Firefox 1.5 has been officially released by the Mozilla organization. In addition to the official release announcement, Mozilla has also launched a new site for Firefox and Thunderbird at www.mozilla.com

Firefox 1.5 introduces several new features, including an improved software update system, faster Back / Forward page navigation, a new options to clear private browsing data, […]

Althought it has not been officially announced on the Mozilla.org sites, Firefox 1.5 is already making its way to the many FTP mirrors that Mozilla uses for distribution.
Here is a link to one of the servers that already has it. Enjoy.

Firefox 1.5 is going to be launched this week (some even say it will be today), and since this referral program is now international why not make the best out of it and make a quarter while spreading this great “religion”?
‘International publishers can now refer users to Firefox plus Google Toolbar through the AdSense referrals […]

Concurrent (NASDAQ: CCUR), a leading provider of integrated computer solutions for mission-critical applications, today announced that Lockheed Martin Space Systems has selected Concurrent’s RedHawk(TM) Linux operating system for their United States Army Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) program.
Lockheed Martin’s selection of Concurrent technology is expected to serve as a launchpad for additional international partnerships […]

Mozilla has issued a 3rd release candidate for Firefox 1.5. Expect the final version to be released by the end of the month.
Rather than going and downloading a fresh version, try using the built-in update feature, one of the bigger improvements in Firefox 1.5. Just go to Help > Check for Updates.

In the Mozilla world our two favorite Open-Source Pokemons are just about to reach puberty in their newest version: 1.5.
To download these new candidates click the following links for Firefox and Thunderbird.
In other Mozilla news: Mozilla recently announced a Firefox Extension competition (”Extend Firefox”) with juicy prizes:
Grand Prizes: Three winners each receive an Alienware Aurora […]

It looks like not everything is great with Open Office. Though many of those using it are higher end computer geeks with gigs and gigs of just about everything, we also like when things work efficiently, and it does not seem that OpenOffice 2.0 is as effiicient as Microsoft’s Office package.
First Post on the Issue:
OpenOffice.org […]

You can give people free software, but they won’t have the expertise to use it,
Says Microsoft Nigeria’s manager.
The average annual Nigerian salary is only $160, a copy of Windows XP can cost even more than that, and that’s not even including the word processing applications.
“It’s not about the cost of the software, it’s about […]

Flock has released a developer preview of its new browser. Haven’t heard of Flock? It’s a new browser being built on top of the Mozilla Firefox platform and plugs in to the del.icio.us API to sync your local bookmarks with your del.icio.us account. You can also post to your blog directly from the Flock interface.
Give […]

If you are a Gaim user you have probably noticed how the releases have been slowly been decreasing. Obviously the developers have lives but still I have been under the impression that the project was slowly dying or that they just lost the free time they had to develop it, however, just a few days […]

In this article, I will show how to check which directories and files are the largest. We will use 3 linux commands…..du , ls and sort.
First lets do an example from your /home directory. Lets find out which directory is biggest
# du -Sm | sort -n
after executing this command you will see directory listing with […]

Mozilla has released the second beta of Thunderbird 1.5, the next major version of their e-mail client. Amongst other things, this update includes automatic updates.
Automated update to streamline product upgrades. Notification of an update is more prominent, and updates to Thunderbird may now be half a megabyte or smaller. Updating extensions has also improved.

2006 is the ultimate version of Mandriva Linux. It is the fruit of the convergence of three technologies: Mandriva, Conectiva and Lycoris. Mandriva Linux 2006 is also more easy-to-use, more user-friendly and more powerful. It is ideal for the needs of all customers, from the beginner to the SOHO user.
It looks like it will be […]

Beta 2 of the upcoming and eagerly awaited 1.5 version of the FireFox browser has been released.
Here’s what’s new:

Improvements to automated update system.
Improvements to Web site rendering and performance.
Several security fixes.
List of notable bug fixes since Firefox 1.5 Beta 1.

So if you’ve tried Beta 1 and enjoyed it, Beta 2 is everything that that was […]

One week before final release of Ubuntu 5.10 Linux distribution, the Ubuntu team released latest Release Candidate (RC). Ubuntu 5.10RC includes the installation CDs, live CDs, and DVDs for three architectures. To download Ubuntu 5.10RC go to:
US: http://us.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/5.10/
EU: http://se.releases.ubuntu.com/5.10/
UK: http://releases.ubuntu.com/5.10/
and the rest: http://releases.ubuntu.com/5.10/
The final version of Ubuntu 5.10 will be available on October […]

Now this one certainly made my jaw drop. The recently GPL released Quake 3 was ported for Pocket PCs running Windows CE 4.2. This might not seem like much to some, since Quake 3 was released back in 99 (I think) but the PSP which has a processor and a dedicated graphics chip has trouble […]