AVScan is an anti-virus scanner that uses the ClamAV library (libclamav). It allows you to create a list of scan items for frequently scanned locations and features on-demand virus database updating, manual drag and drop object scanning, and pausing and resuming of scanning, all in a simple GUI environment.
License: Other/Proprietary License with Source
Changes:
The GtkMenuBar layout has been rearranged. The scanner operations module has been updated for ClamAV 0.93.3.
Joystick control is a simple tool that lets you
control popular media applications using your
joystick. All you need to tell it is which
joystick device you want to use. Optionally, you
can specify priorities for your applications so
that when one is not running, the program
automatically directs joystick commands to the
running application highest on the list.
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Changes:
This release has moved to distutils instead of autotools. It has been upgraded to PyGTK 2.10 and new status icon code. The window is resizable. This release has been tested with the latest software stack.
gLabels is a lightweight program for creating
labels and business cards for the GNOME desktop
environment. It is designed to work with various
laser/ink-jet peel-off label and business card
sheets that you’ll find at most office supply stores.
openModeller is a C++ framework providing a uniform method to model distribution patterns using a variety of algorithms. It can be used to predict species potential distribution based on a set of georeferenced occurrence points and a set of environmental layers.
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Changes:
This release contains a new Maximum Entropy algorithm with two training methods (Generalized Iterative Scaling and Limited-Memory Variable Metric), new command line tools (om_points to retrieve occurrence data using any of the available drivers and om_algorithm to get information about the available algorithms), and new drivers to read occurrence data from the GBIF REST Web service, TAPIR/DarwinCore providers, or openModeller serialized XML. The GARP Best Subsets algorithm now accepts the “max threads” parameter that can be used to speed up the modeling process in multi-processor machines.
Silverstripe is a standards-compliant content
management system that allows the user to manage a
dynamic content site. Silverstripe utilizes an MVC
architecture and has a desktop feel with its use
of AJAX-based controls. This JumpBox is based on
the 1.1 JumpBox Platform and includes a backup
system that supports archiving the state of the
JumpBox to NFS, Windows File Shares, and Amazon
S3.
License: Free To Use But Restricted
Changes:
This is the initial production release of this JumpBox.
MySQL Connector/ODBC is an ODBC driver for the MySQL database server.
License: GNU General Public License v2
Changes:
This release adds an option to work around server limitations in returning correct types from functions. Other minor bugs in the catalog functions, setup library, and handling of some parameter types have been fixed.
iminplaya sends in an item from TechNewsWorld that begins, “Several incidents of iPod Nanos bursting into flames have created consumer jitters in gadget-happy Japan. Apple is downplaying the problem, pointing out that no major injuries or damage have been reported. The problem is due to defective batteries, the company said, and only a tiny percentage of the devices have caught on fire.” Japan has seen 14 such incidents so far, two in recent days. iminplaya adds, “I like that. Only a ‘tiny percentage’… Is anybody beginning to understand why I would prefer that these devices not be allowed on airplanes?”
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bullyBEEF writes “Malicious hackers are using booby-trapped Flash banner ads to hijack clipboards for use in rogue security software attacks. In the Web attacks, which affect Mac, Windows, and Linux users running Firefox, IE, and Safari, bad guys are seizing control of the machine’s clipboard (probably using the Flash command setClipboard) and inserting a hard-to-delete URL that points to a fake anti-virus program. A number of legitimate sites have been seen to host acs carrying the attack — including Newsweek, Digg, and MSNBC.com. Researcher Aviv Raff offers a harmless demo of how it’s done.”
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Vigile writes “Multi-GPU technology from both NVIDIA and ATI has long been dependent on many factors including specific motherboard chipsets and forcing gamers to buy similar GPUs within a single generation. A new company called Lucid Logix is showing off a product that could potentially allow vastly different GPUs to work in tandem while still promising near-linear scaling on up to four chips. The HYDRA Engine is dedicated silicon that dissects DirectX and OpenGL calls and modifies them directly to be distributed among the available graphics processors. That means the aging GeForce 6800 GT card in your closet might be useful once again and the future of one motherboard supporting both AMD and NVIDIA multi-GPU configurations could be very near.”
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Jeep Thrills (PS2)
Well, that title got one out of two right.
Simple controls and a number of newcomer-friendly features make Madden 09 on the Wii a good game for beginners, but there’s very little new here for series veterans.
Silicon Knights’ action-RPG and Ratchet & Clank’s bite-sized PS3 offering join XBLA Galaga Legions and Wii VC Mega Man on the week’s roster.
Mega Man [Virtual Console] (Wii)
The Blue Bomber’s original adventure finally comes to the Virtual Console.
I Don’t Believe in Imaginary Property writes “In Vermont, US Magistrate Judge Jerome Niedermeier has ruled that forcing someone to divulge the password to decrypt their hard drive violates the 5th Amendment. Border guards testify that they saw child pornography on the defendant’s laptop when the PC was on, but they made the mistake of turning it off and were unable to access it again because the drive was protected by PGP. Although prosecutors offered many ways to get around the 5th Amendment protections, the Judge would have none of that and quashed the grand jury subpoena requesting the defendant’s PGP passphrase. A conviction is still likely because prosecutors have the testimony of the two border guards who saw the drive while it was open.” The article stresses the potential importance of this ruling (which was issued last November but went unnoticed until now): “Especially if this ruling is appealed, US v. Boucher could become a landmark case. The question of whether a criminal defendant can be legally compelled to cough up his encryption passphrase remains an unsettled one, with law review articles for the last decade arguing the merits of either approach.” Update: 08/19 23:49 GMT by KD : Several readers have pointed out that this story in fact did not go unnoticed.
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