directx feb2007 redist = boosting my system

As hardcore games are advanced IT people probably know and agree on, always try to be on the top notch when it comesd to:

-Chipset drivers
-BIOS updare
-Graphic bundles
-Directx Redist.

Me for myself, I am not a hunter of every single frame per second.
I am just happy if things run pretty fast, in a decent speed.

However, after I have installed the directx_feb2007_redist I was baffled about how much fasters certain games like GTR2, NFS Most Wanted, Nascar 2002 run.

If one game would be stuck or unsmoothy on one Widnows installation I would try another. I had to reinstall it several times (because of other reasons). But somehow it seems there was a performance hole, or whatsoever which has nbeen fixed by Miccrosoft just by updating the DirectX 9c installation with that package.

It’s awesome!

Suddenly the games rush (and become harder to play, heehe).

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ICQ 5.1 now with Babylon Dictionary Xtra


Now, ICQ 5.1 comes with a built-in Babylon dictionary Xtra.

Babylon is one of the most known online dictionary and translation software.
So ICQ has here a strong partner to team up with.

Maybe this is seen as a replacement for the often missed dictionary of ICQ Clasic client lovers.

The Babylon Xtra icon appears automatically on the message session window’s toolbar once you have restarted ICQ.

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ICQ Valetine’s Day Special


After many ICQ Specials, this time the (to my knowledge) first Valentine’s Day Special from ICQ.

It’s a mix of ICQ Search results, ecards and ICQ Dating search results based on your gender, age group and country (by default but it can be altered).

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Add your fave YouTube videos to Orkut

Orkut allows now to add your fave YouTube videos” to your profile.

(By the way, I know it also allows adding Google Videos but Google said in the press, that they plan to close down Google Video now that they own YouTube).

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More details about Skype Pro


There are now more details available about Skype Pro.

E.g. what hardware you get cheaper and how the pricing looks:

“Skype Pro – the all-in-one Skype package

Skype Pro is the easiest way of getting the most out of Skype.
This all-in-one package will be launching very soon and you can
get the first five months for just €10 (excl. VATΒΉ).

Enter your email address and we’ll let you know when Skype Pro is available.

Included in Skype Pro:
-Pay nothing per minute to national landlinesΒ².
-Free Skype Voicemail.
-€30 discount on SkypeIn numbers.
-Includes €5 Skype Credit as a special introductory offer.

Also included:
-Save €30 on a Philips VoIP 841 cordless phone.
-Save €10 on an SMC WiFi phone.
-Plus money off Skype Extras, free avatars, emotions and ringtones.

After the first five months, keep all the benefits of Skype Pro for just €2 per month. This recurring fee will be automatically deducted from your Skype balance.
There is no commitment – you can opt-out at any time.

ΒΉ €11.50 where VAT applies.

Β² A connection fee applies to all SkypeOut calls.”

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How to prepare for Windows Vista 64bit

one year after Windows XP X64 (just sounds nicer =) ), now time to worry about drivers for Windows Vista 64bit. (Yes, I will buy the SB version again)

And I had to find out, the drivers are not such a big issue really, depending on your hardware.

So how does it look like?

Good.

-My Logitech QuickCam Orbit MP is supported with Windows Vista 64bit (If you select them, you get the same download like Windows XP X64 – so they use the same drivers for both OS’)

-Motherboard chipset drivers are included in Windows Vista already

-The Epson Stylus Color 980 is supported with an USB driver delivered with Vista, too.

-I have read on the internet that the Windows XP X64 drivers for my wheel will work under Vista 64bit, too.

-Thanks to Windows Update and Google I know that there are Windows XP X64 drivers for my USB NIC. There is a good chance that those also will come with Vista eventhough the Vista Advisor says it’s not (so maybe also with windows update) or I just use the XP X64 driver.

-Unfortunately due to a missunderstanding with Epsons, I have to stay corrected, there are no drivers planned for my Perfection 2480 Photo flatbed scanner. I have just tested and learned about the software VueScan
It works great and it comes with a driver supporting 64bit windows xp and vista as I have read.
Sure, it will cost me money, but this is better than buying a new scanner, as I have 1) no money for that and b) I have just bought it from Eposon as brand new, half a year ago.

-My USB Headset is using the C-Media codec which should be no problem for Vista.

-My office keyboard requires no drivers, the extra function keys and scrolling wheel are managed by Trust application software which is compatible with Windows XP X64 (eventhough not explecitely mentioned on their homepage) so I don’t expsect any problems under Vista 64bit.

-Vista 64bit drivers/apps are offered for my Logitech MX1000 mouse.

-For the Joystick Attack 3 only XP X64 drivers/app yet (hope/think it should work under Vista 64bit).

-TV USB II card: I have got windows xp x64 drivers from Leadtek but they did not adjust the drivers (inf etc) so it won’t install (but they insisted it was me being too stupid to install it – but windows just refused to acceppt the driver).

An IT system administrator from Bulgaria confirmed my guess when he requested the drivers from me and he took it apart.

Installing Windows Vista 64bit will be a nice adventure, I guess! πŸ™‚

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SPH 101 firmware 1.0.46.11 now officially announced

The Netgear SPH101 firmware 1.0.46.11 now officially announced by Netgear and can be downloaded from the firmware page.

The full changelog can be found here.

Enjoy! πŸ™‚
The phone will be less buggy thanks to this firmware, so you really should do the update!…

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Swicki just got better!

Swicki is continously improving.

Yesterday, they have sent me the follwing email:

“Hi,
How do you make your swicki better than Google? By getting help from the
experts in your swicki community!

This is a quick note to let you know about a great new “Community Features”
in your swicki.

It is estimated that people find what they want from general search engines
only 40-70% of the time. We want to make that closer to 100% and your
swicki’s new tools will allow your community members to fill in any gaps in
the search results.

Your swicki uses the information you give it, along with the best indexing
technologies, to gather search results about your topic. No matter how good
the automatic tools it uses, there will still be gaps that you and other
experts can now easily fill. This means your swicki can become the
definitive search destination on the web for “Nafcom’s Crap Blog! Cloud”.

Your swicki users can now:
* Vote for results directly on a new results page:
http://nafcoms-crap-blog-cloud-swicki.eurekster.com
* Easily write an answer directly into the search results (see the
“Write your own search result” link at the top of the swicki
results page).
* Use the new WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor for writing
great looking search results, including: URL links and embedded video.
* See a list of unanswered questions that includes search terms people
have searched for or asked on your swicki but didn’t find good
answers for:
http://swicki.eurekster.com/communityunanswered.php?gid=badc2879-eeac-472f-9ee2-cf5f50f4cb93
* Subscribe to your swicki for the latest questions and answers using
your swicki’s RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed:
http://nafcoms-crap-blog-cloud-swicki.eurekster.com/rss.php“

So, what does this mean? Yes, it means you are now able to ask me questions about the search result you have entered in my Swicki hot search. Also if you know an answer to the questions asked by other blog readers you can answer them.

I will keep it and just see what the outcome of this all is. Hopefully something good πŸ™‚

Well, they are moving towards making the blogs using it more and more truly community powered.

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