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(hx) 12:05 AM CEST - Apr,01 2002
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- Dr. Ian Lane Davis On AI in Video Games - When Dr. Ian Lane
Davis isn't busy running his game development studio Mad Doc Software, he's also coding
the AI for his own games. This understandably makes him an incredibly busy person, but
somehow he's also found the time to answer some
questions for missingmatter about the current state of AI, computer games, and the
future of it all.
- Nullsoft Considers Charging for Advanced Player - In a poll
recently posted on its Web site, Nullsoft queried visitors on whether they would pay
a small fee for an enhanced version of Winamp3 with added features such as CD burning,
MP3 encoding, and DVD playback. While the development team would like to offer such
functionality as certain competitors do, licensing fees would make it cost prohibitive for
a company that is struggling to establish its worth. While visitor response to the
proposal has been mixed, the majority say they are simply happy with Winamp as it is. But
fans can rest easy, for whether or not the additions see the light of day, Nullsoft is
clear on one point: Winamp will eternally remain free.
- Apache Security Configuration Guide - This document should be
used as a guide to the installation and configuration of Apache Servers in
conjunction with an agreed security plan for the identified system. The document is
designed for use by experienced IT administrators
- Encrypted Outlook Mail Certificate Update Win2k - This update resolves the "'Certificate Revocation List Is Not
Available' Error Message Appears with Encrypted Outlook Mail" issue in Windows 2000
and is discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base Article (KB) 308707. Download now to prevent
an error message from appearing when you receive an encrypted e-mail message.
- New V.92 Modems Improve Narrowband Surfing - According to a
study by research firm In-Stat/MDR, new modem technology known as "V.92" soon
will revolutionize the narrowband online experience.
- Gigabyte GA-7VRXP v1.1 Review - Gigabyte has sure
loaded this board good. Starting off, this board has an integrated NIC, USB 2.0 as
well as ATA-133 RAID powered by the PROMISE chip. Audio onboard is also powered by a
Creative chip- which is a lot better than the AC'97 codec and even the CMedia chip. Also
found on the board is the Gigabyte-invented Dual BIOS which helps against BIOS attacks and
corruption
- Top motherboard companies guide - This little large
comparison is meant to help some people that just don't know what to get. There are
many people tired of reading countless reviews that conflict each other, and make a mess
of things when it comes down to buying their new board.
- CH Flight Sim Yoke & Pro Pedals USB Review - I assume you
have a worthless game controller or at the very best you are using one of Microsoft's
less-than substantial offerings. It's time to grow up and become a game god. Ask me how
you can fulfill this destiny. Ask me! O.K. I'll tell you. You go to CH Products' website
and you buy their expensive game devices. Yes, I did say expensive, but you get what you pay for. Today we are focusing on the
Flight Sim Yoke and the Pro Pedals. And together, we will explore the high and lows of
these two products.
- Beyond3D's ATi Radeon 8500 Review - Along with the standard
benchmarking I've concentrated on AA performance & IQ, Texture Filtering, along with
some T&L and Multi-texturing tests. Read more.
- Case Cooling Guide - Tweakers Australia has published their Case Cooling Guide.
- MS PortQry Command Line Port Scanner (Win2k) - Portqry.exe is a command-line utility
that you can use to help troubleshoot TCP/IP connectivity issues. Portqry.exe runs on
Windows 2000-based computers. The utility reports the port status of TCP and UDP ports on
a computer you choose.
- GNOME 2.0 Desktop Beta 3 - GNOME 2.0 Desktop Beta
3 has been released, this new beta includes new versions of Nautilus, Yelp, and the control center, as
well as bugfixes all around. Download it from gnome.org or one of the mirrors.
- Easy CD-DA Extractor v4.7.1 - Easy CD-DA Extractor is
a powerful and easy digital audio extraction utility that makes digital copies from audio
CDs and saves as audio files such as MP3, Windows Media Audio and Windows Wave.
- Easy CD Creator Basic v5.1.1 update - Easy CD Creator Basic goes
way beyond the software that came with your CD recorder. Now you can burn and share
anything on CD - your music just the way you like it, your photos, your videos - even
backup your critical data - faster and easier than ever. Download an update v5.1.1.
- WinAMP 2.79c - This silently updated
version adds new waveOut and Crossfading DirectSound outputs (PP).
- ATI RefreshFix 0.99 Beta - A new ATI RefreshFix has
beeen released and it's version 0.99 beta. Note that this tool only works for Windows 2000
and XP.
- NVIDIA BIOS Editor v1.0 RC3 Revision 200 - NVIDIA BIOS Editor enables you to do virtually anything with your
graphic card BIOS (as long as it's NVIDIA's). This version first try to support GeForce4
MX BIOSes.
- Promise Raid BIOS&Drivers - These new bios/drivers
will allow 48 bit LBA. The drivers are dated 3/28/2002.
- Aopen BIOSes - Download Aopen BIOSes for AK77
Plus(A)-133 R1.05 / AK77 Pro(A)-133 R1.05 / AX34-U R1.07 / AX3S Plus, AX3S
Pro II R1.11 / MX36LE-U R1.07 / MX36LE-UN R1.07.
- Asus BIOSes - Download new Asus BIOSes for A7V133 1008.A Final / A7V133-C 1008.A Final / A7V 1010.A Final / A7pro 1010.A Final.
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