Tech Tip of The Week: Turn Off your Display Using a Windows Shortcut and More
Although it may seem unnecessary at first thought, there is some practicality in having a software shortcut to instantly turn off your monitor. It could prove very useful with notebook computers, if yours doesn't have a keyboard shortcut for shutting down the screen. It could also be convenient in the presence of multiple monitors, your power button might be broken, or you may indeed just be that ...
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Firefox surpasses IE6's browser share in October
October 2009's browser stats are in, and while Microsoft's Internet Explorer still lead the pack, IE6 has finally been surpassed by Firefox. Internet Explorer continued its descent, losing 1.07% browser share (from 65.71% to 64.64%), Firefox's share grew .32%, from 23.75% to 24.07%, Safari's share rose .18% to 4.42%, and Chrome furthered its lead on Opera, with the former gaining .41% (from 3.17% ...
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Apple to disable Atom support with OS X 10.6.2? (updated)
Update: The latest developer build (10C535) seems to have Atom support, so hackintosh users may be safe after all -- though, things could change by the final build.
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Wednesday tech deals: HP Pavilion p6280t Core 2 Quad 2.5GHz PC for $530
HP Pavilion p6280t Core 2 Quad 2.5GHz desktop PC for $530 + free shipping
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Intel hit with another antitrust suit for competing unfairly
Intel is back in the hot seat after being nailed with a record $1.45 billion antitrust fine in the EU earlier this year. The chipmaker has been sued by New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo in an antitrust case with similar grounds.
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Walmart's pre-Black Friday sale: $99 Xbox 360 Arcade, more
Walmart is gearing up for a pre-Black Friday sale of sorts this weekend, which will offer a significant discount on Microsoft's Xbox 360 Arcade. The console package, which sells for $199, will be accompanied by a free $100 gift card, effectively cutting the 360's price to $99. The Arcade unit comes with a wireless controller, 512MB of memory, and an HDMI port (no cable, though).
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AMD cooking up two new desktop platforms, Leo and Dorado
According to sources cited by DigiTimes, AMD plans to announce two new desktop platforms in May of next year. The two platforms are said to be named Leo and Dorado, the former of which will target the high-end segment, and the latter will be more mainstream.
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AMD Phenom II X4 965 gets a new revision, lower TDP
AMD has unveiled a new revision (RB-C3) of the Phenom II X4 965 processor that comes with a reduction in its TDP rating -- just 125W versus the originalآ’s 140W. This thermal improvement is expected to yield greater overclocking headroom for AMD's flagship CPU, which remains a black edition part priced at $195.
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Nvidia confirms Intel won't back USB 3.0 until 2011
Nvidia has confirmed that Intel will not be packaging USB 3.0 support into its chipsets until at least 2011. Motherboard manufacturers have been, and will continue to use discrete USB 3.0 controllers from third-party companies, but at an extra cost. That being the case, we should continue to see motherboards and devices equipped with the latest USB spec, but a mass adoption is unlikely at this poi...
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Super Talent announces first USB 3.0 flash drive
Even though Intel is expected to delay USB 3.0 support until sometime in 2011, motherboard makers have gone on their own including the new interconnect in select products via third party controllers. Naturally, compatible devices are starting to make their way onto the market as well, and now Super Talent has announced it plans to start shipping the world's first USB 3.0 flash drives as soon as ne...
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Nvidia x86 processor rumors surface once again
Nvidia has reportedly begun hiring former engineers from Transmeta and is looking to develop its own x86-compatible processor core in a bid to continue its lucrative chipset business. The now-defunct microprocessor producer specialized in low-power, x86-compatible processors before turning into an intellectual property licensing firm and eventually closing doors in September of 2008.
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Turn Off your Display Using a Windows Shortcut and More
Although it may seem unnecessary at first thought, there is some practicality in having a software shortcut to instantly turn off your monitor. It could prove very useful with notebook computers, if yours doesn't have a keyboard shortcut for shutting down the screen. It could also be convenient in the presence of multiple monitors, your power button might be broken, or you may indeed just be that lazy.
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Picasa 3.5.0.79.81
Automatically finds and organizes all of your pictures.
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Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.2.602
Play 3D games, view product demos, online learning applications and more.
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FileZilla 3.3.0 RC1
FileZilla is a fast FTP and SFTP client for Windows with a lot of features.
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DivX Player 7.2.1.1 for Windows
Playback all kind of DivX content in your Windows Machine.
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VSO Image Resizer 3.0.0.140
Organizes your photos by shrinking their resolution or moving them within your hard drive.
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Hitman Pro 3.5.2.78
Anti-spyware program combines up to six popular engines to maximize removal effectiveness.
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PC Tools Firewall Plus 6.0.0.81
100% Free leading Firewall for personal computers.
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Comodo BackUp 2.1.1175
Comodo BackUp - Automatic file backup and recovery for Windows XP / 2000.
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SensorsView 3.2 build 17020
Monitors temperature of CPU, motherboard, hard disks, voltages and fan speeds.
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Norman Malware Cleaner 2009.11.04
Norman Malware Cleaner is a free utility that may be used to detect and remove specific malicious software (malware).
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Kaspersky Anti-Virus Update November 4, 2009
Virus definitions for Kaspersky Anti-Virus.
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avast! Virus Definitions November 4, 2009
Protect your system and valuable data against computer viruses.
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Sysinternals Suite 04/11/2009
A bundling of dozens of selected troubleshooting Sysinternals Utilities.
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Ad-aware 2008 Definitions File 0149.0086
Manually update Ad-aware 2007 with the latest definitions file.
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WindowManager 1.3.1
WindowManager helps you to improve your work flow by remembering and restoring the position and size of your programs and windows.
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Wizmo 1.1
Multi-purpose, miscellaneous Windows function, "catch all" with a growing list of uncommon but useful features and capabilities.
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Realtek HD ALC 880 Audio CODECs v R2.36 for Windows 7 (32/64 bits)
Driver Date: 11/4/2009 OS Support: Windows 7
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Realtek HD ALC 880 Audio CODECs v R2.36 for Windows Vista (32/64 bits)
Driver Date: 11/4/2009 OS Support: Windows Vista
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Realtek HD ALC 880 Audio CODECs v R2.36 for Win XP/2000/2003 (32/64 bits)
Driver Date: 11/4/2009 OS Support: Windows Vista
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