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1. 
   Review - Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE)

   6 Update 10 RC1 (Aug 14, 2008)

   To Jaimee...
   
   Nowhere on there site does this say it was released on August 14th... It clearly states on the RC1 download page it was July 21, 2008 it is even shown that in the file name directly from Sun Microsystems.

2. 
   Review - eMule

   0.49b (Aug 2, 2008)

   Excellent software. This is what has been fixed/added since the 0.49A version of eMule.
   
   Changelog for 0.49b
   eMule 0.49b
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   - Jul, 31. 2008 -
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   .: Fixed some rare possible crashes
   
   eMule 0.49b BETA2
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   - Jul, 28. 2008 -
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   .: Added deleting of single entries from AutoComplete drop down lists by pressing the DEL key.
   .: Added a new search method option "Automatic" which lets eMule choose which search method to use. eMule will select either Servers (Local) or Kad, based on which network we are connected to and some other indicators if connected to both networks.
   .: Removed a general exception handler for the Beta version. This means eMule crashes instead of ignoring unexpected errors, which however is needed so we actually can find such bugs (if any exist) in the crashdumps.
   
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   - Jul, 26. 2008 -
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   .: Implemented a special nodes.dat version, which is more suited for mass distribution without causing significant additional traffic for the included nodes. This hopefully allows us to add a nodes.dat to the installer, so that new user can connect to Kad without having to connect to servers or downloading a nodes.dat themself
   
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   - Jul, 15. 2008 -
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   .: Implemented an alternate method to estimate the total user count in the Kad network, which is not based on our local routing table. Its experimental and only shown in the network dialog (double click the world icon in the status bar)
   .: Adjusted the displaying of the user count by not showing numbers for a network we are nto connected to
   
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   - Jul, 14. 2008 -
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   .: Fixed a minor bug with kad obfuscation when contacting answering unbofuscated hello-requests
   .: Made sure that only one challenge to verify a contact is sent at a time to the same IP
   
   eMule 0.49b BETA1
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   - Jul, 11. 2008 -
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   .: Added MiniUPnPLib as additional UPnP implementation, the current Windows service based implementation is used as fallback. This will hopefully make eMule's UPnP compatible to most available routers. [miniupnplib by Thomas Bernard, Test & Suggestion: leuk_he]
   .: A specific UPnP implementation can be disabled by adding "DisableMiniUPNPLibImpl=1" or "DisableWinServImpl=1" into the "UPnP" section of the preferences.ini
   
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   - Jul, 5. 2008 -
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   .: When reading a nodes.dat without any verified contacts (possible an old file version), eMule will assume all contacts to be verified to avoid slowing down the connecting process
   .: Project files for VS2005 and VS2008 have been added, however the official eMule is still developed and compiled on VS2003
   
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   - Jun, 27. 2008 -
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   .: Several changes were made to Kad in order to defy routing attacks researched by University of Minnesota guys [Peng Wang, James Tyra, Eric Chan-Tin, Tyson Malchow, Denis Foo Kune, Nicholas Hopper, Yongdae Kim], in particular:
   .: Kad contacts will only be able to update themself in others routing tables if they provide the proper key (supported by 0.49a+ nodes) in order to make it impossible to hijack them
   .: Kad uses now a three-way-handshake (or for older version a similar check) for new contacts, making sure they do not use a spoofed IP
   .: Unverified contacts are not used for routing tasks and a marked with a special icon in the GUI
   
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   - Jun, 22. 2008 -
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   .: Fixed: Shared Files window splitter did not properly save/restore position.
   .: Did first small step in dropping Kad1 support by not probing unknown Kad contacts for Kad1 anymore to save overhead. Kad1 clients will nevertheless still be work for now.
   .: Fixed a bug which let Kad sometimes assume a Kad2 contact to be Kad1 after probing for both versions
   
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   - Jun, 18. 2008 -
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   .: Fixed: Memory leak in context menus.
   .: Added: Vista styles for context menus.
   
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   - Jun, 12. 2008 -
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   .: Fixed: Pressing ESC in Shared Files window filter destroyed the entire window.
   
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   - Jun, 10. 2008 -
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   .: Added additional sanitize checks to make sure eMule never writes downloaded data into an already completed part
   .: Optimized the Kad packettracking code to only tack packets which we check later, to save ressources
   
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   - Jun, 9. 2008 -
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   .: Fixed 100% CPU usage bug with tooltips in Statistics Graphs.
   .: Added: Tooltip in Statistics Graphs show the Y-value.
   .: Kad no longer tries to add UDP firewalled (and therefore mostly unreachable) nodes into its routing table, reducing overhead and increasing reliability [Idea: Netfinity]
   .: Kad tries to determine the overall ration of firewalled clients in the Kad network and shows them in the statistics tree. This will only work if you are not firewalled yourself and know enough 0.49b+ nodes
   .: When calculating the total user count, Kad now uses (if available) the real number of firewalled clients for the calculation instead a fixed value. This will take more effect when 0.49+ nodes become common
   
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   - Jun, 5. 2008 -
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   .: The "Handle eD2k-Links" button now also works properly with Vista's UAC enabled
   
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   - May, 31. 2008 -
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   .: Added: Unshare context menu entries for directories within the virtual "Shared Directories" folder.
   
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   - May, 28. 2008 -
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   .: Added: Vista themes for all owner drawn tab controls.
   .: Added: Vista themes for category selector controls.
   
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   - May, 25. 2008 -
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   .: Fixed main toolbar redrawing problems under Vista.
   .: Reworked connecting code, fixing some minor and some major bugs, including a possible loop in unreachable DirectCallback sources
   
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   - May, 19. 2008 -
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   .: Added new close icons for closeable tab controls.
   .: Kad now ignores multiple IDs pointing to one IP in routing request answers
   
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   - May, 18. 2008 -
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   .: Fixed: Tab controls were not sized correctly on certain text contents.
   
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   - May, 17. 2008 -
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   .: Fixed: Category tabs in Transfers window did not show correct default text color.
   .: Fixed: Category properties dialog did not always show the correct (default) category color.
   .: Added: Hot tracking effects for Vista themes for all (owner drawn) tab controls.
   
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   - May, 12. 2008 -
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   .: Fixed: Tooltips did not show correctly with Vista Aero theme.

3. 
   Review - eMule

   0.49a Beta 2 (Apr 30, 2008)

   I love this p2p app! It is very useful for getting "older" stuff that isn't well seeded via BitTorrent. Between eMule, uTorrent, and Cabos you pretty much have access to whatever you're looking for. I am glad to see they are still making a great program even better. 5 stars!

4. 
   Review - Core Temp

   0.98 (Apr 23, 2008)

   For those that rate it down because it doesn't support older P4 Intel Processors, well it is called: CORETEMP not P4TEMP. Geez.... can't get anymore self explanatory than that. No need to rate it down for something you could have easily figured out by visiting their website or simply reading the name of the program. Also for those that are reading relative low temps in the teens, be sure you dont have CoreTemp set to show the difference between current temp and tjmax.

5. 
   Review - µTorrent for Windows

   1.8 Build 9578 Beta (Apr 15, 2008)

   --- 2008-04-15: Version 1.8 beta (build 9599)
   - Change: make 'Local Peer Discovery' and 'Peer Exchange' more like the DHT entry in the Trackers tab
   - Fix: crash with btsearch duplicate check
   
   --- 2008-04-14: Version 1.8 beta (build 9578)
   - Feature: show PEX and LSD in Trackers tab
   - Change: warn about file size exceeding volume limit in add torrent dialog
   - Change: do not open files that do not exist, in Files tab
   - Change: remove 10000 cap on share ratio display
   - Change: remove default search engines (see http://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0018.html for search plugins)
   - Change: local peer connections do not count towards the NAT light
   - Fix: smart sparse hash check on compressed NTFS volumes
   - Fix: context menu copy of peers entry (was stripping whitespace)
   - Fix: loading .btsearch files on startup and from drag'n'drop
   - Fix: loading the same .btsearch again caused a second entry
   - Fix: RSS items marked as "Previously Downloaded" even on error
   - Fix: lexicographical ordering of bencode dict keys (fixes .torrent creation)
   - Fix: UNC path handling of storage directories

6. Comment - Sophos study suggests Windows 7 UAC's default setting is self-defeating

   1.8 Build 9578 Beta (Nov 5, 2009 - 5:21 PM)

   Exactly. And this guy works for an AV Software company. It just seems to me like he trying to prove that computers need AV Protection which we all know is true. It's just like what johnrc2 said, this is a non-story and certainly not news.

7. Comment - Sophos study suggests Windows 7 UAC's default setting is self-defeating

   1.8 Build 9578 Beta (Nov 5, 2009 - 4:40 PM)

   Wow, so this guy basically infected a system that didnt have any AV installed? That must have been so difficult. /s Seriously UAC wasnt meant to stop infections by any means, and I am sure this guy knows this. Sounds to me like he just wants to get his companys name out there by bashing UAC, etc. And you notice he didnt even test it with UAC turned on MAX just too see if there was any difference.
   
   UAC is a safeguard. It may not be perfect but it is an added measure that only Vista and Win 7 have.
   
   What a douche. "Hey a look at me I can infect a system that doesnt have AV software on it with trojans and worms oh my".

8. Comment - Bad Vista-to-Windows 7 upgrade experiences #1: 'Hosed' Intel SSDs

   1.8 Build 9578 Beta (Oct 28, 2009 - 12:39 PM)

   Agreed. Although for me, and mostly everyone else, the speeds of these drives are what has my eye, however, the pricing it just too steep for me to acquire any sizable drives. In a few years that will change. And now these newly cropped up issues only solidify my stance to wait. So in a few years all of my concerns will be worked out and SSDs will be smooth sailing.

9. Comment - Windows 7: Vista without the crap

   1.8 Build 9578 Beta (Oct 21, 2009 - 1:31 PM)

   Goto Marvell.com and download the latest drivers for your Marvell Yukon Ethernet Port. They have unified drivers and they are updated very frequently. Marvell's drivers are superb and I havent had a single issue with them. I don't recommend using the drivers provided by Windows Update as they are usually outdated.

10. Comment - Future of open Web video may change with Google acquisition of On2

    1.8 Build 9578 Beta (Aug 5, 2009 - 3:51 PM)

    Only after they acquired the company and codec. They wanted nothing to do with it until they bought it. Now we see if they embrace it or kill it off.