Spybot-S&D 1.6 has arrived!
Time for an update! To keep up with the latest threats, and solve some issues and feature requests users had, we're proud to announce Spybot-S&D version 1.6. Some of the features include:

Improved Scan Speed
Reported a few weeks ago as one of the big issues users face, Spybot-S&D 1.6 integrates parts of the future 2.0 file scanning engine to speed up the on-demand scan.

Up-to-date browser support
Both immunization and the on-demand scan are able to access a dozen different browsers, which now includes the latest revisions of the most popular ones, Firefox and Opera.

Easier On-Access Use
Until now, our on-access part was able to block bad entries, but at the same time, confused many novice users by asking for confirmation on changes of other monitored system entries as well. While this is a great feature for all experienced users who want full control over their systems, we decided that we need to make this easier for the average user, and integrated automated decisions based on the system entry database built through our RunAlyzer, containing more than quarter of a million decisions.

OpenSBI
Safer Networking also announces OpenSBI, our attempt at opening up the fight against malware to anyone who wants to participate. OpenSBI means we've published documenation and tools that anyone can use to create their own malware detection patterns for use with Spybot-S&D, and share those with other Spybot-S&D users.

• Diversity - everyone can create detection templates for any software, without depending on a central authority to acknowledge its threat.
• Neutrality - we cannot be bought to remove detections from our database, but if you do not believe us, you can simply publish your own rules against some malware.
• Continuity - OpenSBI ensures that you'll get updates as long as someone is interested in updating the database (which does not mean we intend to do less work in adding new detections).
• Flexibility - as a system administrator using the network edition, you can make sure that working time is not wasted by employees playing the latest Moorhuhn clone if you add your own detection for it. Keep in mind that some relaxation is said to even improve work results.

And quite a lot more bug fixes and new features, which can be found on bug tracker.

Download:

• Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.6.0 [Windows]

• Spybot Ankündigung

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Mit TrueCrypt 6.0 wurde eine neue Version veröffentlicht, die folgende Änderungen mit sich bringt:

New features:

• Parallelized encryption/decryption on multi-core processors (or multi-processor systems). Increase in encryption/decryption speed is directly proportional to the number of cores and/or processors.

  For example, if your computer has a quad-core processor, encryption and decryption will be four times faster than on a single-core processor with equivalent specifications (likewise, it will be twice faster on dual-core processors, etc.)

  [View benchmark results]



• Ability to create and run an encrypted Hidden Operating System whose existence is impossible to prove (provided that certain guidelines are followed). For more information, see the section Hidden Operating System. (Windows Vista/XP/2008/2003)

  For security reasons, when a Hidden Operating System is running, TrueCrypt ensures that all local unencrypted filesystems and non-hidden TrueCrypt volumes are read-only. (Data is allowed to be written to filesystems within hidden TrueCrypt volumes.)

  Note: We recommend that hidden volumes are mounted only when a hidden operating system is running. For more information, see the subsection Security Precautions Pertaining to Hidden Volumes.



• On Windows Vista and Windows 2008, it is now possible to encrypt an entire system drive even if it contains extended/logical partitions. (Note that this is not supported on Windows XP.)


• New volume format that increases reliability, performance and expandability:
  • Each volume created by this or later versions of TrueCrypt will contain an embedded backup header (located at the end of the volume). Note that it is impossible to mount a volume when its header is damaged (the header contains an encrypted master key). Therefore, embedded backup headers significantly reduce this risk. For more information, see the subsection Tools > Restore Volume Header.

    Note: If the user fails to supply the correct password (and/or keyfiles) twice in a row when trying to mount a volume, TrueCrypt will automatically try to mount the volume using the embedded backup header (in addition to trying to mount it using the primary header) each subsequent time that the user attempts to mount the volume (until he or she clicks Cancel). If TrueCrypt fails to decrypt the primary header and then decrypts the embedded backup header successfully (with the same password and/or keyfiles), the volume is mounted and the user is warned that the volume header is damaged (and informed as to how to repair it).

  
  
  • The size of the volume header area has been increased to 128 KB. This will allow implementation of new features and improvements in future versions and ensures that performance will not be impaired when a TrueCrypt volume is stored on a file system or device that uses a sector size greater than 512 bytes (the start of the data area will always be aligned with the start of a host-filesystem/physical sector).

  For more information about the new volume format, see the section TrueCrypt Volume Format Specification.

  Note: Volumes created by previous versions of TrueCrypt can be mounted using this version of TrueCrypt.



• Parallelized header key derivation on multi-core processors (one algorithm per core/thread). As a result, mounting is several times faster on multi-core processors. (Windows)


• Ability to create hidden volumes under Mac OS X and Linux.


• On Linux, TrueCrypt now uses native kernel cryptographic services (by default) for volumes encrypted in XTS mode. This increases read/write speed in most cases. However, the FUSE driver must still be used when the volume is encrypted in a deprecated mode of operation (LRW or CBC), or when mounting an outer volume with hidden-volume protection, or when using an old version of the Linux kernel that does not support XTS mode. (Linux)

Improvements:

• Up to 20% faster resuming from hibernation when the system partition/drive is encrypted. (Windows Vista/XP/2008/2003)


• Many other improvements. (Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux)

Removed features:

• Encrypted system partitions/drives can no longer be permanently decrypted using the TrueCrypt Boot Loader (however, it is still possible using the TrueCrypt Rescue Disk). (Windows Vista/XP/2008/2003)

  Note: This was done in order to reduce the memory requirements for the TrueCrypt Boot Loader, which was necessary to enable the implementation of support for hidden operating systems.

Bug fixes:

• When Windows XP was installed on a FAT16 or FAT32 partition (as opposed to an NTFS partition) and the user attempted to encrypt the system partition (or system drive), the system encryption pretest failed. This will no longer occur.


• Many other minor bug fixes and security improvements (preventing e.g. denial-of-service attacks). (Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux)

Einen Überblick und Hilfestellungen zu TrueCrypt bietet die von unserem Planet 3DNow! Mitglied SPINA im Forum ins Leben gerufene Krypto-Kampagne.

Download:

• TrueCrypt 6.0

Links zum Thema:

• Changelog
• SPINAs Planet 3DNow! Krypto-Kampagne

Vielen Dank an Bozol für den Hinweis!

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Aus den Release Notes:

User Interface

* Fine-tuned the new Opera skin.
* Improved drag/drop of tabs.
* Fixed problems with search engines when upgrading from Opera 9.2x.
* Fixed a stability issue when printing or when in print preview.
* Added an option to toggle mouse flips in opera:config (User Prefs - Enable Mouse Flips).
* Textarea inputs now clear when no-cache is set.
* Saving of images is no longer recorded in transfers.

Mail/News

* Feeds now show the first time when you subscribe.
* Corrected a stability issue that could occur when clicking the drop-down to switch views.
* Adjusted thread expanding in Mail when receiving new messages.
* Corrected a problem where multiple views (access points) show for the same account.

Display and Scripting

* Corrected a stability issue with User JS.
* Style sheets now load when navigating in history.
* window.close() now functions after invoking a context menu and when closing Opera Dragonfly.

Security

* Fixed an issue where canvas functions could reveal data from random places in memory, as reported by Philip Taylor. See our advisory.
* Fixed an issue that could be used to execute arbitrary code, as reported by Billy Rios. Details will be disclosed at a later date.
* Security status is now correctly set when navigating from HTTP to HTTPS.
* Corrected an issue related to OCSP and CRLs that would lower security.
o Note: This will take effect with the weekly update, or when checking manually for an update (Help > Check for Updates).

Miscellaneous

* Corrected a stability issue with Yahoo! Mail.
* TinyMCE 2.1.x editor now works properly.
* Printing of chat items has been improved.
* Reconnection of the IRC client has been adjusted and improved.
* Menus on deviantart.com now work properly.
* Eliminated unwanted line breaks in rich text editors.

Windows-specific changes

* Fixed a resource leak in the transfer window that could cause visual paint problems and other related problems.
* Command line parameters must now be specified before any URLs on the command line.

Download:

• Opera 9.51 [Windows]
• Opera 9.51[Linux i386]
• Opera 9.51 [Linux x86-64]

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Version 4.1.2.678 - 2008-06-28 10:41:37

+ Added export function to the file errors report dialog
! Fixed a System.FormatException and System.InvalidOperationException
! Fixed ArgumentException when browsing for a video-DVD image
! Fixed two NullReferenceExceptions
! Fixed a missing translation
! Fixed ExternalException when accessing clipboard data
! Fixed option "never ask for special files"
! Fixed "All users" shortcut
! Fixed copying audio discs

Das Programm setzt die Installation des .NET Frameworks Version 2.0 oder höher voraus.

Download:

• CDBurnerXP 4.1.2.678 (Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista)
• CDBurnerXP 4.1.2.678 (Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista) - BitTorrent

Links zum Thema

• Kompatible Laufwerke
• Detaillierte Funktionsliste
• Online-Hilfe


• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 x86
• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 x64

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New Features

This release of the Catalyst™ Linux software driver introduces UYVY and YUY2 pixel format support. This support provides interleaved stream support for video playback applications such as TVTime and MythTV.

Resolved Issues

The following section provide a brief description of resolved issues with the latest version of the ATI Catalyst™ Linux software suite. These include:

• Enemy Territory: Quake Wars: Playing the demo on a system running X no longer results in corruption being noticed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35208
• Maya 2008: An incorrect colormap is no longer displayed for texture selector on systems running X. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35207
• Quake 3 Arena (demo): Segmentation faults no longer occur when attempting to play the game. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35206
• Quake3: Corruption is no longer noticed when changing the display resolution when the game is running. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35209
• SECAM, NTSC or PAL signal changes when using aticonfig or Catalyst Control Center and now gets applied to the TV display output. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34297
• Running X server without a window manager no longer results in the X server flashing green for a moment, going black, and the computer becoming unresponsive. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34299
• Corruption is no longer noticed when connecting a DFP display device to a system running X after setting the TV mode to 1080i. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34301
• Clock Gating is now supported and enable under the Linux operating system. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35191
• The desktop background color is no longer displayed incorrectly when using xcommgr. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35192
• Using the wrong delimiter in aticonfig --set-dispattrib=<disp>,<attr>, <value> no longer results in a segmentation fault. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35194
• Audio out is now functioning after the installation of the ATI graphics drivers for Ubuntu 7.10. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35196
• Bandwidth corruption is no longer noticed when setting the desktop resolution to 2048x1536 on systems containing an ATI Radeon HD 3200 series of product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33499
• Playing a video clip using mplayer with the Xv extension enabled no longer results in an error indicating that Xv could not find a free Xv port. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35198
• Corruption is no longer noticed when enabling Big Desktop on systems containing an ATI FireGL X1 series of product and running X. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35199
• Running the X server generations test no longer results in the operating system failing to respond or a Kernel panic to occur after first server generation on SuSE 10.3 64 bit. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35200
• Attempting to resize a 2D application window no longer results in poor performance being noticed when composing is enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35201
• Screen flicker is no longer noticed after running amdcccle in X. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35202
• Corruption is no longer noticed when connecting a DFP display device to a system running X after setting the TV mode to 1080i. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35203
• Glxgears corruption is no longer noticed in big desktop mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35204
• Starting glxgears and/or fgl_glxgears no longer results in the gears failing to render on SuSE 10.2 x86_64. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35205
• FGL_GLXGEARS or GLXGEARS: X no longer fails to respond when launching either of the applications. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35210

Download:

• ATI Catalyst 8.6 Proprietary Linux x86 Display Driver
• ATI Catalyst 8.6 Proprietary Linux x86_64 Display Driver

Danke an NemesisTN für den Hinweis!

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Firefox 3 is based on the Gecko 1.9 Web rendering platform, which has been under development for the past 34 months. Building on the previous release, Gecko 1.9 has more than 14,000 updates including some major re-architecting to provide improved performance, stability, rendering correctness, and code simplification and sustainability. Firefox 3 has been built on top of this new platform resulting in a more secure, easier to use, more personal product with a lot more under the hood to offer website and Firefox add-on developers.

More Secure

* One-click site info: Click the site favicon in the location bar to see who owns the site and to check if your connection is protected from eavesdropping. Identity verification is prominently displayed and easier to understand. When a site uses Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificates, the site favicon button will turn green and show the name of the company you're connected to. (Try it here!)
* Malware Protection: malware protection warns users when they arrive at sites which are known to install viruses, spyware, trojans or other malware. (Try it here!)
* New Web Forgery Protection page: the content of pages suspected as web forgeries is no longer shown. (Try it here!)
* New SSL error pages: clearer and stricter error pages are used when Firefox encounters an invalid SSL certificate. (Try it here!)
* Add-ons and Plugin version check: Firefox now automatically checks add-on and plugin versions and will disable older, insecure versions.
* Secure add-on updates: to improve add-on update security, add-ons that provide updates in an insecure manner will be disabled.
* Anti-virus integration: Firefox will inform anti-virus software when downloading executables.
* Vista Parental Controls: Firefox now respects the Vista system-wide parental control setting for disabling file downloads.
* Effective top-level domain (eTLD) service better restricts cookies and other restricted content to a single domain.
* Better protection against cross-site JSON data leaks.

Easier to Use

* Easier password management: an information bar replaces the old password dialog so you can now save passwords after a successful login.
* Simplified add-on installation: the add-ons whitelist has been removed making it possible to install extensions from third-party sites in fewer clicks.
* New Download Manager: the revised download manager makes it much easier to locate downloaded files, and you can see and search on the name of the website where a file came from. Your active downloads and time remaining are always shown in the status bar as your files download.
* Resumable downloading: users can now resume downloads after restarting the browser or resetting your network connection.
* Full page zoom: from the View menu and via keyboard shortcuts, the new zooming feature lets you zoom in and out of entire pages, scaling the layout, text and images, or optionally only the text size. Your settings will be remembered whenever you return to the site.
* Podcasts and Videocasts can be associated with your media playback tools.
* Tab scrolling and quickmenu: tabs are easier to locate with the new tab scrolling and tab quickmenu.
* Save what you were doing: Firefox will prompt users to save tabs on exit.
* Optimized Open in Tabs behavior: opening a folder of bookmarks in tabs now appends the new tabs rather than overwriting.
* Location and Search bar size can now be customized with a simple resizer item.
* Text selection improvements: multiple text selections can be made with Ctrl/Cmd; double-click drag selects in "word-by-word" mode; triple-clicking selects a paragraph.
* Find toolbar: the Find toolbar now opens with the current selection.
* Plugin management: users can disable individual plugins in the Add-on Manager.
* Integration with Windows: Firefox now has improved Windows icons, and uses native user interface widgets in the browser and in web forms.
* Integration with the Mac: the new Firefox theme makes toolbars, icons, and other user interface elements look like a native OS X application. Firefox also uses OS X widgets and supports Growl for notifications of completed downloads and available updates. A combined back and forward control make it even easier to move between web pages.
* Integration with Linux: Firefox's default icons, buttons, and menu styles now use the native GTK theme.

More Personal

* Star button: quickly add bookmarks from the location bar with a single click; a second click lets you file and tag them.
* Tags: associate keywords with your bookmarks to sort them by topic.
* Location bar & auto-complete: type in all or part of the title, tag or address of a page to see a list of matches from your history and bookmarks; a new display makes it easier to scan through the matching results and find that page you're looking for. Results are returned according to their frecency (a combination of frequency and recency of visits to that page) ensuring that you're seeing the most relevant matches. An adaptive learning algorithm further tunes the results to your patterns!
* Smart Bookmarks Folder: quickly access your recently bookmarked and tagged pages, as well as your more frequently visited pages with the new smart bookmarks folder on your bookmark toolbar.
* Places Organizer: view, organize and search through all of your bookmarks, tags, and browsing history with multiple views and smart folders to store your frequent searches. Create and restore full backups whenever you want.
* Web-based protocol handlers: web applications, such as your favorite webmail provider, can now be used instead of desktop applications for handling mailto: links from other sites. Similar support is available for other protocols (Web applications will have to first enable this by registering as handlers with Firefox).
* Download & Install Add-ons: the Add-ons Manager (Tools > Add-ons) can now be used to download and install a Firefox customization from the thousands of Add-ons available from our community add-ons website. When you first open the Add-ons Manager, a list of recommended Add-ons is shown.
* Easy to use Download Actions: a new Applications preferences pane provides a better UI for configuring handlers for various file types and protocol schemes.

Improved Platform for Developers

* New graphics and font handling: new graphics and text rendering architectures in Gecko 1.9 provides rendering improvements in CSS, SVG as well as improved display of fonts with ligatures and complex scripts.
* Color management: (set gfx.color_management.enabled on in about:config and restart the browser to enable.) Firefox can now adjust images with embedded color profiles.
* Offline support: enables web applications to provide offline functionality (website authors must add support for offline browsing to their site for this feature to be available to users).
* A more complete overview of Firefox 3 for developers is available for website and add-on developers.

Improved Performance

* Speed: improvements to our JavaScript engine as well as profile guided optimizations have resulted in continued improvements in performance. Compared to Firefox 2, web applications like Google Mail and Zoho Office run twice as fast in Firefox 3, and the popular SunSpider test from Apple shows improvements over previous releases.
* Memory usage: Several new technologies work together to reduce the amount of memory used by Firefox 3 over a web browsing session. Memory cycles are broken and collected by an automated cycle collector, a new memory allocator reduces fragmentation, hundreds of leaks have been fixed, and caching strategies have been tuned.
* Reliability: A user's bookmarks, history, cookies, and preferences are now stored in a transactionally secure database format which will prevent data loss even if their system crashes.

Download:

• Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Deutsch [Windows] (Mirror 1)
• Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Deutsch [Windows] (Mirror 2)
• Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Deutsch [Windows] (Mirror 3)
• Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Deutsch [Linux i686]
• Mirrorliste

• Release-Notes
• SpreadFirefox (Weltrekordversuch)
• Mozilla Homepage
• Opera 9.5

Seit dem Hyperion Pro 5.12A beinhaltet das Treiberpaket den neuen IDE Falcon Storage Treiber, der zuvor als "VIA IDE Accelerator Driver" bekannt war und nun mit dem früher einzeln erhältlichen "VIA PATA/SATA IDE Driver Package" verschmolzen wurde.

Version 5.18A of the Hyperion Pro drivers includes the following components:

• INF V3.00A
• AGP V4.60A
• V-RAID V5.70A and RAID Tools v5.40
• VIA IDE Falcon Storage Device driver v2.51A

Supported Operating Systems:

• Windows Vista 32-Bit
• Windows Vista 64-Bit
• Windows XP
• Windows XP 64-Bit
• Windows Server 2003 x64
• Windows 2000
• Windows NT
• Windows ME
• Windows 98SE
• Windows 98

VIA Hyperion Pro drivers are suitable for ANY VIA chipset - but they are particularly recommended for KT4## series, P4X4## series and newer, for example:
K7 chipsets: KT400, KT400A, KT600, KT880, KM400, KN400
K8 chipsets: K8T800, K8T800Pro, K8M800, K8M890, K8N800, K8N890, K8T890, K8T890Pro, K8T900
P4 chipsets: P4X400, P4X400A, PT800, PT880, PM800, PN800, PM880, PN880, PT880Pro, PT894, P4M800/Pro/CE, P4M900, PT890
C Series Chipsets: CN700, CN400, CLE266, CX700,CX700M, CX700M2, CN800, CN896
V Series Chipsets: VN800, VN896, VX700, VX800

Download:

• VIA Hyperion Pro Version 5.18A

• Installation Guide

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Release Notes

* Opera 9.5 is a recommended security and stability upgrade. See the Security section.
* This release also introduces new storage and indexing formats for Opera Mail (including feeds). See the Mail/News section.

Download:

• Opera 9.50 [Windows]
• Opera 9.50 [Linux i386]
• Opera 9.50 [Linux x86-64]

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New Features

Catalyst™ 8.5 introduces the following new features:

• Catalyst™ Control Center Component Video
• ATI Graphics Driver Un-install Enhancement
• SECAM TV Out Support
• 1080p HDTV custom mode
• HDMI Audio for non-standard TV modes
• Adaptive AA on OpenGL for Catalyst™ Control Center
• 1080p24 Mode Support
• Windows XP Service Pack 3 support

Catalyst™ Control Center Component Video
This release of Catalyst™ introduces 480i and 480p support. These formats will be found in the pre-defined component video format list found in the Catalyst™ Control Center->Component Video->Advanced page.

ATI Graphics Driver Un-install Enhancement
This release of Catalyst™ introduces an update to the ATI un-install utility. The utility now pop up dialogue box to show two options to the end user,

• Remove ATI Radeon™ graphics software, leave chipset software (RECOMMENDED).
• Completely remove all ATI/AMD (Graphics/Chipset) software.

SECAM TV Out Support
This release of Catalyst™ introduces support within the graphics driver to enable TV output adhering to the SECAM standard.

1080p HDTV custom mode
This release of Catalyst™ 1080p HDTV display mode. This feature will be available for display devices that use an HDMI connector and is available under the Windows XP and Vista operating systems.

HDMI Audio for non-standard TV modes
This release of Catalyst™ introduces HDMI audio support for all TV timing modes and non-standard (CEA 861b) TV modes. If a non-standard mode is used, on initial connection to the TV, a pop-up notification should let the user know that the audio may be out of sync. A UI allows for the audio to be disabled by the user if desired. The UI in Catalyst™ Control Center would show the list of TV timing modes (both standard and non-standard) and the capability to enable audio for a given mode.

Adaptive AA on OpenGL for Catalyst™ Control Center
This release of Catalyst™ introduces Adaptive AA for Orca Driver, geometry for alpha tested objects are now submitted multiple times to the hardware using the multi-sample mask feature to update one sample at a time in the frame buffer using centroid sampling. With each pass of the sampling position for textures is shifted to be at the location of the sample that is being updated in that pass.

1080p24 Mode Support
This release of Catalyst™ introduces 1080p24 mode support This feature will be available for display devices that use an HDMI connector and is available under the Windows XP and Vista operating systems.

Windows XP Service Pack 3 support
This release of Catalyst™ introduces WHQL certified support for Microsoft’s Windows XP Service Pack 3 update for all ATI Radeon™ Series products.

Performance Improvements

The following performance gains are noticed with this release of Catalyst™.

• Call of Juarez DX10: Performance increases up to 12% on systems containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 3xx0 series of product
• Halo: Performance increases by 10-30% across all of the supported ATI Radeon™ series of products
• Lost Planet DX10: Performance increases from 5 to 35% on systems containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 3xx0 series of product
• Stalker DX9: Performance increases by 20-50% when HDR is enabled in the game; across all ATI Radeon™ HD38x0 series of products
• World in Conflict DX10: Performance increases up to 25% on systems containing an ATI Radeon™ HD36x0 and/or an ATI Radeon™ 38x0 series of product. Higher performance gains are noticed on systems contianing an ATI Radeon™ 3870x2 series of product

Die Download-Links führen zu den Game.AMD.com Support-Seiten, wo man die Treiberpakete einzeln (Windows XP) oder aber komplett (Windows XP & Vista) inkl. CATALYST Control Center (CCC*) beziehen kann.

Download:

• ATI Catalyst 8.5 Display Driver [Windows Vista 32-Bit]
• ATI Catalyst 8.5 Display Driver [Windows Vista 64-Bit]
• ATI Catalyst 8.5 Display Driver [Windows XP 32-Bit / MCE]
• ATI Catalyst 8.5 Display Driver [Windows XP 64-Bit]

• ATI Catalyst 8.5 Mobility [Windows XP 32-Bit]
• ATI Catalyst 8.5 Mobility Kompatibilitätsprüfung

• ATI Catalyst 8.5 Mainboard/IGP/Southbridge [Windows Vista 32-Bit]
• ATI Catalyst 8.5 Mainboard/IGP/Southbridge [Windows Vista 64-Bit]
• ATI Catalyst 8.5 Mainboard/IGP/Southbridge [Windows XP 32-Bit / MCE]
• ATI Catalyst 8.5 Mainboard/IGP/Southbridge [Windows XP 64-Bit]

Links zum Thema:

• Release Notes


• CCC* Alternative : Ray Adams' ATI Tray Tools
• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 x86
• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 x64^{*) CCC = CATALYST Control Center; Erläuterung siehe hier.}

  
  Danke an die zahlreichen Einsender dieser News!

  
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Pidgin unterstützt derzeit folgende Protokolle:

• AIM
• Bonjour
• Gadu-Gadu
• Google Talk
• Groupwise
• ICQ
• IRC
• MSN
• MySpaceIM
• QQ
• SILC
• SIMPLE
• Sametime
• XMPP
• Yahoo!
• Zephyr

Version 2.4.2 (05/17/2008)

• libpurple
  • In MySpaceIM, messages from spambots are discarded (Justin Williams)
  • Strip mIRC formatting codes from quit and part messages.
  • IRC now displays ban lists in-channel for joined channels.
  • Fixed a bug where the list of loaded plugins would get removed when switching between different operating systems.
  • Fix reception of IRC PART without a part message on Undernet (fixes a problem with litter in the channel user list).
  • IRC no longer crashes on /list on servers which erroneously omit RPL_LISTSTART.
  • Update the NetworkManager support to use D-Bus directly, instead of libnm-glib. Hopefully it's stable now. It will now compile by default if you have D-Bus support and NetworkManager.h. (Elliott Sales de Andrade)
  • MSN buddy list synchronization is now more forgiving, only asking about buddies who have disappeared completely from the server list and not those that have simply moved groups.
  • IRC will now try to append 1-9 to your nick if it is in use, instead of substituting the last character with 1-9 where possible.
  • Bonjour buddies will be saved persistently if they're moved out of the "Bonjour" group. (Eion Robb)
• Pidgin
  • The typing notification in the conversation history can be disabled or customized (font, color etc.) in .gtkrc-2.0.
  • Added a plugin (not installed by default) which adds a Send button back to the conversation window. People without physical keyboards have a hard time with the lack of the button.
  • Clicking on the buddyicon in the conversation window toggles the size of the icon between small and large.
  • The settings of a chat (e.g. Handle in an XMPP chat, or Exchange in an AIM chat) can be edited from its context menu in the buddy list.
  • Add a "Present conversation window" preference to the Message Notification plugin; the "Raise conversation window" option does not unminimize windows or draw attention to them when they are on other workspaces--the "Present" option should.
  • Add a preference to set Escape as the keyboard shortcut for closing the conversation window.
  • Add an option in the context menu to disable smileys in the selected text in the conversation history/log viewer. This should help people who regularly paste code in conversations.
  • Add a preference to choose the minimum size of the text input area in lines.
  • Moved the "Local alias" field in the Modify Account dialog to be below the "User Options" heading on the "Basic" tab.
  • Number of room occupants is now shown in chat tooltips where possible
• General
  • The configure script now dies on more absent dependencies. The --disable-xxx arguments to configure can be used to bypass unneeded dependencies. This will also cause the configure script to die if an --enable-xxx option is used and the dependencies it requires are missing.
  • The Evolution integration plugin must now be explicitly enabled. Use the --enable-gevolution argument to configure to enable it.
  • The Contact Availability Prediction plugin must now be explicitly enabled. Use the --enable-cap argument to configure to enable it.
• Finch
  • New default binding ctrl+x to open context menus.
  • Menu triggers and other bindings will no longer conflict.
  • Middle click pastes the internal clipboard (when mouse support is enabled).

Download:

• Pidgin 2.4.2 (Windows)
• Pidgin 2.4.2 (Linux & Source)

Links zum Thema:

• Release Notes und Changelog

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Seit dem Hyperion Pro 5.12A beinhaltet das Treiberpaket den neuen IDE Falcon Storage Treiber, der zuvor als "VIA IDE Accelerator Driver" bekannt war und nun mit dem früher einzeln erhältlichen "VIA PATA/SATA IDE Driver Package" verschmolzen wurde.

Version 5.17A of the Hyperion Pro drivers includes the following components:

• INF V3.00A
• AGP V4.60A
• V-RAID V5.70A and RAID Tools v5.40
• VIA IDE Falcon Storage Device driver v2.50A

Supported Operating Systems:

• Windows Vista 32-Bit
• Windows Vista 64-Bit
• Windows XP
• Windows XP 64-Bit
• Windows Server 2003 x64
• Windows 2000
• Windows NT
• Windows ME
• Windows 98SE
• Windows 98

VIA Hyperion Pro drivers are suitable for ANY VIA chipset - but they are particularly recommended for KT4## series, P4X4## series and newer, for example:
K7 chipsets: KT400, KT400A, KT600, KT880, KM400, KN400
K8 chipsets: K8T800, K8T800Pro, K8M800, K8M890, K8N800, K8N890, K8T890, K8T890Pro, K8T900
P4 chipsets: P4X400, P4X400A, PT800, PT880, PM800, PN800, PM880, PN880, PT880Pro, PT894, P4M800/Pro/CE, P4M900, PT890
C Series Chipsets: CN700, CN400, CLE266, CX700,CX700M, CX700M2, CN800, CN896
V Series Chipsets: VN800, VN896, VX700, VX800

Download:

• VIA Hyperion Pro Version 5.17A

Links zum Thema:

• Installation Guide

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InfraRecorder bietet ähnlich wie Nero auch eine funktionsreduzierte Express-Version und ist in zahlreichen Sprachen erhältlich, darunter auch Deutsch. Dennoch ist es mit nur 3-4 MB sehr klein. Damit InfraRecorder MP3-Dateien verarbeiten kann, ist ein Plugin nötig, welches aus patentrechtlichen Gründen separat heruntergeladen werden muss.
Neben der 32-Bit-Version gibt es von InfraRecorder auch eine für 64-Bit-Systeme und eine Portable-Edition für den Einsatz auf USB-Sticks.

Changelog 0.44.1 zu 0.45:

• Updated cdrtools to version 2.01.01a38.
• Fixed a bug making InfraRecorder crash when trying to move a folder to itself.
• Fixed a bug causing the wrong folder to be opened when double-clicking in the project list view when a project contained folders with identical names.
• Fixed a bug causing the focus not to be returned to the OK button in the progress dialog after performing an operation.
• Fixed icon rendering error on Windows XP and newer where display depth is lower than 32-bits.
• Changed the option to verify the device configuration at start up to be enabled by default.
• Added support for associating InfraRecorder with disc images.
• Updated the some of the dialog windows to be minimizable and visible on the task bar when launced by an external application (like irExpress).
• Fixed a bug causing incorrect file names to be used when verifying recorded discs.
• Added functionallity to rename and remove files from imported sessions.
• Added support for selecting which multi-session track to import.
• When trying to record to a non-empty rewritable disc, InfraRecorder now asks if the disc should be erased.
• When performing an operation the progress is now also displayed in the taskbar.
• Reduced memory usage when dealing with projects.
• Fixed a bug making it impossible to open saved projects containing no files.
• Included a Thai translation, thanks to Prasit Kaephukhieo!
• Improved compatibility with the ISO9660 standard.
• Added support for creating UDF-only file systems.
• Added support for Unicode files names in Joliet extension and UDF file system.
• Added support for fragmented files in ISO9660 level 3. Files larger than 4 GiB can now be recorded to an ISO9660 file system.
• Removed mkisofs and isoinfo dependencies.
• Fixed some bugs related to importing disc sessions.
• Added properties menu item when right-clicking on the project tree root node.
• Added proper flagging of hidden files in the disc file system.
• Changed the default write method for multi-session projects to TAO.
• Fixed a bug causing InfraRecorder to crash when renaming project files to include slash or backslash characters.
• Added the .img extension to the list of supported disc image extensions.
• A few cosmetic changes.
• Included an Arabic translation, thanks to Circoficus!
• Included a Greek translation, thanks to Σταμάτιος Η. Σταματέλλος!

• InfraRecorder v0.45 (Setup)
• InfraRecorder v0.45 (ZIP)
• InfraRecorder v0.45 (Setup, 64 Bit)
• InfraRecorder v0.45 (ZIP, 64 Bit)
• InfraRecorder v0.45 Portable (ZIP)
• InfraRecorder v0.45 (Setup, Windows 9x)
• InfraRecorder v0.45 (ZIP, Windows 9x)
• InfraRecorder MP3-Plugin v0.42 (ZIP)
• InfraRecorder MP3-Plugin v0.42 (ZIP, 64 Bit)

• InfraRecorder

What's new in Version 2.3?

The following is a list of exciting improvements introduced in Foxit Reader 2.3.

New features:

• Bookmark Design: Makes it possible to have your own bookmarks. Users can create, edit, or delete bookmarks in a PDF file if the security settings allow.
• Multi-tab Browsing: Enables users to open multiple files in a single instance.You can choose to view PDFs in a multi-tab window or multiple instances by setting documents layout from the Preferences dialog.
• Multimedia Player Support: Supports many media formats including audio and video. Read multimedia ebooks with Foxit Reader 2.3.
• Callout and Text box Tool: Creates comments in a callout text box or a box. You can also define their appearance as other commenting tools.
• Commenting Text Tool: Enables users to add most types of text edits by right-clicking on the selected text, including highlight, strikeout, underline, squiggly and replacement. You can also use the Commenting Text Tool to add bookmarks for PDF files.
• Rulers and Guides: Provides horizontal and vertical ruler guides to help users align and position objects on the page. Right-clicking on the ruler enables you to change the unit of measurement.
• Magnifier: Magnifies areas of the PDF files easily as you work on Foxit Reader.
• Automatic Scrolling: Allows users to view documents without using mouse actions or keystrokes.
• OCG Support: Enables the user to view related content stored in a variable number of separate layers.
• FDF Related: Opens FDF files directly with Foxit Reader without any import implementations.

Enhanced features:

• Optimized Rendering:Supports progressive rendering and significantly reduces the response time from the user interface events.
• Improved Link Tools:Allows users to add actions to links, such as go to a page view, open or execute a file, open a web link, etc.
• Improved Snapshot:Enables users to print the selected area in Foxit Reader by simply selecting the Print option from the context menu.
• Search Enhancement:Allows users to float, move and resize the Full Foxit Search box.
• Better Annotation control:Groups drawing markups to help users operate objects collectively, and allows users to move annotations through pages.
• Font Information:Lists the fonts and the font types used in the original document in the Properties dialog.
• Updated Command Line:Allows users to open password protected PDF documents with a simple command prompt.
• Streamlined UI:A completely redesigned UI with a new look and feel makes Foxit Reader more intuitive than ever before.
• Many bug fixes.

Download:

• Foxit Reader 2.3 Build 2825 [Windows Installer]
• Foxit Reader 2.3 Build 2825 [Windows ZIP-Version]

Update: Inzwischen haben die Foxit-Entwickler die Build Version 2822 durch die Nummer 2825 ersetzt. Die neue Version beseitigt eine vor kurzem bekannt gewordene Sicherheitlücke im Foxit Reader.

Links zum Thema:

• What's new in Version 2.3?

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• Added support for RV620, RV635, and R680.
• Added 2D acceleration for R5xx (including RS6xx), both XAA and EXA.
• Added support for DDIA block (second digital output) on RS690.
• Added support for interlaced modes
• Added additional layers for splitting outputs into encoders and transmitters as needed for new hardware.
• Added support for DragonFly BSD.
• Improved RandR corner cases.
• Improved handling of secondary cards.
• Implemented foundation work for future TV support.
• Huge number of bugfixes and minor updates.

Download: RadeonHD 1.2.0

Links zum Thema:

• RadeonHD Wiki
• RadeonHD News und Artikel bei Phoronix

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Changes Since Opera 9.26

Security

• Fixed an issue where newsfeed prompts could cause Opera to execute arbitrary code, as reported by Michal Zalewski. See our advisory.
• Solved an issue where resized canvas patterns could cause Opera to execute arbitrary code, as reported by Michal Zalewski. See our advisory.
• Improved keyboard handling of password inputs, as reported by Trystan S.

Miscellaneous

• Fixed a BitTorrent transfer stability issue.
• Resolved stability issues with the Acid 3 test.
• Additional stability fixes.

Download:

• Opera 9.27 [Windows]
• Opera 9.27 [Linux]
• Opera 9.27 [Mac OS X]

Links zum Thema:

• Opera 9.27 - Changelog
• Opera 9 Screenshots
• Opera 9 Features

Vielen Dank an Terminatrix und rob2k für den Hinweis!

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Seit dem Hyperion Pro 5.12A beinhaltet das Treiberpaket den neuen IDE Falcon Storage Treiber, der zuvor als "VIA IDE Accelerator Driver" bekannt war und nun mit dem früher einzeln erhältlichen "VIA PATA/SATA IDE Driver Package" verschmolzen wurde.

Version 5.16A of the Hyperion Pro drivers includes the following components:

• INF V3.00A
• AGP V4.60A
• V-RAID V5.70A and RAID Tools v5.40
• VIA IDE Falcon Storage Device driver v2.40A

Supported Operating Systems:

• Windows Vista 32-Bit
• Windows Vista 64-Bit
• Windows XP
• Windows XP 64-Bit
• Windows Server 2003 x64
• Windows 2000
• Windows NT
• Windows ME
• Windows 98SE
• Windows 98

VIA Hyperion Pro drivers are suitable for ANY VIA chipset - but they are particularly recommended for KT4## series, P4X4## series and newer, for example:
K7 chipsets: KT400, KT400A, KT600, KT880, KM400, KN400
K8 chipsets: K8T800, K8T800Pro, K8M800, K8M890, K8N800, K8N890, K8T890, K8T890Pro, K8T900
P4 chipsets: P4X400, P4X400A, PT800, PT880, PM800, PN800, PM880, PN880, PT880Pro, PT894, P4M800/Pro/CE, P4M900, PT890
C Series Chipsets: CN700, CN400, CLE266, CX700,CX700M, CX700M2, CN800, CN896
V Series Chipsets: VN800, VN896, VX700, VX800

Download:

• VIA Hyperion Pro Version 5.16A

Links zum Thema:

• Installation Guide

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