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Originally posted on 9down.org WinRAR Voted Overall Best Utility for SIAF People's Choice Award The people have spoken and voted WinRAR as Best Overall Utility. Each year the Shareware Industry Awards Foundation (SIAF) asks computer users from all over to vote for their favorite software. Thanks for all your support and for voting for WinRAR. It was a great honor for us to receive such an award. To Say Thanks and to Celebrate: Get the Winner WinRAR 3.51 for FREE on Sunday In order to thank everyone who voted for us and made it possible for us to win this prestigious award, we are offering the WinRAR 3.51 single user license non upgradeable version this Sunday the 30th of …

Hi. I saw this on a warez forum that I used to be a member of, but which has been taken over by other people, & changed into a non-warez forum. They have a 'Legal Issues', with the following post in. The post is by the forum admin: "I think there is a lot of websites on the net that are bringing many illegal materials that should be put down, if you find any of this pages, feel free to place them in a reply or make a thread and introduce this website a little so we can report them on any agency." They then have the following later on in the post: "and Bill Clinton's so called law is not real law at all type in Internet Privacy Act signed by Bill Clinton in 1995 in goo…

New Browser 'Browzar' for Privacy http://www.techtree.com/techtree/jsp/article.jsp?article_id=75595&cat_id=643The founder of Freeserve (a European Internet Service Provider), Ajaz Ahmed, has launched a new Internet Web Browser named "Browzar," which according to the company, is designed to protect user privacy. The new browser allows users to surf the Web without leaving trace (history) of Web sites visited, and protects against leaving personal details on the computers used while accessing the Internet. "Browzar" is geared to automatically delete the cache, history, cookies, and auto-complete forms. Browzar can be downloaded for free in a few seconds, or can be used…

http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6111530.htmlIn the continuation of a long-running arms race, both Apple Computer and Microsoft have seen their music protection technologies come under fire in recent days. In the past month, separate programs have emerged to strip away the digital rights management (DRM) tools that the two technology giants use to protect music from unauthorized duplication. One of the programs counteracts Microsoft's Windows Media DRM, while the other targets Apple's FairPlay. Both companies have long dealt with hackers finding a way to circumvent their content protections. To maintain the confidence of the record labels and other content providers, the …

http://www.mosnews.com/money/2006/09/01/newpiracylaw.shtmlRussia Toughens Internet Piracy Law to Meet WTO Entry TermsOn Friday, Sept. 1, new internet piracy laws took effect in Russia. The new, tougher legislation threatens internet pirates with jail terms of up to five years and is seen as part of Moscow?s drive to join the World Trade Organization.The tough amendment to Russia?s copyright protection law was approved by lawmakers in July 2004 and was aimed specifically at cracking down on illegal distribution through the internet of text, music and video in mp3 format, Kommersant daily said.The amendment granted operators of internet sites in Russia that distribute copyr…

page 1 of 2 http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=17343&ch=biztechTuesday, August 22, 2006Capturing Online Video Pirates Can video fingerprinting and watermarking technology stop copyright violators? YouTube visitors upload 65,000 videos every day and download 100 million of them. Since all those videos have to come from somewhere, it's no surprise that many are pirated -- that is, copied from commercial TV broadcasts and movies and posted without the permission of the copyright holders. YouTube and similar video-sharing services deal with these copyright violations after they occur: by taking down the material if they receive a complaint from the leg…

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Hi ALiEN, i have just downloaded one of your keygens and im wondering which packer you used for it? (Acala Software, CuteDVD) Thanks, Fatmike

http://news.com.com/FBI+calls+for+hacker+help/2100-7348_3-6101475.htmlLAS VEGAS--The FBI needs help from hackers to fight cybercrime, an agency official said Wednesday. "We need your expertise and input as we develop strategies to battle cybercrime in the 21st century," Daniel Larkin, a unit chief in the FBI's cybercrime division, said in his opening address at the annual Black Hat security conference here. As cybercrime has continued to become more sophisticated and organized, federal agencies have increasingly sought to partner with the private sector. Earlier this year, FBI Director Robert Mueller used the RSA Conference to send out a similar message. "The people we'r…

F.E.A.R is releasing its multiplayer game free for download. Visit www.joinfear.com to register and receive your CD-Key via e-mail. So if your interested hook yourself up. You can also download the client via Bittorrent or gaming sites.... which all info can be found at the site above. Happy fragging!

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I'm sure everyone here wants to congratulate you on the arrival of Ted Jnr Best wishes to your whole family at this exciting time! (Apologies if I've missed a discussion elsewhere.)

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Hi all, I recently acquired, " Invision Power Board v2.2 Alpha 3 - IonCube Version" and i want to link it to my web site but i need help! I messed up doing it, it did not work. So, i am asking another member if they can help me. If anyone would like a copy of this i will supply the link to rapidshare, mega... With regards Nick123b

hello. well like me message in ARTeam, this is to say hello again, im writing a littles tutorials but besides i need to speak with teddy rogers so if you can please send me an email to my mailbox see you soon boys!. pd. sorry, my english sucks

There is a bug in WinXP which causes some of your tray icons to disappear. This bug has been around for at least 2 years that I know of. Microsoft keep avoiding the issue by claiming it is the "hide icons" feature - absolute bollocks Dunno what triggers the bug but after installing/uninstalling some apps tray icons start disappearing next time you boot. It's a very annoying bug especially if you need to access tray icons for some functions. Until recently the only sure way I knew to get the icons back was to log off then log on (same user). Tray icons all reappear but then disappear again next time you boot. Finally a cure (at least until next time the bug is trigge…

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-07-27-skype-kazaa-settlement_x.htmLONDON ? Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, the billionaire Internet entrepreneurs who created Kazaa and Skype, have reached into their own pockets to help settle a lawsuit brought by the music and movie industries. Australia's Sharman Networks, the lead defendant in a lawsuit by the movie and music industries which was settled on Thursday, confirmed that Zennstrom and Friis contributed to a payout of well above $100 million."They are one of the parties contributing to the settlement figure," a Sharman spokeswoman said in an e-mail. "(I) cannot say any more other than that the settlement costs are bei…

BitTorrent site operators have an abundance of responsibilities; keeping their servers online, providing the latest torrents, and avoiding a Suprnova fate. With some talent and patience, the first two criteria are well within the administrator's control. The last concept isn't so straight forward, as administrators have been trying for years to keep copyright holders at bay The strategy for accomplishing this varies depending on the BitTorrent site. Although BitTorrent sites are not inherently illegal, the content which they index has been the subject of numerous legal actions. To mitigate the chances of becoming the next LokiTorrent, isoHunt.com and BitTorrent.com both …

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It has always been a big struggle to find the best AV software. This research tries to deal with this problem. Because the study is in french, I have taken the most important stuff out to display it here, but you can find the complete text (11 pages !) at A comparaison is done between 11 of the most used antivirus softwareKaspersky Antivirus 6,0, Norton Antivirus 2006, McAfee VirusScan 10, F-Secure Antivirus 2006, Bit Defender 10 (beta), Panda Titanium 2006, NOD32 and PC Cillin Internet Security 14 13621 virii were scanned (!!!) Green : how many virri were detected Red : time to end the scan 2nd test is performed on 156 of the most common virii 3rd scheme…

Hi Guys, I need some serious help, A colleague of mine is off to the Czech Republic in a few days for a massive reload of some machines there... Except he has just realised that although the company is english, they require the czech MUI. Since we dont own a copy of 2000 Multi Lang, I am begging any and all czech members who own windows 2000 to contact me! Many many thanks, -Whiterat

Hi to all at the forum,can someone suggest a good prog for enhancing the quality of a dvd prior to backing it up.Back in the day of vcr to vcr i had a "toy" that could change the sharpness,colour,contrast ect,of a tape prior to copying it.If someone can suggest a prog that can do this with dvds,that would be great.

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