urlwatch is a script intended to help you watch
URLs and get notified (via email) of any changes.
The change notification will include the URL that
has changed and a unified diff of what has
changed. The script works out of a single
directory, so there is no need to install
anything. State files are kept in the same folder.
The script supports stripping parts of a page that
are always changing through the use of a filter
hook function. It is typically run as a cronjob.

License: Freeware

Changes:

Make Windows XP shutdown faster with a quick registry tweak.

In less than 60 seconds you can do a registry change that decreases the waiting period that Windows XP takes when you initiate the shutdown command.

I put a quick video tutorial together which shows you the steps
Notes from Video:
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControl Set/Control.
Click on the "Control" Folder.
Select "WaitToKillServiceTimeout"
Double click on it and set a value lower than 1000.

Using the amazing Firefox Addon GMarks, you can import your Firefox bookmarks to Google Bookmarks, and then add a GMarks menu item to replace your Firefox bookmarks. And you get a number of extra features, one of the best being quick search. Follow the instructions outlined below and your bookmarks will be organized like never before.

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 90 for the weeks May 4th - May 10th, 2008 is now available. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu Brainstorm Growing, Ubuntu Finland receives award from Finland’s Minister of Communications, Ubuntu Featured on Italian TV, submit questions for Launchpad podcast, Forums News and Interviews, Ubuntu UK Podcast Episode 5, and much 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.

If you are an owner of an iPhone and would like to sync it wirelessly with Linux, here comes a nice piece of howto for you.

Apple may open up its iPhone and iPod touch devices to third-party apps next month, but the chances that Linux users will get invited to the party are slim at best. That hasn’t stopped some intrepid hackers from coming up with a better music-syncing solution than the one Mac and Windows users have—a two-way wireless transfer, from almost any music organizing app you like, no wait for iTunes or USB cable required. Linux users, let’s take a look at how to set up your iPhone or iPod touch for any-time wireless access after the jump.

Schoorbs is a system to make room and resource
bookings through a Web 2.0 GUI. You can also
interact with it through a REST API. It allows you to book rooms and resources grouped by areas. Activity can be logged via a simple logging interface. The code is automatically tested by several unit tests. The interface can easily be styled through the usage of a template system. Schoorbs produces valid XHTML 1.1 output, has packages for Debian and Ubuntu, and is well documented online.

License: GNU General Public License (GPL)

Changes:

Autopoweroff is a script that shuts down a
computer at a specific time, but only if some
conditions are met. It works well on home
routers/firewalls where the machine can be
switched off every night and powered back up in
the morning. It can be configured to only shut
down the server after any computers which depend
on the server for Internet access have been shut
down.

License: GNU General Public License (GPL)

Changes:

This is the way I like with Ubuntu. Its a productive distro and the main reason is its user friendly Linux ever (Just my opinion). Last day, I just send email to all my staff. Oh God, they are reply my email with the good comments, even they ask me the CD (hahahaha...become supplier for my office).

Below is the good thing about latest Ubuntu 8.04:

1. The desktop CD allows you to try Ubuntu without changing your computer at all, and at your option to install it permanently later.

2. You will need at least 384MB of RAM to install from this CD.

3. Coming on 2 type: Desktop and Server

4. Holy shits...its can install on windows. See picture below. This is the screen shot when you put your CD on your CD drive.

A new version of the free BitTorrent client Transmission is now available for download.

Transmission 1.2 includes the following new features:

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.

A new version of (k)ubuntu will be released for every six month ,every release will be exactly one week before my exam .I am not able to control myself and concentrate on studies .I am tempted to see whats new in every release ,i could find a great difference between each release ,(k)ubuntu is getting better ...

I will start downloading iso file with my slow speed 128kbps net connection at last it will end up with a corrupted file because of my slow speed connection.
As usual i will go to my friend manoj's home for downloading iso after a long struggle i will get a iso file copied to a cd this is what happen every time .

I am a kubuntu guy this time i tried ubuntu gnome desktop i am not satisfied

The Ubuntu Unleashed blog has an excellent guide to the ins and outs of the Uncomplicated Firewall (ufw), a new feature in Ubuntu Linux 8.04, or Hardy Heron, that makes it easy to control the traffic into and out of your system. While turning on the firewall is as simple as typing sudo ufw enable, you can do a lot more with ufw, including:

If your a Windows user you've probably had the occasional desktop freeze. In most cases you would just restart your PC losing any unsaved data in open programs. However, you maybe able to salvage what your working on without restating your PC.

This tip shows you how to restart the Windows Vista Explorer Shell without restarting Windows Vista. This tip also applied to Windows XP, though the screens vary a little, the steps are basically the same.

Linux only: Free IP-filtering application IPlist protects your BitTorrent downloads from third-party snoopers and blockers by controlling which IP addresses can and cannot connect to your system. The default blacklist installed with IPlist is a pretty good start to protecting your torrent privacy, and an "Update" button adds the latest known addresses with bad juju behind them, but the app also lets you add ranges, specific addresses, and other kinds of traffic to allow and block. Simply fire up IPlist before running your BitTorrent client, and the app will do its work.