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After 4 beta releases and 2 release candidate release of Mozilla ThunderBird, yesterday Mozilla released final version of the powerful desktop email client Thunderbird 3.0 which is now available to download on Mozilla ThunderBird page.

The developer team din’t published any change-log details providing the details of changes from Release candidate-2 and final version of Thunderbird 3.0, but since the final release is a quick release from Release candidate 2, it states, not much changes are made from Release candidate 2 and final version.

Key Features of Thunderbird 3.0 are listed below:

• Tabbed Email: Provides the ability view individual emails and folders in tabs, and web pages via add-ons in tabs so users can quickly jump between them, just as one manages web pages in Mozilla’s Firefox. Folder tabs are remembered, so Thunderbird starts up pre-configured and personalized to each user.
• Filtered Search: Designed with search in mind, the new search interface in Thunderbird 3 contains filtering and timeline tools to help users quickly and accurately pin-point the exact email by word matches, correspondents or even attachment types at the moment they need it, all based on analysis of the user’s own emails.
• Message Archive: Archiving mail moves email from the inbox into the new archive folder system, de-cluttering the inbox while at the same time enabling users to find email months or years from now.
• One-click Address Book: A very quick and easy way to add people to an address book, by simply clicking on the star icon in the messages received from new correspondents.
  

• New Mail Account Setup Wizard: Getting started with Thunderbird 3 is faster than ever with the new account set-up wizard that requires simple information, like email addresses and passwords to get going instead of a user’s IMAP, SMTP, SSL/TLS settings.
• Smart Folders: Combines individual mailboxes to help manage multiple email accounts in one spot. For example, by selecting the Inbox, users can view all the incoming emails from all their different accounts without having to go to each email account separately.
• Add-ons Manager: The new add-ons manager can help users find, download, and install hundreds of add-ons enabling them to customize Thunderbird 3 and add functionality or change the appearance.
• Better Integration with Gmail: Now integrates with international versions of Gmail and Gmail’s special folders such as sent and trash.
• Better Integration with Windows and Mac OS X: Updated look and feel, improved import tools, search integration, and address book support for Windows 7, Vista and Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
• Gecko 1.9.1 Engine: The same Web page rendering engine and graphics infrastructure used in Firefox, provides the latest Web Standards support and security enhancements.
• Automated Updates: Thunderbird’s update system notifies users when a security update is available and automates the download and installation process to keep users safe.

From May 2009, iTechnoBuzz is going to provide a list of top freebies every month. Its a new innovation from our side, we hope you will also like this idea.  To make this list, we surfed around the net and come up with 15 exciting and entirely free downloads and services.

The list is as follows :

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AVG FREE ANTI-VIRUS

On top of list comes, AVG Anti-Virus Free version. PC security is must, and for this, if you love freebie stuff, this is the best product for you. Avg Free Anti-Virus is compactible with Windows Xp, Vista and now with Windows 7 also.

Check out the key features of this stuff and also download it by clicking here.

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OpenOffice.org 3.1

Microsoft office is no doubt worlds best office documentation handler, but when it comes to freebies, Its OpenOffice.org. OpenOffice.org is an open source product from Sun Microsystem, which could handle all your office needs. If you can not afford hish priced MS Office , than this is for you. Get Open office.org by clicking here.

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PhotoPerfect Express

This stuff is some what new to people. PhotoPerfect Express is a freebie stuff from Arcadia Software. PhotoPerfect Express, is the simplest tool to enhance all images snapped by you. Without any editing and technical knowledge, any user can optimise his images to masterpiece using this product. This product enhances photos in 3 simple steps with 5 different powerful optimization tools. Get PhotoPerfect Express for free by clicking here.

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ADVANCED System Care

Advanced System Care Free v3 is a product from iObit.com. Advanced SystemCare Free  has a one-click approach to help protect, repair, clean, and optimize your PC. With over 20 MILLION downloads since 2006, this fantastic, award-winning, free PC repair software is a “must-have” tool for your computer. Get Advanced System Care by clicking here.

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DIGSBY

Digsby is one powerful free tool to handle your Messenger, Email and Social Networking needs all by itself. DigsBy is a 3 in 1 awesome product which connects you to all your friends in messenger + email + social networking all at once in a single click. Check out DigsBy by clicking here.

• List.it

list.it is a simple, free, open-source (MIT-license) note-keeping tool to help you manage the tons of little information bits you need to keep track of each day.It is really a powerful tool and it helps me remember all my stuff whole day long. Its a power recomendation from iTechnoBuzz.com, you must try it once. Check out list.it by clicking here.

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SONG BIRD

Another powerful freeware from Mozilla, that is still under development. It is an open-source customizable music player with enormous powerful tools like media importing,  media playback, Gstreamer, Smart Playlist and many more. Check out SongBird and download it by clicking here.

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AVAST HOME EDITION

If AVG is on first position for being best free antivirus, Avast is on second. Avast is one powerful antivirus cum antispyware and ant malware that could protect your PC from harmful viruses and trojans through out the web. Free antivirus software providing desktop security and data protection. avast! detects and removes all forms of malware, including spyware, rootkits and trojans. Free for home users.

Get Avast Free Home Edition by clicking here.

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Windows Live Sync.

Windows Live Sync. tool is an awesome tool from windows to sync files between computers. Create unlimited backups and keep your important files up to date. Use shared folders to sync. files between co–workers and organisation. Also , use remote access to any of the computer where you have installed Windows Live Sync, by signing in to Sync. website.

Check out Windows Live Sync. by clicking here.

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Windows Live SkyDrive

Windows Live SkyDrive is a special service provided by Windows Live. Windows Live is providing 25 GB of Free Online Storage for his users. This project provides a fantastic way to get online files anywhere plus it provides the facility to share them with friends. Uploading files to SkyDrive is as easy as in Windows. Simply Drag and drop files from your computer to the skydrive and you are done.

Take a look over Windows Live SkyDrive by clicking here.

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SUMO Paint

Are you bored with your regular MS Paint, Picassa and all? Sumo Paint is for you then. Sumo paint is the finest paint software online. Innovate your hidden artist and paint it on your way using the Sumo Paint. Sumo Paint provides many cool features which made it come under Top 15 freebies list.

Check out Sumo Paint by Clicking Here.

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360 Desktop

Its the time for the Desktop Enhancement freebie stuff. 360 Desktop is the best tool for enhancing your desktop. It makes your desktop wider to 360 view space. Make your Desktop, Wide, Slide or clipped using this tool. Check out the spinning effect on your desktop using 360 Desktop.

Get it by clicking here.

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StartUpLite

StartUpLite is a lightweight and simple to use application that allows you to speed up your system startup, safely and efficiently. The program allows you to disable or remove unnecessary startup entries from your computer. By using StartUpLite, you can dramatically help shorten your startup time with only a few clicks of the mouse.

Check Out StartUpLite by clicking here.

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RocketDock

RocketDock is a smoothly animated, alpha blended application launcher. It provides a nice clean interface to drop shortcuts on for easy access and organization. With each item completely customizable there is no end to what you can add and launch from the dock.

Now with added Taskbar support your minimized windows can appear as icons on the dock. This allows for better productivity and accessibility.

Check RocketDock and download it Free by clicking here.

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Wubi

Wubi is an officially supported Ubuntu installer for Windows users that can bring you to the Linux world with a single click. Wubi allows you to install and uninstall Ubuntu as any other Windows application, in a simple and safe way. Are you curious about Linux and Ubuntu? Trying them out has never been easier!

Check it out by clicking here.

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All of us are familiar with the freaky viruses and the much needed antiviruses. Since 1970, when the first virus ‘Creeper’ was detected on ARPANET to now in the age 2k that’s almost 4 decades have passed and both the rivals viruses and antivirus have got variety and effectiveness. Viruses, on one hand have became devastating on the other hand antiviruses have became bulky and slow processing. That’s right; the antiviruses that are most popular now viz. Norton, McAfee have became effective but also have grown huge. They need a lot of space for installation and also consume a lot of RAM, which slows down your pc and finally hangs up. With the time, the virus programs have become compact and more destructive whereas the savior i.e. the antivirus have grown bigger.

In order to compete with the bulky savior programs, in recent years competitors launched small, compact and very effective antivirus programs which are able to do the same job as the old ones did. And the most amazing fact…..These antivirus programs are free of cost and can be updated regularly from the respective websites.

This has made everyone to think, should they go with the traditional ones or opt for these nano sized compact programs. One who wants to spend no money can download these free antiviruses from websites and keep safe their PCs from the viruses, malwares, Trojan horses……and the list goes on.

The best propriety antivirus software available in market are : Norton Antivirus, Panda Security, Zone Alarm, McAfee Virus Scan, avast!(professional), Kaspersky Anti-Virus and many more. These are although very much acceptable but due to the excess of facilities they provide, firewalls, certain shields and huge data base of viruses to detect them makes them really very huge. The latest version of Norton after installation requires about 1 gb or more space. And whenever your system starts, there are so many startup processes linked with these programs itself that your computer reaches nearly to hang blocking many other applications. So, what’s the way to solve the problem? Very simple….Just upgrade your ram. Ohhh….looks like to me it could be expensive. So, the other way…just uninstall that and try using the freeware applications. The free antivirus softwares….

The best and most effective freeware antivirus programs available on the web which are free to download and supports free online updation…..Saves a lot of your RAM and your computer runs smoother than ever.

• Best of them are…Avira AntiVir Personal – Free Antivirus
  • Nagware; not free for business use
• AVG Anti-Virus Free
  • Registerware(not for business purpose)
• Avast! Home
  • Registerware; not free for business use
• Bitdefender
  • Note: the free version does not provide real time scanning
• Comodo AntiVirus
  • Free for business use
• F-PROT
  • Note: works on Linux, FreeBSD and DOS only
• PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition
• Rising Antivirus Free Edition

The future of these free wares seems to be bright. And no wonder if it overtakes the market of shareware versions. They are small sized, easily available, easy updation at NO COST!!!