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Month: August 2005

  • Donate to Support Hurricane Katrina Relief

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    Donations are being requested by the American Red Cross to support relief efforts following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The impact of this disaster is immense. There are currently between 299 and 349 confirmed fatalities as a result of the hurricane, but that number is estimated to reach into the thousands over the next few…

  • D2X Update v0.2.6.b13

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    D2X has been updated to v0.2.6.b13. This update includes OpenGL support and an updated copy of libSDL. The release notes are available here. Read the Favored Freeware entry for D2X here.

  • Inkscape Update v0.42.2

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    Inkscape has been updated to v0.42.2. This update fixes “[a] bug when opening filenames with international characters.” The release notes are available here. Read the Favored Freeware entry for Inkscape here.

  • Cyberduck Update v2.5

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    Cyberduck has been updated to v2.5. This update includes several new features and bug fixes. The release notes are available here. Read the Favored Freeware entry for Cyberduck here.

  • Blogroll Dive: 8/29/05

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    Here are the highlights from today’s Blogroll dive: Michael Heilemann presents an “Ode to Summer”. Brian finds a missing link in the “Google OS” theory. Khaled is hunting for a new mobile phone. Kafkaesquí posts an important message for new WordPress users. Michael Hampton launches Lunacy Unleashed, a blog devoted to his WordPress and Bad…

  • Favored Freeware: Games [Updated]

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    When I need a quick break, I tend to dive right into one of the free games that I have collected over the years. With school right around the corner for most public school students, I realized that I have chosen the worst possible time to share this list. But, “better late than never,” right?

  • A Web-Based Office

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    If you’re constantly on the move, you may want to keep your address and date books with you. Since the recent age of computers, the age of paper-based address and date books has been coming to a close. But, how do you keep your address and date books with you if you don’t have your…

  • Adium Update v0.84

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    Adium has been updated to v0.84. This update fixes a critical bug with v0.83. “It’s just like v0.83, but without the whole ‘not loading your buddy list properly’ thing.” The release notes are available here. Read the Favored Freeware entry for Adium here.

  • Google Talk is Online

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    GoogleRumors has announced the successful launch of Google Talk. The following quote from the Google Talk page clearly describes the application in as few words as possible. They say talk is cheap. Google thinks it should be free. Google Talk enables you to call or send instant messages to your friends for free–anytime, anywhere in…

  • Adium X Update v0.83

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    Adium X has been updated to v0.83. This update includes “many bug fixes and improvements as well as security fixes … The executive summary is that after over 2 months of development past 0.82, this is the most stable version of Adium yet.” The release notes are available here. Read the Favored Freeware entry for…