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For the Linux fans, Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop Edition was released on April 21 for free download.

The 700Mb ISO is available to download from www.ubuntu.com or if you prefer, there are VMware Virtual Appliances to download from www.vmware.com.

Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) stand-alone is now available to download for Technet subscribers.

http://technet.microsoft.com

Non Technet users will be able to download Windows XP SP3 on April 29 using Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center.

Following on to my post a couple of days back, Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) has now been released to manufacturing (RTM). Chris Keroack, Microsoft Release Manager for Windows Service Pack 3 posted this information to the Technet forums just today.

Chris goes on to say that XP SP3 will be available via the Windows Update and Microsoft Download Center on April 29. Automatic updates will likey not get this latest release until June.

Microsoft is preparing for the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) to mainstream users. It should be released very soon, but no official release date statement has yet been made by the company.

Here is the list of security updates that Microsoft released in April 2008.

Please ensure to patch your software as required.

Here are the new security updates:

• MS08-018 - addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Office (KB 950183)
• MS08-019 - addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Office (KB 949032)
• MS08-020 - addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows (KB 945553)

Symantec has released the long awaited Maintenance Release 2 (MR2) for their Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 (SEP) software.

This code release now adds support for Windows 2008 Server along with a rather large list of fixes. Many issues with the original release and MR1 seemed to be system performance related, or the lack of it. System resources were taxed far too much to be usable in many environments.

WordPress 2.5 has now been officially released. There have been many new features and improvements made to what was already a fantastic product.

Why not head over to the WordPress Blog to see what all the hype is about are and how easy it is to upgrade your version.

Adobe has ventured into online photo editing and storage with the release of Photoshop Express.

Photoshop Express is a free public beta which allows you to edit your photos online and store up to 2Gb of your favorite photos on their servers.

Whilst this is a beta product, it is feature rich with many popular image editing options in a simple to use interface.

Most internet users have likely had to unzip files that they have downloaded either from a website or in an email attachment. Also many of us zip files prior to sending them via email to save transmission time and space.

Although Windows XP and Vista both have built in file compression utilities, most people still prefer to use Winzip. Wizip is easy to use and compresses files very well, but it’s not a free product.

Bill Jelen (AKA MrExcel) from MrExcel.com, is offering all users of Microsoft Excel a FREE ebook to download.

This fantastic offer from Bill is his latest book titled “Learn Excel 97-2007 from MrExcel.”

Bill’s goal is to give away 5 million copies of this ebook.

Grab your copy today.

http://www.mrexcel.com/techguy.html

The MrExcel.com website is full of tips and solutions to help you learn and use all versions of Microsoft Excel.