Download Squad Week in Review
Been busy preparing to announce your presidential candidacy on Meet the Press? Now that the big day's come, you might find yourself with some free time on your hands. So why not catch up on a few Download Squad stories you may have missed this week?Sega prototypes released
Early last week we let you know that a member of the Sonic Retro Forums managed to get his hands on hundreds of classic Sega material including documentation, game prototypes. This weekend, DRX released over 1,000 game prototypes.
Easily run Firefox 2 and Firefox 3 beta side by side in OS X
Want to check out the latest beta version of Firefox 3, but don't want to overwrite your Firefox 2 settings? You could try backing up your user settings and creating a new profile. Or if you're using OS X you could just install MultiFireFox which simplifies the whole process.
WinPenPack: Portable application suite for your flash drive
While we're big fans of the PortableApps suite, it's not the only game in town when it comes to portable applications that can be run from a flash drive. WinPenPack is a full fledged suite of files that can be executed without any installation.
Windows SkyDrive leaves beta, quintuples storage
Microsoft has taken the beta label off of its online storage system and increased the amount of storage available to 5GB. This makes SkyDrive a bit more competitive with alternate services like Box.net or AOL's Xdrive.
More stories from the past week:
- Microsoft gives away free developer software to students
- Microsoft releases Windows XP SP3 RC2
- Get Mac style menus in Ubuntu with global menu
- Ubuntu 8.10 gets a code name: Intrepid Ibex?
- File Destructor lets you send junk files to your boss or teacher
- Sociagami: Desktop app for Facebook and MySpace users
