Dan Kegel updated winetricks. Look at the list below to see whats fixed and download the new version. Here is the main changes since the 20080622 release: Removed wineprefixcreate for the time being, Updated Microsoft Line Services (MSLS 3.1), Updated vcrun2005 to set winver to Windows 2000 before installation
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Firefox 3.0 wins memory battle, says tester
Mozilla's Firefox 3.0 browser uses memory much more efficiently than its rivals, according to an independent tester who wrote a memory-monitoring utility to track usage by Firefox, Internet Explorer (IE), Flock, Opera and Safari.
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PlayOnLinux 3.0.7 released
Due to some issues with the PlayOnLinux's IRC server, the integrated IRC client now connects you directly at irc.freenode.com, on the #playonlinux channel other new thing, independent from the POL's version: there is one channel per language. So you can now join one of the following channels, depending on the language you want to speak.
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Weekly Ten (06-30-2008)
10 Latest News, Blogs, Tips, and Reviews that I find Interesting and Useful
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Win4Lin 5.0 makes big improvements
There is no dearth of software that can help you run that indispensable Windows app over Linux. Win4Lin has managed to survive through the years as an inexpensive tool for people who like to pay for support. The recently released Win4Lin 5, available for $30 a pop, has shrugged off the shortcomings of its predecessor and delivers
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Show what music you are playing on Pidgin
So you want the world to know what cool tunes you are currently listening to on your Ubuntu? Well, perhaps not the whole world, but at least your IM contacts. First thing you need is to be using Pidgin, and your favorite music player (I use Rhythmbox), since we will install a plugin to link our music player to our messenger.
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Goodbye Evolution
I haven’t used Evolution for long, but I’m already saying goodbye to it. It turns out that some emails disappear.
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I can Stumble again!
Somewhere between Firefox 3 RCs and the official release my StumbleUpon decided to break. I’m not sure what happened, and I even tried the latest beta, but whenever I tried to submit a new page I’d get an error dialog that auto-closed so quickly I still don’t know what it said. But thanks to the SU Help Forums I found something that did the job for me.
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Asustek to launch new Eee PCs with bigger keyboards
Asustek Computer is planning to launch new Eee PC models, the 904 and 905, which have an 8.9-inch panel but use a similar chassis and keyboard as the company's 10.2-inch models, according to sources at channel vendors.
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Open Source Applications: Catfish
Every now and then I bump into a nice, little, relatively unknown but impressive application that makes my life a little bit easier. Catfish is one of those.
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Creating web pages, the right way
Have you ever felt that warm fuzzy feeling of knowing that your code is error-free and complies with the latest standards?
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SeaMonkey 1.1.10 Released
"Today, the SeaMonkey project released a new version of its all-in-one internet suite. SeaMonkey 1.1.10 closes several security vulnerabilities and fixes several smaller problems found in previous versions..."
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Neat trick: Faster access to Ubuntu's menu entries
From time to time I need to start some applications from command line, either to watch for debug messages, or to run the application as a different user.
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I Love KDE4
It’s amazing the whole let’s fork KDE discussion and keep the 3.5.X series but port to KDE and the hate people have towards the new desktop.
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Tomboy - Yet Another Notes-Taking Application
A few days ago I reviewed BasKet, the wonderful KDE application for taking notes, so today I decided upon Tomboy, which is an application for GNOME.
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