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Tech ARP have updated their x264 HD benchmarking package. The video encoder (x264.exe) reports a fairly accurate internal benchmark (in frames per second) for each pass of the video encode and it also uses multi-core processors very efficiently. All these factors make this an ideal benchmark to compare different processors and systems to each other.
Tech ARP have also found a bug in the recently released Firefox 3 regarding the WGA plug-in. While validating my installation of Windows Vista Ultimate X64, I came across a bug with the new Firefox 3 browser. It seems the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) plug-in for it has been added to the Mozilla Add-Ons blocklist …
BurningFeetMan has created an OCAU Wiki entry on Spore for OCAU members who are playing this game. You can talk about Spore in this thread.
According to a recent survey conducted by a US information security company, one in three senior IT professionals had accessed confidential data that was not relevant to their role. "All you need is access to the right passwords or privileged accounts and you're privy to everything that's going on within your company," Mark Fullbrook, Cyber-Ark's UK director, said in a statement released along with the survey results.
An exhibition by US photographer Trevor Paglen will display shots of 189 secret reconnaissance satellites. With the help of a computer program that controls the mount of the telescope and keeps it focused on the heavenly body, Paglen says he can get the telescope to swivel with the Earth's rotation. He then uses another telescope attached to a high-end digital camera for his deep-sky shots, similar to the rig he used for his desert shots.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that RFID tags can interfere with medical devices. Out of a total of 123 tests (there were multiple tests with each system on each device), there were 34 incidents of electromagnetic interference. … A panel of medical specialists determined that 22 of these incidents were potentially hazardous …
Australian iTunes users are now able to purchase a selection of ABC, Seven and Nine television shows. "We're thrilled to bring television programming to the iTunes Store in Australia," Eddy Cue, Apple iTunes vice-president, said in a statement. "We're off to a great start with shows from Australia's top networks combined with favourites from the US."
Today's timewaster is from Subcommandante − Monsters' Den: Book of Dread. An expanded and updated version of the popular dungeon crawl RPG. New classes, items, monsters, quests.. as well as an improved interface. Also, a shop!
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