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Archive for November, 2009

WordPress 2.8.6 Security Release

By • Nov 13th, 2009 • Filed under: Open-Source, WordPress

“WordPress 2.8.6 fixes two security problems that can be exploited by registered, logged in users who have posting privileges. If you have untrusted authors on your blog, upgrading to 2.8.6 is recommended.” – no other specifications; what if you do not have untrusted authors, do you have to upgrade? – Which are the endangered WordPress […]

VirtualBox 3.1.0 Beta 1 released

By • Nov 12th, 2009 • Filed under: Open-Source, Ubuntu, Windows

For Windows, Mac and Linux: Sun Microsystem has released the beta version of VirtualBox 3.1. Given that VirtualBox 3.1 is going to be a major update, this beta is a useful way to evaluate all the new features that might be present in the VirtualBox 3.1 final. Virtualbox 3.1 beta comes with; Teleportation (live migration), […]

Firefox 3.6 Beta 2

By • Nov 11th, 2009 • Filed under: Firefox, Open-Source

Firefox 3.6 beta 1 plus 190 bug fixes equals Firefox 3.6 beta 2. You can download Firefox 3.6 beta 2 from the Mozilla website or update from Firefox 3.6 beta 1. Firefox 3.6 Beta 2 ~ Release notes and Download

GnoMenu gets ‘wrapped up’ in Avant Window Navigator (AWN) 0.4 Beta

By • Nov 11th, 2009 • Filed under: Linux Packages, Linux Tips and Tricks, Open-Source, Ubuntu

GnoMenu , eye-candy Applications Menu will have version 2.0 out soon, maybe on the 15th of this month and Avant Window Navigator, my favorite dock will soon be releasing version 0.4 with support for non composited Linux desktops. Right now you can get version 0.3.9.1 also considered as AWN 0.4 beta from PPA for Awn […]

App Tab Brings Chrome-Like Pinned Tabs to Firefox

By • Nov 10th, 2009 • Filed under: Firefox, Open-Source, Ubuntu, Windows

If you love the Pin Tab feature in Chromium and Google Chrome browsers that crops tabs down to favicon-size, so you gain more tab bar space and would like to give it a try in Firefox, then grab the App Tabs Firefox extension. Pinning tabs doesn’t mean holding them down to a fix position, pinned-tabs […]