Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society

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  • 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.

  • Adobe releases security updates to Adobe Acrobat Reader & Acrobat for Windows, Mac and Linux

    On May 12th, 2009, Adobe has released security updates to Adobe Acrobat Reader and Acrobat for Windows, Mac, and Linux. From the security bulletin at http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-06.html :

    “A critical vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Reader 9.1 and Acrobat 9.1 and earlier versions. This vulnerability (CVE-2009-1492) would cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. A second vulnerability has also been reported that appears to affect Adobe Reader for UNIX only (CVE-2009-1493).

    Adobe recommends users of Adobe Reader 9.1 and Acrobat 9.1 and earlier versions update to Adobe Reader 9.1.1 and Acrobat 9.1.1. Adobe recommends users of Acrobat 8 update to Acrobat 8.1.5, and users of Acrobat 7 update to Acrobat 7.1.2. For Adobe Reader users who can’t update to Adobe Reader 9.1.1, Adobe has provided the Adobe Reader 8.1.5 and Adobe Reader 7.1.2 updates.”

    Read the security bulletin for download links : http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-06.html

  • TTCS tech meeting on Windows 7 RC on Saturday May 16th, 2009

    The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) will be having a meeting on Saturday, May 16, 2009 from 1pm to 5pm at Engineering Consultants at 112A Edward Street, Port of Spain (corner of Oxford and Edward Street).

    At this meeting, we will be looking at the release candidate of Microsoft Windows 7 by installing Windows 7 RC on at least two machines

    You can download the 32 and 64 bit versions of  Microsoft Windows 7 Release Candidate at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx

    Please CONFIRM if you are ATTENDING OR NOT at http://www.mobaganda.com/ttcsmeetingonwindows7rc

    See you there!

  • Security Updates available for Adobe Acrobat Reader v7, v8 and v9-

    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.

    (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)

  • OSS for Windows updates since February 3rd, 2009

    Open source software for Windows updates as of 19th March 2009 since February 3rd, 2009 when TTCS OSSWIN CD 1.98 was released :

    Desktop Applications

    • AbiWord 2.6.8 Free Word processing program similiar to commercial products
    • 7-Zip 4.65 file archiver with high compression ratio.
    • WinMerge 2.12 WinMerge is a Win32 tool for visual difference display and merging, for both files and directories.

    Educational

    Games

    Graphics

    • GIMP 2.6.5 bitmap editor suitable for photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. (Gimp 2.6.6 is available for GNU/Linux distros)
    • Dia 0.97 pre2 A diagram creation program program similiar to “Visio”

    Internet

    Sound and Video

    Utilities

  • Adobe Flash Player v10.0.22.87 released to address potential vulnerability

    According to a security advisory from Adobe , Adobe Flash v10.0.12.36 (and earlier versions of Adobe Flash 9) on all platforms has a vulnerability “that could allow an attacker who successfully exploits this potential vulnerability to take control of the affected system” – meaning malicious software could be downloaded and run on your machine if you visit a website with malicious Flash content  file or video (SWF) .

    To determine what version of  the Flash player you have, visit  http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/and to install the latest Flash player go to http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer.

    Windows users should note that the Flash Player in their Microsoft Internet Explorer browser and the one in other web browsers  like Opera, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari are separate installs. You should install and update both versions, by visiting http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer in Internet Explorer and then with your other web browser.

  • 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.

  • TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.97 released

    The TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.97, a collection of over 100 Free/Open Source software for Windows is available for download.

    TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.97

    • Date created : December 23rd, 2008
    • File name : ttcs_osswin_cd_v1.97.iso
    • File size : 690 MB (724,363,264 bytes)
    • MD5 checksum : cc6005d61b83b214d6d22e2f9a492ab7 / cc6005d6 1b83b214 d6d22e2f 9a492ab7
    • SHA-1 : d03e25a4 f8fa4790 1ed55996 e1b2291e b32d2ea6
    • SHA-256 : 9cd7e94c c8f8bf3a 58b8a710 7cc06f7b b8b8aafb 2bd3fd38 7507789a a0100d38

    Changes from v1.96

    • updated : Abiword, 7-zip, Wikidpad, Tux Typing 2, TuxMath, Portable Puzzle Collection, GIMP, Blender, Mozilla Firefox, Filezilla, HTTrack Website Copier, Miranda IM, XAMPP Lite, VideoLAN, VirtualDub, InfraRecorder, Virtual Magnifying Glass, Truecrypt

    Currently available at  Filefront mirror with other download mirrors to have it soon.

  • TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.96 available ; note regarding translations

    The TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.96, a collection of over 100 Free/Open Source software for Windows is available for download.

    • Date created : November 19th, 2008
    • File name : ttcs_osswin_cd_v1.96.iso
    • File size : 689 MB (722,694,144 bytes)
    • MD5 checksum : 35da602a6687be450d44439a9acbab8a / 35da602a 6687be45 0d44439a 9acbab8a
    • SHA-1 : 85c32d4e d5fddbd8 a618e609 bef931dc ee6b8513
    • SHA-256 : ec06766f 439a4258 ffd2091a aaec9f97 a69e5f25 38843273 5e74d988 016e2591

    Changes from v1.95

    • removed : Win9X version of Notepad2
    • updated : GanttProject, Notespad2, WinMerge, Wikidpad, Treeline, Portable Puzzle Collection, GIMP, Blender, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Filezilla, Miranda IM, Hmailserver, VideoLAN, ClamWin Free Antivirus, InfraRecorder, Truecrypt, Keepass.

    The Filefront mirror has TTCS OSSWIN CD v1.96 ; other mirrors at https://www.ttcs.tt/osswin-cd/ should have the latest version soon.

    Now, regarding translations, I’m aware that the TTCS OSSWIN CD is being translated in different languages. I’ll will be posting an article on how the CD interface is generated, and would make the source files available to those who wish to translate the CD.

  • Adobe Flash Player 10, Java 6 Update 10 and Silverlight 2 available

    There have been several updates to popular plugins recently :