Category: Software

After a ton of beta releases, the compression tool WinRAR finally got the “final” stamp, and is now at 3.50! WinRAR can work with rar, zip, cab, arj, lzh, tar, gz, ace, uue, bz2, jar, iso, 7z en z. New in 3.50 is a skinnable interface, Zip64 support, and multi-volume CAB support. WinRAR, unlike it’s… Continue reading WinRAR 3.50

Hitman Pro, a collection of spyware removal tools in one handy program, got updated to version 2.1.5. Hitman Pro contains Ad-Aware, Spy Sweeper, Spybot, SpywareBlaster, CWShredder, Trend Micro Sysclean and McAfee. These programs are downloaded from the respective sites during the installation. >> Download Hitman Pro 2.1.5 >> www.hitmanpro.nl

Yes yes, the THIRD beta version of the upcoming MSN Messenger 7.5 is out! Exclusive download mirror! Please remember that you have to be an official beta-tester to install this 🙂 New in build 244: Mostly cosmetic changes. >> MSN Messenger 7.5.0244 (English only for now)

– New: in_wm now handles bitrate and length extended info – New: New random number generation for playlist shuffle – Fixed: Security vulnerability in id3v2 tags – Fixed: Winamp now shuffles playlists larger than 32,768 songs – Fixed: Fade on start now behaves properly * – Fixed: separate directsound settings with multiple instances * –… Continue reading Winamp 5.094

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 mode that lets you open several pages in a single window; integrated Google searching; simplified privacy controls that let you cover your tracks more effectively; a streamlined browser window that shows you more… Continue reading Mozilla Firefox 1.0.6

The MP3 format has become so entrenched in the fabrics of the Internet that it appears nothing in the foreseeable future will uproot it. There have been other audio formats abound, such as Ogg Vorbis which has developed a grass roots following, however the popularity and convenience of the MP3 format remains unchallenged. Indeed, the… Continue reading MP3 format celebrates 10 years

Thunderbird 1.0.5 is Mozilla’s next generation e-mail client. Thunderbird makes emailing safer, faster and easier than ever before with the industry’s best implementations of features such as intelligent spam filters, a built-in spell checker, extension support, and much more. What’s New: * Several security fixes * Stability improvements Security Fixes: * [MFSA 2005-56] Code execution… Continue reading Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.5

“While I was getting beer showers and mud footbaths at the Rock Werchter festival, Microsoft silently updated MSN Messenger to 7.0.0816. Microsoft hasn’t released a changelog yet.” UPDATE: The above was not really the text I intended to post, as dwergs from Mess.be commented below 🙂 Something went wrong with the copy-paste I guess. I… Continue reading MSN Messenger 7.0.0816

Researchers are working on technology that could offer seven times as much storage. Researchers in Japan have reported success in an advanced data-storage technology that could help yield hard drives with capacities of seven times or more than today’s most advanced drives in as soon as five years. Their work is a refinement of perpendicular… Continue reading Fujitsu pushes hard drive limits

The United States Supreme Court, in a unanimous ruling, disagreed with two lower court rulings. Today’s opinion agrees with the MPAA and RIAA contention that P2P developers are responsible for the infringing activities of its users. The decision is a serious setback for commercial file-sharing companies, who were hoping a favorable Supreme Court decision would… Continue reading Supreme Court rules against P2P