Ubuntu 8.10 “Intrepid Ibex” To Be Released This Week

Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex" is due to be released on October 30th. It will be Ubuntu's ninth release and the fourth anniversary since the first release, 4.10.

The Desktop version of Ubuntu 8.10 features increased mobile digital with 3G wireless support and guest sessions that allows users temporarily share computers without compromising security.

System Requirements, 256 MiB of memory, some of the systems memory may be unavailable due it being used for a graphics card.

In order to take advantage of the automated process users of older versions, pre 8.10 must upgrade to 8.04 LTS then upgrade to 8.10. Upgrade instructions can be found here: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading

Open Office Releases Patch to fix critical security vulnerability

Open Office released a patch to fix a critical security vulnerability. It affects versions 2.0 through 2.4.
The patch fixes a vulnerability in the heap flow. The patch can be obtained at http://www.openoffice.org .
There hasn't been any reports of a working exploit.
The full article can be read here http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080611/tc_pcworld/146970

Firefox Download Day~June 17th~Update~We did it!

Mozilla is trying to set a new world record for the most downloads in 24 hours for Firefox 3.0.
Read the full article here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080530/tc_cmp/208401028
Make your pledge here at http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/
They have set June 17th for Download Day.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080612/tc_pcworld/147024
UPDATE: We did it, over 8 million downloads! Firefox is now in the Guinness World Records for most downloads in 24 hours.
Download Day

Running WinsockXPFix.exe Your Window XP PC

“If your internet connection stops working after removing spyware using adaware or spybot, or because you removed a virus, your TCP/IP stack may have been corrupted. Running WinsockXPFix.exe may correct this problem. WinsockXPfix restores the files associated with connecting to a tcp/ip network. You can download WinsockXPFix.exe” Download from here: http://www.iup.edu/house/resnet/winfix.shtm

Ultimate Boot CD

A *FREE* set of hardware and software diagnostic tools. Check the web site for a complete list of tools included.

Current Release: 4.1.1 http://ubcd.sourceforge.net/
For Windows Current Release: 3.06 http://www.ubcd4win.com/ {mos_fb_discuss:191}

Asterisk Key

From Passware
Asterisk Key shows passwords hidden under asterisks. Features * Uncovers hidden passwords on password dialog boxes and web pages * State of the art password recovery engine – all passwords are recovered instantly * Multilingual passwords are supported * Full install/uninstall support
http://www.lostpassword.com/asterisk.htm