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Rainlendar Lite 2.3
2007-12-31 11:59:00
Rainlendar is a customizable calendar that displays the current month, events, and reminders. It is a very lightweight application that doesn´t use much system resources or take much space on your desktop.Features:- Small and lightweight- Different type events can have different appearence- Supports Windows transparency- Synchronizes events between several clients- Localized for multiple languages- Shows an alarm when an event is due- Supports iCal files.- Shows Outlook’s appointments- Includes a todo-list- Works als- as Lite step plugin- Displays the current date in tray icon- Can stick t- the desktop (i.e. doesn’t hide with Show Desktop)- Hotkeys for quick access- Easy skinning with an UI- Can be controlled from 3rd party applications with !bangs- and more… Changelog:- Localization fixes.- Custom todo order and snooze didn't work correctly if event or task id had '/'-char. Fixed.- Fixed keyboard shortcuts for the window selection.- Tasks created with QuickAdd have due date only ...
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Gplus Messenger 2.0
2007-12-30 14:25:00
Gplus is an add-on for Google Talk, the instant messaging software by GoogleFeatures:EmoticonsAnd I mean real emoticons not just :). Gplus allows you to enhance your chatting experience by allowing you to express various emotions through the familiar emoticons common to all major chat agents but missing, until now, from Google Talk. Gplus, of course, supports animated emoticons. EmotiSoundsWanna draw more attention from the person you're chatting with....You need to make a little noise, express what you feel in sound...Gplus let's you chose from a bank of sounds that you can send just like you would send text or smileys. Simply open up the sound menu and chose from the list...from church bells to south park sound bites...try it. Chat logs Gplus allows you to log your chats locally and view them later. Conversations are logged in the html format and can be viewed using your web browser or the chat log viewer that comes with Gplus. Text FormattingGplus allows you to add color to...
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DAEMON Tools Lite 4.11.2
2007-12-29 16:51:00
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: - DT Lite comes now as one setup file for both X86 and X64 systems;- Several languages updated (German, Dutch, Arabic, Ukrainian, Lithuanian);Bugs fixed:- check up for updates bug;- minor GUI bugs;Download: DAEMON Tools Lite 4.11.2View: DAEMON Tools Home Page
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IE7Pro 2.0 RC 1
2007-12-29 15:12:00
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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AOL dumps support for Netscape Navigator
2007-12-29 15:04:00
The legend is going down. A historic name in software will effectively pass into history in February as AOL discontinues development and active support for the Netscape browser, according to an official blog. AOL will keep delivering security patches for the current version of Netscape until Feb. 1, 2008, after which it will no longer provide active support for any version of the software, according to a Friday entry on The Netscape Blog by Tom Drapeau, lead developer for Netscape.com. The Netscape.com Web site will remain as a general-purpose portal. Netscape was the original mass-market Web browser and helped to popularize the Internet in the mid-1990s, but it has long taken a back seat to Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.Firefox itself traces its roots back to Netscape software that was made into open source. The Mozilla Foundation was founded in 2003, with support from AOL, and has released successive versions of Firefox while AOL continued to develop Netscape on ...
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aMSN 0.97
2007-12-27 23:40:00
aMSN is a free open source MSN Messenger clone, that runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.Its main objective is to assist users who are new to the GNU/Linux operating system keep in contact with those who use the Microsoft program which is available only on Windows and Macintosh. To achieve this objective, aMSN attempts to emulate the look and feel of MSN Messenger, and supports many of its features.aMSN has features not present in MSN Messenger. Users can set alarms, are able to see others who have removed them from their contact list, and are able to open many profiles at once. It is also very customizable, with extensions and themes available at the main site. aMSN also allows functions not available in the Macintosh version of MSN Messenger, such as webcam support, and the "nudge" feature.Download: aMSN 0.97View: aMSN Home Page
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IE7Pro 2.0 Beta 5
2007-12-26 17:11:00
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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Merry Christmas
2007-12-23 10:37:00
I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas . I'll be spending Christmas with my better half and family, so updates will be limited.I hope you all have a happy holiday and enjoy christmas.
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IE7Pro 2.0 Beta 4
2007-12-21 14:00:00
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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Internet Explorer 8
2007-12-21 00:16:00
Microsoft has announced that Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) beta 1, is being targetted for release in the first half of 2008. It will be designed and built for a broad range of customers including consumers, enterprises, partners, web developers, and others. IE8 is the next generation web browser designed for the new web, making it safe and easy to use web services. It is being designed and built with a broad range of customers including consumers, enterprises, partners, web developers, and others. IE8 will also deliver advancements to our broad customer ecosystem and will enable Web Developers, Designers, and ICPs to develop across platforms and versions, boost productivity, and provide richer user experiences – all without breaking the web. One of the goals of IE8 is to support the right set of standards with excellent implementations without breaking the existing web. And last week, IE8 reached a core milestone: IE8 in standards mode now correctly renders the "Acid2 Browser Test". A...
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Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare Patch 1.4
2007-12-20 14:26:00
Infinity Ward has released a new patch for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare updating their first person shooter sequel to version 1.4This patch adds "Winter Crash", a holiday version of Multiplayer map "Crash", and includes improvements to the server browser. It also fixes some rare bullet accuracy issues for all weapons.Changes: "Winter Crash", a holiday version of Multiplayer map "Crash" Improvements to the server browser Fixed some rare bullet accuracy issues for all weapons. For server admins: fixed user ban list not working correctly on servers. Ban.txt will be created in the main or fs_game directory Mod Support:In the connect screen, Mods will be identified as"Mod: [mod name]" Only official IWD files will be read from the main directory. All custom IWD should be placed in a mod directory. Fix for reloading several times after connecting to a modded server Improved mod.ff support to allow adding game types. Fixed an issue with Http redirect downloads. "fs_game" will be forced t...
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Google Talk Translation Bot
2007-12-20 12:32:00
Google Talk launched two dozen of translation bots yesterday that you add to your Google Talk contact list and use them to translate between languages on the fly. For example, the translation bot de2en@bot.talk.google.com is German to English, and en2fr@bot.talk.google.com will translate English inputs into French. The 24 different bots are:ar2en, de2en, de2fr, el2en, en2ar, en2de, en2el, en2es, en2fr, en2it, en2ja, en2ko, en2nl, en2ru, en2zh, es2en, fr2de, fr2en, it2en, ja2en, ko2en, nl2en, ru2en, zh2enComparing to Google Translate, this feature is really wonderful when you need to translate a lot of vocabularies. The downside is that you will need to add a lot of these bots to your contact list if you need to translate between several languages. A better approach, in my opinion, is that they should identify the input languages, like this Language Identifier on Xerox’s website. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great, but there are always room for improvement.View: Google Talk BlogSource: G...
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nVIDIA ForceWare 169.21 WHQL for Windows XP
2007-12-20 01:07:00
A new Official, WHQL Certified Drivers for nVIDIA GeForce 6,7,8 series graphics cards, for Windows XP / Windows XP Media Center Edition OS has been released. Release Notes:- WHQL driver for GeForce FX, 6, 7, and 8 series GPUs. - Added support for GeForce 8800 GTS 512 GPU. - Recommended driver for the latest DirectX 9 and OpenGL applications. - Numerous game and application compatibility fixes. Please refer to the release documentation for more information on features, driver fixes, and known issues Download: Nvidia ForceWare 169.21 WHQL for Windows XP 32 BitDownload: Nvidia ForceWare 169.21 WHQL for Windows XP 64 BitView: Release NotesView: Nvidia
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Yahoo! Messenger v9.0.0.922 Beta
2007-12-19 19:47:00
Yahoo is launching a new version of its popular Yahoo Messenger on Tuesday that lets you forward phone calls and instant messages and watch videos and view photos with friends, among other enhancements. But probably the most popular thing will be the new emoticons. The new Yahoo Messenger toolbar lets you send an instant message, text message or call a contact with one click. (Credit: Yahoo)Yahoo Messenger 9.0 has a redesigned interface with new "skin" background designs and new emoticons for expressions like "thumbs up," "thumbs down," and "rock on," (yes, the little yellow face ball is holding up its second and fourth fingers in the rock-star pose). Beyond the surface, some of the changes are even more impressive. For instance, it's easier to call, text or IM contacts by simply hovering over the contact name and clicking. You can also click an arrow to the left of the contact and see a larger version of their avatar, contact them, start an e-mail session, and edit their informati...
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Songbird 0.4 RC 1
2007-12-19 14:45:00
Songbird is a desktop media player built on the same platform as firefox, which allows seamless integration with all platforms, be it Windows, Mac or Linux. Songbird is a player that, apart from serving as your everyday desktop based media player, plays media from the web. You can browse web sites from the player itself and if you land on sites that contain music it will crawl that page and create playlists from all the media present on that page. What more? You can just click on the song in the playlist and it will play it just like it will play your local audio. It downloads the ID3 tag information and everything, and you can save the song by dragging and dropping it into your library. Yes it’s as simple as that.Download: Songbird 0.4 RC 1View: Release NotesView: Song Bird Home Page
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Windows XP Service Pack 3 RC Build 3264
2007-12-19 12:20:00
Microsoft has made another build of Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate available for public download, allowing you to try out the latest service pack for Windows XP.Overview:This is the self-extracting executable that contains the update package for Windows® XP Service Pack 3. Windows® XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released updates for the operating system. This update also includes a small number of new functionalities, which do not significantly change customers’ experience with the operating system.This pre-release software is provided for testing purposes only. Microsoft does not recommend installing this software on primary or mission critical systems. Microsoft recommends that you have a backup of your data prior to installing any pre-release software.Thanks to Itachi17 for the tipDownload: Windows XP Service Pack 3 RC Build 3264View: Windows XP Service Pack 3
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Lost Season 4 Teaser
2007-12-18 22:20:00
A sneak peak for Lost Season 4 is now online.There is still no date on when this season will start.
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Firefox 3.0 Beta 2
2007-12-18 22:05:00
Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser that makes browsing more efficient than ever before. Firefox includes pop-up blocking; a tab-browsing; integrated Google searching; simplified privacy controls that let you cover your tracks more effectively; a streamlined browser window that shows you more of the page than any other browser; and a number of additional features that work with you to help you get the most out of your time online.Features in version 3.0:- Antivirus software integration- Phishing protection through web site identity verification- Better handling of plugins and support for Vista parental controls- File downloader has finally been improved, and it now enables download resuming - Plugins are now managed better with the add-on manager[- Web pages can be bookmarked with a single click and tagged with a double click- Smart Places folder, which appears in your bookmarks toolbar, allows for better organization and easy browsing of tagged, bookmarked and freq...
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Google Adds Video Sitemaps
2007-12-18 15:07:00
Google has extended there sitemap service to include video sitemaps. This means that your videos will be more easily indexed by Google’s Video search.When you create a video sitemap and specify all the videos on your site and relevant metadata, Google will be able to generate a thumbnail of your video and place it in the search results.View: Google Webmaster BlogView: Google Webmaster Central
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World in Conflict Patch v1.005
2007-12-18 12:11:00
Sierra has released a new patch for World in Conflict , bringing to this strategy game developed by Massive Entertainment to version 1.005. This fifth update fixes some bugs and balancing issues, but also introduces several brand-new features, including a feature that prevents team stacking. This feature, which is completely optional server-side, divides players equally between the two teams in the beginning of every match based on their experience and skill.Download: World in Conflict Patch v1.005 (English) | Other LanguagesView: World in Conflict Home Page
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IE7Pro 2.0 Beta 3
2007-12-17 17:17:00
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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Messenger Plus! Live 4.50.312
2007-12-16 19:55:00
Only a week after the major release of Mess enger Plus! Live 4.50, here's an update already which includes the latest translation files and some small fixes based on the early reports.The new build will be distributed via auto-update during next week, but you can already download it hereChangelog:- Updated language files included. - You now get a clear message when importing a skin that's not compatible with the version of Messenger you're currently using. A message is also displayed if an incompatible skin is enabled in the Preferences panel.- The script editor is now LTR even with if Hebrew or Arabic is selected. - Fixed: some preferences are not re-loaded properly when different users sign-in without restarting Messenger. - Fixed: the Resource Extractor does not properly extracts the resources of Messenger Plus ! when asked. - Some small last-minute issues have been taken care of. - Scripts: a new ImageId optional parameter has been added to Combo_AddItem(). This allows you to i...
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Save your OpenOffice.org docs to Google Docs (and vice versa)
2007-12-16 00:56:00
If you find yourself typing some documents up on your desktop and others using the web-based office suite Google Docs & Spreadsheets, you might find it hard to keep organized. With your documents spread all over the place, it's easy for a few things to get lost in the shuffle.While OpenOffice.org2GoogleDocs won't quite let you synchronize your OpenOffice.org documents with your Google Docs , this OpenOffice extension does make it easy to import/export your documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Once you download and install the extension, a new toolbar will show up in OpenOffice.org with two options: Export to Google Docs and Import from Google Docs. The export button basically lets you save your documents online so you can edit them from any computer, share them with collaborators, or do whatever else it is you do with Google Docs. The import feature brings up a list of all your documents stored online and lets you open them up one by one. There's no batch import option avai...
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Medal of Honor Airborne Patch 1.2
2007-12-15 14:01:00
Electronic Arts has released a new patch for Medal of Honor Airborne bringing the World War II first-person shooter sequel developed by EA Los Angeles (EALA) to version 1.2. This update raises the player count, gives players more options for names, makes some balance changes on the weapons, and adds two new maps.The size of this patch is massive 1.3 GB to be specific.Download: Medal of Honor Airborne Patch 1.2 | Mirror | TorrentView: Medal of Honor: Airborne Web Site
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DAEMON Tools Lite 4.11
2007-12-15 13:36:00
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: - included DT Panel with Internet search box and "Mount'n'Drive manager"- DT tray behaviour changed to DT Pro style- Languages are now changed more easily and more convenient- Fixed several bugs;Download: DAEMON Tools Lite 4.11View: DAEMON Tools Home Page
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phpbb 3.0 Final
2007-12-13 20:33:00
phpbb 3.0 incorporates a professional-quality modular design, high security, multiple-language interface, support for a multitude of database servers, extensive bug fixes, optimisation for mobile devices and search engines and complete layout customisation, all with a low execution overhead.phpBB (short of php Bulletin Board) is one of the most powerful and commonly used forum systems nowadays. It is suitable for newbies as well as more technically oriented users. With it you can either create a simple form for you and your friends or more advanced forum for larger communities. phpBB is an open source project and can be used for FREEDownload: phpbb 3.0View: phpbb Home PageView: Features
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nLite 1.4.1
2007-12-13 09:37:00
nLite is a GUI for permanent Windows component removal by your choice After removal there is an option to make bootable image ready for burning on cd or testing in virtual machines So that means that with nLite you will be able to have Windows installation cd which on installation doesn't install or even contain on cd unwanted componentsMaybe you won't believe it at first but it's not easy to not install what you don't want when it comes to Windows It involves many setup files to be edited carefully without interfering with basic Windows componentsRequires Net Framwork 2 0Changelog:fix: Setup stops at Saving settings fix: Crashing under Vista during processing or Hotfixes insertionDownload: nLite 1.4View: nLite Home Page
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Trillian 3.1.9.0
2007-12-12 11:06:00
Trillian is a multi-network chat client that currently supports IRC, AIM, ICQ, MSN, and Yahoo! Messenger. It supports all of the features you've come to expect from a good IM client, including but not limited to docking, multi-line edit boxes, buddy alerts, multiple connections to the same medium, a powerful skinning language, easy importing of your existing contacts, skinnable emoticons, logging, "global" away invisible features, and a unified contact list. It is completely free with no nag screens or built-in ads.Download: Trillian 3.1.9.0View: Cerulean Studios
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Windows Vista SP1 RC released to public
2007-12-12 10:51:00
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC is now available through Windows Update. Experience the WU based Vista SP1 installation by following 4 simple steps. Windows Vista SP1 RC distributed through Windows Update will be applicable to Windows Vista machines that are running on any of the 36 languages supported by Vista RTM.If you already installed the Service Pack to your machine by using the standalone package, you must uninstall before you scan Windows Update for Windows Vista SP1. Systems running on Windows Vista RTM require as many as three updates before SP1 can be installed. These updates are permanent to your Windows Vista systems. Windows Update will detect your system configuration and offer the prerequisite packages that are applicable to your system.Download: Windows Vista Service Pack 1
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Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for December 2007
2007-12-12 09:42:00
Microsoft on Tuesday released its December 2007 security bulletin, which includes seven updates: three are designated as critical by the software giant and four are deemed important. On the Windows side is a cumulative update for Internet Explorer, plus patches for the Windows Kernel, DirectX, Macrovision Driver, and the Windows Media File format--the latter three suggest concern that criminal hackers are targeting media files for exploitation. There are no Microsoft Office updates this month. All Microsoft security patches for Windows and Office software are available via Microsoft Update or via the individual bulletins detailed below. MS07-063: Important Entitled "Vulnerability in SMBv2 Could Allow Remote Code Execution (942624)," this bulletin affects users of Microsoft Windows Vista and does not affect users of Windows 2000 or Windows XP SP2, and addresses the vulnerability detailed in CVE-2007-5351. A vulnerability exists in the way data is transferred via SMBv2, which could al...
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