TweakNow has released TweakNow PowerPack 2003 Professional v. 1.4c, a Windows 98/Me/2000/XP application that lets you fine-tune and customize Windows and Internet Explorer. Instead of taking the "one size fits all" approach that most Windows users accept, TweakNow PowerPack lets you customize your settings to fit your lifestyle. It's easy to tweak your Windows registry, clean up your hard drive, or increase your computer's multimedia and game performance.
SmartCode VNC Manager is an easy to use remote administration tool which allows you to connect, view and take control of any computers running VNC (Virtual Network Computing) or Windows Terminal Servers. It provides an easy to use intuitive GUI interface and unique features that can significantly improve the user productivity of network administrators.
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XP Smoker is a tweaking program for Windows XP. It fully optimizes your hard drive and cd drive's read ahead and write behind cache, optimizes 56K, Cable, & DSL to get the most out of it. It also, optimizes the display settings, filesystem settings, even your mouse port refresh rate. This program is amazing and the best thing about it... it's free!! Has 30+ Internet Explorer security settings.
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OpenOffice.org is the open source project through which Sun Microsystems is releasing the technology for the popular StarOffice productivity suite. It is an international office suite that will run on all major platforms and provide access to all functionality and data through open-component based APIs and an XML-based file format. It establishes the necessary facilities to make this open source technology available to the developer community.
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PortsLock 1.3 has been released:
SmartLine Inc would like to announce PortsLock version 1.3 - a unique security solution on the market that enables Systems Administrators to set permissions on the TCP/IP connections. PortsLock protects corporate networks against attacks from the inside.
Preventing the introduction of inappropriate data is important when trying to protect and administer a company's computer network. Almost 80% of security breaches come from within a corporate network, hence it is imperative to control who has access to network resources inside the network. Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows Server 2003 have a lot of built-in access control features that should be used by Systems Administrators to designate user access to various areas. Unfortunately, standard access control solutions (including personal firewalls) do not allow the assignment of permissions for TCP/IP connections on a per user basis (as you could for files on NTFS). PortsLock allows you to solve all such security problems.
SmartLine Inc would like to announce PortsLock version 1.3 - a unique security solution on the market that enables Systems Administrators to set permissions on the TCP/IP connections. PortsLock protects corporate networks against attacks from the inside.
Preventing the introduction of inappropriate data is important when trying to protect and administer a company's computer network. Almost 80% of security breaches come from within a corporate network, hence it is imperative to control who has access to network resources inside the network. Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows Server 2003 have a lot of built-in access control features that should be used by Systems Administrators to designate user access to various areas. Unfortunately, standard access control solutions (including personal firewalls) do not allow the assignment of permissions for TCP/IP connections on a per user basis (as you could for files on NTFS). PortsLock allows you to solve all such security problems.
FlashFXP is a powerful and popular FTP and FXP Client loaded with features for the power user. It has an intuitive user interface that takes only minutes to master. Using the FTP protocol, you can transfer files from remote servers to your computer, or even to another remote server. It makes it easy to update your Web site, download files from the company server, or even download files from the internet that always seem to fail using your Web browser. It allows you to transfer files between two sites (FXP), resume incomplete downloads, synchronize directories, schedule multiple tasks, and more.
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Thanks Adagio. Futuremark has released a patch for 3DMark 2003 - more information and download here:
http://www.futuremark.com/news/?newsarticle=200304/2003042907#200304/2003042907
http://www.futuremark.com/news/?newsarticle=200304/2003042907#200304/2003042907
Tray Helper 3.4 has been released
PowerStrip 3.40.387 has been released
MagicTweak 2.30 is now available:
MagicTweak is a special program designed to optimize and personalize Microsoft Windows. It provides one-stop, instant access to a variety of Windows settings that can be altered for a friendlier Windows environment.This unique software makes it easy to tweak hundreds of hidden settings in Windows XP/2000/Me/98, so there is no longer any need to dig through the registry looking for that specific setting (from Start Menu,Desktop,IE skin,System Icon to System Security) that just doesn't seem to be there. With the ability to customize almost any aspect of Windows, you can become a Windows expert almost instantly!
Here's what's new:
New function to Hide "Send To" Menu in Context Menu.
New option to Hide "New" Menu in Context Menu.
Fixed a bug in StartUp section.
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MagicTweak is a special program designed to optimize and personalize Microsoft Windows. It provides one-stop, instant access to a variety of Windows settings that can be altered for a friendlier Windows environment.This unique software makes it easy to tweak hundreds of hidden settings in Windows XP/2000/Me/98, so there is no longer any need to dig through the registry looking for that specific setting (from Start Menu,Desktop,IE skin,System Icon to System Security) that just doesn't seem to be there. With the ability to customize almost any aspect of Windows, you can become a Windows expert almost instantly!
Here's what's new:
New function to Hide "Send To" Menu in Context Menu.
New option to Hide "New" Menu in Context Menu.
Fixed a bug in StartUp section.
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Advanced Call Recorder 1.5 has been released
AI RoboForm 5.2.0 has been released
WinXP Manager 4.6.2 has been released
MirandaPack is the compilation of internet messenger Miranda IM and its best and most useful plugins.
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Pyro Software has released PyroDVD, a small DVD player.
Thanks JC for this one:
I have been recently using this spam filtering software called Spam Inspector from Giant Company. It uses a peer to peer network to learn how to increase its spam filtering capabilities. After using the software for a few months now I have noticed a major decrease in the amount of spam, almost on a weekly basis. "The learning network works with the Spam Inspector Instant Response System (I.R.S). When you notify us of a new junk email message, the message signature is sent to our servers, where the headers of the message are parsed, heuristically analyzed, and compared to tens of thousands of other message signatures in the system. If a match is made the I.R.S makes a probalistic judgment on the amount of Spam content the message contains and this new “knowledge” is automatically sent to all the other SPAM INSPECTOR users on the network. A Spam attack can be stopped within the first wave, not after 10,000,000 junk emails have been sent out."
I recommend this software and think it is a rather cool approach to the concept of peer to peer technology. A piece of software worth checking out.
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I have been recently using this spam filtering software called Spam Inspector from Giant Company. It uses a peer to peer network to learn how to increase its spam filtering capabilities. After using the software for a few months now I have noticed a major decrease in the amount of spam, almost on a weekly basis. "The learning network works with the Spam Inspector Instant Response System (I.R.S). When you notify us of a new junk email message, the message signature is sent to our servers, where the headers of the message are parsed, heuristically analyzed, and compared to tens of thousands of other message signatures in the system. If a match is made the I.R.S makes a probalistic judgment on the amount of Spam content the message contains and this new “knowledge” is automatically sent to all the other SPAM INSPECTOR users on the network. A Spam attack can be stopped within the first wave, not after 10,000,000 junk emails have been sent out."
I recommend this software and think it is a rather cool approach to the concept of peer to peer technology. A piece of software worth checking out.
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SmartCode Vnc Manager 1.3 has been released:
New in this release: Built in support for Windows Terminal Server.
Vnc Manager is an easy to use remote administration tool which allows you to connect, view and take control of any computers running VNC (Virtual Network Computing) or Windows Terminal Servers. It provides easy to use intuitive GUI interface and provides unique features that can significantly improve user experience of network administrators. The list of features includes but is not limited to:
* Grouping Support. Allows you to group computer for easier management.
* Group tree view for easier folder navigation.
* User can drag and drop server between groups.
* Can connect to Windows Terminal Server with nicely integrated full featured built in viewer.
* Thumbnail View allows multiple computers to be monitored on-screen at once.
* Vnc Manager has built-in support for HTTP and SOCKS5 proxies.
* IP address scan. Allows scan for active VNC servers.
* Server Status scan. Checks from VNC server status. Can be started manually or set to update server status via time interval.
* Start/Stop/Restart the remote Windows service.
* Default session. Allows to set default setting for newly registered servers.
* Default password. You can specify a default password to connect with, or a specific one for each connection.
* Active sessions can be viewed in the separate windows or in Tab view panels.
* Vnc Manager does not require Vnc Viewer to be installed. It uses ActiveX Vnc Viewer control developed by SmartCode Ltd.
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New in this release: Built in support for Windows Terminal Server.
Vnc Manager is an easy to use remote administration tool which allows you to connect, view and take control of any computers running VNC (Virtual Network Computing) or Windows Terminal Servers. It provides easy to use intuitive GUI interface and provides unique features that can significantly improve user experience of network administrators. The list of features includes but is not limited to:
* Grouping Support. Allows you to group computer for easier management.
* Group tree view for easier folder navigation.
* User can drag and drop server between groups.
* Can connect to Windows Terminal Server with nicely integrated full featured built in viewer.
* Thumbnail View allows multiple computers to be monitored on-screen at once.
* Vnc Manager has built-in support for HTTP and SOCKS5 proxies.
* IP address scan. Allows scan for active VNC servers.
* Server Status scan. Checks from VNC server status. Can be started manually or set to update server status via time interval.
* Start/Stop/Restart the remote Windows service.
* Default session. Allows to set default setting for newly registered servers.
* Default password. You can specify a default password to connect with, or a specific one for each connection.
* Active sessions can be viewed in the separate windows or in Tab view panels.
* Vnc Manager does not require Vnc Viewer to be installed. It uses ActiveX Vnc Viewer control developed by SmartCode Ltd.
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