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Archive for January, 2010

Firefox 3.6 Scheduled Release Date for Tomorrow

By • Jan 20th, 2010 • Filed under: Firefox, Open-Source

On your mark, get set to down Firefox 3.6 final, the official release is slated for tomorrow 21st January, but don’t bet on it, its not the first time the scheduled release date has been moved. In the meantime, heres a 2 minute video by Mike Beltzner director of Firefox Development, that summarizes the new […]

Skype 2.1 Beta 2 for Linux adds Screen Sharing

By • Jan 20th, 2010 • Filed under: Ubuntu

Skype 2.1 beta 1 for Linux finally gets an upgrade, version 2.1 beta 2 comes with a bunch of new features to boost the stagnant growth rate in which Skype for Linux finds its self. The major feature here is certainly the addition of Screen Sharing, a feature long present in the Windows and Mac […]

A libwnck hack to Pin Ubuntu Windows the Chrome Way

By • Jan 19th, 2010 • Filed under: Linux Tips and Tricks, Open-Source, Ubuntu

Gnome: Chrome’s ‘Pin Tab’ feature that shrinks tabs to favicons only introduced a new way to save precious tab bar real estate in that browser, Firefox quickly got App Tabs extension. What we have here is a little libwnck hack that shrinks to icons only your windows in Ubuntu’s bottom panel, with the aim of […]

Firefox 3.6 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) to Fix a Security Bug in RC1

By • Jan 17th, 2010 • Filed under: Firefox, Open-Source, Security, Ubuntu, Windows

It seems a security bug in Firefox 3.6 RC 1, Linux version has pushed Mozilla to build a second release candidate of Firefox 3.6. This built is already available for download, but release notes are not yet available so much can’t be said. Mozilla is also considering to officially release Firefox 3.6 final on Tuesday […]

Ubuntu 10.04 Alpha 2 ditches HAL

By • Jan 16th, 2010 • Filed under: Open-Source, Ubuntu

Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx alpha 2 comes without monolithic Hal, the Hardware Abstraction Layer that lay between Ubuntu and its hardware – with the aim of making Ubuntu faster to boot and faster to resume from suspend. Hal’s functions have been picked up by Devicekit – a modular Hal. Ubuntu Lucid Alpha 2 also includes […]