Daily Downloads: 7-Zip, Thunderbird, and More

Welcome to Daily Downloads brought to you by CyberNet! Each weekday we bring you 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.

• Fluid 0.9.3 [Homepage] [Changelog]
  Operating System: Mac only
  Type of Application: Puts websites on your Mac desktop
  Changes: Bug fixes
• Joomla 1.5.6 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Review]
  Operating System: Windows; Mac; Linux
  Type of Application: Content Management System
  Changes: Security fixes

–Pre-Releases (Alpha, Beta, etc…)–

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

• 7-Zip 4.59 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Mirror]
  Operating System: Windows only
  Release: Beta
  Type of Application: File extraction and compression
  Changes: Bug fixes
• Thunderbird 3.0 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Mirror] [Review]
  Operating System: Windows; Mac; Linux
  Release: Alpha 2
  Type of Application: Email client
  Changes: Looks more native on Mac, replies can quote only selected text, and more

–Release Calendar–

• August – Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 [Review]
• August 19 – Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 [Review]
• September 2 – OpenOffice.org 3.0 [Review]
• October 30 – Ubuntu 8.10
• December 18 – openSUSE 11.1 [Review]
• Late 2008 – Firefox 3.1 [Review]
• Late 2008 – Internet Explorer 8 [Review]
• 2009 – Windows Mobile 7 [Review]
• 2009 – Paint.NET 4.00 [Review]
• January 2010 – Windows 7 [Review]