Trillian lets you connect to multiple IM and social networks at the same time, managing contacts and real time status feeds efficiently. Trillian is available for Windows, Mac, Iphone, Android, BlackBerry, and online. Continue reading
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework, that plays most multimedia files, media and streaming protocols. It is simple to use, yet very powerful and extendable. Too much changes to post, so read them here.
>> VLC media player website
>> Download VLC media player 1.1.3
Opera 10.60 has been released. Opera 10.60 is based on a brand new version of Opera’s rendering engine, Presto 2.6.30 and includes support for several new web technologies, such as Geolocation, Web Workers and Offline Applications. In addition Opera 10.60 is the first final browser that has support for the high quality video format WebM.
During the development of Opera 10.60 they also focused on stability, performance and alignment of all platforms. 10.60 has notably improved Javascript and DOM performance, and since 10.54 almost a thousand bugs have been fixed. Unix users can now also enjoy a final version of Opera with the speed of the new Javascript engine Carakan, and other features that have been introduced in 10.50 and 10.60.
>> Opera website
>> Download Opera 10.60 (all versions)
Microsoft took their time, but it’s here: Windows Live Essentials beta includes free programs from Microsoft for photos, movies, instant messaging, e‑mail, blogging, and more. Get them all in one download and get more done with Windows. The new Windows Live Essentials only works with Vista and Windows 7. Keep in mind that this is stil a beta version, so things might not work as they should.
>> Download Windows Live Essentials beta
A new update to the great browser that is Firefox. Firefox 3.6.4 provides uninterrupted browsing for Windows and Linux users when there is a crash in the Adobe Flash, Apple Quicktime or Microsoft Silverlight plugins. If a plugin crashes or freezes, it will not affect the rest of Firefox. You will be able to reload the page to restart the plugin and try again. Goodie.
>> Mozilla Firefox website
>> Download Mozilla Firefox 3.6.4
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework, that plays most multimedia files, media and streaming protocols. It is simple to use, yet very powerful and extendable. Too much changes to post, so click here to read them.
>> VLC media player website
>> Download VLC media player 1.1.0
Linux Mint is an elegant, easy to use, up to date and comfortable GNU/Linux desktop distribution. Based on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx, Linux 2.6.32, Gnome 2.30 and Xorg 7.4, Linux Mint 9 “Isadora” features a lot of improvements and the latest software from the Open Source World. Read up on all the changes here.
>> Linux Mint website
>> Download Linux Mint 9 Isadora
The Haiku Project is proud to announce the availability of Haiku R1A2, its second official alpha release. Haiku is an open source operating system that specifically targets personal computing intended for desktop use. Alpha 2 is a stable development release and a milestone on the way to the upcoming Release 1. Continue reading
Clem and the others from the Linux Mint team are hard at work getting the first release candidate of Linux Mint 9 out the door. Linux Mint 9 is based on Ubuntu 10.04. Read more for the whole kebab. Continue reading
AIMP is my new default music player on Windows. I don’t want to spend the time and effort anymore to configure foobar2000 to my liking. I wanted something that *just works*: gapless playback, lots of cueing options, integrates well with Windows 7 and so on. Try it out! Continue reading