Tomato 1.27 – Alternative Firmware for Your Router

Tomato 1.27 (Windows, Open Source, 2.72MB) [alt DL] is a small, lean and simple replacement firmware for Linksys' WRT54G/GL/GS, Buffalo WHR-G54S/WHR-HP-G54 and other Broadcom-based routers. It features a new easy to use GUI, a new bandwidth usage monitor, more advanced QOS and access restrictions, enables new wireless features such as WDS and wireless client modes, raises the limits on maximum connections for P2P, allows you to run your custom scripts or telnet/ssh in and do all sorts of things like re-program the SES/AOSS button, adds wireless site survey to see your wifi neighbors, and more.

Change: Fixed DDNS "-1" error when service used HTTPS.

If you have the supported routers, and would like to try something else other than DD-WRT, Tomato is the one for you. I wished that Tomato supported more hardware, though.

IceRocket Tags: tomato, router, firmware, linksys, asus, buffalo, open source

SpeedFan 4.40 – Monitor Your Computer Hardware Easily

SpeedFan 4.40 (Windows, Freeware, 1.8MB) [alt DL] is a program that monitors voltages, fan speeds and temperatures in computers with hardware monitor chips. SpeedFan can even access S.M.A.R.T. info and show hard disk temperatures.

Changes:

• improved identification of Winbond W83667HG
• W83667HG has its own support code now
• W83667HG PWM MODE settings now work properly and can be used to change fan speeds
• fixed a minor bug in temperature readings of EMCT03
• fully included data from TPWS002 Intel Document about Tjmax values
• added support for ADP3228 fan reading
• AdvSmart no longer links a drive if SMART data has bad checksums

IceRocket Tags: speedfan, hardware, monitor, temperature, fan speed, windows freeware

NVIDIA Forceware 191.07 WHQL Vista

NVIDIA Forceware 191.07 WHQL Vista (Windows Vista, Freeware, 99.9MB) [alt DL] unleashes the full power and features in NVIDIA's desktop, gaming, platform, workstation, laptop, multimedia, and mobile products.

Changes:

• Adds support for OpenGL 3.2 for GeForce 8, 9, 100, and 200-series GPUs and ION GPUs.
• Accelerates performance in several gaming applications. The following are examples of improvements measured with version 191.07 drivers vs. version 190.62 drivers (results will vary depending on your GPU, system configuration, and game settings):
• Up to 12% performance increase in ARMA 2
• Up to 8% performance increase in Batman: Arkham Asylum with GPU PhysX enabled
• Up to 50% performance increase in Call of Juarez: Blood in Bound with SLI enabled
• Up to 14% performance increase in Fallout 3 (indoor scenes) with antialiasing enabled
• Up to 10% performance increase in Far Cry 2 (DX9 version) with antialiasing enabled
• Up to 34% performance increase in Prototype with antialiasing enabled
• Adds SLI support for Aion, Darkfall, Dawn of Magic 2: Time of Shadows, Dreamkiller, Fuel, Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim, Need for Speed: Shift and more.
• Includes numerous bug fixes, including the following key fix (additional bug fixes can be found in the release notes on the documentation tab): For graphics cards supporting multiple clock states, 3D clocks correctly return to 2D clocks after exiting a 3D application.
• Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver

IceRocket Tags: nvidia, forceware, driver, vista, windows freeware, whql

GPU-Z 0.3.5 – Info Utility for Video Graphics Cards

GPU-Z 0.3.5 (Windows, Freeware, 436KB) [alt DL] is a lightweight utility designed to give you all information about your video card and GPU.

Changes:

• ATI Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress) fully supported (includes voltage monitoring)
• Added or improved support for NVIDIA FX5500, 9400 GT, G73, GTS 240, GT 140, FX 1800, GT 120 (Apple), FX 380, FX 350, GTX 295 Single PCB, Quadro CX, FX 5800, FX 4800, FX 3800, GTX 180M, GTX 260M, FX 2700M, G 110M, GT 120M, GT 220M, FX 1700M, G 105M, MCP79MX
• Added or improved support for ATI HD 4730, HD 4650 AGP, M92, M96, M98
• Added clock reading for Intel i910, i915, i945, 946
• Added support for DDR3 detection on G9x
• Added monitoring support for RV7xx based mobile chips
• Voltage controller "slaves" are now called "phases"
• Added Intel Havendale detection
• Fixed BIOS parsing on some newer HD 4870 cards
• Added voltage monitoring support for MSI N275GTX Lightning

IceRocket Tags: gpu-z, video, graphics, hardware, windows freeware

NVIDIA Forceware 190.62 WHQL XP

NVIDIA Forceware 190.62 WHQL XP (Windows XP, Freeware, 78.5MB) [alt DL] unleashes the full power and features in NVIDIA's desktop, gaming, platform, workstation, laptop, multimedia, and mobile products.

Also available for Vista.

Changes:

• Optimized for the latest PhysX gaming titles: Batman: Arkham Asylum and Darkest of Days.
• Installs PhysX System Software version 9.09.0814.
• Includes several bug fixes.

IceRocket Tags: nvidia, forceware, windows freeware

SpeedFan 4.39 – Monitor Your PC Hardware

SpeedFan 4.39 (Windows, Freeware, 1.79MB) [alt DL] monitors fan speeds, temperatures and voltages in computers with hardware monitor chips. It can even access S.M.A.R.T. info for those hard disks that support this feature and show hard disk temperatures too, if supported. It can even change the FSB on some hardware.

Changes:

• Added full support for Fintek F71889F, even at unusual addresses
• Added support for a new method to access SMART data
• Added support for SCSI and SAT hard disk SMART access
• Added full support for SuperMicro PWS-865-PQ PSU
• Added full support for Winbond W83795G
• Added full support for SMSC EMC1402
• Added SHORT and EXTENDED OFF-LINE SMART TEST in SMART tab. This feature works on a number of supported interfaces and not on all of them
• Added voltage readings for Winbond W83793G
• Properly read Tjmax on Core i7 based Xeons
• Relabeled IT8512F to IT8512E
• The tray hint is no longer updated if ShowStaticIcon is true
• The tray icon tooltip layout is now vertical
• Added Fintek F72569DG detection

I always install this on every Windows box that I setup. Great hardware monitoring software.

IceRocket Tags: speedfan, harware, monitor, cpu, temp, windows freeware

Nero Free 9.4.12.3 – Easy to Use Multimedia Suite

Nero Free 9.4.12.3 (Windows, Freeware, 54.5MB) [alt DL] is the easy-to-use yet powerful multimedia suite, gives you the freedom to create, rip, copy, burn, edit, share, and upload online.

Changes:

• "Continue multisession" projects are displayed in the correct size.
• Volume is correct when using the "Save Tracks" option (MP3 only).

IceRocket Tags: nero 9, free, windows freeware

Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 9.1.1.1014

Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 9.1.1.1014 (Windows, Freeware, 2.7MB) [alt DL] installs the Windows INF files. The INF files inform the operating system how to properly configure the chipset for specific functionality, such as AGP, USB, Core PCI, and ISAPNP services.

IceRocket Tags: intel, chipset, installation, windows freeware

ATI Catalyst Drivers 9.6 Vista

ATI Catalyst Drivers 9.6 Vista (Windows Vista, 43.2MB) [alt DL] is AMD's award-winning graphics and HD video configuration software that delivers unprecedented control of performance and visual quality with ATI Radeon graphics processors.

Changes: Catalyst 9.6 brings performance benefits in several cases where framerates are CPUlimited. Some measured examples are:

• Company of Heroes – performance improves up to 25% with HD 4600 series
  products and below as well as improvements of up to 10% on HD 4800 series
• Crysis – performance improves up to 13% in multi-GPU configurations
• Crysis Warhead – performance improves up to 11% in multi-GPU configurations
• World in Conflict – performance improvements of up to 30% can be seen in settings that were previously CPU limited

IceRocket Tags: ati catalyst, driver, graphics, vista, windows freeware

CPU-Z 1.51 – Free Processor Info Utility

CPU-Z 1.51 (Windows, Freeware, 1.97MB) [alt DL] is a freeware utility that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system.

Changes:

• New version with installer.
• NVIDIA ION platform.
• Intel "Clarkdale" processor preliminary support.

IceRocket: cpu-z processor info utility, windows freeware

GPU-Z 0.3.4 – Graphics Card Info Utility

GPU-Z 0.3.4 (Windows, Freeware, 434KB) [alt DL] is a lightweight utility designed to give you all information about your video card and GPU.

Changes:

• Fixed RV740 Bugs: ROP count, shader count, real-time core clock, BIOS dump size
• Fixed number of transistors on RV790
• Fixed BIOS reading on RV790
• NVIDIA driver version is returned correctly on Windows 7
• GPU-Z should work again on Windows 2000 without PSAPI.DLL
• Added voltage reading support for HD 4890
• Fixed default clock reading on ATI cards that have default clock < boot clock
• Fixed GM45 to be 65 nm and DX 10.0
• Added release date for GTX 275
• Fixed GT 130M to be 55 nm and added its release date

IceRocket: gpu-z graphics card utility, windows freeware

SpeedFan 4.38 – Monitor Your PC’s Hardware

SpeedFan 4.38 (Windows, Freeware, 1.78MB) [alt DL] monitors fan speeds, temperatures and voltages in computers with hardware monitor chips. It can even access S.M.A.R.T. info for those hard disks that support this feature and show hard disk temperatures too, if supported.

Changes:

• Added full support for AMCC/3ware SMART readings
• Added full support for Intel QST
• Added full support for ADT7470
• Added full support for ADT7462
• Added full support for nVidia MCP79 SMBus
• Added full support for SiS968 SMBus
• Added full support for Intel i7 internal core temperature reading
• Improved ITE IT8720F identification
• Added Fintek F71858 temperature readings
• PC87360, PC87362, PC87363, PC87364, PC87366 do hide unavailable readings now
• ProbeGL5xxSM now checks some more registers to try to avoid false detections
• Improved CPU identification routines
• Improved FB-DIMM support on some Intel chipsets
• The exotics tab now shows the fitness of the hard disks connected to ARECA RAID controllers too
• ARECA and AMCC/3WARE connected hard disks are now searched before the standard channels, trying to avoid aliased, merged or fake reported SMART data
• Added identification of Fintek F75125R
• Removed two debug messages related to UGURU3
• Added some debug code to try to support VIA CX700/VX700 SMBus
• DELL SUPPORT is now checked on ATI SBx00, Intel 631xESB, ICH8, ICH9 and ICH10 too
• Disabled DELL support on 64 bit systems
• Added /NODELLSCAN command line parameter
• Fixed daylight saving time handling in event emails
• Added full support for Windows 7 32 and 64 bit
• Fixed a minor bug that caused the main window to be minimized when clicked
• CONFIGURATION / SPEEDS SpinBoxes now allow manual edit
• Added some scan exceptions for Asus M2N-E and for Dell 0G841G
• INSTALLER: improved OS identification
• INSTALLER: fixed the ADMIN identification issue

IceRocket: speedfan pc hardware monitor, windows freeware

VIA Hyperion Pro Driver Package 5.23A

VIA Hyperion Pro Driver Package 5.23A (Windows, Freeware, 12.7MB) [alt DL] includes the following components:

• INF V3.10A (from 3.00A)
• AGP V4.60A
• V-RAID V5.80F (from V5.80C) and RAID Tools v5.85 (from v5.81)
• VIA IDE Falcon Storage Device driver v2.70A

VIA Hyperion Pro drivers are suitable for ANY VIA chipset - but they are particularly recommended for KT4## series, P4X4## series and newer:

• K7 chipsets: KT400, KT400A, KT600, KT880, KM400, KN400
• K8 chipsets: K8T800, K8T800Pro, K8M800, K8M890, K8N800, K8N890, K8T890, K8T890Pro, K8T900
• P4 chipsets: P4X400, P4X400A, PT800, PT880, PM800, PN800, PM880, PN880, PT880Pro, PT894, P4M800/Pro/CE, P4M900, PT890
• C Series Chipsets: CN700, CN400, CLE266, CX700,CX700M, CX700M2, CN800, CN896
• V Series Chipsets: VN800, VN896, VX700, VX800

IceRocket: via hyperion pro chipset driver, windows freeware

VIA Hyperion Pro Driver Package 5.22a

VIA Hyperion Pro Driver Package 5.22a (Windows, Freeware, 12.6MB) includes the following components:

• INF V3.00A
• AGP V4.60A
• V-RAID V5.80C and RAID Tools v5.81
• VIA IDE Falcon Storage Device driver v2.70A

VIA Hyperion Pro drivers are suitable for ANY VIA chipset - but they are particularly recommended for KT4## series, P4X4## series and newer:

• K7 chipsets: KT400, KT400A, KT600, KT880, KM400, KN400
• K8 chipsets: K8T800, K8T800Pro, K8M800, K8M890, K8N800, K8N890, K8T890, K8T890Pro, K8T900
• P4 chipsets: P4X400, P4X400A, PT800, PT880, PM800, PN800, PM880, PN880, PT880Pro, PT894, P4M800/Pro/CE, P4M900, PT890
• C Series Chipsets: CN700, CN400, CLE266, CX700,CX700M, CX700M2, CN800, CN896
• V Series Chipsets: VN800, VN896, VX700, VX800

IceRocket: via hyperion pro chipset driver, windows freeware

NVIDIA Forceware 182.08 WHQL XP

NVIDIA ForceWare 182.08 WHQL XP (Windows XP, Freeware, 77.01MB) [alt DL] software unleashes the full power and features in NVIDIA's desktop, gaming, platform, workstation, laptop, multimedia, and mobile products. It ensures the best experience with your NVIDIA hardware.

Also available for Vista.

Fixes:

• NVIDIA Control Panel: The user cannot create custom resolutions.
• GeForce 200 Series: Need for Speed Undercover and Dead Space–the applications cannot be run using a Gateway XHD3000H 30” HD monitor at 2560x1600 resolution.
• GeForce 200 Series: Photoshop CS4–OpenGL settings are grayed out and cannot be set for the application.

Note: This release no longer supports GeForce 5-series cards, and older. If you have one of these older cards, Nvidia Forceware 175.19 WHQL is probably the last driver available.

IceRocket: nvidia forceware whql graphics driver, windows freeware

GPU-Z 0.3.2 – Video Card and GPU Info Utility

GPU-Z 0.3.2 (Windows, Freeware, 372KB) [alt DL] is a lightweight utility designed to give you all information about your video card and GPU.

Changes:

• Clock reading on ATI cards fixed
• GT200b is now detected as 55 nm
• Added detection for GeForce GT 120, GT 130, GT 130M, FX 5200, 9400 GT, 9600 GSO 512, FX 2700M, 9500 GS, Quadro FX 540M, Quadro FX 3700M, 9650M GT, Quadro FX 370M, 9400 IGP, 9300 IGP, 8200M G
• Added support for S3 Chrome 500 Series
• Added new ATI logo
• Fixed screen corruption during screenshot of sensors tab
• Added support to show lowest, highest and average reading on sensors tab (click on sensor value to switch)
• Fixed number of texture units on RV730
• Fixed Catalyst version reading

IceRocket: gpu-z video card gpu info, windows freeware

f.lux – Better Lighting for Your Computer Monitor

f.lux (Windows, Freeware, 538KB) makes your computer monitor's lighting adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day.

It makes your computer screen look like the room you're in, all the time. When the sun sets, it makes your computer look like your indoor lights. In the morning, it makes things look like sunlight again.

You just need to set the correct latitude of your current area in the world, and f.lux will set your monitor’s lighting automatically.

At first, this software will feel a bit weird as it approaches night time, giving your display a yellowish tone. I do a lot of computing during night, so f.lux will definitely minimize the stress to my eyes that the brightness of the monitor gives. Nice app!

IceRocket: f.lux, flux, display monitor light, windows freeware

CPU-Z 1.50 – Processor Info and Diagnostic Tool

CPU-Z 1.50 (Windows, Freeware, 595KB) [alt DL] is a freeware utility that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system.

Changes:

• Improved support for AMD Phenom II processor.
• New Intel Core i7 models.
• Support for NVIDIA 740i chipset.
• Several bug fixes.

IceRocket: cpu-z cpu processor info

Double Driver 2.1 – View, Backup, and Restore Drivers

Double Driver 2.1 (Windows, Freeware, 1.79MB) is a very simple and useful tool which not only allows you to view all the drivers installed on your system but also allows you to backup, restore, save and print all chosen drivers simply and reliably.

This is a portable app (unzip and run), so it’s easy to use it for backing up a client’s hardware drivers without installing any software.

IceRocket: double driver, backup driver, windows freeware

QuickPwn 2.2.5 – Pwn and Jailbreak Your iPhone 2G/3G and iPod Touch 1G

QuickPwn 2.2.5 (Mac OSX, Freeware) lets you upgrade to firmware 2.2.1, and Pwn & Jailbreak the following gadgets: iPhone 2G (1st Gen), iPhone 3G (2nd Gen), and iPod Touch 1G (1st Gen).

NOTE: iPod Touch 2G NOT supported.

QuickPwn 2.2.5 for Windows coming soon.

You’ll need PwnageTool 2.2.5 (Mac OSX) if you have a locked iPhone 3G, and woul want to preserve your phone’s current baseband software.

IceRocket: apple, iphone firmware, ipod touch firmware, pwn jailbreak