[Download] LaCie USB 3.0 Driver For Mac

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LaCie has released first ever USB 3.0 driver for Apple Mac , though which the Mac users can make use of the LaCie’s USB 3.0 hard drives and enjoy much better the data transfer rates. In fact, the USB 3.0 specification (known as SuperSpeed), is touted to be at least 10 times faster than the current USB 2.0 standard, offering data transfer rates up to 5 Gbps. Though the theoretical throughput of the USB 3.0 is 5 Gbps, that is hardly achievable and it is considered reasonable to achieve 3.2 Gbps speeds under normal circumstances.

Comparison Chart:

USB storage speeds comparison

LaCie, promises speeds up to 130MB/s for single hard drives and speeds up to 220 MB/s for dual hard drives. To add the USB 3.0 support to your Mac, you first need to download the LaCie USB 3.0 driver and you are supposed to buy LaCie’s PCIe or ExpressCard expansion cards (PCIe – $49.99 & ExpressCard – $59.99). For more information on the type of USB 3.0 cards your should use for your Mac, read LaCie support page.

Download LaCie USB 3.0 Driver for Mac

[Download] NVIDIA GeForce/ION Driver 263.09 WHQL

nVIDIA forceware

nVIDIA has released a new WHQL-certified driver (nVIDIA ForceWare) for GeForce GTX 580 and GeForce GTX 460 SE. If you are a gamer and always look to improve the performance of games and graphics on your computer, you should update your nVIDIA hardware using nVIDIA ForceWare software:

Features:

* Enhanced 3D and video performance for all applications.

* Better compatibility, and reliability with nVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture (UDA).

* Robust product support

* Continual product performance and feature updates for the life of nVIDIA hardware.

The latest driver update will have the HD audio driver updated to 1.1.9.0 version, and the latest PhysX System Software 9.10.0514, and also includes support for DirectCompute, OpenCL 1.0 for Windows 7 and GeForce 8-series and later GPUs, support for OpenGL 4.1 for GeForce 400 and later GPUs, supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring through NVIDIA System Tools Software, support for various non-English operating systems.

Download:

nVIDIA GeForce/ION Driver 263.09 For Windows 7 & Vista [128 MB]

nVIDIA GeForce/ION Driver 263.09 For Windows XP [84 MB]

[Download] WordPress 3.0.2

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WordPress 3.0.2 is now available as a mandatory security update for all the earlier versions of WordPress.

WordPress 3.0.2 release fixes a moderate security issue identified in WordPress that could allow a author-level user to gain access to some administrator related features of the site. The update also fixes as many as 9 minor bugs and also packs some security enhancements. For full list of updates in the versions 3.0.2, read at WordPress Codex.

WordPress 3.0.2 Update

To update your blog to to the latest version of the WordPress, either download 3.0.2 version or use the automatic update feature from Dashboard > Updates menu from the administrator’s area in your blog. It is highly recommended that you download this update immediately even if you think your site hasn’t got any untrusted users.

[Download] Flash Player 10.2 Beta

Adobe Flash Player

Adobe has just released beta version of the Adobe Flash Player 10.2. The 10.2 beta version has been equipped with new features and wide range of enhancements compared to the earlier version 10.1.

New Features In Flash Player 10.2:

# Stage Video hardware acceleration: Decreases the processor usage, memory usage and enables higher frame rates, and greater pixel fidelity

# IE9 hardware accelerated rendering support: Improves graphics performance in Internet Explorer 9 by utilizing hardware rendering surfaces.

# Native custom mouse cursors: Developers can now define custom native mouse cursors which would in turn enable user experience and performance improvement.

# Full screen mode support with multiple monitors: You can now watch full-screen content on the secondary display while working on another display.

Download the Flash Player 10.2 Beta for Windows, Mac and Linux from the link added below;

Flash Player 10.2 Prerelease Build

You need to uninstall any previous versions of Flash Player before installing this beta preview build on your machine.

[Download] Free Excel 2010 Ebook From Microsoft

Microsoft has released a new eBook for Excel 2010 users who have upgraded from earlier versions like Excel 2003. Titled Rev Up to Excel 2010: Upgraders Guide to Excel 2010, the book is authored by Bill Jelen of MrExcel.com. This 250-page ebook covers every nook and corner of the latest Microsoft Excel 2010 software.

Excel 2010 ebook

The book is divided into 20 chapters.The first 11 chapters of the book deal with all the new changes in the Excel 2010 interface. Chapter 12 speaks about the new features and functions in Excel 2010. Chapters 13 through 20 are about data wrangling and business intelligence.

This book is a must and will be of great help particularly if you are upgrading from an earlier version of Excel to the latest Excel 2010.

Download Rev up to Excel 2010: Upgraders Guide to Excel ebook [16.2 MB]

Get BitDefender Internet Security 2011 Free 3-Months Subscription

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BitDefender Internet Security 2011 is a complete security suit for your computer from the Romanian manufacturer, BitDefender. BitDefender Internet Security 2011 provides protection against web-based hacking, spyware, spam and phishing attacks without affecting the performance of the PC.

The main features included in BitDefender Internet Security 2011:

# Antivirus

# Antispyware

# Anti-phishing

# Chat encryption

# Home network protection

# Anti-spam

# Firewall

# Parental controls

# Search advisor

The latest feature additions are Search advisor for IE, Firefox and Opera browsers that provides safety ratings for search results, quick scan, and a much improved parental and integrated support application.

BitDefender Internet Security 2011 works with Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP based computers.

BitDefender internet security 2011

You need to pay $49.95 normally if you want to purchase BitDefender Internet Security 2011. Thanks to the promotional offer, BitDefender is now offering 3 months free subscription of BitDefender Internet Security 2011 for a limited period of time for Facebook users.

Just follow this simple step to get your free 3 months subscription for BitDefender Internet Security 2011.

Steps:

Visit BitDefender Global Facebook Fan Page and click the “Like” button.

BitDefender global facebook offer

The page then reloads and gives you a download link to download the installer.

Download and install the software and use it without using any license or serial key for 90 days.

[Download] Adobe Reader X Offline Installer

Adobe Reader X

PDF file format is fast becoming ubiquitous now and so is the Adobe Reader, the ultimate PDF document reader. Adobe has recently released Adobe Reader X, the tenth version (why roman number?) of their popular PDF reading software. The latest version of the Adobe Reader is touted as a more secure version of the software. There are host of new features added to the new version of the reader. Some of the prominent new features include sticky notes, highlighter tools for sharing ideas and comments on the documents. Add in addition, Adobe has now made it easier to view other types of content like drawings, email messages, spread sheets, video etc. And when it comes to security, Adobe Reader X comes with protected mode (ensures safer viewing of PDF files) enabled by default.  So the users no longer need to worry about the document security.

Adobe Reader X (version 10.0) is now available for download in a total of 13 languages for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android platforms.

Download:

# Online Installer [Using Adobe Download Manager]

# Offline Installers: [US- English]

Windows [35.08 MB]

Mac [68.96 MB]

[Download] Harry Potter And Halo Reach Windows 7 Themes

Microsoft has released fresh themes to the Windows 7 themes gallery as it has been doing all the time. The recent new theme packs are “Harry Potter”, “Halo Reach: Art Inspiration”, and “Halo Reach”.

Harry Potter theme packs six high resolution desktop wallpapers showing lead roles Harry Potter, Hermione, Ron etc. from the latest Harry Potter 7: Part 1 film. [Download]

Harry Potter 7 Windows 7 theme

Halo Reach: Art Inspiration theme contains thirteen wallpapers providing rather amusing custom sounds, based on the blockbuster Xbox video game Halo: Reach. [Download]

Halo reach art inspiration Windows 7 theme

And finally, Halo: Reach theme features twelve desktop backgrounds inspired from the same video game, Halo: Reach.

Halo reach windows 7 theme

Download:

Halo Reach: Art Inspiration

[Offer] LayerView Free License Key Code

LayerView is a lightweight and flexible packet sniffer program for Windows which allows you to monitor what data has been sent or received by our computer. It supports most of the Ethernet and wireless adapters. As a native network packet analyser, the software allows you to see all the inbound and outbound TCP/UDP network traffic on your PC. This is pretty much useful for network administrators to identify inaccurate network packer and the network data to locate the bottlenecks on the network and maintain the seamless network data transmission without any hefty data errors.

LayerView is now giving away license key codes for free until January 19, 2011. A 3-user LayerView license for non-commercial use would normally cost us $39. But now you can grab this license for free. Follow the steps to get your free license/serial code:

1. Visit the LayerView License code giveaway page.

2. Enter your email address in the text box and click the “Email License” button to receive your free license key code to your email inbox.

LayerView license key

3. Before submitting the request, tick the checkbox at the bottom of the page to opt out of their newsletter (or leave it unchecked if you want to receive regular emails from them).

LayerView license code request

4. You should have got a email and it contains the link to download your free license (.license file) for the LayerView:

Layerview license email

Download the LayerView and use the license key code that you have got.

[Download] Google Earth 6

Google has just released the Google Earth 6 with entirely new and surprise addition of features. The virtual 3D earth application from Google, boasts of 3D trees and a much improved version of the Street View. Google Earth 6 packs virtual 3D images of tress in locations all over the world. A blog post at the Official Google Earth Blog reports that there are as many as 80 million trees added in this version. To enable the trees in your Google Earth, just select the Trees checkbox inside the 3D Buildings layer option and tick against it.

Google earth 6 trees

 

The 2-year old Street View in Google Earth is now fully integrated. This means that you can directly enter the street view all the way from the space. You can either zoom in until the Street View gets enabled automatically or you can drag and drop the peg-man icon (yellow man icon standing in the street) to enter into the Street View for your desired street.

Integrated street view in Google earth 6

Start Downloading Google Earth 6 for Windows, Mac or Linux right away from the below links:

Offline Installer [13.37 MB]

Online Installer