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19/06/2008, 02:36, Author: denzab
A long-awaited final release of Firefox 3. Making it a total of 14,000 updates. The main task facing the developers was to improve productivity and sustainability of the program. Judging by the latest release candidate, developers coped well with the task.
With regard to productivity and stability, it is especially worth noting improved JavaScript-engine capable of processing JS applications 2 times faster than Firefox 2. Now complex sites built on AJAX work faster. Secondly, improved memory usage, eliminating hundreds of minor problems with its diversion and improved caching. Improved reliability of user data storage (bookmarks, history, cookies and preferences), even if it fails, the data should not be affected.
Download:
Firefox Setup 3...exe 7.15 MB
mozilla, browsers
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18/06/2008, 01:53, Author: denzab
New version of CloneCD. In this version corrected the problem with the definition of double discs on some DVD-drives, as well as minor errors corrected.
CloneCD - a popular program for the exact copy of CD and DVD. Can bypass some protection systems of copying discs. He has a very simple and user-friendly interface.
CD, cdrom, tools
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12/06/2008, 08:17, Author: denzab
A final release version 9.5 browser Opera. Since the time of the previous significant release (9.2), a programme introduced in the mass of all kinds of improvements. Overall then, virtually all of improved. As always, the developers with particular pride declare speed of engine, which, after considerable refinement is able to handle HTML and JavaScript in 2 times faster than Opera 9.2 (amazing!). Opera 9.5 runs faster, better interact with plugins and more respectfully refers to a web standards.
Compared with Internet Explorer, Opera works much faster. Moreover, the developers of the browser called the fastest in the world that is possible and controversial, but very close to the truth.
Quick rendering of pages in not only the dignity of the Opera. In the arsenal there is a wealth of programs of all kinds of functions directly related to how to display of pages, and more: a client for P2P-network BitTorrent; download manager; IRC-client; RSS-client; system of widgets. Download (8.51 MB - Freeware)
browsers, free
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11/06/2008, 07:58, Author: denzab
The new version of alternative office package OpenOffice.
OpenOffice is a sufficiently powerful office package distributed on the basis of open source. It is able to become a worthy replacement of office packages from Microsoft. Further popularization of program is only a matter of time, OpenOffice deserves.
The package include: word processor, spreadsheet, presentation program, graphics editor, as well as components for constructing mathematical formulas and diagrams. The package also includes modules for export and import documents in the most common formats, including formats for MS Office.
office, free, open source
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10/06/2008, 03:31, Author: denzab
The SUN company released an updated version of VirtualBox. Overall, the upgrade is aimed at correcting a number of various bugs.
VirtualBox - a program for creating virtual machines. By allocating resources it creates a separate virtual computer system from their own resources, and, most importantly, with its own operating system. For example, the computer operating system is Windows in the two accounts you can create a virtual system, under which use certain resources and install Linux. Or, rather, on computers running Linux install Windows. The program supports the installation of the operating system from a disk or file-image. Everything is very simple and will not cause serious difficulties even for novice users. It remains to add that the program is completely free and distributed on the basis of open source.
The main operating system VirtualBox supports Windows, Linux, Mac OS and Solaris. In the role of a virtual system could be virtually all popular operating systems.
List of changes: GUI: fixed a bug which prevented to add more than one SATA drive from the GUI
- GUI: fixed a regression introduced in 1.6.0: the fullscreen mode was left on every guest video mode switch
- GUI: fixed several minor issues
- Networking: fixed a host interface networking regression introduced in 1.6.0
- VMM: fixed starting of VMs with AMD-V enabled
- VMM: massive performance enhancements for AMD-V
- VMM: stability improvements for AMD-V on Windows hosts
- VMM: correctly detect AMD CPUs with erratum 170 (AMD-V)
- VMM: detect inconsistent timestamp counters on certain AMD Phenom CPUs (Windows host only)
- VMM: fixed KVM check (Linux hosts only) XPCOM: fixed several races
- VMM: fixed a regression introduced in 1.6.0: Windows stuck during installation
- SATA: improved performance with Vista guests
- SATA: fixed statistics counter
- Shared Folders: several fixes (iTunes download, speed up browsing)
- ATA/IDE: fixed boot from CDROM if a medium was added while the boot menu was active
- Networking: provide an Intel PRO/1000 T Server (82543GC) network device emulation which is recognized by Windows XP guests
- Networking: fixes for the E1000 emulation (don’t crash if not attached, fixed a bug in the statistics counter implementation)
- NAT: don’t crash if the guest sent a DHCPRELEASE message with an invalid IP address
- NAT: fixed ARP reply for the NAT gateway and for the NAT name server if the guest IP range was changed
- Internal Networking: fixed shutdown if more than two VMs are connected to the same network
- BIOS: allow to change the DMI informatiton (see chapter 9.13, Con’guring the BIOS DMI information, page 125)
- RTC: fixed UIP emulation to prevent jumping of time in Solaris guests
- Windows host: VirtualBox installation directory corrected for 64 bits Windows
- Windows host: fixed VBoxVRDP.exe symlink
- Windows host: solved locking problems in raw partition VMDK support
- Windows host: fixed stability during high system load (page fault in KeQueryActiveProcessors)
- MacOS X host: fixed crashes under certain conditions
- Shared Folders: limited users without admin rights now also can use Shared Folders on Windows guests
- Linux hosts: fixed default runlevel for the kernel module helper script
- Solaris hosts: enabled support for VT-x and AMD-V
- Solaris hosts: dynamic loading of libdlpi fixes a problem where Solaris 10 was not able to start a VM
- Linux additions: fixed runlevels for kernel module helper scripts
- Linux additions: compatibility fixes with Linux 2.6.26
- Linux additions: fixed occasional guest kernel crash during unload of the vboxadd guest kernel module
free, tools, system, windows
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