I’ve been bored and playing around with customizing the look of Vista. I’ll have an article up on what I did in the next few days.
In the mean time, here’s a screenshot for you:
Full Size (1680×1050), Medium Size (1000×625)
Updated Nvidia Drivers…again
They just released 182.06 drivers a little over 2 weeks ago. 182.08’s are out now.
Windows Vista SP2 RC released to general public
Neowin: Exclusive: Windows Vista SP2 RC released to general public
Neowin has the scoop. However, as of this writing and as noted by the user comments the only download that points to the new files is the ISO link.
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TIP:
The service pack cleanup tool has been changed and is now compcln.exe.
WARNING – If you run compcln.exe you will not be able to uninstall the RC and therefore you will be unable to install the final version when released.
I made a backup with TI and will revert to that when the final is released.
Firefox 3.0.7 Hits Mirrors
Not “officially” released yet. Download the English (U.S.) version.
See the FF Home Page for the official release.
openSUSE users, it is already up on the repos!
*edit – The release is now “official“.
PerfectDisk 10 Build 100
29 bugfixes. Update from within the program or download here.
CCleaner v2.17 Released
[27 Feb 2009]
CCleaner v2.17
– Added wiping of disk free space.
– Progress bar changed to go from 0 to 100%.
– Improved Apple Safari history cleaning.
– Improved speed of Uninstaller Tool.
– Interface string changes and fixes.
– Added Ukranian translation.
– Installer language tweaks.
– Minor architecture changes.
– Minor bug fixes.
ATI Catalyst 9.2 Drivers
Nvidia GeForce Driver Release 182.06
This is a WHQL driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, and 200-series desktop GPUs.
New in Release 182.06:
* Recommended for the best experience in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin.
* Boosts performance in numerous 3D applications. The following are some examples of improvements measured with Release 182.06 WHQL drivers vs. Release 181.22 WHQL drivers (results will vary depending on your GPU, system configuration, and game settings):
o Up to 8% performance increase in Fallout 3 at high resolution and AA.
o Up to 10% performance increase in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin.
o Up to 9% performance increase in Half-Life 2 at high resolution with AA.
o Up to 11% performance increase in Left 4 Dead at high resolution with AA.
o Up to 10% performance increase in Race Driver: GRID at high resolution and AA.
* Includes full support for OpenGL 3.0 on GeForce 8-series, 9-series, and 200-series GPUs.
* Automatically installs the new PhysX System Software version 9.09.0203.
* Additional information on specific bug fixes can be found in the release documentation notes.
* Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.
Time To Run Windows Update
Updates available for XP, 2K3, Vista, 2K8, IE7, IE8 (Windows 7 Beta), etc.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for February 2009
Ultimate Windows Tweaker v 1.1 Released
UWT is the only tweak program I currently use for Vista. If you are going to use this program, PLEASE know what you are tweaking beforehand. As always, backup first.
UWT 1.1 change log, Download & Info.