Archives: portable
Launchy 2.5 Lands on Mac OS X
The open source application launcher, Launchy has made it to version 2.5, with a few changes but for the first time it has released a version for the Mac OS X platform.
The keystroke-driven launcher v2.5 comes with bug fixes, faster performance, new shortcuts and new controls to try out; Shift+tab or Shift+bkspc deletes entered search text. Shift+Ctrl+Enter launches apps in elevated mode on Vista and Win7. When no current search text is entered, use the down arrow to show the history. The default skin is now built into executable in case no other skin is found.
The release notes also claims Launchy’s performance on Linux desktops has been improved, I’ve tried it on on Ubuntu 10.04 and I have no remarks but a remark – only the default skin loads well. Cross-platform Launchy 2.5 is available to download for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. It is also portable (Windows-only), you can use it to launch apps on-the-go from a portable USB drive. Launchy is released under the GNU General Public License .
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Jolicloud ‘Robby’ Pre-Final with HTML5 for Web Apps released
Jolicloud, the Ubuntu based Linux distribution for netbooks is now HTML5 ready, the Jolicloud team ditched Mozilla Prism web app rendering engine for a customized version of Chromium with HTML5 capabilities, and h.264 video codec support. They named their customized Chromium ‘Nickel’ and freed its source codes. More»
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Thunderbird 3.0.2 now Available for Update
It took a total of 120 bugs fixes, of which 19 are marked critical to get Thunderbird 3.0.2 out into the wild. Users of Thunderbird email client can check for updates at Help -> Check for Updates. Particularly addressed in this release; fixes for Thunderbird 2 users upgrading to Thunderbird 3 and several fixes to Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP), More»
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Super OS 9.10 is a Jam-Packed Ubuntu 9.10 with many Updated Ready-to-Use Applications
Super OS 9.10 (formerly Super Ubuntu) is jam-packed version of Ubuntu 9.10 ‘Karmic’ for those who prefer to have Ubuntu 9.10 with a multitude of updated usable applications immediately after installation. This certainly makes Super OS heavy, in fact it is download-able as a Super OS 9.10 DVD that weighs approximately 1.05 GB.
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Posted in Browsers, Firefox, Open-Source, portable, Ubuntu | 2 Comments »
Gimp Arrow Plug-ins
For Windows, Linux: The popular open source, GNU Image Manipulation Program, Gimp is well known for its extensibility – Freely downloadable plug-ins that practically render certain tasks less time-wasting, like that of adding arrows or indicators on images. You can make the indicators yourself or use plug-in-furnished arrows like those on the Gimp Help website. You’ll find glossy “black arrows”, ready-to-use “colourful” and “action” arrows” and more. More»
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VLC 1.0.2 Security and Maintenance Update
The popular open source media player VLC gets a maintenance release to fix bugs found in previously released VLC 1.0.1. VLC 1.0.1 that was rolled out about two months ago had a number of bugs and security vulnerabilities that have been fixed in VLC 1.0.2. VLC 1.0.2 fixes issues in subtitles, Theora video compression format and Ogg, it addresses dvb-c channels-scanning and fixes some playlist sorting issues.
Mac OS X Port users benefit most from this update that addresses issues like, VLC crashing during an update, a newly added “Quit after Playback” feature and a full 64bit runtime compatibility on both Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6 amongst other feature. See the changelog.
Because of the security issues addressed in this release, the VLC team strongly recommends everyone to update to VLC 1.0.2.
VLC is released under the GNU General Public License (GPLv2).
Download VLC 1.0.2 ~ for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows
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Download Opera 10 Portable
Opera 10 Final took many Firefox users by surprise for its speed and stability. Opera 10 browser together with Chrome 4.0 share the podium as fastest browser that the web can provide for download.
For a quick and clean test of Opera 10, lay your hands on Opera 10 Portable browser, a carbon-copy of the original, with the only difference of being a no-install. It will not interfere with other web browsers or with any version of the Opera browser installed on your system. [Portables and thumb-drives almost always go together.] If you then find it useful, load into your thumb-drive and carry it along with other portable apps.
Opera 10 Portable is an unofficial Windows-only application, that has English and German language versions.
Opera 10 Portable by Opera USB
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MobaLiveCD 2.1 Adds USB Drive Support
MobaLiveCD is a little windows executable application that permits you to run your Linux LiveCDs directly from a running Windows without the need of extra hardware. It one of the many free ways to approach Ubuntu/Linux from Windows More»
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Firefox 3.6 Alpha 1 Adds Tab Switching Preview
Firefox 3.6 code named Namoroka gets its first alpha release. Mozilla has made available for download Firefox 3.6 Alpha 1 that packs up Speed improvements to the TraceMonkey JavaScript engine, new CSS3 properties, visual tab switching, amongst other changes. More»
