Outpost Personal Firewall PRO Features:

*** Security.
- Attack Detection. The Powerful Intrusion Detection System built into the program protects from existing and future hacker attacks. The IDS module screens inbound data and determines its legitimacy either by comparing it against a set of known attack fingerprints or by performing behavior evaluation analysis.
- Anti-spyware defenses and privacy protection. Outpost 3.0?s built-in AntiSpyware plug-in safeguards your computer against spyware infection and the loss of confidential information. Spyware is blocked at every possible stage ? installation, activation, transmission of information, and re-installation. No more nagging pop-ups, no browser modifications, no search and homepage hijacking, and no unauthorized leaking of data from the computer. Plus, any data you define as confidential is forever blocked from being sent anywhere.
- Unique network security. Outpost 3.0?s new Ethernet protection module combats attacks on your connectivity, including: interception of outbound chat sessions, spoofing attacks designed to disable or disrupt your connections, and illegal communication initiation requests that encroach on your WiFi zone.
- Packet/Application Filtering. By implementing per-process data filtering, Outpost serves as a virtual checkpoint for incoming and outgoing application data. Based on its discretion or following the user?s instructions, it can configure how each particular application communicates over the LAN or the Internet. With application access rules, any unwanted program can easily be denied Internet access if the circumstances warrant it. Packet filtering is a lower-level filtration technique that allows the user to select which protocols, ports and remote addresses can be accessed from a user machine.
- Safeguarding Active Content. Outpost?s Active Content plug-in can selectively prevent the execution, installation and propagation of a third-party scripting code running itself surreptitiously inside the Internet browser. The browser often represents a medium for spyware, viruses and worm infestations.
- Attachment Quarantine. The Attachment Quarantine protects Outpost users from potentially dangerous e-mail attachments that may contain viruses, worms and other malware and allows users to customize which types of attachments Outpost should block.

*** Control.
- Network Activity Monitoring. Monitoring shows every connection between your machine and other computers on the Internet or LAN. It?s a handy tool to know what?s happening on a connected PC at any given time and to allow users to quickly stop unwanted Internet communications.
- Events Logging. Outpost?s Log Viewer provides the history of your computer activity in a most detailed and complete form. With this vital tool, you can browse through what?s happened on a computer in the past or pinpoint a problem early on and easily correct it.
- Content Management. The Content plug-in allows users to compile a list of entries that would be blocked from being displayed throughout visited web sites. Parents that do not want their kids exposed to inappropriate content would find great use for this feature.

*** Privacy.
- Surfing Privacy Protection. By enabling a customizable block of cookie files and external referring, users can maintain a high level of surfing confidentiality on unknown sites and at the same time be less secretive with predefined trusted sites.
- Embedded Code Protection. By providing advanced mechanisms of Open Process Control, Hidden Process Control and Component Control, Outpost effectively protects the host system from malicious attempts of a foreign code implanted within the system to divulge personal data or hijack an application.
- Ports Stealthing. Being visible on the network is only good when a person who sees you is authorized to do so. Outpost makes sure that the host computer is hidden from outsiders, making it unsusceptible to network probes and intruder attempts to establish rogue communication channels.

*** Ease of Use.
- Effortless Installation. Two options for installation are offered to the user. Automatic installation takes care of the entire installation as well as the initial configuration phase and is most suitable for an inexperienced user. A more refined option is the Installation Wizard, which allows users to customize the process of installation and choose specific parameters.
- Instant, context-sensitive help. Every user prompt or request for the creation of a new rule in Outpost 3.0 is accompanied by an instant automatic recommendation for the best course of action. Configuring your firewall can now be error-free, making your protection so much stronger, as well as increasing your understanding of the program.
- Automatic Program and LAN Access Rules. The program automatically configures the computer?s LAN settings and protects it from incoming Internet connections. Predefined rules for known applications are created to spare the user the need to manually create program access rules for well-known or frequently used programs.
- Easy Program Updates. When an update to the program has been released, it is easily deployed through the program?s automatic update feature, which retrieves the latest version automatically from the vendor?s server and applies it upon user authorization.

Following is a list of new features:
o New flags in outpost.ini to control rules auto update settings

The following issues are fixed (only significant ones are listed):
o New presets for system rules and basic applications
o Outpost Plug-in SDK updated
o Third-party plug-ins updated to be compatible with Outpost 3.51
o Rules Wizard prompt was displayed too slowly
o Interface and localization issues
o Sometimes CPU load reached 100 % on Win98
o Some Anti-Spyware plug-in issues
o Some presets issues
o Besides, a lot of stability and usability improvements are performed.

Skype is the next phenomenon from the people who brought you KaZaA. Just like KaZaA, Skype uses P2P (peer-to-peer) technology to connect you to other users ? not to share files this time, but to talk and chat with your friends. The technology is extremely advanced ? but super simple to use... You?ll be making free phone calls to your friends in no time!

Features:
- Free unlimited worldwide phone calls to other Skype users
- Superior sound quality ? better than your regular phone
- Works with all firewall, NAT and routers ? nothing to configure!
- Friends list shows you when your Skype friends are online and ready to talk or chat
- Super-simple and easy to use
- Your calls are encrypted ?end-to-end? for superior privacy
- Based on cutting edge peer-to-peer technology developed by the creators of Kazaa and Joltid
- Contact grouping
- Skype video (webcam)

In order to use Skype for Windows software, your computer must meet the following minimum system requirements:
- PC running Windows 2000 or XP
- 400 MHz processor
- 128 MB RAM
- 15 MB free disk space on your hard drive
- Sound Card, speakers and microphone
- Internet Connection (either dial-up: minimum 33.6 Kbps modem, or any broadband: cable, DSL, etc.)

New in this release:

* change: updated German, Japanese, traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese language files
* bugfix: API: crash when sending messages from application to application
* bugfix: improved detection in case webcam is used by another application
* bugfix: improved automatic time zone calculation
* bugfix: English Voicemail message played instead of Chinese

In addition, Microsoft is making these technologies available on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. The following Community Technology Preview of .NET Framework 3.0 enables you to continue experimenting with early builds of these technologies, get acquainted with the development experience, and provide feedback to Microsoft. For more information on these technologies, click here.

Please note that the License Agreement in this pre-release version of the .NET Framework v3.0 does not allow usage in a live operating environment. Information about Go-Live possibilities can be found here.

Note: This is a pre-RTM release. Therefore, do not install these builds on machines you depend on. If you have a previous version of Avalon ("Windows Presentation Foundation"), Indigo ("Windows Communication Foundation"), or pre-released versions of .NET Framework 2.0 installed you must read this before download. Specifically, if you have previously installed .NET Framework 3.0 (WinFX Runtime Components 3.0) Beta 2, please follow the instruction in section 2.1 of the readme before installing .NET Framework 3.0 June CTP.

Compatability with Windows Vista Beta2
This CTP (Community Tech Preview) is intended for users of Windows Vista build 5456, Windows XP, or Windows 2003 Server. It is not supported for users running the Windows Vista Beta 2 for .NET Framework 3.0 development. If you are using Windows Vista Beta 2 for .NET Framework 3.0 development, we recommend that you do not install this version of the CTP and instead use the Beta 2 release. The .NET Framework 3.0 June CTP runtime is a later version than the one that ships with Windows Vista Beta 2, and code that uses the .NET Framework 3.0 Beta2 will not work with this CTP.

Name change: WinFX Runtime Components to .NET Framework v3.0
This is the first release with the new name, .NET Framework 3.0. You can find out more about the namechange (from WinFX Runtime Components 3.0 -> .NET Framework 3.0) on Soma and JasonZ"s blogs.

Installation
To start the installation process, you will need to run the download file; this will initiate the installation of the .NET Framework 3.0 June CTP; If you have troubles with the download manager, you can download the entire package for x86 or for x64 which are both .EXE files.

This CTP release supports Visual Studio 2005 RTM and the .NET Framework 2.0 RTM.The Microsoft? WinFX? SDK contains documentation, samples, and tools designed to help you develop managed applications and libraries using WinFX. You can install the SDK that corresponds to this release here.

Features of IconCool Studio:
- IconCool Studio can completely and exactly support for 32-bit icon, user can edit icons for Windows XP in 32-bit color depth with an alpha channel, and now you can easily create the wonderful semi-transparent XP icons.
- IconCool Studio supports for PSD Plug-in, it allows you to transfer an image to IconCool Studio from Adobe Photoshop application and it also can send an image to Adobe Photoshop. IconCool Studio can load and export PSD file (supports the transparent) and completely load the PNG, GIF, ANI file and so on.
- IconCool Studio can customize the Windows icons.
- IconCool Studio Can change program skins.
- IconCool Studio can easily edit animation GIF files.
- IconCool Studio can set coordinates and radial angle.
- IconCool Studio has a powerful search function, it can search icons and all supported image files from computers and network.
- IconCool Studio can edit multi-format icons at one time.
- IconCool Studio can import images in the following formats: BMP, DIB, EMF, GIF, ICB, ICO, ICL, JPG, JPEG, PBM, PCD, PCX, PGM, PNG, PPM, PSD, PSP, RLE, SGI, TGA, TIF, TIFF, VDA, VST, WBMP and WMF.
- IconCool Studio can save icons or images in the following formats: BMP, CUR, GIF, JPG, ICL, ICO, PNG, WBMP, EMF, WMF, TGA and TIF.
- IconCool Studio uses various image filters (Blurring, Sharpening, Embossing, and so on)and image effects .
- IconCool Studio Improves the arithmetic of basic drawing tools (such as dot, line etc.).

AntiCrash now also includes a unique technology, AutoRepair?. With AutoRepair?, scan & repair all your computer problems with a single click - AutoRepair? automatically determines what is wrong on your computer with an advanced Artificial Intelligence system, and fixes it instantly!

Total protection from crashes and freezes:
AntiCrash protects your computer like no other software can. Not only AntiCrash protects you against 95.8% crashes, but it also automatically fixes the crashes; you don"t have to do anything, AntiCrash does all the work for you! AntiCrash is also the only software capable of intercepting blue screens and freezes.

AutoRepair technology included:
With AutoRepair, using dozens of separate tools to scan your computer is now forgotten. AutoRepair can find and repair thousands of thousands of problems, with its built-in advanced Artificial Intelligence - all automatically!

Anti-boot system for Yahoo Messenger:
Because sometimes hackers can be just as dangerous as crashes, AntiCrash introduces BootSafe, your ticket for boot-free chatting with Yahoo. If a malicious user tries to boot you, BootSafe intercepts it and deactivates the attempt. You can even configure AntiCrash to ignore certain User IDs!

*Size: 1.80 MB
*Addon Included
*Tested/Works!
*Version: v3.61

Windows Vista - the next version of Windows, formerly code-named Longhorn. Windows Vista introduces a breakthrough user experience and is designed to help you feel confident in your ability to view, find, and organize information and to control your computing experience.
The visual sophistication of Windows Vista helps streamline your computing experience by refining common window elements so you can better focus on the content on the screen rather than on how to access it. The desktop experience is more informative, intuitive, and helpful. And new tools bring better clarity to the information on your computer, so you can see what your files contain without opening them, find applications and files instantly, navigate efficiently among open windows, and use wizards and dialog boxes more confidently.

Windows Vista Beta 2 is now available for IT professionals and developers with MSDN and TechNet subscriptions. In the coming weeks, Microsoft will start the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) for developers and IT professionals who are not members of the subscription services.

The Windows Vista CPP will also be available to technology enthusiasts that want to install and test a copy of Windows Vista Beta 2. You can get a head start on your Windows Vista CPP preparation by visiting the Get Ready section of Microsoft Vista site and downloading the Windows Vista Product Guide (60 MB Word doc).