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Opera 9.5 rocks

I’ve been a long time fan of the Opera browser, from when it was among the first to support tabbed browsing, had the cleanest interface and was ad-supported. My biggest grouse was that it never got enough support from developers and companies so it always lagged the big boys, Internet Explorer and Firefox, when it came to protcols [...]

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Ubuntu launches Version 8.04

Ubuntu, one of the most popular Linux distributions, has launched Version 8.04, codenamed ‘Hardy Heron’. I’ve read a lot about it and have fancied the idea of tinkering around with it, but always kept putting it off as I wasn’t keen on messing around with my existing system. However, this new release comes with an installer [...]

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Twhirl and Alert Thingy look good, could be better

Being on Twitter has been good fun, especially with all the apps that are being written around it, such as Twhirl and now, Alert Thingy respectively. Both these desktop clients use the Adobe Air platform. Both are fantastic, and look sexy in black when placed together on one side of the desktop.

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Microsoft releases Windows Vista Service Pack 1

Microsoft has put up Windows Vista Service Pack 1 for download. It’s not exactly small at almost 727 MB, and they’ve put in a note saying a smaller, more “appropriate” download is available through Windows Update.

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mundu IM 4.0 launched

Geodesic launched version 4.0 of its mundu IM today. This IM enables users to access family and friends across AIM, MSN, and Yahoo messenger via a smart phone platform.

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EssentialPIM – the best free Personal Information Manager

I’ve been using Outlook for several years now and have become quite used to it’s features. However, with the desire to move to free software for personal use, it was imperative to look for an alternative. I had tried out EssentialPIM sometime last year and had found it quite good, so I decided to give [...]

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