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"NVIDIA Releases v266.35 BETA GeForce/ION driver package; New GPU Support and Performance Improvements Among Many Changes
NVIDIA has released version 266.35 BETA of their GeForce/ION driver package, adding support for the GTX 580 and GTX 570 GPUs, increasing performance in several games, and adding ambient occlusion support for Startcraft II: Windows of Liberty. Several 3D Vision updates are included as well.

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"Realtek HD Audio Drivers R2.56 Released
Realtek has released version R2.56 of their High Definition (HD) Audio drivers.

You can download this latest Realtek HD driver for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and more here. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of this driver are available.

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"January 2011 Streets and Trips / MapPoint Construction Data Update Available
Microsoft has released the January 2011 construction data updates to their various Streets and Trips programs. These updates usually occur every month.

These patches allow your Streets and Trips program to show the latest available road construction information.

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"January 2011 Patch Tuesday a Small One: 2 Updates Correcting 3 Security Related Issues
The first Patch Tuesday of 2011 is small - just 2 updates correcting just 3 security issues. One update corrects one issue in Windows Vista only and the other corrects two issues in all supported versions of Windows including Windows 7, Vista, XP, and the server operating systems.

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"January 2011 Update for Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Available
Microsoft has released the January 2011 update to their Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool:

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"Latest NVIDIA Driver Out of Beta: v266.58 Now Available
NVIDIA has released the WHQL version of their 266.58 GeForce/ION driver package.

Aside from the WHQL certification, I don't see any changes beyond those in the most recent 266.35 BETA release. Check out that post for highlights on the new features and major fixes.

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"Microsoft Releases Updates to Windows 7 Preparing for Service Pack 1
If you're a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 user, you may have noticed an update show up sometime this week:

Install this update to enable future updates to install successfully on all editions of Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.

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"Why You Should Never Download DLL Files
There are lots of websites out there that supply a seemingly endless number of DLL files for downloading, promoting the it's-missing-so-replace-it-with-the-same-thing solution to DLL error messages.

Problem is, this is rarely the best solution to a missing DLL error, aside from the fact that the DLL you're downloading is from a website you otherwise had never heard of and could be something other than what you think you're getting.

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"Realtek Releases HD Audio Drivers Update R2.57
Realtek has released version R2.57 of their High Definition (HD) Audio drivers.

You can download this latest Realtek HD driver for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and more here. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of this driver are available.

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"ATI Radeon Video Driver Version 11.1 Now Available; Fixes Several Issues Across Multiple Versions of Windows
AMD has released version 11.1 of their ATI Radeon Video Card Drivers, correcting a number of issues, mostly in Windows 7.

Here are more details on the changes in v11.1:

Improves performance in F1 2010 and Left 4 Dead 2.
Eleven fixes applicable to Windows 7 as well as 4 in Vista, and 4 in XP. See the release notes for details.
Updates ATI Radeon display driver to v8.812
Updates ATI Catalyst Control Center to v8.812
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"Patch Tuesday February 2011: 12 Updates Correcting 22 Security Issues
February's Patch Tuesday is pretty big - 12 individual updates correcting a total of 22 security issues. The updates address issues with Windows, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Office.

Some of these issues could allow a remote attacker to take completely control of your system. The attacker could then perform tasks on the computer like an administrator could including viewing, changing, and deleting information.

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"Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Finally Here?
According to Mary-Jo Foley's sources, Windows 7 SP1, as well as Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, is on its way starting this week:

Word is that the bits will go to OEMs and Technology Adoption Program (TAP) partners today, MSDN/Technet later this month (WinRumors is hearing February 16, I see), and the rest of the Web on February 22.

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"Adobe Releases Reader/Acrobat v10.0.1 Correcting 29 Security Issues
Adobe has released an update to their Reader and Acrobat PDF applications correcting several serious security issues.

I highly recommend that you update to v10.0.1 as soon as possible.

What this update does:

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"ATI Radeon Video Driver Version 11.2 Available; Adds New Features and Fixes Several Issues
Driver version 11.2 for ATI Radeon video cards has been released by AMD. The 11.2 update corrects a number of issues in both Windows 7 and Windows XP, improves performance in 2 games, and adds several new features.

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"Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Available for Download
Just as promised, Windows 7 SP1 is now available for download:

Download Windows 7 SP1 from Microsoft Download Center

I won't bore you with the details you've already read about this less-than-exciting SP1 but I will say that you should install it as you're prompted in Windows Update.

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"10 Security Issues Corrected in Firefox 3.6.14 Update
Mozilla today released an update to the popular Firefox browser, correcting 10 security issues, 8 of which are listed as critical.

Firefox will usually prompt you to update to the latest version but if not, you should install version 3.6.14 as soon as possible.

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"NVIDIA Makes Only Minor Changes in GeForce/ION 267.24 BETA Driver Update
NVIDIA has released version 267.24 BETA of their GeForce/ION driver package, making only a few minor, mostly game-specific changes.


Here are the new updates available in v267.24 BETA:

Adds 3D Vision profile for Bulletstorm
Fixed issues with NVIDIA Control Panel crashing or not being available
Corrected terrain rendering issue in Dragon Age 2
Added SLI profile for Homefront
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"Patch Tuesday March 2011: 3 Updates Correcting 4 Security Issues
March's Patch Tuesday is small; only 3 updates that correct a total of 4 security issues. The updates address issues with Windows and Microsoft Groove.

All of these issues could, in specific situations, allow a remote attacker to take complete control of your system. The attacker could then perform tasks on your computer like an administrator could including viewing, changing, and deleting information.

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"Realtek HD Audio Drivers at R2.58
Realtek has released an update to their High Definition (HD) Audio drivers: R2.58.

You can download this latest Realtek HD driver for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and more here. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of this driver are available.

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"Internet Explorer 9 Now Available


Internet Explorer 9 was released on Monday this week to overall good-to-great reviews. It's much faster than IE8, easier to use, and has some great new features, especially if you're running Windows 7.

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"Firefox 4 Now Available


Firefox 4 was released on March 22nd, right on the heels of IE9. It's a big update, and a long time coming, but it was worth the wait.

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