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iTunes 10.1 now ready for download And what’s new here? Support for iOS 4.2 of kush! But then again, iOS 4.2 is delayed so perhaps you have some more time to wait.

iTunes 10.1 also supports video AirPlay feature to play along with your spanking new AppleTV.

Apple has dropped an update to its Mac OS X. here comes the Mac OS X 10.6.5 update, which brings AirPrint features as well as various fixes, improvements on Microsoft Exchange server reliability, and the MainStage performance on some Macs, and security patches.

Piriform has finally updated our favorite Windows maintenance tool, bringing a bunch of big changes with the same user-friendly interface.

Most notable among the changes are the new 64-bit native EXE designed for those of you running 64-bit versions of Windows, as well as a new Drive Wiper tool that safely and securely erases your hard drive. They’ve also improved IE9 and Google Chrome support, as well as added improvements to HTML5 database cleaning for all those modern webapps. It also sports a pretty neat feature that intelligently decides which cookies you probably want to keep (singling out sites like Google, Yahoo, and others) so you don’t erase useful information on your machine that eases web browsing.

In addition to the new features, it’s also added support for a few popular applications, like AVG Antivirus, Audacity, LogMeIn Hamachi, BitTorrent, and others. For the full list of changes, check out the version history page, and be sure to avoid the hassle of running it by setting a CCleaner schedule.

CCleaner 3.0 is a free download for Windows machines only.

If you’re running Windows Media Center without a tuner card you might feel like you’re missing out on a chunk of what it has to offer. TunerFree MCE expands your viewing options via streaming video.

It’s important to note, right out of the gate, that what kind of content you can stream to TunerFree MCE depends on your locale. UK residents can stream BBC video and a variety of other European content with ease while US residents can only stream BBC radio streams but have a much wider selection of mainstream shows via Hulu.

TunerFree MCE has a host of plugins for various streaming media outlets including YouTube, NASA TV, SeeSaw, TED Talks, and more. You can visit the link below to download TunerFree MCE and try it out, but we’d highly recommend checking out the via link to see the How-To Geek install and testing guide.

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Linux Only: While the main idea behind Chrome OS is pretty cool, you may not want to limit yourself to only webapps. Peppermint Ice is a Linux distribution that is based on webapp usage, but allows the installation of native apps.

Peppermint Ice is based off Linux Mint, but designed to be a fast-booting, webapp-launching Chrome OS competitor. Its default browser is Chromium, and it contains shortcuts to all the same webapps, like Facebook, Seesmic, Hulu, Pandora, and the Google Suite, but also contains apps like Transmission and Dropbox, which are just plain better as native apps.

While, of course, you could mod any Linux distribution to act like this, Peppermint Ice comes pre-configured for those that want a hassle-free experience. If you want to add a shortcut to any other webapp, Peppermint Ice has a built-in tool to do so. In fact, it’s easy enough to use that even non-Linux veterans can figure it out pretty easily. If you tried Chrome OS and found that it was a bit too minimal, Peppermint Ice may be just your speed. Hit the link to try it out.

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web-based administration panel phpVirtualBox helps you more easily manage your VirtualBox virtual machines—starting, stopping, and performing almost any task through any web browser.

Installing the interface will require first installing a web server software that can run PHP and a copy of Virtualbox running along with the included vboxwebsrv utility, but once you’ve got the application up and running you can manage all of your virtual machines through a web interface that works almost exactly like the desktop client.

phpVirtualBox is free and open source, works on any platform that can run PHP scripts. Readers should note that we’ve not yet tested this ourselves, so if you’ve used this before, be sure to leave some helpful notes for your fellow readers in the comments.

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You’ve probably tested your internet connection speed and have a pretty good idea of your broadband speed, but free Windows app LAN Speed Test measures the speed of data transfers on your home network.

If you’re sharing files or streaming videos over your local network, your network speed is a pretty important factor to keep an eye on, and if you feel like your network’s not up to snuff, a quick test may help you figure out if you need to replace or upgrade your router.

LAN Speed Test tests how quickly data can travel between computers over your network. It takes a little figuring out to use, but how-to blog MakeUseOf has instructions to get you started.

MakeUseOf demonstrates how to use the completely free 1.1 version, but the application also has a newer version that has limitations unless you pay.

LAN Speed Test is a free download for Windows only.

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Portable system maintenance utility System Nucleus consolidates multiple tools into a single package—process management, startup program editors, backup and recovery tools, and more.

You can use the installed version of the application, or just use the portable version instead—either one includes the main interface with backup & recovery, system auditing, process management, and more.

There’s also a handy system tray icon that gives you quick access to just about any maintenance tool you would want to use—including built-in Windows tools that aren’t easy to get to. It’s a useful tool that should be a great addition to your flash drive toolkit.

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Bootloader tweaking utility EasyBCD makes dual booting between Windows, Linux, and even OS X an easy task, and the latest version updates with support for Windows 7 and newer Ubuntu versions with grub2.

Once you’ve installed the application, you can easily edit, rename, reorder, add entries, and customize just about anything in the bootloader sequence for any number of installed operating systems. You can access a set of tools that will let you backup, restore, and repair your bootloader, and even change your boot drive.

The new release of the application comes with a slew of changes, the most notable including Windows 7 support, bootable ISO images, and adding bootable USB drives to the bootloader.

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Mozilla released the first beta build of Firefox 4, complete with a new look, new features, and support for more HTML5 specs.  The big changes come in the form of an interface overhaul and some updated support for HTML5 features.

In this release the new-and-improved Firefox skin is only complete for the Windows release, so Mac and Linux users, you’ll have to wait a bit. The highlights from the release notes with images

It’s ready to be sucked down and installed for those with Windows, Linux and OS X-based machines, and the changelog itself is far too lengthy for this space (though it’s linked below for your perusal).

You’ll obviously notice an overhauled look hitting you front and center, with a new add-on manager, support for the new WebM format, improved privacy settings and crash protection headlining the “big chart o’ features.”

Give ‘er a download and toss your thoughts on the new build down in comments below, cool?

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