Daily Downloads: Pidgin, Opera, FeedReader, and More

This article was written on October 25, 2007 by CyberNet.

Wordpress Synctoy Opera Mythbuntu Pidgin Logos Icons Welcome to Daily Downloads brought to you by CyberNet! Each weekday we bring you the Windows software updates for widely used programs, and it’s safe to assume that all the software we list is freeware (we’ll try to note the paid-only programs).

As you browse the Internet during the day, feel free to post the software updates you come across in the comments below so that we can include them the following day!

–Stable Releases–

The software listed here have all been officially released by the developers.

–Pre-Releases (Alpha, Beta, etc…)–

The software listed here are pre-releases that may not be ready for everyday usage.

  • FeedReader 3.11 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Mirror] [Review]
    Release: Beta 3
    Type of Application: Feed reader
    Changes: Alternate row colors, reworked enclosure downloading, and more
  • Opera 9.5 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Review]
    Release: Beta
    Type of Application: Web browser
    Changes: Opera link – access your bookmarks & Speed Dial from anywhere
  • Opera Mini 4 [Homepage] [Review]
    Release: Beta 3
    Type of Application: Mobile web browser
    Changes: Opera link – access your bookmarks & Speed Dial from anywhere
  • Sunbird 0.7 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Review]
    Release: Release Candidate 3
    Type of Application: Calendar management
    Changes: Redesigned event/task dialog, new event summary dialog, and more
  • SyncToy 2.0 [Homepage] [Release Notes]
    Release: Beta
    Type of Application: Copy, move, rename, and delete files between folders and computers
    Changes: Dynamic drive letter assignment, true folder sync, exclusion filtering based on name, 64-bit compatibility, and more
  • WordPress 2.3.1 [Homepage] [Release Notes] [Review]
    Release: Release Candidate 1
    Type of Application: Content management system
    Changes: Live Writer tagging, speed improvements, and bug fixes

–Release Calendar–

This is a great way to keep up on the upcoming software releases.

  • October – Firefox 2.0.0.9 NEW
  • October – Sunbird 0.7 [Review] NEW
  • October 26 – Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard [Review]
  • November – Firefox 3 Milestone 9 [Review]
  • November – Comodo 3 Firewall [Review]
  • November – Vista Transformation Pack 8
  • November 8 – Fedora 8
  • November 13 – Zune 2 [Review]
  • December 4 – OpenOffice.org 2.3.1 [Review]
  • December 15 – Paint.NET 3.20 [Review]
  • January, 2008 – Mac Office 2008 [Review]
  • January 15, 2008 – WordPress 2.4
  • February, 2008 – iPhone SDK [Review]
  • March 4, 2008 – OpenOffice.org 2.4
  • April 24, 2008 – Ubuntu 8.04
  • September 2, 2008 – OpenOffice.org 3.0 [Review]

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