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By TheGodOfKratos · Posted
Still 3x what it should cost. So, it seems the trick is to increase price by 6x so that a reduction in price back to 4x looks like a steal. "You savvy shoppers win again!" I'm glad I'm not in a desperate spot to actually even need this overpriced crap. Hopefully, it comes back down by the time for when (or if) I ever do. -
By Noveed · Posted
No M1? Wow! -
By Noveed · Posted
Although AI is great and has it's use cases they likely have massively overhyped it and it has not delivered as per their expectations. I fully expect them to start saying the same things again when it does get to a certain level of intelligence! -
By Usama Jawad96 · Posted
Microsoft wants to end printer driver headaches with Windows Ready Print by Usama Jawad A few days ago, Microsoft released Windows 11 Experimental build 26300.8553, bringing a ton of enhancements such as Start menu customization, search improvements, Taskbar polish, and other minor UI tweaks. Another relatively major enhancement snuck deep within the change log was related to upgrades to the Windows printing experience. Now, Microsoft has shared more details about these benefits. For starters, Microsoft has renamed its Modern Print Platform to Windows Ready Print. The company believes that this name highlights its shift in strategy, which now focuses on modernizing, securing, and streamlining the printing experience for Windows devices. Some of the upgrades present in Windows Ready Print have already been seeded to customers and partners. This includes ending support for third-party printer drivers via Windows Update and transitioning towards the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) and the native Windows IPP printer driver. In line with these changes, new printer installations will default to Windows Ready Print on eligible devices starting from July 2026. However, Microsoft recognizes that not all environments will be able to migrate to this platform immediately, so it will allow users to choose between installing the printer via Windows Ready Print or the traditional OEM process. Users will be able to toggle this configuration through Settings > Bluetooth & Devices > Printers & Scanners > Printer preferences. This control applies only to new printer installations, and its functionality can also be modified via Group Policy as follows: Launch Group Policy Editor Navigate to Local Computer Policy -> Administrative Templates -> Printers Find and select 'Configure Windows Ready Print driver ranking' -> double click to open it Select 'Enabled' (if you wish to enable Windows Ready Print driver selection) or 'Disabled' (if you wish to explicitly disable Windows Ready Print driver selection). Select Apply Select OK Similarly, if you set up Windows protected print mode through the same setting in Windows 11, it will also default to using Windows Ready Print exclusively. Microsoft hopes that these improvements will help eradicate dependency on OEM-specific driver installation processes and simplify printer installations. We'll likely find out more about other tangible benefits in the coming months. -
By IATW · Posted
Hey what's about the proton vpn firefox extension ? It's not working today
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Geronimo
Could a mod make this a sticky.
http://tux.neonix.org/information/applicat...ationindex.html
Thanks to Tux for compiling this list.
klipfolio http://www.serence.com/site.php?page=prod_klipfolio
neowin Klip http://www.klipfarm.com/farm.php?page=info&klip=123
Coolmon:
http://www.daisyman.arsware.org/coolinfo/
Desktop Weather and Neowin Post
http://www.desktopweather.<< spam >>/
Neowin button for IE toolbar:
http://www.btinternet.com/~bolton64.family...ges/NeoIcon.zip
Quicknotes:
http://lowdimension.net/download/?name=qui...uickNotes03.zip
True Luanch Bar:
http://www.tsoftcentral.com/tlb/
Rainlendar:
http://sivut.koti.soon.fi/rainy/
MAC (mpeg audio collection)
winamp
trillian (best msg app)
eDonkey (get your ass in gear, hehe, best p2p for big stuff)
Active Desktop Calendar
Quick Search Toolbar
beatNik (clock)
Ghrone (clock)
amiNews
EzPop (checks mail)
mirc:
http://www.mirc.com/
supercleaner:
http://www.southbaypc.com/
mailwasher:
http://www.mailwasher.net/download.php
reshacker:
http://rpi.net.au/~ajohnson/resourcehacker/
registry crawler:
http://www.4dev.com/regc/index.htm
editpad lite:
http://www.jgsoft.com/zips/EditPad.zip
barlaunch & T-launch
http://www.hi-ho.ne.jp/kyagi/enu/
visualroute:
http://www.visualware.com/visualroute/index.html
acdsee:
http://www.acdsystems.com/English/index.htm
stuffit expander:
http://www.aladdinsys.com/downloads/
iconshop:
http://users.pandora.be/liontech/Download.htm
netcaptor:
http://www.netcaptor.com/
logonloader:
http://www.radfiles.com/logonloader/
WINBAR
www.winbar.nl
Power Menu
WinPulse
http://aka.com.ua/dev.htm
Chameleon Clock:
http://www.softshape.com/cham
Aversoft Sticker: (desktop note app)
http://www.aversoft.com/sticker/
Copernic 2001 - http://www.copernic.com
Netscape - http://home.netscape.com/computing/download
ICQ - http://www.icq.com/download
QuickTime - http://www.apple.com/quicktime
Editor Pro Suite
http://www.dcalcoda.com/
EDIT: Just checked site, it's now called "Write Source
Alkonost MaxFormat
http://user.nnov.cityline.ru/~a2200/maxfor...rmat/index.html
DVDcutter stream and mp3CDwav converter
http://www.jummpa.com
CDR-WIN
http://www.goldenhawk.com
FlashFXP
http://www.flashfxp.com
I find these little apps extremely helpful and they save A LOT of time and clicking PLUS they're free. I would strongly suggest getting the following nice little apps. I install them on every machine I have.
RjH Extensions - (freeware) simple utility that will add a number of useful functions to the context menu of Windows Explorer.
AIRoboform - (freeware)one-click web form filler and password manager with some serious Artificial Intelligence (AI) inside.
PathCopyEx - (freeware) A very simple shell extension that copies the text path of any file/folder in Explorer to the clipboard. Saves a bit of time on all those annoying Browse for Folder windows.
Panicware's Pop-up Stopper - (freeware) best pop-up stopper around.
I have a few others but those are the best I could think of off the top of my head. Take a look at Shell Extension City for more of these gems.
SmartFTP - http://www.smartftp.com
WinRAR - http://www.rarsoft.com
StyleXP - http://www.tgtsoft.com
Metapad
Best Text Editor (Notepad Style)
http://www.liquidninja.com/metapad/
CDex
Best CD -> MP3
http://www.cdex.n3.net/
Xteq X-Setup
Best Tweaker
http://www.xteq.com/products/xset/
PropertiesPlus
Change various setting of file in explorer
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/cool/kish/pplusmain.htm
StatupCPL
Edit all programs that start on boot
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
DiskData
http://www.digallery.com/diskdata/
Glass2k(win2kXP only)
Transparent Windows
http://www.chime.tv/products/glass2k.shtml
PrcView
Good for win9x, gives more detail than task manager
http://www.xmlsp.com/pview/prcview.htm
United Devices
http://members.ud.com/home.htm
Distributed.net
Use your computer when not in use towards finding the RC5-64 key
http://www.distributed.net/download/clients.html
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Wizmo
Great app for advanced power savings
http://grc.com/wizmo/wizmo.htm
IDServe
Find out what webserver that site is running on
http://grc.com/id/idserve.htm
Netstat Live
Info about your net connection
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/n...network/nsl.htm
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Zonealarm
Firewall (go for the free version)
http://www.zonelabs.com/
Tiny Personal Firewall Kerio Personal Firewall
Another Firewall, just more configurable
http://www.tinysoftware.com/home/tiny?s=91...&pg=tpf_summary
http://www.kerio.com/parser/mainpage.php?id=204&lg=1
Anti Virus Guard
Free Antivirus
http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_index.htm
AdAware
AdwareSpyware on your system, see if there is any?
http://www.lsfileserv.com/aaw.html
WinVNCTightVNC
Run your computer from anywhere over the net.
http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/winvnc.html http://www.tightvnc.com/
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Foxserv
Test your website from your PC, without uploading and then testing.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/foxserv/
Apache
Apache Webserver :)
http://www.apache.org/
GuildFTPd
Free FTP server
http://www.nitrolic.com/
D2G
Never have to remember and fiddle with changing IP addresses again, just an address.
http://dns2go.deerfield.com/
1st Page
Best HTML code editor ever.
http://evrsoft.com/1stpage/
Movable Type
Ever wanted a [we]blog?
http://www.movabletype.org/
Articons
http://www.aha-soft.com/
Microangelo
http://www.impactsoft.com/
?????????
http://excursion.cjb.net
quicktime player
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/[Statbaratbar
http://www.statbar.nl[Irfanviewnview
Image editor
http://www.irfanview.com[/Dremples les
Active Wallpaper
http://www.geisswerks.com/drempels/index.html
Quintessential Player
Real player and Realone player
ieSpell
Spell checker for text boxes in IE (such as forum posts here)
YourCPL
Add any executable app to control pannel such as WinXP TweakUI
Shell Toys
Tons of tools for Context Menu!
Context Edit
Add, remove Context Menu options.
FolderBox
Surf multiple folders in Explorer (also works in IE) great for using the built in Windows FTP functionality.
Cursor XP Free (Formerly CursorEX)
For win 2k/XP only, better mouse cursors can load animated gifs, png files..check out the site. (Formerly CursorEX)
ICQ Plus
Skin your ICQ
TCP/IP Optimizer
Optimize TCP/IP registry values
Registry Explorer
Registry Editor Shell extension integrates directly into Explorer
Windows XP PowerToys
They have returned! Be sure to uninstall previous ones first though.
Refresher for IE
Adds window refreshing capabilities to IE, works great especially for windows I generally leave open
Invision for mIRC 6.01 Beta 2.0
SpaceMonger (hard drive space visualizer):
Have a Command Prompt window inside Explorer!!!!
MP3-Info Extension
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