General software updates

[Gary]

Firefox 3.6.13 released

[Niall]

Firefox 3.6.13 released

Updates for addblock and the dictionary are out too.

[Gary]

Updates for addblock and the dictionary are out too.

I had trouble downloading them to start with kept getting a 228 message which was a server thing, so grabbed them from the main pages and all went well. I did update pretty much as it hit the update servers by the looks of things though.

[D-Dan]

And Thunderbird 3.1.7

[Gary]

iTunes 10.1.1 released for windows and Mac

[Niall]

So it is. I have itunes running in the background all the time and it never tells me!

[DorsetBoy]

The new Opera 11 browser is out with a host of new features.

Opera 11.00 introduces eleven new reasons to love Opera.


Tab stacking—Keep many webpages organized easily with Opera's tab-stacking capabilities.

A more secure address field—Hide the complexity of long web addresses and help you stay safe when browsing.

Extensions—Add new functionality from Opera's extensions catalog with a single click.

Visual mouse gestures—Learn how to perform many browser actions quickly, with only a mouse.

Search suggestions—Get Google search predictions in your address field and speed up searching.

Mail panel upgrade—Drag accounts and mail items where you want them.

Plug-ins only on demand—Have plug-ins such as Flash content load only when clicked.

Better performance—Load pages more quickly and run complex applications more smoothly.

Enhanced HTML5 support—Enjoy the rich, dynamic web applications and multiplayer games supported by Opera 11.00.

Faster installation—Update quickly; even with its many new features, Opera 11.00 is 30% smaller than Opera 10.60.

Bookmarks bar—Make your bookmarks easily accessible in the new bookmarks bar.

and it's faster than ever 

[Rik]

Perhaps they've chrome-plated it, Dorset?

[Ray]

Java 6 update 23 available.

[Rik]

Thanks, Ray.

[Rik]

Secunia PSI v2 released.

[Ray]

Thanks, Rik, now updated.

[Rik]

Different, isn't it.

[Ray]

It is, Rik, very different.

[Rik]

I wonder why they changed the icon colour, that seems odd to me.

[Ray]

It does, I don't find it so easy to see now too light in colour.

[DorsetBoy]

Malwarebytes 1.50.1 released 21/12/2010

[Rik]

Thanks, DB. 

[DorsetBoy]

Avast news : version 5.1.864 is available via download and update. Version 6 will be available soon with more new features.

The most notable improvements are:
- boot-time scanner now available even in 64-bit Windows
- big improvements in the Behavior Shield
- improvements in the antirootkit engine
- improvements in the cleaning module
- stability/performance improvements in the Web Shield
- CommunityIQ improvements
- added support for sound packs
- minor improvements in the user interface
- minor fixes in the firewall

[Rik]

Thanks, Dorset. 

[Gary]

Avast news : version 5.1.864 is available via download and update. Version 6 will be available soon with more new features.

- big improvements in the Behaviour Shield... has it got physically bigger so you can hide behind it from Malware that uses bows and arrows? 

[pctech]

 

[zappaDPJ]

iTunes client for Windows (10.1.2.17) is available.

[Rik]

Oh good.

[Glenn]

It's even better for me, I don't use it.