The tool helps with the TV ouput of Nvidia graphic cards. The main problem is the black borders around the picture on the TV screen. They are very annoying for most applications like e.G. DVD-playback. This tool helps getting rid of those bars.

A new version of AutoBench3D is available. Now you can get fps results from most popular games in different resolutions, with 1600x1200 included.

XviD is a video codec just like DivX. Most new movies and videos are being encoded with XviD. Click on Read More... to see what's new and a download link.

CPUFSB is a small version of CPUCooL. It is for changing the FrontSideBus only. So you have a small tool only one of the the most important freatures of CPUCooL. Changing the FrontSideBus enables you to set the frequency of your CPU up to the limits.

This is a newer version of the Freeware XMPEG, but still in early stages of development. XMPEG is a modification version of FlaskMPEG. This program decodes MPEG1 (Audio & Video) and MPEG2.

Asus PCProbe is a convenient utility to monitor the computer's vital components: fan rotations, voltages and temperatures.

Thanks to Digi @ The Digital Resource.com for the update.

Mad Software is pleased to officially announce the release of Mad F/X? 1.0, the fastest real-time 3D visualization and animation package for the desktop PC. Mad F/X's proprietary MAD-Engine? highly exploits DirectX 9.0's hardware shader capabilities therefore running extremely fast on ATI's 8000/9000 and NVidia's GeForce 3/4/FX based accelerators. Mad F/X is the perfect tool for 3D Artist / Animators, Engineers, Architects, Game Developers, Enthusiasts and Digital Content Creators who want to quickly create visually stunning 3D worlds and animations and interact with them at mind boggling speeds.

CPUCooL is a program that monitors temperature, fan speed and voltages for many motherboards. It works with all chipsets from Intel, ALI, VIA, AMD and SiS 5595 motherboards.

IsoBuster lets you explore a CD's File System while by-passing Windows. This way you get better Error handling and several retry-mechanisms to aid you in getting the data anyway (or at least partially). Starting with version 1.2, the program has some PRO features for which you must pay. The classic functions can still be used for free, though.

A new referencefile for Ad-aware 6 has been released today.

Included are updated signatures for WebCam Party, Lop, PurityScan, IWOn and eConnect.

Newly added signatures for Mysearch, Searching-4U Bar, HighTrafficAds BHO (IGetNet Variant) and two unclassified Dialers.

Please either use Webupdate to install this update, or download + install manually from here.

Savagenews.com reports that Hardware Sensors Monitor has been updated to version 4.1.2.3. This program is almost the same as MotherBoard Monitor but I prefer it because of the simplest interface.

Download HMonitor 4.1.2.3

Security Focus.com reports that Netizens with extreme privacy needs got a new tool for their cyber utility belts recently with the release of an application that lets users hide secret messages in virtually any executable computer program, without changing the program's size or affecting its operation.

The tool is called "Hydan," an old English word for the act of hiding something, and it's part of a research project by Columbia University computer science masters student Rakan El-Khalil, who showed off the program to a small group of open-source programmers and hackers gathered at the second annual CodeCon conference in San Francisco on Sunday.

With BeSweet, you can backup your DVD's audio into MP3 / MP2 / OGG / AIFF / WAV & CD. All the amazing quality of your favorite tools : Azid, SSRC, WaveBooster, Lame, MP2enc, Vorbis, SupreEQU. Now, in one comprehensive tool.

This is a newer version of the Freeware XMPEG, but still in early stages of development. XMPEG is a modification version of FlaskMPEG. This program decodes MPEG1 (Audio & Video) and MPEG2 streams and offers you the possibilty to reencode theses streams in the format you want. Actual evolutions makes this XMPEG faster, more stable, and add a lot of options.

ICQ Lite is a new, light and simple version of ICQ. It includes only the ICQ essentials: instant messaging, file transfer, SMS and features for meeting people.

Thanks to Tim @ Majorgeeks.com for the news update.

Freeware nVidia File Remover (or NFR), is a small and simple to use tool that scans system folder for nvidia files and presents the user with a list. You can delete selected files or create a bat file to execute when and where you see fit.

Samurize is the successor to the quite popular program CureInfo. It is a system monitoring utility with awesome configuration power. The configuration program is totally separated from the client for minimal memory usage. For the moment Samurize is in beta state. This means: Bugs can and do exist, all optimizations have not yet been done. This is just a version to give you an idea of what's coming.

A new referencefile for Ad-aware 6 has been released today. Included are updated signatures for lop, Hacker AG, HackerSpider, Hot Connector and Moneytree. Newly added signatures for Collegate VideoChat and InterSync (Italian Dialer).

Freeware VirtualDub is a video capture and processing program. It features fast capturing, process files larger than the 2 gigabyte limit, optimized for linear editing, support for Motion-JPEG, MPEG-1 video and layer 3 audio, real-time and near-realtime video processing, video job queues, and much more.