Scriptomatic 2.0
January. 18, 2005 @ 10:13AM GMT +10 |
A completely new version of the famous Scriptomatic, the utility that writes WMI scripts for you. (And, in the process, teaches you the fundamental concepts behind writing WMI scripts for yourself.) Unlike its predecessor, Scriptomatic 2.0 isn’t limited to writing just VBScript scripts; instead, Scriptomatic 2.0 can write scripts in Perl, Python, or JScript as well.
Source: Warp2Search |
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ATI Catalyst 5.1
January. 18, 2005 @ 10:11AM GMT +10 |
Ati has just released its newest set of drivers, the Catalyst 5.1's.
Details:
·Second head in Dual Head system is no longer corrupt during login screen.
·Display corruption is no longer seen when switching between X-Windows and the Linux text console, and back to X-Windows.
·Video playback in Dual Head mode no longer results in an error message being displayed, or the player failing to start.
·PCI-Express systems no longer hang after running 3D Applications for long periods.
·3D Applications no longer hang on RHEL 3.0 with 1GB or more memory installed.
Catalyst 5.1 without CCC
Catalyst 5.1 with CCC
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MP3 Goes Multichannel
January. 17, 2005 @ 10:17PM GMT +10 |
The file format that inspired millions of downloads hopes to inspire music fans to do something else: buy more speakers. Now officially released by the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS and Thomson, coinventors of the MP3 format, the new MP3 Surround supports 5.1 multichannel sound.
Read More @ PCmag |
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10GIG online storage for free?
January. 17, 2005 @ 10:16PM GMT +10 |
A company called Streamload is offering consumers a free 10 gigabyte online storage locker for multimedia files, potentially raising the stakes for larger companies such as Yahoo and America Online.
Read more @ CNET |
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AMD holds off on DDR-2 support
January. 17, 2005 @ 10:08PM GMT +10 |
AMD has been rumoured to be coming out with DDR2 in Q2, and documents floating around the i915/925 launch said as much. AMD basically said 'we could do it now, but why', and followed it up with numbers proving that it made little sense until DDR2-667 hit.
Well, as they say about the best laid plans, it isn't going to happen this year. AMD backpedalled on DDR2 support, and will hold off until Socket 1207 hits in 2006. One person at CES was quoted as saying 'no way, no how', and that is about all there is to say.
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Internet2 Consortium sets new speed
January. 17, 2005 @ 10:05PM GMT +10 |
The Internet2 consortium announced that a research team based at the University of Tokyo set a new IPv4 transmission speed record in November. The team successfully sent a multiple stream data transmission with a transfer rate of 7.21 gigabits per second over a distance of 20,645 kilometers " more than half the circumference of the earth.
The Internet2 land speed record measures the data transfer rate by the distance traveled. The Tokyo team, which includes members from Fujitsu Computer Technologies and the Widely Integrated Distributed Environment Project, surpassed the previous record, set by a joint SUNET-Sprint team, by more than 20%.
University of Tokyo professor Kei Hiraki said that, despite his team's impressive results, new technologies haved the way to even higher network speeds. "The record demonstrates that the data transfer bottleneck is no longer at the network layer," he said in a statement. "As I/O technology evolves, the data transfer possibilities may be endless."
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Computer Hardware Buying Guide
January. 17, 2005 @ 05:58PM GMT +10 |
In this guide we will be going over different computer components for different price brackets as well as peripherals and other wonderful products. Daily I run across questions posed in forums around the net asking what they should get. What's the best for the money? What's better, this video card or that one? AMD or Intel? In this guide we will answer all of that and more, and hopefully we can cause all of you AMD, Intel, ATI and Nvidia fanboys to see the pros and cons or all the opponents. This guide will be offered in 3 parts, first part will be the AMD systems, second the Intel systems, and third all your peripheral needs!
Read the guide @ Comp-Reviews |
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Anti P2P software developed
January. 17, 2005 @ 05:34PM GMT +10 |
A US p2p monitoring group reckons that it has come up with software that can identify and trace file-traders.
BayTSP uses a technique called software "spidering" to determine which user first uploaded a particular file for trading.
The software, called FirstSource, sends out multiple requests for a file extremely quickly. It deduces the original file sharer by assuming that only they will have the full file, having uploaded the original.
Once the file is confirmed to be the content in question, Bay TSP monitors individuals who download from the initial source, reports the original source to the music industry who can release the legal hounds.
BayTSP thinks that the software solves the problem on tracking the pirates on file-sharing networks of finding out who posts the original files. There might be tens of thousands of copies available for download, but all of them likely originated from a handful of sources.
Read More @ The Inquirer |
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Google GMail Drive 1.05
January. 17, 2005 @ 11:40AM GMT +10 |
GMail Drive is a Shell Namespace Extension that creates a virtual filesystem around your Google GMail account, allowing you to use GMail as a storage medium.
GMail Drive creates a virtual filesystem on top of your Google GMail account and enables you to save and retrieve files stored on your GMail account directly from inside Windows Explorer. GMail Drive literally adds a new drive to your computer under the My Computer folder, where you can create new folders, copy and drag'n'drop files to.
When you create a new file using GMail Drive, it generates an e-mail and posts it to your account. The e-mail appears in your normal Inbox folder, and the file is attached as an e-mail attachment. GMail Drive periodically checks your mail account (using the GMail search function) to see if new files have arrived and to rebuild the directory structures. But basically GMail Drive acts as any other hard-drive installed on your computer.
You can copy files to and from the GMail Drive folder simply by using drag'n'drop like you're used to with the normal Explorer folders.
Download GMail Drive 1.05 here |
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Dual-Layer Standard May Disappear Soon
January. 17, 2005 @ 11:38AM GMT +10 |
ual-Layered (DL) DVD writers are still a bit expensive, but the question of concern is the media prices. The price per DL media averages out to $10.00, which is shockingly high. We talked to manufacturers at this year’s CES about prices and what they thought about DL media in general. The replies we received were far from positive and disappointing. According to a few blank media providers, DL standard may not have a bright future ahead of it. The reason is the upcoming Blu-Ray and HD DVD standards that are supported by world’s top most corporations.
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Sunday Video Card Reviews
January. 16, 2005 @ 02:24PM GMT +10 |
Video Card roundup by 3DProfessor
nVidia GeForce 6200 TC review by Digit-Life
CP4U GeForce 6800 LE AGP review by HardwareCenter
Albatron GeForce 6600 GT AGP review by OverclockerCafe
Albatron GeForce 6600 GT AGP review by PCStats |
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Thunderbird turns 2 Million
January. 16, 2005 @ 08:29AM GMT +10 |
Thunderbird, an alternative email client has turned over 2 Million downloads in its first month! Goes to show that many people are willing to try somthing other then outlook.
Give it a go! |
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Elvis's MAME Cabinet
January. 16, 2005 @ 08:22AM GMT +10 |
How about this for a PC modification, a MAME Cabinet! It uses a PC to play old skool games.
Check it out here |
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NVIDIA Forceware 71.40 drivers out
January. 16, 2005 @ 08:16AM GMT +10 |
And another new Forceware driver in the shape of version 71.40 has hit the internet. This driver works for all NVIDIA videocards including the mobile series and works under Windows 2000 and XP.
Download:
NVIDIA Forceware 71.40 - TCMagazine
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IE - Unsecure again!... or still?
January. 16, 2005 @ 08:10AM GMT +10 |
A computer security researcher and an antivirus company are warning Microsoft Corp. customers about an unpatched hole in the company's Internet Explorer Web browser that could allow a remote attacker to bypass security warnings and download malicious content onto vulnerable systems.
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