VectorLinux 5.9 "Live"

VectorLinux 5.9 "Live" has been released: "The VectorLinux Live team is proud to announce the release of VectorLinux 5.9 Standard Live CD (and the first 5.9 Light beta live CD). This is the final release for 5.9 Standard Live. We like to keep our live CDs as close to the installed versions as possible, except for the addition of GParted for easy GUI partitioning. The 5.9 Standard Live CD has been updated with all the latest packages from the 5.9 repository. Also installed in these live editions are vmklive, a live remastering tool that makes live CD remastering easy for everyone. These live CDs include browser plugins, SeaMonkey, Firefox and Opera, the newest Xfce desktop, The Gimp, AbiWord and Gnumeric, vasm and vl-hot, wireless drivers and configuration tools, support for read and write to NTFS, and lots of fun and games." Here is the full release announcement. Download: VL5.9-STD-LIVE-Final.iso (611MB, MD5).

openSUSE 11.1 Beta 2

Christoph Thiel has announced the second beta release of openSUSE 11.1: "The first beta release for 11.1 was so popular, we have decided to do it again! The openSUSE project is happy to announce the release of openSUSE 11.1 beta 2, available for immediate download and testing. Major changes in this release include: live CDs for GNOME and KDE, VirtualBox 2.0.2, OpenOffice.org 3.0RC2, GNOME 2.24.0, KDE 4.1.2, Mono 2.0RC3, Compiz 0.7.8. This release is ready for widespread testing and we're encouraging everyone to download and test it." The release announcement also includes a note on the current status of the troublesome e1000e network module, warning for users of OpenOffice.org, and a list of other known issues. Currently only the installation DVD images are available for download (BitTorrent only): openSUSE-11.1-Beta2-DVD-i386.iso (3,711MB), openSUSE-11.1-Beta2-DVD-x86_64.iso (3,960MB).

Ubuntu 8.10 Beta

Steve Langasek has announced the beta release of Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex": "The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the beta release of Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop and Server. Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop Edition delivers the features you need for an increasingly mobile digital life, including 3G wireless support and guest sessions that lets users temporarily share computers without compromising security. Ubuntu 8.10 Server consolidates its support for virtualization with an integrated virtual machine builder, and brings with it a fully-supported Java stack and support for per-user directory encryption. The Ubuntu 8.10 family of variants, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, UbuntuStudio, and Mythbuntu, also reach beta status today." Read the release announcement and release notes for further details. Download (MD5): ubuntu-8.10-beta-desktop-i386.iso (695MB, torrent), ubuntu-8.10-beta-desktop-amd64.iso (698MB, torrent). Also released were 8.10 beta builds of Kubuntu (download, release notes), Xubuntu (download, release notes), Ubuntu Studio (download) and Mythbuntu (download).

ATI Demonstrates Mobility Radeon HD 4000 Graphics Processor, Readies Dual-Chip Mobile Graphics Solution.

ATI, graphics product group of Advanced Micro Devices, has demonstrated working samples of its ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4000-series graphics processors at Ceatec trade-show in Japan. What is, perhaps, even more interesting, is that ATI preps dual-chip graphics adapters for mobile computers as well.

There is no secret that the new breed of ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4000 graphics processing units (GPUs) for mobile has been in development for some time now. In fact, code-named ATI M98-L and ATI M96 passed PCI Express compatibility validation at PCI-SIG sometime in June.

AMD has not released any information regarding model numbers or performance of its new ATI Mobility Radeon HD graphics processors. Given that code-named ATI Mx8 (where x stands for generation – 9^th, in case of ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4000) graphics processing units were traditionally aimed at high-end, whereas the Mx6 were intended for performance mainstream market (while the Mx4 and Mx2 were for mainstream and low-end laptops), it is highly likely that at Ceatec either the Mobility Radeon HD 4800-series or Mobility Radeon HD 4600-series processor was demonstrated.

According to the list of products that are supported by ATI Catalyst drivers and that can potentially be shipped, ATI also has Mobility Radeon HD 4850 X2 featuring two graphics processing units, at least in plans. Currently the company preps a variety of new Mobility Radeon HD models, including 4650, 4670, 4850 and 4870, apart from the dual-GPU solution.

Image by PC Watch web-site

At Ceatec ATI demonstrated an MXM module featuring ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4000-series processor inserted into a development board, which means that while the card itself is ready, there are no final notebooks to utilize the novelty just yet. It remains to be seen whether graphics product group of AMD will be able to roll-out the new Mobility Radeon HD 4000 family this year.

It is important for ATI to return to the market of high-performance notebook graphics as while the market is relatively small, it is very lucrative and relatively stable. Currently AMD only has design wins with its mainstream Mobility Radeon HD 3600-/3400-series GPUs.

Officials for AMD did not comment on the news-story.

Download Hyper-V Server 2008 now!

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Licensing Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008

• Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 is a stand-alone product that will be available via the Microsoft Download Center free of charge.
• Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 does not require CALs for the product itself.
• CALs will be required for all Windows Server virtualized operating systems which are hosted on Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008.
• Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 will be available in the following languages:
  • English (EN-US)
  • German (DE-DE)
  • Japanese (JA-JP)
  • French (FR-FR)
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  • Chinese Hong-Kong (ZH-HK)
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nVidia 178.15 is out

Operating System: Windows Vista 32bit
Driver Version: 178.15
Driver Date: 2008-09-22 (YYYY-MM-DD)
Driver Size: 33.57 MB
Driver Released by: NVIDIA - Instrumentation
MS WHQL Certificate:
Setup Files Included:
International Files:

Can't seem to see any Instrumentation settings in INF so don't be dissapointed if these don't work with it.

Vista x86

Vista x64

Nero AAC Codec 1.3.3.0

Convert your audio files with the Nero AAC Codec - FREE! In order to use the software, download the archive and save it to a folder on your hard drive. The software contains a command line Nero AAC Codec without a graphical user interface. The applications must be retrieved either from the command prompt, batch file, or from the "Run" command in Microsoft® Windows™ start menu.

The encoder requires .WAV files in PCM wave format as input and provides .MP4 in MPEG-4/3GPP file format as output, as well as quality and bitrate values as parameters. The decoder requires input in MPEG-4/3GPP file format and provides PCM wave files as output. For more detailed information about the basic and advanced options of the codec, refer to the readme.txt file provided in the archive.

Nero Digital is a brand name applied to a suite of MPEG-4-compatible video and audio compression codecs developed by Nero AG of Germany and Ateme of France. The audio codecs are integrated into the Nero Digital Audio+ audio encoding tool for Microsoft Windows, and the audio & video codecs are integrated into Nero's Recode DVD ripping software.

Nero Digital is a set of codecs. We use open industry standard codecs (and even extended it a little) to achieve highest compatibility on all sorts of devices and players. Videos created with Nero’s codecs (using the Nero Digital Media Suite) can usually be played anywhere or more precisely by any player which is supporting open standard codecs (such as MPEG-4 and AVC/H.264).
Furthermore you can enjoy a vast variety of video files on Digital Media Players like you have in your living room (DVD-Players, set-top boxes, Digital TV’s and DMAs) who carry the Nero Digital logo.

Nero AAC reference quality MPEG-4 and 3GPP audio codec:
* Compression ratios ranging from Ultra High (58 CDs fit on one!) to High-End Audio (2.5:1), for absolutely perfect audiophile encodings
* Crystal-clear, award-winning sound quality at every compression ratio and bit rate!
* Support for embedded album art including covers, booklets, and lyrics
* Store an entire audio album in a single .mp4 file with all the features of an Audio CD embedded inside, but at a fraction of the space!
* Reference quality MPEG-4 audio codec
* Fully compatible with the latest version of the state-of-the-art MPEG-4 audio standard (LC-AAC, HE-AAC and HE-AAC v2)

MPEG-4: Use of this product in any manner that complies with the MPEG-4 Audio Standard is prohibited, except for use by a consumer engaging in personal and non-commercial activities.

AAC: The command line encoder is using the MP4 file format I/O library for writing AAC audio to ISO/IEC 14496-1 compatible container. This library is available under MPL from www.mpeg4ip.net.

Changes in Version: 1.3.3.0 (September 17, 2008):
New Features:
* neroAacEnc:
- Improved multichannel encoding
- Solved compatibility issues with some hardware devices
- Improved CBR bitrate control
- Ignore wave file length of 0 on -ignorelength
- Solved issue with very long files and -2pass
- Removed special SSE compile, all optimizations have been merged with the normal compile
- Linux version speed optimized
- Encoder exits gracefully and writes valid MP4 file on ctrl+c
* neroAacDec:
- Fixed incorrect channel output for 7.1 encodings
* neroAacTag:
- Linux version available

Homepage - http://www.nero.com/eng/nero-aac-codec.html

Size: 1.73 MB

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Hiren's Boot CD 9.6

Hiren's Boot CD is a boot CD containing various diagnostic programs such as partitioning agents, system performance benchmarks, disk cloning and imaging tools, data recovery tools, MBR tools, BIOS tools, and many others for fixing various computer problems. It is a Bootable CD; thus, it can be useful even if the primary operating system cannot be booted. Hiren's Boot CD has an extensive list of software. Utilities with similar functionality on the CD are grouped together and seem redundant; however, they present choices through UI differences.

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Changes from Hiren's BootCD 9.5 > 9.6
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+ HDTune 2.55
+ SIW 2008-09-03
+ Active NTFS Reader Dos 1.0.2
+ 7-Zip 4.57
- F-Prot Antivirus
CPU/Video/Disk Performance Test 5.7
Ghost 11.5
GhostExp.Exe 11.5
Ghost Walker 11.5
HDD Erase 4.0
CTIA CPU Information 2.7
TestDisk 6.10
PhotoRec 6.10
IBM/Hitachi Drive Fitness Test 4.14
IBM/Hitachi Feature Tool 2.11
SeaTools for Dos 1.10
Hard Disk Sentinel 0.02
System Analyser 5.3u
Navratil Software System Information 0.60.32
Astra 5.40
HWiNFO 5.2.2
Drive SnapShot 1.39
Recuva 1.19.350
Restoration 3.2.13
Unstoppable Copier 3.56
HDD Scan 3.1
Express Burn 4.15
JkDefrag 3.36
Process Explorer 11.21
Unlocker 1.8.7
Silent Runners Revision 58
AutoRuns 9.34
CurrPorts 1.50
CPU-Z 1.47
SmitFraudFix 2.354
CCleaner 2.12.651
ProduKey 1.32
WirelessKeyView 1.18
ShellExView 1.23
PC Wizard 2008.1.86
Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.6 (2909)
SpywareBlaster 4.1(2909)
PCI 32 Sniffer 1.4 (2909)
McAfee Antivirus 4.4.50 (2909)
Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06 (2909)
PCI and AGP info Tool (2909)
Unknown Devices 1.2 (2909)

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The IE8 IEAK

Internet Explorer Administration Kit 8 Beta

IEAK8 Beta is now available publically for everyone to try. To give you some background, the IEAK allows you to deploy customized packages and manage IE settings post deployment within corporations and among Internet Content Providers (ICP) and Internet Service Providers (ISP). For instance, Acme Corp could use IEAK to create a custom IE package for their employees that has Acme favorites, search providers, home pages, Web Slices, Accelerators, and more.

We simplified creating, deploying and managing branded IE packages. We optimized the IEAK to help you build your customized IE packages more quickly and to allow you to configure and customize new features in Internet Explorer 8, like Accelerators and Web Slices.

In this post, I will be talking about how the IEAK:

• Helps customize new features in IE8
• Provides full language and platform support
• Builds IE8 packages more quickly and is more intuitive.

Customize New Features in IE8

The following new features can be now customized via the IEAK8:

Accelerators

You can easily include custom defaults for Accelerators: simply point to an XML file for the desired Accelerator, or import existing Accelerators from a local machine.

AMD announces ATI Radeon HD 4550 and 4350 graphics cards

AMD has announced the introduction of the ATI Radeon HD 4550 and ATI Radeon HD 4350 graphics cards, the latest additions to its ATI Radeon HD 4000-series graphics line up. Both cards are based on the same technology found in ATI Radeon HD 4800-series products, including support for the DirectX 10.1 games and HD multimedia capabilities, the company pointed out.

The ATI Radeon HD 4550 plays demanding game titles previously unplayable by cards in its price segment, and should be available for less than US$59 for a 512MB memory configuration, according to AMD. Meanwhile the Radeon HD 4350 will be priced less than US$39 with 256MB memory. Both cards are expected to be available starting in October

The ATI Radeon HD 4550 features 80 stream processing cores and is based on AMD's second generation 55nm process. With 96GFLOPS of compute power, the ATI Radeon HD 4550 allows users to unlock new gaming experiences never before playable in this segment, with full support for DirectX 10.1 games, while operating at less than 20W under full load, AMD highlighted. The Radeon HD 4550 will also be available as a passively cooled option.

Fedora 10 Beta

Jesse Keating has announced the availability of the beta release of Fedora 10: "Fedora 10 Beta: Cambridge's foundations are laid. Just on the heels of the Fedora project's fifth anniversary, the beta of Fedora Linux version 10 (code-named Cambridge) is now available. Among the new, fun, and interesting features: new NetworkManager with connection sharing; improved printer handling; Sectool, an auditing and security testing framework; RPM 4.6, the first big RPM change in several years; new version of PackageKit for managing software, with more fixes and enhancements; new version of PulseAudio; kernel 2.6.27, including better support for WiFi; new icon theme 'Echo', to be completed with the theme graphic 'Solar' in the Fedora 10 release; GNOME 2.24; KDE 4.1; automatic installation of multimedia codecs...." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. Quick links to download the installable live CDs: F10-Beta-i686-Live.iso (697MB, SHA1, torrent), F10-Beta-x86_64-Live.iso (670MB, SHA1, torrent).

Realtek High Definition Audio Driver R2.05

The ALC882 series 7.1+2 Channel High Definition Audio codecs with UAA (Universal Audio Architecture), featuring five 24-bit stereo DACs and three 20-bit stereo ADCs, are designed for high performance multimedia PC systems.
The ALC882 series incorporates proprietary converter technology to achieve over 100dB Signal-to-Noise ratio playback quality; easily meeting PC2001 requirements and also bringing PC sound quality closer to consumer electronic devices.

The ALC882 series provide 10 channels of DAC that simultaneously support 7.1 sound playback, plus 2 channels of independent stereo sound output (multiple streaming) through the Front-Out-Left and Front-Out-Right channels. Flexible mixing, mute, and fine gain control functions provide a complete integrated audio solution for next generation multimedia PCs.

Features of Realtek High Definition Audio Driver :
- High-performance DACs with 103dB SNR are ideal for Dolby Master Studio
- ADCs with 90dBA SNR
- Meets performance requirements for audio on PC2001 systems
- 10 DAC channels support 16/20/24-bit PCM format for 7.1 sound playback, plus 2 channels of independent stereo sound output (multiple streaming) through the - Front-Out-Left and Front-Out-Right channels
- 3 stereo ADCs support 16/20-bit PCM format, two for microphone array, one for legacy mixer recording
- All DACs support 44.1k/48k/96k/192kHz sample rate
- All ADCs support 44.1k/48k/96kHz sample rate
- Applicable for DVD-Audio solutions
- 16/20/24-bit S/PDIF-OUT supports 44.1k/48k/96k/192kHz sample rate
- 16/20/24-bit S/PDIF-IN supports 44.1k/48k/96k/192kHz sample rate
- Up to four channels of microphone input are supported for AEC/BF application
- High-quality analog differential CD input
- Supports external PCBEEP input and built-in digital BEEP generator
- Software selectable 2.5V/3.75V VREFOUT
- Six VREFOUTs are supported by default, with additional four VREFOUTs available by sharing unused analog I/O pins
- Two jack detection pins each designed to detect up to 4 jacks
- Reserve analog mixer architecture for backward compatibility with AC'97
- Wide range (–80dB ~ +42dB) volume control with 1.5dB resolution of analog to analog mixer gain
- All analog jacks are stereo input and output re-tasking for analog plug & play
- Built-in headphone amplifiers for each re-tasking jack
- Supports both analog DC volume control and GPI digital volume control
- 2 GPIOs (General Purpose Input/Output) for customized applications
- Optional EAPD (External Amplifier Power Down) is supported
- Power support: Digital: 3.3V; Analog: 5.0V (Minimum AVDD is 3.6V)
- Power management and enhanced power saving features
- 48-pin LQFP lead (Pb)-free package
- Meets Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0 audio requirements
- EAX 1.0 & 2.0 compatible
- Direct Sound 3D compatible
- A3D compatible
- I3DL2 compatible
- HRTF 3D Positional Audio
- Emulation of 26 sound environments to enhance gaming experience
- 10 Software Equalizer Bands
- Voice Cancellation and Key Shifting in Karaoke mode
- Realtek Media Player
- Enhanced Configuration Panel and device sensing wizard to improve user experience
- Microphone Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC), Noise Suppression (NS) and Beam Forming (BF) technology for voice application
- ALC882D features Dolby Digital Live output for consumer equipment
- ALC882H features Dolby Home Theater software
- ALC882M features Dolby Master Studio software

Changes in Driver Package R2.04:
Realtek HD Audio Driver support all of Realtek HD Audio Codec in Vista/WinXP/Win2000/Win2003 .
1. Vista WHQL Supporting: ALC882, ALC883, ALC885, ALC888, ALC889, ALC861VD, ALC660, ALC662, ALC663, ALC260, ALC262,ALC267, ALC268, ALC269, ALC272, ALC273, ALC887
2. Windows 2000/XP WHQL Supporting: ALC880, ALC882, ALC883, ALC885, ALC888, ALC889, ALC861VC, ALC861VD, ALC660, ALC662, ALC663, ALC260, ALC262, ALC267,ALC268, ALC269, ALC272, ALC273, ALC887
3. HDMI Device WHQL Support: ATI HDMI Devices
4. OS Supporting: Microsoft WindowsXP, Widnows2000, Vista x86/x64
5. Pack with Microsoft High Definition Audio UAAV1.0a(5013)
6. Add/Fix
1.) Driver :
1. Customizations.
2. Support ALC887.

Homepage - http://www.realtek.com.tw

Size: 27.6 MB

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