“Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 provides stability and security enhancements that are part of our ongoing program to provide a safer email experience for our users. We recommend that all Thunderbird users upgrade to this latest version.
Here’s what’s new in Thunderbird 1.5.0.4:
- Universal Binary Support for Mac OS X which provides native support for Macintosh with Intel Core processors. Thunderbird supports the enhancements to performance introduced by the new MacIntel chipsets.
- Improvements to product stability.
- Several security fixes.
The Rumbling Edge has a more detailed list of notable bug fixes.”
Mozilla via Juha
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What's New in Thunderbird 1.5.0.4
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Swedish police Web site shut down by hacker attack
“The Web site of Sweden’s national police was shut down after a hacker attack that investigators on Friday said could be a retaliation for a crackdown on […] The Pirate Bay.
Meanwhile, the government faced allegations that police had acted under pressure from U.S. authorities when they targeted the file-sharing site in raids earlier this week.”
Physorg.com via Juha
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What's New in Firefox 1.5.0.4
“Firefox 1.5.0.4 is a security update that is part of our ongoing program to provide a safe Internet experience for our customers. We recommend that all users upgrade to this latest version.
- Improvements to product stability
- Several security fixes”
Mozilla via Juha
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The Piratebay is Down: Raided by the Swedish Police
“The largest Bittorrent tracker on the net just got raided. The Swedish police took their servers to check whether they actually commit a crime or not. […]
Note that no crime has been proven yet, it’s still under investigation. This will probably the ultimate test to determine whether hosting a torrent tracker is illegal (in Sweden), or not.”
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Accessibility Color Wheel
G. Mazzocato via Juha
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Jyväskylän kaupunki uusii www-sivustoaan
“Jyväskylän kaupunki julkaisi tänään [päivämäärä puuttuu – siis koska?] uudet pääsivunsa, jotka on tehty uudella Innofactor Prime -julkaisujärjestelmällä. […] Sivusto on rakennettu täysin esteettömäksi ja sen pitäisi toimia kaikissa mahdollisissa päätelaitteissa. […]
Mittava sivustouudistus on toteutettu kaupungin omana työnä ilman lisäresursseja. Työ on vasta alussa ja jatkuu vähintään ensi kevääseen.”
Jkl.fi via Suur-Jyväskylän Lehti
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Infernoptix – This screen will warm up when used
“Forget big screen and flat panel TVs. The Infernoptix Digital Pyrotechnic Matrix […] employs computer-controlled bursts of fire, in a 12 x 7 array, to create scrolling text, simple animations, freehand sketching (via mouse), and an audio level meter.”
Linkadelic Magazine via Juha
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VideoDownloader for Firefox
VideoDownloader extension (via Juha) allows you to download videos from Youtube, Google, Metacafe, iFilm, Dailymotion and other 60+ video sites simply by clicking a small icon on the status bar.
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EU pohtii tekstiviestien ja sähköpostin verottamista
“EU-parlamentti on asettanut työryhmän tutkimaan ehdotusta, jonka mukaan laajentuvan unionin budjetti voitaisiin rahoittaa verottamalla sähköposti- ja tekstiviestejä. Yhdestä matkapuhelimen viestistä perittäisiin veroa 1,5 senttiä, sähköpostista 0,00001 senttiä.”