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Wikileaks releases massive set of Afghan war files

Document-leaking group releases tens of thousands of classified files to newspapers including the U.K. Guardian, which calls it a “devastating portrait of the failing war in Afghanistan.”

Mimicking Apple an imperative for PC makers

PC makers are imitating Apple as fast as they can–and for good reason.

AnyDVD & AnyDVD HD 6.6.7.8 Beta

AnyDVD is a driver which descrambles DVD Movies automatically in the background This DVD appears unprotected and region code free for all applications and the Windows operating system as well With AnyDVD 39 s help copy tools like CloneDVD Pinnacle Instant Copy InterVideo DVD Copy etc are able to copy CSS protected Movies You can remove the RPC region code thereby making the movie region free and viewable on any DVD player and with any DVD player software With the help of AnyDVD you can watch movies with non matching region codes with every DVD Player Software you like AnyDVD is capable of removing unwanted movie features including subtitles and prohibition messages such as copyright and FBI warnings It also allows you to launch an external application whenever you insert or remove a disc or prevent 39 PC friendly 39 software from automatically launching when you insert a video DVD AnyDVD decrypts not just DVDs AnyDVD allows you also to play copy and rip protected Audio CDs Decryption is not all that AnyDVD offers You can control the drive speed of your DVD drive allowing you to reduce the noise level when watching movies on your PC You can even adjust the display frequency of your monitor for both NTSC and PAL displays

At 3,000 miles, Road Trip 2010 hits New Hampshire

Road Trip 2010: On the east coast, the mileage comes slower, what with the density of the region, and longer stays in places like New York and Boston. Still, Road Trip 2010 has now gone far enough to cross the country.

Road Trip Pic of the Day, 7/25: What is this?

If you know what this is and where it’s located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.

OO DiskImage Professional Edition v5.5.100 x86 & x64 Retail + Serial

With O amp O DiskImage you can quickly and easily create images of individual data drives and entire systems The new Workstation Edition in combination with the O amp O Enterprise Management Console is also there to support you when you rsquo re working within a network Remote installation across a network and the new Job Assistant are two factors that help make your working day a more efficient one nbsp Key features Command processing scripting ability Boot CD for starting directly without prior installation Job Assistant for time scheduling program functions Network support Images can be mounted as virtual drives

Outpost Security Suite Pro 7.0.2 (3377.514.1238)

ALL IN ONE INTERNET SECURITY Comprehensive Internet protection featuring antivirus firewall antispam web safety and proactive defense tools It is a robust combination of award winning firewall fast and effective anti malware personalized antispam and proactive Host Protection module to defend against the majority of Internet risks Includes automated configuration service and other user aids Outpost Security Suite Pro provides the first line of defense against rogue software by proactively controlling how programs behave and interact on a PC The Host Protection safeguard which proactively monitors for and blocks the kinds of sophisticated hacking techniques used to compromise or steal data means that malicious activity is no longer possible By analyzing threats and displaying actionable alerts Host Protection stops zero day attacks and shields the computer against inappropriate operations rendering it ldquo defended in advance rdquo against security risks like botnets and inadvertent data disclosure

Outpost Firewall Pro 7.0.2 (3377.514.1238)

YOUR ESSENTIAL INTERNET DEFENSE Leading personal firewall with antispyware proactive defense and secure browsing tools Outpost Firewall Pro provides a superior arsenal of defense against PC infiltration Outpost ensures your online security with solid protection against all Internet borne threats Outpost is the first personal firewall developed with Open Architecture It is also the first personal firewall that supports plug ins Sample plug ins are included to show how this revolutionary technology can easily be employed for such tasks as Intrusion Detection Advertisement Blocking Content Filtering E mail Guard and Privacy Control It is equipped with every feature a personal firewall should have It is the most functional firewall in the world It supports all the latest security techniques and features such as Full Stealth Mode Anti Leak and MD5 Authentication Being online is fraught with dangers Internet worms spyware agents Trojan horses hijackers and more can wreak havoc causing anything from slow performance to system crashes to full blown identity theft And to provide you with the kind of protection you need in these days of cyberthieves and online extortionists your firewall must be able to monitor all inbound and outbound traffic and protect you from any unauthorized intrusion by rendering your PC invisible to anything that you haven rsquo t authorized to see it

µTorrent 2.0.3.20683 Stable

micro Torrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint micro Torrent was designed to use as little cpu space and memory as possible while offering all the functionalites expected from advanced clients With BitTorrent you can download files faster and contribute by sharing files and bandwidth Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in micro Torrent including bandwidth prioritization scheduling RSS auto downloading and Mainline DHT compatible with BitComet Additionally micro Torrent supports the Protocol Encryption joint specification compatible with Azureus 2 4 0 0 and above BitComet 0 63 and above and peer exchange micro Torrent was written with efficiency in mind Unlike many torrent clients it does not hog valuable system resources typically using less than 6MB of memory allowing you to use the computer as if it weren 39 t there at all Additionally the program itself is contained within a single executable less than 400 KB in size

Various icon toolbar graphic and status icon replacements are available and creating your own is very simple micro Torrent also has support for localization and with a language file present will automatically switch to your system language If your language isn 39 t available you can easily add your own or edit other existing translations to improve them The developer puts in a lot of time working on features and making things more user friendly Releases only come out when they 39 re ready with no schedule pressures so the few bugs that appear are quickly addressed and fixed

AnyDVD & AnyDVD HD 6.6.7.7 Beta

AnyDVD is a driver which descrambles DVD Movies automatically in the background This DVD appears unprotected and region code free for all applications and the Windows operating system as well With AnyDVD 39 s help copy tools like CloneDVD Pinnacle Instant Copy InterVideo DVD Copy etc are able to copy CSS protected Movies You can remove the RPC region code thereby making the movie region free and viewable on any DVD player and with any DVD player software With the help of AnyDVD you can watch movies with non matching region codes with every DVD Player Software you like AnyDVD is capable of removing unwanted movie features including subtitles and prohibition messages such as copyright and FBI warnings It also allows you to launch an external application whenever you insert or remove a disc or prevent 39 PC friendly 39 software from automatically launching when you insert a video DVD AnyDVD decrypts not just DVDs AnyDVD allows you also to play copy and rip protected Audio CDs Decryption is not all that AnyDVD offers You can control the drive speed of your DVD drive allowing you to reduce the noise level when watching movies on your PC You can even adjust the display frequency of your monitor for both NTSC and PAL displays