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Hi-Definition Torrents – Download HD Movies, TV Shows, Documentaries and other HD Videos

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 06:59 AM CST

It's been almost a month since we last posted about a dedicated HD torrents tracker. Hi-Definition Torrents (or HD Torrents) is a private torrent tracker which indexes and tracks a lot of Blu-Ray Movies, HD DVD Movies, HD TV Shows (HDTV), HDDVDRips, BDRips and Blu-Ray Rips (BRRip). Apart from English Hi Def movies and TV Shows, HD-Torrents tracks documentaries, anime, music videos and adult content in high definition format as well.

This tracker has its roots in Bulgaria but the language can easily be set to English and Deutsch (even from the signup page) as well so non Bulgarian users can enjoy this tracker just fine. Hi-Definition Torrents indexes both scene and non scene (p2p) releases. Currently there are over 900 torrents of HD content on this tracker. Most of these torrents are well seeded. Apart from usual releases, HD-Torrents track a few unique packs of their own as well:

There is also a requests feature on this tracker through which users can request content not already uploaded to the site. Hi-Definition Torrents is currently open for new signups and interested readers may join for free. Check it out.

Site Name: Hi-Definition Torrents (HD-Torrents)

Signup URL: http://www.hd-torrents.org/account.php

Categories: Original, x264 Movies (720p, 1080p), x264 HDTV, x264 Doc, x264 Anime, Music, XXX, Other

TuneUp Utilities 2009 v8.0.110.43 (English) Final

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 11:30 PM CST

Yay! Version 2009 of Tuneup Utilities English is finally released. There was a German version released a few days earlier but now non German users can rejoice as the Final English version is out. Back in the early 2000s, I used to be a fan of Norton Utilities. However when Symantec began releasing basically the same set of utilities every year with only minor changes, I got pretty tired of it. Been using TuneUp Utilities for almost two years now and I've got to say it's one of the best system utilities suites currently around. TuneUp Utilities usually does a fine job on system optimization and it won't add a thousand startup entries or services that take half the system resources like some software suites that are supposed to optimize your system.

The first new feature you will notice in version 2009 will be the revamped user interface. A new utility named Speed Optimizer has also been added. Improvements have been made to TuneUp Drive Defrag, TuneUp System Control, TuneUp Uninstall Manager, TuneUp Startup Manager, TuneUp Styler and TuneUp Registry Cleaner. The old version (TuneUp Utilities 2008 build 7.0.0.7) can be found here if you still need it but upgrading to 2009 is recommended.

What's new in 2009?

TuneUp Speed Optimizer: Intelligent, Powerful Utility for any User Skill Level
- Easy optimization in just a few clicks
- Identifies unused programs and resource-draining functions
- Recommends tools for optimal PC performance
TuneUp 1-Click Maintenance: Automatic, Fast Optimization
- Enables one-click maintenance of the most important functions of your PC
- Cleans the Windows registry
- Deletes temporary files and folders
- Increases the system performance through integrated defragmentation
- Streamlines your desktop and simplifies folder shortcuts with one click
TuneUp Drive Defrag: Intelligent defragmentation with new progress display
TuneUp System Control: Supports Opera
TuneUp Uninstall Manager: Intuitive uninstall options
TuneUp Startup Manager: Increases the speed at the start-up of your PC
TuneUp Styler: Expanded PC style options for Windows Vista (32/64 Bit)
TuneUp Registry Cleaner: More powerful tool with in-depth view of your PC registry

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All4Nothin (A4N) signups open

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 12:58 PM CST

All4Nothing is a private torrent tracker which tracks general content (Movies, Games, TV Shows, E-Books, Music, etc) and 0-day releases. This in my opinion is a very underrated tracker. All4Nothing has a user base of just over 10000 members and currently tracks 2100+ torrents on their tracker. These stats are excellent, specially considering that A4N have only been online for around 11 months. Apart from usual scene and P2P stuff, All4Nothin have their own releases (look for A4N tag on the title of the torrent) such as movie packs as well as episodes of TV Shows such as The Xtra Factor.

All4Nothin is one of those trackers which has a seed bonus points system. For every hour that you seed a torrent on A4N, you are awarded with 0.5 Seed Bonus Points. You can collect enough seed points and trade them for upload credit (GBs added to your total upload) and other cool stuff. This makes it easier to manage your ratio on A4N even if you have low upload bandwidth (but are willing to seed) and makes life easy with torrents with no leechers.

A4N is currently open for signup. Check it out.

Site Name: All4Nothing.net (A4N)

Signup URL: http://all4nothin.net/signup.php

Categories:

Anime, Appz, Appz/Mac, Comics, E-Book, Games/PC ISO, Games/PC Rips, Games/PS2, Games/PS3, Games/Wii, Games/XBOX, Games/XBOX 360, Handheld/PSP, Misc, Movies/DVD-R, Movies/HD-XViD, Movies/SVCD, Movies/VCD, Movies/x264, Movies/XviD, Music, Music Videos, TV/DVDR, TV/HR, TV/x264, TV/XviD, XXX

Possible solutions for Need ‘For Speed : Undercover’ performance, display and crashing problems

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 11:06 AM CST

Several days ago, we reported about Need for Speed : Undercover leaking to BitTorrent networks right on the game's release date. I've played the game for around 1 hour so far and I can't say it's impressive. Looks like EA tried to do a remake of NFS : Most Wanted and didn't do a very good job of it. Anyway this post is not a review of the game but a discussion of various problems you may encounter with NFS : Undercover. I have presented with several possible solutions which will hopefully solve your problems once and for all.

Cannot change display settings or stuck with auto detected settings

Sometimes, you may not be able to change NFS Undercover display and graphics settings using in game menus. Common problems seem to be users not being able to change screen resolution and disable motion blur. Screen resolution can be set manually by editing the registry:

Run registry editor (regedit) and locate the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\EA Games\Need for Speed Undercover

Screen resolution can be set by editing the following two keys:
g_Width = 1024
g_Height = 768
(For a screen resolution of 1024x768)

You can change several other game settings manually using the other keys located here. Be careful with editing registry values – always backup first.

Cannot run NFS : Undercover in Windowed Mode

Here is how to run Undercover in Windowed mode. Create a shortcut to the game exe on the desktop. Add –w switch to the end of target name (leave a space after the closing quotes and add –w and press ok). Run the game from the shortcut.

Slow framerate issues, sluggish performance, stuttering, crashes to desktop (CTD)

From what I have read in the forums, this game is not very well optimized. But a lot of performance issues with the game seem to be connected to cracked versions. As with any other game, groups from the warez scene and individuals have released various cracks for NFS : Undercover that bypass or remove the DRM protection in the game. These cracked exes are used by pirates as well as by legitimate users who don't want the DRM on their systems. Unfortunately, some of these cracks are not very stable. Cracks by NoGrp, WARG, DarkC0der (Dakcoder) and 0x0008 seem to be merely bypassing the SecuROM protection and may cause the game to run sluggish, slowly and crash often. RELOADED and UNLOADED versions however seem to have protection and triggers completely removed and seem to work just fine.

If you are running on budget hardware / on a low end machine and getting slow performance, try tweaking game settings till you get an acceptable framerate. You may get a considerable performance boost if you disable motion blur. There is no option to do this directly but setting the world effects to medium would remove most of it.

Other notes

As usual, updating to the latest version of sound card and graphics card drivers will help too. ATI Catalyst 8.11 WHQL drivers can be found here and latest nVIDIA display drivers can be found here.

If I discover any more solutions, I will update this page.