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Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in µTorrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading and Mainline DHT (compatible with BitComet). Additionally, µTorrent supports the Protocol Encryption joint specification (compatible with Azureus 2.4.0.0 and above, BitComet 0.63 and above) and peer exchange.

µTorrent was written with efficiency in mind. Unlike many torrent clients, it does not hog valuable system resources - typically using less than 6MB of memory, allowing you to use the computer as if it weren’t there at all. Additionally, the program itself is contained within a single executable less than 220 KB in size.

Download µTorrent 1.8.1 Stable

Changes:
— 2008-10-06: Version 1.8.1 (build 12616)
- Fix: disconnect inactive peers sometimes not taking effect
- Fix: rare crash with very large peer lists

— 2008-10-02: Version 1.8.1 RC1 (build 12549)
- Feature: detect IPv4 external IP from Teredo address
- Change: revert “remaining” bytes to seeding goal change
- Fix: parsing of IPs with leading zeros, in ipfilter.dat

— 2008-09-29: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 12495)
- Feature: Remaining column displays bytes left to meet seed goal, when seeding (webui too)
- Fix: crash when deleteing torrent data
- Fix: do not log about moving torrent data if it is already in the correct place
- Fix: do not leave webui password field blank if no change occurred
- Fix: parsing of URLs with username:password@
- Fix: avoid duplicate connections with the same ID
- Fix: a few UPnP log messages
- Fix: crashes on Vista when network was changed (VPN, enabled/disabled, hibernation)

— 2008-09-21: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 12323)
- Fix: diskio.no_zero also when not pre-allocating
- Fix: magnet URI .torrent storage path still was not being set

— 2008-09-20: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 12320)
- Feature: diskio.no_zero, to avoid zeroing a file during allocation, where available (>= XP)
- Fix: kB/s truncated off upload speed in speed guide
- Fix: connection distribution system with large number of torrents and a low global limit

— 2008-09-19: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 12285)
- Feature: parse ‘downloaded’ if sent with announce response
- Change: do not include IPv6 addresses in ‘Copy Peer List’ if IPv6 is not installed (fixes []:12345)
- Fix: store .torrents from magnet URIs in correct storage path
- Fix: halfopen miscount with aborted https connections

— 2008-09-12: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 12183)
- Fix: duplicate connections to same IP
- Fix: canceled connection counting (solves tracker stuck in “updating…”)

— 2008-09-10: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 12154)
- Fix: IP detection on < Win2k
- Change: write DefaultIcon for .torrent association

--- 2008-09-09: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 12132)
- Fix: crash with udp:// URLs

--- 2008-09-09: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 12130)
- Feature: resolve hostnames through SOCKS4a and HTTPS proxies
- Feature: add option for hostname resolution through proxies
- Feature: isp.bep22, default off, inactive for private torrents (see: http://bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0022.html)
- Feature: report successful upgrade, with statistics
- Change: make room for the 'Downloaded' column header
- Change: save resume file when graceful_shutdown is off and the time runs out
- Fix: handle timed out sockets that connect eventually
- Fix: crash with guest login for the webui
- Fix: remove Teredo-specific logic from IPv6 support
- Fix: IPv6 with SOCKS5
- Fix: literal IPv6 addresses in tracker and web seed URLs

--- 2008-09-05: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 12083)
- Feature: Double clicking RSS feed in category view edits feed
- Change: Filter RSS log messages
- Fix: guest account for webui
- Fix: move halfopen counting improvements - should fix "tracker stuck in offline state" errors
- Fix: work around Kaspersky bug with DNS SRV records

--- 2008-08-29: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 12024)
- Change: reduce coalesce_write_size back to 2MB
- Fix: improved halfopen counting
- Fix: slow load with slow drives that are present

--- 2008-08-25: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 11962)
- Fix: Issue where dialogs would focus main window when closed instead of last focused dialog
- Fix: Copying of corrupt data from certain fields in the general tab
- Fix: Corruption and various other settings-related issues caused by previous 1.8.1 betas
- Fix: webui hashed password field auto-blanks and only hashes on change

--- 2008-08-19: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 11903)
- Change: Allow custom seeding time maximums
- Fix: webui hashed password upgrade from <= 1.8
- Fix: resolve conflicts between .torrents in move complete path with .1.torrent etc
- Fix: crash with cancelling HTTPS requests

--- 2008-08-18: Version 1.8.1 beta (build 11882)
- Feature: 2x faster hashing
- Feature: Open Containing Folder for Files tab
- Change: sort torrents without ETA after torrents with infinity
- Change: remove "Download Limited" behaviour
- Change: turn sparse files off by default, due to fragmentation issues
- Change: relax min_interval restriction on manual updates to 60 seconds if the last tracker request failed
- Change: store hash of the webui password instead of plaintext
- Fix: force non-sparse with preallocate on
- Fix: 'hostname not found' on NT4
- Fix: slow load with lots of torrents that point to a dead/missing drive
- Fix: Some checkboxes overlapping others in the connection section of preferences
- Fix: work around NOD32 IMON bug (HTTP 400)

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User Experience. The enhancements to Firefox 3 provide the best possible browsing experience on the Web. The new Firefox 3 smart location bar, affectionately known as the “Awesome Bar,” learns as people use it, adapting to user preferences and offering better fitting matches over time. The Firefox 3 Library archives browsing history, bookmarks, and tags, where they can be easily searched and organized. One-click bookmarking and tagging make it easy to remember, search and organize Web sites. The new full-page zoom displays any part of a Web page, up close and readable, in seconds.

Performance. Firefox 3 is built on top of the powerful new Gecko 1.9 platform, resulting in a safer, easier to use and more personal product. Firefox 3 now uses less memory while it’s running, and its redesigned page rendering and layout engine means users see Web pages two to three times faster than Firefox 2.

Security. Firefox 3 raises the bar for security. The new malware and phishing protection helps protect from viruses, worms, trojans and spyware to keep people safe on the Web. Firefox 3’s one-click site ID information allows users to verify that a site is what it claims to be. Mozilla’s open source process leverages the experience of thousands of security experts around the globe.

Customization. Everyone uses the Web differently, and Firefox 3 lets users customize their browser with more than 5,000 add-ons.

The release candidate 2 of OpenOffice.org 3.0 is now ready for testing. This test release is made available to allow a broad user base to test and evaluate the next major version of OpenOffice.org, but is not recommended for production use at this stage.

OpenOffice is a great free alternative for opening and creating office documents. OpenOffice 3 series is compatible with Microsoft Office 2007 documents. OpenOffice 3 will open Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Powerpoint documents, allow you to edit them, and also save them back in Microsoft’s format, where other users of the Microsoft Office suites can open them.

OpenOffice.org 3.0.0 RC2 Release Notes

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VirtualDub 1.8.6 is out and is a stable release containing bug fixes for issues reported by users. Notable bug fixes include errors handling audio in NTSC DV type-1 files, several crashes, and a few glitches in batch mode (job control).

Those of you on the forums know that I’ve been pushing out experimental features as “1.8.X2″ test releases. Chances are at this point that I will rename that to 1.9.0, because there is enough in it that I wouldn’t want to pollute the 1.8.x branch in case there are enough fixes to warrant 1.8.7. After that I’m kind of screwed with respect to major version numbers, although I guess I’ll deal with that when I get there.

Build 30009 (1.8.6, stable): [September 21, 2008]
[bugs fixed]
* Wheel scrolling in the Set Text Information dialog closes the edit control.
* Save Segmented AVI now works with VBR audio.
* Animated GIF export now fails with an error if the current output format is
compressed or otherwise not supported.
* JobControl: Fixed crash when one machine attempts to run a job in
distributed mode right when another machine deletes it.
* JobControl: The filter crop mode saved in jobs was opposite from selected.

CDBurnerXP is a free application to burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs. It also includes the feature to burn and create ISOs, as well as a multilanguage interface. Everyone, even companies, can use it for free. It does not include adware or similar malicious components.

Key Features

* burn all kinds of discs
* audio-CDs with or without gaps between tracks
* burn and create ISO files
* data verification after burning process
* create bootable discs
* multi-language interface
* bin/nrg → ISO converter, simple cover printing and much more!
* Operating Systems: Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista

Download CDBurnerXP Pro 4.2.1

Full List of Features

CDBurnerXP Pro 4.2.1 Changelist:

Version Version 4.2.1.919 - 2008-08-23 22:54:26

* + Added Bahasa Melayu translation
* + Added eject option for burning audio discs
* + Localised installer
* * Command line version accepts drive letters as well
* * Removed ISO creating dialog (too complex appearance and not necessary)
* ! Corrected error handling for copying data discs a bit
* !

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. But the best part is that it’s fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware!

CCleaner 2.11.636 Changes:
- Optimized startup and closing of application.
- Improved Registry cleaning on 64-bit OS.
- Improved memory usage on Windows Vista.
- Added System Tray icon status.
- Internal refactoring of code for efficiency.
- Improved Uninstall Tool accuracy with MSI installers.
- Fixed bug in Uninstall Tool on 64-bit OS.
- Fixed bug in INI file folder recursion.
- Fixed bug in INI file OS detection.
- Added Live Messenger cleaning for .SQM files.
- Added Vietnamese translation.
- Minor tweaks and improvements.

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. But the best part is that it’s fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware!

CCleaner 2.10.618 Changes:
- Added Type Library cleaning to Registry Cleaner.
- Improved File Extension scanning in Registry Cleaner.
- Added /SHUTDOWN command-line parameter to shutdown the computer
after cleaning. Only works with /AUTO.
- Added Shutdown option to system tray menu.
- Added support for Vista common dialogs.
- Fixed bug in Uninstaller Tool where some items were hidden.
- Fixed multi-monitor issue with dialogs.
- Fixed incompatibility with Windows Search 4.0.
- Added seconds to filename when saving .REG files.
- Improved RegEdit location navigation.
- Improved Google Earth cleaning and detection.
- Memory usage optimizations.
- Minor bug fixes.

SmartFTP is an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client which allows you to transfer files between your local computer and a server on the Internet. With its many basic and advanced features SmartFTP also offers secure, reliable and efficient transfers that make it a powerful tool.

SmartFTP can be used for:
* Web site publishing and maintenance
* Upload and download of images, documents, movie and music files
* Share your files with your friends and coworkers
* Backups of local or remote files

Changes:
* SFTP over SSH
Secured connection to SFTP servers over SSH.
* Thumbnail View and Preview for Remote Browser
Thumbnail view is a great way to see image files on the server. The Preview feature shows images, html and text files with one click.
* Visual Compare
Compare folders and visually display differences between their content.
* Email Notifications
Receive emails when transfers complete or fail.
* License Model Change
SmartFTP is no longer free to use.

Full Changelog

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This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can configure Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and much more. Autoruns goes way beyond the MSConfig utility bundled with Windows Me and XP.

Autoruns’ Hide Signed Microsoft Entries option helps you to zoom in on third-party auto-starting images that have been added to your system and it has support for looking at the auto-starting images configured for other accounts configured on a system. Also included in the download package is a command-line equivalent that can output in CSV format, Autorunsc.

You’ll probably be surprised at how many executables are launched automatically!

Autoruns works on Windows 2000 SP4 Rollup 1 or above.

Download Autoruns 9.31

Autorunsc Usage

Autorunsc is the command-line version of Autoruns. Its usage syntax is:

Usage: autorunsc [-a] | [-c] [-b] [-d] [-e] [-g] [-h] [-i] [-l] [-m] [-n] [-p] [-r] [-s] [-v] [-w] [-x] [user]
-a Show all entries.
-b Boot execute.
-c Print output as CSV.
-d Appinit DLLs.
-e Explorer addons.
-g Sidebar gadgets (Vista and higher).
-h Image hijacks.
-i Internet Explorer addons.
-l Logon startups (this is the default).
-m Hide signed Microsoft entries.
-n Winsock protocol and network providers.
-p Printer monitor drivers.
-r LSA providers.
-s Autostart services and non-disabled drivers.
-t Scheduled tasks.
-v Verify digital signatures.
-w Winlogon entries.
-x Print output as XML.
user Specifies the name of the user account for which autorun items will be shown.

Changelog 3.9.5 -> 4.0.0 | (2008-07-07)

• Updated Media Player Classic to version 6.4.9.1 rev. 55
• Updated Cyberlink MPEG-2 decoder to version 8.1.0.1513
• Updated Updated ffdshow to revision 2035
• Updated Updated DivX to version 6.8.3
• Updated Cyberlink MPEG-2 decoder to version 8.2.0.530
• Updated x264VFW to revision 889
• Updated LAME MP3 ACM codec to version 3.98
• Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.7.3

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