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I will be redoing the TrueCrypt Benchmarks in the next week on a new PC that is standard spec where I work. It will be Core 2 based with 1GB RAM and SATA drives. I am running TrueCrypt’s FDC on my MacBook Pro under Bootcamp and I haven’t noticed any perceivable performance drop even playing [...]

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This is one of the coolest apps I have come across for Vista.
WDS Vista Addon
p.s. This guys works for MS as a Search Tech dev NICE

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Damn this error
NDP1.1sp1-KB928366-X86.exe
The upgrade patch cannot be installed by the Windows Installer service because the program to be upgraded may be missing blah blah blah…….

This has been annoying me no end, and am pretty sure I am not the only one. If you don’t believe me do a Google search,
In my case however [...]

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6 Months later and I am still with Vista. I do not get why people are having problems using it, yes it is slower and you need a “new” machine but I find the experience more satisfying.
I have a Core2 E6600, 2GB DDR400 RAM, 250GB SATA Hard drive for Windows and a 7900GS 512MB Graphics [...]

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Excerpt from MyADSL
Hackers have released a sample code for a virus that could infect both Linux and Windows PCs.
The virus, which was given the double name Virus.Linux.Bi.a/ Virus.Win32.Bi.a, was reported last week by security firm Kaspersky Lab.
Security researchers worry that the malicious code may be part of a disturbing new trend of viruses that can [...]

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Mark’s Sysinternals Blog: The Case of the Mysterious Driver
A bit biased mabye but still worth the read. He is not one of the top Security dudes in the world for nothing.
In case you do not know who he is (sic) have a read on the Sysinternal About Us page
Between him and Steve Gibson they are [...]

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Microsoft driver flaw saps battery strength | CNET News.com
Microsoft has confirmed the existence of a flaw in its USB 2.0 drivers for Windows XP Service Pack 2 that can cause a notebook to consume power at a faster-than-expected rate when using a peripheral device.
The issue, first uncovered by Tom’s Hardware two weeks ago, appears to [...]

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