Archive for: October 16, 2008

Nero 9 is the next generation of the world rsquo s most trusted integrated digital media and home entertainment software suite It features new cutting edge functionality that makes enjoying digital media content simple
This easy to use yet powerful multimedia suite gives you the freedom to create rip copy burn edit share and upload online Whatever you want ndash music video photo and data ndash enjoy and share with family and friends anytime anywhere
With easy to use Nero StartSmart command center your digital life has never been more flexible feasible and fun
Nero 9 Highlights
Fast and easy rip burn Autobackup and copy functions
Backup files to CDs DVDs and Blu ray Discs
Create professional looking DVD movies with integrated 3D menus
Copy burn share upload and create music mixes like a DJ
Convert music photos and DVDs to play on your iPod reg and other mobile devices
Quick photo and video upload to My Nero YouTube trade and MySpace
Watch record pause and customize your live TV experience
Play AVCHD and other HD formats

nVIDIA ForceWare software unleashes the full power and features in nVIDIA 39 s desktop gaming platform workstation laptop multimedia and mobile products Delivering a proven record of compatibility reliability and stability with the widest range of games and applications ForceWare software ensures the best experience with your nVIDIA hardware
bull Incredible 3D and video performance for all of your applications
bull Rock solid system stability greater compatibility and reliability with nVIDIA reg Unified Driver Architecture UDA
bull Industry leading features for graphics audio video communications storage and security
bull Robust product support for over ten unique operating systems
bull Continual product performance and feature updates for the life of your nVIDIA hardware
Official WHQL Certified Drivers for nVIDIA GeForce graphics cards for Windows XP 2000 Windows XP Media Center Edition and Windows XP x64 Server 2003 x64 OS
nVIDIA ForceWare Drivers has the following other editions available nVIDIA ForceWare Drivers for Windows 9x Me nVIDIA ForceWare Drivers for Windows NT nVIDIA ForceWare Drivers for Windows Vista 32 bit nVIDIA ForceWare Drivers for Windows XP 2003 64 bit nVIDIA ForceWare Drivers for Windows XP Media Center and nVIDIA ForceWare Drivers for Windows Vista 64 bit
New in Version 178 24
Adds support for newly released GeForce 9 series motherboard GPUs
Includes several application compatibility fixes Please read the release documentation for more details

nVIDIA ForceWare software unleashes the full power and features in nVIDIA 39 s desktop gaming platform workstation laptop multimedia and mobile products Delivering a proven record of compatibility reliability and stability with the widest range of games and applications ForceWare software ensures the best experience with your nVIDIA hardware
bull Incredible 3D and video performance for all of your applications
bull Rock solid system stability greater compatibility and reliability with nVIDIA reg Unified Driver Architecture UDA
bull Industry leading features for graphics audio video communications storage and security
bull Robust product support for over ten unique operating systems
bull Continual product performance and feature updates for the life of your nVIDIA hardware
Official WHQL Certified Drivers for nVIDIA GeForce graphics cards for Windows XP 2000 Windows XP Media Center Edition and Windows XP x64 Server 2003 x64 OS
nVIDIA ForceWare Drivers has the following other editions available nVIDIA ForceWare Drivers for Windows 9x Me nVIDIA ForceWare Drivers for Windows NT nVIDIA ForceWare Drivers for Windows Vista 32 bit nVIDIA ForceWare Drivers for Windows XP 2003 64 bit nVIDIA ForceWare Drivers for Windows XP Media Center and nVIDIA ForceWare Drivers for Windows Vista 64 bit
New in Version 178 24
Adds support for newly released GeForce 9 series motherboard GPUs
Includes several application compatibility fixes Please read the release documentation for more details

Easy CD DA Extractor aka quot Swiss Army Knife Of Digital Audio quot is ALL IN ONE software that copies Audio CDs converts audio files from one format to another edits metadata of audio files and can burn Audio CD MP3 CD amp DVD and Data CD amp DVD Easy CD DA Extractor supports all popular audio file formats such as 3G2 3GP MP1 MP2 MP3 Windows Media Audio WMA Ogg Vorbis OGG MP4 M4A AAC and Apple Lossless AAC aacPlus HE AAC AAC HE AAC PS eAAC FLAC Musepack MPC WavPack WV WAV AIFF Monkey 39 s Audio APE CUE and M3U
Also the Nero Digital Nero AAC is supported if you have the Nero Burning ROM installed on your computer State of the art audio encoding technology Easy CD DA Extractor includes the most advanced audio codec available the aacPlus from the Coding Technologies Additionally Easy CD DA Extractor also supports command line exe encoders Easy CD DA Extractor compatible with Windows 2000 Windows XP x86 and x64 Windows 2003 and Windows Vista x86 and x64 Available in 30 languages
Changes in Easy CD DA Extractor 11 9 9
Audio Converter reads file properties Length Bit rate Bit depth Sample rate Channels and Filesize
New CD player with faster responses and improved user interface
64 bit shell extensions
Apple Lossless ALAC encoder
New graphics pre v12
Profiles for multiple files single file output samples and disc image
Improved user interface

UltraISO can extract create edit and convert CD DVD image files It can directly edit an ISO file make images from CD DVD ROMs or create a new one from files and folders on your computer In addition UltraISO can convert nearly all known CD and DVD image formats to ISO BIN CUE Nero NRG Alcohol 120 MDS MDF and CloneCD CCD IMG SUB formats as well as burn CD DVD images directly through Nero Burning ROM or Microsoft cdburn dvdburn utility UltraISO can be used as an universal CD DVD image including ISO and BIN extractor creator editor and converter with most CD DVD burning software and virtual CD DVD drive software

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster safer and easier Google Chrome also uses a brand new javascript engine V8 which is much faster than existing javascript interpreters This means you can create more complex and more intensive AJAX applications with fewer speed and processing constraints Finally Google Chrome is built on top of WebKit so Google Chrome users will benefit from the CSS3 features being added to WebKit as those features are released

CloneDVD mobile converts your DVD movies quickly and easily into a format that your portable device Sony PSP Apple iPod Video iAudio X5 Creative Labs ZEN Vision etc can play You can also convert your DVDs to other file formats such as DivX XviD AVI MP4 etc
Watch your movies on the go
With CloneDVD mobile you can put your favourite movies or TV series on your mobile video equipment and watch them wherever and whenever you want Let the kids watch their favourite cartoons in the car
Incorporating the user friendly interface of Elby 39 s CloneDVD and the well engineered open source project MEncoder as the conversion engine makes CloneDVD mobile a fast easy to use and quality product that is very reasonably priced
Copying a DVD to your mobile video machine is achieved in a few mouse clicks and without the need to rip it to your hard disk Note that copying protected DVDs also requires AnyDVD
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Version 1 5 0 2 beta 2008 09 12
new added MPEG2 re encode passthrough profiles
change Framerate setting NTSCFrameRate PALFrameRate now
allow exotic values like 30 FPS
fix resync issues with certain long running movies
change improved x264 encoding quality
change improved handling of stage files multi pass encoding
fix some issues with subtitle decoding
fix some minor issues with SVCD
new x264 featuring patch Psy RD 0 6 by Jason Garrett Glaser
several minor fixes and improvements

Game Jackal Pro is the ultimate quot must have quot killer app for the PC gamer If you like most gamers find it annoying looking for and inserting the CD ROM for your favorite game each time you play it then Game Jackal Pro is for you
Keeping your gaming investment safe One major concern gamers have is the CD 39 s life span The CD ROM for a popular game may be inserted and removed many hundreds of times this of course leads to the inevitable quot Unable to read quot error and ultimately a trip to the trash
Unleash your games and go gaming quot cd free quot in seconds Using Game Jackal Pro eliminates the need to insert the CD ROM before playing your favorite title therefore allowing you to fire up your favorite game in seconds
Easy to use Game Jackal Pro provides the user with a powerful and easy to use interface to go gaming quot cd free quot It does this without modifying any of your game 39 s files or installing any virtual drives on your system Simply select the game you want to play from the Game Jackal Pro interface or create a desktop shortcut for even faster access
Image mode Image mode adds support for games that need to stream data directly from the CD or DVD during game play
Keep young eyes from playing games that may be not right for them Game Jackal Pro comes complete with a feature called Guardian Control this feature allows restrictions to be placed on game profiles
Young gamers can make short work of a game CD Being able to pack away the game CD has proven to be extremely popular with parents of young gamers where a ...

There's been a lot of talk about Joost on AppScout over the last year, and here comes more news: Joost recently released an updated version of the online video service that allows you to watch videos in your Web browser, rather than having to download it to your computer. On October 14, Joost released a new Flash-based version with a number of social tools designed to help people navigate through the enormous content library (the largest online library of legal video programming).

"People have always relied on their friends' recommendations to figure out which movies they want to watch, or talked about their favorite TV shows and moments with friends and colleagues--and now Joost has combined those real-life experiences in one online destination," Joost CEO Mike Volpi said in a statement. "Our integrated social tools make it easier than ever for people to find the shows, film and music they want to watch, and to form communities around that content, which ultimately enriches their overall experience."

Users can share videos--ranging from short clips to entire movies (they have a nice collection of old horror movies for Halloween)--using many social networking sites, including Facebook, Delicious, Twitter, Reddit, Digg, and many others.

Joost now lets users interact with videos and other Joosters. People can share their opinions about a video through comments, tags or "shouts," which lets you choose an icon (Hot, LOL, WTF, Puke, or Wow) to describe how you feel about the video. You can also find out what your friends are watching by adding them to your profile. And you can interact with users by finding ...

An Alaska judge last week ordered Governer Sarah Palin to retain copies of e-mails sent from her personal Yahoo! account. At issue is a lawsuit over Palin's alleged use of personal e-mail for state business, a move that could run afoul of state transparency laws.

The Anchorage Daily News reports that state officials are willing to comply, but are unsure what e-mails are still in existence.

"We entered into the hearing ... willing to work to preserve those e-mails that do relate to state business that may have been sent to or from private accounts, to the extent they can be preserved at this point," Mike Mitchell, assistant attorney general, told the paper.

Palin, the Republican candidate for vice president, reportedly deleted her gov.palin@yahoo.com address after a hacker gained access to the account in September and published its contents on the Web. A 20-year-old college student has since been indicted for the hack.

The lawsuit over Palin's Yahoo! account was filed by Andree McLeod, an Anchorage activist and former state worker.

The day after the third and final presidential debate, "Joe the Plumber" might be the most popular man in America. No, not Joe Wurzelbacher, the Toledo, Ohio-based man who reportedly complained to Sen. Barack Obama about his tax policies and who was name-checked in the debate more than 20 times.

No, I mean Joe Francis, a plumber in Amarillo, Tex. who owns JoeThePlumber.com.

Reportedly, Joe has been offered thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars to give up his Web site. While Joe didn't say what his plans were, he did confirm that his phone "has been ringing off the hook."

So far, the extra calls haven't translated into extra business; this probably isn't a surprise, since Joe only services Amarillo clients. "But I expect it will pick up in the near future," he said.

I asked Joe Francis what he might tell Joe Wurzelbacher, if he met him. "There's another Joe the Plumber," he said.

And who is Joe Francis voting for in November? "I'm voting for Joe the Plumber," he said. Obviously, this man knows what effective branding is.

Oddly enough, Google ranks Joe Lara's site, JoeLaraThePlumber, higher than Joe Francis' joetheplumber.com. Just what we need: two incumbent "Joe the Plumber"'s, plus an independent candidate!

Apple has upped the ante for high-def content in a big way. Today the company announced that it has begun offering HD content from the four major networks: ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX.

The list of HD shows includes Heroes, Lost, Grey's Anatomy, CSI, and The Office. The company was also happy to point out that it has officially sold more than 200 million episodes of TV shows via iTunes, one million of which are HD--a feature launched by Apple back in September.