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Software Updates Week 39 2008

Many popular applications have been updated in the last seven days including my new favorite music player AIMP which got a version bump to 2.5. This week has also seen the release of Open Office 3 final and updates to several other high profile software programs like GIMP, Blender or Microsoft Silverlight.
It is therefor not easy to pick an application for the update of the week award but since I’m impressed by AIMP I decided to promote the music player a little bit more with the award. It can do pretty much anything out of the box that many users require like recording Internet radio, converting music files or displaying lyrics.
All software programs are free to download and use. Enjoy.

• µTorrent 1.8.1 Build 12639 - Lightweight and fast Bittorrent client.
• AIMP 2.50.306 - Feature rich music player.
• Au Revoir, Bonjour! 1.0 Beta 2 - Removes Apple’s Bonjour service from Windows where it is usually not needed.
• Blender 2.48 - Blender is the free open source 3D content creation suite.
• Defraggler 1.03.094 - File defragmentation utility.
• digsby Build 34 Beta - Combines Instant Messaging, Email notifications and social networking in one application.
• doPDF 6.1.276 - Creates a virtual printer in Windows that can be used to convert documents into the PDF format.
• DVDFab HD Decrypter 5.1.0.0 - A software program that copies DVDs to the hard drive.
• FileZilla 3.1.4 RC1 - Open Source ftp client.
• FinalBurner FREE 2.5.0.139 - A free CD / DVD burning software that supports the most common operations.
• Floola 3.7 - An iTunes alternative to manage iPods.
• Fresh UI 8.17 - Windows tweaker.
• GIMP 2.6.1 - Open Source image editor.
• Halite 0.3.1.1 - Open Source Bittorrent client.
• HWiNFO32 2.30 - Displays hardware information.
• I2P 0.6.4 - Provides an anonymous network.
• MediaCoder 0.6.1.4196 - Media Coder can transcode media files.
• MediaMonkey 3.0.6.1188 Beta - Powerful music organizer and player.
• MediaPortal 1.0.0.0 RC3 - Open Source application that turns a PC into a media center.
• Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool 2.3 - Fights the most common forms of malware.
• Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 - Microsoft’s answer to Adobe Flash.
• Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0 Alpha 3 - The third alpha of Thunderbird 3.
• Open Office 3.0.0 Final - The final release of Open Office 3.
• Process Lasso 3.16 - A tool designed to increase system stability.
• Quicksys RegDefrag 2.1 - A Registry defragmenter.
• Screamer Radio 0.4.3 - Provides an easy way to record Internet radio.
• Spyware Terminator 2.5.0.543 Beta - Efficient anit-spyware software.
• Soundbase 2008.10.10 - Music collection tagger.
• Sumatra PDF 0.9.3 - A fast but basic PDF viewer.
• SUMo 2.3.5.61 - Checks versions of installed software against a central database to see if they are outdated and need to be updated.
• WildBit Viewer 5.3 Alpha 4.0 - Fast and compact image viewer.
• WinPatrol 15.9.2008.5 - Monitors the computer constantly preventing applications from adding themselves as start menu entries or registering file associations.
• Wireshark 1.1.1 Beta - A network protocol analyzer.
• Xfire 1.99 - Instant Messenger for gamers. See which friends are online and what they are playing.
• XnView 1.95 - Fast and efficient image viewer and manager.