Forceware 180.48 is out

Nvidia ofiicial releases the 180.48 WHQL
Supports 8800 - GT200 cards only.

Operating System: Windows Vista 32bit
Driver Version: 180.48
Driver Date: 2008-11-12 (YYYY-MM-DD)
Driver Size: 72.84 MB
Driver Released by: NVIDIA
MS WHQL Certificate:
Setup Files Included:
International Files:

Vista x86

Vista x64

WinXP x86

WinXP x64

This is a WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 200-series, 9-series, and 8800-series desktop GPUs.

Exciting New Features:

* Enables NVIDIA SLI technology on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards with the following GPUs: GeForce GTX 280, GeForce GTX 260, GeForce 9800 GX2, GeForce 9800 GTX+, and GeForce 9800 GTX. Learn more here.
* Enables NVIDIA SLI Multi-monitor support, giving you the ability to use two monitors with your GeForce graphics cards in SLI mode. Now you can easily switch between multi-monitor desktop mode and full screen 3D gaming mode. Learn more here.
* Enables NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on a dedicated GeForce graphics card. Use one card for graphics and dedicate a different card for PhysX processing for game-changing physical effects. Learn more here. (Note: GPU PhysX is supported on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series and 200-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory. This driver package automatically installs PhysX System Software version 8.10.13).

Blazing Fast Performance:

* Boosts performance in numerous 3D applications. The following are some examples of improvements measured with Release 180 WHQL drivers vs. Release 178 WHQL drivers (results will vary depending on your GPU, system configuration, and game settings):
o Up to 10% performance increase in 3DMark Vantage (performance preset)
o Up to 13% performance increase in Assassin's Creed
o Up to 13% performance increase in BioShock
o Up to 15% performance increase in Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
o Up to 10% performance increase in Crysis Warhead
o Up to 25% performance increase in May Cry 4
o Up to 38% performance increase in Far Cry 2
o Up to 18% performance increase in Race Driver: GRID
o Up to 80% performance increase in Lost Planet: Colonies
o Up to 18% performance increase in World of Conflict

And More:

* Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL, including 3-way and Quad SLI technology.
* Supports CUDA.
* Supports Folding@home distributing computing application. Download the high performance client for NVIDIA GPUs here and join the NVIDIA team: #131015.
* Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.
* Includes numerous 3D application compatibility fixes. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.

EF Commander 6.81

EF Commander is a complex and multi-featured file manager that a wide range of users, from beginners to professionals, will find easy to use. It is the result of many requests received by the author. The first version was written in 1994, under the OS/2 operating system using Presentation manager, as a personal replacement for the old DOS program Norton Commander™. In 1996 it was ported to the 32-bit Microsoft Windows™ operating system.

EF Commander is a file manager, archiver, viewer, FTP-client for the Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista desktop. If you've ever used and liked Norton Commander, you'll like this dual-windowed program, which comes complete with bubble and online help. You can search directory trees and directories and perform actions, including Run, on files. You can also check file attributes and edit files with search-and-replace and drag-and-drop. Use the internal editor or associate one of your choosing to edit files, easily view files and configure the buttons to suit your needs, and get system and disk information with a click of the mouse.

EF Commander features include:
• Easy to use. The modern interface helps you to have full control over your files and folders.
• Tabbed interface. Define just the views you need in each pane for your folders and files.
• Thumbnails. Quickly and easily get an overview your photos or other image collections.
• 32 bit multi-threading, parallel file operations. All long operations are run with multi-tasking. You can run any number of different operations at the same time, or several instances of the same operation -- for example, you can have several "copy" commands going simultaneously.
• Direct link to PDAs with Windows CE. EF Commander was the first file manager worldwide with this feature. Handle your data in the same way as on your desktop or laptop computer.
• Burn CDs and DVDs direct from EF Commander. Nero Burning ROM (www.nero.com) is required.
• Internal packers for more than 20 archive formats. Use EF Commander to pack files or whole folders in any of the common archive formats. No external programs are required.
Supported formats: 7-Zip, ACE, ARC, ARJ, BZIP2, CAB, CPIO, GZIP, IMG, ISO (ISO9660), LHA, RAR, RPM, SFX, SQX, TAR, TBZ, TGZ, ZIP, ZOO
• Internal viewer for more than 30 file formats. View picture files and movies, and play MP3 audio files, without having to use any other software.
• Use XnView and IrfanView as add-ons. Enlarge the number of available formats to 400 or more. EF Commander runs quietly in the background, but remains fully available to you. Files can also be managed in the internal viewer, in the quick view mode, or as thumbnails.
• Fast FTP-client. The built-in FTP client features resume download and FxP (server to server transfers).
• Internal text and HEX editor. EF Commander has full text and hex editors for files that are limited only by your system resources.
• Functions to split/join large files. Split large files into smaller parts, and recombine the parts.
• Create/Verify checksums. Check the integrity of your data. EF Commandersupports the SFV, MD5 and SHA1 formats.
• Synchronize function. Synchronize your notebook or your LAN with your work station.
• External plug-in support for packers, viewers, file system and contents. Extend the functionality of EF Commander with external plugins. Supported formats include WLX, WCX and WFX.
• and much more...

The following languages are included in the package:
- English, German, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, Galician, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Taiwan, Ukrainian.

Homepage - http://www.efsoftware.com/cw/e.htm

Size: 1.39 MB

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Realtek High Definition Audio Driver R2.09

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 R2.09:
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.

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

Size: 28.2 MB

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Ubuntu Muslim Edition 8.10

Mehdi Magnon has announced the release of Ubuntu Muslim Edition 8.10, an Ubuntu-based distribution incorporating a variety of Islamic software, such as prayer times, a Quran study tool and a web content filtering utility: "The Ubuntu Muslim Edition team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu ME 8.10. This release is only available as an installable DVD. Highlights: WebStrict (parental control tool) enabled by default; Zekr 0.7.1 (Quran study tool) installed and configured to play Quran recitations; Minbar and Firefox 'Pray Times' add-on installed; Monajat (display Islamic prayers); Thwab (encyclopedia); Ubuntu ME artwork: usplash, login screen, Islamic wallpapers and theme. Tons of useful softwares have been added on the DVD: multimedia libraries for reading DVDs, codecs, Flash player, VLC; full suite of software for children ; Arabic support." Read the complete release announcement for further details. Download (MD5) the live DVD image via BitTorrent: ubuntuME-8.10-desktop-i386.iso (2,849MB).

Alpha 1 freeze ahead

Dear Ubuntu developers,

The expected release date of Jaunty Alpha 1 is next Thursday, November 20.

Between end-of-year holidays and a late UDS this year (in December)[1], this makes for an unusual start to the release cycle, with our first milestone happening before the spec process is really even under way. As such, the targets for Alpha 1 are fairly modest, consisting mainly of merging the installer for Jaunty and making sure things are an installable state.

But don't let that deter you if you have something great and immodest that you're planning to dazzle us with this week!

We will continue to use a "soft freeze" for main for the Jaunty Alpha milestones[2]. This means that developers are asked to refrain from uploading packages between Tuesday and Thursday which don't bring us closer to releasing the alpha, so that these days can be used for settling the archive and fixing any remaining showstoppers.

The "list" of bugs targeted for alpha-1 can be found at:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+bugs?field.milestone=2209

Per the policy described at , this list is used for tracking bugs that are blockers for the alpha 1 milestone - so as you can see, the list is currently quite short. If you know of other bugs that should be considered blockers, please nominate them for release and set the milestone target for those bugs. If you have questions about whether a bug should be considered a blocker, please contact a member of the release team[3].

And of course, please also consider helping with the bugs already listed there if you have the time.

Beyond that short list of bugs that are blockers for Alpha 1, we have those bugs that are listed as release-critical for jaunty as a whole:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+bugs

If you aren't among the small group of people who have milestoned bugs assigned to you, please consider helping with those bugs, using your best judgement with regard to the alpha freeze when uploading fixes.

Please also help us to get the archive in a consistent state for the alpha, as described on .

Finally, if you know of new features in Jaunty that you think should be highlighted for Alpha 1, let me or another member of the release team know so that they can be added to the technical overview at .

Cheers,
--
Steve Langasek
On behalf of the Ubuntu release team

[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UDSJaunty
[2] https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2008-January/000363.html
[3] https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-release/+members

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