A portable version of Firefox is avaiable.

With this version you can have Firefox in your usb stick or portable device without any need to install it. Just run it and you are all set.

You can visit PortableApps website to download more portable versions of open-source programs.

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HD Tune is a freeware utility designed to benchmark the speed of hard disk drives.

It can show the current temperature of each drive as well as S.M.A.R.T.

You can use it to evaluate the speed of your hard disks. I use it to test the impact of antivirus and some antispyware software to see which one has more impact on performance in my systems. Also i test sometimes the speed of RAID arrays.

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Google’s Android is a software/platform which would run on different devices, from cell phones to pda’s.

The development team just released a video showcasing some of the features of the software. It really looks interesting.

If you want to read more about Android, here is the official site.

I just finished upgrading my site to the latest version of WordPress.

Hopefully there won’t be any need to upgrade it any time soon.

If you need advise on how to upgrade, visit this post i made when i did my first WordPress upgrade.

Autoruns is a great utility for managing startup items in your computer.

It is a compehensive resource for viewing all kind of programs, drivers, services and dll’s that are loaded everytime Windows boots up.

Note:
It is recommended to learn about every item that you want to disable because it can be used for another program or process. So, use it carefully.

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There is a new version of QuickTime Alternative.

It contains fixes for several vulnerability bugs found in the last version of Apple Quicktime.

Use QuickTime Alternative for playing videos and as a pluging for viewing streaming media in your favorite browser.

Say no to Apple’s invasive and bloated player.

There is another package called QT Lite. The only difference is that QT Lite doesn’t include Media Player Classic, a great multimedia player. I recommended it as a video player. Its light and has tons of features.

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Mozilla has just released Firefox 2.0.0.12.

It contains a few security fixes that were tagged as Critical. It is imperative to update it in order to have a more secure browser experience.

In the Mozilla site there isn’t a changelog yet, but you can download the setup right now.

Here is the link for the changelog, but it hasn’t been updated yet.

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Adobe just updated Reader. Version 8.1.2 is available right now in several languages.

There is a “Lite” version a guy from MSFN makes but he haven’t updated his installer yet. I will ask him if i can post it here. If so, i will let you know with a new post.

Meanwhile, grab the new version in you desired language.

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