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Chicken chips?: In late June, a chemical engineer from the University of Delaware filed a patent that described a new generation of microchips. The patent proposes to replace silicon -- which has long served as the basis for microchips -- with another material. And what might this mystery component be? Chicken feathers...more here!

Spector Professional Edition: PC monitoring and recording, snapshot recording, email recording, chat recording and keystroke recording with INTELLIGENT & INSTANT Notification when content you specify is encountered.

Microsoft Unwraps New Initiative, Code Names: Microsoft Corp. over the past week has quietly unveiled details about a key new security initiative code-named Palladium, giving the first glimpse into its plan to deliver on its promise of "Trustworthy Computing." ...more here!

Wal-Mart Sells Lindows on Line: Wal-Mart's online store is offering eight different Microtel PCs with LindowsOS included. The computers sell for $300. to $600. USD and will ship in about seven days...More here!

Microsoft Finds Dormant Virus in Korean Software: Microsoft Corp. said on Friday it had unwittingly released a Korean-language version of its development software for online services that was infected with the notorious Nimda virus....more here!

Ruling lets Iowans seek Microsoft refunds: Thousands of Windows 98 users in Iowa could get $40 refunds from Microsoft Corp. after the Iowa Supreme Court reinstated a lawsuit Wednesday that alleges price fixing...more here!

Microsoft Discloses Software Flaw: Microsoft Corp. acknowledged a serious flaw Wednesday in its Internet server software that could allow sophisticated hackers to seize control of Web sites, steal information and use vulnerable computers to attack others online...more here!

Microsoft Defends .NET Passport: Microsoft insisted that its .NET Passport service complied with European data protection laws, rejecting charges that it is "surreptitiously" collecting and passing on personal information about users...more here!

Security Flaw Found in Explorer': - A security flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser could allow a hacker to take control of a remote computer if its user clicks a link to an outdated Internet protocol, a computer security firm says...more here!

Windows 2000 SP3 Nears, Adds Antitrust Tweaks: Microsoft on 5/28/02 issued the Windows 2000 SP3 Release Candidate, marked build 3.140...more here!

Microsoft Changes Software Options: WASHINGTON (AP) - Microsoft Corp. is disclosing how it will let users of its latest Windows software effectively replace its own e-mail, Web browser and instant-messaging tools with rival programs. The action was required by Microsoft's landmark antitrust settlement with the government...more here!

Hole found in Excel XP: A security hole in Microsoft's Excel XP spreadsheet application could allow hackers to take over a user's PC by using specially formed XML stylesheets...more here!

News - Windows XP Patch to Comply with Anti-Trust Deal: The first product changes dictated by a proposed anti-trust settlement...more here!

Microsoft threatened an audit for the 24 largest school districts in the Northwest. Now it appears they may be backing down, according to Steve Duin, the Oregonian columnist. Not only that, he writes that Portland Public Schools is opening 16 Linux computer labs across the districts, at half the cost of a Microsoft-equipped lab. More here!

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Microsoft dealt another blow on Lindows: Microsoft's claim to the word "Windows" suffered another blow this week when a federal judge again questioned the company's assertion that the term is not generic...more here!

Microsoft Releases XP PowerToys Update: If you didn't get update Xp Powertoys yet you can read more here. Months after it originally removed PowerToys for Windows XP from download, Microsoft developers have finally released the long awaited update to the popular tools...more here!

Microsoft Helps Protect Your PC: Microsoft unveils a free tool that searches for security flaws in Windows-2000/XP based computers. In an effort to beef up the security of its software, Microsoft made available a free tool designed to search out security vulnerabilities hiding in Windows-based computers...more here!

Bug Hunter Finds Flaws in Office XP: (AP) Holes in Outlook XP and Excel could allow attackers to take over a system, security researcher warns...more here!

News: Microsoft Corrects CD Burning Flaw in XP: Microsoft posted a new patch to correct some of the problems that has occur when burning CDs under Windows XP...here!

Nvidia Detonator XP Drivers (Windows XP/2000) 28.32: The latest update here!

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New XP Skins v0.9 beta: New free XP Skins by CronoSoft! XP Skins..more here!

Microsoft Program Tracks User Habits: (AP) WASHINGTON - Microsoft's new version of its popular Media Player software creates a list of the digital songs and movies each computer user has played — a potential treasure-trove for marketing companies, lawyers, even snooping spouses...more here!

Rumor - Longhorn: What is "Longhorn"? Windows longhorn appears to be only a minor upgrade to Windows XP the same as win98se was to win98. Longhorn is the next version of Windows, which will follow Windows XP. Microsoft says we can expect Longhorn in late 2002 or early 2003.

A Touchy-Feely Mouse That Goes Bump for XP: Logitech says its iFeel Mouse, which will be available in December, will come bundled with specialized software that lets users "feel" their way through tasks when using Microsoft's Excel, Word and Windows XP...more here!

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Here's some Windows XP hacks & how ~2 links for you.
More links & how~2s added weekly!

New XP Visual Tools V1.0 - By CronoSoft’s - a complete suite of Windows XP desktop enhancement: XP Transparency is the first magic utility from XP Visual Tools pack. XP Visual Style is a great option for making your old Windows Programs look great. XP Logon gives you the opportunity to use multiple Logon’s screens for Windows XP and automatically swapping between them at specified interval. XP Wallpaper offers you a total and complete solution to manage all your wallpaper collections. XP Visual Tools Trial.

Customizer XP 1.8.2 - Customizer XP is an integrated suite of programs that can help you to tweak your Windows 2000/XP to its fullest potential performance or just keep it running like new. It offers a wide range possibility to customize and optimize your Windows program. Whether you want to tweak your Windows registry, cleanup your harddisk, or increase your multimedia and 3D games performance, Customizer XP does it all for you. Customizer XP Trial

MagicTweak: designed to optimize and personalize Microsoft Windows. This unique software makes it easy to tweak hundreds of hidden settings in Windows XP/2000/Me/98, so there is no longer any need to dig through the registry looking for that specific setting (from Start Menu,Desktop,IE skin,System Icon to System Security) that just doesn't seem to be there. With the ability to cutomize almost any aspect of Windows, you can become a Windows expert almost instantly! MagicTweak provides new option to kill process and view the system folder. www.magictweak.com

New Outlook Mail Counter for Windows XP welcome screen: Raizlabs has released a Outlook mail counter for Windows XP. This cool little program tells Outlook 2000 or Outlook XP users if you how many unread email messages you have in your Outlook inbox and places this information on your Windows XP welcome screen. The program is shareware (you can use it for a day or two) and costs $5. to register it. More here!

Nvidia Detonator XP Drivers (Windows XP/2000) 28.32: The latest update features various performance enhancements and optimizations. The NVIDIA Detonator XP Unified Driver Architecture (UDA) delivers new performance optimizations and features in both DirectX and OpenGL. Detonator XP provides a free performance upgrade for your TNT, GeForce2, and GeForce3 families of GPUs. Detonator XP software provides a 30-to-50% increase in performance for all NVIDIA GPUs in both DirectX and OpenGL Application Programming Interfaces. In addition, Detonator XP software exposes new hardware acceleration for Windows XP, enabling new features such as 3D textures and shadow buffers. Requirements Windows 2000/XP 8.2MB, Get it here!

XP Skins v0.9 beta - XP Skins is another free software from CronoSoft: " As the new operating system from Microsoft is here (Windows XP) and not all the older programs can take advantage of the new features of skinable option, we thought that a program who can change with one click this problem will be very useful for you. So, here it is: XP Skins !!! It's all FREE an is waiting for you !!! " Requirements: Windows XP, You can get it here!

MS BootVIS: Is a tool by MS that has been around since beta2 of Whistler and now get popular! With this tool you can speed up your boot process drastically. It optimizes the load process of drivers. Boot and resume times are measured from the time the power switch is pressed to being able to start a program from a desktop shortcut. Click Here to Download - 326 KB self-extracting .exe file; A performance trace visualization tool for use with Windows XP systems. Note: This version of BootVis.exe is compatible with Windows XP builds 2517 and later.

Xteq X-Setup: is a so-called "hacker" or "tweaker" program. It allows you to change settings that are normally hidden deeply in some configuration-files like the registry fast and easily. Xteq X-Setup 6.1

WinRescue XP: Reviewed by Raymond, WebTechGeek.com - This cool little program helps you recover from a Crash in Two Minutes. WinRescue backs up the Registry and important configuration files, provides fourfold protection from system crashes, and also backs up any and all files that you desire...more here!

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP: PowerToys are additional programs that developers work on after a product has been released to manufacturing. They add fun and functionality to the Windows experience..here!

Tweak XP: Tweak-XP has over 22 different utilities in one: it was developed to combine both tweaking and optimizing features to increase the speed of your Windows® XP system. All settings can be done without having any former knowledge, since Tweak-XP informs the user in detail about each option. A tuning utility
especially for Windows® XP! Price $29.95 US - Free Trial Get it here!

WindowBlinds is part of Stardock's Object Desktop Windows desktop enhancement suite. The ultimate GUI customization program. It allows users complete control over how Windows looks and feels. Version 3 has a completely new architecture that integrates WindowBlinds natively into Windows XP. WindowBlinds 3 enables Windows XP to support the thousands of WindowBlinds skins as native Windows XP Styles. Price $19.95 US Free Trial here!

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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 U.S. English: Internet Explorer 6 introduces a broad range of Internet security and privacy standards- Download Now

Netscape 6.2, the latest update to the Netscape browser suite, greatly enhances the performance and stability of Netscape 6 while improving functionality. Features in Netscape 6.2 that help you get your tasks done more quickly include one-click searching from the address bar; Quick Launch. Major updates to the Netscape 6.2 browser include Windows XP support and performance enhancements. Download now!

Net Detective - is an amazing new tool that allows you to "Find out the TRUTH about anyone" if you ever wanted to know about your friends, family, neighbors, employees, and even your boss!" You can even check out yourself. It is all completely legal , and you can do it all in the privacy of your own home without anyone ever knowing. It's even better than hiring a private investigator. Click here!

Windows Messenger Update for Windows® XP Here!

Don't spend hours or possibly days installing your new hard drive. With Drive2Drive your new hard drive can be; partitioned, formatted and cloned in just a few minutes! Click here!

MemMonster - Boost Your PC's Performance, without installing a single piece of expensive hardware. MemMonster is the fastest memory manager which enables your computer to work more efficiently. No matter how much memory you have on your computer, MemMonster will definitely help your computer work faster. Click here!

Outlook Express Archive Pro #1 Most Popular Outlook Express Utility ... Save and Protect your email now the easy way to any drive with automatic scheduled backups. Can also save your Address Book and Internet Favorites! Is your business correspondence, personal finance, and other sensitive information vulnerable to a hard drive Crash? or Virus attack? - Back it up, automatically! Outlook Express Archive Pro - Free Trial - Click here! - 100% guaranteed!

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Here's some Windows XP hacks & how ~2 links for you.
More links & how~2s added weekly! More Mp3 News and Files added weekly!

Zoom Player 2.60 Final: Zoom Player is a Free robust media and DVD front-end player.

Novell spoofs XP flying people - video: link to a Novell spoof video poking fun at the XP flying people ad campaign. here!

New Windows Media Bonus Pack for Windows XP! - "As a special "thanks" for fans of the Windows XP digital media experience, Microsoft offer the Windows Media Bonus Pack for Windows XP! Jam-packed with utilities, PowerToys, visualizations, skins, sound effects, and much more, the free Windows Media Bonus Pack installs on your Windows XP-based PC and lets your personality and creativity shine." Windows Media Bonus Pack for Windows XP - Full Install - 18,200 kb, 90 minutes @ 28.8 kb.

Windows Media Player for Windows XP PowerToys: "Includes a dozen new and updated Windows Media Player for Windows XP PowerToys, designed to give you more control of your music with the MPXP Tray Control, Playlist Import to Excel utility, Media Library Metadata Update Wizard and much more." Click Here!

Windows Media Player skins download page here!

Morpheus: is a full-featured P2P file-sharing application that allows you to search for all types of digital media across the MusicCity Network.

LimeWire: is a software package which enables individuals to search for and share computer files with anyone on the internet.

BearShare: provides a simple, easy to use interface combined with a powerful connection and search engine that puts thousands of different files in easy reach. BearShare is a search tool that lets you locate and download audio, image, and video files from other users.

Audiogalaxy: Satellite is a small and simple program that allows you to share your music with friends and other users on Audiogalaxy.

XP 3D Screen Saver: Would you like to test power of DirectX 8.1 in Windows XP. If so then download here! or go the the microsoft web site at www.microsoft.com/xpscreensaver

Windows XP Bliss Screen Saver: One more screen saver from Microsoft. Available at www.microsoft.com

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Removing Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4.02c and 5.01- code 31 erorr tip: The information in this article applies to: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server..click here!

Evidence Eliminator 5 ~ This program offers complete protection, eliminating tracks you accumulate online. Speed-Up... your PC and Internet Browser, reclaim lost Hard Disk space - All in one click of your mouse! Automatic members discount - Click here!

WebPosition Gold: offers a suite of tools aimed at lifting your Web site into a Top-10 ranking in the major search engines. A top 10 ranking in a major Search Engine like Infoseek, Lycos, AltaVista, or Google will often generate more targeted traffic than an expensive banner advertising campaign - and, a good SearchEngine position is like highly targeted advertising that is both FREE, and effective! Over 90% of the SearchEngines traffic to most Web sites comes from 8 to 10 major SearchEngines. Free Trial here!

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Here's some Windows XP hacks & how ~2 links for you.
More links & how~2s added weekly!

XP- AntiSpy 3.51 ~ XP-AntiSpy is an utility that let's you disable some built-in update and authentication features in WindowsXP.

Customizer XP: The easiest and most complete Windows XP/2000 and Internet explorer tweaking program. Customizer XP offers a wide range possibility to customize and optimize your Windows program. Whether you want to tweak your Windows registry, cleanup your harddisk, or increase your multimedia and 3D games performance, Customizer XP will does it all for you! Click here!

BootXP V1.25: The easy Way To Change The Boot Screen. FreelancE VIP's BootXP: 1.You Can Have Lot's Of Screens (BMPs about 150 Ks) In Your Hard Drive Using a Bit of Space Compared With The Amount Of Space Needed To Store NTOSKRNL.EXE Files (about 1.150 Ks). Use the 10% of Space. 3.Changing The BootScreen Takes Seconds, No Need To Reboot In Safe Mode Tweak Windows File Protection. 4.You Don't Have To Be a Pro For Create Your Own BootScreen And Install It. Free Trial, only $3. to register it www.flvip.com/bootxp/screenshots.htm

Hack your Start Button: Here's how to hack or change your start button in Windows XP Professional. Note: This hack may damage your system! Overclockersclub Click here!

Make Your Windows XP Transparent: Through Glass 2K you can set each Windows's Transparency. Note: This makes your system a bit slow. Read More and download Click Here!

TGT Soft: High-Quality Visual Styles and Visual Style Tools for Windows® XP. Click here!

Logon Loader makes the task of swaping logonui screens easy. Simply select a new logonui file and you're set! You can even preview your logon screens before selecting the one you want. Click here!

XP LogonUI: XP LogonUI makes the task of swaping logonui screens easy. Simply select a new logonui file and you're set! You can even preview your logon screens before selecting the one you want. Click here!

Hack your Welcome Screen in XP!: I found a cool hack to modify your welcome screen on Windows XP to give it a more personal taste. This is a great customization of what you can do since most of us probably got sick of that blue looking log-on screen. You can check out the tutorial here!

XP Themes: This site contains the works of the Osiris Productions Design Team, The following are Themes, Visual Styles and Logon Screens in Correlation With Microsoft Windows eXPerience. Click here!

XP Themes: allows any Windows XP user to completely customize his or her computing environment. Themexp.com click here!

Related: How~2 change Windows 98/Me Startup screen!

Download the Windows XP Screensaver: The 3D Windows XP screensaver shows off the power of DirectX matched with the bright colors of Windows XP. Basic system requirements: Windows XP and a 16 MB video card. Screensaver Download - 397 KB Download File, 3 min @ 28.8 kbps

See Microsoft flash tour for Windows XP Pro here!

See Microsoft flash tour for Windows XP Home Edition here!

Hard Drive MechanicTM is the ONLY PC crash recovery program designed so anyone can get their PC back up and running in minutes. Click here!

MemMonster - Boost Your PC's Performance, without installing a single piece of expensive hardware. MemMonster is the fastest memory manager which enables your computer to work more efficiently. No matter how much memory you have on your computer, MemMonster will definitely help your computer work faster. Click here!

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