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Microsoft: The Vista Bullying Stops Here

July 8, 2008, 14:26(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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.

Tagged With: Windows Vista

Time To Run Windows Update

July 8, 2008, 14:10(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Updates available for XP, 2k3, Vista, 2k8, Office…

Tagged With: Computer News

Spybot-S&D 1.6 has arrived!

July 8, 2008, 12:52(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Time for an update! To keep up with the latest threats, and solve some issues and feature requests users had, we’re proud to announce Spybot-S&D version 1.6. Some of the features include:
-Improved Scan Speed
-Up-to-date browser support
-Easier On-Access Use
-OpenSBI
-And quite a lot more bug fixes and new features, which can be found on bug tracker.

Spybot – Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications.

Download & Info

Tagged With: Computer News, Security

UBCD4Win 3.20 Released

July 4, 2008, 13:12(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

This is my #1 PC diagnostic and repair tool.

UBCD4Win is a bootable recovery CD that contains software used for repairing, restoring, or diagnosing almost any computer problem. Our goal is to be the most complete and easy to use free computer diagnostic tool. Almost all software included in UBCD4Win are freeware utilities for Windows.

Version history.
Home Page, Download & Info.
Download from Major Geeks.

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware

CCleaner v2.09.600 Is Out

June 26, 2008, 15:13(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

CCleaner v2.09
– Added full support for Internet Explorer 8.0 beta.
– Improved Opera 9.5 support to fix cache cleaning.
– Improved interface for Startup tool.
– Changed memory management routines to reduce footprint.
– Fixed rare 64-bit performance issues.
– Added splitter bar to interface.
– Fixed repaint issues with certain themes.
– Fixed Spybot cleaning detection.
– Internal code optimizations.
– Updated installer engine to fix icon bug.
– Minor GUI tweaks.

Download CCleaner (slim)

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware

Critical Adobe Reader Patch

June 25, 2008, 17:06(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

A critical vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.2. This vulnerability would cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

Update within the program or you can download it here:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3967

Tagged With: Software

Microsoft Pledges Windows XP Support Through 2014

June 24, 2008, 18:37(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

In a letter sent to customers this week, Microsoft senior VP Bill Veghte said the software maker will provide security patches “and other critical updates” for Windows XP until April, 2014.

More at InfoWeek.
Good to see MS man-up and do what customers are asking for.

Tagged With: Windows XP

Time To Run Windows Update

June 24, 2008, 13:51(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Updates available for XP, 2k3, Vista, etc.

Tagged With: Computer News

Nvidia Geforce 175.19 Drivers Released

June 23, 2008, 14:23(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

These are WHQL certified drivers for XP and Vista.
Download & Info.

Tagged With: Computer Hardware

ATI Catalyst 8.6 Drivers Are Out

June 18, 2008, 16:24(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

32 & 64-bit for XP, Vista & Linux .
Download
Release Notes

Tagged With: Computer Hardware

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