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| 32484 | 2002-01-23 09:51:00 | AMD has announced the release of their Duron 1.3Ghz processor. Here's some of the early reviews of the chip: AMDZone www.amdzone.com Tech Report www.tech-report.com AMDMb www.amdmb.com Microsoft has released a command-line tool named Qfecheck.exe that gives network administrators increased ability to track and verify installed Windows 2000 and Windows XP hotfixes. The tool determines which hotfixes are installed by reading the information that is stored in a registry key. This tool provides the following benefits: This tool helps customers who thought they had properly installed an update, but had not, and are now experiencing a problem. Previously, it was somewhat difficult to identify which fixes were installed on a computer. This simple tool easily enumerates all of the installed fixes by Microsoft Knowledge Base article number. Customers can then confirm that they have installed the appropriate set of fixes before using a valuable support incident and potentially experiencing unplanned down time. Many companies identify a common set of fixes that are required for all servers in a given data center. To help ensure that Windows 2000 and Windows XP hotfixes are applied in a consistent manner across many servers, this tool allows you to create logs for each computer in your organization that show which fixes are installed. Once those logs are created, you can easily scan them for consistency. There are rare situations in which, because of a network problem, a problem with the update itself, or a subsequent update that improperly overwrites a previous fix, updates could be damaged or removed in error. This tool ensures that not only have the fixes been installed, but that they are current on the computer. Microsoft has noted a significant correlation between maintaining a consistent platform across organizations and the overall stability and uptime of those systems. Microsoft believes that using this tool to regularly audit computers is a best practice that will help customers achieve higher reliability on their computers. Grab it here. support.microsoft.com The Cable Television Laboratories (CableLabs, which is the research and development consortium of cable television system operators representing the continents of North America and South America) have completed the specifications for the DOCSIS 2.0 cable standard. DOCSIS 2.0 uses the standards set out in the DOCSIS 1.0 and DOCSIS 1.1 that is use worldwide and then adds throughput in the upstream portion of the cable plant - from the consumer out to the Internet - creating a network that has 30 megabit per second (Mbps) capacity in two directions, producing triple the throughput for services like videoconferencing and peer-to-peer applications. You can read more on the new standard here.www.cablelabs.com Creative has released new drivers for the Soundblaster Audigy range of cards. The drivers are for Windows 98/ 98SE/ME/2000/XP. The drivers are WHQL certified and you must have installed the Sound Blaster Audigy installation CD before you run this update. You will also need to have PlayCenter Ver 2.20 and above pre-installed on your harddrive for this update to run properly. Grab the drivers from the links below: - Windows 2000/XP download.asia.creative.com - Windows 98/98SE/ME download.asia.creative.com 3dChipset have put up some new leaked 27.10 detonator drivers for Windows 2000/XP. These new drivers offer the following: No word on performance or compatibility Has New nViews Tab in properties Files are dated: Jan 3, 2002 GeForce4 support Grab em from www.3dchipset.com MadOnion has released a new version of ORB (Online Reporting Browser) the place where you can post all your 10000+ 3D Mark scores. This new version is out in readiness for the updated version of 3D Mark 2001 which expected to be out soon. Here service.madonion.com Microsoft has posted new WHQL drivers for Windows XP over at the WindowsUpdate( v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com)site. The new updates are: Ati Technologies Inc. Display Driver Version 6.13.10.6014: Download size: 3,8 MB Realtek Net Driver Version 5.397.0104.2002: Download size: 29 KB Creative Media Driver Released on November 15 2001: Download size: 2,9 MB Epson Printer Driver Version5.20.00.00: Download size: 3,4 MB TVTool 6.0 Beta has been released. TVTool helps with the TV ouput of nVidia graphic cards, dealing with such problem of black borders around the picture on the TV screen. A detailed list and explanation of the all the changes is here(www.tvtool.de) and you can download the tool here.www.tvtool.de Limewire 2.1.3 beta is out. Grab it here.www.limewire.com Just remember people this is just a copy&paste news......use any progs/links at your risk. any comments are appreciated. |
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| 32485 | 2002-01-23 11:15:00 | Thanks tweak'e I especially appreciate the hardware reviews as I'm sizing up a system for purchase later in the year (in the unlikely event of not winning the PC World prize). |
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| 32486 | 2002-01-23 11:46:00 | '...any comments are appreciated...' [ tweak'e ] * i enjoy your postings - thank you for the time and effort. :) !!! e_ |
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| 32487 | 2002-01-23 19:06:00 | Who needs the PC World magazine, with tweak'e around? Now if I cancel my subscription, that money could go towards --jetstream-- hummm---I wonder!! |
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