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µTorrent 1.5 is released.

This is the biggest release ever. The major changes are of course Peer Exchange and Protocol Encryption, in combination with optimizations to download speed and harddisk accesses.

The biggest GUI change is a new category list that sorts your torrents by label.

The full changelog can be found at http://utorrent.com/download/1.5/utorrent-1.5.txt

Source: http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=7199

Yup, the latest version of µTorrent has been released. µTorrent is a very good Bittorrent client, very lightweight and no installation needed! I’ve been using it together with Bitcomet (both of them are really good, I couldn’t make up my mind so why not just use both?).

Download µTorrent here: µTorrent Download Site

What’s so great about AJAXPress?

AJAXPress aims to be a very minimal, but very usable, AJAX powered blogging system. AJAXPress is focused on ease of use, web standards, and speed. AJAXPress is not full of unnecessary features that just confuse the user. AJAXPress is light, fast, and simple. And best of all, it’s 100% free open source!

LINK: http://www.ajaxpress.org/

You can view the demo blog here: http://www.ajaxpress.org/demo

And here’s the demo admin panel: http://www.ajaxpress.org/demo/admin Uname: demo, Pword: demo

It’s a fully AJAX-powered blogging system. Looks a lot like Wordpress though (maybe because both are open-source? I realised that a lot of websites are implementing AJAX recently, especially websites with blog/journal function. At the moment, it seems very simple, but perhaps that’s just because it’s still in a very early stage of development? Will it be as popular as Wordpress one day?

Introduced this month, the system will allow 20,000 households to surf the web and download material at speeds up to 2,000 times faster than present services. Users will, for example, be able to download all 32,640 pages of the Encyclopaedia Britannica in less than seven seconds, managers of the government-funded project said.

Most commercially-available broadband connections operate at a speed of 2 megabits per second (2Mb/s), but the Shoreditch project can access internet images and content at a speed of up to 2 billions of bits per second (2Gb/s).

Source: TimesOnline

I mentioned about 100Mbps broadband just a while ago (click here) and now 2Gbps connection is already out?? Not for everyone though, lucky those people who are staying in Shoreditch, East London! (anyone of you from East London?) I wonder how long will it take for this high-speed broadband to be available to other consumers, and how much will it cost?

Also, could this be the answer to all the critisms on how the UK is much behind other developed countries in terms of providing a high-speed broadband service?

What is CoComment?

coComment will enable you to efficiently track your comments comments and conversations with others across the blogosphere

Have you ever surf around in a blogosphere, leaving comments but later forgotten all about it? With CoComment, you will be able to track all your comments in other blogs and also conversations of others even if you did not leave any comments. You can also implement it on your blog, showing your visitors your commenting activity. Isn’t it cool?

It used to be by invitation only, but it’s now open for public!

CoComment supports :
TypePad, MSN Space, MySpace, Xanga, Blogger, WordPress, Flickr + many more

Link: http://www.cocomment.com/

Japanese toilets are something very special. Everything is raised automatically, the seat is heated and there’s even a small Karcher at 180bar (ok, maybe not 180, but it’s powerful) for the more intimate parts. And now there is an SD slot and an MP3 player!!!

Source: AkihabaraNews

A high tech toilet! Imagine using the toilet while enjoying the music from the MP3 player…. You don’t even need put down the toilet bowl lid, it’s fully automated! I wonder how much it will cost, and will we all be able to enjoy this?

For more information, visit Toto, the manufacturer’s website.
Link: http://www.toto.co.jp/products/toilet/t00004/03.htm

There’s a video about this toilet as well. Watch it here:
Link: Click here

NTL is to begin field trials of ultra fast broadband next month in a bid to hit speeds of up to 100Mb.

The UK cableco, which has received the thumbs up to acquire Telewest and is still holding talks to buy Virgin Mobile, is hooking up with US outfit ARRIS to run the trials. The firms have already completed testing in the lab, but want to see how well the technology works in the real world.

Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/10/ntl_trial/

100Mbps? That’s very fast! I wonder what is the upload rate though. Will the speed of internet keep on increasing? Will there be a limit? I don’t think so. Someday, we’ll feel that 100Mbps broadband is not sufficient..What do you think?

The latest release of Mozilla Firefox browser. The changes for this new version is as follows:

What’s new in Firefox 1.5.0.1:

* Improved stability.
* Improved support for Mac OS X.
* International Domain Name support for Iceland (.is) is now enabled.
* Fixes for several memory leaks.
* Several security enhancements.

It’s advisable to perform this upgrade for all users of Firefox. You will be prompted to upgrade automatically if you’re using Firefox 1.5.0, but for those who aren’t using Firefox 1.5.0, you can download the latest Firefox here: http://www.mozilla.com/

I’ve previously wrote about how to get Windows Live Mail for free, without the need of invitation. But then again, the method described only works for some but not all. Here, I will provide another method to get Windows Live Mail Beta, albeit a slow method.

1. Go to http://www4.imagine-msn.com/minisites/mail/Default.aspx?locale=en-gb
2. Submit your hotmail address.
3. Voila! Wait for your free invite.

Most people who signed up got the invitation in about 3 weeks, so all you have to do is keep your fingers crossed.

Have you ever come across articles on the web and were told to pay a fee to continue reading? This might be a way for you to bypass that, and read contents meant for “members only”.

According to Tech-Recipes.com, you only need to have Firefox browser and an extra extension (Agent Switcher). With this extension, you can act as if you’re a search engine bot and access the restricted site, just with some tweaking.

Full description of the method is described here: LINK

It has been tested on windowsitpro.com and it worked! However, it may not work in every other sites as some of them did not allow entire site access to search engine bots.

This is a critical update for all Windows user. It fixes the WMF vulnerability in Windows (which was earlier reported that it can allow your computer to be hijacked and be taken control of).

Summary

Who should read this document: Customers who use Microsoft Windows

Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution

Maximum Severity Rating: Critical

Recommendation: Customers should apply the update immediately.

Security Update Replacement: None
Source: Microsoft.com

Download the patch here: LINK

Remember to tell all your friends (and enemies) who are Windows user!