As I opined on Friday, AMD had issues with their servers. The 9.5 drivers are now ‘officially’ out.
Download & Info These are available for Linux too. The 9.5’s are for newer cards only (see the release notes).
Paul Thurrott – Windows 7, October 15
Microsoft also says it will finalize Windows 7 in mid-August and deliver it to the public in time for the 2009 holiday season. I can tell you, however, that the general availability date is a lot more specific than that: You’ll be able to get the final version of Windows 7 publicly on October 15, 2009, according to the current schedule.
Paul’s Article
Source – Neowin
Hot Deal, SSD for $100
I don’t post deals much but this one is a fantastic deal.
Newegg has the OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX30G 2.5″ 30GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD) for $99 after rebate. Free shipping too.
Normal price is $149, 20% off = $119, rebate is $20 = $99.
System Information for Windows Updated
SIW is an advanced System Information for Windows tool that gathers detailed information about your system properties and settings and displays it in an extremely comprehensible manner.
SIW 2009-05-12 is available
* Improved “Battery” module.
* Improved “Installed Programs” module.
* Fixed XML Report.
* Support for NVIDIA ION platform.
* Intel “Clarkdale” processor preliminary support.
* Preliminary support of Apple MacBook & MacBook Pro.
* Minor improvements and bug fixes.
ATI Catalyst 9.5's, Delayed
The ATI Catalyst 9.5 drivers were scheduled for release today. These drivers made it to their servers then disappeared. I do not know why they disappeared but the main ATI Driver download page has been extremely slow all day.
An initial forum post on the subject was removed and there is now a forum post stating “Sorry guys and gals the drivers are delayed until monday unfortunately. If you already download the drivers manually then you wont need to re-download them on monday as far as I am aware.”
The only place I can find these drivers at the moment is at techPowerUp so head there if you want them.
Check here Monday when they become officially released.
2009 Ars USB Flash Drive Roundup
2009 Ars USB Flash Drive Roundup
Best Drives for fastest read/write speeds: The award here goes to both the OCZ Throttle and the Patriot Xporter XT.
Autoruns v9.5
This update to Autoruns, a powerful autostart manager, adds display of audio and video codecs, which are gaining popularity as an extension mechanism used by malware gains automatic execution.
Nvidia GeForce 185.85 WHQL Drivers
Available for XP, Vista, & Windows 7. Download Nvidia GeForce 185.85 WHQL Drivers
Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List Update
This update helps make websites designed for older browsers look better in Internet Explorer 8. To take advantage of this update, you must have “Include updated website lists from Microsoft” selected in Internet Explorer’s Compatibility View Settings.
Available for XP, 2K3, Vista, & 2K8 (running IE8 obviously). To install just run Windows Update.
Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Beta
Overview
Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor scans your PC’s system, programs and devices to check if it’s able to run Windows 7. After a few minutes, the report will let you know if your PC meets the system requirements, if there are any known compatibility issues with your programs and devices, and will also provide guidance on your upgrade options to Windows 7.
System Requirements
* Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7; Windows Vista; Windows XP Service Pack 2
* .NET 2.0 Framework or higher if running on Windows XP
Download Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Beta
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