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Banana Bee announces Denoise 1.0 for Mac OS X - Published on 04/29/08 Banana Bee is delighted to announce Denoise 1.0, their easy-to-use, noise and grain suppression utility for Mac OS X. Designed from the ground up for OS X, Denoise removes noise and grain from photographs. It improves photos taken under low light conditions, mobile phone cameras, as well as scanned images. Denoise uses a sophisticated algorithm to suppress image noise by carefully smoothing flat areas while preserving image details. Munich, Germany - Banana Bee is delighted to announce Denoise 1.0, their easy-to-use, noise and grain suppression utility for Mac OS X. Designed from the ground up for OS X, Denoise removes noise and grain from photographs. Simply drag an image from the Finder or iPhoto and Denoise will dutifully do its magic, and save the result. Image noise is a random fluctuation of pixel values in an image. Image noise can originate in film grain, or in electronic noise in the scanner or digital camera sensor and circuitry. In low light, or at high ISO speed settings, digital cameras tend to produce images with more apparent image noise. Noise cannot be removed without the loss of some image detail. Nevertheless, noise-reduction algorithms have been developed that can distinguish between the image detail and unwanted noise, and alter an image in noisy areas. Denoise is based on one such algorithm. Denoise improves photos taken under low light conditions, mobile phone cameras, as well as scanned images. It uses a sophisticated algorithm to suppress image noise by carefully smoothing flat areas while preserving image details. Version 1.0 is Banana Bee's first release, with a focus on ease of use. Minimum Requirements: * Mac OS X Version 10.5 Leopard * Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel * 2 MB Hard Drive space Pricing and Availability: Denoise 1.0 is available as a single-user license for only 20.00 Euro ($31.00 USD), and available as a full-featured demo. There is also a Family license available. Banana Bee: http://www.banana-bee.com/ Denoise 1.0: http://www.banana-bee.com/ Download Denoise 1.0: http://www.banana-bee.com/denoise/Denoise.zip Purchase: http://www.banana-bee.com/store/ Screenshot: http://www.banana-bee.com/ Application Icon: http://www.banana-bee.com/images/denoiseapp-icon.png Located in beautiful Munich, Germany, Banana Bee is a privately funded company founded in 2007 by Michal Bencur. With a focus of developing applications for Mac platform, Banana Bee's mission is to hide software's complexity behind the easy to use interface while still keeping the computer fun to use. Copyright 2007-2008 Banana Bee. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries. ### Michal Bencur Owner info ( -at -) banana-bee.com *******

ProjectForum 6.1: Wiki Software for Workgroups - Published on 04/29/08 ProjectForum, a wiki-based collaboration application for small and medium workgroups, has been updated to version 6.1. This release improves email support and includes many more changes and enhancements. Anyone can install this powerful but easy-to-use workgroup wiki on Mac OS X in minutes. Guelph, Ont. - CourseForum Technologies is pleased to announce the immediate availability of ProjectForum 6.1, a wiki-based software application that supports collaboration within and between professional workgroups. ProjectForum is a commercially supported, high quality wiki collaboration server for small and medium workgroups. It runs securely on an organization's own network, keeping important information safely in-house and protected. Supporting multiple workgroups from a single server, it features full version control, secure authentication options, document management, full branding support and much more. Version 6.1 introduces a new "mail to wiki" feature, and improves support for outgoing email notifications. This version also includes many smaller enhancements and bug fixes. Unlike other wiki software, ProjectForum is affordable, easy to set up, easy to learn, and easy to use, for any workgroup. ProjectForum can be downloaded and set up on an internal network in minutes by anyone, without the dependencies, complex installation and maintenance headaches inherent in most wiki software. Versions are available for Mac OS X, as well as Windows, Linux, Solaris and FreeBSD, while users of the software need only a web browser. ProjectForum offers a free version, with more advanced licenses starting at US$79. A fully managed hosted version is also available, ideal for those who may want to migrate in-house later. CourseForum 6.1, a version of the ProjectForum application targeted for online learning applications, was also released. For more information, or to download ProjectForum or try it live, visit our website. ProjectForum: http://www.projectforum.com/pf/ CourseForum Technologies is a leading developer of high-quality collaboration software for professional workgroups. Its ProjectForum wiki software, available either as a download or hosted, brings together the advanced features high-performing teams need in a highly usable and easy to set up OS X application. Based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, CourseForum can be found on their website. ### Mark Roseman Owner 1-519-837-1255 roseman ( -at -) courseforum.com *******

Hardware Canucks is pleased to present our review of the Corsair Dominator 2x1GB DDR3 PC3-14400 memory kit. Quote: Dominator memory is the best that Corsair puts out and ranks among the highest rated modules industry wide. We have the absolute pleasure of looking at a high frequency/low timing DDR3 kit of Corsair Dominator memory today in the TWIN3X2048-1800C7DF. Rated for operation at DDR3-1800 with tight timings of 7-7-7-20, our NVIDIA 790i based motherboard has been drooling ever since we got confirmation they were on their way. Link: http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/5871-corsair-dominator-2x1gb-ddr3-pc3-14400-review.html Image: http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image/3oh6/corsair/dompc3-14400/small/modules-3.jpg regards, Hardware Canucks News

Hardware Canucks is pleased to present our review of the Corsair Dominator 2x1GB DDR3 PC3-14400 memory kit. Quote: Dominator memory is the best that Corsair puts out and ranks among the highest rated modules industry wide. We have the absolute pleasure of looking at a high frequency/low timing DDR3 kit of Corsair Dominator memory today in the TWIN3X2048-1800C7DF. Rated for operation at DDR3-1800 with tight timings of 7-7-7-20, our NVIDIA 790i based motherboard has been drooling ever since we got confirmation they were on their way. Link: http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/5871-corsair-dominator-2x1gb-ddr3-pc3-14400-review.html Image: http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image/3oh6/corsair/dompc3-14400/small/modules-3.jpg regards, Hardware Canucks News

A Complete Guide to FileMaker Web Publishing with FMStudio - Published on 04/29/08 FMWebschool has released a new practical guide to creating FileMaker driven websites with FMStudio. This new 300 page book guides you step-by-step through the process of creating websites powered by FileMaker Pro - without writing a single line of code. This book is a tremendous guide and resource for any web developer. Richmond, VA - FMWebschool, Inc., Announces their new book dedicated to FileMaker web publishing, "A Complete Guide to FileMaker Web Publishing with FMStudio". They will most likely say "No". Most FileMaker developers when asked have no idea how to create a FileMaker website. They would like to, but they fear the complexities and the time investments. The thought of learning another programming language is about as appealing as having a root canal. We have created another path that doesn't involve a trip to the dentist. Not being a natural programmer myself, I completely understand the struggle of learning new languages, especially those that are acronyms. Now the need to create dynamic websites is paramount. Simply put, information needs to be available 24/7 worldwide. Not just static data, but live, dynamic data that reflects changes instantly. You can accomplish this without the pain of learning a new language, here's how. We have created a tool that automatically writes the FileMaker compatible PHP code for you. We have also written a comprehensive 300+ page book that guides you through the complete process of bringing your FileMaker database to the web - without writing a single line of code. It sounds too good to be true, I know. Every two months we host a live webinar in front of our peers where we use FMStudio to build powerful FileMaker driven websites in less than 1 hour. I remind you, this is in front of a live audience of three to four hundred FileMaker developers. How do you get started? FMStudio enables you to connect Dreamweaver to FileMaker. Adobe Dreamweaver is one of the most popular cross platform web editors available. FMStudio enables you to see your FileMaker data, fields, layouts, tables, value lists, scripts and portals inside of Dreamweaver. Guess what, you can also drag and drop these fields right into the Dreamweaver work area and use our powerful wizards to build forms and tables populated with FileMaker data. We have written our new book to make the learning curve even faster. The complete guide is divided into three sections. The first section is a tutorial that guides you step-by-step towards creating a FileMaker web solution. The second section discusses expandable modules that help facilitate complex tasks such as instantly creating complex reports and complex emailing. The third section is a discussion of all the FMStudio features and how to implement them. This book is a tremendous guide and resource for any web developer. There is still a major problem however. There are not nearly enough competent FileMaker web developers to meet the demand. Over the past 9 years we have had the pleasure of creating and hosting FileMaker websites for clients around the world, but we cannot begin to put a dent in the demand. This long awaited book has something for everyone. Beginners will be able to follow along with the simple tutorials to create their first website. Intermediate and professional developers will be able to create powerful FileMaker websites with many complex features. Guess what, there are thousands of businesses, schools, and individuals that need access to dynamic data. FileMaker is the perfect solution. Get involved early, and benefit from the need for growing FileMaker web developers. Our new book and FMStudio will enable you to begin creating FileMaker websites immediately! Get started today. Learn More Here: http://www.fmwebschool.com/fmstudiobook.php FileMaker Hosting Made Easy: http://www.fmgateway.com Book Cover: http://www.fmwebschool.com/images08/cover.jpg FMWebschool is a team of creative developers specializing in innovative PHP and FileMaker web solutions since 1999. FMWebschool focuses on progressive FileMaker integrated turnkey solutions, training, books, hosting and learning resources to facilitate FileMaker web publishing. FMWebschool has a solid track record and reputation for outstanding customer support and has just won the "Mad Dog Award" from FileMaker Inc. ### Stephen Knight Vice President 800-353-7950 info ( -at -) fmwebschool.com *******

PC Perspective has posted a major update to the hardware leaderboard today that reconfigures all four system build categories from Dream to Budget. There are now two AMD systems in the lineup, Mid-Range and Budget, that use the Phenom X4 and X3 processors respectively. NVIDIA is still ruling the GPU world though with all four systems recommending GeForce cards of some kind. URL: http://www.pcper.com/hwlb.php Quote: "The High End system also saw a price increase going from $1245 to $1399 - a modest increase I think considering the changes I implemented. First we moved to a new Yorkfield, 45nm Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 processor but kept the 780i SLI chipset motherboard. I also upgraded graphics card in this system as well with the new 9800 GTX card - a great single-GPU board that offers 8800 Ultra-like performance at a lower price." Thanks for a post! Ryan Shrout Owner - PC Perspective rshrout ( -at -) pcper.com

MacBreakZ 4.8 ergonomic adds Apple Help Book - Published on 04/29/08 MacBreakZ 4.8 adds Apple Help Book format documentation for mobile users. Previous versions relied exclusively on online documentation. MacBreakZ is a sophisticated Personal Ergonomic Assistant designed to promote healthy and productive computer use. It uses a sophisticated activity monitor to minimize disruptions by ensuring that the user's activity level justifies a stretch, rest or micro-break. Luxembourg City, Luxembourg - MacBreakZ 4.8, adds Apple Help Book format documentation for mobile users. Previous versions relied exclusively on online documentation. MacBreakZ is a sophisticated Personal Ergonomic Assistant designed to promote healthy and productive computer use. It uses a sophisticated activity monitor to minimize disruptions by ensuring that the user's activity level justifies a stretch, rest or micro-break. System Requirements: * Mac OS X 10.4 or later * Universal Binary * 5 MB of hard disk space Pricing and Availability: * Single User Licenses for MacBreakZ may be purchased for $29.95 USD. * Small Business, Family, Business and Enterprise licenses are also available. Website: http://www.publicspace.net/ MacBreakZ 4.8: http://www.publicspace.net/MacBreakZ/ Direct Download Link: http://www.publicspace.net/download/MacBreakZ4.dmg Purchase Link: http://www.publicspace.net/MacBreakZ/Order.html Screenshot: http://www.publicspace.net/images/mb4/mb4_0010.jpg Screenshot: http://www.publicspace.net/images/mb4/MenuBarItemMenu.gif publicspace.net was founded by Frank Reiff in 1996 with the aim of producing affordable best-of-breed software for the Macintosh. In the past decade, our A Better Finder series of file utilities and our MacBreakZ personal ergonomic assistant have become familiar fixtures of the Macintosh community. publicspace.net is also active in the Windows software market. ### Frank Reiff Owner/Founder reiff ( -at -) publicspace.net *******

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 0.3.7 release consists of bug fixes, and language translation updates. Key changes include: - Fixed bug for partition sizes greater than or equal to 1 TeraByte - Created gparted manual page - Implemented hal-lock to prevent gnome automounting of partitions Visit http://gparted.sourceforge.net for more details. _______________________________________________

* What is it? -------------------------- Sysprof is a sampling system-wide CPU profiler for Linux. Sysprof uses a Linux kernel module to profile the entire system, not just an individual application. Sysprof handles threads and shared libraries, and applications do not have to be recompiled or instrumented. In fact they don't even have to be restarted. * Features: ---------------------- - Profiles all running processes, not just a single application - Call graph support showing time spent in each branch of the call tree - Has a simple graphical interface - Profiles can be loaded and saved - Easy to use: Just insert the kernel module and start sysprof - Supports Fedora debuginfo packages * Sysprof 1.0.10 -------------------------- - Compiles with Linux 2.6.25 Please report bugs as well as success or failure stories to sandmann ( -at -) daimi au dk * Where can I get it? -------------------------------------------- Home page: http://www.daimi.au.dk/~sandmann/sysprof/ Source code: http://www.daimi.au.dk/~sandmann/sysprof/sysprof-1.0.10.tar.gz Sysprof requires - Linux 2.6.11 or later, compiled with profiling support - GTK+ 2.6 - libglade 2.5 Søren _______________________________________________

3 Days Left!!! In the TechwareLabs Eagle Tech/TechwareLabs Contest Give-A-Way. Quote: TechwareLabs is happy to announce a Give-A-Way Contest through our sponsor Eagle Tech. We will be giving away three Eagle Tech Consensus 2.5 inch portable hard drive enclosures. Check out the contest page for rules and the deadline to enter the contest. All you have to do to enter is post a response in our forum thread. LINK: http://www.techwarelabs.com/articles/events/eagle-tech-contest/ Contest Entry Thread: http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15461 Title: Eagle Tech/TechwareLabs Contest Give-A-Way ( -at -) TechwareLabs Image: http://www.eagletechusa.com/product/ExterS/2.25/L-Series/ET-CS2LSU2-BK/2.jpg A news post would be greatly appreciated!

Hi, It's Kristofer from DragonSteelMods, and I have a new review today that I think your readers might find interesting. Title: Designio Leather Sleeve for ATT Tilt / HTC TyTn II ( -at -) DragonSteelMods Review Link: http://www.dragonsteelmods.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7305&Itemid=38 Review Snipit: " Today for review I've got the Designio Leather Sleeve for ATT Tilt and HTC TyTn II for review, it's from our friends and Boxwave and I've found it to be an excellent case for your new phone. The Designio Leather Sleeve offers protection and accessibility for your phone, you won't have to take it out of the case to use any of the features." Review Picture(200x150): http://www.dragonsteelmods.com/Images/reviews2/boxwave-leather/leather19.jpg Main site link: http://www.dragonsteelmods.com A post in your news would be greatly appreciated. Any and all news sent to me will be posted! If you would like to be added to our 'News Feeds' page please feel free to send me your http link to the feed and I will gladly add it ASAP. If you'd like to swap links for affiliation, I'd be happy to, just drop me a message...

Second Gear Releases Today 1.0.1, event and task manager for iCal users - Published on 04/29/08 Second Gear LLC is pleased to announce the release of Today 1.0.1, an update to the event and task management application for Mac OS X. Today 1.0.1 is a maintenance release that addresses several minor issues reported by the over 10,000 users who downloaded the application since launch last week. Today 1.0.1 also adds the ability to create new tasks without a due date. Full release notes can be found at the Second Gear Website Evansville, Indiana - Second Gear LLC is pleased to announce the release of Today 1.0.1, an update to the event and task management application for Mac OS X. Today 1.0.1 is a maintenance release that addresses several minor issues reported by the over 10,000 users who downloaded the application since launch last week. Today 1.0.1 also adds the ability to create new tasks without a due date. Full release notes can be found at the Second Gear Website. Today shows you all the events and tasks that are stored in Apple's iCal in a small, easily navigable window. Today makes it easy to quickly glance at your upcoming schedule for the day. Assign a keyboard shortcut, and you can toggle Today's visibility in a split second. Adding new events and tasks is just as easy. You can quickly schedule next week's meeting or a quick task in Today. No iCal required. System Requirements: * Requires Mac OS X v10.5 or later * Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel * 2.9MB of hard drive space Pricing and Availability: Today 1.0.1 may be purchased for $15.00 USD and offers a fully featured 7 day trial period. Second Gear LLC: http://secondgearllc.com Product URL: http://secondgearllc.com/today/ Direct Download Link: http://secondgearllc.com/today/downloads/Today.zip Purchase Link: https://store.secondgearllc.com Screenshot: http://secondgearllc.com/today/img/mainwindow.jpg Changelog: http://secondgearllc.com/today/changelog.php Second Gear LLC is based Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 2006 by Crew Chief Justin Williams, Second Gear focuses on building beautiful Mac OS X and iPhone applications for consumers and business. Their first application, PocketTweets, is the most popular Twitter client for Apple's revolutionary iPhone. ### Justin Williams Crew Chief 812-669-1001 justin ( -at -) secondgearllc.com *******

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200804-30 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: KDE start_kdeinit: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: April 29, 2008 Bugs: #218933 ID: 200804-30 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities in start_kdeinit could possibly allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. Background ========== KDE is a feature-rich graphical desktop environment for Linux and Unix-like operating systems. start_kdeinit is a wrapper for kdeinit. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 kde-base/kdelibs < 4.0 *>= 3.5.8-r4 *>= 3.5.9-r3 > 4.0 < 3.5.5 Description =========== Vulnerabilities have been reported in the processing of user-controlled data by start_kdeinit, which is setuid root by default. Impact ====== A local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with root privileges, cause a Denial of Service or send Unix signals to other processes, when start_kdeinit is setuid root. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All kdelibs users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.8-r4" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2008-1671 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1671 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-30.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security ( -at -) gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

Hi all, We have just published an interview with *Left4Dead writer Chet Faliszek* of Valve Software. If you could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated. *Link:* http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/04/28/left4dead-interview-chet-faliszek/1 *Picture:* http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/04/left4dead-interview-chet-faliszek/fp_img.jpg *Quote: */"BT: //Valve's famous for play testing things to death -- were there any parts of Left4Dead that you thought would be a great idea at the time, but you then cut out completely? CF: Yeah, we do that kind of stuff all the time. We always joke about these companies which have these design documents full of great ideas, and there are loads of things that sound really great on paper. They sound like The Winner, but then you go to test it and it's like -- oh my God, nobody knows what the hell they're doing, what's going on, it's horrible. In fact, right now there are some things on these demo machines we're testing and we'll be getting feedback on and cutting and whatever. It's been interesting to watch some of these things with people who are good gamers too. Watching people who game at a higher level and seeing how they interact with things and what they do with it is always interesting."/ * *Cheers guys! Tim Smalley www.bit-tech.net

Hi all, We have just published a review of *Emprex's NSD-1000 P2P Download Engine*. If you could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated. *Link:* http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/04/29/emprex-nsd-100-p2p-download-engine/1 *Picture:* http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/04/emprex-nsd-100-p2p-download-engine/fp_img.jpg *Quote: */"I found myself in a little love-hate relationship with the Emprex NSD-100 -- I wish it had remote access, I wish it was faster at torrenting and I wish it supported RAID 1 at the very least. However it's left me seriously considering using it for large torrent duties instead of my PC -- it's just more convenient and cost effective than leaving my 200W+ PC on all day. Coupled with just having it there to access my media whenever, it means I now don't have to get off my arse to turn on my PC, just to watch a movie. So while it's not perfect, it's certainly worth considering."/ * *Cheers guys! Tim Smalley www.bit-tech.net

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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] libpng (SSA:2008-119-01) New libpng packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix a security issue. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1382 Additional information can be found in the libpng source, or in this file on the libpng FTP site: ftp://ftp.simplesystems.org/pub/libpng/png/src/libpng-1.2.27-README.txt Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/libpng-1.2.27-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz: Upgraded to libpng-1.2.27. This fixes various bugs, the most important of which have to do with the handling of unknown chunks containing zero-length data. Processing a PNG image that contains these could cause the application using libpng to crash (possibly resulting in a denial of service), could potentially expose the contents of uninitialized memory, or could cause the execution of arbitrary code as the user running libpng (though it would probably be quite difficult to cause the execution of attacker-chosen code). We recommend upgrading the package as soon as possible. For more information, see: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1382 ftp://ftp.simplesystems.org/pub/libpng/png/src/libpng-1.2.27-README.txt (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Where to find the new packages: +-----------------------------+ HINT: Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com? Give slackware.osuosl.org a try. This is another primary FTP site for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading directly from ftp.slackware.com. Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (http://osuosl.org) for donating additional FTP and rsync hosting to the Slackware project! :-) Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for additional mirror sites near you. Updated package for Slackware 8.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/libpng-1.2.27-i386-1_slack8.1.tgz Updated package for Slackware 9.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/libpng-1.2.27-i386-1_slack9.0.tgz Updated package for Slackware 9.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/libpng-1.2.27-i486-1_slack9.1.tgz Updated package for Slackware 10.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/libpng-1.2.27-i486-1_slack10.0.tgz Updated package for Slackware 10.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.1/patches/packages/libpng-1.2.27-i486-1_slack10.1.tgz Updated package for Slackware 10.2: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/patches/packages/libpng-1.2.27-i486-1_slack10.2.tgz Updated package for Slackware 11.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/libpng-1.2.27-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz Updated package for Slackware 12.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/libpng-1.2.27-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz Updated package for Slackware -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/libpng-1.2.27-i486-1.tgz MD5 signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 8.1 package: 9423c3602ea8c878e27e5a7f615bc3ce libpng-1.2.27-i386-1_slack8.1.tgz Slackware 9.0 package: 1746300b447e5272e48fbd61700e5a8c libpng-1.2.27-i386-1_slack9.0.tgz Slackware 9.1 package: 1f2d79d80ac1db5fbbae8c3b3eed12dc libpng-1.2.27-i486-1_slack9.1.tgz Slackware 10.0 package: 54142e20e93c4c4cb4f67d0e66d830aa libpng-1.2.27-i486-1_slack10.0.tgz Slackware 10.1 package: 67759c9512d4eb841aedce7f2ccd0242 libpng-1.2.27-i486-1_slack10.1.tgz Slackware 10.2 package: dc9badf923a5e876fe4d3b8a52b94e4f libpng-1.2.27-i486-1_slack10.2.tgz Slackware 11.0 package: f604e3e8a6a32f1ca160284f8210677d libpng-1.2.27-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz Slackware 12.0 package: be9224b4e88e9810765048e9583279f7 libpng-1.2.27-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz Slackware -current package: 59551d7c03e037afc9fcb2fe2e5bd910 libpng-1.2.27-i486-1.tgz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg libpng-1.2.27-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz Any running programs that use libpng should be restarted. +-----+ Slackware Linux Security Team http://slackware.com/gpg-key security ( -at -) slackware.com +------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Hi everyone! Back in January, we took a look at Sapphire's limited edition Radeon HD 3870 Atomic, which made use of a single slot vapour chamber cooler coupled with some decent overclocks. Today, the focus of our attentions is on the company's new Radeon HD 3870 Toxic, which uses the same cooler together with more modest factory overclocks to enable Sapphire to mass produce the board - Can it impress us in the same way? Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 Toxic review "In our introduction, we mentioned that the factory overclocks seen with this board have been cut compared to those previously used on the Radeon HD 3870 Atomic - Thus, while that board featured an 825MHz core clock, this board utilises an 800MHz core clock (still 25MHz higher than a reference board), with memory set to 1152MHz against 1200MHz on the Atomic and 1125MHz for a reference board. The real key feature of the Radeon HD 3870 Toxic is its Vapor-X vapour chamber cooler. The advantages of this cooler are obvious in its size compared to the behemoth which sits atop a reference Radeon HD 3870 graphics board, with the Toxic's effort occupying just a single slot while actually cooling the graphics core more effectively and less noisily, which is a definite win in my book." http://www.elitebastards.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=564&Itemid=27 As always, a news post on your site would be hugely appreciated, and we guarantee to reciprocate by posting any news items received by yourselves. Many thanks! Regards, Hanners Elite Bastards ------------------------------------- Elite Bastards News Letter www.elitebastards.com

Monkey Tools Announces Sound Grinder Pro 1.0 - Published on 04/29/08 Monkey Tools announces Sound Grinder Pro 1.0. Building on the success of Sound Grinder, Sound Grinder Pro adds many advanced time-saving features for the industry professional. Features include waveform editing, playback preview, AU and VST plug-in batch-processing, FhG MP3, MP3 surround and LAME codec support, multi-channel editing, enhanced metadata processing, droplets, auto-regioning and more. Snohomish, WA - Monkey Tools is pleased to announce Sound Grinder Pro. As the "big brother" to the popular batch-processor, Sound Grinder, Sound Grinder Pro adds many advanced features to simplify the tedious tasks that cost industry professionals significant amounts of time and money. One of several features is Sound Grinder Pro's Waveform Editor. This new editor provides multi-channel editing, an enhanced overview for file navigation, auto-regioning, advanced actions, AU and VST plug-in processing all with a simple and yet powerful user-interface. Actions include Auto-Trim, Normalize, Auto-Gain, Change Sample Rate, Resample, Swap Channels and more. Add to that sample level editing and user-interface customization, and you have one of the most feature-complete editors on the market today. Sound Grinder Pro also provides the ability to process your files with the FhG MP3 and MP3 Surround codec from Thomson/Fraunhofer and the popular LAME codec. Sound Grinder is unique in providing both MP3 codecs equipping the end user the ultimate flexibility in creating MP3 assets. With todays digital music boom, metadata has become a vital part of music production. Sound Grinder Pro provides many metadata batch-processing features. Copy metadata from a single file to be applied to all files, move metadata from one metadata field to another, or simply change the metadata across multiple assets in a single edit. "The core of any audio production is the processing of audio assets, and Sound Grinder Pro was designed to handle those daily tasks in a fast, efficient, and rock solid manner" explained Drayson Nowlan, Principal Manager at Monkey Tools, LLC. "From Droplets and Rapid Convert, to metadata batch-processing you will immediately realize the speed and efficiency this new product offers." Requirements: * 10.3.x or greater * Quicktime 6.4 or greater. * (Quicktime 6.5 is required for AMR Narrowband support) * (Quicktime 6.5.1 is required for Apple Lossless support) * 800 x 600 screen resolution Pricing and Updates: Sound Grinder Pro 1.0 is immediately available for purchase from our online store and costs $299 USD. A 15% discount is available to existing Sound Grinder customers who purchased Sound Grinder 2.5 on or after March 31st, 2007. Registered Sound Grinder users can obtain their upgrade pricing by clicking the "Upgrade" button at the launch of Sound Grinder Pro. A demo is also available for download on the Monkey Tools website providing a complete overview and these and other powerful features. Company URL: http://www.monkey-tools.com Product Link: http://www.monkey-tools.com/soundgrinderpro/ Download: http://www.monkey-tools.com/downloads/SoundGrinderPro1.0.zip Purchase: http://store.eSellerate.net/monkeytools/webstore Screenshots: http://www.monkey-tools.com/soundgrinderpro/sgpscreens.html Sound Grinder Pro Icon: http://www.monkey-tools.com/images/logos/sgp.png Since 2003, Monkey Tools has provided professionals and hobbyists alike with time saving software utilities for managing media assets. Monkey Tools, Sound Grinder and Rapid Convert are trademarks of Monkey Tools, LLC. Other products mentioned may be the trademarks of their respective owners. ### Drayson Nowlan Principal Manager info ( -at -) monkey-tools.com *******

Monkey Tools Announces Library Monkey 3.0 and Library Monkey Pro 1.0 - Published on 04/29/08 Monkey Tools announces Library Monkey 3.0 and Library Monkey Pro 1.0. These new audio asset management tools provide essential features for today's fast-paced production environments. With the solid feature set of Library Monkey or the advanced editing and processing of Library Monkey Pro, industry professionals will quickly realize new efficiencies in their production process. Snohomish, WA - Monkey Tools, LLC is pleased to announce Library Monkey 3.0 and Library Monkey 1.0. Library Monkey offers a solid set of tools for audio asset management where Library Monkey Pro provides managing, editing and processing all in a single application. Library Monkey and Library Monkey Pro offer Sets and Smart Sets for custom organization, recall of recent searches, and multiple Bins for temporary storage. Search your assets with symbols and Boolean commands, view detailed asset information, drag-n-drop directly into your DAW or other audio application. Use user-defined fields for custom organization, and create custom naming options for batch-processing. Use Droplets and Rapid Convert for instant processing using your favorite presets. With todays digital music boom, metadata has become a vital part of audio production. Library Monkey and Library Monkey Pro provide many metadata batch-processing features. Copy metadata from a single file to all processed files, move metadata from one metadata field to another, or simply change the metadata across multiple assets in a single edit. Library Monkey Pro adds many advanced features including a Waveform Editor. This new editor provides multi-channel editing, an enhanced overview for file navigation, auto-regioning, advanced actions, AU and VST plug-in processing all in a simple and yet powerful user-interface. Actions include Auto-Trim, Normalize, Auto-Gain, Change Sample Rate, Resample, Swap Channels and more. Add to that sample level editing and user-interface customization, and you have one of the most feature-complete editors on the market today. CD ripping with support for indexes is also available with Library Monkey Pro. With a streamlined process, a user will be able to turn their cumbersome CD library into a fully digitized and searchable library. Library Monkey Pro also provides the ability to process files with the FhG MP3 and MP3 Surround codec from Thomson/Fraunhofer and the popular LAME codec. Library Monkey Pro is unique in providing both MP3 codecs providing the end user the ultimate flexibility in creating MP3 assets. "We are proud to release Library Monkey and Library Monkey Pro as it represents the culmination of many hours of focused development with significant input from industry professionals" explained Stevo Brock, Head of Development at Monkey tools, LLC, " We think industry pro's will be very happy with the direction we are taking our products as we seek to make them fast, efficient, and rock-solid!" Requirements: * OSX 10.3.x or greater * Quicktime 6.4 or greater. * (Quicktime 6.5 is required for AMR Narrowband support) * (Quicktime 6.5.1 is required for Apple Lossless support) * 800 x 600 screen resolution * Optical drive for CD ripping (Library Monkey Pro only) Pricing and Updates: Library Monkey 3.0 is immediately available for purchase from our online store and costs $199 USD, and Library Monkey Pro is available for $399 USD. Demos are also available for download on the Monkey Tools website providing a complete overview and these and other powerful features. Website: http://www.monkey-tools.com Library Monkey 3.0 URL: http://www.monkey-tools.com/librarymonkey/ Library Monkey 3.0 Direct Download Link: http://www.monkey-tools.com/downloads/LibraryMonkey3.0.zip Library Monkey Pro 1.0 URL: http://www.monkey-tools.com/librarymonkeypro/ Library Monkey 1.0 Direct Download Link: http://www.monkey-tools.com/downloads/LibraryMonkeyPro1.0.zip Web Store: http://store.eSellerate.net/monkeytools/webstore Since 2003, Monkey Tools has provided professionals and hobbyists alike with time saving software utilities for managing media assets. Monkey Tools, Library Monkey, Library Monkey Pro and Rapid Convert are trademarks of Monkey Tools, LLC. Other products mentioned may be the trademarks of their respective owners. ### Drayson Nowlan Principal Manager info ( -at -) monkey-tools.com *******

Cooler Master Real Power Pro 1000W Power Supply Review ( -at -) ThinkComputers.org Review URL: http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index.php?x=reviews <http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index.php?x=reviews&id=752> &id=752 Image URL (336 X 256): http://www.thinkcomputers.org/reviews/cm_rpp_1000/email.jpg Alt Image URL (194 X 150): http://www.thinkcomputers.org/reviews/cm_rpp_1000/thumbs/5.jpg Quote: "ThinkComputers looked at Cooler Master's Real Power Pro series last year when I reviewed the 650W version. Cooler Master submitted its big brother, the 1000W version, to us for review. This powerhouse (literally) is ready to pump juice into a high-end gaming rig, possibly with multiple video cards or multiple processors. ThinkComputers has the review herein."

RivaTuner v2.09 Released Rivatuner has been updated towards version 2.09 In this release we have included a huge number of new stuff to keep you busy, obviously GeForce 9x00 support has been added as well as ForceWare 175.xx and Catalyst 8.4 support. RivaTuner is a complete powerful tweaking environment, providing you everything you may need to tune NVIDIA GPU based display adapters. The widest driver-level Direct3D / OpenGL and system tuning options, flexible profiling system allowing to make custom settings on per-application basis, both driver-level and low-level hardware access modes, unique diagnostic and real-time hardware monitoring features and exclusive power user oriented tools like built-in registry editor and patch script engine make RivaTuner's feature set absolutely unmatched. RivaTuner supports all NVIDIA display adapters starting from Riva TNT family up to the latest GeForce series and widest range of NVIDIA drivers starting from the oldest Detonator 2.08 up to the newest ForceWare drivers family. In addition to complete NVIDIA hardware support, RivaTuner also provides support for display adapters based upon newer ATI graphics processors. All RivaTuner's features besides driver-level tuning options are also available on supported ATI hardware. Guru3D.com is Rivatuner's official homepage, click here <http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?page=rivatuner&menu=8> to find version / build / changes and FAQ information. For novice users, we have a guide to help you through Rivatuner and setup fan speeds and overclocks on your graphics card. This guide will hopefully help you understand how to use the features that Rivatuner provides. Download URL- http://downloads.guru3d.com/RivaTuner-v2.09-download-163.html Homepage - http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?page=rivatuner <http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?page=rivatuner> FAQ - http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?page=rivatunerfaq Version 2.09: Minor bugfixes: The server no longer erroneously swaps RGB components and no longer causes On-Screen Display to be rendered in unexpected color under Direct3D10 when non-default OSD color is being used. What's new: Added ForceWare 175.xx drivers family support. Updated databases for Detonator and ForceWare drivers. Added databases for ForceWare 174.40, 174.51, 174.53, 174.60, 174.70, 174.74, 174.82, 174.85, 174.88, 174.93 and 175.12. Added Catalyst 8.4 drivers detection. Please take a note that ATI continues "old good" tradition of using the same build version of different driver versions, so both Catalyst 8.3 and 8.4 will be detected as Catalyst 8.3 or newer. Updated Catalyst 8.4 certified SoftR9x00 patch script (for Windows 2000/XP drivers only). Updated PCI DeviceID database for AMD graphics processors. Added PCI DeviceIDs for RADEON X1650 AGP and RADEON 3850 X2. Update driver files database for 64-bit NVIDIA ForceWare drivers. Unlocked previously available experimental AMD RV620 graphics processors family support. Added experimental NVIDIA G96 graphics processors family support. Added experimental NVIDIA G100 (aka GT200) graphics processors family support. Added experimental driver-level multi-GPU fan control support for Quad-SLI systems. Thanks to Jacob Freeman ( -at -) EVGA for testing driver-level fan control with2x NVIDIA 9800GX2 system. Now RivaTuner is able to detect driver version and display driver files info for drivers using multiple driver files and active non-primary driver file. Added experimental clock frequency stress-testing for NVAPI overclocking interfaces. Please take a note that NVAPI's own stress testing is not ideal yet and it is not available for some GPU families (e.g. G80) or may work improperly for others. Due to this reason NVAPI clock frequency stress-testing feature is disabled by default, however power users may enable it using NVAPIClockTest registry entry. Added set of technologies aimed to improve RivaTuner startup and usage safety in conjunction with other hardware monitoring and diagnostics related tools: Added low-level PCI controller access synchronization protocol. The protocol serves for preventing possible PCI controller access collisions when multiple tools are being started and scanning PCI buses simultaneously (e.g. detecting supported hardware during OS startup). Please take a note that to take full effect the protocol must be supported by other tools used simultaneously with RivaTuner, so please ensure that you're using this version of RivaTuner with the latest versions of other monitoring or diagnostics related software products (e.g. Everest). Previously used low-level I2C synchronization protocol is now also applied to driver-level thermal monitoring function calls to prevent possible conflicts between low-level I2C transactions and internal driver-level I2C transactions.Please take a note that to take full effect the protocol must be supported by other tools used simultaneously with RivaTuner, so please ensure that you're using this version of RivaTuner with the latest versions of other monitoring or diagnostics related software products (e.g. Everest). Added hardware scanning synchronization protocol, aimed to optimize startup process and reduce startup time when multiple tools are intensively scanning hardware. Now startup daemon routine displays warning message in case of driver load failure (e.g. when the driver is blocked by antivirus tool). Startup daemon self-deinstallation technology is disabled by default now. The daemon no longer uninstalls itself from Windows startup when it fails to apply any startup settings (e.g. due to driver load blocked by antivirus tool). If needed, the technology can be re-enabled by setting DontUninstallStartupDaemon registry entry to 0. Updated bundled RivaTunerStatisticsServer v2.6.0 utility: Now OSD rendering routines are compatible with WPF based applications. Now the server's manifest file specifies full administrative privileges requirement. If you're using Windows Vista with UAC enabled, it is recommended to create scheduled task launching the server simultaneously with RivaTuner to minimize amount of displayed UAC evaluation dialogs. Changed sever's own OSD rendering behavior, now the server doesn't display 3D API usage information in the OSD when framerate display is not requested by a client application. Updated pseudo-3D applications list. Updated bundled D3DOverrider v1.6.0 utility: Now the D3DOverrider's manifest file specifies full administrative privileges requirement. If you're using Windows Vista with UAC enabled, it is recommended to create scheduled task launching the utility simultaneously with RivaTuner to minimize amount of displayed UAC evaluation dialogs. Improved launcher module: Added 'Show item in tray menu' option to regular launch item editor. By disabling this option you may prevent some regular launch items from being displayed in RivaTuner's tray menu. This option is helpful if you're intensively use scheduled tasks and define many helper launch items, required only for scheduled tasks. Now you may select 'All files' as file type when browsing for application associated with a launch item and this way start and non-executable file type (e.g. WAV or MIDI) registered in the OS. Please take a note that 'Restore settings after terminating application' option will not affect non-executable file types. Now RivaTuner stores application specific event markers in the event history panel of hardware monitoring window, allowing you to analyze all item launch events and reasons (e.g. item launch due to pressed hotkey, due to scheduled task etc). This feature simplifies debugging complex dynamic hardware control algorithms programmed via scheduler module etc. Improved scheduler module: Now you may specify custom scheduled tasks names in the task editor window to improve scheduled tasks list readability. Added 'Wait for application termination' option for 'Launch application' tasks, allowing you to program sequentional tasks execution if needed. Now you may select 'All files' as file type when browsing for application associated with 'Launch application' task and this way start and non-executable file type (e.g. WAV or MIDI) registered in the OS. Please take a note that 'Wait for application termination' option will not affect non-executable file types. Now RivaTuner stores application specific event markers in the event history panel of hardware monitoring window, allowing you to analyze all shceduled tasks events and reasons (e.g. scheduled task launch due to core temperature change from 50°C to 51°C). This feature simplifies debugging complex dynamic hardware control algorithms programmed via scheduler module etc. Improved hardware monitoring module: Now you may use 'Override group name' option in each data source's properties to define custom on-screen display group for it and override default OSD grouping rule if needed, Now RivaTuner is able to detect PLL shutdown and swicth to bus clock on G8x and newer GPU families to provide dynamic memory clock frequency monitoring on upcoming G96 graphics processors family. Now RivaTuner uses BIOS PLL information tables on G9x and newer GPU families to detect reference clock frequencies for core and memory PLLs if unknown GPU is detected. If needed, reference clocks can be redefined via section of RivaTuner.cfg file. Improved SMART.dll hardware monitoring plugin. Now the plugin supports SMART temperature reading for up to 8 hard drives instead of 4 hard drives in the previous version. Improved low-level diagnostic report module: Now RivaTuner displays PLL table contents containing per-PLL reference clock frequencies for G8x and newer display adapter families in 'NVIDIA VGA BIOS information' diagnostic report category. Unlocked undocumented SSAA and combined MSAA / SSAA antialiasing modes for G8x and newer display adapters. Now you may change external I2C fan controller detection retry counter using ExternalFanControllerDetectRetry registry entry or completely disable external I2C fan controller detection by setting this registry to 0. Minor UI changes and improvements. --

Hello Webmasters and News Posters, NEW CONTENT (Casing & Cooling) - Ultra m998 ATX Mid-Tower Enclosure QUOTE: "Anyone who has tinkered with computers for any amount of time will immediately know the name Ultra. With a number of products that cover case fans and lights, designer cases, DVD products, hard drive coolers, media drives, complete memory solutions, memory coolers and power supplies, these folks can provide you with a large selection of upgrade items. Today we will be taking a look at one of their system enclosures, the m998. It is a mid-tower design based around the ATX standard and has some features that may be a little different than what you have seen in the past." For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1402/ultra_m998_atx_mid_tower_enclosure/index.html Best Regards, The TweakTown Team http://www.tweaktown.com

A news post would be great. OCC has published a new review on Futuremark 3DMark Vantage Here is a quote from the review: Quote: "Futuremark has done it again. The company has effectively come out with a benchmark that makes some of the latest hardware feel oh so inadequate. The upside to this is that it is upgrade time, and this is just another reason to do so, if for nothing more than bragging rights. This time, I think Futuremark has come up with a better mousetrap, to coin a phrase. The preset feature allows all levels of players (enthusiasts, benchmarking gods) to step up and take a swing for the fences to see how well their systems perform." Title: Futuremark 3DMark Vantage Review Link: http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/3dmark_vantage/ Img: http://www.overclockersclub.com/siteimages/articles/3dmark_vantage/27_thumb.jpg

Hello Technology News Community, I4U NEWS reviews the Gateway P172X FX 17-inch Gaming Notebook Review Quote from the review: "Today we are looking at the Gateway P172X FX gaming notebook. This machine retails for $1,999 and gets graphics in the form of NVIDIA 8800M GTS. The entire machine is very heavy, not something you will want to carry in a backpack all day for sure. However, if what you are after is a gaming machine that is portable and can be taken to and from the LAN party much easier than a full desktop the Gateway P172X FX is a fantastic option. The price for the Gateway P172X FX is $1,999." Full Review: http://www.i4u.com/full-review-420.html Photo: http://www.i4u.com/images/2007/p172xfx-stock.jpg Homepage Link: http://www.i4u.com We would very much appreciate if you post this news story/review on your site. As always I4U News is open to cross-post your technology stories. Please visit http://www.i4u.com for more stories. As long as you provide credits and links to the original story on I4U News we appreciate any cross-posting of our content. If you don't want to receive review and news submissions from I4U News please just reply to this email indicating that or use the unsubscribe link below. We appreciate giving us a chance to inform you about our latest reviews and please apologize if this email reaches you in error or does not meet your interest. best regards, Chief Editor Luigi Lugmayr :: I4U Technology News Network :: http://www.i4u.com - Technology News http://shop.i4u.com - I4U Shop http://pricewatch.i4u.com - Shopping Guide http://www.wristdreams.com - Technology Wrist Watches :::