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Tweakers Asylum has posted a review on the WinTasks 2000 Professional tweak utility. What are the promises of this system tweaker? Take a peek below, WinTasks, a tweakers dream, is software for those of you who want to take full advantage of your computer. Some of the more popular "claimed" benefits are: . Burn CD´s Without Gaps and Jumps . Speed Up Your Computers Response-time Dramatically . Watch DVD´s without stutter . Works on many platforms (Windows 95/98/ME/2000) Read more

Anthony has posted some new 3dfx drivers and tools for Windows 2000 and XP: Windows2000 Voodoo Banshee Drivers Sept 27, 2001 983 KB Windows2000/XP Obsidian2 S/X Series Drivers Sept 27, 2001 1,825 KB Windows2000/XP Canopus Pure3D Drivers Sept 27, 2001 328 KB Windows2000/XP Canopus Pure3D II Drivers Sept 27, 2001 702 KB How to Tweak Voodoo1 or 2 in Windows2000/XP Sept 27, 2001 116 KB Windows2000/XP Voodoo Rush Drivers Sept 27, 2001 172 KB Windows2000/XP Voodoo Drivers Sept 27, 2001 660 KB Windows2000/XP Voodoo2 Drivers Sept 27, 2001 1,050 KB Download

Thanks to Phil Thompson for this one: Ahead Software has released a new version of Nero Burning Rom. Filesize: 10.8 MB (11,405,531 bytes) Current version: 5.5.5.1 Download

T-Break has posted a comparison of three retail budget cards based on three different budget chipsets: the Kyro 1, the Geforce MX 200 and the SiS 315. Just one year ago an 800MHz CPU with a 64MB graphics card was an “over-the-top-of-the-line” system. Today we’re looking at the same setup as a “budget” system. Sigh. It’s as exciting as it is tiring to keep up with the pace at which hardware is moving. Who’d have imagine that in one years time, we’d have budget graphics cards with 64MB RAM, TV out and T&L features selling for less than 250 Dirhams (Under US$70)- but that’s what we’re bringing to you today. Read more

The SANS Institute has updated their Twenty Most Critical Internet Security Vulnerabilities list. Thanks CestLaVie. A little over a year ago, the SANS Institute and the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) released a document summarizing the Ten Most Critical Internet Security Vulnerabilities. Thousands of organizations used that list to prioritize their efforts so they could close the most dangerous holes first. This new list, released on October 1, 2001, updates and expands the Top Ten list. With this new release, we have increased the list to the Top Twenty vulnerabilities, and we have segmented it into three categories: General Vulnerabilities, Windows Vulnerabilities, and Unix Vulnerabilities. Read more

Microsoft Corp. and Siebel Systems Inc., the world´s leading provider of e-business applications software, today at Siebel Worldwide User Week 2001 announced the integration of Siebel 7 and the Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server and the various products in the Microsoft .NET Enterprise Server family. Siebel 7, the latest version of Siebel eBusiness Applications, supports the Windows 2000 Server and Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000, and provides integration with other Microsoft .NET Enterprise Servers such as Microsoft Exchange Server and BizTalk™ Server 2000. Via Microsoft´s platform, Siebel 7 provides global enterprise organizations with a highly reliable, scalable and manageable solution for building customer satisfaction and loyalty while maximizing revenue. Read more

Hoping to further entrench its Office business software suite in the marketplace, Microsoft on Wednesday said it will offer discounted versions through mainstream retailers of Office XP to students and teachers to use at home. Read more

Intel this week boosted its Celeron processor to 1.2GHz. The chipmaker, practicing a bit of megahertz one-upmanship, launched the new low-price chip on Tuesday, just one day after rival Advanced Micro Devices introduced its 1.1GHz Duron processor for the value segment of the PC market. Read more

Everything USB send some Intel news: Intel unveils mega-pixel digital camera The first device is the Intel´s 1.3 Megapixel Pocket Digital PC Camera, which has both 16MB on-board storage and a Smart Media expansion slot, for taking up to 256 pictures (1024x768 resolution). The camera also doubles as a digital video camera, for recording .AVI movies at 352x288 (CIF) resolution in untethered mode. When connected to a PC, the camera can feed video at 640x480 resolution on its 3-m USB cable. Read more Intel unveils bite-sized MP3 player Intel today announced (on top of loads of other USB devices) a new - very small - portable MP3/WMA player, dubbed the Personal Audio Player 3000. Read more

Tweak3D has posted a Budget AMD DDR motherboard roundup These days, when a CPU above 1GHz can be had for a measily $100, you might be wondering which motherboard to use. Unlike choosing a processor, choosing motherboards can be much harder and more of a headache. Since there are so many brands and types of motherboards that you can purchase, you’ll probably have a difficult time deciding on a motherboard. Read more

A new version of WinAmp is out. Thanks Rich. What´s new? mb.ini skin support (Winamp/MBOpen). added page and slider for ´shuffle morph rate´ to Preferences so you can control how much the playlist morphs (mutates) each time it cycles through. PP´s ACM disk writer output plug-in instead of the classic one. PP´s WAV/VOC reader (Which is apparently so much better, but we will see). included new in_midi and in_mod (yay). made playlist editor automatically size down when necessary (on startup). made drag&drop playlist URLs work. made alt+delete work again in playlist editor. made winamp.exe and winampa.exe both much less likely to fudge HKCR/. fixed drag&drop in vis areas. made Winamp handle language packs that lack strings and/or dialogs better. made physical file remover ask you for every file, to prevent disasters. fixed issues with using a large number of input plug-ins and extensions in open box (I think). fixed a small "bug" in the id3 editor of in_mp3. fixed the frame count bug in id3 editor of in_mp3. made general purpose plug-in uninstall capability. new hyper-leet desktop icon on new installs of full version. removed Mjuice support from full version. tinyvis 2001 v2.04. AVS includes experimental fullscreen overlay mode. Read more

NeoWin send words that a new version of Powertoys for Windows XP is available. Read more

Hardware Extreme send words that Mirabilis has released a new Alpha version of ICQ New features: -Pick and choose your favorite ICQ features. -Share and exchange files. -Contact List on servers. -Save/Load Contact List. -Message spell checker, cool icons and emotions. -Automatic Firewall detection. -Improved Whitepages search. -Security & Privacy Permissions in one place. -Set your ICQ Email Signature. Read more

TechCentral has posted a review on the Gigabyte GA-7DY mainboard in german Read more (Translator) Read more (German)

OC Workbench send words that the K7S5A SiS735 motherboard is now AMD approved The ECS K7VTA3 (KT266) and K7S5A (SiS735) mainboards have been approved by AMD to support the full series of AMD Palomino processors. An official statement will be released next week. If AMD can cetify and approve the ECS K7S5A, the rumours that are spreading about problems of the SiS735 chipset are unfounded.

USBMan send some news about the new Web Cruiser 4D Mouse IOGEAR takes Web scrolling in a new direction with Web Cruiser the first USB 4D optical mouse. Web Cruiser allows Web pages to be viewed in four directions, up, down, left and right The 4D mouse features a high-speed optical sensor providing stable and accurate cursor movement, offering optical tracking of 1,500 times per second. Web Cruiser comes equipped with three programmable buttons, four programmable wheel functions and a contour design for comfortable use. Read more

Puces3D has posted a GeForce2Ti review in french nVidia a annoncé hier sa nouvelle gamme de cartes graphiques, la série Titanium. Il est vrai que la GeForce3TI 500 est la carte la plus attendue. Cependant, la GeForce2TI a évolué. En effet, après la regrettrable disparition de la GeForce2 Ultra (qui faisait un peu trop d´ombre à la GeForce3 à sa sortie), nVidia revient sur sa position en proposant une GeForce2PRO, dont seule la vitesse du GPU augmente (250Mhz au lieu de 200Mhz). Rien de bien spectaculaire, quand on sait que c´est la vitesse de la mémoire qui bride les performances en hautes résolutions... Read more Translator

FrostyTech has posted a review on the Thermalright CB-6L Heatsink Given the unique technology of the CB-6L we were a bit disappointed to see in come in so far behind the other coolers. In retrospect this shouldn´t be much of a surprise really. The other reference coolers all use higher-power fans to improve the sheer volume of air moving throughout their fins, and the CB-6L can´t keep up. In the end, this heatsink is relegated to the OEM class pile, and while it may be perfectly fine for your average sub 1Ghz system, there are better choices out there to consider. Read more

3D Spotlight has posted a review on the Gamesurround Fortissimo 2 sound card. The Gamesurround Fortissimo 2 ($59.99) is Hercules latest foray into the Mid/Budget-range Soundcard market with the Game Theater XP serving the Higher (Non-professional) -end market & the Gamesurround Muse XL being the Soundcard for those on a tight budget. Using the Cirrus Logic CS4624 DSP & Sensaura 3D Environmental technology it boasts some good features for a relatively low price. 3D Spotlight has completed this review where we’ll examine whether or not paper specs can hold up in reality. Read more

Neoseeker has posted a review on the Kodak MC3 MP3/Digicam/Digital Video Recorder Device. The Kodak MC3 is really all about "features? It is loaded to the brim with tons and tons features. It captures full motion video, shoots digital pictures and plays MP3s. In addition, it is loaded with tons and tons of software to make the most out of this compact all-in-one wonder. Read more

TweakTown has posted a review on the Prolink XX-Player GeForce3 video card. GeForce3... The name kind of says it all. But what if you´re looking for a means to do some video editing also? Come join TweakTown as we take you on a tour of the Prolink XX-Player GeForce3 Video Card. Solid numbers combined with a good software package equates to some fun times ahead. Read more

Dan´s Data has posted a review on Lian Li´s PC-76 server case It´s got all of the groovy looks and useful features that we´ve come to expect from Lian Li. But it´s BIG. The PC-70 looks like a PC-60 on steroids. The PC-76, in turn, looks like a PC-60 that was bitten by a radioactive hippopotamus. Read more

.... Scalability, Manageability Of Windows 2000 Server Microsoft Corp. today showcased its strategy for the evolution of enterprise computing, one that builds on the company´s family of manageable, ultrascalable Microsoft® Windows® Server software and includes plans for pretested and validated computer infrastructures and XML-based Web services, at MEC 2001, the Microsoft infrastructure planning and deployment conference. Cliff Reeves, vice president for the Windows .NET Server Solutions Group at Microsoft, outlined the strategy during today´s keynote speech, highlighting how Windows 2000 Server software is setting benchmarks for scalability and enabling even the largest businesses and other enterprises to handle their increased server needs. Read more

Savage News send words that a new Savage4 driver for Windows 2000 and Windows XP is available. Download

An e-mail message claiming to come from the SecurityFocus ARIS Analyst Team and TrendMicro is being used to deliver what appears to be a Trojan horse to unsuspecting users. Do not run this attachment. These messages do not come from TrendMicro or SecurityFocus, as a quick check of the headers will reveal. Read more