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 Evening Tech Reading - tech
(hx) 01:00 AM CEST - May,29 2002
  • Nintendo to slash GameCube price again -  Nintendo is expected to cut the price of its GameCube yet again this year.
    Facing stiff competition in the games console arena from Sony's PlayStation2 and Microsoft's Xbox, Nintendo recently cut the US price of its GameCube console by a third to $149, leaving both its competitors still standing at $199.
  • Intel slashes Pentium 4 prices - According to the company's latest price list, a 2.4GHz version of the chip has dropped from $562 to $400, while the 2.26GHz and 2.2GHz versions have been cut from $423 to $241. The biggest reduction came in notebook chips where a 1.8GHz mobile Pentium 4 fell from $637 to $348 and the 1.7GHz version dropped from $508 to $241. The 1.6GHz version was cut from $401 to $198. Wow, seems we finally can buy new CPU for DOOM III :)
  • Kimble 'hacker' fined €100,000 - Self-proclaimed uber hacker Kim 'Kimble' Schmitz was yesterday convicted of insider trading and sentenced to 20 months probation and a €100,000 fine.  Schmitz, who was arrested by authorities while on the run in Thailand in January, had been deported to Germany to face the music over stock manipulation charges. The 28 year-old 'convicted hacker' was found guilty of insider trading of LetsBuyIt.com shares, a ruse designed to net him €1.1m.
  • Tasmanian Tiger Cloning Breakthrough  - After more than two years of ongoing cloning research, the Australian Museum has overcome a crucial obstacle in its continuing efforts to bring back to life the extinct Tasmanian Tiger. The last known Tasmanian Tiger, or Thylacine, died in captivity in 1936, but a team of biologists believe the animal's extinction may simply be a 70-year hiccup.
  • Yahoo scrambles to fill IM hole - A security vulnerability that could allow hackers to delete files on another's computer has prompted Yahoo to issue a fix for the latest version of its popular instant messaging software.
  • Hole found in Excel - A security expert detects a hole in Microsoft Excel XP spreadsheet application could allow hackers to take over a user's PC by using specially formed XML stylesheets.
  • NY Sues 'Spammer' Over Half Billion Mailings  - New York state has sued bulk e-mailer MonsterHut Inc. for sending more than 500 million unsolicited commercial e-mail messages to consumers, the state attorney general's office said today.
  • HW Roundup - VisionTek Xtasy GeForce4 Ti4400 / Triplex Millennium Silver XabrePRO / Leadtek WinFast A250 Ultra TD Video Card / Matrox Parhelia / ABIT AT7-Max / AOpen AX4B-MAX / ABIT BD7II-RAID / Asus A7V333 VIA KT333 / Soyo P4S 645DX Dragon Ultra / Gravis Eliminator Precision Pro Joystick / Asus CRW4012A (40x12x48) / Vantec EZ-Swap Removable HD.
  • To RAID or not to RAID - With every Mainboard manufacturer now offering "RAID" as an option on their higher-end boards, many users are delving into an area they know little or nothing about. This article will outline the benefits, drawbacks and risks of using a RAID system in an every-day PC.
  • More on Xbox mod chip info - Two XBox Mod-chips have been released, these allow you to play games which you have backed up to a CD-R. Some Features :  Imports Enables the Xbox to play games from different DVD regions Backups Enables the Xbox to play games that have been burned on DVD or CD burner. Unsigned Code Enables the Xbox to run custom written applications that are not Microsoft certified. Examples could be DivX, MP3, Web Browser, etc. Macrovision Off Allows you to copy DVDs using the Xbox and a VCR.
  • How to Install and Configure Speech Recognition in WinXP -  This step-by-step article describes how to install and configure speech recognition.
  • Changing the Windows XP startbutton's color - This article will show you how to modify the startbutton color (which's green many don't like).
  • BIOS Tweak Guide - MonkeyReview have posted a guide for users on how to tweak there BIOSes to get better boot times.
  • Free copy of Solaris 9 on DVD - Sun is giving out free copies of Solaris 9 OS on DVD disks for Sparc and x86 processors.
  • Opera 6.02 Preview Release for Linux - Opera Sofitware has released the first Preview Release of Opera 6.02 for Linux.
  • Soldier of Fortune 2: Double Helix - How to access the violence lock menu - I  already mentioned it here, but seems people still want it :)
  • DirectX 9.0 Beta 1 Uninstallation  - GxV, a user @ #betas, has custom-created a package for uninstalling DirectX 9.0 on Windows XP and .NET platforms. This is nice because now we have a DirectX 9 uninstallation package for Windows 2000, XP, and .NET.  GxV also has registry scripts to enable and disable DX8.1 detection. What this does it fool Windows (which in turn fools applications) into thinking DirectX 8.1 is still installed, eliminating any compatibility issues one may have. (thanks xtechnet.net)
  • Zoom Player 2.60 Final - Zoom Player is a robust Media and DVD Front-End Player. It was designed to be simple at first glance while being remarkably dynamic and flexible when used to its full potential. Zoom Player works in two modes. A Media mode which can play any file supported by DirectShow (any file which plays in MediaPlayer) and a DVD mode which uses pre-installed DirectShow DVD filters to play DVD content.
  • WinDVD Tweaker 3.3 Final - WinDVD Tweaker is designed to allow users of the WinDVD playback software to enable some hidden settings and allow for maximum playback pleasure.
  • Hotkeycontrol XP 3.5 - Hotkeycontrol XP is a software to customize hotkeys (or single keys) for specific purposes .It will make any keyboard to work as a Multimedia or Internet keyboard .It can be used to change volume with On-screen-display or display in tray icon .
  • Matrox Drivers v5.84 beta - The Matrox Graphics Drivers Page been updated with new beta v5.84 Win2K/XP drivers for G550/450/400 / v5.84.023 drivers for various G200.

Comments from Peteposted - 02:09 PM CEST - May,30 2002
this is going to be some sort of sci-fi horror film where scientists mess with nature and their creature kills the scientists and everyone on the planet. Maybe thats not going to happen, but scientists arent stopping with all this creating modified creatures or resurrecting them.

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