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Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare Patch 1.7
Infinity Ward has released a new patch for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare updating their first person shooter sequel to version 1.7
Changes:
- Fixes an exploit that allows players to access certain console dvars during multi-player matches.
- Fixes a crash that could occur when a Chinatown Sabotage match would go into over-time.
- Fixes a bug where the MP icons (Bomb, Defend, Capture, etc) were always showing up in English regardless of the install language.
Download: Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare Patch 1.7
View: Patch Announcement
CCleaner 2.09.600
CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) is a freeware system optimization tool. That removes unused and temporary files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster, more efficiently and giving you more hard disk space. The best part is that it's fast! (normally taking less that a second to run) it's free and contains no Spyware or Adware.
CCleaner has been tried and tested with Windows 98/NT4/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista. It's currently partially compatible with 64bit XP and Vista, there are a few non-critical issues which are still being worked on.
Changelog:
- Added full support for Internet Explorer 8.0 beta.
- Improved Opera 9.5 support to fix cache cleaning.
- Improved interface for Startup tool.
- Changed memory management routines to reduce footprint.
- Fixed rare 64-bit performance issues.
- Added splitter bar to interface.
- Fixed repaint issues with certain themes.
- Fixed Spybot cleaning detection.
- Internal code optimizations.
- Updated installer engine to fix icon bug.
- Minor GUI tweaks.
Download: CCleaner 2.09.600
View: CCleaner Home Page
FireTune 1.2
FireTune for Mozilla Firefox v1.x / 2.x / 3.x was developed for an easy and fast optimization of your browsing experience with Firefox. It is based on a collection of popular and well working optimization settings used and tested by the experts. Usually you have to optimize Firefox manually, which can be time consuming and difficult for the novice user. FireTune helps you here - it includes all the performance optimizations. The only thing you must do is: make your selection. FireTune does the work for you.
According to your specific computer speed and internet connection speed, FireTune will optimize several internal settings of Firefox for better performance. FireTune does NOT modify the Firefox executable, or any other Firefox binary file. Everything can be undone easily provided you saved your original profile configuration file with FireTune's profile backup feature before. Details on what exactly FireTune does can be found in the FireTune help file.
Download: FireTune 1.2
Nvidia Forceware 175.19 WHQL
A new Forceware driver for nVIDIA GeForce 6,7,8,9 series graphics cards, for Windows XP / Windows Vista /Windows XP Media Center Edition OS has been released.
Release Highlights:
- WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, and 9 series GPUs.
- Improved 3D performance and load times for GeForce 8 and 9 series GPUs in some DirectX 9 and OpenGL applications as a result an improved shader optimizer.
- Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI™ technology* on DirectX 9 and OpenGL.
- Several game and application compatibility fixes. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.
- Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.
Note: Quad SLI technology with GeForce 9800 GX2, 3-way SLI technology, and Hybrid SLI technology are only supported on Windows Vista.
Download: Nvidia Forceware 175.19 WHQL for Windows XP 32 Bit
Download: Nvidia Forceware 175.19 WHQL for Windows XP 64 Bit
Download: Nvidia Forceware 175.19 WHQL for Windows Vista 32 Bit
Download: Nvidia Forceware 175.19 WHQL for Windows Vista 64 Bit
View: nVIDIA Home Page
Evernote Publicly launched
Digital life bookmarking tool Evernote emerges from beta for its public launch today, with a few new features I think I’ll enjoy. The first new feature I’m excited about is the new clipper tool, which works more like Twine’s bookmarking tool in that it slides down from your browser toolbar instead of redirecting to an entirely new page. The other upgrade I’m happy to see is improved organization features, which Mac users will easily appreciate as they work much like a Mac desktop.
The other major change to Evernote is the introduction of premium subscriptions. There were a few times when I described Evernote to a friend and was surprised when they asked how much the service cost, especially considering the number of free bookmarking tools that are already in existence. Given Evernote’s approach to digitizing one’s life, complete with desktop, Web and mobile apps and synchronization, I can understand how one would wonder at the monthly price for such a tool.
Evernote will cost about $5 per month, or $45 per year. Free accounts will still get a good amount of space (40MB), so only the extreme power users will need to pay extra for more space, depending on the size of uploaded content. However, other perks that come with the premium subscription option include first place in the queue for image uploads (during bookmarking, etc.), and SSL securities, which minimizes a user’s need to login frequently while clipping Web content.
View: Evernote
Source: Mashable
Call of Duty World at War Preview
The gang over at PlanetCallofDuty was lucky enough to visit Treyarch's studio in beautiful Santa Monica, California, and they have posted a preview of Call of Duty: World at War based on what they saw there. Here's a taster:
"The very first mission we were shown was the raid on Makin. Before each mission, a briefing treats you to historical facts and images courtesy of the London-based company Spov, who provided the briefings for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The opening cinematic starts with you tied in a chair being interrogated by a Japanese soldier. To the left is a fellow American soldier, knelt down with his hands tied behind him. The Japanese soldier soon concentrates his attention to him and promptly burns one of his eyes out with his cigar. Already this is something new to the Call of Duty franchise. We have not experience this type of brutality in any of the games yet. However, it only gets worse as the Japanese soldier slits his throat sending blood splatter everywhere. As the soldier moves toward you, American soldiers raid the camp and promptly dispose of him.
As the footage ceased, Mark Lamia, Treyarch's studio head, stepped in and explained to us what they were aiming for in the game. He explained that this is "not just another WWII game," but a new thrilling and exhilarating experience altogether. He went on to say that, "It doesn't matter if it is World War II or a science-fiction setting. If it is a great game, people will play it." His comments are right on. Though the WWII market may seem to be oversaturated with titles, only about 10% of the war has been explored.
The one outstanding "thing" that surprised me the most was the level of eeriness in the game. As you creep through the dark jungles, there really is no soundtrack of any sort. Just the ambient sounds of bugs, birds, and wind. As Lamia explained, it is almost a mix between an action and horror movie. You never know when someone is going to jump out of the foliage. This gives an entire new dimension to the game, as you will not be hastily running and gunning through the jungle. The Japanese were masters of the ambush and it was captured effectively in the game. As you exit the forest, you arrive at a small stream shrouded in darkness with a glimpse of moonlight."
Live Mesh Updated
Tired of having to keep UAC enabled just to use Live Mesh and it being only available in the US?
Well, the Live Mesh team has released an update that fixes this and more:
"The Live Mesh team has been working hard to fix bugs reported by our Tech Preview users and to address top requested features (such as removing the requirement that UAC be enabled in Windows Vista). Below is a list of the most prominent fixes implemented in the latest Live Mesh release. Thank you for all your great feedback!"
- Live Mesh is now available in all English-speaking countries (not just the U.S.)
- Index for Desktop Search now works with Live Mesh folders
- Removed the User Account Control (UAC) requirement when installing and using Live Mesh with Windows Vista SP1
- Fixed bug where an underscore in a Hotmail account name returned an "Invalid Hotmail Address" error
- Fixed bug with Silverlight 2 Beta 2 failing to load in Silverlight Media View
- Fixed bug where the notifier tooltip incorrectly indicated that Live Mesh Remote Desktop was unavailable for a computer running in non-admin mode
- Fixed bug where the Live Mesh folder icon was not displayed in the e-mail inviting someone to share a folder
- Fixed one of the bugs that caused Live Mesh to fail to start
- Fixed problem with Live Mesh returning errors when waking from sleep/hibernate
View: Live Mesh Tech Preview
View: Live Mesh Blog
Source: LiveSide
Safari 3.12
Experience the web, Apple style, with Safari: the fastest, easiest-to-use web browser in the world. With its simple, elegant interface, Safari gets out of your way and lets you enjoy the web, up to 2 times faster than Internet Explorer.
The fastest web browser on any platform, Safari loads pages up to 2 times faster than Internet Explorer 7 and up to 1.6 times faster than Firefox 2.
And it executes JavaScript up to 2.8 times faster than Internet Explorer 7 and up to 1.6 times faster than Firefox 2. What does all that mean for you? Less time loading pages and more time enjoying them.
Features:
- Blazing Performance2x Faster - Safari is the fastest web browser on any platform.
- Elegant User Interface - Safari’s clean look lets you focus on the web — not your browser.
- Easy Bookmarks - Organize your bookmarks just like you organize music in iTunes.
- Pop-up Blocking - Say goodbye to annoying pop-up ads and pop-under windows.
- Inline Find - Search any text on any website with the integrated Find banner.
- Tabbed Browsing - Open and switch between multiple web pages in a single window.
- SnapBackSnapback - Instantly snap back to search results or the top level of a website.
- Forms AutoFill - Let Safari complete online forms for you, automatically and securely.
- RSSBuilt-in RSS - RSS tells you when new content is added to your favorite sites.
- Resizable Text Fields - Resize text fields on any website: Just grab the corner and drag.
- Private Browsing - Keep your online activities private with a single click.
- Security - Apple engineers designed Safari to be secure from day one.
Download: Safari 3.12
View: Safari 3 Home Page