pre-added some sites to use the Mint user agent. This helps people know Linux Mint is out and about." Read the rest of the release notes for known issues, installation instructions and upgrade notes. Download (MD5): LinuxMint-4.0-KDE.iso (996MB).