Archive for the Category: Open Source

freshmeat.net is now called freecode.com

November 1, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Patrick Lenz of freshmeat.net has announced a name change: http://freecode.com/articles/whats-in-a-name Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Ubuntu 11.10 Released

October 14, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Ubuntu has just released Ubuntu v11.10. http://www.ubuntu.com/ Super-fast, easy to use and free, the Ubuntu operating system powers millions of desktops, netbooks and servers around the world. Ubuntu does everything you need it to. It’ll work with your existing PC files, printers, cameras and MP3 players. And it comes with thousands of free apps. Regards, […]

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U.S. Dept. of Defense offers up tiny, secure Linux distribution

July 25, 2011 Roger Lacroix

U.S. Dept. of Defense offers up tiny, secure Linux distribution http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/u-s-dept-of-defense-offers-up-tiny-secure-linux-distribution-20110722/ Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Thunderbird 5.0 Released

July 7, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Mozilla/Mozilla Labs has just released Thunderbird v5.0 http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/ The latest version of Thunderbird has the following changes: More responsive and faster to start up and use. Thunderbird is based on the new Mozilla Gecko 5 engine. New Add-ons Manager. Revised account creation wizard to improve email setup. New Troubleshooting Information page. Tabs can now be […]

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MQ File Mover v4 beta

June 30, 2011 Roger Lacroix

I am working on the next release of MQ File Mover and was working if anyone working like to beta test it? (This is a beta, so do not put it into your production environments.) Here are the new features/updates so far: – Added support for unlimited file size for Send, Receive and Watch Actions […]

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Eclipse 3.7 Released

June 23, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Eclipse Foundation has just released 62 projects including Eclipse v3.7 (‘Indigo’). http://www.eclipse.org Highlights – EGit 1.0 provides tight integration with the Git version control system. – WindowBuilder, a popular GUI builder for Eclipse developers, is now open source and part of Indigo – Drag to Install support with Eclipse Marketplace Client. – Better integration with […]

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PdfCreator 1.2.1 Released

June 21, 2011 Roger Lacroix

PdfForge has just released PdfCreator v1.2.1. http://www.pdfforge.org/pdfcreator PDFCreator is a free tool to create PDF files from nearly any Windows application. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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LibreOffice 3.3.3 Released

June 21, 2011 Roger Lacroix

LibreOffice has just released LibreOffice v3.3.3. http://www.libreoffice.org LibreOffice is a comprehensive, professional-quality productivity suite that you can download and install for free. There is a large base of satisfied LibreOffice users worldwide, and it’s available in more than 30 languages and for all major operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux (Debian, […]

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Mozilla Firefox 5.0 Released

June 21, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Mozilla Firefox has just released Mozilla Firefox v5.0. http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. To display web pages, Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine, which implements most current web standards in addition to several features that are intended to […]

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Ubuntu 11.04 Released

April 30, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Ubuntu has just released Ubuntu v11.04. http://www.ubuntu.com/ Super-fast, easy to use and free, the Ubuntu operating system powers millions of desktops, netbooks and servers around the world. Ubuntu does everything you need it to. It’ll work with your existing PC files, printers, cameras and MP3 players. And it comes with thousands of free apps. Regards, […]

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