DD-WRT is a third party firmware which is open source. You can install it in different wireless routers. Please check DD-WRT hardware compatibility to see if your router is supported.

There are many advantages when running third party firmware instead of the factory defaults. The first one is flexibility because they allow you to do many things that normally you can’t do with proprietary firmware. The second is better support.

Believe it or not, it is more likely that you can find a solution to your problem in these communities than in the manufacturer’s site.

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There is a new version of BurnAware Free Edition.

If you want to read more about it, refer to my previous post where i commented some of them.

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This great audio player is here with a new version. You can read the changelog here.

I have posted about it before. With every new release, the authors add more and more interesting features and add more possibilities to customization.

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New version of Realtek HD Audio drivers. This time is 1.94.

If you experience problems with drivers, use Guru 3D Driver Sweeper after you have uninstalled your current drivers to clean the system before installing the new ones. You can do this right in you windows session or in Safe Mode.

Unattended usage:

setup.exe -s -f2<path\LogFile> -z[-rp<path\LogFile>]
example:
setup.exe -s -f2C:\mylog.log -z[-rpC:\RHDSetup.log]

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I just finished uploading ServiceTweaker to my server. This is a program to manage Windows services.

It can change the startup type of each service and it can also start or stop them.

I hope you find it useful, and as always, i will appreciate any feedback or comments about it.

Remember that you can use the contact form in the About page of this site to send me information about errors or bugs, or anything that you like to add.

The program page has been published and the download links updated.

I’m finishing some code cleanup before releasing this new application. I wrote it for myself, but as always, i will share my own programs here in my site.

ServiceTweaker will allow you yo control Windows services. You can change the startup type of each one and also you can start or stop them.

Here’s a screenshot of the final version before going public.

Free Download Manager is a freeware and open source download manager.

It allows you to download files and whole web sites from any remote server via HTTP, HTTPS and FTP. The latest versions also allow you to upload files, download flash object and can serve as a BitTorrent download manager.

Can be used as a portable application as well. The lite version lacks some functions (BitTorrent support, video conversion and upload manager) but can be downloaded as plugins later.

It has the best set of features and options among the freeware download managers i have tested before.

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The day before yesterday, i talked to a cousin that was having problems with his dvd drive. Windows didn’t show it in explorer and in device manager there was this error: Device Cannot Start (Code 10).

Then, i remembered having to face this problem more than once before. I offered my help as usual and the problem was solved. I thought of posting about it just in case someone needs a quick fix for it.

This problem can have many possible causes. The most common ones are that programs for burning or ripping, like Nero, AnyDVD and others sometimes left drivers installed when they are removed.

The first solution is to re-install the program. About a year ago, AnyDVD caused this, so re-installing it would solve the problem, same with some old versions of Nero. Try this to see if a program you installed/uninstalled was the cause.

The other solution involves deleting two registry entries and restarting your computer. It works for XP and Vista.

• Open the Windows Registry Editor. Type regedit in the Run box of the Start Menu.
• Navigate to this path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\
  Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}.
• Go to File and choose Export. Then select Selected Branch and save this in case you run into a problem. You will be able to restore these values if something goes wrong.
• Right click these two entries and delete them. UpperFilters and LowerFilters. If you only have one of them there, don’t worry, delete it.
• Restart you computer. You should be able to see and use your CD-DVD drive again.

In case deleting the key causes you more trouble or conflicts, double click the file you saved and restart Windows. The entries will be restored as they were before deleting them.