25 Jul, 2008  |  Posted by Danesh  |  in Linux, Open Source, Software

OpenSSH 5.1 is out.

OpenSSH fully supports SSH protocol versions 1.3, 1.5 and 2.0. It also includes client and server support for sftp.

A few bug fixes, security fixes and new features come with the new 5.1 release. It’s already released to the mirrors so make sure to get patched. FTP mirrors || HTTP mirrors

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23 Jul, 2008  |  Posted by Danesh  |  in Linux, Software
Amarok 2.0 Alpha 2 (Aulanerk)

Amarok 2.0 Alpha 2 (Aulanerk)

Heads up Amarok fans.

The Amarok team released Amarok 2.0 Alpha 2 today, codenamed “Aulanerk” after the friendly sea goddess.

If you don’t already know, Amarok is the most popular media player for Linux today. Amarok 2.0 is new and is set to replace it’s sibling Amarok 1.4 once KDE4 matures. The plan is to have Amarok 2.0 shipped with KDE 4.2 sometime in the future.

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Source: Amarok

15 Jul, 2008  |  Posted by Danesh  |  in Blogging, Software, WordPress

WordPress 2. 6 (Tyner) is out with some new improvements.

1. Post Revisions :: You get to diff your post changes now.

2. A new Press This! button. :: Directly post from any site you are on. Plus support to automatically detect media files from sites like YouTube and Flickr.

2. Google Gears :: My fav, you get a local cache for your WordPress. Speedier access and the possibility of new and better feature moving forward.

WordPress 2.6 with Google Gears

WordPress 2.6 with Google Gears

3. Theme Previews :: Now you get to preview your theme without enabling it.
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Deluge BitTorrent Client 0.5.9.3

Deluge BitTorrent Client 0.5.9.3 is out. Get it here or if you’re in openSUSE simply run ” zypper up deluge ” , ” zypper in deluge “.

3 Jul, 2008  |  Posted by Danesh  |  in Internet, Open Source, Software

firefox3-record

Firefox 3 Download day 2008 was a success!! 8,002,530 people downloaded Firefox 3!

Guinness World Records officially awarded Firefox 3 a new Guinness World Record yesterday for the largest number of software downloads in 24 hours.

Source: Mozzila