Thursday Tech Reading Part #2 - tech
(hx) 11:25 PM CET - Jan,08 2004
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- 2004 to be year of the "superworm" -
2004 will be
characterised by a dramatic rise in malicious hacking, the birth of
'superworms', and the creation of sinister underground peer-to-peer (P2P)
virus creation networks, a security company has predicted. The pessimistic
forecast from Clearswift is based on analysis of last year's SoBig project,
which, according to the email security firm, marked the emergence of long-term
malware projects involving multi-stage coordinated attacks using spam, worms,
Trojans, spyware and proxies.
- Bogus FBI warning file contains malware - Virus writers are
attempting
to trick music fans into opening malicious code with a message purporting
to arise from an FBI investigation into illegal file trading. Recipients of
the bogus warning are told they are under investigation. Infectious emails
contain an attachment allegedly containing evidence against the 'accused'
which actually contains Windows malware, the Melbourne Age reports.
- .eu domain name goes live in November - According to
TheRegister, .eu Domainnames will be available from November 2004. In
March preparation and translation of regulations will begin, followed in June
by accreditation of .eu registrars. From September 2004 those holding prior
rights to a name (trademarks) can register during a 'sunrise period'. General
registration is planned for November on a first come first served basis for
any name not taken during the sunrise period or otherwise blocked from
registration.
- Time for PCs to get personal - Transmeta on Thursday said its chips
are being used in
the
development of tiny computers called ultra-personal computers, or UPCs.
The chipmaker is helping to bring the gadgets into the market as an
alternative to handhelds and traditional 5-pound or 6-pound notebook PCs for
businesses. The new computers, some of which are available now, are expected
to gain in popularity this year, the company said.
- Sony Previews Wireless TV - Sony is showing off a host of new
technologies here this week at the Consumer Electronics Show,
including a touch-screen display that will let users wirelessly access video
content around their homes, and a music download service. The 12-inch portable
display will be released later this year and is partly designed to boost
Sony's brand image in a market that has seen the entry of many new companies
in the last few years. That image, despite new competition, still holds sway
over U.S. consumers, says Hideki Komiyama, the president and chief executive
officer of Sony Electronics.
- Dual-Format DVD Drives Hit 8X - EZQuest has introduced
Fast Boa 8X Dual-Format DVD-RW/+RW external drives at Macworld Expo, which
is being held this week in San Francisco. The new drives write to DVD+R and
DVD-R at 8X, DVD+RW and DVD-RW at 4X, CD-R at 24X, and CD-RW at 10X speeds.
They also read DVDs at 12X and CDs at 40X.
- Concord Shows Bluetooth Camera - Three new digital camera models
from Concord Camera hit the Consumer Electronics Show here this week,
including one that the company claims is the first 2-megapixel Bluetooth
camera. The Bluetooth-equipped
Concord Eye-Q Go Wireless digital camera is a 2-megapixel unit that can
instantly beam images as JPEG files to other Bluetooth devices. It can also
shoot short AVI clips. It has a 4X digital zoom lens and 7MB of internal
memory, as well as an SD slot for additional storage. Priced at $149, the
model was introduced at the TechXNY show last summer.
- The Toshiba Satellite M30 Notebook review - Adrian's Rojak Pot let
us know he has just posted
The Toshiba Satellite M30 Notebook review.
- ASUS V9980U/TVD review -With
a mediocre game bundle that needs a revamp, a utility set that borders on
the weird (you want to use a L372 games accelerator to provide security on
your house?), high price and a cooler that screams out for fan adjust, the
ASUS is underwhelming.
- Maxtor DiamondMax9 200GB SATA HDD review - MonkeyReview have posted
a review of Maxtor's SATA DiamondMax Plus 9 200GB drive.
- AMD Aircooling - Heatsink roundup 2003 - The Madshrimps put some of
the best Socket A aircooling solutions out there in
this round-up.
- Titan TTC-D9TB-Cu35R1 Copper Core Heatsink review - FrostyTech has
posted
a review of Titan TTC-D9TBCu35-R1 Copper Core Heatsink.
- TweakHound's Super XP Tweaking Guide - Version 4.0 -
This version contains some significant changes. One worth noting is the
removal of using the Bootvis tool in the guide. This tool is no longer
available from MS and…has some issues with hyperthreading machines.
- Flash your nVidia FX5900 NoneUltra to a FX5950 Ultra - The
Madshrimps picked up
a translation of an interesting mod to turn your FX5900 into a fully
fledged FX5950Ultra.
- Raine 0.38.4 -
RAINE (download)
is an arcade emulator that emulates M68000 and M68020 based games. The
emulator's main focus is on Taito and Jaleco game hardware. The emulator
currently can run in excess of 120+ games.
- HyperSnap-DX 5.41.00 (SHW) -
HyperSnap-DX
is a screen capture and image editing tool for MS Windows. It captures screens
from standard desktop programs and even those hard-to-grab DirectX, Direct3D,
3Dfx, 3dfx, Voodoo and Glide mode games. This new version fixed problem with
some settings not being saved if Windows is shut-down without exiting
HyperSnap.
- AntiVir Personal Edition 6.22.09.09 - The private and individual
use of the AntiVir Personal
Edition is completely free of charge.
- Tiny Personal Firewall 5.1.1286 (SHW) -
Tiny
Personal Firewall (download)
represents smart, easy-to-use personal security technology that fully protects
personal computers against hackers. It is built on the proven WinRoute Pro,
ICSA certified security technology.
- SphinxWall v3.0 (SHW) -
SphinxWall shields your PC and provides private data protection.
- VisualRoute 8.0b (SHW) -
VisualRoute (download
~ Win32 ~
Linux) delivers the
functionality of key Internet "ping," "whois," and "traceroute" tools, in a
high-speed visually integrated package. VisualRoute automatically analyzes
Internet connectivity and performance problems, displaying the results in an
easy to understand table and on a world map.
- AirSnare 0.6.7 -
AirSnare will alert you to unfriendly MAC addresses on your network as
well as to DHCP requests. If AirSnare detects an unfriendly MAC address, you
have the option of tracking its access to IP addresses and ports or of
launching Ethereal.
- AIDA32 3.88.5 -
AIDA32 (download)
is a professional system information, diagnostics and benchmarking program
running on Win32 platforms. It extracts details of all components of the PC.
It can display information on the screen, print it, or save it to file in
various formats like HTML, CSV or XML.
- TVTool 9.5.5.5 (SHW) -
TVTool (download)
is a control center for the TV output of nVidia graphics cards. With this tool
it is possible to adapt the TV output perfectly to your needs and to control
the TV mode in a comfortable way. TVTool accesses the hardware directly and is
able to offer a significant greater functionality and picture quality than
most standard graphics card driver.
- BlindWrite Suite 5.0.7 -
Blindwrite
Suite is the most powerfull tool to create a perfect copy from your
original CD for personal private copy. Blindwrite Suite can also create CD
audio from MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WAV, WMA, Monkey's audio and be used with a CD-Rom
emulator like Daemon Tools.
- FileZilla FTP Client 2.2.3 -
FileZilla is a fast and reliable FTP client and server with lots of useful
features and an intuitive interface.
- Bart's PE Builder 3.0.26 -
Bart's PE Builder
helps you build a bootable Window CD-Rom or DVD from Windows XP or Windows
Server 2003 very suitable for PC maintenance tasks.
- ASUS PC Probe 2.22.04 -
Asus
PCProbe is a convenient utility to monitor the computer's vital
components: fan rotation speeds, voltages and temperatures.
- Nvidia Forceware Driver 53.06 Win9x/ME - Station-Drivers offer
an unofficial Forceware Drivers v53.06. Try only at your own risk.
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