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K-Lite Codec Pack Changelog:

* Updated ffdshow to revision 3054
* Updated AC3Filter to version 1.62b
* Updated AC3File to version 0.7b
* Updated FLV splitter to version 1.2.1207.0
* Updated Gabest MPEG splitter to version 1.2.1207.0
* Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.20
* Added more file association options for audio file types
* Minor changes

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Updates to America’s Army 3 were released today.

• Removes Password from AA3Launch.log
• Fix for MBS not working after server changes to a new map
• Fixes TeamReady in Mission Preplanning
• Updated authentication SDK to improve reliability and performance
• Fix for freezing on training mission load
• Improved performance on loading maps/training missions
• Fixed several small memory leaks
• Fixed performance issue with server that caused it to load UI elements into the server (where they aren’t needed) and thus use up additional CPU and memory.
• Modified training authentication so it is more efficient
• Modified AMD negative delta time exception handling so it no longer stops the server or client, but just logs the event
• Fixed Admin add Player Admin
• Fixed Admin kicking of players. Now works properly with Soldier name and has optional kick by player ID
• Add new AdminListPlayers to get list of players and their player ID’s
• Removes most of the server log spam, especially that tied to missions and mission setup and ROE
• Fixes several issues related to ROE firing off when player is bleeding, asphyxiating, or falling after being wounded by ROE
• You can now strafe on ladders so you don’t get stuck in Pipeline or Obstacle Course.

America’s Army 3 Update Released

Updates to America’s Army 3 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

* Removed apparent lag caused by other players entering or leaving a server
* Improved start of round spawn issues
* Resolved problem with training results not saving
* Improved communication with Authentication server
* Eliminated freezing up when moving from one training mission to another
* Cleared up hesitation during training missions
* Significantly reduce number of authentication transactions between player and Authentication server
* Solved achievements save and display problems
* Improved Login communication with Authentication server
* Improved player statistics tracking for better accuracy
* Improved overall performance

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This week brought a major update to Microsoft Office 2007 — Service Pack 2, a free download that fixes bugs, improves performance and adds a few new features in the company’s bundle of productivity applications (see my review).

This update should arrive automatically if you use Windows’ Microsoft Update option, or you can download the 290-megabyte file yourself.

The headline attraction of Office 2007 SP2 is the support it adds for some important, non-Microsoft file formats. It can read and write Open Document Format files, which may help Office users share files with people running the sometimes-unimpressive, but always free and open-source OpenOffice.org suite. Office 2007 SP2 also lets users save a copy of their work as a Portable Document Format file — a helpful feature that Microsoft had unwisely required people to install an optional add-on to use before.

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K-Lite Codec Pack Changelog:

* Updated Media Player Classic Homecinema to version 1.2.1005.0
* Updated Media Player Classic to version 6.4.9.1 rev. 98
* Updated ffdshow to revision 2732
* Updated Gabest MPEG splitter to version 1.2.997.0
* Updated Gabest Ogg splitter to version 1.2.997.0
* Updated DirectVobSub to version 2.39.5.1
* Updated x264VFW to revision 1114
* Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.11
* Fixed small issue with internal filter configuration in MPC
* Fixed file association issue when using regular the version of MPC
* Fixed crash with DVD playback that was present in version 4.6.2
* Minor changes

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Download Mozilla Firefox 3.06

What’s New in Firefox 3:

The Web is all about innovation, and Firefox 3 sets the pace with dozens of new features to deliver a faster, more secure and customizable Web browsing experience for all.

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.

OpenOffice.org 3.01 is released. OpenOffice is and has been a great free alternative for opening and creating office documents, and with the 3.x series, works with Microsoft Office 2007 document types. With the 3.01 release, OpenOffice has two new features of interest (1) an integrated grammar checker and (2) an OOo file locking mechanism for alien formats.

and more…
- user dictionaries can now handle up to 30,000 entries instead of the original 2,000
- Antialiased drawings
- Solid dragging
- increase/decrease font size buttons
- sorting improvements

OpenOffice.org 3.0.1 Release Notes

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* Easy to download, install and use
* Protection against viruses and spyware
* Compatible with Windows Vista and Windows XP

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Changelog:

* Added Media Player Classic Home Cinema version 1.1.843. This version of MPC has some new functionality. Such as internal DXVA decoders for H.264 and VC-1 video, and support for the video renderer EVR. At this moment the regular version of MPC is still included and used by default. Once the Home Cinema version becomes more stable, it will become the default.
* Please read the FAQ if you want to use the DXVA functionality of MPC-HC. All requirements to make it work are explained in there.
* Updated Media Player Classic to version 6.4.9.1 rev. 82
* Updated ffdshow to revision 2202
* Removed libtheora and tremor plugins for ffdshow. Libavcodec is used instead.
* Updated LAME MP3 ACM codec to version 3.98.2
* Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.7.7
* When creating file associations for WMP/BS.Player/ZoomPlayer, the icon of the player is used as filetype icon. The MPC style icons are now only used when associating files to MPC.
* Minor changes

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