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Review - F-Secure BlackLight
2.2.1050 Beta (Sep 29, 2006)

Quote arossetti,
""A new one will be available then and posted here."

Only, it will not be freeware, which is why it should not be labeled as such. Further, other time limit demo software is labeled as such. This one should be as well."

Quote nilst2006,
"Just a shareware...."

Quote DatabaseBen,
"the program worked but didn't find anything on my pc.

I agree with others, ITS NOT A FREEWARE. ITS TIME LIMITED WITH EXPIRY OF SEPT 1, 2006..."

So you gave the software bad ratings because the BN admins can't read?

QFT from the F-Secure site,

http://www.f-secure.com/blacklight/

"Note: Stand-alone BlackLight expiration has been extended until 1st of January 2007. An integrated BlackLight engine has been included in the F-Secure Internet Security 2006 suite."

http://www.f-secure.com/...ght/try_blacklight.html

"You are granted the right to download and execute this version of the software free of charge until the 1st of January 2007. The distributed version is time-limited and will stop working on that date."

"Notice:
This is a Beta version of F-Secure BlackLight -software. Therefore, the software may malfunction, cause your computer to malfunction, operate erroneously and/or affect the operation of other software in adverse manner. By downloading and using the software you accept such risks and agree not to hold F-Secure responsible and/or liable for your use of the software."

"By clicking the button and downloading the software you indicate that you have read and understood the above statement and F-Secure's EULT (End User License Terms) and accepts all the terms stated herein."
Review - CCleaner
1.29.295 (May 4, 2006)

This is an awesome program.

FYI: Including the Yahoo Toolbar as an 'OPTION' does not make a program "adware".
Review - BSPlayer
1.39.829 (Feb 17, 2006)

um.. people, you can remove the adware without disabling the program!!

Just kill the process named VVSN.exe and then delete the VVSN directory under program files.

I know, it's a PITA, but bare with it. The devs get cash for each install, Which means more releases:)
Review - Winamp 5 Full
5.12 (Dec 9, 2005)

Greate player, few things missing from the change log though.

"Notes:

Many input plugins were tweaked for versatility and better performance, for example:
The MP4 plugin can now play MPEG-4 HE-AAC encoded files, which eliminates the need to use third party plugins for certain files.
The AAC/AAC+ plugin will manually calculate the bitrate when the decoder is unable to. This allows for seeking within MPEG-2 AAC files encoded using variable bitrate.
The CD playback plugin has been improved to reduce (and on some drives, eliminate) the small pause between tracks.

Many improvements were made to increase overall performance and reduce memory usage, for example:
Playlist entries now take up significantly less memory. Many testers reported that memory usage dropped three-fold on very large playlists (10,000+ songs).
The modern skinning engine has been significantly optimized. Skin loading and switching is much faster. Typical CPU usage is three times less in most scenarios (desktop-alpha mode will still be slow).
The startup routine has been slightly tweaked to improve Winamp load time. Load time is fast even when using a modern skin.

-Benski

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New in_wm.dll now supports WMA, WMV, ASF and mms:// streams. If you previously unchecked support for video you'll still get video support if selecting WMA under the Audio section of the installer (more info). On upgrades, the installer will also automatically remove WMV and ASF from the DirectShow Decoder extension list.
The only setting which you might need to adjust (via: in_wm config) is 'Speaker Configuration' (default value is 5.1 speakers). Note, we do not recommend changing ANY settings in the in_wm Advanced config, not unless you REALLY know what you're doing (thankfully, there's a Reset button which will reset all defaults).
Also note that you no longer need to add /.wma to the end of mms:// url's :-)
If you use Playlist Loader plugin for .asx playlist support, then make sure you've got the latest version, and then go to: Prefs > File Types > Extra Options, and Select All (to make pl_loader exclude adding /.wma when parsing .asx playlists). Note: If Winamp version is 5.12 or higher, by default, pl_loader will no longer add /.wma to the end of any mms:// url's.

Note the new "Download System Codecs" option on Screen 5 of the installer options. This will download and install the Windows Media 9 Codecs (approx. 5mb), but only if required. If you uncheck this option or if the download fails, then in_wm and enc_wma might not behave properly (assuming you install support for them in Screen 2 of the installer options).

"Use sonic engine" now 2 separate/unlinked options in 'Prefs > CD Ripping' and 'Prefs > Plugins > Input > in_cdda > config' (so you can now simultaneously use sonic for faster ripping, and use aspi/spti for gapless playback)

Support for %cdengine% in ATF string (will show if cd playback is using sonic, spti, aspi, etc engine), eg.
[%artist% - ]$if2(%title%,$filepart(%filename%))[ '('using %cdengine%')']

Winamp now supports he-aac in .m4a/.mp4 container (aka: Nero Digital), so there's no longer any need to recommend the 3rd-party rarewares/audiocoding in_mp4 plugin. Note, there's still no support for mp4 video or proprietary ALAC (Apple lossless) - in either the Nullsoft or 3rd-party in_mp4 plugin.

Take note of the new Winamp\System folder, and leave well alone.

Official Final Build version = 5.1.2.272

-Egg"
Review - Media Player Classic for Windows 2000/XP
6.4.8.7 (Nov 26, 2005)

@Nefarious,

ffdshow uses the same library as VLC does (ffmpeg).

Good player, but a little heavier on the res (on my machine at least) than VLC and BSplayer.
Comment - Google Shares Surge Past $500
6.4.8.7 (Nov 21, 2006 - 3:06 PM)

All thanks to moronic tech investors with 6 month memory spans...

dot bomb anyone?
Comment - 8 Critical Flaws Patched by Microsoft
6.4.8.7 (Jun 14, 2006 - 1:34 PM)

Anyone making the claim that Windows Vista is a "simple patch" should have a look at the following pages,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_vista

http://en.wikipedia.org/...es_new_to_Windows_Vista
Comment - Gov't Agency to Use Virtual Earth
6.4.8.7 (May 19, 2006 - 6:55 PM)

Perhaps they (NGA) plan to use their own imagery with Microsoft's software?

I doubt the DoD would be using substandard (relative to their own spy-satellites, UAVs) commercial satellite and aerial image data…
Comment - BitTorrent Signs Deal With Warner Bros.
6.4.8.7 (May 9, 2006 - 7:31 PM)

"BitTorrent is a great way to distribute content, but the slow uplink speeds, and individual file sharers-throttling the bandwidth ruins the experience,"

With properly functioning clients throttling does not adversely affect the swarm, as clients that do throttle are offered very few download slots.

Also, even with the limited upload capacity of most consumer net connections, a distribution system that reuses that capacity (BitTorrent for example) is still far more cost effective than a bunch of centralized servers (if eight million people with just 56 kilobits of upload capacity each connect to the swarm they would provide ~56GB/s of extra bandwidth, a connection that wide costs a LOT!!).
Comment - Internet2 Network to Get Speed Boost
6.4.8.7 (Apr 29, 2006 - 6:23 AM)

FYI: They don't use just any old HDD (or even a massive RAID array) for dealing with that kind of bandwidth.

http://www.superssd.com/.../tera-ramsan/indexb.htm

That 2,500 watt, 720lb, $1,600,000 (no, that is not a typo) goliath is the reason behind the lack of end-user availability.

Without this your computer would explode...