PlanetHardware has posted a review of the Ricoh MP9060 CD-RW/DVD-Rom
combo drive. Here´s a snippet:
combo drive. Here´s a snippet:
PlanetHardware has posted an updated CPU Price Guide for this week.
Hexus has posted a review on the Leadtek GeForce2 GTS.
US research outfit Sosinsky has published a report on laptop users´ reactions to Windows 2000 Professional. And it all looks pretty positive for the folks at Redmond.
There seems to be an overwhelming appreciation for Win2K Pro in terms of its reliability, plug & play, offline/online synchronisation and power management features, while users remain a tad unconvinced of its encryption abilities.
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There seems to be an overwhelming appreciation for Win2K Pro in terms of its reliability, plug & play, offline/online synchronisation and power management features, while users remain a tad unconvinced of its encryption abilities.
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UKGamer has posted a review on the Alpha heatsink.
Creative has released Windows 2000 beta drivers for the WebCam II
AVM has released new FRITZ!X PC v2.0 drivers and firmware for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000.
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Microsoft Corp. today announced the public availability of beta 2 of Microsoft
Application Center 2000, the deployment and management tool for applications built on the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system, and a key member of the .NET enterprise server family. Application Center makes the management of a cluster of Web servers as easy as managing a single machine. This public beta of Application Center 2000 will be the first opportunity for companies of all sizes to bring enterprise-level scalability and simplified management to their Web and COM+ applications. Application Center 2000 also enables mission-critical availability through software scaling (or scaling out), a fault-tolerant architecture that employs multiple off-the-shelf servers as a unified resource. Developers and IT professionals can now register for the Application Center 2000 beta 2, which is scheduled to be shipped within two to four weeks, at http://www.microsoft.com/applicationcenter/
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Application Center 2000, the deployment and management tool for applications built on the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system, and a key member of the .NET enterprise server family. Application Center makes the management of a cluster of Web servers as easy as managing a single machine. This public beta of Application Center 2000 will be the first opportunity for companies of all sizes to bring enterprise-level scalability and simplified management to their Web and COM+ applications. Application Center 2000 also enables mission-critical availability through software scaling (or scaling out), a fault-tolerant architecture that employs multiple off-the-shelf servers as a unified resource. Developers and IT professionals can now register for the Application Center 2000 beta 2, which is scheduled to be shipped within two to four weeks, at http://www.microsoft.com/applicationcenter/Read more
Patch Available for "Service Control Manager Named Pipe
Impersonation" Vulnerability
Originally posted: August 02, 2000
Summary
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Microsoft has released a patch that eliminates a security
vulnerability in Microsoft(r) Windows 2000(r). The vulnerability
could allow a user logged onto a Windows 2000 machine from the
keyboard to become an administrator on the machine.
Frequently asked questions regarding this vulnerability
and the patch can be found at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/fq00-053.asp
Affected Software Versions
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- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Patch Availability
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- Windows 2000:
http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/Release.asp?ReleaseID=23432
Impersonation" Vulnerability
Originally posted: August 02, 2000
Summary
=======
Microsoft has released a patch that eliminates a security
vulnerability in Microsoft(r) Windows 2000(r). The vulnerability
could allow a user logged onto a Windows 2000 machine from the
keyboard to become an administrator on the machine.
Frequently asked questions regarding this vulnerability
and the patch can be found at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/fq00-053.asp
Affected Software Versions
==========================
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Patch Availability
==================
- Windows 2000:
http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/Release.asp?ReleaseID=23432
....Shatters Records With Over 3.4 Million Downloads in First 10 Days
Microsoft Corp. today announced that over 3.4 million people worldwide have downloaded the new all-in-one Windows Media Player 7 in the first 10 days of its availability, at a rate of nearly four downloads every second. This strong customer demand for the player has driven the number of licensed copies of Microsoft Windows Media Player to more than 200 million licensed copies worldwide. By comparison, this unprecedented popularity for Windows Media Player 7 eclipses ´N Sync´s March 2000 record-breaking album release in which they sold 2.4 million albums in the first week and more than doubles the previous record of 1.4 million albums by the Backstreet Boys. This widespread demand also more than triples the download rate of the nearest jukebox competitor in its first 10 days of public availability.
"Windows Media Player 7 is winning industry reviews for its innovative and easy all-in- one experience," said Dave Fester, general manager of marketing for the Digital Media Division at Microsoft. "The unprecedented consumer demand for Windows Media Player 7 is the true measure of how we´ve met the needs of mainstream consumers."
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Microsoft Corp. today announced that over 3.4 million people worldwide have downloaded the new all-in-one Windows Media Player 7 in the first 10 days of its availability, at a rate of nearly four downloads every second. This strong customer demand for the player has driven the number of licensed copies of Microsoft
Windows Media Player to more than 200 million licensed copies worldwide. By comparison, this unprecedented popularity for Windows Media Player 7 eclipses ´N Sync´s March 2000 record-breaking album release in which they sold 2.4 million albums in the first week and more than doubles the previous record of 1.4 million albums by the Backstreet Boys. This widespread demand also more than triples the download rate of the nearest jukebox competitor in its first 10 days of public availability."Windows Media Player 7 is winning industry reviews for its innovative and easy all-in- one experience," said Dave Fester, general manager of marketing for the Digital Media Division at Microsoft. "The unprecedented consumer demand for Windows Media Player 7 is the true measure of how we´ve met the needs of mainstream consumers."
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Tech Review has posted a comparsion between the 32MB and the 64MB GeForce2.
PCExtremes has posted a review on the Natural Keyboard Pro. Here a snippet:
A new version of VMware for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 is available.
TweakTown has posted benchmarks of the upcoming Whistler 2001.
PlanetHardware has posted a review of the ASUS CUSL2 i815e
Mainboard. Here´s a snippet:
Mainboard. Here´s a snippet:
3D Spotlight has posted a review on Leadtek WinFast GeForce 2 GTS card. Here is a clip:
PlanetHardware has posted a visual tweak guide for the GeForce2 GTS.
Here´s a snippet:
Here´s a snippet:
VIAHardware has posted a review of InnoVision´s GeForce2 MX-based card, the Tornado GF2 MX. For a retail price of ~$115, this card is going to be hard to beat in the budget 3D market. Here´s a snip:
The Inno3D GeForce 2 MX closely follows the Nvidia reference design. The card, like the reference design, only has a heatsink for cooling, with no fan atop. The card also lacks the TV-Out feature which we have seen on some MX-powered video cards. The omission of these features, along with the shipping of reference drivers, help keep the cost to the consumer to a minimum. The Inno3D GeForce 2 MX will hit the retail shelves for the surprisingly low price of $115, however, so it appears InnoVision´s cost-cutting measures have payed off.Read more
