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Thunderbird 141 adds archive shortcut to notifications and cleans up emoji mistake

July 22, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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Thunderbird 141 adds helpful features like archiving from notifications and warns of expiring OpenPGP keys. It also fixes emoji labeling and folder creation issues.

Categories Mozilla, Open source, Software Tags email client, encrypted email, Linux, macOS, Open Source, OpenPGP, Thunderbird, Thunderbird 141, Windows Leave a comment

ExpressVPN leaked real IP addresses on Windows — can users still trust it?

July 22, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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ExpressVPN has patched a privacy issue in its Windows app that leaked certain traffic outside the VPN tunnel. Here’s what happened and why you should update.

Categories Security, Software Tags bug bounty, debug code, ExpressVPN, IP leak, privacy, RDP, TCP port 3389, VPN, Windows Leave a comment

Calibre 8.7 adds support for 2024 Kindles and fixes Kobo issues

July 18, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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Calibre 8.7 is out now with Kindle page number support, restored Kobo compatibility, and fixes across the board.

Categories Open source, ebook, Linux, Mac, Software, Windows Tags Calibre, calibre 8.7, ebook management, ebook reader, kindle, kobo, Linux, metadata editor, MTP driver, Open Source Leave a comment

ONLYOFFICE 9.0.3 fixes crashes, glitches, and weird UI bugs

July 17, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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ONLYOFFICE 9.0.3 might be a bug fix update, but it seriously upgrades the experience.

Categories Software, Linux, Mac, Windows Tags document editor, file conversion, Linux, Office suite, ONLYOFFICE, ONLYOFFICE 9.0.3, ONLYOFFICE update, PDF editor, productivity software, spreadsheet editor Leave a comment

Wireshark 4.4.8 is out with critical bug fixes for Linux, Windows, and Mac

July 17, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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Wireshark 4.4.8 brings essential bug fixes for DTLS, Lua plugins, and protocol parsing. But Linux users will need to use the package manager.

Categories Open source, Linux, Mac, Software, Windows Tags cybersecurity, DNP3, DTLS, Linux, network analysis, packet capture, UDS, Wireshark, Wireshark 4.4.8 Leave a comment

LibreOffice 25.2.5 released for Linux, Windows, and Mac as 24.8 reaches end of life

July 17, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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LibreOffice 25.2.5 is here with important fixes for Writer, Calc, and more. With 24.8 now at end of life, it’s time to upgrade.

Categories Open source, Software Tags document foundation, free productivity software, LibreOffice, LibreOffice 25.2.5, LibreOffice download, Linux office suite, ODT DOCX compatibility, OOXML, open source office, Windows office suite Leave a comment

Blender 4.5 LTS released for Linux, Windows, and Mac with Vulkan and major performance boost

July 15, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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Blender 4.5 LTS brings Vulkan support, massive speed boosts, and deprecates Intel macOS, Collada, and Big Endian ahead of Blender 5.

Categories Open source, Linux, Mac, Software, Windows Tags adaptive subdivision, Blender, Blender 4.5, Blender 4.5 LTS, Collada, Cycles, Geometry Nodes, Intel Mac, UV editing, Vulkan Leave a comment

Wine 10.12 boosts Linux compatibility for Windows apps with EGL and BLE support

July 11, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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Wine 10.12 brings EGL backend support, Bluetooth LE services, and ARM64 CI builds, along with fixes for 17 bugs affecting popular Windows apps and games.

Categories Linux, Mac, Software, Windows Tags ARM64, Bluetooth LE, Direct3D, EGL backend, Linux, macOS, Windows apps on Linux, Wine, Wine 10.12, WineHQ Leave a comment

Calibre 8.6 improves speed and Kindle defaults for Linux, Windows, and macOS users

July 11, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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Calibre 8.6 brings big performance boosts and smarter defaults for Kindle users, along with useful tag browser tweaks and new news sources.

Categories Open source, Linux, Mac, Software, Windows Tags Calibre, Calibre 8.6, database restore, e-book manager, e-book viewer, Kindle AZW3, MOBI obsolete, news scraper, open source e-book, tag browser Leave a comment

Perplexity launches Comet browser to rethink how we use the internet

July 9, 2025 Brian Fagioli
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Comet is a new browser from Perplexity that replaces tab overload with intelligent assistance. It’s designed to help users think more clearly online.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Software Tags AI assistant, AI browser, AI workflow, Comet, Comet browser, Comet launch, Perplexity, Perplexity Max, thought browser, web browser Leave a comment
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