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(hx) 04:29 PM CET - Jan,02 2004
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- New Worm Spreads Via MSN Messenger -Anti-virus experts are watching
a new worm that spreads through Microsoft Corp.'s MSN Messenger client.
The worm is not harmful to infected machines and has infected only a few PCs
at this point, according to an analysis by Trend Micro Inc. Known as
Jitux, the worm is self-propagating and contains a link to a Web site that
automatically downloads an executable file named "jituxramon.exe" to the PC.
Once the file runs, the worm begins sending out copies of itself to all of the
names in the user's Messenger contact list. The worm, first discovered
Tuesday, is capable of spawning multiple instances of itself on one PC.
- Gates patents e-picture hanging - A patent assigned on Tuesday to
William H Gates III, the richest man in the world,
gives the rights over a system for electronically distributing art around
buildings. US patent number 6,670,934 describes a hierarchical
representation of spaces within an environment, in which each space can be
further subdivided into subspaces.
- 75% of Net Users Connect Sans Browser - Nielsen//NetRatings,
reports that three out of every four home and work Internet users, or
76 percent of active Web surfers, access the Internet using a non-browser
based Internet application. Media players, instant messengers and file sharing
applications are the most popular Internet applications.
- Off-topic: Best Way To Beat A Caffeine Addiction? - If you are
addicted to caffeine then check
this discussion at Slashot.org.
- Off-topic: At $8.8 trillion, a kingdom even Bill Gates can't afford
- The United Kingdom - that is, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern
Ireland - is officially
valued at
$8.8 trillion, a sum that includes all of its property and buildings,
machinery, roads, bridges, planes, trains and automobiles. It also includes
all the money deposited in its banks and other financial institutions. Plus
everything on the shelves at Harrods.
- Short supply of entry-level P4 processors to widen -
Entry-level Pentium 4 (P4) processors are in short supply in the retail market,
and the problem may worsen after Intel launches its 90nm-processed P4
processor (Prescott) in the second quarter, local motherboard makers and chip
distributors said. Once Prescott processors are introduced, Intel will further
reduce the supply of entry-level P4 chips, such as ones supporting 400 and
533MHz FSB (front-side bus) speeds, to boost Prescott sales along with sales
of its other high-end P4 processors, sources said. Intel’s prime marketing
efforts are on P4 processors supporting the 800MHz FSB speed. However, demand
for those high-speed chips in the retail market has not met expectations,
according to sources.
- OCZ PC4500 Dual Channel Memory Kit review -
The OCZ PC4500 is the fastest memory that Cluboverclocker has ever tested.
With only the Corsair PC4400 to compete with, I think it's safe to say that
this is the fastest memory that you can buy, today. Some people may disagree
with my rating on the overclocking category. It only achieved a 4MHz
overclock, but I'm looking at the amazing 287MHz bus speed that was achieved.
- Gigabyte GeForce FX 5950 Ultra review - The chaps over at TweakTown
have found
the new N595U from Gigabyte to be a power house with a better optimised
BIOS and a much better overclocking result. They managed a core speed of
630MHz DDR and a memory speed of 1.03GHz DDR without breaking a sweat - with
some better cooling, who knows what can be achieved. Overall the power and the
features of this video card from Gigabyte are great, but the 5950 Ultra does
carry a big price tag. If you have deep pockets, the N595U is the one for you.
MSI FX5900-VTD128 review -
The MSI FX 5900-VTD128 is perhaps one of the best designed GeForce FX 5900
graphics cards around. In terms of aesthetics, the smart use of broad
copper heatsinks (in the front and rear) so much so that it occupies only one
slot is really a much welcomed feature. Besides its effective cooling
performance, the TWIN FLOW cooling system is so quiet that even your PSU would
make more noise than the card.
MSI FX 5700 Ultra - Performance wise,
the MSI 5700 Ultra fits in exactly where it should. It performs nearly
identically to the BFG 5700 Ultra and nearly so with the competition, the
Radeon 9600XT. As a $199 MSRP card, this makes the 5700 Ultra an excellent
performer for it’s price class. One note about pricing, Nvidia and ATI’s
partners have started pricing the 5900 Non-Ultra and 9800 Non-Pro at the same
price range as the MSRP of this card. Both of these cards are heads and
shoulders above the 9600XT or 5700 Ultra.
MSI FX5950 Ultra-VTD256 and MSI FX5700 Ultra-TD128 128MB Tested in
3DMark03 v.340 -
Check it out. As the article says, NVIDIA and 3DMark03 play an endless
game. These 3DMark benchmarks getting be really boring :]
Powercolor Radeon 9600XT Bravo 128MB -
Powercolor, like all other XT series manufacturer's have bundled a
Half-Life 2 voucher with the card. The voucher is put in place of the game
until the official release.
X-Micro Router, USB Lan adapter, PCMCIA wireless card -
Everyone has propably screamed at those annoying cables that goes from your
router/switch to all over the house. Wireless is the answer to that problem.
RBMods have tested a wireless router with a wireless USB lan card and a PCMCIA
card which makes up a whole wireless set.
Evercool K802-715 (AMD K8 & Athlon64) CPU Cooler review -
This cooler is for use on the AMD K8 Opterons and Athlon64 and 64FX model
brand processors.
Thermaltake HardCano 12 Fan Monitor & Controller review -
With the ability to control 4 case fans, with a temperature probe for
each, AND an alarm for each, the HardCano is worth looking at for any power
tweaker, as well as case modders.
Zippy Aluminum keyboard review - OCC news has posted
a review of Zippy Aluminum WK-720 keyboard.
Gateway AR-230 DVD recorder Review - ExtremeTech has posted
a review of Gateway AR-230 DVD Recorder.
Ultimate PC Buyers Guide - If you’d love to buy an Athlon 64 FX-51,
but simply can’t justify the exorbitant price of a processor, motherboard, and
memory upgrade,
consider AMD’s Athlon 64 3200+
The DR-DOS/OpenDOS Enhancement Project Gets FAT32 support -
The DR-DOS/OpenDOS
Enhancement Project has finished work on version 7.01.06 of the patches to
the original Caldera OpenDOS/DR-DOS 7.01 source code, adding support for the
FAT32 file system. (thanks
OSNews).
phpMyAdmin 2.5.5 Final -
phpMyAdmin can manage
a whole MySQL-server (needs a super-user) but also a single database. To
accomplish the latter you'll need a properly set up MySQL-user who can
read/write only the desired database.
OpenOffice 1.1.1a Stable - OpenOffice.org (Win32
~
Linux ~
Solaris) is the open source project through which Sun Microsystems is
releasing the technology for the popular StarOffice productivity suite. It is
an international office suite that will run on all major platforms and provide
access to all functionality and data through open-component based APIs and an
XML-based file format.
Blaze Media Pro 5 ($50) -
Blaze Media Pro
(download 15-day
trial)
features a complete and powerful video editor as well for AVI, MPG, WMV, and
ASF formats. The video editor allows you to edit, delete frames, delete
selection, and trim any desired portion of your video and audio content.
foobar2000 v0.7.7 final -
Foobar 2000 (changelog
~ download) is an advanced
audio player for the Windows platform. Some of the basic features include
ReplayGain support, low memory footprint and native support for several
popular audio formats.
WinRAR 3.30 Beta 4 (Silent Update 3) -
WinRAR is a powerful archive
manager. This beta
(download) fixes
a bug in GZIP module. Previous beta versions could report CRC
errors, when testing correct GZIP archives.
Daemon Tools version 3.44 - This is
definitely one of the best virtual drive application around. This program
allows running BACKUP copies of SafeDisc (C-Dilla), Securom or Laserlock
protected game.
This
new version (download
~
changelog) fixes some blacklists, and BSOD problem with some SCSI and
pnphelp.vxd drivers.
Latest Bios and Drivers updates - OnlyNewZ let us know they
have posted
a list of the latest drivers and BIOS updates.
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