There has been two updates to Lightning today, 1.0b5rc2 & 1.0b5rc3. These releases candidates addressed: Alarm window disappearing Misplaced beeps from the alarm system. Some calendars are no longer working (specifically, webcal:// calendars). Support for Thunderbird 5.0 and 6.0 The final release of 1.0b5 is expected in the next couple days and will have 10 bugfixes. For more information and to download the update click here. Lightning 1.0b4 will not work with Thunderbird 6.0 Beta, even if forced. However, the current RC builds of Lightning 1.0b5 do support Thunderbird 6.0 Beta and it appears will work the current Provider for…

Here are six cool things you can do with your USB flash drive, in our series roundup of “What to do with your USB flash drive.” Each item is linked with step-by-step instructions.Just pop it into a host computer and run Firefox with all your bookmarks, edit documents with OpenOffice, play games, and more. Did a virus or trojan take your computer down? Run a rescue CD from your USB flash drive to get it back up and running. …” July 26, 2011 11:25 AM  Six cool things to do with your USB flash drive | How To – CNET…