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 Thursday Tech Reading - tech
(hx) 03:48 AM CEST - Sep,02 2004
  • Another Bagle variant tries to spread - Another version of the Bagle mass-mailing computer worm started spreading this week, but it likely won't get far, security experts said. The virus, known both as Bagle.dll.dr and W32.Beagle.AQ, attempts to turn off security software on a victim's PC and then tries to download the majority of its malicious programming from 125 Web sites. However, the virus has not spread far because many of the Web sites cannot be contacted.
  • Off-topic: First practical plastic magnets created - The world's first plastic magnet to work at room temperature has passed the elementary test of magnetism. Its creators at the University of Durham in the UK have used it to pick up iron filings from a laboratory bench.  So the Durham team can claim to have made the first plastic magnet that could be used in everyday products. One of the most likely applications is in the magnetic coating of computer hard discs, which could lead to a new generation of high-capacity discs.
  • Off-topic: Nanotubes race toward bike parts - Sports equipment maker Easton Sports plans to start producing bicycle components constructed out of carbon nanotubes in 2005, another step forward for the budding nanotechnology industry. Easton said Wednesday that it will use nanotubes from Zyvex in its components. Earlier this year, Richardson, Texas-based Zyvex linked up with Intel to see if its nanotubes could help dissipate heat inside PCs. Carbon nanotubes are coils of pure carbon that exhibit a number of unusual properties. They can conduct electricity better than many metals, are light and stronger.
  • Off-topic: BBC Launches Downloaded Music Charts - The Official UK Download Chart is based on the most popular, legally downloaded tracks in the UK. It's compiled from the sale of permanently owned single track downloads and doesn't include streamed downloads, subscriptions or free downloads.' The Chart played on Radio 1, the UK's most listened to station, and will be a regular feature.
  • Off-topic: Updated Hitchhiker's Game - To coincide with the new radio series of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the BBC will be reviving the old Infocom Hitchhiker's text adventure game, to appear on Radio 4's website. It's not just a straight port, either - apparently 'the new version of the game will be illustrated by Rod Lord, who won a BAFTA for his graphics for the original Hitchhiker TV series.' (thanks Slashdot.org)
  • Off-topic: Where are the Good Open Source Games? - It is clear that building a top-quality game is harder than ever. The amazing amount of work required, the short schedules, and the need for experts in many domains all combine to make game development one of the most challenging areas of software development. Will developing a game as open source make things easier?
  • PS2 Online - Over 1.4 Million Users  - Sony has over 1.4 million users of the PlayStation 2's online services in North America, according to SCEA executive VP Andrew House, with the number growing by around 50,000 every month.
  • 7 Megapixels Under $600 -  In the midrange, for instance, Sony will ship its 1-inch-thick Cyber-shot DSC-P150, a 7.2-megapixel camera that includes a 3X optical zoom lens and a 1.8-inch LCD screen.
  • Hitachi Drives Consumer Storage - Hitachi Global Storage Technologies is launching a new line of 1.8-inch Travelstar C4K60 hard drives. The new drives will feature high-density 30GB platters and ZIF (zero insertion force) connectors for use in small consumer-electronic devices such as portable MP3 players.
  • Maxtor Reportedly Raises HDD Warranty - Maxtor Corp. is reportedly boosting warranty of its hard disk drives intended for consumers from one year to three, following the similar move to stretch HDD warranty to five years from the rival Seagate Technology.
  • ATI X700 card released to press soon - ATI is working on its Counter Strike RV410 card that will be sent to the "press" just a week after Nvidia reveals the scores. I guess that ATI might tweak its clocks if it feels necessary as it still doesn't know Nvidia's final numbers. You better make your X700XT card faster then 8000 in 3Dmark.
  • 6600 GT scores 7960 in 3Dmark03 - TheInquirer got this score on a high end P4 machine PCI Express of course since the 6600GT only uses this new super duper bus
  • Rock Pegasus Ti Widescreen Notebook review - Like the Evesham, this Rock is a fully Centrino branded machine, but unlike the Evesham, the Rock is driven by a 2GHz Intel Pentium M CPU, giving it a significant performance edge. Supporting the CPU is 1GB of 333MHz DDR memory and a 7200rpm 60GB hard disk
  • Intel Pentium 4 550 (3.4 GHz LGA775) Processor review - Although its current processors are not quite outperforming the ability of these interfaces, Intel Corporation decided recently that it was time to introduce a new package for their flagship Pentium 4 line of processors in order to get ahead of the curve a little bit. The engineers at Intel chose a design that is quite different than any other mainstream CPU available today. The processor design itself has not changed; the packaging of the processor is what has changed. Intel is still using the recently released Prescott core (replaced Northwood) for their Pentium 4 line-up.
  • Leadtek WinFast A400 Ultra TDH Graphics Card review  - The Leadtek WinFast A400 Ultra TDH did well where it was expected to do well – in the pure speed mode as well as in games that don't use complex version 2.0 pixel shaders. So, this card may suit ideally for people who like playing in high resolutions, although without full-screen antialiasing. Like all graphics cards with NVIDIA's new-generation GPUs, the WinFast A400 Ultra TDH supports Shader Model 3.0, which may come in handy in the future, in case the new pixel shader version becomes widespread among the game developers. The higher GPU frequency of the Leadtek card (425MHz) is of a small, although noticeable, effect.
  • Coding Workshop Polyphonic Wizard 3.5.3 - The Coding Workshop Polyphonic Wizard (download) is a software program for your PC that allows you to add new ringtones and pictures to your polyphonic phone without the need for cables or sms (text) services. All you need is your phone and this software to add new polyphonic ringtones! All the technical details are taken care of. All you need to do is pick a midi file, use the trim tool to select the part you want, then send it to your phone.
  • Unofficial Windows98 Second Edition Service Pack 1.16 - Microsoft has never released a service pack for Windows98 SE. But I made a Service Pack for Windows98 SE users. It contains all Windows98 SE updates from WindowsUpdate site and more.
  • PHP 4.3.9 RC2 & MySQL 4.1.4 Gamma - Download PHP 4.3.9 RC2 | MySQL 4.1.4 Gamma
  • Nero Recode 2.1.1.20 - With Nero Recode 2 (download), you never have to watch bad quality movies or use multiple discs for audio or video. Now you can make backups of unprotected DVDs without any visible loss of quality AND fit a whole movie on one CD! The solution is both clever and simple - with Nero Recode 2- you can convert DVD movies to Nero Digital using the world’s fastest MPEG-4 audio and video encoder.
  • BlindWrite Suite 5.24 - Blindwrite Suite (download) is the best set of tools to reproduce or clone any CD, even protected ones. Blindwrite Suite is the most powerfull tool to create a perfect copy from your original CD for personal private copy.
  • Real Alternative 1.24 - Real Alternative will allow you to play RealMedia files without having to install RealPlayer or RealOne Player. Supported are: RealAudio (.ra .rpm), RealMedia (.rm .ram .rmvb .rpx .smi .smil), RealText (.rt), ReadPix (.rp).
  • QuickTime Alternative 1.34 - QuickTime Alternative will allow you to play QuickTime files (.mov, .qt and other extensions) without having to install the official QuickTime Player. As a bonus, Internet Explorer will play all QuickTime movies that are embedded in a webpage.
  • XP-Antispy 3.91 - XP-AntiSpy is a little utility that let's you disable some built-in update and authetication 'features' in WindowsXP.
  • Latest Bios updates - TCMagazine let us know they have the latest bios updates listed by brand: MSI has 6 bios updates, JETWAY has 7 bios updates, GIGABYTE has 17 bios update, ALBATRON has 8 bios updates, EPOX has 5 bios updates and ABIT has 12 bios updates available.

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