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.
PerfectDisk 2008 Build 61 Released
PerfectDisk 2008 Build 61 Released
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Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 Is Out
Fixes a few security issues. Hit the Tbird home page for download & info.
AutoRuns v9.31
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.
Mark Russinovich – Pushing the Limits of Windows: Physical Memory
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
ATI Catalyst 8.7 Drivers Released
Lots and lots of fixes. Download & Info. Release notes.
Available for Linux too.
Autoruns v9.3 Released
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.
Firefox 3.0.1 Hits Mirrors
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.
Java Update
Jave Runtime Environment version 6 update 7 has been released. This fixes several security issues.
More info at ZDNet.
Download the update.
Microsoft: The Vista Bullying Stops Here
Tired of Apple’s campaign of FUD?
Windows Vista has been dragged through the mud by the bullies with which it competes, but those bullies are about to get hit with some long overdue retaliation…”There are a lot of myths around Windows Vista. We know the story is very different than what our competitors would like us to think,” Brooks told the audience.
In a clear dig at Apple and it’s ‘I’m a PC, I’m a Mac’ advertisements, Brooks suggested that Microsoft is preparing to retaliate against “noisy competitors” with a major new multi-million dollar advertising campaign, something that many channel partners have been hoping the software giant would do for months.
“You thought the sleeping giant was still sleeping. We’ve woken up and it’s time to take this message forward. This is the true story of Vista,” Brooks said.
I hope they have the ‘nads to follow through with this.
More at ChannelWeb.