Hello folks! As I promised I’m going to release the first Freeware Mission MegaPack for 2009 as it’s been almost six months since the last MegaPack was released, with 72 freeware programs back in December 2008. The new MegaPack has 94 freeware programs, all tested and installed in my freeware only PC. For those of you who don’t know what the Freeware Mission is all about I’m going to explain how and why in a few words.

I have a Windows XP powered PC, it came with the operating system installed when I bought it and I guess this is the case for many of you. Last year I reinstalled Windows XP and I thought about making my PC freeware only, doing my daily PC jobs only with freeware programs and getting rid of all that expensive and buggy paid software. These 94 freeware programs below are the ones that I am using now on a daily basis.

• 1. EndNote Maker's Lawsuit Over Open-source Zotero Dismissed
• 2. First Ever Government-sponsored TED Talks Given Yesterday
• 3. Windows 7 Arrives On October 22
• 4. Data-sniffing Trojans Burrow Into Eastern European ATMs
• 5. At Long Last, Internet's Root Zone to Be Secured
• 6. Microsoft Unveils New Controller
• 7. Intel Strikes Back at ARM, Buys Embedded OS Maker Wind River
• 8. Judge Backs Halifax in Chip and PIN Clone Case
• 9. Hacking Tool Lets A VM Break Out And Attack Its Host
• 10. Anti-sec Group Destroys ASTALAVISTA
• 11. NSFW - The Website Is Down

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After putting forth a $10,000 come-and-get-us challenge, it's possible that StrongWebmail CEO Darren Berkovitz is rethinking his stance on that. The company, which makes voice-based authentication software, dared hackers to break into Mr. Berkovitz's Web-mail account and report back details from an upcoming date on his calendar. A week later, a team of high-profile security researchers contacted a reporter with precisely that information.