Windows 7 Theme – Holiday Lights (source)
See: All official Microsoft Windows 7 Themes (for another holiday theme check out the Twinkle Wish Theme)
Great Christmas wallpapers at DeviantArt. (be sure to check the HDTV & Widescreen section).
Also see wallpapers labeled “winter” at DeviantArt.
Software
Acronis True Image Home 2011 – New promotion and discount
You must use the links and coupon code on this page!
Current offer is 5% off and FREE copy of Plus Pack add-on till November 30th.
5% off runs until Jan. 17th, 2011.
Acronis True Image Home 2011 Updated
Acronis True Image Home 2011, build 6574 has been released. Log in to your account to get the update.
Release notes:
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CCleaner v3.01
Download CCleaner (slim)
Is this version a little slow on startup for anyone else?
Change log:
* Improved application startup time and INI loading speeds.
* Removed need to reboot for Index.dat cleaning.
* Improved cookie cleaning in Firefox 4.0 Beta 7.
* Improved Chromium based browser detection and cleaning.
* Added support for Adobe Reader 10 and Acronis True Image.
* Improved cleaning for 7-Zip, Adobe Reader 9.0, Microsoft Silverlight Isolated Storage, WinPatrol and Microsoft Management Console.
* Added support for local domains in “Cookies to Keep” list.
* Improved debugging with log file support using /DEBUG command-line parameter.
* Improved detection algorithm for 64-bit and Program Files.
* Improved folder drag and drop in Include options.
* Fixed bug in Uninstall Tool during cancellation.
* Improved drive detection in Drive Wiper screen.
* Added support to refresh cleaning rules using F5.
* Improved translations.
* Minor GUI improvements.
Process Explorer v14.01, Autoruns v10.05
Microsoft/Sysinternals updates: Process Explorer v14.01, Autoruns v10.05 (source Sysinternals Blog)
Process Explorer v14.01: This update fixes a bug related to the DLL view and adds a tab to the new system information dialog, Summary, that displays all the performance graphs together.
Autoruns v10.05: This Autoruns update adds ActiveSync autostart locations, fixes a bug in that prevented offline scanning from working in some cases, and fixes a formatting bug in the scheduled tasks display.
Adobe Reader vs. Foxit
This article is intended to give the average home user some insight into the two most popular PDF readers. Folks in a corporate environment or that do more than just read PDF’s will obviously have different requirements and / or constraints. Please take that into consideration when reading this article.
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CCleaner v3.0
This a a new version of CCleaner. Download CCleaner. According to the forums there is no longer a “slim” version.
*edit – apparently the forums were mistaken, The slim version showed up.
* A new 64-bit native EXE designed specifically for 64-bit systems.
* A new Drive Wiper tool screen under the Tools section, which allows users to securely erase the contents or free space on a specified drive.
* Improved support for Internet Explorer 9 and the Google Chrome browsers.
* We have also added improved cleaning support for HTML5 database storage, allowing CCleaner to effectively manage the next generation of web applications.
* Additional cleaning support for Microsoft Silverlight Isolated Storage.
* We’ve added three new environment variables (%SystemDirectory%, %SystemDirectory32%, and %SystemDirectory64%).
* New application icon.
* New Intelligent cookie keeping feature.
* and more…
Thunderbird 3.1.6
Download or update from within the program (Help / Check for Updates).
Thunderbird 3.1.6 fixes the following issues in Thunderbird 3.1.5:
* Fixes a critical security issue that could potentially allow remote code execution. This issue does not affect email or newsgroups but could be triggered through browser-like features or add-ons.
Firefox 3.6.12 Released
Download or update from within the program (Help / Check for Updates).
What’s New in Firefox 3.6.12
Firefox 3.6.12 fixes a critical security issue that could potentially allow remote code execution.
*note – As of this writing Thunderbird 3.1.6 is currently being pushed to mirrors but is not out yet.
Thunderbird 3.1.5
Download or update from within the program (Help / Check for Updates).
Thunderbird 3.1.5 fixes the following issues in Thunderbird 3.1.4:
* Several fixes to improve performance, stability and security, see the Security Advisory.
* Several fixes to improve the user interface and add-ons experience.