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(hx) 03:32 AM CEST - Jun,19 2002
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- Marijuana Prices Fall, Consumption Rises - Better, more efficient
growing techniques are slashing marijuana prices in Australia and pushing up consumption.
Prices of the weed have fallen in real terms by almost 40 per cent over the past 10 years,
according to a survey by the Economic Research Centre at the University of Western
Australia. Marijuana remains illegal here, but smoking or possessing small amounts has
been decriminalized in most Australian states.
- Why software is so bad ...- The joke encapsulates one of the great
puzzles of contemporary technology. In an amazingly short time, software has become
critical to almost every aspect of modern life. From bank vaults to city stoplights,
from telephone networks to DVD players, from automobile air bags to air traffic control
systems, the world around us is regulated by code. Yet much software simply doesn't work
reliably: ask anyone who has watched a computer screen flush blue, wiping out hours of
effort. All too often, software engineers say, code is bloated, ugly, inefficient and
poorly designed; even when programs do function correctly, users find them too hard to
understand.
- Apache hole puts millions at risk - According to the Computer Emergency
Response Team's (Cert's) Co-ordination Centre the flaw, which centres on Apache's support
for handling HTTP 1.1 chunk-encoded data, affects web servers running Apache code versions
1.3 through 1.3.24 and versions 2.0 through 2.0.36 on both Unix and Win 32 platforms.
Cert warned that a patch, currently circulating with the ISS advisory to fix this vulnerability, does not
work.
- Microsoft to Cut Off Support for Java in 2004 - Microsoft spokesman Jim
Cullinan said the company will no longer include Sun's Java programming language in its Windows
operating system starting in 2004, citing security concerns.
- 'Mod' squad hacks away at Xbox - Soldered into an Xbox, a 'mod chip' lets
owners hack into their console to play pirated games and run PC software. Now that a new
mod chip is out, will Microsoft start a clampdown?
- Audiogalaxy.com is another Victim- The recording industry, music
publishers and songwriters announced today that they have reached an
out-of-court settlement with Audiogalaxy.com, the Napster-like clone, which requires
Audiogalaxy to stop the infringement of copyrighted works on their peer-to-peer network.
The settlement reached would allow Audiogalaxy to operate a "filter-in"
system, which requires that for any music available, the songwriter, music publisher,
and/or recording company must first consent to the use and sharing of the work. The other
key provision of the agreement is for Audiogalaxy to pay the music publishers and
recording industry a substantial sum based on Audiogalaxy's assets and interest in
resolving this case quickly.
- Hama Vibra-Headset Review - I have search for a new more Quality
Headset for my Computer. The
Headset from Hama has the special feature that it converts basses into vibration.
- Intel Celeron 1.7GHz/1.8GHz Review - X-bit labs has posted a review of Intel
Celeron 1.7GHz and 1.8GHz based on Pentium 4 architecture, i.e. on the cut-down 0.18micron
Willamette core aka Willamette-128.
- Soldier of Fortune 2 tweak guide - Here at TechSpot, we've finally got
around to posting our Soldier
Of Fortune II Tweak Guide, dealing with loads of in-game settings & commands.
Currently the guide is more oriented at the Single player game given people have more
problems with that.
- XP Detonator Performance Database Updated - The Windows XP NVIDIA Detonator Driver Database contains performance data on most of the
current Windows XP NVIDIA Detonator Drivers. For each set of NVIDIA Detonator Drivers
added to our database we have included performance data from SEVERAL different benchmarks,
not just a few
- Netscape 7.0 Preview Release 1 - Netscape 7.0
PR1 offers enhanced performance and stability plus a fine-tuned Netscape Gecko browser
engine to speed you through the most common online activities.
- CuteFTP 5.0 Final - CuteFTP is
absolutely the easiest way to transfer files across the Internet. Its built-in Connection
Wizard will walk you through connecting to an FTP site in seconds and its user-friendly
interface will have you transferring files in no time, even if you are a beginner.
- Blindwrite Suite 4.0.5 - Blindwrite Suite is a set of
tools to reproduce or clone any CD even protected ones. Blindwrite Suite can create a
perfect copy from your original CD for personal backup purpose
- Clearmem - Free Memory Tool from MS - This
tool clears out your current data sets in RAM. Clearmem (clearmem.exe)-Forces pages
out of physical memory and reduces the size of running processes' working sets to a
minimum. When you run this tool, the system pauses because of excessive high-priority
activity associated with trimming the working sets. To run this tool, your paging file
must be at least as large as physical memory.
- PowerStrip 3.19 Beta Build 290 - PowerStrip 3.18 provides
advanced, multi-monitor, programmable hardware support to a wide range of graphics cards -
from the venerable Matrox Millennium I to the latest Radeon 8500DV and GeForce4 Ti4600.
- nVHardPage NVIDIA Tweaker v0.92.9b - Do you seek an easy way to
en/disable overclocking options or vsync option in your detonator drivers without the
burden of importing registry entries or the need to go in that registry yourself ?
Basically CoolBits and more within your fingertips. This program serves on
enabling/disabling hidden features in NVIDIA control panel and tweaking NVIDIA Direct3D
& OpenGL settings.
- Creative SB-Live! 5.1 Driver WHQL v5.12.1.3521 (Win2k/XP) - Creative
have released a new SB-Live! XP drivers version 5.12.1.3509.
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