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Microsoft Excel Exploit on eBay
“Someone had put up for auction on eBay the details of an exploit in Microsoft Excel according to a recent article on Securityfocus. According to the article Microsoft has confirmed that this vulnerability exists, but in the meantime the original listing on eBay has been pulled. ” The now pulled auction, but it does appear that Microsoft has confirmed the vulnerability in an eweek article.
What can’t you buy on eBay, really? Check out the full posting at Slashdot.
Hardware Roundup for Dec. 12
Yet another busy Monday! Trusted Reviews are taking a look at a fantastic looking case from A+, who is yet another manufacturer I’ve never heard of. It looks like a well built and feature packed case though. Pro-Clockers is testing the new Corsair 3500LLPro 2GB kit today, which is simply amazing to say the least. The hardest part about deciding whether to pick up this kit depends on whether you can find it in stock anywhere!
Both Design Technica and ASE Ville are taking the G15 keyboard for a test drive. The keyboard doesn’t do too much for me, but it’s gaining in popularity quickly. It may be a good choice if you are a hardcore gamer that loves many function keys. If you are still considering Crossfire, then you will want to check out Tech Report today for their X1800 CF Edition review.
- A+ XBlade – Trusted Reviews
- Logisys Yin Yang – Hardware-Review
- MGE XGBOX Dragon Elite Aluminum – TweakNews
- SilverStone SG01 Sugo SFF Case – Mod The Box
- ThermalTake Swing – Byte Sector
- Vantec Nexstar3 USB/eSATA Hard Drive Enclosure – Big Bruin
Cases & Enclosures
- Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro – Pure Overclock
- EverCool Sharks AMD & Intel Heatsink – A1 Electronics
- Sunbeamtech Tuniq Tower 120 – AMD Board
- Thermalright V-1 Ultra GPU Cooler – OCIA
Cooling
- Corsair TwinX 2048-3500LLPRO – Pro-Clockers
- Corsair 2GB XMS PC4000-PT Dual Channel DDR Kit – OCIA
Memory & Storage
- ASUS P5ND2-SLI Deluxe Evaluation – Tech Fear
Motherboards & CPU’s
- Akasa AllInOne Multi-Function Panel – Techniz
- Black Knight XLH Gaming Mouse Pad – Extreme MHZ
- Func sUrface1030 Archetype Mouse Pad – Rojak Pot
- Logitech G15 Keyboard – Design Technica
- Logitech G15 Keyboard – ASE Ville
- Logitech MX-510 Optical Mouse – Xtreme Review
- Zalman ZM460-APS 460W Power Supply – Think Computers
Peripherals & Power Supplies
- ATI’s Radeon X1800 CrossFire Edition – Tech Report
- Powercolor X800 GTO – OC Workbench
Video Cards & Monitor
- 3dGameMan Giveaway/Contest 24: Cooler Master Cavalier 1 Case – 3D Gameman
- AC Ryan UV Acryl Panel – Case Mod God
- NiBiTor v2.6 Released.. – MVK Tech
- The Pros and Cons of Broadband Internet Phone Service – Bona Fide Reviews
- What is it About Ubuntu? (Linux) – XYZ Computing
- WickedLasers Starphaser Giveaway! – 3 Days Remaining – MVK Tech
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Thermalright V-1 Ultra GPU Cooler Review
The overall thinness of the V-1 Ultra is designed to minimize intrusion of the cooler into adjacent components. The portion on the front of the card is thinner than most stock coolers, however the addition of the fins and fan on the back of the card may inhibit its use in an SLI configuration.
Check out the full review over at OCIA.
Thermalright SI-120 Review
Thermalright’s latest flagship heatsink is a touch-up from the prevoius XP-120 monster. It is now compatible with ALL motherboards
and comes with two extra small heatpipes. The end result? Fantastic.
Head on over to InsaneTek for the full review.
Evercool Nighthawk Universal VGA Cooler Review
Evercool, great name for a company that makes cooling products huh? Most likely you have heard of them, and there is a chance that you own something of theirs or someone who does. Evercool is sort of known for making interesting looking products. A lot of their products are made to resemble something other than what it actually is intended for, like their Neon Crab memory cooler for instance. Well today I have another of Evercool’s themed products, The VC-F117 Nighthawk Universal VGA Cooler.
Check out the review at Think Computers.
E-Power Tiger EP-550P5-T1 550w Modular PSU Review
An added feature with the E-Power Tiger is a dedicated fan cable which is
presumably hooked up to a thermistor type of fan speed control, similar to the
main 120mm fan. It might have been nice to sleeve this cable as well, but at
least the connectors are both 4-pin and 3-pin. My only gripe with the cables
is the lack of quick-disconnect Molex plugs. Many power supplies in equal or
lesser price brackets are incorporating quick disconnects, and I find them
invaluable time savers.
Check out the review at Mod The Box.
Edifier e2100 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System Review
This Christmas, many will be looking for computer speaker systems as gifts to loved ones. Looking for speakers can be a daunting task because there are just so many to choose from. Most people know names such as Creative, Logitech, and Altec Lansing. How about Edifier? Most wouldn’t know who Edifier was. Edifier is a small company that has a Canadian affiliation. Today I will look at one of Edifier’s new speaker system, the e2100.
Head on over to Modsynergy.
Antec TX1088AMG Antec Metallic Gray SOHO Tower Case
Today, we take a look at a true tried and tested design from a case, but with a new look. The Antec TX1088AMG is from the same family that makes up the older Antec Performance of SOHO cases, but the cosmetically changed facial makeover and a new power supply, the TX may re-enter the market in a whole new light.
Check out the full look at the case over at Pro-Clockers.
Ark Linux v2005.2
Ark Linux, an easy-to-use distribution designed for the novice
alternative OS users, has unveiled its latest major version that is
2005.2. Bundled into the single CD distribution is KDE 3.5, and
OpenOffice 2.0 along with improved ATI 3D hardware support and most
notably the inclusion of Ndiswrapper emulation layer to utilize
unsupported wireless cards under Linux with the use of Windows drivers.
In addition, Ark Linux 2005.2 features a long list of other significant
changes.
You have got to love a distro that comes with SuperTux pre-installed! Check out the full pictorial over at Phoronix.
Overclock Software and Tools Roundup
n ocinside.de is a new roundup with dozens of small Tools and programs
to tune the PC hardware.
Beside important current programs to change the CPU multiplier or FSB there’re also some
selected older Shareware and Freeware Tools, which will help to overclock the PC hardware.
The overview contains direct Downloads or links to the developers, a small description
and the size of the respective software.
Check out the full roundup of these killer tools at OC Inside.
ATI All-in-Wonder X1800XL 256MB PCIE Video Card Review
With the ATI R520 core this is clearly a gamer’s card. Performance in the latest games is fantastic; however, this card has more capabilities. It also has a TV/FM tuner, & much more. It’s a complete multimedia weapon & perfectly suited for a HD HTPC setup. No other Video Card on the market can do what this product can. It’s wish list material! Watch the Video to find out more…
Check out the full video review right at 3D Gameman!
Swiftech H20-220 APEX Ultra Review
Swiftech has come out with a new revision to their H20-APEX
water cooling kit and is named the APEX Ultra with its Apogee waterblock
and new MCRES-Micro reservoir. For today’s review, we are experimenting
with the new H20-220 kit that is designed for high-end usage and had no
problems pushing the CPU past the 4GHz marker.
Check out the full review at Phoronix.
Extensive Mods "Holiday Ditty Contest"
Here is an example using the 12 days of Christmas:
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a dead pc in a tree
On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me, 2 optical mice
On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me, 3 modems
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, 4 keyboards
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, 5 new LCD’s
We have close to $1,500USD in prizes to give away. Stop by our forums and register for the contest.
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CompactFlash Card Roundup: 1GB Models
Buying the right CF card for your digital camera can be difficult, well mostly confusing since there are size, type and speed considerations to wrap your head around first. Size and type are pretty straightforward. Most consumers should buy the largest capacity CompactFlash memory card within their means so they do not have to swap memory cards out constantly. There are two types of CompactFlash memory cards: Type I and Type II. The only difference between them is the height of the card. Type I CF cards are 3.3mm thick while Type II stands 5mm high. Some cameras are not compatible with Type II CF media, so this question comes down to knowing what your camera supports.
Head on over to PC Stats for the round-up!
Logitech Premium USB Headset 350 Review
The Premium USB Headset 350 from Logitech claims in its product name to be a
“all-in-one device suitable for every purpose” (I don’t know the english
word for “eierlegende Wollmilchsau”). But is it? We took a look!
Check out the full review at TweakPC.
ECS KN1 EXTREME Review
With the low pricing and rich feature set of ECS’s KN1-SLI Extreme, it’s hard to find something not to love. Apart from the cycling activity lights and the lack of a proper PCI lock, this motherboard is essentially without fault. While the ECS of the past may have had a poor reputation, their corporate image has nowhere to go but up.
Check out the full review at GamePyre.
Shuttle XPC SD11G5 Small Formfactor PC
In this review, PCSTATS will be testing a bare bones small form factor PC that Shuttle Inc. has produced. As you’ll see, low noise operation is a priority, but not at the expense of computing performance. To reach this happy equilibrium, the Shuttle XPC SD11G5 is powered by a mobile Intel Pentium M processor (not included). Technically speaking, the Shuttle XPC SD11G5 SFF PC is based around the Intel 915GM and Intel ICH6M chipsets, and it supports socket 479 Intel Celeron M and Pentium M processors that operate with a 400MHz or 533MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). Owing to the small size of small form factor PCs, there just two DDR-2 memory slots within the Shuttle XPC SD11G5, so it can support a maximum of 2GB of unbuffered 240-pin DDR2-667 memory.
Check out the full review over at PC Stats.
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS Preview
While it’d be nice to see NVIDIA filling out the performance range with 7-series GeForce products, since the GPU at the basis of those will be that bit better performance and carry slightly better IQ features, the 6800 GS is a fine last-gasp for the NV4x GPU range that’ll keep many a gamer happy in front of the PC this holiday season.
Check out the full preview over at Hexus.
Press Release: GeIL Ultra-X nForce4 Edition Releases
The new DDR UltraX nForce4 Edition is now being added to GeIL’s DDR performance memory module lineup. This particular UltraX model is specially designed for nForce4 platform motherboards with the ultra low latency of 2-2-2-5 1T command.
- PC3200 DDR 400Mhz, CAS 2-2-2-5 1T Command
- Available in 256MB, 512MB, Single & 512MB, 1GB Dual Channel KIT
- Hand-picked TSOP 32Mx8 DDR Chips
- 184 pin, Non-ECC, Un-buffered DIMM
- Chromed Aluminum Heat Spreader
- Retail Package
- Lifetime Warranty
- Working Voltage 2.65~2.85
Read the full Press Release.
Sober Worm Code Cracked
The latest variant of the Sober worm caused havoc in November by duping users into executing it by masking itself as e-mails from the FBI and CIA. Antivirus companies were aware that the worm somehow knew how to update itself via the Web. The worm’s author programmed this functionality to control infected machines and, if required, change their behavior.
Check out the posting over at News.com and make sure that you are not infected with this bizarre worm.
Yahoo! acquires del.icio.us
We’re proud to announce that del.icio.us has joined the Yahoo! family. Together we’ll continue to improve how people discover, remember and share on the Internet, with a big emphasis on the power of community. We’re excited to be working with the Yahoo! Search team – they definitely get social systems and their potential to change the web. (We’re also excited to be joining our fraternal twin Flickr!)
It was only a matter of time.. Check out the full new posting here.
AMD stops production of Socket 939 Opterons
You can see that the company has stopped production of Sempr0n 2500+, 3100+ and Athlon 64 3000+, 3200+ and 3500+, all in Processor-In-Box (PIB) format. At the end of the list, all Opterons using Socket 939. Is this a preparation for early Socket M2 launch?
This sucks, as I know many people who are wanting to buy a 939 Optie but have been unable thus far. Too bad, because I considered these to be one of the finest values in CPU history. Oh well, we’ll see what AMD has up their sleeve I guess. Check out the posting at the Inq.
Intel wants to move rootkit detection to hardware
Intel doesn’t like rootkits any more than you or I do, and the chip maker hopes to do something about them. The company has begun research on the possibility of hardware-level rootkit detection. Known as the OS Independent Run-time System Integrity Services project, the rootkit detections system would consist of a small chip on the PC’s motherboard that would be dedicated to monitoring active processes.
It’s nice to see one chip maker already thinking about this, because it may become even more important in the future. Check out the posting here.
Sony caught in another DRM snafu
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A record label uses DRM to sort of keep its customers from copying the music. It turns out that the software poses a threat to the user’s PC. So the label issues a patch… which opens up another security hole. If you guessed that the label in question is Sony, you’d be correct. If you guessed that I’m recapping last month’s rootkit debacle, you’d be wrong.
I can’t say that this is surprising, really. Luckily I don’t own any of the CD’s that are affected, but you may want to check the list to see if you are. Check out the full posting at Ars Technica.
HDTV Test Pattern Multitool: Calibug
t’s a USB drive with hundreds of DVD test patterns on it. You plug this into your CPU, then use a VGA- or DVI-out to get it on the HDTV screen. The keyfob version is $129, and there’s a $149 version that includes a knife for gouging the eyes out of that clerk who screwed up the signal in the first place.
Now this is a cool gadget. They should really be using things like this in the stores anyway.. it only makes sense. Check it out at Gizmondo.