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 Saturday Tech Reading - tech
(hx) 12:36 PM CET - Feb,28 2004
  • Vulnerability in WinZip Could Compromise Security  - Security analysts on Friday reported that versions of the popular ZIP file management program WinZip have a serious security flaw. According to security intelligence firm iDefense Inc., an error in the parameter parsing code in these versions "allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code."  The attacker would have to construct a specially designed MIME archive (with one of .mim, .uue, .uu, .b64, .bhx, .hqx and .xxe extensions) and distribute the file users, the company explained.
  • Five bucks a month may be the answer to music piracy - Despite all the unsuccessful attempts the RIAA had in seriously reducing piracy across P2P networks, it cannot be eliminated in similar way to how illegal drug dealers cannot be put to a complete end. According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, it would be much better to charge ISP subscribers a voluntary $ 5 per month levy for unlimited sharing. The artists would get paid, the customers can freely share and download to their hearts content and there would be no more suing individuals and corporations for illegal music swapping or wasting time and money on developing DRM technology for music.
  • US porn typosquatter banged up - A Florida man who directed children to pornographic websites by registering misspellings of domains likely to be popular with kids was imprisoned for two-and-a-half years yesterday. John Zuccarini, 56, of Hollywood in Florida, pleaded guilty in December to 49 charges under the newly-enacted Amber Alert law - a federal statute which makes it a crime to lure children onto X-rated sites. Zuccarini is the first offender to fall foul of the new legislation.
  • Court: DeCSS ban violated free speech -  California appeals court on Friday reversed a 4-year-old order barring the publication of a DVD-cracking tool on the Internet, finding the injunction violated the defendant's free speech rights. The case was closely watched as a test of how much protection companies can expect in California for trade secrets that become widely distributed online.
  • "Ripper" software circumvents DVD ruling -  The St. Louis-area company, 321 Studios Inc., hustled out a version of software that removes a built-in tool for descrambling movies, complying with an injunction issued Feb. 20 in California by a federal judge who found certain 321 products in violation of Hollywood studios' copyrights. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston ordered 321 by Friday to stop making, distributing "or otherwise trafficking in any type of DVD circumvention software." The company, now seeking a stay of the injunction, honored Illston's imposed deadline and, essentially one minute into Friday, began distributing and selling a "ripper-free" versions of its DVD X Copy software online.
  • Can nanotubes keep PCs cool? - Intel is conducting research with nanotechnology provider Zyvex to see if carbon nanotubes can help dissipate the pent-up heat inside PCs. The research revolves around incorporating carbon nanotubes into thermal grease, which makes up the thin layer of goo that sits between a microprocessor and a heat sink. Heat sinks are aluminum components that absorb heat through wings and tendrils
  • Off-topic: First robot moved by muscle power - A silicon microrobot just half the width of a human hair has begun to crawl around in a Los Angeles lab, using legs powered by the pulsing of living heart muscle. It is the first time muscle tissue has been used to propel a micromachine. This distinctly futuristic development could lead to muscle-based nerve stimulators that would allow paralysed people to breathe without the help of a ventilator. And NASA which is funding the research hopes swarms of crawling "musclebots" could one day help maintain spacecraft by plugging holes made by micrometeorites.
  • Some Questions Answered About Windows XP Reloaded - Windows & .NET Magazine Network is reporting that XP Reloaded will ship in late 2004 and will consist of free, downloadable consumer-oriented updates to XP. So if you're already an XP user, fear not; this release won't involve any Apple Computer-style upgrade price gouging. Microsoft won't rename the OS XP Reloaded; instead, the add-on kit for existing XP users will be called XP Reloaded (although that might not be the final name of the add-on kit, either). And no, XP Reloaded isn't XP Second Edition and won't be marketed as such.
  • Microsoft WMV 9 Gets Nod for DVD HD - Microsoft's popular Windows Media Video 9 (WMV 9) format has been approved by the DVD Forum as a mandatory technology for any device seeking the DVD HD logo.
  • XFX 5900XT for $159!  - Newegg are offering a XFX GeForce FX 5900XT for only $159 + shipping. That sounds quite the bargain so head on over if you are on the hunt for a new 3D card while stocks last (thanks nVNews)
  • Digital Camera round-up - PCMag has tested 21 cameras in three different categories - compact, midrange, and professional.
  • FarCry DEMO Benchmarking GeForce FX 5950 vs RADEON 9800 XT - GeForce FX 5950 is now fighting against ATI RADEON 9800 XT. The latter is available at approximately $480. Actually, both products have equal prices (or RADEON 9800 XT is a bit more expensive). You are well aware what advantages and disadvantages GeForce FX 5950 Ultra has as compared to RADEON 9800 XT. Does it match the price difference? It does. That is why in such conditions GeForce FX 5950 can be in the same demand as RADEON 9800 XT. 
  • FreeBSD 5.2.1 - FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE (download) supports the i386, pc98, alpha, sparc64, and ia64 architectures and can be installed directly over the net using the boot floppies or copied to a local NFS/FTP server. Distributions for all architectures are available now.
  • MySQL 4.0.18 - MySQL (download ~ changelog) is the world's most popular open source database, recognized for its speed and reliability.
  • MySQL Control Center 0.9.4 - MySQL Control Center (download) is a platform-independent GUI administration client for the MySQL database server.
  • Kaffe 1.1.4 - Kaffe is a free software runtime environment for programs written in Java. Among many bug fixes, and code cleanups, the new release added support for policy files, and improved posix threads, crypto, SSL and sound support.
  • Fresh Download 6.70 - Fresh Download (download) is an easy-to-use and very fast download manager software that turbo charges downloading files from the Internet, such as your favorite software, mp3 files, video files, picture collections, etc. Unlike any other similar utilities, this software is 100% free, no charges, no banners in the software, no spyware.
  • Google Toolbar 2.0.108 - The Google Toolbar (download) increases your ability to find information from anywhere on the web and takes only seconds to install. When the Google Toolbar is installed, it automatically appears along with the Internet Explorer toolbar.
  • RadLinker 0.999e - RadLinker is new tweaker/linker for ATI Radeon based graphics cards.
  • ATITool v0.0.18 - ATITool is an overclocking utility designed for ATI video cards.
  • Sony DRU-530A firmware 2.0A - Sony has released a new firmware update for the DRU-530A drive. Besides the read and write performance increase for DVD-R media, firmware 2.0A also adds 8x DVD-R recording speeds and 4x DVD-RW media recording speeds.
  • Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.55 - The ALC650 incorporates proprietary converter technology to achieve a high SNR, greater than 90 dB. The ALC650 AC'97 CODEC supports multiple CODEC extensions with independent variable sampling rates and built-in 3D effects.

Comments from dudeposted - 01:40 PM CET - Feb,28 2004
Woot...new AC97 drivers. Gotta hand it to Realtek, every new release of this driver keeps getting better and better.

Comments from bitchposted - 03:23 PM CET - Feb,28 2004
u tight bitch. buy a decent soundcard. 90dB SNR is lame compared to an Audigy's 102dB+. AC97 waste cpu cycles (5-10% performance hit).

Comments from NOTHINGposted - 11:12 PM CET - Feb,28 2004
John Zuccarini....hope you rot, get fucked, and die in your short two and some year prison term motherfucker.

Comments from dudeposted - 12:54 AM CET - Feb,29 2004
My motherboard is so lame that a new sound card isn't really worth it (ECS K7S5a)..losing it in a month.

Comments from MY Logitechposted - 02:45 AM CET - Feb,29 2004
MORE Windows XP Reloaded NEWS, Please!/Keep us up to date on this topic...

Comments from MY Logitechposted - 02:52 AM CET - Feb,29 2004
ATITool v0.0.18 = HUmmmmm, $400.00 bucks US for my card, I think I'm going to pass on this one, be-sides you jest can't beat a hardware overclock, if you ask me !

Comments from samadamaposted - 03:02 AM CET - Feb,29 2004
To: [email protected] I SECOND THAT.......

Comments from xxxxposted - 04:51 PM CET - Mar,01 2004
i wouldn't say an audigy is all that good, how many games on most systems can you crank that up to full quality bitch? hardly any. creative sucks, onboard audio rules. onboard video sucks however.

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