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Hello, - Evochron Renegades v1.888 Demo/Patch http://www.gamershell.com/news_54880.html - Battlefield 1918 v3.0 Released http://www.gamershell.com/news_54878.html - Grotesque - Heroes Hunted Screens #4 http://www.gamershell.com/news_54876.html Best Regards, GamersHell.com Staff =============================================================================

PC Perspective has some analysis of the first wave of 45nm AMD Phenom results that are leaking out. How does a 3.4 GHz Phenom stack up to the competition?? URL: http://www.pcper.com/comments.php?nid=5904 Quote: "Performance seems improved from the current Phenom, and the addition of the extra L3 cache is likely a good thing. We know that AMD's 45 nm design works, which is something we were not necessarily quite sure about up until this point. We also know that there is some more headroom in terms of clockspeed, with the sample hitting 2.8 GHz at 1.224 volts and 3.4 GHz at 1.588 volts. The information on the lid of the CPUs indicate that they were fabbed in the 16th and 21st weeks of this year." Ryan Shrout Owner - PC Perspective rshrout ( -at -) pcper.com

Hello, - Aqua Forest Released http://www.gamershell.com/news_54874.html - Electronic Arts E3 2008 Line Up http://www.gamershell.com/news_54872.html - EA Game Lineup for Launch of App Store http://www.gamershell.com/news_54870.html - E3 2008 Analyst Day Hosted by THQ http://www.gamershell.com/news_54868.html - Velvet Assassin New Websites Launched http://www.gamershell.com/news_54862.html - Additional Funding for CITIES XL Secured http://www.gamershell.com/news_54860.html - Ubisoft Signs Hell's Kitchen: The Video Game http://www.gamershell.com/news_54854.html - The Tale of Despereaux Announced http://www.gamershell.com/news_54852.html Best Regards, GamersHell.com Staff =============================================================================

Solar Power for Apple MacBook Air - Published on 07/11/08 QuickerTek, the leader in wireless Apple products, announces the Apple Juicz - a new way to power the Apple MacBook Air using solar power. Three models are priced from $500 to $1,000 USD, fold to a comvenient 10.5 size and come with a cool Element messenger bag. These solar panels charge the MacBook Air while in use. And since the MacBook Air has a non-removeable battery, alternative power options are welcomed by the Mac community. Wichita, Kansas - QuickerTek, the leader in wireless Apple products, announces the Apple Juicz - a new way to power the Apple MacBook Air using solar power. Three models are priced from $500 to $1,000 USD and fold to a convenient 10.5 size and come with a cool Element messenger bag. These solar panels charge the MacBook Air while in use. The Apple Juicz Solar Charger requires the sun to charge your MacBook, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air. The flexible thin-film solar cells will charge the MacBook Air in five hours. Since the MacBook Air has a non-removeable battery, alternative power options are welcomed by the Mac community. Especially "green" options. There are three different solar panels: * 55 watt model $1000.00 - recharges the MBA in 5 hours, unfolds to 60 x 42 inches * 27 watt model $600.00 - recharges the MBA in 8 hours, unfolds to 41.5 x 30.5 inches * 18 watt model $500.00 - recharges the MBA in 14 hours, unfolds to 30.5 x 30 inches All models require an upgraded MagSafe power adapter. QuickerTek can modify the customer's adapter for $25.00 or purchase a modified MagSafe power adapter for $100.00. Either way, the adapter retains the original functionality with the added advantage of being able to hook into the Apple Juicz line. Each unit comes with a cool Element messenger bag which holds everything nicely. Like most QuickerTek products, the Apple Juicz Solar Charger is backed with a one-year warranty on parts and labor. QuickerTek: http://ttp://www.quickertek.com/ Apple Juicz Solar Charger: http://www.quickertek.com/products/apple_juicz.php Purchase Link: http://www.quickertek.com/products/apple_juicz.php Screenshot: http://www.quickertek.com/products/apple_juicz.php QuickerTek, Inc. is based out of Wichita, Kansas and was founded by Rick Estes in 2002. QuickerTek has been a recognized leading innovator of antennas and RF products for the Mac community. ### Rick Estes President 316-691-1585 rick ( -at -) quickertek.com *******

Hello, - World in Conflict AU Free Trial Client http://www.gamershell.com/news_54866.html - Crazy Mini Golf Trailer http://www.gamershell.com/news_54864.html - Puzzle Quest: Galactrix Screens #2 and Trailers http://www.gamershell.com/news_54858.html Best Regards, GamersHell.com Staff =============================================================================

Hello, - World in Conflict AU Free Trial Client http://www.gamershell.com/news_54866.html - Crazy Mini Golf Trailer http://www.gamershell.com/news_54864.html - Puzzle Quest: Galactrix Screens #2 and Trailers http://www.gamershell.com/news_54858.html Best Regards, GamersHell.com Staff =============================================================================

We take a look at PC Power & Cooling's high-end 750W PSU that not only keeps things running smoothly, but also does it without a lot of noise. "Overall we were very impressed with the PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad Power Supply . The power output and quality were excellent and easily handled both of our test systems. The exhausted heat was a bit warm for our liking, but the chassis was not scorching hot as we may have expected, thus we're not concerned of this becoming a issue." http://www.viperlair.com/index.php/reviews/pc-power-cooling-silencer-750-quad-psu.html

Silverstone are one of the biggest players in the computer PSU market and have been for quite some time. We recently reviewed two of their most powerful products, the 1200W versions of the Decathlon and Zeus series. Today we will step down the scale a little and take a look at a more popular (and affordable) unit, the 700W version of the Decathlon series. Aimed right at the heart of the PC enthusiast users market, the Decathlon 700W is attempting to offer the best possible all around performance, while maintaining the much acclaimed Silverstone quality and attention to detail. Today we will find out if it is worth your money. http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews.php?reviewid=587 DriverHeaven and GamingHeaven News Mailer

Hi all, We have just published our Summer 2008 Graphics Performance Roundup. If you could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated. *Link: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/07/11/summer-2008-graphics-performance-roundup/1* *Picture: http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/07/summer-2008-graphics-performance-roundup/fp_img.jpg* *Quote: *We've tested no less than 11 cards over 450 tests: Nvidia GeForce GTX 280, GTX 260, 9800 GX2, 9800 GTX, 9800 GTX+, 8800 GT and AMD Radeon HD 4870, 4850, 3870 X2 and 3870; to find out what Summer 2008's definitive graphics upgrade should be! * *Cheers guys! Tim Smalley www.bit-tech.net

TechwareLabs has published a editorial on Overclocking Pros and Cons. Here's a clip from the editorial: Quote: Is overclocking worth the risks? What are the pro's and Con's to this often mysterious and often misleading practice. Is it something you can accomplish using your machine or does it require specialized equipment? Joseph takes a look at the art that is overclocking and gives you the real facts, plus the pros and cons of putting it into practice. LINK: http://www.techwarelabs.com/articles/editorials/overclocking-pros-vs-cons/ Title: Overclocking Pro's and Con's ( -at -) TechwareLabs Image:http://www.techwarelabs.com/articles/editorials/overclocking-pros-vs-cons/images/ntune-monitor.jpg A news post would be greatly appreciated!

TechwareLabs has published a review of the Razer Piranha Gaming Headset. Here's a clip from the review: Quote: Michael tests out the low cost gaming headset from Razer called the Pirahna. The Pirahna is outfit with good speakers and a microphone but there is more to a good gaming headset than just that. Find out how Michael liked the Piranha's fit and functionality in our review. LINK: http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/gaming/razer-piranha/ Title: Razer Piranha Gaming Headset ( -at -) TechwareLabs Image:http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/gaming/razer-piranha/images/image05.jpg A news post would be greatly appreciated!

Going Green? Which motherboard company is more efficient, ASUS or Gigabyte? ASUS and Gigabyte recently had a spat about power consumption a couple months back that got some people wondering which motherboard was really the most energy efficient. We took a look at the real numbers to see who comes out on top and the results might just shock you. Read on to see which motherboard maker comes out on top when we try out ASUS's EPU and Gigabyte's DES equivalent. Quote: "So, in the end, who is the winner? I would have to say first off that the winner is the consumer. Less power being used means less money flying out the door to the utility company, and that is a good thing for the pocketbook, especially with gas prices headed the direction they are. I would also say that the environment is a winner. I am not going to get all politically correct. In fact, no matter what your view is, you would have to admit that using less power is a good thing. Just the fact that we are even talking about this subject is a good thing. We have a responsibility to take care of the earth, and this certainly can help." Article Title: Going Green? Which motherboard company is more efficient, ASUS or Gigabyte? ( -at -) Legit Reviews Article URL: http://legitreviews.com/article/736/1/ --

At Phoronix we have posted a new article. A link to this from your site's news section would be greatly appreciated. Title: ASUS P5E3 Premium WiFi-AP ( -at -) n ( -at -) Phoronix Direct Link: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=12592 Summary: "Last October we had looked at the ASUS P5E3 Deluxe motherboard that was designed around the Intel X38 Chipset and it had arrived with its share of ASUS innovations such as ASUS AI Lifestyle, Crystal Sound, and EZ DIY. In addition, this was the first motherboard on the market to feature DeviceVM's SplashTop, or Express Gate as it's called on the ASUS motherboards. Today at Phoronix we are looking at the updated version of the P5E3 Deluxe, which is now called the P5E3 Premium. The ASUS P5E3 Premium is similar to the earlier Deluxe model but is now engineered around Intel's newer X48 Chipset." Please feel free to contact us with any questions or comments you may

Dear Media friends, APH Networks has published a new review that your readers might enjoy. A post in your site's news section would be greatly appreciated! * Title: * Description: So here's the deal, guys: You bought an Asus Eee PC, and you got all the 'oohs' and 'ahhs' from your non-geek friends who've never seen such a thing you ever wanted. What now? One of the biggest 'problems' faced by majority of Eee PC users with regards to current generation Asus Eee PCs comes down to storage capacity limitations of the subnotebook's flash SSD -- with configurations starting at 2GB and the higher end (Read: More expensive) models consisting of a 4GB Silicon Motion solid state disk, it's not hard to imagine that you're running low on disk space even after an nLited installation of Windows XP, plus a few programs to boot. I have an Asus Eee PC 4G; and with a somewhat slimmed down version of Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Office 2000 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) with minimal features, Foxit Reader, Firefox, Windows Live Messenger, Wavelab Lite -- just to name a few off my head -- already used up 2.5GB. How about some multimedia files such as music, videos, and pictures? Good luck with that. Well, thankfully, Asus had considered that already with the Eee PC and incorporated a SD/SDHC card slot that's can accommodate a card fully engaged into the unit with no edges left sticking out. It's very convenient, and solves the storage problem fairly well. But what card are you going to use? A-DATA presents to you their solution. The A-DATA SDHC Class 6 Eee PC edition cards are designed for this very purpose. My Eee PC is white in color, and these white colored cards will fit the scheme just perfectly -- along with a performance of excellent read and write performance, how will it step up to its task? Let's jump right into our A-DATA SDHC Class 6 Eee PC Edition 8GB flash memory card review. * Link: http://aphnetworks.com/reviews/a_data_sdhc_class_6_eee_pc_edition_8gb * Image: http://aphnetworks.com/review/a_data_sdhc_class_6_eee_pc_edition_8gb/003.JPG

Hello, - Halo Wars Screens #6 http://www.gamershell.com/news_54850.html - Sacred 2: Fallen Angel Concept Art #2 http://www.gamershell.com/news_54848.html - Perimeter 2: New Earth Screens #3 http://www.gamershell.com/news_54846.html Best Regards, GamersHell.com Staff =============================================================================

Hello, - Mafia 2 Concept Art #3 http://www.gamershell.com/news_54844.html - Blood Magic 2 Concept Art #3 http://www.gamershell.com/news_54842.html - Demigod Screens #3 http://www.gamershell.com/news_54840.html Best Regards, GamersHell.com Staff =============================================================================

Hello, - Dreamlords: The Reawakening v1.3.4.8836 Client Patch http://www.gamershell.com/news_54838.html - HighStreet 5 v0.16 to v0.17 Client Patch http://www.gamershell.com/news_54836.html - Albatross18 S3 Revolution v4.18 Client Patch http://www.gamershell.com/news_54834.html Best Regards, GamersHell.com Staff =============================================================================

Goya Pty Ltd Releases BaseElements 2 - Published on 07/10/08 Goya Pty Ltd is excited to announce the release of BaseElements 2. BaseElements is a FileMaker developer tool to analyze and document FileMaker database solutions. BaseElements provides a cross reference of every element in a solution and helps developers find and fix errors, track issues, document changes, and plan future development. BaseElements 2 is completely redesigned with a new interface, consolidated into a single file, and a huge number of new improvements and additions. Mt Waverley, Australia - Goya Pty Ltd is excited to announce the release of BaseElements 2. BaseElements is a FileMaker developer tool to analyze and document FileMaker database solutions. BaseElements provides a cross reference of every element in a solution and helps developers find and fix errors, track issues, document changes, and plan future development. Featuring the most comprehensive reporting functionality ever to be released in a FileMaker developer tool, every FMP developer will find something to use in the new release. New Features: BaseElements 2 takes the existing intuitive interface of BaseElements 1 to the next level and extends it's feature set without comprimising it's ease of use. * New Layout design - complete makeover AND consolidated into a single UI file. * All layouts fully FileMaker 9 compatible with built in "stretchy"! * New link layouts for quick jumping from item to item. * New Consolidation Report, and a New Error, Unreferenced and Warning Report. * New Calculations table to search solution wide in all calculations. * New Notes table and ability to assign notes to developers, and see errors, warnings and notes against previous solution imports. * New layouts for Variables and Plugins. * Completely updated import process with clearer progress and fewer processing steps. * Smart Search feature to limit your search to the current analysis. * and much more ... visit the website for the complete list of changes. New Consolidation Report: We used BaseElements, to write a report, in BaseElements, that we used to consolidate BaseElements into a single UI file!! And yes it was confusing, but now that it is done, everyone can take advantage of this fantastic resource. Consolidate multiple files into one, move all of your user interface from one file to another, move data tables out of your UI file into another file. We think this is the most useful new feature in the FileMaker world since MetaDataMagic's Conversion report. BaseElements Version 1 Still Available: Now you can also purchase BaseElements 1 by itself. Available for just $250 for the single user version, and can be upgraded to v2 at any time. Version 1 will continue to work with the current versions of FileMaker Pro. DevCon Discounts Available Now To All: From now until the end of DevCon on the 17th July, you can get 20% off any Goya product, including v1 and the new v2 BaseElements. Just use the code "devcon2008" in the purchase page on the website. And don't forget that if you're an FMPug member, you can get a further 20% off by using the discount code available on the website once you login. With both discounts, you could buy BaseElements 2 for just $299.40, or BaseElements 1 for only $150.00! Upgrades Available: Anyone who purchase BaseElements after the 1st of March 2008 will receive a complimentary upgrade to version 2. Upgrade pricing for other current v1 users is available on the website, and the discounts apply to upgrade pricing as well. "I use BaseElements every day. If I could have only one FileMaker analysis tool, this would be it." - Doug Rowe : Commercial Services "I am loving BaseElements and am using it all the time. Apart from the script debugger in FMP Advanced, it is my favorite development tool." - Daniel Kaan : Data Organisation Pty Ltd About BaseElements: BaseElements is a FileMaker developer tool to analyze and document FileMaker database solutions. BaseElements provides a cross reference of every element in a solution and helps developers find and fix errors, track issues, document changes, and plan future development. BaseElements is an essential tool for anyone who works in FileMaker Pro as it helps you make decisions about the effects of changes before they're made, document those changes, and provide tacit alerts if something is broken. BaseElements is available as both standalone fp7 files or as a Runtime application. The XSLT code to import the data is included and free for personal use as part of the license to BaseElements. BaseElements Pricing: A single user license of BaseElements is $499 USD, and multiple user license is $1299 USD. With the multiple user license, developers may use a copy of BaseElements on a FileMaker server among multiple developers, or as single user version or both at the same time. Developers may try BaseElements completely unlocked for 30 days using the registration code available on the website. Goya Pty Ltd: http://www.goya.com.au BaseElements: http://www.goya.com.au/baseelements Download BaseElements: http://www.goya.com.au/download Purchase BaseElements: http://www.goya.com.au/purchase BaseElements New Features: http://www.goya.com.au/be2newfeatures Based in Mt Waverley, Australia, Goya Pty Ltd has been a leading expert in FileMaker Pro development for over 10 years, with a diverse client list covering a similarly wide range of industries. By leveraging depth of experience and a tremendous library of existing modules, Goya has established strategic relationships with other FileMaker Pro developers by making available their suite of developer tools as well. Goya Pty Ltd is Nicholas Orr, John Adams, Darrin Southern and Ki Lau. ### Nicholas Orr Director 0425 758 280 nick ( -at -) goya.com.au *******

Hello, - Fistful of Frags v1.5 Beta Released http://www.gamershell.com/news_54832.html - PAIN Amusement Park Trailer http://www.gamershell.com/news_54830.html - Bounty Bay Online Starter-Kit Available http://www.gamershell.com/news_54828.html - Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Released for PS3 and DS http://www.gamershell.com/news_54826.html Best Regards, GamersHell.com Staff =============================================================================

Hi, I'm happy to announce the release of Rhythmbox 0.11.6. This release includes much improved last.fm streaming, amazon cover art search that actually works, and a variety of minor features, improvements, and bug fixes. What is Rhythmbox? ------------------ Rhythmbox is an integrated music management application, originally inspired by Apple's iTunes. It is free software, designed to work well under the GNOME Desktop, and based on the powerful GStreamer media framework. Summary of changes ================== * Relicensed with GPL exception for GStreamer plugins * Improvements to the cross-fading playback backend * Use Amazon ECS 4.0 web service for cover art searches * Remember browser state for (some) removable devices * Automatically remove podcast episodes that are no longer available * Only display error dialogs for manually triggered podcast updates * Allow playlists from DAAP shares to be sorted * Fix transcoding when transferring to MTP devices * Start moving cached data to XDG_CACHE_HOME * More inclusive local cover art search * Lots of improvements to the iPod plugin * Switch to the new last.fm streaming system * Much improved API documentation coverage Contributors to the release: ---------------------------- - Thomas Andersen - Sebastien Bacher - Niels Vorgaard Christensen - Jay Cornwall - Paul Drain - Christophe Fergeau - Luca Ferretti - Marcin Galazka - Alexander Gitter - Maximilian Grothusmann - Andreas Henriksson - Jeremy Katz - Colin Leroy - James Livingston - Edgar Luna - Nikolai Luthman - Jonathan Matthew - John Millikin - Mirco Müller - Bastien Nocera - Alfredo Pironti - Frank Scholz - Shogun - Sjoerd Simons - F. Steinel - Mats Taraldsvik - Philippe Troin - David Turner - Mika Wahlroos - Colin Walters - Thomas Zander - Adam Zimmerman Updated translations -------------------- Petr Kovar, Kamil Páral (cs) Jochen Skulj (de) Simos Xenitellis (el) Jorge Gonzalez (es) Claude Paroz (fr) Ignacio Casal Quinteiro (gl) Mark Krapivner (he) Luca Ferretti (it) Žygimantas BeruÄka (lt) Arangel Angov (mk) Kjartan Maraas (nb) Tino Meinen (nl) Yannig Marchegay (Kokoyaya) (oc) Tomasz Dominikowski (pl) Vladimir Melo, Fábio Nogueira (pt_BR) Peter Tuhársky (sk) Daniel Nylander (sv) 甘露(Lu Gan) (zh_CN) Where can I get it? ------------------- Source code: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/rhythmbox/0.11/rhythmbox-0.11.6.tar.bz2 [MD5 sum: b827e047d13954ba956c3c4ea940935e] http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/rhythmbox/0.11/rhythmbox-0.11.6.tar.gz [MD5 sum: a51ca597f248af1243c6cceb8ee068e7] Home Page: http://www.rhythmbox.org/ _______________________________________________

I'm pleased to announce the version 3.99.3 of Libgda and Libgnomedb. Changes for Libgda are: - lots of bug fixed, memory leaks fixes and general performance improvements (Murray Cumming, Daniel Espinosa, Cygwin Ports maintainer, Phil Longstaff, Carlos Savoretti, Johannes Schmid, Yuriy Penkin, Vivien Malerba) - MySQL support starting to work again (Carlos Savoretti) - documentation improvements - added function to compute INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE statements from a SELECT statement, to be able to have writable data models after a SELECT execution - API changes for easier understanding and usage (gda_init() for example) - added the possibility to check the validity of a statement using the database's associated meta data - improvements to the convenience functions when creating or dropping a table (Daniel Espinosa) - new data model comparator object - make the SQL parser(s) correctly handle SQL identifiers enclosed in double quotes - more checks - new function to the xslt extension libgda-xslt (Pawel Cesar) - new SQL code completion feature (incorporated into the gda-sql tool) - gda-sql tool improvements (SQL completion, command line parsing) - reworked the authentication mechanism as some database don't require a username/password - allow the [[:] ( -at -) ] format of string when opening a connection using a predefined data source, or [://][[:] ( -at -) ] when opening a connection without a predefined data source - now internally use SQLite 3.5.9 - use GIO instead of GnomeVFS if found - preliminary MacOS X support, and better support for cross compilation - better support for thread safe support - new distributed transaction support - added speficications to create a .MSI file as a Windows installer - bug fixes: #524837, #525601, #525877, #526748, #527892, #527002, #534805, #536418, #536971, #537558, #537117 - Translations: - es (Jorge Gonzalez) - pt (Duarte Loreto) - oc (Yannig Marchegay) Changes for Libgnomedb are mainly adaptations to Libgda's V4 API changes, and: - removed support for the GnomeCanvas (now uses exclusively GooCanvas) - reworked the login dialog to correctly handle connections which don't need authentication - this release is API incompatible with the V3 versions - added speficications to create a .MSI file as a Windows installer - now uses GtkSourceView 2 - documentation can now be generated as a PDF - bug fixes: #520463 - Translations: - fi (Ilkka Tuohela) - sl (Matej Urbanèiè) - es (Jorge Gonzalez) - oc (Yannig Marchegay) - eu (Inaki Larranaga Murgoitio) - hu (Gabor Kelemen) - ne (Pawan Chitrakar) - ca (Gil Forcada) - pt (Duarte Loreto) - fr (Claude Paroz) Tarballs are available at http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/libgda/3.99/ To install this new version, you'll need glib, libxml2, and optionnally libxslt; this version can be installed side by side with the V3 version. You can find more information at the projects' homepage (http://www.gnome-db.org), or you can ask any question/propose

Hello all! Clutter 0.8.0 - 'Smogun' - is now available for download at: http://www.clutter-project.org/sources/clutter/0.8 MD5 Checksums: ec7be7de08d7d52660231566a14df5c0 clutter-0.8.0.tar.gz e24e8c2efdbf3970788407808b4218dd clutter-0.8.0.tar.bz2 What is Clutter =============== Clutter is an open source software library which aids the creation of modern, fast, visually rich and animated graphical user interfaces with minimal effort. It is a mid-level toolkit built around OpenGL and OpenGL ES technologies for both desktop and mobile support. Clutter takes full advantage of the power of OpenGL, but substitutes a simple and intuitive API for the complexity of writing OpenGL code -- it makes common and typical UI tasks (such as animations and text rendering) easy and effortless, yet, remains extensible to accommodate even the most radical next-generation UI designs. Clutter is licensed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1. Clutter currently requires: * GLib >= 2.14.0 * Pango 1.x * OpenGL >= 1.4, OpenGL ES 1.1 or OpenGL ES 2.0 * GLX, SDL, WGL, Quartz or an EGL Implementation For more information on Clutter =============================== The official website is: http://www.clutter-project.org The Clutter blog is at: http://www.clutter-project.org/blog Clutter documentation is at: http://clutter-project.org/docs.html

GParted is the Gnome front-end to the GNU Parted disk partition editor. GParted enables you to create, destroy, resize, move, check, label, and copy partitions, and the file systems contained within. The GParted 0.3.8 release consists of bug fixes, and language translation updates. Key changes include: - Corrected errors in "Round to cylinders" boundary math - Added "Round to cylinders" check box for copy and move/resize - Enhanced to parse devices from /proc/partitions if file exists - Fixed problem with command line devices being ignored - Removed absolute requirement for hal-lock Visit http://gparted.sourceforge.net for more details. _______________________________________________

Today we look at the Top Deck Tech Station (Large). SNIP: If your a heavy home user, technician or reviewer that goes through a lot of hardware in your quest for that perfect component, or merely testing a CPU Coolers design then you'll be interested in checking out the Top Deck Tech Station (Large) from HighSpeed PC. The good folks over at HighSpeed PC were nice enough to send a Top Deck Tech Station for our review, hopefully ending the never ending chore of casing, uncasing and recasing we go through on a daily basis to keep our readers supplied with good solid information on a variety of products. Is the Top Deck Testing Station going to give the over worked staff at Bjorn3D a little relief (or maybe Scott could give us a day off), or will we be forced back to the practice of using our last good mobo box and well worn anti static bag?(While we're at it can we get something besides stale tap water and left over Bar Pretzels Scott?) http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1304 Scott -----------------------------------------

Asus Maximus II Formula motherboard review http://www.techspot.com/review/105-asus-maximus-2-formula/ Codenamed Eaglelake, the P45 is the mainstream offering in the 4 series. This partly new chipset will support upcoming Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme processors using a bumped 1600MHz Front Side Bus - current Core 2s use either a 800MHz, 1066MHz or 1333MHz FSB. In terms of features, the P45 can easily impress primarily due to the inclusion of the ICH10R south bridge. Just recently Asus announced the Maximus II Formula which is based on the P45 chipset, and is the latest member of the elite Republic of Gamers series targeting gamers and overclocking enthusiasts alike. After all, they will need to aim at a certain niche willing to spend the big bucks given this board's suggested price tag of nearly $300.