Here is a small update the popular Linux distribution Ubuntu.

I didn’t find any release notes about Ubuntu 8.04.1 but they will update them soon.

People that already has it running can update it within Ubuntu itself. This download is for users that want to try it as it comes as a disc image, of for those that always download new disc images to store them in case they need them.

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While Mozilla released Firefox 3.0 a week ago, they just updated version 2.x to 2.0.0.15 to include some security updates.

This is great for people that still prefer 2.0 over the new version, or for those that are still waiting for their favorite extensions to support Firefox 3.0.

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After waiting for a couple of months, this is the final release of KeePass Password Safe, a great application for managing and storing all of your passwords.

The password database database is encrypted and no one but you can see it. You can organize your accounts in categories, asign them icons and more.

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Today Mozilla released the final version of Firefox 3.0.

I was trying to get access to their ftp’s but all of them were full of users downloading it. It was until some minutes ago that i noticed they changed their site to reflect their new release. They changed graphics and other stuff on the homepage.

Now, everyone can access the download links and also read all about the new features, which too many to talk about them here.

The most promising features are what they call the Awesome Bar and the memory management and performance issues that were present since 1.x versions.

Update: PortableApps.com has already released the portable version of Firefox 3.0. Get it here.

Important: Before you upgrade to this new version, make sure you know all the extensions you use because you will need to install them later. It could be helpful to write them down if you have too many.

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Halite is a lightweight BitTorrent client. It is free and open source.

It has less features than most clients, but it consumes very little resources and can be controlled remotely via web.

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While the release date for the final version is still scheduled to the end of this month, Mozilla has released another RC build for Firefox. This time, a Mac OS X bug caused crashes in certain situations.

Windows and Linux versions are unchanged but the version numbers were changed to keep all platforms updated. Here if information about the the RC3 release and the Mac OS X bug.

Windows and Linux users doesn’t need to update but you can download and install Firefox 3.0 RC3 is you haven’t try it yet.

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OpenOffice is an open-source office suite that includes alternatives to all Microsoft Office programs, like an spreadsheet, word processor, slide presentation program and other modules.

It lets you save your work as PDF, Office formats, and the native OpenOffice files.

Its very useful and has a complete feature set that makes it a great alternative to Microsoft Office. Supports opening Office files also.

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PortableApps.com just updated it Firefox Portable Editions to include the latest beta of version 3.0 RC2. It is as always a snap to install.

Just run the downloaded file, choose where to install it (or extract it, as it is portable) and you are ready to go. You can even take this extracted files to anywhere you want without the need of the original .paf.exe file.

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