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Skype 2.5 beta for Mac released

skype for macWhy are there always a ton of applications out there that aren't released for Mac until months, or sometimes years, after the Windows version comes out? Skype announced the release of Skype 3.0 Windows Beta at the beginning of November, and Skype 2.5 for Mac wasn't even out yet. Fear not, Om Malik reports that Skype just dropped the bomb that Skype 2.5 beta for Mac is out. Mr. GigaOM says that the new Mac version features outbound SMS text messages and 10-way conference calling. A great new feature of this version is the display of cash left in your SkypeIn or SkypeOut account. Don't forget the added bonus of being able to leave messages for your friends when they are offline or on the move. So when do you think the 3.0 version for the Mac will be released?

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Python 2.5 released!

Python 2.5The latest version of the Python programming language, version 2.5 final, is ready for download. The Python website states that Python 2.5 is ready for production use and should work great. Python 2.5 has had many changes to make it better, faster, and make programming easier for you. Some of the new things in Python are: It now uses the Buildbot tool; conditional expressions have been updated; absolute and relative package imports are now possible; generators got push, throw, and close methods; min and max now have a keyword parameter; and new modules added to the standard library are ctypes, ElementTree, hashlib, sqlite3 and wsgiref. There are many more new things about Python 2.5, so if you use the language, or have wondered about it, it is all about you right now.

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The World's Hardest Game 2.0 - Time Waster

So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do. Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game. The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...

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