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Firefox 3.1, Support Open Source Video

Mozilla will soon release a new version of Firefox, which can support the use of open source video software. Firefox 3.1 will be released next year and will have support tag HTML (Hyper-Text Markup Language) which will be used for attaching video feature in a web page. Firefox 3.1 will also support free video format, Ogg Theora.

Firefox developers said that the party will start working with Theora and will include a new feature in Firefox 3.1 browser. While the codes for Ogg Theora video so far is still in development and will use the common cross-platform code. When the code is finished, Firefox users don’t have to download the plug-in to play Theora video content. So, web developers do not need to use JavaScript anymore to launch the video.

Yahoo Zimbra, Offline Email Access

Email without Internet access can be done with the Yahoo open source software, Zimbra. Zimbra is open source messaging and collaboration unit, which is intended to override all related to Microsoft and Yahoo merger talk. Zimbra can be used for testing offline access, in particular YahooMail, Gmail, and AOL Mail.

Seeing the influence of POP (Post Office Protocol), IMAP, and iCal standard for calendar application, Yahoo Zimbra Desktop Beta 3 is designed to allow users to access their email application, with offline connection option. Zimbra functions as productive application that can help someone work with laptop in his business travel. For example, when in the plane or in places that does not have an Internet connection.

In addition, Zimbra Desktop can also work online to Zimbra Documents, a document and spreadsheet program that can facilitate users to send photos. This means that users can create and edit documents, spreadsheets without the need to switch between desktop programs Read the rest of this entry »