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69786	2002-08-09 11:49:00	A map hack for Warcraft III has started circulating on Battle . net and Blizzard have already issued a response to discovery of the hack . The full post is here ( . battle . net/war3-general/posts/bf/51507 . shtml" target="_blank">forums . battle . net), in the meantime here is part of the response: A certain Warcraft III map hack that surfaced several days ago will be countered by a patch Blizzard is currently working on . Blizzard is furious and is dedicated to keep with their aggressive stance against hacking or cheating of any kind:"[we] will ban the CD key of anyone caught using this hack in Warcraft III . Furthermore, we will continue to randomly monitor games connected through Battle . net to ensure fair play . The developer asks Warcraft III players to save their replay if they suspect someone has cheated when playing against them . If you have played a game against someone you suspect of having cheated, you can file a complaint at hacks@blizzard . com (mailto:hacks@blizzard . com) (be sure to attach your saved replay file) . Also, they kindly ask you to notify that address f you have any information on persons or Web sites found to be distributing any type of hack or cheat program affecting any Blizzard game . Microsoft has announced the start of development on Halo 2 ( . yahoo . com/prnews/020808/sfth019_1 . html" target="_blank">biz . yahoo . com), which they say will be in stores in about a year . Here's the announcement: Halo 2, a sci-fi action/first-person shooter game, is a full sequel to the best-selling original and will continue the story of the Master Chief, a genetically enhanced supersoldier who is the only man that has successfully defied the Covenant, a coalition of alien races on a murderous march toward Earth . "Halo 2" surpasses its predecessor both in graphical beauty and combat intensity . The Master Chief and his marine allies return to battle the full complement of Covenant forces, as well as new enemies who have not yet revealed themselves . "Halo 2" also expands the Master Chief's already substantial arsenal with powerful new weapons, many pried from the twitching claws of defeated enemies, as well as more than twice as many drivable vehicles for exploring vast landscapes or speeding into battle . In addition to its epic single-player campaign, "Halo 2" will be playable online through Xbox Live . You can catch some screenshots here ( . bungie . net/perlbin/blam . pl?file=/site/1/site/halo/features/screenshots . html" target="_blank">www . bungie . net) . Nullsoft has released the Winamp mp3PRO Plugin 1 . 1 for Winamp 2 users . The plugin will allow Winamp 2 to listen to mp3PRO files properly . Go here ( . mp3prozone . com/assets/mp3PROAudioDecoder_v1_1 . exe" target="_blank">www . mp3prozone . com) to download the plugin . The plugin adds the following: - complexity reductions added option to ignore CRC checking (enabled by default) - improved accuracy of time slider for ID3v2 tagged files - added option to enable SHOUT-/ICE-Cast title streaming - show playback time of streams in title Stardock (http://www . stardock . com) (the creators of WindowBlinds) has posted a guide on how themes work under WindowsXP to help you understand the workings of WindowsBlinds a little bit better . Here's part of the guide: When Windows XP was released, users immediately could see that something was different . It came with an updated user interface that looked more polished . The new look came with a new term: A visual style . A visual style represents the customization of the main parts of the Windows graphical user interface (GUI) . Windows XP came with 1 called Windows XP style . You can read the full article here ( . stardock . com/Articles/xpskinning . html" target="_blank">draginol . stardock . com) . Here's an excerpt from a forum thread that popped up over at Hardforums on the proposed release schedule for AMD: " . . . AMD will announce the 2400+ (1 . 933GHz) and 2600+ (2 . 066GHz) by the end of September, and the . 13 production problems are basically solved . The new processors will have P4 type heat shields extending the CPU surface which will greatly aid heat dissipation (and maybe finally killing multiplier unlocking) . " " . . . in October, Hammer (Opteron) at 3+GHz will be shown at a major trade show (still slated to ship LATE this year or January 2003 in the server versions), and a 2700+ (2 . 158GHz) ATHLON (Socket A) OPERATING AT 333 FSB will be released . Barton (512k Cache) is now delayed to 2nd quarter next year (if ever), and innovations like 333 FSB will NOT be moved back through the line . Athlon, as we now know it, will move to Value CPU when the new Opteron and Athlon 64 are introduced . Duron is discontinued for good by year-end . " . The full thread is available for reading here ( . hardforums . com/showthread . php?s=b328dfbbf8f7baa8228d68935c143e1f&threadid=469075" target="_blank">www . hardforums . com) . Can't wait for the 333Mhz CPU's . Some more details have emerged on Sony's PlayStation 3 chip . The chip is being developed and manufactured jointly by IBM, Sony, and Toshiba and they have wrapped up the design for the inner workings of a mysterious new chip called Cell . Here's more: The new multimedia processor called "Cell," touted as a "supercomputer on a chip," is well on the way to completion, IBM says . As previously reported, the chip could end up inside the PlayStation 3, and elements of its design are expected in future server chips from IBM . The processor's design is still under wraps, but the companies say Cell's capabilities will allow it to deliver one trillion calculations per second (teraflop) or more of floating-point calculations . With integer math, it will have the ability to do more than 1 teraflop, roughly 100 times more than a single Pentium 4 chip running at 2 . 5GHz . You can read more over at Gamespot ( . com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2876642,00 . html" target="_blank">gamespot . com) . It seems the AMD/AGP LargePageMinimum hang error that surfaced in Windows 2000 has carried over to Windows XP . Here are details on the problem: Symptoms: A Windows 2000-based computer may stop responding (hang) when you use an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) program such as Ziff Davis 3D WinBench 2000 . This behavior may occur more frequently depending on the computer's processor, memory, and graphics configuration . This problem is known to occur with Nvidia GeForce 256 and Matrox G400 video adapters on computers with AMD Athlon processors . This issue is not specific to any particular video adapter type . This error is also existant in Windows XP, although personally I have not seen any issues, but M$ says its still there . . . tends to happen to people with lots of RAM . The KnowledgeBase article for the 2000 version of the problem can be read here ( . microsoft . com/support/kb/articles/Q270/7/15 . asp" target="_blank">support . microsoft . com) while the XP KB article is here ( . microsoft . com/support/kb/articles/Q321/9/38 . asp" target="_blank">support . microsoft . com) . If you want to grab a fix for the problem, head on over to here ( . phucknut . net/files/index . php?action=file&id=19" target="_blank">www . phucknut . net) . Mozilla 1 . 1 Beta has been released with the following changes: Improvements to Arabic shaping which result in better layout of Arabic pages on Linux and other platforms without their own Arabic support . A bug ( . mozilla . org/show_bug . cgi?id=142233" target="_blank">bugzilla . mozilla . org) was fixed which caused English text in text boxes to be displayed in the wrong direction on Hebrew pages . The JavaScript Debugger ( . mozilla . org/projects/venkman/" target="_blank">www . mozilla . org) has gone through a major development cycle . It now sports a palette of nine views which can be rearranged within the main window, or docked in separate floating windows . It is also possible to create user defined views and commands directly with JavaScript . More details are available in the FAQ ( . hacksrus . com/~ginda/venkman/faq/venkman-faq . html" target="_blank">www . hacksrus . com), newsgroup (news://news . mozilla . org/netscape . public . mozilla . jsdebugger), or IRC channel (irc://irc . mozilla . org/venkman) . Distinct window icons on MS Windows for the different Mozilla applications Mozilla on Linux now has Fullscreen mode . (press F11) All Search entry points now use your default search engine . Improved site compatibility and rendering . The tab bar now has a button for creating new tabs . If you a fan of Netscape, then Mozilla will suit you to a tee . Go grab it here ( . mozilla . org/releases/" target="_blank">www . mozilla . org) . Hot on the heels of yesterdays rather large BIOS update release, Asus have released some more new BIOS beta files which are available from the following links: (=1004 - 09 Beta) Asus Bios P4B533-VM 1004 Final (ftp://ftp . asuscom . de/pub/ASUSCOM/BIOS/Socket_478/INTEL_Chipset/i845g/P4B533-VM/1004 . zip) Asus Bios P4B266-E 1003 - 04 Beta (ftp://ftp . asuscom . de/pub/ASUSCOM/BIOS/Socket_478/INTEL_Chipset/i845d/P4B266-E/) Asus Bios P4B 1010 - 03 Beta (ftp://ftp . asuscom . de/pub/ASUSCOM/BIOS/Socket_478/INTEL_Chipset/i845/P4B/) DriverHeaven have got a hold of some new ATI Radeon Drivers version 6136 for windows XP . There's no word on the changes in these drivers, but they are available from the links below: - Mirror 1 ( . 215 . 91 . 35/7 . 75-dx9-020705n-6136 . zip" target="_blank">217 . 215 . 91 . 35) - Mirror 2 (ftp://driver:driver@217 . 121 . 63 . 247/7 . 75-dx9-020705n-6136 . zip) SIS have released a new ALi Driverpack version 1 . 09 that contains the following: Update ALi AGP driver from version 1 . 90 to 1 . 91 Update ALi AUDIO WDM driver from version 5181 to 5210 . Update ALi Ultra-IDE driver from 4 . 0 . 0 . 5 to 4 . 0 . 0 . 6 . Update ALi AGP driver version 1 . 90 for Win98/ME with WHQL . Fix Integrated driver issue that AGP driver can't install on win 98/98SE for ALi M1672 north bridge . You can Download the ALi Driverpack from here (ftp://www . ali . com . tw/driver/Integrated1 . 09 . exe) or here (ftp://ftp . aliusa . com/driver/Integrated1 . 09 . exe) . You can check out the release notes here (ftp://ftp . aliusa . com/driver/Integrated1 . 09 . txt) . TweakTown has posted a four-way nVidia GeForce 4200 shoot-out featuring the ASUS V8420, Albatron Ti4200-P, Chaintech A-GT21 and Leadtek A250LE . Go check it out here ( . tweaktown . com/document . php?dType=review&dId=333" target="_blank">www . tweaktown . com) if your budget will only extend to a Ti4200 . Powerarchiver version 8 . 0 2002 has been released . PowerArchiver provides support for most compressed and encoded files, as well as access to many powerful features and tools . The new version includes the following changes: Unlimited ZIP size support Improved compression results (both size and speed) using Deflate64 Encryption tool for protecting your most important files and archives One-click FTP upload support with multiple site profiles Password manager that remembers commonly used passwords Support for powerful self-extracting CAB archives Easy to use SFX Wizard New icons, new look, new images - complete with Windows® XP theme support RAR v3 support Plug-in support And many more . . . ( . powerarchiver . com/history/" target="_blank">www . powerarchiver . com) Grab it here ( . powerarchiver . com/powarc800 . exe" target="_blank">download . powerarchiver . com) if you are after a change from Winzip and Winrar .	tweak'e (174)
69787	2002-08-10 04:00:00	cool :)	disabledseaman (982)
69788	2002-08-11 03:33:00	;)	Graham L (2)
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