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SECURITY...
- Cyber-cops arrest 16 more Zotob suspects - Experts at SophosLabs,
the security firm's global network of virus, spyware and spam analysis
centres, have welcomed the news that
the FBI and Turkish authorities have identified 16 more individuals
suspected of assisting in the Zotob and Mytob worm outbreaks. In related news,
the teenager arrested on suspicion of writing and distributing the Zotob
Windows 2000 worm may have authored more than 20 other viruses, it has
emerged.
- Man pleads guilty to selling Windows code - William P. Genovese
Jr., 28, of Meriden, Conn., entered his plea Monday in a Manhattan federal
court to charges that
he unlawfully sold and attempted to sell portions of Microsoft's source code
for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000, according to a statement by the U.S.
Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
- HP Warns About Flaw in Network Management Product - Enterprises
using a key network management product from Hewlett-Packard
may be vulnerable to a serious flaw allowing remote attacks, the company
has warned
- Flaws Revealed in Adobe Creative Suite's File Manager -
Both flaws allow local attackers to gain root privileges to a machine
through Version Cue, according to Michael Sutton, director of IDefense Labs at
IDefense, a VeriSign company.
- Secunia: Malware may hide behind long names in Windows registry -
According to a
security advisory by Denmark-based IT security company Secunia, the
weakness is caused by an error in the Windows Registry Editor Utility's
handling of long string names. A malicious program could hide itself in a
registry key by creating a string with a long name,
which would allow the malicious string and any created after it in the
same key to remain hidden, according to Secunia. Keys are stored in the
Windows Registry, which saves a PC's configuration settings.
- Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 SP4 v2 beta released -
Update Rollup 1 for
Windows 2000 SP4 V2 beta is released to beta testers, Microsoft plans to
release the new pack September 13th.
TECHNOLOGY...
- MSN Toolbar Roaming Favorites First Look - Released to beta testers
earlier today,
the MSN Toolbar Roaming Favorites Add-In Beta 1 is Microsoft's first
attempt at allowing users to access their internet bookmarks (a.k.a.
Favorites) remotely without having to be signed up to the MSN Internet
service. Because the MSN Toolbar is free, anyone will be able to install this
addition once it's released.
- Hollywood, Microsoft align on new Windows -
Although ordinary MP3 files and DVDs will play without any difference, the
deep changes in the way the operating system handles some entertainment
content will come with costs.
The
most obvious of these may be the risk of compatibility problems between
some older monitors or TVs and Vista computers, particularly when trying to
play high-quality video. Vista may also make it harder to do some casual
copying, such as recording Internet audio.
- Valve Names Microsoft Visual
C++ 2005 Express Edition the Preferred Development Environment for "Half-Life
2" Modifications - Microsoft announced that Valve has named the upcoming
Microsoft Visual
C++ 2005 Express Edition as the preferred development environment for
hobbyist Windows developers creating modifications for Source, the engine on
which "Half-Life 2" is built.
- Nokia Releases New N-Gage Arena Launcher
for Global Gaming - Nokia today announced that
it has
released a new version of the N-Gage Arena launcher for the over 400,000
valued N-Gage Arena members. The new version 2.5 includes new features and
functionality, as well as updates to the existing services. N-Gage Arena
members can now download a free copy of the new launcher at
http://arena.n-gage.com/launcher
- T-Mobile MDA Pro now shipping -
Brimming with features,
the
MDA Pro measures in at a considerable 128 x 81 x 25 mm and 285 g with a
clamshell form factor which opens to allow access to its thumbboard and 65K
colour display with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. The device can be used
in either palmtop or tablet configurations, as the screen half swivels 180
degrees and closes to cover the thumbboard.
- Creative awarded MP3 player interface patent - Creative has
been awarded
a patent for an MP3 player interface similar to that of Apple's iPod.
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Cisco adds 'self-healing' tech to Cat 6500 - Cisco has unveiled plans
to rejig the software on its flagship enterprise switch, the Catalyst 6500, to
support patching and updating of sub-sections of the switch's operating system
without having to schedule downtime.
- ATI R580 taped out - The
R520 chip is delayed for
a whole
quarter now and this has given ATI enough time to prepare for its next step,
the R580 chip. The R580 is done by a separate team from the one making
R520, with both teams working independently. The R580 won't be just a clock
speed upgrade. It will be a slightly different chip with some marchitectural
differences but we don’t know all the details yet.
HARDWARE...
GUIDES...
SOFTWARE...
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Kernel 2.6.13 Final -
Linux Kernel 2.6.13 has been released, the usual bunch of minor fixes and
updates included.
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OpenOffice 2.0 Beta 2 -
OpenOffice.org 2.0
sports a redesigned interface and better interoperability with other file
formats, including Microsoft Office.
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Yahoo! Toolbar for Firefox 1.0.1 -
download
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Google Talk 1.0.0.66 Beta -
Google Talk is a lightweight Jabber-based instant messaging client with
voice capabilities. Google Talk is easy and intuitive to use. All you need to
make free calls is an Internet connection, a microphone, and a speaker.
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CCleaner 1.23.160 -
CCleaner (download)
is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files
from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard
disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your
Internet history.
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FastStone Image Viewer 2.23 Beta Build 2005-08-31 -
FastStone Image Viewer (download)
is an image browser, viewer, converter and editor with an easy to use
interface and a nice array of features that include resizing, renaming,
cropping, color adjustments and more.
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Paint.NET v2.2 Alpha 1 -
Paint.NET (download)
has many of the powerful features that expensive commercial applications have,
including the ability to use layers.
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PhotoFiltre 6.1.3 -
PhotoFiltre (download)
is a complete image retouching program. It allows you to do simple or advanced
adjustments to an image and apply a vast range of filters on it.
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DVD Rebuilder 0.94 Free -
This tool helps you to do a full dvd backup(movie, extras, menus) of your
DVD9s to one DVDR using one of the best video encoder available, CinemaCraft
Encoder.
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3d Traceroute 2.1.8:18 -
3d Traceroute is a replacement for your ping plotters and traceroute
programs. It is a full blown three dimensional traceroute program.
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TightVNC for Windows 1.3dev7 -
TightVNC is a
client/server software package allowing remote network access to graphical
desktops. You may allow yourself to access your machine from everywhere
provided that your machine is connected to the Internet. It is optimized to
work over slow network connections such as low-speed modem links. Can work
remotely almost in real time in most environments.
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DNA-Force 2.0.7777 -
These are modified NVIDIA ForceWare drivers for Windows 2000 & XP.
Modified drivers simply means that the author takes official or beta drivers
from the manufacturer and starts to tweak them for either better image quality
and or performance.
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