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Nightly Tech Reading - tech

(hx) 02:33 AM CET - Feb,01 2003

Sledgehammer on April 22, Opteron in September - AMD said on Friday it was again delaying the release of its next-generation Athlon microprocessor for desktop and mobile personal computers, but is on track with its Opteron version for servers. The 64-bit PC microprocessor, code-named "Clawhammer," will be released in September, and not in the first quarter or early second quarter of this year as the company had said last September. The company cited a difficulty in using new chip design technology but downplayed the significance of the delay. The 64-bit Opteron processor for servers and workstations, code-named "Sledgehammer," will be released on April 22, AMD said.
RIAA Trains Anti-Piracy Guns on Universities - RIAA has stepped up its initiative aimed at college students in an attempt to make some impact on illegal file-sharing and downloading. The latest initiative comes after RIAA's legal win, in which a court ordered Verizon to comply with an RIAA request to flush out an individual who allegedly made available more than 600 copyrighted music files over the Internet. With that win under its belt, the RIAA is now taking its case directly to students. The Indiana University (IU) digital campus newspaper on Thursday reported that about 175 students were told by university officials to delete music and movie files from their computers after receiving word from the RIAA and the Motion Picture Association of America that users of IU's network were illegally distributing copyrighted material. At IU, the students were reportedly told that if they refused to comply, they would have their Internet access shut off by the university and would be reported to a judicial board.
A bad case of DVD rot eats into movie collections - If you think your prized collection of DVD movies will last a lifetime, think again - some are already starting to rot while others are falling apart. Unofficial estimates put the number of affected discs at between one and 10 per cent. Rohan Byrnes, 34-year-old science fiction fanatic who owns 350 DVDs, has spent a lot of time looking at rot. He works as a failure analysis engineer, with access to an optical microscope. Mr Byrnes has studied five cases of DVD rot - four in his own collection - and suspects the microscopic corrosion spots on the aluminium layer inside the disc could be caused by a "chemical attack", possibly related to the glue used.
Wi-Fi Sniffer (Model WFS-1) - Wi-Fi Sniffer, WFS-1, detects Wi-Fi availability by the press of a button. No longer do you have to boot up your laptop or walk around with your laptop turned on, hence reducing the risk of hard drive crashes. Pressing the button on the Wi-Fi Sniffer will tell you whether access is available.
Doom for the P800 - For a mobile platform to be approved by hardcore mobile enthusiasts, there's only one thing it has to be capable of: running Doom. Sony Ericsson's P800 has just joined the club.
Software Update Services Server 1.0 with SP1 - Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS) Server 1.0 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) enables administrators to deploy critical updates to Windows 2000-based, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 computers.
MSDE 2000 Service Pack 2 - In order to patch MSDE running with Microsoft Application Center 2000, you need to install a version of MSDE Service Pack 2 which is specifically intended to be used with Application Center.
Win2k Patch: Stop 0x0E3 Error - This update addresses the "Stop 0x0E3 Error Occurs When Redirector Thread Tries to Release a Lock" issue in Windows 2000, and is discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article 810038. Download now to resolve the Stop 0x0E3 error on Windows 2000.
Money 2003 Trial - Microsoft has released a trial version (Int.English ~ UK English) of Money 2003.
IE ++ 2.0 - IE++ is a set of additional functions for Internet Explorer which improve the usability of your browser and make your web-surfing more comfortable. It is integrated into the browser as toolbar. Try IE++ if you want to use native Internet Explorer, but need of extra features. The program is full-functional.
UnderCoverXP 1.06 - UnderCoverXP is a free program to easily print CD covers. It supports JPEG, Gif, PNG, and Bmp formats and can automatically scale front covers, back covers, front + inside, inlays, DVD Boxes, Playstation covers and CoolBela LD001 labels to the correct sizes.
Fresh UI v5.20 - Fresh UI (free) is a fresh solution for configuring and optimizing Windows. Loaded with hundreds of useful hidden settings in Windows XP/2000/ NT/98/95/Me, this software covers the customizing and optimizing techniques that you'll be glad to know.
Easy CD Creator Platinum 5.3.2b Drive Update - This Web update will add drive support for CD/DVD burners that were released after the release of Easy CD Creator 5.3.2. Note: You should update to Easy CD Creator Platinum 5.3.2 (if your version is a release prior to 5.3.2) before installing this updater.
Plextools v.1.19 - Plextor has released a new version 1.19 of their very popular Plextools software.
Nero 5.5.10.7 - Nero (FTP1 ~ FTP2 ~ FTP3) is a flexible, reliable, and easy-to-use application designed to write both data and CD audio to CD-R and CD-RW discs. It supports ISO 9660 images as well as ISO mode 1 and XA mode 2, and allows for on-the-fly disc recording in addition to overburning (if supported by hardware). Nero also supports multisession and mixed-mode recording, HFS, ISO/HFS hybrid, UDF, PSX, OFAS (optimal file access speed), track-at-once (TAO) and disc-at-once (DAO) writing, digital audio extraction, and more.
MSI Detonators v41.07/40.74 - MSI has released a new sets of Detonators version 41.07 (Win9x/ME ~ Win2k/XP) and 40.74 (Win9x/ME ~ Win2k/XP) on their server.

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