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94804	2002-10-31 07:18:00	TuffTEST 1.53 (00442) : TuffTEST is the first PC diagnostic software product that can automatically test the major hardware components of any Intel-based, or compatible, desktop PC. CPU RightMark 0.2 Beta : The CPU RightMark (CPU RM) benchmark is meant for objective performance measurement of modern and future CPUs in various computational tasks such as computational modeling of physical processes and solving of 3D graphics problems. The emphasis is placed on testing under the load of a CPU-RAM link and FPU/SIMD units. TweakDB Beta 2 : TweakDB is a tweaking tool with support for all versions of Windows and several types of graphics cards. It focuses mainly on increasing system performance but also on increasing system stability and addressing windows problems. Download CPU RightMark 0.2 Beta (www.majorgeeks.com) Download TweakDB Beta 2 (www.majorgeeks.com) Download TuffTEST 1.53 (00442) (www.majorgeeks.com ) "As Microsoft says, "The first comprehensive, online game arena fully dedicated to fast-action broadband gaming experiences," Xbox Live will take place next month, November 15th. The 10 U.S. and Canadian broadband providers are opening up to the new found friend, Xbox Live. They will also help support Microsoft® Xbox (TM) Live to help provider consumers with a strong broadband connection to play against users online with playing the Xbox. For more Info warp2.......thedigitalresource.com (www.thedigitalresource.com) Freenet is a large-scale peer-to-peer network which pools the power of member computers around the world to create a massive virtual information store open to anyone to freely publish or view information of all kinds. Freenet is: Highly survivable: All internal processes are completely anonymized and decentralized across the global network, making it virtually impossible for an attacker to destroy information or take control of the system. Private: Freenet makes it extremely difficult for anyone to spy on the information that you are viewing, publishing, or storing. Secure: Information stored in Freenet is protected by strong cryptography against malicious tampering or counterfeiting. Efficient: Freenet dynamically replicates and relocates information in response to demand to provide efficient service and minimal bandwidth usage regardless of load. Significantly, Freenet generally requires log(n) time to retrieve a piece of information in a network of size n. Download Freenet 0.5.0.3 (freenetproject.org) Alex van Kaam, programmer of MBM, has released a major update version of the voltage, fan and temperature monitoring tool. This version is kind of final but has not completed the entire testing routine Alex puts 'finals' through. Read more for changelog and download links. Changelog: VIA VT8235 smbus added SiS0016 smbus via Sis0008 added SiS0016 smbus via Sis0018 added SiS0016 smbus via Sis0961 added SiS0016 smbus via Sis0962 added SiS0016 smbus via Sis0963 added AMD1027 support added ITE8722F support added MySon0008 sub-voltage added W83697HF sub-voltage added Asus Mozart2 added MAX6651 support [see help] added ICH smbus support improved Winbond temp not updating fixed HDD with the same name issue fixed HDD temp compensation issue fixed HDD on/off issue fixed SCSI scan issue fixed Asus A7N266 wrong detection fixed Asus A7N266 slow detection fixed Asus A7V133 suspend causing wrong detection issue fixed Beep issue under winXP fixed [I hope] ISA dump added to system info SMB dump added to system info PCI dump added system info Transperancy override added to dashboard NT4 & transparency fixed on dashboard Passive mode FTP option added Memory usage added to OSD Messages added to MBM, see the help file advanced section Option to always restart with standby, see the help file advanced section Names & Alarms can now be updated via the sharedmemory and MBM will take these values over. Download #1 (mbm.livewiredev.com) Download #2 (www.chello.nl) Download #3 (users.pandora.be) Logitech has released a minor update patch for the iTouch keyboard software that ships with every multimedia keyboard that has programmable features. Unfortunately Logitech does not give any official information on what is fixed/changed with the patch. However Warp2Search managed to find out that iTouch now supports: Winamp 3 Windows Media Player 9 (Beta) Before running this patch file (ftp://ftp.logitech.com/pub/techsupport/keyboards/itouch/itouch_patch.exe), please make sure to do the following. 1. Download the itouch_patch.exe file to a known location. 2. Exit the Logitech iTouch software. a. Right click on the iTouch symbol in the systray of the Windows taskbar. b. Select Exit. 3. Double click on the iTouch_Patch.exe file. A dialogue box will open, the files will self extract to the proper location, C:Program FilesLogitechiTouch. 4. Select Unzip. 5. Launch the iTouch software. Thanks to MajorGeeks.com. Freeware tool for flushing the Prefetch log and controlling the Prefetch parameters in Windows XP. Download Windows XP Prefetch Clean And Control 1.2.0 (www.majorgeeks.com) Plextor have released some new firmwares for the following CD-R/RW Drives. Plextor PX-S88T Firmware v1.06 Plextor PX-W4824TA Firmware v1.02 Plextor PX-W4824TU Firmware v1.02 Download Plextor PX-S88T Firmware v1.06 (www.plextor.be) Download Plextor PX-W4824TA Firmware v1.02 (www.plextor.co.jp) Download Plextor PX-W4824TU Firmware v1.02 (www.plextor.co.jp) Have you suddenly seen pop-up's in Windows 2000 and Windows XP about porn and advertising? Well this is a new "Security" issue. There is a couple ways to stop these from popping up. First way is a bit advanced if you don't know what your doing. But you can block TCP/UDP port 135. Which is the port the MS Messenger services works on. The second easy way is to disable the service. For the fix warp 2 ... TACKtech.com. (tacktech.com) Adaptec have released a new ASPI Driver for Windows 98, NT 4, Me, 2000 and XP. Updated ASPI drivers version 4.72 for Windows 98, NT 4, Me, 2000 and XP. Includes ASPICHK version checking utility. Adaptec provides this software without charge and as a courtesy to Adaptec product users but offers no technical support regarding this software. Download Adaptec ASPI Driver for Windows v4.72 (www.adaptec.com) "On CD Freaks.com we can read the latest about the current standings on SecuROM and SafeDisc. Both protections have recently been introduced and seemed to be more agressive then ever. However CD Freaks has posted solutions for those who want to backup games protected with these technologies, and announces a new release of Alcohol 120%. There are several tools available to make backups of SecuROM and SafeDisc protected games, an overview, which also includes freeware applications can be found here. (www.cdfreaks.com) Also a new release of Alcohol 120% 1.3.3 1030 (www.alcohol-software.com) has been released. More information about the changelog and user reports can be found here. (www.cdfreaks.com) Asus have released some new BIOS files and as usual be careful when flashing your motherboard BIOS. Hit Read More for the full list. Asus Bios P4PE 1002 Final (=1002 - 04 Beta) Asus Bios A7V333 1015 - 01 Beta Asus Bios A7M266-D 1009 - 01A Beta Asus Bios A7V8X 1008 Final (=1006 - 08 Beta) Asus SIS USB 2.0 Driver v1.01 Win2000 / XP Asus SIS IDE Driver v2.02 Win2000 / XP Asus Tool AFLASH v2.16 Download here[url] Bluenews.com reports that a new version 2136 patch for Unreal Tournament 2003 has been released by Epic. There is a local version of the 10.2 MB patch which also includes a list of mirrors along with the extensive list of what is new, changed, and fixed by the patch. Download [url=http://www.bluesnews.com/files/ut2003/2136patch.shtml]3 Version 2136 Patch (www.asuscom.de) Avant Browser 7.0.0.2 (www.majorgeeks.com) Fast, stable, user-friendly, versatile multi-window browser. [ Freeware | 991 Kb | Win All ]	tweak'e (174)
94805	2002-10-31 07:49:00	Thanks Mate - good to see the familiar news entry - makes my day. G P	Graham Petrie (449)
94806	2002-10-31 20:51:00	Thanks tweak'e, this post is great for noting down things to download/check out. Gives me something to do when I want to 'fix' my computer into oblivion... :D	Jemy_X (2081)
94807	2002-11-03 11:02:00	I tried the Logitech patch, but it wouldn't/couldn't download, but I got the Windows-XP-Prefetch-Clean-And-Control and will try it when I go offline. It's good to see these things, and maybe try them out. Good work Tweak'e rads:)	raddersnz (684)
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