RAMMap v1.1: This update to RAMMap, a memory analysis utility for Windows Vista and Windows 7, adds the ability to purge working sets and memory manager paging lists. This can be useful for measuring the memory usage of applications after they’ve started or when specific features are exercised.
Firefox 3.6.4 Official
Firefox 3.6.4 has been released. Download it or update from within the program (Help > Check for Updates).
Firefox 3.6.4 provides uninterrupted browsing for Windows and Linux users when there is a crash in the Adobe Flash, Apple Quicktime or Microsoft Silverlight plugins.
If a plugin crashes or freezes, it will not affect the rest of Firefox. You will be able to reload the page to restart the plugin and try again.
Firefox 3.6.4 also fixes the following issues found in previous versions of Firefox 3.6:
* Fixed several security issues.
* Fixed several stability issues.
Thunderbird 3.0.5
Download Thunderbird 3.0.5 or update from within the program (Help > Check for updates).
What’s New in Thunderbird 3.0.5
* This release improves the performance of indexing messages and accessing profiles stored on a network.
* This release also improves the unread email notification on Mac OS X.
* Several fixes to the user interface.
iTunes 9.2 Is Out
Download iTunes 9.2
Be sure to see: Ed Bott – Slimming down the bloated iTunes installer
iTunes 9.2 comes with several new features and improvements, including:
* Sync with iPhone 4 to enjoy your favorite music, movies, TV shows, books and more on-the-go
* Sync and read books with iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 4 and iBooks 1.1
* Organize and sync PDF documents as books. Read PDFs with iBooks 1.1 on iPad and any iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 4
* Organize your apps on your iOS 4 home screens into folders using iTunes
* Faster back-ups while syncing an iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 4
* Album artwork improvements make artwork appear more quickly when exploring your library
ATI Catalyst 10.6 Drivers Released
ATI Catalyst 10.6 Drivers available for XP, Vista, and Seven. (10.6’s for Linux here)
Acronis Disk Director 11 Home
Acronis has released the much anticipated and overdue Disk Director 11 Home.
The main feature of this version that most of us have been waiting here is Windows 7 support!
Buy the Full Version
or
Buy The Upgrade
See this page for a feature list and screenshot.
Autoruns v10.01
Autoruns v10.01: This fixes a bug in the Registry jump-to function for HKCU registry paths.
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi series driver 2.18.0015
I guess hell has frozen over! Creative has released new X-Fi Drivers for Windows 7. The last set was released in June of last year.
Download Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi series driver 2.18.0015
Take note of the following:
* This download currently supports Windows 7 only. Support for Windows Vista and Windows XP will be available at a later date.This download supports the following audio devices only:
* Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty® Professional Series
* Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series
* Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
* Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
* Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
* Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty
* Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro
* Sound Blaster X-FiFixes:
Resolves the following issues:
* System taking more than two minutes to shut down.
* PowerDVD® DX 8.3 (Dell® version) not working properly.
* Passthrough of Dolby®/DTS® audio to an external decoder not working with Windows Media Player 12.Requirements:
* Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit or Windows 7 32-bit
* Sound Blaster X-Fi audio devices listed above
New Nvidia Drivers
Nvidia has released GeForce/ION 257.21(WHQL) Drivers. (Linux 195.36.31 drivers were released on the 11th)
Download.
Microsoft (Sysinternals) Freeware Updates
Microsoft (Sysinternals) freeware apps updated including Autoruns v10, Process Explorer v12.04, and Sigcheck v1.7.
See this Sysinternals blog post for download and info.