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Linux-Announce Digest #260
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Linux-Announce Digest #260, Volume #4 Sun, 15 Dec 2002 00:13:04 EST
Contents:
visualization software amira 3.0 released (Amira Product Release Team)
"The Book of Overclocking" released by No Starch Press (Janet del Mundo)
SECURITY: NSA Security-enhanced Linux updated (Howard Holm)
ANN: miteLINUX for Embedded Modules ("Vlastimil Pohnetal")
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From: Amira Product Release Team <info@amiravis.com>
Subject: visualization software amira 3.0 released
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 22:37:57 CST
We are pleased to announce the new release of our
data visualization and geometry reconstruction
software amira 3.0.
amira is being used in many different application areas
including microscopy, biology, medical visualization,
biochemistry, physics, engineering, CFD, simulation,
and graphics research.
amira 3.0 offers expanded functionality and increased
performance.
Some of the new features and benefits include:
- Easy creation of animation sequences, direct MPEG export
- New features in the Image Segmentation Editor
- Significantly extended documentation, new scripting guide.
- New file formats for data import and export (e.g. DICOM 3 export)
- New module for modifying 3d image volumes with 3d drawing tools
- New features for Finite Element post-processing and CFD
visualization, like stream ribbons
- Full support of virtual reality environments via amiraVR
extension
- Powerful visualization of molecules, trajectories, and
molecular surfaces via extension amiraMol 3.0
- Advanced 3D image deconvolution via amiraDeconv extension
For a complete list of added benefits and features, go to
http://www.tgs.com/amira/
You can download a fully functional evaluation version
from http://www.amiravis.com or http://www.tgs.com/amira.
For any further questions please contact your local representative
at http://www.tgs.com/corp/contact_sales.htm.
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From: Janet del Mundo<janet@nostarch.com>
Subject: "The Book of Overclocking" released by No Starch Press
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 22:38:05 CST
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For Immediate Release
December 5, 2002
To schedule an interview, or request a review copy or cover art, contact Janet del Mundo at janet@nostarch.com or 415-863-9900.
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NO STARCH PRESS RELEASES THE BOOK OF OVERCLOCKING
The Ultimate Guide to the Ultimate Geek Hobby
San Francisco, CA--No Starch Press, the publisher that makes computing fun and accessible, has released "The Book of Overclocking" (by Scott Wainner and Robert Richmond, $24.95, ISBN 188641176X). This is the definitive guide to overclocking, the process of running a computer's CPU, video card, or RAM faster than the manufacturer intended. In many ways, overclocking is like hot-rodding for hardware geeks.
Until now, "Most overclocking information was scattered around [the Web] and was often old and out of date," says co-author Scott Wainner. "Many users have learned about overclocking by reading bits and pieces of incomplete information in message board posts--a sure recipe for a failed overclock. 'The Book of Overclocking' offers hardware hobbyists a complete and accurate resource, showing how to overclock, how far to push individual processors, what settings to use, when to overclock, and how to deal with problems that arise." It includes coverage of:
* Why the PC industry does not want you to know about overclocking
* CPU cooling techniques and ways to improve overclocking results and system stability
* Specifications, overclocking tips, and specific recommendations for over 100 individual Intel and AMD processors, including the newest Athlon XP and Pentium 4
* How to overclock a processor using only BIOS and motherboard settings
* PC troubleshooting and benchmarking techniques
Overclocking can be risky (it voids the manufacturer's warranty and it can result in component meltdown or failure), but it can also be a very cost-effective way to quickly improve PC performance. With the right know-how and an authoritative resource like "The Book of Overclocking," most anyone can quickly increase their processor's clock speed to get more out of their PC.
"Overclocking is the ultimate hardware geek hobby", says No Starch Press Publisher, Bill Pollock. "With the help of 'The Book of Overclocking,' I overclocked three machines in our office last week simply by loading an unofficial BIOS and changing the clock speed on a cheap Athlon XP processor. It's very cool. When you overclock, you really do feel like you're more in control of your hardware. It's like souping up a car but without getting your hands dirty."
"The Book of Overclocking" is available in fine bookstores everywhere or from No Starch Press (http://www.nostarch.com).
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
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SCOTT WAINNER founded and ran SysOpt.com, one of the most popular computer hardware sites, and launched TechIMO.com in 2001. He also owns and operates ResellerRatings.com.
ROBERT RICHMOND has been involved with computer hardware since he got his first Intel 8086-1 in the mid-80s. He has written about IT topics for various hardware publications, including HardwareCentral.com and EarthWeb.com.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Table of contents: http://www.nostarch.com/?overclock_toc
Sample chapter: http://www.nostarch.com/overclock_ch5.pdf
"The Book of Overclocking"
Scott Wainner and Robert Richmond
ISBN 188641176X, 272pp, $24.95 (US), $37.95 (Cdn)
To order from No Starch Press: email: orders@nostarch.com or call: 800.420.7240 or + 1 415.863.9900
ABOUT NO STARCH PRESS
Since 1994, San Francisco-based No Starch Press has published unique computer books, with a focus on Open Source, security, hacking, Web programming, programming languages, gaming, and alternative operating systems. No Starch Press aims to make computing fun and accessible for everyone.
Contact: Janet del Mundo, janet@nostarch.com or +1 415.863.9900.
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From: Howard Holm <hdholm@epoch.ncsc.mil>
Subject: SECURITY: NSA Security-enhanced Linux updated
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 22:38:13 CST
The SELinux web site <http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/> including the mail
list archive has been updated. The site includes a new release of the
LSM-based SELinux prototype. The base kernel versions have been updated
to 2.4.20 and 2.5.51. Initial SID and context for SCMP packets has been
added. Additional policy enhancement and patch contributions have been
merged. The logrotate patch has been updated to 3.6.5-2. The private
file oversight in LSM, inode_doinit bug in SELinux, and selopt compile
problems have all been fixed.
Security-enhanced Linux incorporates a strong, flexible mandatory
access control architecture into the major subsystems of the Linux
kernel. The system provides a mechanism to enforce the separation of
information based on confidentiality and integrity requirements. This
allows threats of tampering and bypassing of application security
mechanisms to be addressed and enables the confinement of damage that
can be caused by malicious or flawed applications. The SELinux web
site <http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/> contains background information,
documentation, source code, and archives for the selinux mailing-list.
--
Howard Holm <hdholm@epoch.ncsc.mil>
Secure Systems Research Office
National Security Agency
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From: "Vlastimil Pohnetal" <pohnetal@mite.cz>
Subject: ANN: miteLINUX for Embedded Modules
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 22:38:13 CST
Reply-To: "Vlastimil Pohnetal" <pohnetal@mite.cz>
For Embedded Modules like DIMM-PC, ETX, wireless routers, ...
In last version 2.4.5 the temperature measurement and I2C bus included.
More at www.mite.cz
Regards
V. Pohnetal
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