2007/08/25

K-Lite Codec Pack 3.3.8 Beta

credit by dodie

This Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your movie files. You should be able to play all the popular movie formats and even some rare formats. The K-Lite Codec Pack has a couple of major advantages compared to other codec packs: It it always very up-to-date with the latest versions of the codecs; It is very user-friendly and the installation is fully customizable, meaning that you can install only those components that you really want; It has been very well tested, so that the package doesn't contain any conflicting codecs; It is a very complete package, containing everything you need to play your movies; and has different packages. Full contains even more codecs. It also has encoding support for various formats. This package is for power users and people who do their own encodings.

Latest Changes:

Updated Media Player Classic
Updated ffdshow to revision 1438
Updated CoreAVC to version 1.5
Updated AC3Filter to version 1.46
Updated AC3Filter.ACM to version 1.46
Updated FLV splitter Minor changes

2007/08/17

Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility v8.3.1.1009

Credit by Goofy


The Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility installs the Windows* INF files. The INF files inform the operating system how to properly configure the chipset for specific functionality, such as AGP, USB, Core PCI, and ISAPNP services.

SiSoftware Sandra XII (2008.1.12.30)

Post by palado

SiSoftware Sandra (the System ANalyser, Diagnostic and Reporting Assistant) is an information & diagnostic utility. It should provide most of the information (including undocumented) you need to know about your hardware, software and other devices whether hardware or software. Sandra is a (girl) name of Greek origin that means "defender", "helper of mankind". We think that's quite fitting.

It works along the lines of other Windows utilities, however it tries to go beyond them and show you more of what's really going on. Giving the user the ability to draw comparisons at both a high and low-level. You can get information about the CPU, chipset, video adapter, ports, printers, sound card, memory, network, Windows internals, AGP, PCI, PCIe, ODBC Connections, USB2, 1394/Firewire, etc.

Native Unicode ports for 32-bit Windows (2000/XP/2003/Vista), 64-bit & x64 Windows (XP/2003/Vista) as well as Windows CE (Pocket PC 2002/2003/2003SE, Smart Phone 2002/2003/2003SE, CE .Net 4.20) are available.

2007/08/11

Windows Live Folder Beta transforms into Live Skydrive Beta

Post by palado

Good News! Windows Live Skydrive (formerly Windows Live Folders) is now available in the United States in English and Spanish, Great Britain, and India! You will not be able to access the Live Skydrive site if you are outside these markets. We look forward to growing into further markets in the future!
When you sign in to Windows Live Skydrive, you're in charge. For each folder you create, you choose who has access to it. Add new folders, rename them, or change who has access at any time.

Always where you need them

- 500 MB of free online storage, available from any computer with Internet access.- Create personal, shared, and public folders -- you decide who has access to each folder.
- Skydrive work well on any Windows or Macintosh computer with Firefox 1.5 or higher, or Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher.

Social software coverage now on Download Squad

Credit by Dybwad

Yes folks, it is the end of an era -- or at least, the end of this blog as we know it. Our Social Software coverage has been subsumed by a larger entity, although without the usual acquisition rumours, inebriated launch party (complete with Flickr RSS feed) or sudden influx of VC money. Our own Download Squad will be proudly taking over coverage of news in the social software space, so tune in over there for your daily fix; set your new bookmarks to the Social Software category or the main Download Squad site, and reorient your voracious newsreaders to the Social Software RSS feed and/or the Download Squad main RSS feed.

2007/08/07

IsoBuster 2.2 Beta

Posted by Anonymous

IsoBuster can rescue lost files from a bad or trashed CD or DVD or a Blu Ray disc (e.g. BD or HD DVD). Save important documents, precious pictures or video from the family, your only system backup, etc.

Latest Changes: Support for command line parameters (See help for syntax)

Support for mkisofs El Torito Patch (boot image) ( Enable in options )

Support for spanned *.dmg image files. (*.dmg, *.002.dmgpart, *.003.dmgpart)

Option to specify that extraction of image files is in *.ISO format, rather than *.TAO or *.BIN (See options)

Image file extraction save dialog, 'save as type' allows to select between *.ISO and *.TAO or *.BIN Ability to hide [Business] features via options Show file extents. (Show the different parts of a file, when it is fragmented on disc. Help)

Ability to add/edit extents on custom created files (e.g. Lost and Found and Customizable file system)

Ability to add a customizable file system (where you can add, edit files, for engineering purposes)

Show [xx%] status in task bar at the bottom, during extraction Improvements for UTF7 and UTF8 interpretation More progress information is exposed when completing a managed image file Various smaller GUI improvements, e.g. icons Various smaller improvements

Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Alpha 7 (Gran Paradiso)

post by palado

Mozilla Firefox project (formerly Firebird, which was formerly Phoenix) is a redesign of Mozilla's browser component, written using the XUL user interface language and designed to be cross-platform. It includes a popup blocker, tabbed browsing, a smarter search, hassle free downloading, and improved privacy and security.

CloneDVD Mobile 1.1.5.3 beta

Posted by DaWeSTi

CloneDVD mobile converts your DVD movies quickly and easily into a format that your mobile equipment Sony PSP, Apple iPod Video, iAudio X5, Creative Labs ZEN Vision, etc) can play. You can also convert your DVDs to other file formats, such as DivX, XviD, AVI, MP4, etc. With CloneDVD mobile you can put your favourite movies or TV series on your mobile video equipment and watch them wherever and whenever you want. Let the kids watch their favourite cartoons in the car.

Version 1.1.5.3 beta: 2007 08 06

- fix: with selected subtitles, CloneDVD mobile crashed on sometitles
- fix: MP4Box.exe didn't work under Vista, so PSP full resolutionfiles weren't created - workaround implemented
- fix: a bug in mencoder.exe resulted in faulty AVC files