Archive for: August 16, 2007

CCleaner is a freeware PC optimization tool
It combines a system cleaner that removes unused and temporary files from your system and also a fully featured registry cleaner
CCleaner allows Windows to run faster more efficiently and gives you more hard disk space
The best part is that it 39 s Small Fast and Free
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Changelog nbsp
Complete rebuild in C
With the requirements for a portable version 64 bit compatibility and Windows Vista increasing against the limitations of the old architecture We decided to rebuild the entire CCleaner application in highly optimized C
Faster analyzing and cleaning
Each scanning process was rewritten from scratch and fully optimized The result being a noticeable speed increase in all areas
Portable
CCleaner can now run from a USB thumbdrive and be installed run on a computer without a complicated setup process
Compact
The rewrite removed all external file dependencies so the main EXE is now half the size of the original program and support files
Redesigned User Interface
The original CCleaner user interface was looking a little dated so the GUI was redesigned with a modern look but without sacrificing speed or usability New icons were created for the interface and the main program icon was updated with a more modern style
Exclusions
It is now possible to specify files folders and registry keys to ignore from the cleaning process
Loads of little tweaks
Too numerous to mention them all separately we 39 ve tried to improve CCleaner in all areas

The NGO ATI NVIDIA Optimized Driver is a modified version of the ATI NVIDIA ForceWare driver The main purpose is to satisfy the users with better performance image quality and compatibility The NGO ATI NVIDIA Optimized Driver can enhance your experience in games multimedia and general usage

This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on August 14th 2007 The image does not contain security updates for other Microsoft products This DVD5 ISO image is intended for administrators that need to download multiple individual language versions of each security update and that do not use an automated solution such as Windows Server Update Services WSUS You can use this ISO image to download multiple updates in all languages at the same time

Microsoft Windows Live OneCare is a comprehensive and integrated PC health service that helps protect and maintain your computer with antivirus firewall PC maintenance and file backup and restore functionality This new service is in beta testing
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New features we should be seeing include
Multi PC management designate a hub PC and then add additional PCs to your OneCare circle using a common Windows Live ID You can then see the status of the other PCs within the group
Printer Sharing share your printer with all the PCs in your OneCare circle
OneCare Online Photo Backup paid storage is available online for photo backups we 39 re hearing 10GB but that could change by the end of the beta
Securing wireless networks if your router is supported OneCare 2 0 will allow you to secure your wireless network
x64 support

As you already know, Kontera is an excellent ad network that can help you greatly increase the earnings from your blog.  The only proble that I have heard with Kontera is the difficulty new bloggers are having getting their site approved.  In text advertising doesn’t have to be limited to only the high traffic blog sites anymore.

MediaText is another great in text ad network that seems to be much easier to get accepted than it’s counterpart.  The ads displayed through the MediaText network appear only when  target keywords are displayed in your post.  When your readers hover on these links a floating ad appears (I’m sure you have already seen this).

I have recently began testing MediaText on several of my sites and have to say that so far everything is going well.  They offer excellent support and always pay on time.

If you have a relatively new blog, or a well established one, and are interested in monetising your site with in text ads, check out MediaText.  They may provide another excellent revenue stream for you and your content site.

Ever read a Wikipedia entry and wanted to call Bullshark on it? (Bullshark is the new bullsh*t here at AppScout.) You know, when it has that "this sounds like it was written by a marketing/PR professional and not an average joe" feel? Well, WikiScanner has come along to out these corporate bigwigs trying to make themselves look better by editing their own Wikipedia entries. Try it out: you can search by company, location, and even IP address. In a few clicks you can view the "Whois" entries of the culprits who have updated the site with their malarkey.

The terrifying part? They're everywhere. Everywhere! There's even an Editor's Pick sidebar. So go, fight the power! And make sure to update your Wikipedia entry to indicate that you have fought the power.

Oddly enough, one of the first victims in the hunt to track down illegally copied software was the media.

The Software & Information Industry Association, the principal trade association for the software and content industry, on Thursday announced its first settlement in its Corporate Content Anti-Piracy Program. The defendant? Knowledge Networks, a marketing consultancy. The victims? The Associated Press, UPI, and publisher Reed Elsevier, among others.

Most often, the SIIA is considered to be a software trade industry organization, the complement to the BSA, which has won fame for offering million-dollar bounties for tipsters reporting software use without the required licenses. An anonymous tipster received a much more modest $6,000 for reporting Knowledge Networks' infringement, while the company settled for $300,000 with the SIIA.

It's interesting, though, what "infringement" means in this day and age.

Media companies like Ziff-Davis have reprints departments, where, for a small fee, companies can reprint ZD articles for their own purposes. This really isn't rocket science, and has been going on for some time. It's why we ask bloggers to reprint just a quote or a paragraph or two. Anything more is plagiarism.

"Knowledge Networks is a reputable company that made a very costly mistake," said SIIA Litigation Counsel Scott Bain, according to the SIIA report (updated link). "We are pleased with the settlement and hope that it alerts other users of copyrighted content such as newspaper articles, magazine articles, newsletters, newswire services and financial reports to the importance of securing proper licenses, even for internal copying and distribution."

Here's a better quote: "Sooner or later, companies that pirate content are going to ...

The Library of Congress makes it absolutely clear that its primary mission is to serve as a reference tome of information for the U.S. Congress But when it's not busy digging up documents and historical records for the folks that write and vote on our laws, it's there to help the public with reference questions. So if you have a burning question that you want an authoritative source to answer for you (without having to pay for an answer service), just shoot an e-mail to Ask A Librarian. A reference librarian at the Library of Congress will take a look, see how they can help, and respond with information.

I can see the Ask a Librarian service used for everything from settling bets between friends to uncovering hard-to-find facts that may elude the regular sources. When I stumbled on it, I actually had a difficult time finding a question to ask, but I eventually settled on a space science question: "How many total space shuttle flights have there been, including the Columbia and Challenger disasters? And how does that total number break down per orbiter?"

When I submitted my question, I immediately received an e-mail with my account information for the service (which you would use to check the status of your question), and a copy of my question, along with the question number assigned to it. The message notes that the LoC attempts to answer within 5 business days, and that you can check the status at any time.

Technically, the priorities of the Library of Congress are to ...

AAA is now offering a GPS service, powered by the Networks In Motion™ (NIM) location-based services platform. AAA Mobile, similar to Verizon's VZ Navigator and TeleNav's GPS Navigator, works with certain GPS-enabled cell phones. Right now available only on Sprint, AAA Mobile will expand to more carriers in the future.

Compatible models include: Samsung M500, Samsung M510, Sanyo SCP-7050, Sanyo M1, Sanyo SCP-8400, Sanyo MM-9000, Sanyo SCP-3200 and LG 550 (Fusic).

AAA Mobile features include audible turn-by-turn navigation, pan and zoom capabilities, and access to the AAA TourBook listings of hotels, restaurants and other points of interest. Users can save addresses, recent search results and AAA listings directly to their phone. The service is available now for $9.99/month.

The company had recently partnered with Magellan to provide direct access to roadside assistance and a searchable AAA TourBook directly from their GPS devices, including the Magellan Maestro 4040.

Check out my Cheap GPS by Phone story on PCMag.com.

Is it possible to "accidentally" allow people to book flights to a country that has otherwise been inaccessible, due to a 45 year embargo? Apparently, and Travelocity now has the $182,750 bill to prove it.

"[T]rips to Cuba were unintentionally permitted to be booked by consumers online because of some technical failures several years ago, and it's just now being finally settled," Joel Frey, a spokesman for the online travel booking service told the AP, via e-mail, adding that the company really, really didn't mean to allow people to book trips to the home of Fidel Castro, really good cigars, and fleets upon fleets of "yank tanks."

Travelocity blew it almost 1,500 times between January 1998 to April 2004. The penalties issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Treasury Department will be paid off this month.

Or perhaps it should read 'Today's Most Polite Blog Spam.' Excerpting Lord of the Rings and misspelling Viagra with numbers apparently weren't doing the trick, so the next generation of comment spammers, it seems, are attempting to kill us with kindness.

I still deleted the comment, sure, but that doesn't mean I wasn't tempted to pat her on the back and say, "you'll get us, next time."

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