Windows XP Service Pack 3 - Will it turn XP into Vista?
Microsoft is currently cooking the third and last service pack for Windows XP. Released back at the end of 2001, and overhauled in 2004 with the introduction of Service Pack 2, the next refresh for XP is long overdue.
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19.10.2007 Tweak-XP Pro v4.0.8 Download
The original tuning and optimization software for Windows XP. Tweak hundreds of hidden features of Windows XP, optimize your machine and customize it to your needs.
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13.12.2006 Pirates Offered Windows XP Pro Retail at $100 Discount
Users running illegal copies of Windows XP are being offered discounted purchase prices.
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15.5.2006 Microsoft to target Windows XP Pro users with Genuine nagware notifications
Microsoft is stepping up its war on software pirates by rolling out new Windows Genuine notification software for what it is calling its most pirated version of Windows: Windows XP Professional.
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26.8.2008 As Windows XP Deadline Looms, OEMs Turn To Vista Downgrade Rights
Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) may be preparing to discontinue sales of Windows XP, but some OEMs have found a way to circumvent the software giant's June 30 deadline.
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25.4.2008 Microsoft’s Hyper-V puts VMWare and Linux on notice
After his last foray into the “Linux guy reviews a Microsoft product” space, Jason Perlow is back — this time to take a look at Microsoft’s Hyper-V, the hypervisor-based virtualization solution built into the newly released Windows Server 2008.
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14.2.2008 Microsoft Patch Tuesday Advance Notice June 08
Next Tuesday its ol' patch your Windows time again. This month there are 7 fixes due.
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6.6.2008 Pirate Bay Bloodied but Unbowed
The once Swedish-based Bittorent site The Pirate Bay claims the problems many visitors have noticed on the resurrected piracy hub are the result of a glut of new users, rather than recent troubles with police.
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7.6.2006 Pirate Bay: We're not going to pay our fines
Remember that recent Pirate Bay verdict? The one in which the four founding members of the website were convicted with a year long jail sentence and a $3.6 million fine?
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22.4.2009 Vista Smoker Pro 1.1
Vista Smoker Pro allows you to change various settings in the Windows Registry.
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26.2.2007 Sunken pirate ship back on the surface
As expected, The Pirate Bay is back online - in the Netherlands. An IP check shows it's hosted at Leaseweb, the same server Newnava and Torrentspy use. This provider doesn't easily move when threatened with law which is probably the reason for the choice.
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3.6.2006 Vista Retail DVD on Pirate Websites
Copies of Windows Vista Retail DVE have been ripped and made available for download free of charge on pirate websites and peer-to-peer networks.
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7.2.2007 Microsoft forces pirate to advertise his guilt
A software pirate has been forced to take out an advertisement in the computer press after Microsoft won a legal case against him.
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2.5.2007 The Pirate Bay To Bring Back OiNK
The Pirate Bay is currently working on an OiNK replacement in an attempt to bring the hundreds of thousands of music albums back online that disappeared during the raid. The replacement will be released within a week and on the BOiNK.cd domain.
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26.10.2007 Half of charges against Pirate Bay dropped
Only into its second day, the criminal copyright infringement case against file sharing site The Pirate Bay has already begun to crumble.
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18.2.2009 Controversy over new Pirate Bay Facebook feature
The Pirate Bay has added a small, but significant feature to their website which will almost certainly prove to be controversial.
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31.3.2009 Vista Start Menu 2.1 PRO
Vista Start Menu has been in development as an attractive and efficient alternative to the Start Menu in Windows XP and Windows Vista for one year.
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28.1.2007 CDBurnerXP Pro 4.0.013.220
CDBurnerXP Pro is a free CD/DVD burning solution. With this software you can burn CD-R, CD-RW DVD+R/RW DVD-R/RW discs.
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23.9.2007 CDBurnerXP Pro 4.0.024.439
CDBurnerXP is a free application to burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs. It also includes the feature to burn and create ISOs, as well as a multilanguage interface. Everyone, even companies, can use it for free.
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12.3.2008 The Pirate Bay making over €20,000 a day
The file sharing site The Pirate Bay are set to be making over $25328 a day, with single day advertisements costing €20,000.
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16.7.2006 Gorbachev to Gates: Show software 'pirate' mercy
MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) -- Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Monday asked Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to intercede on behalf of a Russian teacher accused of using pirated software in his classroom.
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5.2.2007 Pirate Bay to offer cheap, unlogged VPN
Back in July 2008, torrent tracker The Pirate Bay announced plans to encrypt the Internet. That hasn't happened yet, but they plan to offer a VPN tunneling service to the public starting April 1.
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24.03.2009 Microsoft: Lots to turn off in Windows 7
In a blog posting on Friday, Microsoft noted that, with Windows 7, customers will have the option of disabling a number of features of the operating system, should they so choose.
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6.3.2009 Internet Explorer 7 Pro v0.9.10
IE7pro is an add-on for IE 7 which adds lots of features and extras, that make your IE easier, more useful, secure and customizable.
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11.2.2007 Apple Launches 8 Core Mac Pro
Meet the latest addition to the Mac Pro family: The world’s first 3.0GHz, 8-core Intel Xeon-based Mac Pro. Consider the bar officially raised.
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5.4.2007 DTweak Pro v2.3.1 for Windows Vista
Thanks to odeeee for this download. DTweak is a complex tweaker for Windows Vista, and with this release it is more than a tweaker.
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22.5.2007 Hackman Suite Pro v9.01
Thanks to odeeee for this download. Hackman Suite is a multi-module all purpose debugging tool. It includes a hex editor, a disassembler, a template editor, a hex calculator and other everyday useful tools to assist programmers and code testers with the most common tasks.
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14.6.2007 The Pirate Bay Moves to Counter Swedish Wiretapping Law
The Pirate Bay is adding encryption to its Web site in order to counter a new Swedish law that allows wiretapping of Internet and phone traffic.
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24.6.2008 The Pirate Bay found guilty, jail & $3.6 million fine
The Pirate Bay, notorious for providing BitTorrent files of all things copyrighted and illegal have lost a trial in Sweden today.
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17.4.2009 Microsoft Must Turn To Virtual OS After Vista
Microsoft can't afford five-year gaps in between major operating system releases, Gartner says, and the way around the delays is with modules.
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8.9.2006The Pirate Bay tracker gone for good
Today marks the end of an era, the end of The Pirate Bay tracker. The website is still up and running, but the owners of The Pirate Bay have decided
to turn off their tracker and will not be re-enabling the tracker, leaving the DHT enabled for now. With the end of The Pirate Bay, the largest
BitTorrent on the Internet, it appears that the courts have finally made an impact on pirating around the world. This makes a success for MPAA and
RIAA, finally managing to get enough service providers to disconnect The Pirate Bay, making it extremely difficult for them to relocate and keep the
site running.
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17.11.2009New Security Flaw Discovered
in IE
Security firm eEye released a
notice on Thursday saying it
had discovered a new flaw
within Internet Explorer on
both Windows XP and XP SP2.
According to the notice,
"A vulnerability in
default installations of the
affected software could allow
for remote code
execution."..
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17.09.2005The Pirate Bay purchase approved by shareholders
On Thursday, The Pirate Bay got moved step closer to being sold to a Swedish software company that hopes to turn the world's largest BitTorrent
tracker into a legitimate pay-to-download service, which will be based on how much computer power you share with the website. GGF (Global Gaming
Factory) shareholders approved the $8.5 million transaction on Thursday this week, four months after TPB's four co-founders were convicted and
found guilty of facilitating copyright infringement. GGF intends to, within weeks, turn TPB into a subscription based service, even though no major
content providers have agreed to grant them a license.
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28.08.2009Pirate Bay Developing BitTorrent-like Protocol
The Pirate Bay is pushing forward with the development of a new software standard that makes it easier for downloaders to pirate media files, as
BitTorrent works to become more legit...
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07.11.2007The Pirate Bay four get an appeal
The Swedish court has ruled that the Pirate Bay four will receive an appeal, scheduled for November 9, 2009. The Pirate Bay four were convicted of
"assisting in making copyright content available" through their website, The Pirate Bay. The ruling had put massive fines on the Pirate Bay four,
at $3.6 million ($905,000 each) in fines and face up to one year in prison each. Since the trial, the Swedish government has ruled the four
defendants "too broke" to pay for the damages. Instead the Swedish authorities started sending cease and desist letters to one of the Pirate
Bay's ISP, bringing the website down. The website was later restored within hours of the shut down.
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04.09.2009Pirate Party predicted to gain seat in EU elections
According to an article by TorrentFreak, Sweden's Pirate Party seems all set to gain a seat in the EU Parliament, according to polls in Swedish
newspaper DN.se. The Pirate Party has received significant attention since the Pirate Bay Trial. The party is predicted to gain 5.1% of all votes in
the EU elections, which are taking place this June. Should they gain that, they would be guaranteed a seat in the EU Parliament. The party has over
41,750 members, and will soon be the third largest political party in Sweden. The Young Pirate youth organisation, associated with the Pirate Party,
is currently Sweden's largest youth organisation, based on the amount of members it has.
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01.05.2009Pirate Party wins seat in European parliament
Elections for the European Parliament were held in most European countries today, and, as many expected, Sweden's Piratpartiet, or Pirate Party,
has won a seat with over 7% of the vote, according to The Local. Many people associate the Pirate Party with file-sharing, but their aims are wider.
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08.06.2009Surge in Pirate Party/Young Pirates membership after verdict
In just seven hours following the sentencing of the "Pirate Bay Four" earlier today, more than 3,000 people have joined the Piratpartiet, the
"Pirate Party", one of the seven parties represented in the Riksdag, Sweden's parliament. The influx of new people make Piratpartiet larger in
terms of membership than three of the other seven parties represented with parliamentary seats. According to their press release (translated by
Google), Rick Falk Vinge, the party leader, states that the "ruling
means that our political work must now be stepped up. We
want to ensure that the Pirate Bay activities - to link people and information - is clearly lawful.
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neowin.net - 18.04.2009
Pirate Bay deal may be overboard
According to an article posted on The Next Web, the latest chapter regarding the acquisition of The Pirate Bay, may prove difficult to complete. The
Global Gaming Factory or GGF for short, is the latest firm looking to get their hands on the infamous Bittorrent tracker. The Pirate Bay has announced
that the proposed deal with GGF, which will attempt to make The Pirate Bay legitimate, may have run aground due to some issues regarding bankruptcy
with the GGF. The deal may fail due to a winding up order, an order made by the Court for a company to be placed into compulsory liquidation.
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neowin.net - 08.10.2009
Torrent Site The Pirate Bay
Returns
Popular Swedish BitTorrent
site The Pirate Bay came back
online Saturday night, after
being shut down in a police
raid last week and forced to
relocate to The Netherlands.
The raid prompted a response
from Pirate Bay supporters,
which attacked the Web sites
of the Swedish police and
government...
betanews.com - 06.06.2006
"Biased" judge: retrial for Pirate Bay Four?
According to the Local, it appears that Tomas Norström, the judge who presided over the case against the Pirate Bay Four, may have had a conflict
of interest which could have led to bias and an unfair trial. Peter Althin, lawyer for one of the Pirate Bay defendants, plans to demand a retrial on
the grounds that Judge Norström has over the years held membership in a number of organizations advocating for stronger copyright laws and with
ties to big media companies, including some represented in the case against the Pirate Bay.
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neowin.net - 23.04.2009
The Pirate Bay Trial: The Official Verdict - Guilty
After months of deliberation, the fate of the operators of "The Pirate Bay" has nearly been decided. The final verdict in the ongoing case was
decided just a short while ago, Peter, Fredrik, Gottfrid, and Carl, with a full year in prison for said people.
Despite the valiant
efforts by the operators' defense, they were declared guilty, but on what grounds? "Assisting in making copyright content available," was the
prosecution's argument. Not many people agree with the verdict, which is why we're all hoping for a successful appeal. It's not the end of the line
yet - the final decision could still be years away. Regardless of the outcome, Peter Sunde has assured the world that the Pirate Bay will continue to
operate despite the unfortunate developments - the website is not on trial - just its operators.
Hopefully the direction will turn, and
they'll get out unscathed - they didn't really do anything wrong.
What are your reactions? Let us know in our forums...
jcxp.net - 17.04.2009
Hardware thin-client turns XP Home, Linux into 10-user terminal server
Local firm MUPtech showcased its proprietary thin-client hardware to turn an Win XP Home
and XP Pro system into a multi-user server, running up to 10 remote clients per machine using ultra-thin set-top-boxes as clients instead of full
PCs.
The firm sells these thin black boxes which the company calls "MUP-PC" which are connected to the main "server" -
actually any PC capable of running XP Home or XP Pro - over Ethernet. Each box features connectors for Audio, VGA video, and PS2 keyboard and mouse.
The hardware also supports Linux.
The host PC runs a proprietary software "server" which turns a standard XP Home or XP Pro
into a multi-user server. It would be like Citrix or Terminal Services but without a PC on the client side, replaced instead with this black box.
Where have I heard of this before? Oh yes, Sun Ray thin clients. Basically this is like having a VNC client in a set-top box, to which you can hook a PS2 keyboard, mouse
and speakers. Their technology is proprietary, though.
winbeta.org - 15.10.2007
The Pirate Bay officially sunk
Today marks victory for Swedish authorities and Hollywood and a sad day for file sharing. Today the Swedish Authorities have ordered The Pirate Bay
to be taken offline immediately or the ISP could face heavy fines of 500,000 Kroner ($70,600 US) a day. The Pirate Bay's ISP had no choice
but to comply and disconnect the website from the Internet. The take down of The Pirate Bay comes 3 days earlier than expected, as the site was going
offline on August 27 or legalize the site before then, which was unlikely to happen.
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neowin.net - 24.08.2009
Half of charges against Pirate Bay dropped
Only into its second day, the criminal copyright infringement case against file sharing site The Pirate Bay has already begun to crumble...
betanews.com - 17.02.2009
The Pirate Bay sale unlikely to happen
Some of the biggest news recently, in the shady side of the Internet, was that torrent search engine The Pirate Bay was to be sold and then converted
into a legal operation. Many people were quite distraught about this, though optimistic, due to the sheer number of similar sites out there, but it
appears that all this fuss might be about nothing. TorrentFreak are reporting that the potential buyers, Global Gaming Factory, haven't gathered
enough money to buy the website, and that the owners of The Pirate Bay have given them a week before the deal is off.
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neowin.net - 29.07.2009
Swedish Police Attempt to Block The Pirate Bay
A press
release from the Swedish
Pirate Party is reporting that
the Swedish police are
attempting to block access to
The Pirate Bay by
reclassifying it as a child
pornography site. ISPs would
then be asked to voluntarily
block access to all Swedish
citizens.
The Pirate
Bay has been a thorn in the
entertainment industry for its
nearly four year existence.
They have also thwarted
numerous legal attempts to
force it off line, including a
May 2006 raid that failed to
negate this immensely popular
BitTorrent tracker.
Because of the inability
to banish this nuisance from
the face of the Internet, the
Pirate Party is taking the
position that this latest
attempt is nothing more than a
desperation move by the
authorities...
winbeta.org - 07.07.2007
The Pirate Bay must pay half of their fees now
The Pirate Bay is having a bad time after losing the court case about copyright infringement, and the threat of spending up to a year behind bars due
to the massive public torrent web site. The debt collectors now wants nearly half of the money owed (out of the $3.6 million US owed) soon, or
the four web site owners could face stiffer penalties. The owners behind The Pirate Bay may see bank accounts frozen if the money is not paid soon,
putting The Pirate Bay in a rough spot, especially if they cannot afford to pay their monthly server fees to keep the web site online.
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neowin.net - 14.05.2009
The Pirate Bay trial and a tough new Swedish law
According to the Local, various members of the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) have taken the stand in the ongoing trial
against the Pirate Bay now unfolding in Sweden. At one point, John Kennedy, chairman of the IFPI, was silenced in the middle of his testimony by the
judge after Per E. Samuelson, defence attorney for the Pirate Bay, protested that Kennedy had drifted into giving what amounted to a "political
speech" on behalf of the recording industry.
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neowin.net - 26.02.2009
The Pirate Bay: The Site is Safe, Even If We Lose in Court
In an few hours from now The Pirate Bay team will probably be charged with aiding or facilitating copyright infringement. If they are found guilty,
they could receive sentences of up to 2 years in prison, but the site will remain online, no matter what. Last month, the Swedish authorities
announced that they were planning to press charges against 5 people involved with The Pirate Bay, stating that the 5 individuals will be charged with
“facilitating copyright infringement”.
Today, after nearly two years of collecting evidence, the prosecutor will officially
press charges. But, no matter what the outcome of the case, The Pirate Bay says that they’re here to stay.
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neowin.net - 01.02.2008
