The Morning Reboot: * It took a while longer, but Adobe has finally released the final version of Flash Player 9 for Linux. The new plugin can be [downloaded from the Adobe site][1]. [1]: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&P2_Platform=Linux&P3_Browser_Version=Netscape4 "Download Flash Player 9 for Linux" * Web [newspaper blog traffic tripled last month][2]. According to Reuters article "U.S. news organizations are increasingly calling on their reporters and editors to write news blogs and compete with the expanding Internet format for informal analysis and opinion." Oh are they ever dear reader, and sometimes they use bullwhips to drive their point home. [2]: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070117/wr_nm/nielsen_blogs_dc_1 "Web newspaper blog traffic triples in Dec" * Microsoft [plans to offer][3] Windows Vista for sale and download online, marking a new step for the software company, which has previously sold Windows only on packaged discs or pre-loaded on computers. [3]: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070118/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_vista "Microsoft to offer Windows Vista online" * CNet has compiled a list of the [top ten software downloads][4] of the past ten years, based on download.com usage. ICQ tops the list. I can see where for maybe three or four of those years download.com would be a good indicator of popularity, but after that, I mean does anyone actually download things from download.com? [4]: http://www.cnet.com/4520-11136_1-6257577-1.html "Top 10 downloads of the past 10 years"