This Week's Top Downloads [Download Roundup]

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• Firefox 3.6 Officially Available, Brings Speed Increases, One-Click Themes, and More (Windows/Mac/Linux)
  Windows/Mac/Linux: The oft-delayed but much improved 3.6 version of Firefox has landed, offering up faster performance, one-click themes, safer add-ons and plug-ins, better font handling, and a lot more. Grab it now.
• BumpTop Mac Makes Your Desktop a 3D Entity (Mac OS X)
  Mac OS X: Like its Windows 7 counterpart, the BumpTop desktop replacement arrives on OS X with all kinds of ways of manipulating and organizing files, folders, images, and applications. It also integrates with the Mac's own window-handling tools.
• Circle Dock Arranges Your Shortcuts in a Mouse-Centered Application Dock (Windows)
  Windows: Sure you could use the start menu or even install an application launcher like Launchy but you'd be missing out on the rotating eye candy and application management of Circle Dock.
• Avast Free Antivirus 5.0 Adds Behavior Monitor, Heuristics Engine, and Improved Performance (Windows)
  Windows only: The newest version of the popular Avast Antivirus is finally available for download. It's lighter, faster, and more feature-filled than ever, bringing a new behavior shield, heuristics engine, and code emulator to keep you protected at all times.
• SUPERAntiSpyware Portable Handles Spyware Like a Champ (Windows)
  Windows only: Spyware removal tool SUPERAntiSpyware has finally released an official portable version of their application, and, just like the installed version, it easily removes most infections on your PC in a single swipe.
• GoogleSharing Anonymizes Your Google Experience (All Platforms with Firefox)
  Firefox: Google offers a host of really awesome services, but more than a few people are freaked out by how much information Google can gather. GoogleSharing anonymizes your Google activities and keeps the big G out of your business.
• Evernote 3.5 for Windows Released, Introduces Better Interface (Windows)
  Windows: Evernote's desktop software does a good job at clipping screenshots, scribblings, and as-you-think text into your cloud-connected second brain, but didn't look so hot doing it. Evernote 3.5 upgrades the note views, and also improves your search powers.
• Opera 10.5 Beta Adds Private Browsing and Excellent Windows 7 Integration (Windows/Mac/Linux)
  Windows only: The latest beta version of the Opera browser adds total Windows 7 integration, with Jump Lists, Aero Peek, and a beautiful Aero Glass interface—and we've got a quick tour of all the new features.
• Firebug 1.5 Updates with New Features, Still a Web Developer's Dream (All Platforms with Firefox)
  Firefox only: If you're a web developer, there's one Firefox extension that you should without question be using, and that's Firebug. The extensive web development toolbox just updated to version 1.5, bringing with it several great new features and fixes.
• Boot Camp Updates to 3.1 with Windows 7 Compatibility (Mac OS X)
  Mac OS X only: If you own Mac hardware, still like to get your Windows on from time to time, and virtual machines just won't do, here's some good news: Apple just released Boot Camp 3.1, adding support for Windows 7.

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