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 Friday Tech Reading - tech
(hx) 06:33 PM CEST - Oct,01 2004
  • Image virus spreads via chat - According to the Internet Storm Center, the victims received AOL Instant Messenger messages that directed them to Web sites that hosted the dangerous JPEG images. The instant messages read: "Check out my profile, click GET INFO!" When visited, the Web site automatically sends malicious code embedded in the JPEG image to the computer...
  • Porn pics further poisoned with virus - Apparently victims who download the pictures from Usenet newsgroups to look at the picture will be infected with one of the early versions of the exploit code. The exploit then downloads a Trojan horse program onto their hard-drive. This is not a virus, because the hackers have not worked out a way of replicating it, so it seems that the virus writers are still in a proof of concept phase of development.
  • What Is Wardriving And How Can You Prevent It - Imagine a car equipped with nothing more than a laptop computer, a portable GPS receiver, and a wireless network card slowly strolls through your neighborhood. Unknown to any onlookers, this is no ordinary vehicle; rather, it is a wardriving machine. As the car strolls past homes and businesses, a wireless network card (available at any electronics store for as low as $25) scans for any wireless access points. Anyone with a wireless network (and there are many out there) is vulnerable.
  • Toorcon 2004 Brings Hackers to Sunny San Diego - Sunny San Diego served as a venue for Toorcon 2004 during which much light shone on how to keep the Black Hats at bay. Computer security concepts, sneak peeks at new hacking tools and more were all on the agenda.
  • Microsoft FAT patent rejected - Microsoft's attempt to create a lucrative future revenue stream from its patent portfolio has tripped at the first hurdle. After an appeal, the US Patent Office has struck down Microsoft's '517 patent (USPTO 5,579, 517) on the FAT file system. Camera makers, amongst many other consumer electronics manufacturers, use the FAT file system on compact flash cards and other removable media.
  • Knights of Honor game removes DAEMON Tools DLL-file? - According to CDFreaks, the game "Knights of Honor" by Black Sea Studios/Sunflower contains a copy-protection that seems to remove the file deamon.dll from our harddisks. This file is part of the DAEMON Tools software, an application with which you can emulate certain copy-protections. Futuremore, the game requires a "burning software clean" system. So what does this mean for us? Is it legal to force customers to uninstall software? What will come next? :( Of course, I don't plan to review this game any soon.....As a workaround, you can try this:
    1) Reinstall d-tools if it has been killed by this protection, 2) Make sure daemon.exe/tray icon are closed, 3) Open daemon.exe in a hex editor, 4) Find and replace the string 'daemon.dll' with something else (e.g., zaemon.dll), but make sure you replace (not insert) characters, 5) Rename C:windowsdaemon.dll to C:windowszaemon.dll, 6) Restart dtools and it might be ok to play this game.
  • Off-topic: Experts Fight Crime With 3D Technology - Picture this: A police officer finds a bullet at a crime scene in Florida. He puts it in a machine that creates a digital 3D image of the bullet. The machine then loads this image into a database that quickly identifies a matching bullet fired from the same gun in a crime in Arizona last year. A medical examiner uses the images to verify a match, the police departments coordinate, and the suspect is soon captured.
  • Off-topic: SpaceShipOne goes for next flight - Rocket plane SpaceShipOne is to attempt a second space flight on Monday in a bid to clinch the $10m Ansari X-Prize. Judges officially confirmed that pilot Mike Melvill took the craft to 103km (64 miles) on Wednesday's first flight.
  • Off-topic: Red vs Blue Meets The Sims - The Strangerhood is a new series of machinima made by the bods behind Red vs Blue, but using the movie-making tools of the Sims 2. There're no full episodes yet, but they are "comming soon" apparently.  (thanks Peter Ng)
  • Off-topic: Could Microsoft go the way of Pompeii? - AP reports that Mt. St. Helens may soon erupt (photo). How will citizen journalists cover it? Microsoft - home to 1000 employee bloggers - is a mere 100 or so miles away. Well, such an event could fling ash and rocks thousands of feet into the air but would not be expected to pose hazards beyond the volcano's crater and flan...
  • Shadow Ops -- 64-bit Gaming Revolution? - The current status of 64-bit gaming is really the same as the status of 64-bit computing in general: it looks great on paper but we just aren't seeing the benefits for the end users yet. I can count the number of 64-bit applications, that I know of and buy right now, on one hand. I expect it to stay within that number until we get a final release date from Microsoft on their 64-bit operating system.
  • ATI to roll out R500 GPU for Xbox 2 in 1Q 2005 - ATI Technologies is expected to roll out a new GPU, codenamed R500, for the Xbox 2 in the first quarter of next year, according to market sources. The R500 will be built using a 90nm process at TSMC and will deliver performance similar to ATI’s next-generation high-end graphics chip, the R520, the sources said.
  • Icemat Audio Mp3-Players announced - Here's a slice from PR: "With a weight of ONLY 17 grams and a diameter of 41x10 mm, we are certain that the Icemat Audio Mp3-Players will fall into the taste of many. The earplugs are custom-made, giving YOU the opportunity to wear the Icemat Audio Mp3-Player around your neck – just like a medallion! There are two versions of the Mp3-Players. One with 128mb and one with 256mb. No batteries needed - you simply plug it into your computer with the included USB-Cable, drag the music you want onto the Mp3-Players directory, and the Mp3-Player will recharge while you choose your music. – You’re ready to go, and it’s giving you up to 16 hours of audio delight.
  • SanDisk Flashes New Memory Cards - SanDisk this week announced a series of CF (CompactFlash) cards that double the read and write speeds of its fastest flash cards available today, as well as an 8GB version of its Ultra II CF Type 1 flash memory card. CF cards are widely used in cameras, video cameras, and camera phones to store and transfer data. The new Extreme III CF card, available in storage capacities between 1GB and 4GB, has a read and write speed of 20 MB per second, double that of SanDisk's fastest Ultra II CF cards, according to the company.
  • Nvidia to launch nForce 4 "next week" - Nvidia's next-generation AMD-oriented chipset family will indeed be called the nForce 4 and is likely to be launched early this month, possibly as soon as Monday. Sources familiar with the chip-maker's plans revealed that the chipsets will support the PCI Express bus and incorporate Nvidia's SLI graphics card-doubling technology. The vanilla nForce 4 is likely to sport dual Serial ATA channels and be pitched at Socket 939 AMD processors, with the HyperTransport bus clocked at up to 1GHz. An Ultra version will add improved network processing facilities, while the SLI release will naturally provide a pair of PCI Express add-in slots. There's also talk of a budget version, pitched at Socket 754 processors and equipped with just a single Serial ATA bus. More info can be found on OCWorkBench.
  • Club 3D readies S3 Deltachrome/ S4 Omnichrome cards - Club3D will offer three products - DeltaChrome S3 in 128MB and 256MB variations and an OmniChrome S4 128MB version. All three cards have 128 bit memory interfaces. DeltaChrome cards are clocked at 300MHz core and 250MHz memory. The 128 MB version will cost EURO85 while a 256MB card will cost EURO109. Omnichrome will be clocked at 350MHz core and 300MHz for memory and sell for EURO145. As for availability, both Deltachrome cards should be available
  • ATI X800XT PE catches up with Nvidia SLI score - This score was brought to the world by the famous Finnish overclocker Sami Makkinen, the guy that did the overclocking for ATI in Barcelona at the X800XT PE, XT and PRO introduction.
  • Canon Product Launch -Canon launched six PIXMA printers until this point of time. Three of the higher end PIXMA printers were on display during Canon Pro-Event last weekend : iP3000, iP4000 & iP4000R. This weekend, another three printers joined the PIXMA series, they were on display during PIXMA roadshow. These three entry level printers are : iP1000, iP1500 & iP2000.
  • Futurelooks Field Tests the Samsung SC-D305  - There are so many great features and functions to this camera. I am definitely a fan of this unit, but with all products they all have their pros and cons. With the Samsung SCD305 the number of "pros" far surpasses the number of "cons."
  • HP iPAQ hx4705 review - PDA Buyer's Guide has published an in-depth review of the HP iPAQ hx4605. The hx4705 features a fantastic VGA display and a super-fast 624MHz processor.
  • OCZ EL DDR PC-3200 Platinum Revision 2 Q&A - OCZ PC3200 Platinum Rev 2 is truly a universal product. We have had excellent results on NF2, NF3, VIA 880/880 Pro and Intel 865/875. The option of running 2-2-2 timings at speeds above 200mhz and the incredible headroom that allows 260mhz + operation make it a unique product. Of course you must have the right CPU/Mobo combination to hit these amazing speeds.
  • Corsair 675MHz DDR2 (Twin2X1024-5400C4PRO) - Bjord3D take a quick look at some DDR2 from Corsair in the form of the TWIN2X1024-5400C4PRO 1GB kit. You might be thinking to yourself, '5400!?!' Oh yeah...this RAM is designed to run at 675MHz.
  • DDR Memory Roundup - TrustedReviews have posted a small memory roundup comparing some of the latest DDR modules from Crucial, GeIL and Buffalo.
  • Mushkin PC-3200 Level II V2 (2-2-2-5) Memory review - Hi-Techreviews.com has posted a review of Mushkin PC3200 Level II V2 (2-2-2-5) Memory.
  • EPoX 5EGA+ i915G Socket 775 review - EPoX 5EGA+ is EPoX's offering for the Pentium Socket 775 processor based on the Intel=AE i915G chipset (i915G + ICH6R) with Intel GMA900 Graphics. With this board you do need of the expensive DDR2 memory. 5EGA+ comes with integrated video that could also save you some costs in getting an expensive graphics card and can get the system up and running. It comes with a x16 PCI-E slot which enable you to upgrade to high end graphics adaptor when the price comes down.
  • Shuttle XPC SN95G5 review - Hexus.net taking a look at Shuttle's latest XPC, supporting AMD's Socket 939 CPU's.
  • Gainward FX Ultra1800PCX "Golden Sample" reviewed - The card performs like that of a mainstream offering, but I was honestly expecting more out of a video card that retails for $250. The last generation technology found in the Ultra1800PCX will soon be smashed by the 6600 and 6600GT GPUs in the next few months in that they will cost less, offer more features, and better it in performance. That's not to say that this is a bad card, but this card falls into a price/performance ratio that is six months old.
  • Kingston DataTraveler Elite 512MB USB Flash Drive review - GideonTech.com take a look at the Kingston DataTraveler Elite 512MB USB Flash Drive
  • Buffalo AirStation G54 Wireless Router - As with all modern routers, the WBR2-G54 is based on the 802.11g standard allowing a theoretical maximum wireless transfer rate of 54Mbit/sec. At the back of the WBR2-G54 are four ports so you can add in up to four wired computers, and the WAN port which is where you will connect the router to your DSL modem since it does not have a built in modem of its own. Above these ports is the red AOSS activation button and an external aerial socket should you wish to boost the signal with the optional antenna.
  • Enermax EG475P-VE (24P) Noisetaker ATX 12V v2.0 Power Supply - In keeping with the times, Enermax has released a new line of Noistaker power supplies that are ATX v2.0 compliant. These PSUs meet the high current requirements and provide the proper connectors for the latest Intel & AMD motherboards. This PSU will work with all older ATX motherboards too as Enermax has provided a 24pin to 20pin ATX connector.
  • Doom 3 tweak guide - This DOOM 3 tweak guide will take you through every option available in the game, the console, config files, graphics, audio and input settings.
  • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition preview - SuperSite for Windows has posted a preview on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.
  • Java 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0 - Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 ("Tiger") is the next major revision to the Java platform and language; it is currently slated to contain 15 component JSRs with nearly 100 other significant updates developed through the Java Community Process (JCP). .
  • Free SQL Server 2000 Report Pack for Microsoft CRM -  The SQL Server Report Pack for Microsoft CRM is a set of six reports based on Microsoft CRM version 1.2 and a sample database to let you easily visualize and author managed reports to support key sales activities.  There's also PSSDiag, a diagnostic data collector for Microsoft SQL Server. It can simultaneously collect Perfmon/Sysmon logs, Profiler traces, event logs, SQLDIAG reports, and detailed blocking information.
  • XPlite and 2000lite v1.5 - XPlite and 2000lite (trial) are powerful configuration utilities for Windows creating a modular Windows operating system where YOU are in control. The new version 1.5 gives you more than 150 ways to reduce the size, improve the security, and customize your Windows XP or 2000 installation to suit you.
  • xpy 0.83 - xpy is a small tool which disables the default threats of a windows xp installation. besides the classic antispy features, xpy closes recent security holes like the remote procure call (rpc) service and the distributed component object model (dcom).
  • Maxthon (MyIE2) v1.1.039  - Maxthon (download combo ~ standard) is a powerful web browser with a highly customizable interface. It is based on the Internet Explorer engine (your most likely current web browser) which means that what works in IE, works the same in Maxthon but with many additional efficient features
  • DVD Region+CSS Free updated - Just like the latest AnyDVD update, the DVD Region + CSS Free software is now able to remove Sony's new ARccOS DVD copy-protection.
  • AMD64 Clock Utility 1.1 - A64CLK (AMD64 Clock Utility) is a simple utility designed for realtime CPU frequency monitoring and realtime adjustment of the CPU multiplier (FID) and voltage level (VID) of the upported CPUs via processor's power management model specific registers (MSRs).
  • PlexTools v2.17 - This PlexTools version adds Bitsetting support for the Plextor PX-708A, the Plextor PX-712A and the Plextor PX-716A.
  • ForceWare 66.72 beta Win2000/XP - It's revision 66.72 and has been WHQL qualified, which means it is qualified in Microsoft Labs and got approval. All language files have been included. The driver is compatible with NVIDIA graphics cards based on GeForce4 and newer. Remember, although WHQL these driver still need to be considered Beta, use them at your own risk.

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