Daily Downloads: ASAP Utilities, AIM, Pitaschio, 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.

• ASAP Utilities 4.2.6 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Review]
  Operating System: Windows only
  Type of Application: Excel add-on
  Changes: Bug fixes
• Miro 1.2.6 [Homepage] [Mirror] [Review]
  Operating System: Windows; Mac; Linux
  Type of Application: Video player
  Changes: N/A
• Pitaschio 2.25 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Mirror] [Review]
  Operating System: Windows only
  Type of Application: Windows customization
  Changes: Bug fixes
• WordPress 2.6.1 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Review]
  Operating System: Windows; Mac; Linux
  Type of Application: Content management system
  Changes: Bug fixes

–Pre-Releases (Alpha, Beta, etc…)–

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

• AIM 6.9.1.2 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Mirror] [Review]
  Operating System: Windows only
  Release: Beta
  Type of Application: Messenger
  Changes: New welcome screen, report an IM, plugin updates, and more
• Opera 9.52 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Review]
  Operating System: Windows; Mac; Linux
  Release: Release Candidate 2
  Type of Application: Web browser
  Changes: Bug fix
• Songbird 0.7.0 [Homepage] [Changelog] [Mirror] [Review]
  Operating System: Windows; Mac; Linux
  Release: Release Candidate 3
  Type of Application: Media player
  Changes: Improvements and bug fixes

–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]