Jul 31 2008

Creative Releases New Driver For X-Fi Cards

Category: Computer NewsEric (a.k.a. TweakHound) @ 9:12 pm

These are labeled SBXF_PCDRV_LB_2_18_0004. Hit up [H]ardOCP for the link.

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Jul 31 2008

CCleaner v2.10.618 Is Out

Category: Computer NewsEric (a.k.a. TweakHound) @ 9:06 pm

[30 July 2008]
CCleaner v2.10
- Added Type Library cleaning to Registry Cleaner.
- Improved File Extension scanning in Registry Cleaner.
- Added /SHUTDOWN command-line parameter to shutdown the computer
after cleaning. Only works with /AUTO.
- Added Shutdown option to system tray menu.
- Added support for Vista common dialogs.
- Fixed bug in Uninstaller Tool where some items were hidden.
- Fixed multi-monitor issue with dialogs.
- Fixed incompatibility with Windows Search 4.0.
- Added seconds to filename when saving .REG files.
- Improved RegEdit location navigation.
- Improved Google Earth cleaning and detection.
- Memory usage optimizations.
- Minor bug fixes.

Download CCleaner (slim)

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Jul 31 2008

iTunes 7.7.1

Category: Computer NewsEric (a.k.a. TweakHound) @ 9:04 pm

iTunes 7.7.1 includes fixes to improve stability and performance.

Download

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Jul 29 2008

Windows Vista Performance and Tuning

Category: Computer NewsEric (a.k.a. TweakHound) @ 1:47 pm

Microsoft paper:

This guide focuses on performance improvements on a single computer, but also takes a look at some of the tools used in enterprise environments to help make performance tuning manageable on a much larger scale.

Download & Info

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Jul 27 2008

PerfectDisk 2008 Build 61 Released

Category: Computer NewsEric (a.k.a. TweakHound) @ 6:05 pm

PerfectDisk 2008 Build 61 Released
Continue reading “PerfectDisk 2008 Build 61 Released”

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Jul 23 2008

Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 Is Out

Category: Computer NewsEric (a.k.a. TweakHound) @ 7:12 pm

Fixes a few security issues. Hit the Tbird home page for download & info.

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Jul 22 2008

AutoRuns v9.31

Category: Computer NewsEric (a.k.a. TweakHound) @ 1:55 pm

This release fixes a bug displaying missing images that reference paths with spaces, adds support for Sidebar Gadgets on 64-bit Windows, and correctly handles 64-bit paths that reference the program files directory.

*Update July 24 – v9.32 released.

Autoruns v9.32: This fixes a 32-bit parsing bug introduced in the v9.31 update.

Download & Info

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Jul 22 2008

Mark Russinovich – Pushing the Limits of Windows: Physical Memory

Category: Computer NewsEric (a.k.a. TweakHound) @ 1:53 pm

As usual from Mr. Russinovich, Good stuff!

This is the first blog post in a series I’ll write over the coming months called Pushing the Limits of Windows that describes how Windows and applications use a particular resource, the licensing and implementation-derived limits of the resource, how to measure the resource’s usage, and how to diagnose leaks.

Mark Russinovich – Pushing the Limits of Windows: Physical Memory

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Jul 21 2008

ATI Catalyst 8.7 Drivers Released

Category: Computer NewsEric (a.k.a. TweakHound) @ 5:44 pm

Lots and lots of fixes. Download & Info. Release notes.
Available for Linux too.

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Jul 16 2008

Autoruns v9.3 Released

Category: Computer NewsEric (a.k.a. TweakHound) @ 6:33 pm

This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them.
Autoruns v9.3: This Autoruns update adds support for several additional shell extension points, including copy hook, property sheet, and drag and drop handlers, fixes a bug in the Vista gadget parsing code and better handles malformed paths.

More info at Sysinternals Blog

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Jul 16 2008

Firefox 3.0.1 Hits Mirrors

Category: Computer NewsEric (a.k.a. TweakHound) @ 2:38 pm

Firefox 3.0.1 is currently on the mirror sites. It has not ‘officialy’ been released as of this writing.
Download Firefox 3.0.1 (English, U.S.)
Other operating systems and languages here.
Firefox home page.

*edit 7:08 pm – It is now official.
Release Notes.
Hit the Firefox home page to download it.

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Jul 11 2008

Java Update

Category: Computer NewsEric (a.k.a. TweakHound) @ 5:18 pm

Jave Runtime Environment version 6 update 7 has been released. This fixes several security issues.
More info at ZDNet.
Download the update.

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