PhotoScape 3.4

(2009.08.28)

Changes in 3.4
* Supports 27 languages : English, Korean, Chinese, Traditional Chinese, German, Dutch, Spanish(Spain), Spanish(Mexico,latain-america), French, Japanese, Russian, Polish, Italian, Portuguese, Portuguese(Brazil), Thai, Hungarian, Turkish, Catalan, Slovak, Czech, Norwegian, Ukrainian, Swedish, Estonian, Danish, Romanian.

* Added paper print function:
- Locates at 11 O’clock direction of the rounded start menu.
- Enables to print lined, graph, music, calendar papers.

* Supports netbook resolution: Supports 1024 X 600 except 'Batch editor', 'Combine' and 'Print'.

* Retouched intro screen: Smaller icons at main menu, a new toolbar and web link icons at bottom.

* Upgraded DPI function:
- Enables DPI assignment when saving photos at 'Editor' or 'Batch Editor'.
- Shows DPI items at EXIF information.
- Covers more DPI when printing.

* Added 'Colored Pencil' filter.

* Added 'Watercolor Pencil' filter.

* Added 5 new frames.

* Added 50 new face icons and 29 new logo ones.

* Added a link for searching faces on the web images.

* Fixed minor bugs.

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Photoscape 3.4

uTorrent 1.8.4 (build 16301)

(2009.08.28)

Changes in build 16301
- Fix: Installer crash after download
- Fix: Crash when peers disconnect from a magnet-link torrent right as we received the metadata

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uTorrent 1.8.4 (build 16301)

uTorrent 1.8.4 (build 16286)

(2009.08.27)

Changes in build 16286
- Fix: Fixed negative allocation in RequestChunks() for web seeds
- Fix: Fix startup race condition between network and disk I/O thread
- Fix: installer with UAC
- Fix: Crashes when removing labels
- Fix: selection of labels over 256 characters in length

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uTorrent 1.8.4 (build 16286)

CCleaner 2.23.993

(2009.08.27)

Changes in 2.23.993
- Added Taskbar Jump List cleaning for Windows 7.
- Added history cleaning support for Opera 10.
- Added icons to Cookie selection to show browser.
- Improved scrolling in new results window.
- Improved Avira Anti-virus cleaning.
- Improved multiselect in listviews.
- Improved 64-bit support when including/excluding files.
- Improved 64-bit issue detection in Registry screen.
- Updated internal icons.
- Added language support for Armenian.
- Fixed language bugs with new results window.
- Fixed bug in Recycle Bin cleaning.
- Fixed minor bug with help files in Registry Cleaner.
- Fixed bug when deleting an application in Uninstall Tool.
- Fixed bug when enabling/disabling in Startup Tool.
- Minor GUI improvements.

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CCleaner 2.23.993

DriverMax 5.3

(2009.08.25)

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DriverMax 5.3

FileZilla 3.2.7.1

(2009.08.23)

Changes in 3.2.7.1
* Fix crash if adding new filters
* Small performance optimization for local directory tree

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FileZilla 3.2.7.1

foobar2000 0.9.6.9

(2009.08.22)

Changes in 0.9.6.9
* Multiple stability/security fixes.
* Corrected various user interface glitches.
* “Help” button in Converter Setup dialog.
* ABX Comparator component no longer included with the installer - now available for download separately.

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foobar2000 0.9.6.9

K-Lite Codec Pack 5.0.7 Update Build 20090821

(2009.08.21)

Update for:
K-Lite Codec Pack 5.0.5 (Mega/Full/Standard/Basic/Corporate)

Changelog:
* Updated ffdshow to revision 3058
* Updated AC3Filter to version 1.63b

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K-Lite Codec Pack 5.0.7 Update Build 20090821

Floola 5.3

(2009.08.21)

Changes in 5.3
# expiration warning
# Albanian, Brazilian, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Russian,Simplified Chinese, Slovenian,Spanish translation updated
# manage notes exceptions fixed
# fixed issue with playlist sorted by "album by artist" or "album by year"
# performance improvements
# fixed issues with iPod shuffle
# fixed issue when renaming album/artist/genre or when adding playlists under Mac
# main window minimize issue when amazon window was open
# improved podcast decoding
# fixed a rare hang when adding m4a files

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Floola 5.3 (Windows) / Floola 5.3 (Mac) / Floola 5.3 (Linux)

Defraggler 1.13.155

(2009.08.21)

Changes in 1.13.155
- Added quick defrag to command line version.
- Added option to view folder index entries in file list.
- Fixed bug related to excessive GDI objects.
- Fixed tab issue in search tab.
- Improved speed of moving very large files to the end of the drive.
- Several minor bugs fixed.

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Defraggler 1.13.155

Thunderbird 2.0.0.23

(2009.08.20)

What's New in Thunderbird 2.0.0.23

Security Update:
*The following security issues have been fixed.

Earlier Changes:
* For information about previous changes, please see the Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 Release Notes.

Thunderbird 2 Features:
* For an overview, please see Thunderbird 2 Features.

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Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Windows) / Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Mac) / Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Linux) / Other Systems & Languages

Pidgin 2.6.1

(2009.08.18)

Changes in 2.6.1
* Fix a crash when some users send you a link in a Yahoo IM
* Fix compilation with GTK+ < 2.6.0
* Fix compilation on Windows

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Pidgin 2.6.1

Windows Live Messenger 2009 (Build 14.0.8089.726)

(2009.08.19)

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Windows Live Messenger 2009 (Build 14.0.8089.726)

Auslogics Disk Defrag 2.1.2.45

(2009.08.18)

Changes in 2.1.2.45
* added new languages
* fixed bugs
* improved installers

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Auslogics Disk Defrag 2.1.2.45

Python 3.1.1

(2009.08.17)

What's New in Python 3.1.1?
Python 3.1.1 Change Log

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Python 3.1.1

uTorrent 1.8.4 (build 16150)

(2009.08.12)

Changes in 1.8.4 (build 16150)
- Feature: Enabled magnet bundles.
- Change: run the 64 bit version of explorer when running as a 32 bit app in a 64 bit windows os.
- Change: disable toolbar offers for Wine installs
- Change: uninstaller is added to all user profiles
- Fix: crash when assigning new label to torrents from RSS
- Change: Incomplete downloads sort after completed downloads if sorting by "Completed On"
- Fix: maintain category list selection on update for some edge cases
- Change: if selected, install start menu and desktop shortcuts to all users instead of only current user
- Fix: buffer overrun vulnerability in create torrent dialog
- Fix: Check at startup for incompatible versions of NVIDIA nForce firewall

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uTorrent 1.8.4 (build 16150)

InfraRecorder 0.50

(2009.08.16)

Changes in 0.50
* Relaxed default project ISO9660 settings.
* Made progress dialogs resizable for easier reading.
* Added wait cursors to time consuming operations.
* Fixed bug causing failed operations to sometimes be reporeted as successful.
* Fixed bug causing an error when verifying discs containing single character file or directory names.
* Updated cdrtools to version 2.01.01a61.
* Added support for displaying BluRay and HD-DVD capabilities.
* Displayed OK button problem should now be gone.
* Greatly improved device detection speed, devices are now always probed at startup.
* Fixed a bug preventing boot images from being removed from projects.
* Updated InfraRecorder projects not to store file size information that potentially could cause write errors.
* Added safety net preventing non-recoverable read errors to affect integrity of other files during recording operation.
* Updated InfraRecorder to lock files on hard drive during file system creation in order to avoid inconsistency errors.
* Added support for importing data from file lists like M3U.
* Added command line options for selecting default project and media type.
* Fixed a bug causing projects opened by association not to be loaded if welcome screen was enabled.
* Added support for using Ctrl+A in the track secion to select all tracks.
* The drive letter is now displayed with the name of all CD/DVD devices.
* Renamed disc fixation to disc closing.
* Fixed bugs related to drive letter detection.

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InfraRecorder 0.50 (Windows x86)

Mp3tag 2.44

(2009.08.15)

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Mp3tag 2.44

The GIMP 2.6.7

(2009.08.14)

Changes in 2.6.7

* Bugs fixed:
591017 – Tablet pan is not working as fast as it should
577581 – Crashes when using any colors tool/function on Windows
589667 – GIMP crashes when clicking GEGL Operation on Windows
569833 – file-jpeg-save erroneous with small quality values
590638 – Changing palettes from list to grid view loses "locked to dock" status
589674 – "Send by Email" does not update "Filename"
589674 – "Send by Email" does not update "Filename"
586851 – Transparent BMP files fail to load
589205 – help-browser uses deprecated (and sometimes broken) webkit call
582821 – 'Sphere Designer' does not reset correctly...
570353 – first time open of .svg file ignores the requested units
555777 – Export to MNG animation fails
577301 – Dithering with transparency is broken for "positioned" method
493778 – metadata plug-in crashes on some images
567466 – PNG comment not found if more than 1 tEXt chunks
585665 – Exporting to PSD with a blank text layer creates a corrupt file
586316 – Levels tool does not adjust output levels correctly if input levels are changed
569661 – Import from PDF throws errors when entering resolution in pixels per millimetre
567262 – Black pixels appear in "Spread" filter preview
554658 – Path Dialog: Path preview pics not to see constantly
167604 – gimp_gradient_get_color_at() may return out-of-bounds values
567393 – Rectangle select tool size shrinks to 0 if size is larger than the image and the up or down arrow is pressed
587543 – crash when invoking certain actions by keyboard shortcut
563029 - Closing maximized image doesn't restore document window size
585488 – Perspective transformation on a layer with a mask causes crash
586008 - GIMP crashes when right-click canceling a drawing action initiated outside layer boundaries
584345 – when printing, the number of copies should be reset to 1
557061 – Alpha to Logo
472644 – Rotate with clipping crops the whole layer
577575 – transform tool fills underlying extracted area wrongly
555738 – Image display is wrong after undoing canvas size
577024 – help-browser plugin crashes when used with webkit 1.1.3
555025 – Action GEGL box widgets weirdness

* Updated and new translations:
Czech (cs)
Danish (da)
German (de)
Spanish (es)
Basque (eu)
Finnish (fi)
Hungarian (hu)
Italian (it)
Gujarati (gu)
Japanese (ja)
Kannada (kn)
Marathi (mr)
Norwegian bokmål (nb)
Oriya (or)
Portuguese (pt)
Romanian (ro)
Sinhala (si)
Swedish (sv)
Simplified Chinese (zh_CN)
Traditional Chinese - Hong Kong (zh_HK)
Traditional Chinese - Taiwan (zh_TW)

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The GIMP 2.6.7 (Windows) / The GIMP 2.6.7 (Linux)

Foxit Reader 1.1 For Desktop Linux

(2009.08.13)

Foxit is proud to announce that its update release of Foxit Reader V 1.1 for Desktop Linux has just been released. With new fabulous features, functionality enhancements as well as many more options, Foxit Reader for Desktop Linux will be the best choice to view, print and search PDF files.

What's New in Version 1.1?
* Optimized font display with anti-aliasing feature
* Multi-language UI support
* Font family selection list
* History review feature
* On-screen dictionary integration
* Other improvements and enhancements

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Foxit Reader 1.1 For Desktop Linux

Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) Alpha 4

(2009.08.13)

Introduction
The Ubuntu developers are moving quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Open Source Community has to offer. The Karmic Koala Alpha 4 is the forth alpha release of Ubuntu 9.10, bringing with it the earliest new features for the next version of Ubuntu.

This is an alpha release. Do not install it on production machines. The final stable version will be released on October 29th, 2009.

Upgrading from Ubuntu 9.04
To upgrade from Ubuntu 9.04 on a desktop system, press Alt+F2 and type in "update-manager -d" (without the quotes) into the command box. Update Manager should open up and tell you: New distribution release '9.10' is available. Click Upgrade and follow the on-screen instructions.

To upgrade from Ubuntu 9.04 on a server system: install the update-manager-core package if it is not already installed; edit /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades and set Prompt=normal; launch the upgrade tool with the command sudo do-release-upgrade; and follow the on-screen instructions.

New features in Karmic
Feature development for Karmic is happening with full speed. Please see the Karmic blueprint list for details.

Please test and report any bugs you find:
http://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs

Updated Packages
As with every new release, packages--applications and software of all kinds--are being updated at a rapid pace. Many of these packages come from an automatic sync from Debian's Unstable branch. For a list of all packages being accepted for 9.10 Karmic Koala, please subscribe to karmic-changes:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/karmic-changes

GNOME
Ubuntu Karmic Alpha 4 includes the latest GNOME 2.27.4 development release.

Empathy has replaced Pidgin as the default instant messaging client, introducing the Telepathy framework.

The gdm 2.27.4 login manager is a complete rewrite compared to the version in earlier Ubuntu releases.

Kubuntu
Kubuntu includes its first Netbook release, Social from the Start and the latest KDE packages. See the Kubuntu technical overview

Ubuntu UEC
Alpha 4 brings with it the first Karmic alpha images for the Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) and Amazon's EC2. You can try out the latest Karmic server alpha instantly on EC2 using a preconfigured AMI, or download an image and put it into your own cloud with UEC. For information on using Ubuntu UEC on Amazon EC2, see the EC2 Starter's Guide.

Ubuntu One file sharing
Ubuntu Karmic Alpha 4 ships the Ubuntu One file sharing service by default, providing tightly integrated file synchronization of your computer with other computers and the Ubuntu One network storage service.

Linux kernel 2.6.31
Alpha 4 includes the 2.6.31-5.24 kernel based on 2.6.31-rc5. The kernel ships with Kernel Mode Setting enabled for Intel graphics (see below). linux-restricted-modules is deprecated in favour of DKMS packages.

hal deprecation
Karmic Alpha 4's underlying technology for power management, laptop Hotkeys, and handling storage devices and cameras maps was moved from "hal" (which is going to be deprecated soon) to "DeviceKit-power", "DeviceKit-disks" and "udev". When testing Alpha 4, please pay particular attention to regressions in those two areas and report bugs.

New Intel video driver architecture available for testing
The Intel video driver has switched from the "EXA" acceleration method to the new "UXA". This solves major performance problems of Ubuntu 9.04, but could use further testing to flag any regressions it may bring.

Feedback about the new "kernel mode setting" feature is also heavily appreciated. This will reduce video mode switching flicker at booting, and dramatically speed up suspend/resume. Please see the instructions and feedback page for details.

New default compiler
Karmic uses GCC-4.4 as the default compiler, which in some parts is more strict than GCC-4.3, see list of changes. Please make sure to test packages on karmic or in a karmic chroot before upload.

ext4 by default
The new "ext4" filesystem is used by default for new installations of Karmic; of course, other filesystems are still available via the manual partitioner. Existing filesystems will not be upgraded.

If you have full backups and are confident, you can upgrade an existing ext3 filesystem to ext4 by following directions in the Ext4 Howto (note that the comments on that page at the time of writing about Ubuntu's use of vol_id vs. blkid are out of date and are not applicable to Karmic). Maximum performance will typically only be achieved on new filesystems, not on filesystems that have been upgraded from ext3.

GRUB 2 by default
GRUB 2 is the default boot loader for new installations of Karmic, replacing the previous GRUB "Legacy" boot loader. Existing systems will not be upgraded to GRUB 2 at this time, as automatically reinstalling the boot loader is an inherently risky operation.

If you wish to upgrade your system to GRUB 2, then see the GRUB 2 testing page for instructions. See also the upstream draft manual.

Some features are still missing relative to GRUB Legacy. Notable among these are lock/password support, an equivalent of grub-reboot, and Xen handling.

iSCSI installation
The iSCSI installation process has been improved, and no longer requires iscsi=true as a boot parameter; the installer will offer you the option of logging into iSCSI targets if there are no local disks, or you can select "Configure iSCSI" in the manual partitioner.

Putting the root filesystem on iSCSI is now supported.

Download Alpha 4
Get it while it's hot. ISOs and torrents are available at:
(Ubuntu Desktop, Server, and Netbook Remix)
(Ubuntu Server UEC)
(Kubuntu Desktop and Netbook)
(Xubuntu)
(Ubuntustudio)
(Mythbuntu)

Known issues
As is to be expected at this stage of the release process, there are several known bugs that users are likely to run into with Karmic Alpha 4. We have documented them here for your convenience along with any known workarounds, so that you don't need to spend time reporting these bugs again:

* If you have internal hard disk partitions aside from Ubuntu itself, GNOME will attempt to automatically mount them at startup and ask for your password. Just cancel the dialog, unless you actually want to work with them. (396448)

* The Ubuntu Netbook Launcher crashes on shutdown. (395468)

* The Ubuntu Netbook Launcher is also reported to crash on logout. As a workaround, users can use Ctrl-Alt-Del to restart their systems. (404283)

* When using the OEM installation option, the desktop fails to come up after reboot. Investigation of this issue is ongoing. (403021)

* In Karmic Alpha 4, the "install" option is missing from the Favorites list in Ubuntu Netbook Remix. To install to disk from the USB image, you must navigate to the System->Administration menu instead. (411616)

FileZilla 3.2.7

(2009.08.13)

Changes in 3.2.7
- Make external address resolver IPv6 aware, resolve correct address type on hosts both with working IPv4 as well as IPv6
- Bumped minimum required GnuTLS version to 2.8.3
- Keep URLs copied to clipboard even after FZ gets closed

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FileZilla 3.2.7 (Windows)

Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update 16

(2009.08.10)

Changes in 1.6.0_16
JRE 6 Update 16 Release Notes

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Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update 16

DriverMax 5.2

(2009.08.06)

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DriverMax 5.2

K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 5.0.5

(2009.08.05)

Changelog:
* Updated ffdshow to revision 3054
* Updated AC3Filter to version 1.62b
* Updated AC3File to version 0.7b
* Updated FLV splitter to version 1.2.1207.0
* Updated Gabest MPEG splitter to version 1.2.1207.0
* Updated x264VFW to revision 1195
* Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.20
* Added more file association options for audio file types
* Minor changes

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K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 5.0.5

Auslogics Disk Defrag 2.1.2.40

(2009.08.04)

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Orbit Downloader 2.8.15

(2009.08.04)

Changes in 2.8.15
* Fix: some bugs may cause IE crash by Grabpro
* Fix: some bugs may cause Grab++ crash

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Orbit Downloader 2.8.15

Firefox 3.5.2

(2009.08.03)

What's New in Firefox 3.5.2
Firefox 3.5.2 fixes the following issues:
* Several security issues.
* Images with ICC profiles now render properly on all monitors.

Please see the complete list of changes in this version. You may also be interested in the Firefox 3.5.1 release notes for a list of changes in the previous version.

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Firefox 3.5.2 (Windows) / Firefox 3.5.2 (Mac) / Firefox 3.5.2 (Linux) / Other Systems and Languages

Firefox 3.0.13

(2009.08.03)

What's New in Firefox 3.0.13
Firefox 3.0.13 fixes several issues found in Firefox 3.0.12:
* Fixed several security issues.
* See the Firefox 3.0.12 release notes for changes in previous releases.

See the complete list of bugs fixed.

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Firefox 3.0.13 (Windows) / Firefox 3.0.13 (Mac) / Firefox 3.0.13 (Linux) / Other Systems and Languages

BitTorrent 6.2c

(2009.08.01)

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BitTorrent 6.2c (Windows)

Auslogics Disk Defrag 2.1.2.35

(2009.08.01)

Changes in 2.1.2.35
This service pack fixes issues found in version 2.1 and improves program stability.
* fixed a Disk Defrag bug causing it to hang on start up on some computers
* fixed a Disk Defrag bug causing an error on program shutdown
* added new languages

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