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Interesting Windows programs
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TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.99c available for download
The TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.99c (a CD of open source software for Windows) is available for download.
TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.99c Changelog :
- Date created : July 27th, 2009
- File name : ttcs_osswin_cd_v1.99c.iso
- File size : 698 MB (732,170,240 bytes)
- MD5 checksum : c323fc85d82ef26612942664d9b9ed4b / c323fc85 d82ef266 12942664 d9b9ed4b
- SHA-1 : c3c81687 f2b146da abe64ed7 1718c590 941e04fe
- SHA-256 : 84f04bf9 fcf2ba08 ee03ca45 bfff454f 22f78541 06bec39f 09795497 b6cc7c53
Changes from v1.99a
- removed : Neverball, Enigma
- updated : Notepad2, Sumatra PDF, WinMerge, TuxPaint, Tux Typing 2, Celestia, Childsplay, Portable Puzzle Collection, Sokoban YASC, Blender, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Filezilla, Halite, HTTrack Website Copier, Miranda IM, VideoLAN, ClamWin AntiVirus, UltraVNC, Truecrypt, KeePass
A detailed list of the software and versions on the TTCS OSSWIN CD can be found at https://www.ttcs.tt/osswin-cd/#softwareoncdTwo more games removed to cater for the increased file sizes of Celestia and the TuxPaint stamp collection. Goodness, and Software Freedom Day 2009 is just around the corner, if a v2.0 is to appear before then. -
TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.99a released
The TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.99a (a CD of open source software for Windows) is available for download.
Changelog :
- Date created : May 17th, 2009
- File name : ttcs_osswin_cd_v1.99a.iso
- File size : 695 MB (728,850,432 bytes)
- MD5 checksum : 35d478553621b9691e1235b0bfb04eb9 / 35d47855 3621b969 1e1235b0 bfb04eb9
- SHA-1 : 1a5b2452 b646f16d 1561e45b c3b77812 5406ee50
- SHA-256 : 3733e730 138a5c61 b1a72972 aadf2d91 fd87436e 3dc59b1e abf40256 c9d85d86
Changes from v1.98b
- removed : SuperTux, CrackAttack, tsWebeditor
- updated : OpenOffice.org, Treeline, Maxima, Portable Puzzle Collection, Sokoban YASC, Dia, Mozilla Firefox, Filezilla, Miranda IM, XAMPP Lite, Hmailserver, PDFCreator, ClamWin AntiVirus, UltraVNC, Truecrypt, AutoHotkey
What happened to v1.99? It was released, but before the changelog and website was updated, it was discovered that some of the webpages were not included. So if you managed to download v1.99, my apologies.
Three more programs were removed to cater for the increased size of OpenOffice.org v3.1.0. A reminder to work on the webpage interface before 2.00 is released.
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Security Updates available for Adobe Acrobat Reader v7, v8 and v9 and Acrobat
Adobe has published security updates for versions 7, 8 and 9 of Adobe Reader (which allows you to view PDF files) as well as the full versions of Adobe Acrobat to address security vulnerabilities that “would cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system”.
This means a malicious PDF you download from the web or receive via email or given to you on a flash drive could allow malware to be installed on your system and allows attackers to control your machine. Read a related Security Fix blog post by Brian Krebs at the Washington Post for more information about this vulnerability.
Read the Adobe Security Bulletins APSB09-04 Security Update available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat and APSB09-03 Security Update available for Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 for full details.
- Download Adobe Acrobat Reader v9.1 at http://get.adobe.com/reader/
- If you are using Adobe Reader v8.1.3, download Adobe Reader v8.1.4 update for Windows or Adobe Reader v8.1.4 update for MacOS X. You must be using v8.1.3 for the update to work, Adobe Reader 8.1.3 standalone installer can be downloaded at http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/
- If you are using Adobe Reader v7.1.0, download Adobe Reader 7.1.1 update for Windows or Adobe Reader v7.1.1 update for MacOS X. You must be running Adobe Reader v7.1.0 for the update to work
(Note : updated at 9.45am to correct version typos and corrected Adobe Reader v8.1.4 update link – it was pointing to the full version of Adobe Acrobat and not the reader)
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TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.98 released
The TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.98 (a CD of open source software for Windows) is available for download.
Changelog summary :
- Date created : February 3rd, 2009
- File name : ttcs_osswin_cd_v1.98.iso
- File size : 693 MB (726,781,952 bytes)
- MD5 checksum : bd995787bd8c9e2c02494facae7e569d / bd995787 bd8c9e2c 02494fac ae7e569d
- SHA-1 : 4fc17df1 fff099e0 497d9e47 4ce276e4 5162f360
- SHA-256 : bf5d02b0 eb1321f8 e3ef2d9e 6829cc3a 52bf88ab 71672c9c 94441cba f67b4ffa
Changes from v1.97
- updated : OpenOffice.org, Abiword, GanttProject, 7-zip, WinMerge, Wikidpad, Treeline, Tux Typing 2, TuxMath, Maxima, Portable Puzzle Collection, Sokoban YASC, GIMP, Dia, Mozilla Thunderbird, Filezilla, Miranda IM, Hmailserver, VirtualDub, UltraVNC
- corrected : Grisbi download to include the GTK version.
Although the web based interface looks no different from previous versions, the method of updating and generating the web pages interface was rewritten. Now, the TTCS can generate different versions of open source CDs and DVDs, as discussed before.
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OpenOffice.org v2.40 available (soon)
It hasn’t been announced on the OpenOffice.org website, but the download links for v2.40 are now active.
Download :
- OpenOffice.org v2.40 for Windows (US version ; doesn’t include Java Runtime Environment)
- OpenOffice.org v2.40 for Linux (US version ; Linux RPM version)
Other official download links for Linux .deb version and MacOS X should be available soon.
(Update 26-3-2008 : removed the download links for now since someone pointed out the OpenOffice.org PolicyMirrorLinking)
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TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.85 released
The TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.85 is now available to download from Filefront ; other download mirrors will be updated soon.
- Date created : February 11th, 2008
- File name : ttcs_osswin_cd_v1.85.iso
- File size : 702 MB (736,174,080 bytes)
- MD5 checksum : 72520a6b288dcfbfced5ff99f65220ca / 72520a6b 288dcfbf ced5ff99 f65220ca
- SHA-1 : 48160403 d2b1eead 60e701ec fa0f4e4f 5207a971
- SHA-256 : e4c0c429 ca8937ea b8cfca14 0565e4c1 8f5d6a60 7e301193 7ea60a62 412efba4
Changes from v1.84
- updated Sumatra PDF, WinMerge, ConvertAll, Wikidpad, Celestia, Stellarium, Portable Puzzle Collection, Sokoban YASC, Freeciv, Scorched3D, GIMP, Paint.NET, Mozilla Firefox, Filezilla, Halite, ClamWin Free Antivirus, UltraVNC, TrueCrypt, Keepass
- removed Jools, wxMusik, Rainmeter, DotWidget
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WinTabber – group Windows applications in tabs under one window
In Windows, I often have multiple Explorer windows open as I cut/copy and paste files between multiple locations. Time is wasted Alt-Tabbing to switch to the Windows Explorer session I need and the desktop becomes cluttered. Often I wished that I could group the Windows Explorer sessions in tabs like Mozilla Firefox does for webpages. There are several freeware multi-tab Window Explorer replacements but I never felt comfortable using those as I preferred the familiar interface of Windows Explorer.
WinTabber to the rescue! WinTabber is a tabmanager that can add tab support to almost any window under windows 2000/XP. Meaning you can group several Windows Applications under one window, with each application in its own tab.
Here’s a screenshot showing three Windows Explorer sessions in one window :
You can run multiple instances of WinTabber to create different groups of applications under one window. For example, Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla Thunderbird :
WinTabber is freeware, although donations are welcome. A very useful application.
WinTabber home page : http://www.wintabber.com/
Added to http://del.icio.us/ttcs
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Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.9 to be available soon
Was thinking of pushing out a TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.82 release in time for the weekend, but just saw the Mozilla Firefox Developer News talking of Mozilla Firefox v2.0.0.9 coming out very soon. Release Candidate builds of Mozilla Firefox v2.0.0.9 are available for testing.
As such, TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.82 will be published soon after Mozilla Firefox v2.0.0.9 is released, hopefully early next week.
