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(hx) 12:10 AM CEST - May,05 2003
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- Software Bullet Is Sought to Kill Musical Piracy - Some of the
world's biggest record companies, facing rampant online piracy,
are quietly financing the development and testing of software programs
that would sabotage the computers and Internet connections of people who
download pirated music, according to industry executives.
- Ex-White House Security Adviser Joins eBay - Former White House
cybersecurity adviser
Howard Schmidt will join eBay as VP of security, eBay spokesman Chris
Donlay confirmed. Schmidt officially left his White House post on Thursday
after announcing his resignation on April 21. Donlay said Friday that Schmidt
will start within the next few weeks.
- Attention! Remarked AMD Athlon XP Processors On the Market -
AMD has notified its distributors that there are some remarked AMD Athlon
XP processors on the market. We suppose that
there may be remarked chips in Eastern Europe, Russia and Asia, however,
you may find such microprocessors in other countries as well. Reportedly, some
smart guys learnt how to make "faster" Athlon XP CPUs from Thoroughbred B0
chips that are known for their overclocking capabilities and started to remark
lower-end processors to higher-end devices. Such CPUs may be unstable and will
probably lack any overclocking potential.
A look inside ATI's HQ - The guys at DriverHeaven have
visited ATI's Headquarters in Markham, Ontario.
- How to build a "video sniffer" - Radical Software Group has
posted an article
called "how to build a video sniffer". They say they picked up their
first image after walking half a block in NY city. X10's work on the same
frequency as 802.11b. .. anyone want a combo WiFi/Video sniffer for
Christmas?. (thanks
Slashdot.org).
- Intel's Pentium 4 "C" Comparison -
If you're already the owner of a 533 MHz FSB Pentium 4 processor, there
doesn't seem to be a compelling reason to shell out the bucks for an upgrade.
On a clock for clock basis, adding the 800 MHz FSB and Hyper-Threading
elements generally can provide up to a 15% boost in processor performance in
the best case. Most games and applications show around 3-5% difference. Not
much, but still enough to give the processors a nice kick in the benchmark
charts.
- VIA KT400 Roundup - And as for choice for budget system ,
here it is real "death group". It includes Gigabyte 7VA, Epox 8K9A,
Albatron KX400-8X, Elitegroup L7VTA, and, finally, "big guns" Asus A7V8X-X.
All above-mentioned boards have a price less than 80$ and Elitegup L7VTA
(~65$) and Gigabyte 7VA (~67$) are the cheapest ones. So Gigabyte is the best
choice for users with limited financial position. However, if the difference
of $10-$15 is not important then the choice is expanded to 5 boards: Asus,
Epox and Albatron are included additionally.
- SubZero4G Thermo-electric Cooling (video-review) - The SubZero4Gt
Thermo-electric Cooling product is available for the Intel P4 478, AMD Athlon
XP and Opteron K8. With CPU's getting faster and faster the need for
effective, low noise cooling solutions is crucial and this product answers
that call. It's easy to install, performs well, and is virtually silent.
Watch the Video to find out more...
- Zalman CNPS7000Cu vs. Thermalright SLK-900U - Despite the
complexity of the heatsinks, the conclusion is quite clear.
Both models provide excellent performance, even trudging into watercooling
territory. You can't go wrong with either one, but each I would recommend to
different groups. If you're looking for a better P4 heatsink with no mess, no
fuss, and no work... and peace and quiet to boot... the 7000Cu is your man. If
you like variety, if you like LED fans, if you like ultimate performance, if
you like modding you case 'til you die... there's no other but the 900U.
- HSF Preventative Maintenance -
Most HSF's can be cleaned without removing the entire unit from the
computer. Removing the 4 mounting screws from the top of the fan assembly will
allow you to remove the fan for easy cleaning.
- Web Server Setup Guide (part #1) - Taking the extra step by
creating your own web server is not hard at all and is just an extra step
in the web site creation process. Welcome to WinHQ's first installment of a
web server setup guide. This article aims to get the average user up and
running with capabilities of hosting dynamic web pages using various software.
Let's get started.
- MS Windows XP Media Center Edition - Tips & Tricks Collection -
check it
out.
- OpenOffice.org For Windows 1.03.1 -
OpenOffice.org (download)
is the open source project through which Sun Microsystems is releasing the
technology for the popular StarOffice productivity suite.
- AntiVir Personal Edition 6.19.09.61 -
The AntiVir Personal Edition
(download) offers
the effective protection against computer viruses for the individual and
private use on a single PC-workstation. In order to make possible an easy
operation, the AntiVir Personal Edition is developed to the essential points.
- Cool Edit Pro v2.1 -
Cool Edit Pro, is an
even more advanced application of Cool Edit 2000 that offers 64-track mixing,
more than 34 DSP effects and tools, real-time preview, MIDI Time Code
synchronization, DirectX plug-in support, and many more features for the audio
professional or advanced hobbyist.
- CladDVD .NET v3.3 -
CladDVD XP is a 'DVD Ripper' (.NET Framework v1.1 Required), meaning it
decrypts the encrypted VOB files off the DVD and saves them to your hard
drive. The files can be ripped in a standard way preserving the original
content along with the IFO, useful when you use or need to use a 3rd party
application to process the VOB files.
- CD-Text Manager and CD-Text Player - This program (Manager
~ Player) basically
extracts the CD-Text from a CD in any drive on your computer. First, it
displays the information on-screen. Then (if the user wishes) exports this
information to all or selected third-party applications installed on the
user's system. This will then allow CD-Text to be displayed from that
application. And, if you don't know whether your drive(s) supports CD-Text,
then this program will tell you. (thanks
Neowin)
- Passmark BurnInTest Professional 3.2 Build 1000 -
BurnInTest is a
software tool that allows all the major sub-systems of a computer to be
simultaneously stress tested for endurance, reliability and stability.
- Dr. DivX 1.0. - It's a pretty
comprehensive DivX encoding application supporting various input formats
(MPEG1/2/4, AVI and WMV), contains resizing and deinterlacing / IVTC
functionality, batch encoding and it can use third party filters like
VirtualDub.
- GordianKnot 0.28.1 -
GordianKnot 0.28.1 works with the new VDubMod and includes the 2GB
splitting and 2nd audio bugfixes.
- MovieJack v3.08.010 - Engelmann Media has recently released
an update of
their MovieJack software, one of the fastest tools available when it comes
to ripping DVD movies and converting them to Video Discs.
- Joperman 0.71 Beta -
Joperman
is yet another browser based on the Internet Explorer core (thanks
SavageNews).
- 3dfx Driver & BIOS Sources leaked -
3dfx Driver & BIOS Sources leaked. You can download the sourcecode of all
drivers & BIOS for 3Dfx and 3dfx cards now. (Mirrror1
~ Mirror2
~ Mirror3 ~
the latest compiled driver for 3dfx Voodoo Rampage).
- CATALYST v3.3 driver cancelled - According to
TechSpot,
CATALYST 3.3 has been cancelled and will not be posted. ATI will jump over to
CATALYST 3.4 this time and the time frame they are looking at right now is May
12th-15th. There is also
a chat with Terry Makedon at ATI answering users questions regarding the
CATALYST drivers. You can also check this
CAT 3.4 Q&A thread.
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