General Discussions and Off Topic

Microsoft hedging its bets on HD DVD, ponders switch to Blu-ray When comparing the latest consoles, Sony constantly makes reference to its decision to include a Blu-ray Disc player with every PlayStation 3, while pointing out that Microsoft?s Xbox 360 utilizes the comparatively less spacious DVD9 format.Sony is so confident in its Blu-ray-enabled console that the company has stated that putting Blu-ray in PS3 will be the smartest decision made for the games machine. Microsoft Europe?s Senior Regional Director, Neil Thompson doesn?t think so, saying that Blu-ray does not give Sony?s console any advantage over the Xbox 360.http://www.dailytech.com/Article.aspx?newsid=6714 e…

Cracked HD-DVD and Blu-Ray app keys revoked http://www.theregister.com/2007/04/10/cracked_aacs_keys_revoked/A next-generation DVD security group has responded to hack attacks that allow unfettered access to Blu-Ray and HD-DVD content by pulling the encryption keys of PC applications associated with the attack.The move makes it impossible to play newly released high-definition movies via versions of playback software, including versions of Intervideo WinDVD 8, known to be weak or flawed.WinDVD 8 users need to update their software, closing the security hole and obtaining fresh encryption keys in the process.Advanced Access Content System Licensing Administrator (AACS LA), …

http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/004070.html Good to see this tehnology being used for something useful. Impressive stuff. Well done Google.

Hi, guys, this is my first post, before I ask my question, I just wanna say that thanks to the people on this forum for making such awesome contributions!!! k, now for my question. I really love the music that plays in the background of keygens, and they all seem to have the same type of music, I love them so much, so times I ll just leave the keygens open so I can hear the music, for example, the keygen for the #1 DVD Ripper, which is what brought me to this site. can anyone point me to the direction where I might find more music of the same type? Thank you soooo much

In what could be the most embarrassing exploit to impact Windows Vista since its commercial launch in January, security engineers at McAfee's Avert Labs confirmed today - and posted the video to prove - that the operating system can be caused to enter an interminable crash-restart-crash loop, by means of a buffer overflow triggered by nothing more than a malformed animated cursor file. It isn't even a new exploit, as researchers with eEye discovered in January 2005. At that time, Microsoft acknowledged it affected versions of the operating system from the first edition of Windows 98 through to early releases of Windows XP, though it stated at the time XP SP1 was unaffecte…

these guys are funny... The Pirate Bay gives diploma to the King of Swedenactual dimploma http://static.thepiratebay.org/kungen.jpg translation below... Since we're proud of being Swedish we today announce that we are giving a diploma to the King of Sweden.The Diploma is a congratulatory diploma about our joint efforts in making Sweden famous globally when it comes to technology and culture.The diploma is mostly in Swedish so here's the translation for the ones who do not speak swedish:"To the King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf, We hearby give you this diploma as a sign of our appreciation.We have in a great cooperation made remarkable progress in the fight for positioning Sw…

Sign up for our free in-home wireless broadband service Sick of paying for broadband that you have to, well, pay for? Introducing Google TiSP (BETA), our new FREE in-home wireless broadband service. Sign up today and we'll send you your TiSP self-installation kit, which includes setup guide, fiber-optic cable, spindle, wireless router and installation CD. TiSP in-home wireless broadband is: Free, fast and highly reliable Easy to install -- takes just minutes Vacuum-sealed to prevent water damage http://www.google.com/tisp/index.html

hi do u know any website from where one can download old version.i m looking for GS.Typing.Tutor.v2.93 .if u have or know such site where it is available then plz. tell.

New Plastics Pave the Way For Unbreakable Cell Phones http://www.dailytech.com/New+Plastics+Pave+the+Way+For+Unbreakable+Cell+Phones/article6682.htm New plastics that serve as better semiconductors could lead to portable electronics that can truly bounce back..."Dropped calls" have a very different meaning to Dutch researcher Paulette Prins. The Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM) doctoral candidate has proposed a way to make mobile phones and other personal electronics more resilient, and much less likely to break when dropped. "when dropped"...hehehe more like when chucked at a wall!! my girlfriend better practice ducking when this is available...

Saw these and for some reason found some of them amusing:

Hi all, I have a small question there is a windows network and one linux machine is connected to the network. Is there any utility to share the screens from Linux PC to windows PC so user don't have to sit on Linux machine to work just like romote desktop sharing or TS. Thanks for any help i found 1 to open windows computer running TS from LINUX... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rdesktop but not any which can be used to open linux client from windows..

Justice Department takes aim at image-sharing sites The Bush administration has accelerated its Internet surveillance push by proposing that Web sites must keep records of who uploads photographs or videos in case police determine the content is illegal and choose to investigate, CNET News.com has learned. more info..http://news.com.com/2100-1028-6163679.html?tag=tb

Does anyone have any older boomboxes? Say circa 1980-90's? I'm interested in purchasing one. The bigger the better, I have the model numbers if needed, but a good indicator is if they have dual VU meters that is what I'm really interested in. LMK if you have anything and maybe some pics? Willing to pay up to $700ish maybe more if its what I'm looking for. crossing fingers...... Chris

I have been very interested in rce for some time. And having spent countless hours reading tuts, mainly to no avail ( only ever managed to crack/patch a couple of apps ), I came across lena151's absolutely fantastic tutorials on newbie cracking. My question is that I have made a patch for an app that does not have one released so how do I go about sharing the patch on the scene?

Was browsing 9down and noticed a comment by a Slysoft Team member under any AnyDVD post. The changes to the downloading of trials is interesting! Having said that, all it takes is one person to release the exe and it'll spread in no time. Not sure what they intend to achieve this way. Just like with Alcohol 120% etc... the exe's will get out there. Thread was here: http://9down.com/story.php?sid=8374

hey all... i recently was trying to grab a file using flashget...i use nod32 for virus protection and this warning came up "probably a variant of BAT/Alpha.A virus quarantined - deleted" i was trying to look around for info on what kind of "threat" it was but i cant find anything.... does anybody know anything about this(what it tried to do,what kind it is,etc) or if its just a B.S warning from nod32 ???? cheers mates B

Five Hackers Who Left a Mark on 2006 In the security year that was 2006, zero-day attacks and exploits dominated the headlines...However, the year will be best remembered for the work of members of the hacking?er, security research?community who discovered and disclosed serious vulnerabilities in the technologies we take for granted, forced software vendors to react faster to flaw warnings and pushed the vulnerability research boat into new, uncharted waters.In no particular order, here's my list of five hackers who left a significant mark on 2006 and set the stage for more important discoveries in 2007: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2078402,00.asp

saw this posted elsewhere...thought id share.. http://atom.smasher.org/error/ cheers B

hey guy's I was wondering is there a way to get rightmouse click back.. cuz the blocked it and I use olly at school allot.. and now I can't use any of the rightmousclick options.. help would be appriciated, because this is very anoying, and I need to "crack" this app for a school project. but seeing Olly can't search for text strings and such here it means it will be searching for a looonnggg time.. so thanks in advance F0X

Hello You must see this amazing Patch with funny GFX... link: goj.persiangig.com/winrar-v3.62-patch.exe thanks.

hi friends, i dont know what can i do (as new member)? for example i wanna talk with lena151 and have a question private with him. but i cant send message to him plz mr lena151 tell me your mail address bicos i read all of your lesson's and i m your student thanx omid

Download Link: Ted.

Microsoft Manager Says It Considered Banning Vista Virtualization In a story for the Associated Press carried on many online news services this afternoon, one of the directors of Microsoft's Windows Client Product Planning team appears to make a curious and perhaps astounding statement. Scott Woodgate is quoted as saying that a Black Hat security conference demonstration last August, where virtualization functions were exploited to plant an active rootkit onto a beta of the Windows Vista kernel, scared Microsoft to the point where the company seriously considered removing virtualization capability from Vista entirely.Ostensibly, the AP article was about Microsoft's decisi…

Watermark Helps Track Movie Uploader A man who allegedly uploaded a copy of the movie "Flushed Away" to the Internet was tracked down using a wartermark on the film and now faces a felony charge that could send him to prison for up to three years. 27 year-old Salvador Nunez Jr. obtained the movie from his sister, an Oscar voter.Nunez admitted to also uploading "Happy Feet," but only "Flushed Away" was discovered on his hard drive when FBI agents visited his house. Movie screeners, which are sent to voters in advance of their official DVD release, are often leaked to the Internet and watermarking technology has recently been implemented to track their source. http://www.be…

Respected Members, I wants your help/guidance to edit dll file. I am enclose a link which contain said dll file and two screenshot. I wants to edit Year 2007 to 2008 in the attached dll file (shown in the screenshot 1). I search year 2007 in winhex and change it manually to 2008 and try to save it, but it flash a message " Cannot writes "c:\.......\WinHex001.tmp". Make sure the folder exists and the file is not write-protected" shown in screenshot 2. Please guide how can i change it by the help of Win hex. Regards, (moneypick)