Computer stuff...
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
Lots and lots of fixes. Download & Info. Release notes.
Available for Linux too.
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 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.
Jave Runtime Environment version 6 update 7 has been released. This fixes several security issues.
More info at ZDNet.
Download the update.
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.
Updates available for XP, 2k3, Vista, 2k8, Office…
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.
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.
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.