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  1. Review - Winamp 5 Full

    5.09 (May 4, 2005)

    I need a media player to load without any hassle and to play mp3s with stereo @ 192kbps. Winamp seems to suit my needs remarkably well. All I have to do is press the "open media player" button on my keyboard which opens Winamp, then add tracks to the playlist and press "play".

    I've noted the RAM usages of Winamp in different situations: playing a 4 minute mp3 @ 192kbps (7MB*), playing a 4 minute WMV @ 450kbps (20MB*). This doesn't affect the performance of my mid-range system as it's a mere 2.8GHz P4 with 512MB DDR RAM running Windows XP. Using globalhotkeys it took me less than 1 second to open Winamp and play a queued track.

    I do use various other media players as I don't regard this as an "all-in-one" media player. If your bias to another media player then by all means, stick to using it. If you'd like to use something small and versatile that loads instantly with negligible RAM usage then Winamp is for you.

    *WARNING: I don't recommend running this on a Pentium 1 133MHz - it might be heavy on resources; but lets face it: nearly everything is heavy on resources using an old computer.

  2. Review - Free Download Manager

    1.5.256 (Mar 29, 2005)

    I've found it's spidering capabilities to be VERY limited as far as customizing what to include/exclude etc. It takes up too many resources loading and is buggy to say the least with mass batch creations. Ie: 10,000+ files.
    Other than that, it's a good little program to resume IE downloads (when applicable).
    What's its change log?!!?

  3. Review - GMail Drive

    1.0.4 (Dec 23, 2004)

    I don't see how this complies with Gmails Program Use Policy, in that your not allowed to:
    "Modify, adapt, translate, or reverse engineer any portion of the Gmail Service;
    Reformat or frame any portion of the web pages that are part of the Gmail Service."

    Perhaps a POP3 Client is all you need?

  4. Review - Intel Processor Frequency ID Utility

    7.2 (Nov 25, 2004)

    Compatibility:
    "Processors Identified by the Utility
    Frequency ID Tab supported?
    CPUID Tab supported?
    Mobile Intel® Celeron® processors** Yes Yes
    Intel® Celeron® processors** Yes Yes
    Pentium® III processors Yes Yes
    Mobile Pentium® III processors Yes Yes
    Pentium® III Xeon™ processors Yes Yes
    Pentium® II processors No Yes
    Mobile Pentium® II processors No Yes
    Pentium® II Xeon™ processors No Yes
    Intel® Celeron® processors with 0.18 micron core Yes Yes
    Intel® Celeron® processors with 0.25 micron core No Yes
    Pentium® Pro processors No Yes
    Pentium® processors No Yes
    Mobile Pentium® processors No Yes
    Pentium® processors with MMX™ technology No Yes
    Mobile Pentium® processors with MMX™ technology No Yes"
    It would be nice to see modern CPU support.

  5. Review - DC++

    0.667 (Nov 24, 2004)

    Hashing seems to be faster in 667. The UI is simple and easy to use once you get your head around all the standard features. It complies with DC Ethics and should be welcome in most hubs as it doesn't have faking or limiters.

  6. Comment - Fifth Samsung Exec Pleads Guilty in DRAM Price Fixing Probe

    0.667 (Dec 21, 2006 - 11:03 PM)

    If they're being sued, why the hell are the prices still twice the amount than what they were a year ago? AUD$50, now $80 for Generic DDR 3200 512MB.

  7. Comment - Seagate: The Hard Drive, Reconsidered

    0.667 (Nov 23, 2006 - 12:35 AM)

    For some, it's more practical and efficient to have hardware that doesn't check every Bit of data written so as to determine whether it should not be written. Cut out the middle man and you've a faster process.

    For others, it's more practical and efficient to have such a feature due to the idiotic behaviors some people undergo when they're prompted with an Active X link "FREE PORN XXX! CLICK TO INSTALL DIALER!". Although, Seagate could save themselves the money developing such hard drives, and actual End Users could employ persons that are competent in operating a computer.

  8. Comment - Encrypted Seagate Hard Drives Could Enable On-board DRM

    0.667 (Oct 30, 2006 - 9:50 PM)

    I like the idea of having data on my HDDs encrypted while using the onboard TPM chip as a key. I just fail to see how useful it is when someone steals the entire computer, rather than an indivual component. They've the encrypted data, and the key.

    Pull out the BIOS battery, change the BIOS a little so that you can boot from devices other than your HDD.

    Make a fancy program to install software onto the TPM protected HDD by utilizing the onboard TPM chip.

    Hey presto! Or they could just go at it with a hammer / remove the TPM chip and replace it with a fake fritz chip.

    While there are a lot of idiots for Seagate to market to, they should have room on their list of products: something that doesn't have TPM.

  9. Comment - Software Pirate Gets 7 Years in Prison

    0.667 (Sep 25, 2006 - 11:33 PM)

    Theft is a crime? Do they lock up all the developers stealing code from on another or does the said company just do a payout?

    Funny how you can steal a few $million and if your company pays the "victim" out then everything is A-ok. The persons responsible are still a "menace" to the public but we can pretend nothing happened.

    Why isn't this so with individuals?

  10. Comment - AOL Sued Over Search Data Release

    0.667 (Sep 25, 2006 - 11:25 PM)

    If you read the TOS and privacy statement, when you register you expect AOL to stay faithful to that contract.

    It's like going to re-hab, and talking about stuff that shouldn't be said publicly because it may offend others or contain other private information.

    The introduction of the article would suggest that AOL's motivation for releasing that data was for the purpose of tracking down criminals or assisting the authorities in such cases.