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Join Pownce Now
2008-01-22 18:42:00
Pownce has lifted their invite-only status and added a ton of new features. Sign up to send files, links, events and messages to your friends.With Pownce you'll create a network of friends that you want to share items with, then you can choose whether to send it to the whole list, or specific people. Basically, whoever you want to read or see you item, will be able to. It's free, and ad supportedYou might send an event out to a dozen of your friends letting them know you're hosting a party this Friday. They could easily get the event details you entered, respond with questions or comments and then quickly rsvp.Say you had a great photo you wanted to share with all of your friends. Just add the file and all of your friends will get it right away. They'll be able to reply and tell you if it's cool. You could even post songs you recorded in your home studio to share with your friends.View: Join PownceDownload: Pownce Desktop ClientDownload: Adobe AIR (Desktop Client requires this)...
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The Gimp 2.4.3
2008-01-22 17:05:00
The GIMP is a multiplatform photo manipulation tool. GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. The GIMP is suitable for a variety of image manipulation tasks, including photo retouching, image composition, and image construction. It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc. GIMP is expandable and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything. The advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task to the most complex image manipulation procedures to be easily scripted. Note that, if this is the first time you're installing The GIMP, you will also need GTK+ 2 Runtime Environment from here. Note that the Gimp help files are also available from the same place. This is only a brief list of GIMP features:- Full suite of painting tools inclu...
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vLite 1.1
2008-01-22 17:02:00
Windows Vista from Microsoft takes a lot of resources, we all know that. So here is the tool for easy removal of unwanted components and bootable ISO creation in order to make Vista run faster and to your liking. This tool doesn't use any kind of hacking, all files and registry entries are in their original form and protected as they would be if you install the full version only without the components you select for the removal.It configures the installation directly, before the installation, meaning you'll have to remake the ISO and reinstall it. This method is much cleaner, not to mention easier and more logical than doing it after installation on every reinstall.Change log:new: Boot.wim cleanup (automatic with removed components) new: Third Apply method - Rebuild All new: Hide individual components (right-click menu) new: Power button tweaks new: 'Network Explorer' new: 'Firewire (1394)' new: 'Storage Controllers' fix: UAC tweak fix: UAC removal (Network Center, Users pan...
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Windows XP Service Pack 3 FAQ
2008-01-20 17:51:00
At the end of December 2007, the Redmond company opened up the testing process of XP SP3 and made available for download a public Release Candidate. The Standalone Update Pack age for Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate weighs in at just 336.1 MB and was dropped via the Microsoft Download Center. Not surprisingly, although it was mute for the most part of 2007 on both Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3, the Redmond company is favoring, in terms of information disclosure, its latest Windows client. Starting at the end of 2007, Microsoft managed to become extremely chatty about Vista SP1. Not so much about XP SP3. The reason is of course understandable. Vista, made available but a year ago, is pushed to the foreground, with XP left to eXPire in the background. But although Microsoft is talking very little about XP SP3, there are quite a few details about the upcoming service pack. You will be able to find some of the most popular issues related to Windows XP SP3 in the FAQ be...
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Associate Email Addresses with a Google Account
2008-01-20 17:20:00
If you don't like your current Google username or you want a more secure way to access your Google Account , there's a way to log in using other email addresses. In your account, click on Edit next to "Personal information" and associate additional email addresses with your Google Account. Note that you can't add email addresses already associated with another Google Account or Gmail addresses.After you associate an email address with your account, Google sends a confirmation message to authenticate that the address is actually yours. An added benefit is that your other email addresses are connected to your account and Google can use this information: for example, Google Calendar shows you the invitations sent to any of the associated email addresses. View: Google AccountsSource: GoogleSystem
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DAEMON Tools Lite 4.12
2008-01-18 15:57:00
Daemon Tools is an application for multiprotection emulation. It is further development of Generic Safedisc emulator and incorporates all its features. This program allows running backup copies of SafeDisc, Securom, or Laserlock protected games. Also included is a Virtual DVDROM drive enabling you to use your CD images as if they were already burned to CD. It works with all types of CD/DVDROM drives and supports nearly any CD protection.Changelog: What's New:SPTD 1.55;Added new languages;Some GUI features for DT Panel;Automount option behaviour;Bugs fixed:Some minor GUI bugs;Setup bugs;Download: DAEMON Tools Lite 4.12View: DAEMON Tools Home Page
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CCleaner 2.04.543
2008-01-17 18:44:00
CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) is a freeware system optimization tool. That removes unused and temporary files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster, more efficiently and giving you more hard disk space. The best part is that it's fast! (normally taking less that a second to run) and Free. Features of CCleaner 2.0:- Complete rebuild in C++With the requirements for a portable version, 64-bit compatibility and Windows Vista increasing against the limitations of the old architecture. We decided to rebuild the entire CCleaner application in highly optimized C++. - Faster analyzing and cleaningEach scanning process was rewritten from scratch and fully optimized. The result being a noticeable speed increase in all areas. - PortableCCleaner can now run from a USB thumbdrive and be installed/run on a computer without a complicated setup process. - CompactThe rewrite removed all external file dependencies, so the main EXE is now half the size of the original program and support files. ...
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Limewire goes into social networking, quietly builds Limespot.com
2008-01-15 16:58:00
Gnutella P2P vendor Limewire has just semi-announced their social networking website Limespot.com. Limespot was mentioned today on the Limewire developer blog as an upcoming "new project" without going into details what the site will be about.Go to Limespot.com, and you'll get a better idea: "LimeSpot is a new up-and-coming community site, and we've got big plans. Plans to let you build your own ideal online site. Be a blogger, whip up a wiki, foster a forum -- or all of the above. Pick and choose from our beautiful themes, or design your own."You can already join Limespot.com today, but the site only allows you to generate a very bare profile and invite friends. Blogging, Wiki and other features aren't enabled yet. Also, it's not clear whether Limespot will integrate in any way with the Limewire P2P client. There is a little more background on the about page:"Lime Spot LLC is a forward-looking Web company focusing on creating and delivering user-driven web applications and serv...
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AIM 6.8.1.5 Beta
2008-01-15 16:20:00
AIM 6.8 version includes the new Real-Time IM feature. Please note: To test this feature, you will need to IM with users who are also using AIM 6.8 - so recruit your buddies today!What is Real-Time IM?Real-Time IM lets you and your buddy see what the other person is typing in real-time, as it is being typed, right in your IM window. It is like seeing a preview of an IM. Normally, you can’t read a message from your buddy until it is sent and appears in the IM window. But with Real-Time IM, you see each letter your buddy is typing in the IM window even before it is sent to you.How does it work?Real-Time IM directly connects your PC to your buddy’s PC to send and receive information in real-time. This is also called Direct IM connection. AIM recommends that you only accept Direct IM connections from buddies you know.How do I use it?To invite a buddy to participate in Real-Time IM, click the Actions menu at the top of the IM window, or at the bottom of the Buddy List® window, and then s...
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Flock 1.06 Pre
2008-01-15 16:01:00
Flock is a social Web browser, open source, cross platform and based on Mozilla technologies. Currently, the browser implements support for del.icio.us and Flickr. Users can also install alternative hosted bookmarks or photo sharing services. In the search box and the blog manager, Flock offer users a number of choices and the ability to install other services using open standards. Expect the same, over time, for hosted bookmarks, photo-sharing and other services Flock integrates. Flock is based on the open source Mozilla code base.Flock is focused on fundamentally evolving the browser, bringing a refreshing new approach to how people use and participate on the web and simplifying social and web-based applications by bringing them one step closer to the user and integrating them directly into the browser.When using Flock, people can easily discover, access, create and share videos, photos, blogs, feeds and comments across social communities, media providers, and popular websites.Dow...
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KDE 4 Released
2008-01-13 21:05:00
KDE 4.0 is the innovative Free Software desktop containing lots of applications for every day use as well as for specific purposes. Plasma is a new desktop shell developed for KDE 4, providing an intuitive interface to interact with the desktop and applications. The Konqueror web browser integrates the web with the desktop. The Dolphin file manager, the Okular document reader and the System Settings control center complete the basic desktop set. KDE is built on the KDE Libraries which provide easy access to resources on the network by means of KIO and advanced visual capabilities through Qt4. Phonon and Solid, which are also part of the KDE Libraries add a multimedia framework and better hardware integration to all KDE applications.Want to know more about KDE 4 ? then take the guided tour or try it out for your self, and grab a live CD now.Download: KDE 4 Live CD(The current installable Live-CD contains only packages which are part of the KDE 4.0 release.)
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Visual Task Tips 2.3
2008-01-13 16:11:00
Visual Task Tips is a lightweight shell enhancement utility. It provides thumbnail preview image for each task in the Windows Taskbar, as seen in the Microsoft Windows Vista.NOTE: Windows XP or Vista (Classic theme) is required to run Visual Task Tips.SimpleVisual Task Tips is a simple utility. Just download and install it.UsefulBy using Visual Task Tips you can significantly increase your productivity.FreeVisual Task Tips is absolutely free for non-commercial use.Download: Visual Task Tips 2.3View: Visual Task Tips Home Page
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Paint.NET 3.22
2008-01-13 12:42:00
Paint.NET is image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows. It supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. It started development as an undergraduate college senior design project mentored by Microsoft, and is currently being maintained by some of the alumni that originally worked on it. Originally intended as a free replacement for the MS Paint software that comes with Windows, it has grown into a powerful yet simple tool for photo and image editing.Download: Paint.NET 3.22View: ChangelogView: Paint.NET Home Page
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FileZilla 3.0.5.2
2008-01-12 17:05:00
FileZilla is powerful Open Source FTP/SFTP client with many features. It includes a site manager to store all your connection details and logins as well as an Explorer style interface that shows the local and remote folders and can be customized independently. The program offers support for firewalls and proxy connections as well as SSL and Kerberos GSS security. Additional features include keep alive, auto ascii/binary transfer, download queue, manual transfers, raw FTP commands and more. On January 10 FileZilla 3.0.5 was released. on January 11th a fix was released ( FileZilla 3.0.5.1 ) that dealt with a unexpected crash.Then today FileZilla 3.0.5.2 was released to deal with yet another unexpected crash.Changelog:3.0.5.2 (2008-01-12) - Fix local tree refresh causing unwanted directory changes.- Fix crash in patch cache- Fix update check- Remove error message if locales aren't installed or FileZilla has not been translated into the default system language3.0.5.1 (2008-01-11)- Fix ...
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FaceBook Instant Messengner 1.0.2493
2008-01-11 17:10:00
Social IM is a new service that enables you to chat with your Facebook friends through its desktop IM client. The concept is nice and you might perhaps get to see similar tools for other social networks in the future. To use the Social IM client, you can download the tool from its site. The service is in the early stage and so don’t expect it run smoothly as yet.Download: FaceBook Instant Mess engner 1.0.2493View: Social IM Home Page
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FileZilla 3.0.5
2008-01-10 16:51:00
FileZilla is powerful Open Source FTP/SFTP client with many features. It includes a site manager to store all your connection details and logins as well as an Explorer style interface that shows the local and remote folders and can be customized independently. The program offers support for firewalls and proxy connections as well as SSL and Kerberos GSS security. Additional features include keep alive, auto ascii/binary transfer, download queue, manual transfers, raw FTP commands and more. Changelog:- Fix freeze if deleting remote directories- Compatibility with HP NonStop servers- MSW: Uninstaller did not remove defaultfilters.xml- Improve visual feedback for some drag&drop operations- Fix sort order in sitemanager dropdown menu- Fix size of file changed dialog- "Apply to current queue only" in file exists dialog did not work properly- Cached directory listings expire after 30 minutesDownload: FileZilla 3.0.5View: Filezilla Home Page
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Windows Live SkyDrive Used For Spam-Related Hosting
2008-01-10 14:00:00
Windows Live SkyDrive Beta, Microsoft's free online storage and file sharing service, appears to be taking off... with spammers. McAfee security researcher Chris Barton on Tuesday reported, "Our labs trapped many thousands of spam overnight that are abusing the Windows Live SkyDrive Beta service..." Windows Live SkyDrive Beta is part of Microsoft's Windows Live portfolio of services. It was launched last August under the name Windows Live Folders and later re-branded. In October, the service was updated and it now offers users 1 Gbyte of free online storage. The spammers appear to be uploading single-line HTML files that redirect Web visitors to a Web site used to sell spam-promoted products, such as pills of dubious value and function.View: Windows Live SkyDriveSource: InformationWeek
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Stuffplug 3.5
2008-01-10 10:47:00
After several months of waiting, there is now a very good version of Stuffplug released to the public. The new version is finally fully compatible with WLM 8.5, so almost everyone can enjoy the new version.You will notice with this version that the interface has now been drastically changed to match Windows Live Messenger more fully. There are also some experimental features which could be quite interesting.Features:- Editing of display name from the contact list- Blocking of an entire group- Adding new contacts through the wordwheel- Sending 'action texts' to contacts, which mimics Messenger's action prompts- Chatting to contacts whom you have blocked- Use of chat only names within conversations- Showing the current time of your contacts matching to their timezone- Sending of fake invites to contacts- Flashing of LED keyboard when computer is in full screen mode- Disabling the file transfer limit allowing you to send more than 3 files at one time- Boost character limit up to 5,0...

Crysis Patch 1.1
2008-01-08 18:31:00
Electronic Arts has issued the first patch for Crysis , bringing the first person shooter developed by Crytek to version 1.1Changelog: Fixes:*Fixed: Potential crash in D3D10*Fixed: Orange boxes apearing when hispec savegame loaded into lowspec game.*Fixed: Inconsistent damage dealt to vehicles when shot by LAW.*Fixed: Reflection resolution on D3D10, MultiGPU reflection update fix*Fixed: Memory leak with FSAA modes*Fixed: Infinite ammo hacks.*Fixed: Memory leak in D3D10 when switching screen modes*Fixed: Muti optimizations*Fixed: When player melees during gun raise animation, their gun will be in a permanantly raised position.*Fixed: Crash when loading savegame with level exported recently by editor*Fixed: Virtual keyboard does not function properly when a game pad is connected*Fixed: Users can lose the ability to look around with the Right Stick*Fixed: Setting screen resolution to "default" stops user from selecting last resolution*Fixed: Bug when changing resolution in D3D10*Fixed: ...
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Notepad++ 4.7.3
2008-01-08 18:17:00
Notepad++ is a free source code editor (and Notepad replacement), which supports several programming languages, running under the MS Windows environment. This project, based on the Scintilla edit component (a very powerful editor component), written in C++ with pure win32 api and STL (that ensures the higher execution speed and smaller size of the program), is under the GPL Licence.What's New:1. Make the "recovery system" for 3 mandatory xml files (config.xml, langs.xml and stylers.xml) to prevent the fail loading due to the corrupted files.2. Extend plugin capacity - add the Scintilla external lexer capacity.3. Add the ability to hide the tab bar with "-notabbar" flag in command line (ie. Notepad style).4. Column selection is remembered now while switching among the files. As well this settings will be stored in the next session.5. Add 2 Commends (beside Toggle Comment) Comment (Ctrl+K) and Uncomment (Ctrl+Shift+K).6. Change "UTF8 without BOM" menu item behaviour.7. Fix the hiding...
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Kane & Lynch Dead Men Demo
2008-01-07 18:41:00
Eidos Interactive has released a playable demo of Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, allowing you to try out the latest game from IO Interactive, the creators of the Hitman series. The demo features the Retomoto Tower mission, also playable in co-op. Download: Kane & Lynch Dead Men Demo | MirrorView: Kane & Lynch Dead Men Home Page
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10 Useful Plugins for Windows Live Writer
2008-01-05 12:56:00
Windows Live Writer is a desktop application that makes it easy to publish content to your blog. I've been using Windows Live Writer for a long time to write my blog entries for the various websites I author. The software is intuitive and powerful, but, every now and then, I found something that it couldn't do or that I wished it could do in a better way. However, over time, I've found the solutions to all of my Live Writer wish list items in the Windows Live Gallery thanks to the developers who have taken the time to extend the application via the SDK. The Gallery is filled with Live Writer plugins that enhance what Live Writer is capable of. The ten plugins below are my favorites and, in my opinion, must-haves for any blogger:Digg This Plugin for Live Writer: The Digg This plugin inserts a "Digg This" button to your Windows Live Writer posts and provides seamless integration with Digg.Social Bookmarking Tags:Using this plugin, you will be able to add automatic social bookmarkin...
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Messenger Pictures auto 2.1
2008-01-05 12:45:00
Messenger Pictures Auto is a freeware give you control to change your messenger picture display auto mode.Choose the folder where your avatars included then choose what time you want before change again..Very easy to use and available in many languages and small size software.Messenger Pictures Auto compatible with MSN Messenger and Windows Live Messenger. Download: Messenger Pictures auto 2.1View: Messenger Pictures Auto Change Official Web Site
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Vista Codec Package 4.5.6
2008-01-04 18:34:00
With Vista Codec Package installed, you won't need to install any other codec or filter. Many user suggested default settings are implemented. It does not contain a media player. It does not associates filetypes. With this package installed you will be able to use any media player (limited only by the players capabilities) to play DVD's, movies and video clips of any format. Streaming video (real and quicktime) is supported in web browsers. Visit the homepage to get a 64bitAddon which enables xvid, divx and DVD playback in Vista's MediaCenter. Changelog: - update Haali components- update FFDshow components (multicore patched)- improve x64 compatibility (AC3)- update FLV, MP4 filtersDownload: Vista Codec Package 4.5.6View: Full ChangelogView: Vista Codec Package Home Page
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Witty 0.1.6 Alpha
2008-01-03 18:17:00
Witty, is a Twitter client for Windows Vista and XP. It is powered by the Windows Presentation Foundation and runs like a "real" application. It can be minimized to the system tray too. Witty lets you post updates, view timelines, view replies, respond to direct messages, and open links in your browser.Witty includes the following functionalities: View recent Twitter statuses from the people you follow (auto-refreshing) View recent replies to you View a specific user's timeline Update your twitter status View and respond to Direct Messages Links will open in the user's default browser Code Specific Features:Minimize to the System Tray Runs in Single Instance mode Remembers the window settings for location and size Responsive UI with asynchronous calls to Twitter to prevent UI thread from locking Custom Styles and Resources Custom TwitterLib for encapsulating calls to Twitter Serialize to disk as XAML Make use of Kevin Moore's FlipTile3D (easter egg) Spell Checking New messages ar...
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Flock 1.0.5
2008-01-03 17:36:00
Flock is a social Web browser, open source, cross platform and based on Mozilla technologies. Currently, the browser implements support for del.icio.us and Flickr. Users can also install alternative hosted bookmarks or photo sharing services. In the search box and the blog manager, Flock offer users a number of choices and the ability to install other services using open standards. Expect the same, over time, for hosted bookmarks, photo-sharing and other services Flock integrates. Flock is based on the open source Mozilla code base.Flock is focused on fundamentally evolving the browser, bringing a refreshing new approach to how people use and participate on the web and simplifying social and web-based applications by bringing them one step closer to the user and integrating them directly into the browser.When using Flock, people can easily discover, access, create and share videos, photos, blogs, feeds and comments across social communities, media providers, and popular websites.Dow...
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IE7Pro 2.0 Final
2008-01-02 16:52:00
IE7pro is an add-on for IE 7 which adds lots of features and extras to make your IE easier, more useful, secure and customizable. You can use IE7pro as Tab Management, AD Blocker, Flash Block, Super Drag Drop, Crash Recovery, Proxy Switcher, Mouse Gesture, Tab History Browser, Web Accelerator, User Agent Switcher, Webpage Capturer, Greasemonkey for IE and etc . Using IE7pro, you can Close/Open tab by double left click, build your own greasemonkey script, switch proxy, switch user agent, block ads and flash, recover browser crash, apply super drag drop, auto scroll page, manage tab history, refresh tab automatically, open new tab from address bar and favorites, view page information and save whole page to images quickly and so on.Features in version 2:- Moved to full modular version, Hope it will increase the stability- Added MiniDownloader as a simple replacement for IE default download window- Added hotkey CTRL+M to minimize IE windows to tray icon- You can disable / enable any mod...
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NVIDIA ForceWare 169.28 Windows XP / Vista Drivers (UT3)
2008-01-01 13:32:00
ForceWare Beta Release 169.28 is provided below for customers experiencing issues with the retail version of Unreal Tournament 3. This driver is only recommended as an update for these customers. All other customers are recommended to use the latest WHQL or Beta drivers offered on NVIDIA.com.There is no more info on these drivers, other than the fact that you have to upgrade only if you experience issues with this game. Grab them if you need them.Download: NVIDIA ForceWare 169.28 Windows XP 32 Bit (UT3)Download: NVIDIA ForceWare 169.28 Windows Vista 32 Bit (UT3) 64 BitDownload: NVIDIA ForceWare 169.28 Windows Vista 64 Bit (UT3) 64 BitView: nZone
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FileZilla 3.0.5 RC1
2008-01-01 13:25:00
FileZilla is powerful Open Source FTP/SFTP client with many features. It includes a site manager to store all your connection details and logins as well as an Explorer style interface that shows the local and remote folders and can be customized independently. The program offers support for firewalls and proxy connections as well as SSL and Kerberos GSS security. Additional features include keep alive, auto ascii/binary transfer, download queue, manual transfers, raw FTP commands and more. Changelog:New features:+ Directory listing comparison+ Ability to open and edit local files+ Add option to use default system language. Note: Language selection will be reset to default if updating to this version.+ New artwork for send and recv indicatorsFixed bugs:- Fix crash with keepalive timer- nix: Use proper locale initialization, happened too late in FZ's startup sequence in previous versions.- Fix issue with proxies in combination with nonstandard ports- Fix timezone offset detection if ...
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Happy New Year From Live2K
2007-12-31 12:23:00
2007 is coming to an end, and we here at Live 2K would like to thank you for visiting our site in 2007 and hope to see you again in 2008.Have a good New Year 's eve, and stay safe out there. See you in 2008 :)
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