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CCleaner v2.05.555 Released

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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.
v2.05.555
– Updated Index.dat cleaning in Vista.
– File scanning performance increase on NTFS drives.
– Improved exception handling methods.
– Fixed IE cache folder location bug.
– Uninstaller tool now exports foreign languages correctly.
– Fixed bug where IE temp files could be incorrectly listed.
– Performance improvements to secure deletion.
– Tweaks to Uninstall tool detection.
– Minor GUI changes.
– Minor bug fixes.

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Ubuntu 8.10ish – The Intrepid Ibex

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With Hardy now past feature-freeze it’s time to start to plan features that are being lined up for inclusion after Ubuntu 8.04 LTS is released in April.
And so I’d like to introduce you to the Intrepid Ibex, the release which is planned for October 2008, and which is likely to have the version number 8.10.

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If you built or bought a computer right now…

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O.K., this old ‘puter is beginning to get on my nerves. So the search has begun for a new system. I’ve built my own systems for many, many, many years but the prices for hardware today is so high I may even consider a Dell or HP.
So I would like to see what some of you might suggest. If you built or bought a computer right now what would it be?
Here are my ‘specs / no specs’:
Intel Chipset and CPU, single video card (not onboard), I don’t overclock anymore.
Please list at least the basic specs (feel free to add to this)
Motherboard:
CPU:
Memory:
Video Card:

Are Mac users snobs? “The Street” thinks so

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Mac users strong enough to watch The Street’s video clip without getting so offended they’ll smash their screen will discover the 2 minute and 18 second video says the following: Mac users “self centred, arrogant, conceited”. Out of the Mindset Media study of 7500 Mac and PC users, “Mac users do really think they are superior”. They think they are “self important, extraordinary and more intellectually curious”.

Hit up Neowin for more.
Freakin’ hillarious!!!

Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 – Benchmarked

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ZDnet takes a crack at XP v. Vista. Part 1 & Part 2

So, onto conclusions. Looking at the data there’s only one conclusion that can be drawn – Windows XP SP2 is faster than Windows Vista SP1. End of story. Out of the fifteen tests carried out, XP SP2 beat Vista SP1 in eleven, Vista SP1 beat XP SP2 in two of the tests, and two of the tests resulted in a draw.

But, you didn’t really need yet more proof that XP is faster than Vista, did you???
Also there are alleged performance gains for XP SP3 coming.