Software Updates
Mozilla Firefox 3.6 (Final)
Firefox 3.6 is built on Mozilla’s Gecko 1.9.2 web rendering platform, which has been under development since early 2009 and contains many improvements for web developers, add-on developers, and users. This version is also faster and more responsive than previous versions and has been optimized to run on small device operating systems such as Maemo.
Notable Firefox 3.6 features include:
- Available in more than 70 languages – get your local version.
- Support for a new type of theme called Personas, which allow users to change Firefox’s appearance with a single click.
- Protection from out-of-date plugins to keep users safer as they browse.
- Open, native video can now be displayed full screen and supports poster frames. Read the rest of this entry
Firefox 3.6 1 Release Candidate Has been Released
Firefox 3.6 Release Candidate 1 is the latest development milestone of the next version of the Firefox web browser. As a release candidate, this is considered to be stable and safe to use for daily web browsing, and represents the features and content that will be in the final product release.
Firefox 3.6 Release Candidate is built on Mozilla’s Gecko 1.9.2 web rendering platform, which has been under development for several months and contains many improvements for web developers, Add-on developers and users. This version is also faster and more responsive than previous versions, and has been optimized to run on small device operating systems such as Windows CE and Maemo.
View Release Notes/Download Page
PeerBlock goes out of beta
The excellent piece of software PeerBlock, that came as an alternative to PeerGuardian is finally out of the beta stage. The 1.0 final version is available from the PeerBlock website. Since I have told you most about what PeerBlock is and its functionality, here I will only mention the changes and new features of the final version.
PeerBlock r162: Includes signed driver!
Earlier we posted about a Peerguardian alternative that works with Vista and Windows 7, well here it is again only this time its better than ever. PeerBlock succeeded what Peerguardian started years ago and now has a signed driver. So what does the signed driver do??.. What it does is now there won’t be anymore issues getting PeerBlock to work in Windows 7 and Vista x64 systems. This version of PeerBlock named r162 as an “Interim Release” is probably going to be the last RC version as the next is going to be the final. Also it has to be mentioned that r162 has lots of bugfixes(according to its developers all the “show stopping bugs” have been fixed) and new features have been added.
The change log is pretty big so to put it in brief the main improvements are:
- Automatic Run As Admin in Win7 and Vista.
- Signed driver
- Switch to iblocklist lists
- Tweaked List Manager Interface
- Verification of Block lists after download
For the full list of changes see below or check out the PeerBlock Developer site.
Opera 10 Final
Opera 10 final is out. Nothing much to say here as its almost same as the RC build except for a few changes. For those who are switching from 9 there a several new features including the Opera Turbo and Auto update. You can view the full change log and features here: http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/1000/
Yahoo Messenger 10 Beta Direct Link
Yahoo Messenger 10.0.0.525 beta has been officially released. Now you can download it directly from yahoo instead of the leaked copy(version 10.0.0.331). Yahoo messenger 10 includes some feature improvements and added social network support. As for features these are the main it has to offer:
1. High quality video calls(HiDef): The video call feature has been redesigned to support high quality video streaming with synced audio. And the video call is made in the chat window to reduce space usage. Full screen support has also been added.
2. New Yahoo Insider page: The yahoo Insider page has a more “different” look rather than the dull page nobody liked. It does still have news feeds,weather and mailbox notification.
Fix: Unable to install Daemon tools on Windows 7
Daemon tools had issues with its SPTD driver installation in Windows 7 earlier builds. This was fixed up to an extent with their 4.30 Lite update that includes version 1.58 of the SPTD driver.
Currently the problem most people are facing with daemon tools is that after an upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 or from Windows 7 to another new build, completely breaks the Daemon tools installation. And what’s worse is that even if you try to re-install it will keep asking to reboot endlessly. Earlier I upgraded a Vista installation to Windows 7 and faced the same problem myself, after trying various methods I finally managed to (re)install Daemon tools properly.
According to the Daemon tools site you can try to use the SPTD driver installer to uninstall DT, but it didn’t work out at all. So here’s what you should do to get Daemon tools working.
Avast 5.0 Beta released
Avast 5.0 beta was released yesterday. This new version comes with a clean interface instead of the hard to operate media player type GUI it had. At the moment it has several limitations and bugs, so casual users stay away. If you want to just test it out go ahead.
A list of the current limitations can be found here.
Download Avast 5.0 beta (version 5.0.70)
Windows Live Messenger 14.8089.726
With Windows Live Messenger you can chat online instantly in real time with friends, family and colleagues. It’s faster than e-mail, more discreet than a phone call. Chat using a webcam, send text messages to mobile phones, and express yourself instantly online in real time with new, cool emoticons. WLM looks like you! Sign in with your own picture, create your own emoticons, and represent yourself with new, cool backgrounds! Ta da! It’s the next-generation WLM. Along with everything you already love about Messenger-your contact list, emoticons, instant access to your friends-there are brilliant new ways to connect and share your photos (and other stuff). As always, Windows Live Messenger is free to download Messenger and use most of its features.
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2 Update
Changelog:
- Chrome privilege escalation due to incorrectly cached wrapper
- Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.9.1.2/1.9.0.13)
- Location bar and SSL indicator spoofing via window.open() on invalid URL
- Heap overflow in certificate regexp parsing
- Compromise of SSL-protected communication
- Data corruption with SOCKS5 reply containing DNS name longer than 15 characters
- Images with ICC profiles now render properly on all monitors
