Firefox Tweak Guide

3 July 2009

I have revised the Firefox Tweak Guide for all the changes in Firefox 3.5. The guide not only contains descriptions of the new features, as well as all existing features, it has every major tip and tweak required to customize Firefox 3.5 to suit your needs and get the most out of this browser.

Game Patches

3 July 2009

Killing Floor - Update via Steam

Talisman Online - 1553 Patch

Winamp 5.56

2 July 2009

The free Winamp media player has been updated to Version 5.56. Changes include a range of fixes and improvements.

SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio 1.04.0090

2 July 2009

Creative has released an official 1.04.0090 driver specifically designed for the X-Fi Xtreme Audio under Windows Vista and Windows 7.

AutoRuns 9.51

2 July 2009

Microsoft has released AutoRuns 9.51, updating this free startup software identification utility. This version fixes several bugs and adds support for showing the Windows 7 Sidebar Gadget configuration.

Game Patches

2 July 2009

Blood Bowl - 1.0.1.2 Patch

Empire: Total War - Update via Steam

NecroVision - 1.2 Patch

Steam Client - Update via Steam

Game Patches

1 July 2009

5Street - 0.25 Patch

Drug Wars - Update via Steam

Firefox 3.5

1 July 2009

Mozilla has released Version 3.5 of the Firefox browser. This is a major release, as it updates Firefox with a range of changes, most of which are under the hood, resulting in faster performance, greater stability and support for new web technologies. The most obvious new feature of Firefox 3.5 is Private Browsing Mode which allows users to browse without Firefox retaining any data on which sites and pages have been visited. I recommend that all users do a full uninstall of their existing version of Firefox as covered at the bottom of this page of the Firefox Tweak Guide, and then reboot and install Firefox 3.5. Note that I will update the Firefox Tweak Guide for Firefox 3.5 in the next few days.

Game Patches

30 June 2009

Left 4 Dead - Update via Steam

Windows 7

29 June 2009

Paul Thurrot has posted a comprehensive Comparison of the features of the various editions of Windows 7.

Game Patches

29 June 2009

ArmA 2 - 1.02.58134 Patch

Blood Bowl - 1.0.1.1 Patch

Battlefield Heroes

27 June 2009

EA has launched the free game Battlefield Heroes, from Dice, the makers of the previous Battlefield games. The game client download and instructions can be found at the Official Battlefield Heroes Site. There is also a FAQ and a Newcomer Guide for the game.

Windows 7 Pre-Orders

27 June 2009

Microsoft has announced that there is a heavily discounted price available for Windows 7 Home Premium and Professional Upgrade Editions for US residents who pre-order before 11 July 2009. The pre-order is now officially open, however some things to note:

These are upgrade editions, which means you need to own a qualifying full version of XP or Vista to install them.

Every Windows 7 retail box - except Home Basic - comes with both 32-bit and 64-bit install discs.

Vista users can do a clean install or in-place upgrade, while XP users can only do a clean install.

If you want to upgrade from a 32-bit version of XP or Vista to a 64-bit version of Windows 7, you need to choose the electronic purchase option and select the x64 download, then burn it to disc and do a clean install.

Update: The offer is also open to Canadian, UK and Japanese residents via participating retailers as detailed here.

EVGA SLI Enhancement Patch

27 June 2009

EVGA has released an SLI Enhancement Patch which updates the SLI profiles in the latest Forceware drivers to include SLI support for a range of recent games. Note that this patch works for all graphics cards, not just EVGA cards.

Game Patches

27 June 2009

The Sims 3 - 1.2.7 Patch

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