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SIW 2008-04-02 is available
SIW – System Information for Windows is a free tool that gives you detailed system specs.
4/1/2008
* Added “Security” module.
* Added WinPE 2.1 Support.
* Added U3 Support.
* Enhanced “Updates” module. It shows “Installed Updated” and “Missing Updates”. The “Missing Updates” module will connect to windowsupdate.microsoft.com
* Enhanced “Ports” module.
* Added detection of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007. Thanks to Jan Romanowski.
* Fixed “/silent” option.
* Support for new hardware and software.
* Support for the latest Intel and AMD CPUs.
* Updated device database.
* Minor improvements.
* Bugfixes.
IE7Pro 2.2 Released
IE7Pro is a must have add-on for Internet Explorer, which includes a lot of features and tweaks to make your IE friendlier, more useful, secure and customizable.
Changelogs: IE7Pro 2.2 (Mar 31,2008):
1.Added Support for Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1
2.Added support for Left Mouse button in Mouse Gestures.
3.Open module API
4.Support block https AD
5.MiniDM now shows details of the current download jobs in the tip from tray icon
6.New Action: Go to parent directory
7.Livebookmark can recover last version
8. Update switch from backgroud to page mode.
9. Fix Bug: Adblock change “<>” to “<<" 10. Fix Bug: "javascript:" alike url don't pop new tab
New Articles Up!!!
Brand new: Windows Vista Backup Strategies For Home Users. You can comment on it in this post.
Updated: Tweaking Windows Vista, Version 2.0. You can comment on it in this post.
Updated: Installing Windows Vista
I hope you find them useful. And, please help spread the word. 🙂
Upgraded To WordPress 2.5
Just upgraded this blog to WP 2.5. Please let me know if you find any issues.
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Automatix Is No More
The controversial but highly useful app for Ubuntu Linux is going to be put on the shelf:
Well the day has finally come, development of Automatix has been discontinued. We are doing this, not because we think Automatix is no longer necessary on Ubuntu and Debian, but because all of the Automatix developers have become wrapped up in more pressing commitments.
I know many people within the Ubuntu (Canonical) ranks will be happy to see it go. I liked it and used it so I’m sad to see it go.
Gone in 2 minutes: Mac gets hacked first in contest
Noooo, that isn’t possible. Macs are ‘secure’.
A former US National Security Agency employee has trousered $10,000 for breaking into a MacBook Air at CanSecWest security conference’s PWN 2 OWN hacking contest. The MacBook was lined up against Linux and Vista PCs – which have so far remained uncracked.
Vista-capable lawsuit paints picture of buggy NVIDIA drivers
This article revels an interesting Microsoft memo. There is a chart with the breakdown of Vista’s crashes. The main problem? Yes, you already know, DRIVERS.
Vista-capable lawsuit paints picture of buggy NVIDIA drivers
NVIDIA drivers were identified as the cause of over 479,000 crashes, or just under 29 percent of all the crashes Microsoft logged. Microsoft’s own drivers follow, at 17.9 percent, and the “Unknown” category takes third place at 17 percent. ATI is in fourth place (9.3 percent) and Intel in fifth place (8.83 percent).
Firefox 2.0.0.13 Official
Firefox 2.0.0.13 is now officially out (security update).
Hit up the Firefox Homepage to download or go to Help > Check for updates in Firefox.
OpenSUSE users, it is available in the repos.
CCleaner v2.06.567 Is Out
CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system – allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history.
[25th March 2008]
CCleaner v2.06
– Added Google Firefox Toolbar history cleaning.
– Winapp.ini is now embedded in the main EXE.
– Added ability to override default embedded INI files with:
winsys1.ini, winreg1.ini and winapp1.ini.
– Updated ability to append to default embedded INI files with:
winsys2.ini, winreg2.ini and winapp2.ini.
– Updated system info code to support Win2k8.
– Improved IE History cleaning with .DAT files.
– Improved accessibility features of treeview control.
– Removal of version history from About screen.
– Options section checkboxes resized to fit caption text.
– GUI tweaks including Piriform logo change.
– Minor performance improvements.