Mozilla Firefox Version 2.0.0.13

My most reliable and used application. I used this browser instead of internet explorer because of reason i hope you need to know. Never complete my e-life without this one. I stay secured with this one with it`s existing protection against spyware, viruses and pop-ups.


The award-winning Web browser is now even faster, more secure, and fully customizable to suit your online life. With Firefox 2, we’ve added powerful new features that make your online experience even better.

Enjoy a Better Web Experience
Firefox 2 delivers helpful new features to make your online experience more productive.

Stay Secure on the Web
Phishing Protection has been added to Firefox's existing protection against spyware, viruses and pop-ups.

Personalize Your Browser
Choose from thousands of useful Add-ons that enhance Firefox. It’s easy to personalize Firefox to make it your own.

And lot more....

Download Link:-
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/

Freeware Download Manager: Rapidshare

One of my favorite application is the Free Download Manager. Link Here
Simply because it is 100% safe, open-source software distributed under GPL license. It is very dependable and i have tested it in the past. Subok na to..Also it has support to download our favorite youtube videos.

But if you looking for another great alternative you could try this one..Rapishare Download Manager..
A download manager that will allow you to download files from the internet faster
Download Direct will accelerate your downloads by up to 500% (sometimes more) and will allow you to manage them via one central screen.

Features:-

• Accelerates downloads up to 500% (sometimes more)
• Manage all downloads via one central screen
• Uses mirrors to find the fastest file location (achieves even more speed)
• Pause and resume downloads at anytime
• Resume broken downloads
• Preview music and movies while downloading
• Added support for BitTorrent files
• Built-in calender to schedule downloads
• Easy to use and configure with a fully graphic interface
• Quick save files to your favourite folders with MyFolders
• In-depth statistics on download details
• Unlimited simultaneous downloads
• Simplified lists help sort and group downloads
• Easy file management with MyFolders
• Download files without progress windows
• Keep track of old downloads with Download History
• Automate tasks on download completion and errors
• Supported protocols HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, BitTorrent
• Resume partial downloads
• Use multiple mirrors for each download. Can mix protocols (HTTP, FTP)
• Smart automatic mirror switching for fastest downloads
• User defined mirror list (addRemove your own mirrors)
• Automatically attempts error recovery
• Large-volume of active downloads supported
• Multiple connections per download
• Multiple threads per download
• HTTP GZIP compression support
• HTTP authorisation support
• FTP anonymous and password protected support
• File preview of partially downloaded files
• BitTorrent 1.0 protocol support
• BitTorrent fast protocol extensions support
• Smart BitTorrent peer balancing for maximum download rates
• Proxy support
• Integrates with Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla Firefox, Opera
• Support for large files (greater than 2GB)

Requirements:-

Minimum system requirements

• Windows 98 SE
• 633 MHz processor
• 128MB memory
• 1GB storage space
• 16MB video memory
• 56k dial-up internet
• 800x600 resolution
• 256 colour depth

Recommended system requirements

• Windows XP
• 2000 MHz processor
• 512MB memory
• 5GB storage space
• 64MB video memory
• Broadband internet connection
• 1024x768 resolution
• 24-bit colour depth

Download Link:-
http://rapidshare.com/files/94566400/RSDirect_Download_v1.14.rar

Advance JPEG Compressor 5.0

I use this one for my scanner and digicam (but not for editing use)..Very handy and powerful jpeg compression capability..

Advanced JPEG Compressor for Windows is an invaluable and useful tool for everyone who knows what is a digital image. This is definitely a must-have utility if you own a scanner or a digital camera, use digital images whether at work, or at home.

This program allows you to:-

• Convert images to JPEG format using the most powerful JPEG compression engine
• Shrink the large file size of your graphic files
• Optimize pictures for faster loading from the Web
• E-mail smaller image files faster and not exceeding email size limitations
• Resize images and make thumbnails
• Advanced JPEG Compressor can acquire pictures from your scanner or digital camera, and save them in the JPG format with the highest quality / file size ratio. You can easily scan, compress and e-mail photos from Advanced JPEG Compressor.
• Advanced JPEG Compressor works as dedicated JPEG converter, allowing you to open existing images in many formats (BMP, TIFF, GIF, PNG, ...), and a JPEG optimizer, compressing existing JPG images. The possibility to create, edit and apply named compression profiles considerably helps in processing various types of graphic files.

The Batch Processing function makes it easy to process multiple images applying the selected compression profile.

Audacity

Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.


You can use Audacity to:

• Record live audio.
• Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
• Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, and WAV sound files.
• Cut, copy, splice, and mix sounds together.
• Change the speed or pitch of a recording.

Features

Recording

Audacity can record live audio through a microphone or mixer, or digitize recordings from cassette tapes, vinyl records, or minidiscs. With some sound cards, it can also capture streaming audio.

* Record from microphone, line input, or other sources.
* Dub over existing tracks to create multi-track recordings.
* Record up to 16 channels at once (requires multi-channel hardware).
* Level meters can monitor volume levels before, during, and after recording.

Import and Export

Import sound files, edit them, and combine them with other files or new recordings. Export your recordings in several common file formats.

* Import and export WAV, AIFF, AU, and Ogg Vorbis files.
* Import MPEG audio (including MP2 and MP3 files) with libmad.
* Export MP3s with the optional LAME encoder library.
* Create WAV or AIFF files suitable for burning to CD.
* Import and export all file formats supported by libsndfile.
* Open raw (headerless) audio files using the “Import Raw” command.
* Note: Audacity does not currently support WMA, AAC, or most other proprietary or restricted file formats.

Editing

* Easy editing with Cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete.
* Use unlimited Undo (and Redo) to go back any number of steps.
* Very fast editing of large files.
* Edit and mix an unlimited number of tracks.
* Use the Drawing tool to alter individual sample points.
* Fade the volume up or down smoothly with the Envelope tool.

Effects

* Change the pitch without altering the tempo, or vice-versa.
* Remove static, hiss, hum, or other constant background noises.
* Alter frequencies with Equalization, FFT Filter, and Bass Boost effects.
* Adjust volumes with Compressor, Amplify, and Normalize effects.
* Other built-in effects include:

• Echo
• Phaser
• Wahwah
• Reverse

Sound Quality

* Record and edit 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit (floating point) samples.
* Record at up to 96 KHz.
* Sample rates and formats are converted using high-quality resampling and dithering.
* Mix tracks with different sample rates or formats, and Audacity will convert them automatically in realtime.

Plug-Ins

* Add new effects with LADSPA plugins.
* Audacity includes some sample plugins by Steve Harris.
* Load VST plugins for Windows and Mac, with the optional VST Enabler.
* Write new effects with the built-in Nyquist programming language.

Analysis

* Spectrogram mode for visualizing frequencies.
* “Plot Spectrum” command for detailed frequency analysis.

Free and Cross-Platform

* Licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL).
* Runs on Mac OS X, Windows, and GNU/Linux.

Download Link:-
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/latest/audacity-win/audacity-win-1.2.6.exe

VLC Media Player 0.8.6d

The best media player for me,it can play any format including divx and the most important of all, it`s free!

VLC (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.

• It is a free cross-platform media player
• It supports a large number of multimedia formats, without the need for additional codecs
• It can also be used as a streaming server, with extended features (video on demand, on the fly transcoding, ...)

Home Page:-
http://www.videolan.org/

Download Link:-
http://www.videolan.org/mirror.php?file=vlc/0.8.6d/win32/vlc-0.8.6d-win32.exe

Alternate Link:-
http://www.filehippo.com/download/d3502b6491c8b66c381144f3a6f5e456/download/

Google Hacks Tool

Google Hacks is a compact utility that will allow its users to search google using different google search hacks.

Using Google Hacks one can easily do a music search by using a highly optimized and complex search command that can be obtained just by clicking a number of option boxes that can be found in the program´s interface.

Download in this Link:
http://rapidshare.com/files/68833925/GooggleHcks16.rar
Press Free Button and then to download...

New Folder Virus Removal

In today`s cyberworld, many are reinventing distructive programs that will cause inconvenience if not wreck to us net users. I myself despite my layer of protection has been one of those victim of the so called "salot" sa internet. May mga Trojan Virus even best antiavirus prog cannot remove, so you have to remove it manually.

One of this type of virus is the "new folder" and it interest me.

This Virus also known as - IT University Sohanad W32.HLLW.Ssdx newfolder.exe

How to remove it? You can see that the folders in Shared Documents have an exe extension If you have unchecked Hide extensions for known file types in Folder Options

Virus Infection Symptoms:-

Disabling Task Manager
Disabling Registry Editor
Creates a startup entry to start upon system start
Creates its own exe files in shared documents folder which appear like ordinary folders
Disables folder options
Uses your 50% or more processor

Manually Remove NewFolder.exe

Sets these entries in Registry:-

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

“NofolderOptions”=[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]

“@”=[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

“YahooMessengger”=[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]

“Shell”=”Explorer.exe “

Deletes Virus Files:-

svichossst.exe
autorun.inf
at1.job
autorun.ini
Nhatquanglan) scvhosts.exe
blastclnnn.exe
hinhem.scr
All duplicated exe files in Shared Documents Folder
Also the exe files in your selected folder

Download any one of the following tool to remove NewFolder.exe virus

Download Link:-
http://downloads.andymanchesta.com/RemovalTools/SDFix.exe

Being a Vegetarian and it`s Benefits

Did you know these facts?

Vegetarian foods are a major source of nutrition for most people in the world.

Vegetarians have lower rates of heart disease and some forms of cancer than non-vegetarians.

Vegetarian diets can be simple and easy to prepare.

What is a vegetarian?
Broadly defined, a vegetarian is a person who does not eat meat, poultry, and fish. Vegetarians eat mainly fruit, vegetables, legumes, grains, seeds, and nuts. Many vegetarians eat eggs and/or dairy products but avoid hidden animal products such as beef and chicken stocks, lard, and gelatin.

The American Dietetic Association (ADA) classifies vegetarians more specifically in the following ways:
Vegans or strict vegetarians exclude all animal products (e.g. meat, poultry, fish, eggs, milk, cheese, and other dairy products). Many vegans also do not eat honey.
Lactovegetarians exclude meat, poultry, fish, and eggs but include dairy products.
Lacto-ovovegetarian s exclude meat, poultry, and fish but include dairy products and eggs. Most vegetarians in the US are lacto-ovovegetarian s.


Why are people vegetarians?
People are vegetarians for many reasons, including concern for personal health and the environment, economic and world hunger concerns, compassion for animals, belief in nonviolence, food preferences, or spiritual reasons. People may become vegetarians for one reason, and then later on adopt some of the other reasons as well.


What are the health benefits of a vegetarian diet?
According to the ADA, vegetarians are at lower risk for developing:
Heart disease

Colorectal, ovarian, and breast cancers

Diabetes

Obesity

Hypertension (high blood pressure)

This is because a healthy vegetarian diet is typically low in fat and high in fiber. However, even a vegetarian diet can be high in fat if it includes excessive amounts of fatty snack foods, fried foods, whole milk dairy products, and eggs. Therefore, a vegetarian diet, like any healthy diet, must be well planned in order to help prevent and treat certain diseases.
Are there any health risks in becoming a vegetarian?
Though being a vegetarian can be a healthy lifestyle, care needs to be taken that this is not a step towards a generally more restrictive, disordered eating pattern. Be sure you fully understand why you are choosing vegetarianism.

Do vegetarians get proper nutrition?
The key to any healthy diet is to choose a wide variety of foods, and to consume enough calories to meet your energy needs. It is important for vegetarians to pay attention to these five categories in particular.

Protein
Protein is found in both plant foods and animal foods. The ADA has said that it is NOT necessary to combine specific foods within a meal in order to "complete" the amino acids profile of the proteins found in plant foods. Eating a wide variety of foods and enough calories during the day will fulfill your protein needs. Good sources of protein include whole grains, lentils, beans, tofu, low-fat dairy products, nuts, seeds, tempeh, eggs, and peas.

Calcium
The ADA recommends consuming at least 1300 mg of calcium per day - the equivalent of over 4 cups of milk or yogurt! Vegetarians can meet their calcium needs if they consume adequate amounts of low-fat and fat-free dairy products such as milk, yogurt, and cheese. Calcium is also found in many plant foods including dark, leafy greens (e.g. spinach, kale, mustard, collard and turnip greens, and bok choy), broccoli, beans, dried figs, and sunflower seeds, as well as in calcium-fortified cereals, cereal bars and some juices.
Vegans (people who don't eat any animal products) must strive to meet their daily calcium requirements by regularly including these plant sources of calcium in their diets. Many soy milk products are fortified with calcium, but be sure to check the label for this. You can also include a calcium supplement in your diet, which is available at the pharmacy in Health Services.

Vitamin D
Vitamin D helps your body absorb and use calcium. There are few foods that are naturally high in vitamin D, though. Therefore, dairy products in the US are fortified with vitamin D. Many soy milk products are also fortified with vitamin D. Your body can make its own vitamin D, but only when the skin is exposed to adequate sunlight (but that can have its own risks). People who do not consume dairy products and who do not receive direct exposure to sunlight regularly should consider taking supplemental vitamin D. This supplement should contain no more than 100% of the Recommended Daily Value, however, because larger doses can be dangerous. Both multivitamin supplements and calcium supplements with vitamin D are available at the pharmacy in Health Services

Iron
Iron-fortified breads and cereals, dark green vegetables (e.g. spinach and broccoli), dried fruits, prune juice, blackstrap molasses, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, and soybean nuts are good plant sources of iron. Consuming foods high in vitamin C, such as citrus fruits or juices, tomatoes, and green peppers helps your body absorb iron from these plant sources. Cooking food in iron pots and pans will also add to your iron intake.

Vitamin B-12
Vitamin B-12 is produced in animals and by bacteria in the soil. Vegetarians who consume dairy products and/or eggs usually get enough B-12 since it is found in these foods. Vegans, however, should add vitamin B-12 fortified soy milk to their diets. Regularly taking a broad-spectrum multivitamin and mineral supplement (available at the pharmacy in Health Services) will also supply the necessary amount of B-12.


What about athletes?
Being both an athlete and a vegetarian can be challenging, especially for vegans. It can be difficult to eat a volume of food high enough to meet an athlete's high caloric needs. Vegetarians who participate in sports should be aware of their increased energy needs, and should make a concerted effort to consume sufficient calories. Click for info on sports nutrition.

How do I become a vegetarian?
Some people stop eating meat "cold turkey." Others may prefer to make dietary changes more gradually. However you choose to make the change, you can begin to achieve the health benefits of vegetarianism by significantly cutting down on the amount of meats consumed, and making vegetables, fruits, legumes, and whole grains the focus of your meals. The ADA suggests the following tips for following a vegetarian diet:
Choose whole-grain products (e.g. whole wheat bread, brown rice, or whole-grain cereals instead of refined or white grains.

Eat a wide variety of foods.

If you eat dairy products, choose non-fat or low-fat varieties.

Limit intake of eggs to 3-4 yolks/week.

Limit intake of sweets and high fat foods.

When shopping for food, plan ahead, shop with a list and read food labels.

Many vegetarian foods can be found in any grocery store. Specialty food stores may carry some of the more uncommon items, as well as many vegetarian convenience foods.

What are some options for a tasty vegetarian meal?
Becoming a vegetarian can be as easy as you choose to make it. Whether you enjoy preparing elaborate meals or choose quick and easy ones, vegetarian meals can be very satisfying. In order to make meal preparation easier, the ADA suggests having the following foods on hand:
Ready-to-eat, whole-grain breakfast cereals, and quick-cooking whole-grain cereals such as oatmeal

Whole-grain breads and crackers, such as rye, whole wheat, and mixed grain

Other grains such as barley and bulgur wheat

Canned beans, such as pinto, black beans, and garbanzo beans

Rice (including brown, wild, etc.)

Pasta (now available in whole wheat, spinach, and other flavors) with tomato sauce and canned beans and/or chopped veggies

Corn or flour tortillas

Vegetarian soups like lentil or minestrone

Plain frozen vegetables

Frozen fruit juice concentrate

Nut spreads (e.g. peanut or almond butter)

Canned and frozen fruit

Slow Computer? Speed Up Your PC By Disabling Unnecessary Windows Services

If you have not had yet the experience of working on a PC that moves like a snail, you are a unique, rare human being.
" Unless top of the line ang rig nyo or you are using apple mac, this is not for you. Tweaks sa mga window user lang po to.."


Sabi nila "Windows is now so big and onerous because of the size of its code base, the size of its ecosystem and its insistence on compatibility with the legacy hardware and software, that it just slows everything down..."

Windows PCs have had a long tradition of not managing well long and uninterrupted use across different applications, too many applications when installed and removed from a PC and a slew of processes and services running at all times inside your PC RAM memory but which maybe actually completely unneeded by your computer.

Your computer is indeed filled with hidden functions and services whose existence you may barely know.

Most of the times, such a large number of unnecessary background programs is likely to slow down your computer to a crawl without any valid reason or necessity to do so.

You probably have heard people telling you that you can speed up your computer by stopping unwanted services. But when you look at the list of services running, you are unsure of what to shut down and what not to.

Uneeded Windows services that you can turn off:

• AdobeLM Service: Not all computers have this service, still it is useless, just disable it if you have it.


• Alerter: Disable this one if you are not on a network because you will not receive alerts.


• Application Management: Set this to manual.


• Automatic Updates: Disable it if you don't require auto updating and patching of Windows. It is pretty useless if you use auto-patcher by NeoWin to update your Windows OS. Thus, you will save bandwidth.


• ClipBook: Disable this if you are not on a network, since you don’t need to share anything.


• Computer Browser: Disable this too if you are not on a network, as you don't need to browse and monitor connected computers.


• Cryptographic Services: Set this to manual if you are not sure you need it.


• Distributed Transaction Service: Set this to manual.


• DNS Client: Set this to manual if you are not on a network.


• Error Reporting Service: Disable this useless service for reporting errors to Microsoft, because they will hardly even reply to you for any error you get. Also saves lots of bandwidth.


• Fast User Switching Compatibility: Disable it if you have only a single user on your computer, or if you do not use fast user switching feature much. That is, if you completely log-off and then allow other users to use your computer, then you do not need this. Note that this service is completely useless for low memory computers.


• FTP Publishing: Disable this if you do not use FTP.


• Help and Support: Set it to manual or turn it off if you do not use the help feature often. You can turn it on again when you want help.


• HTTP SSL: Set it to manual.


• Human Interface Device Access: Turn it off if you do not use hot-keys or remote systems on your computer; if you use them sometimes, it is better turn it to manual.


• IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service: Set this to manual to save memory and time. Do not turn it off if you have a CD writer or a DVD writer attached to your computer.


• Indexing Service: Turn it off, it uses lots of CPU. If you are an avid searcher, like a maniac, on your computer, leave it on since it will help you. If you know where your files are and do not use search that often, then disable it for your good.


• InstallDriver Table Manager: Disable it, it does no harm in doing so.


• IPSEC Services: Set this to manual.


• Windows Messenger: Disable this if you are not on a network, it uses too much memory and it is a hog. Also, it does no good and sometimes it is likely to become a security threat.


• MS Software Shadow Copy Provider: Set this to manual.


• Net Logon: Disable if you are not on a network.


• NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing: Disable this if you do not use Remote Desktop feature; in my opinion, it is a pretty useless feature.


• Network Provisioning Service: Disable this, iti s useless if you are not on a network.


• NT LM Security Support Provider: Disable this, its useless too.


• NVIDIA Display Driver Service: If you do not use the features of nVidia Desktop, this service must be disabled; it is a big hog of memory.


• Office Source Engine: Disable it if you have a MS Office CD handy always, its helpful if your installation goes corrupt.


• Portable Media Serial Number Service: Set it to manual if you connect portable media to your computer, otherwise disable it.


• Print Spooler: Disable it if you don’t have a printer.


• Protected Storage: Disable it if you don’t allow strangers to sit on your encrypted storage computer.


• Remote Desktop Help Session Manager: Disable it if you don’t use Remote Desktop feature for help and support from Microsoft which most probably is a "Yes".


• Remote Procedure Call Locator: Set it to manual.


• Remote Registry: Serious security threat if turned on, disable it no matter what.


• Removable Storage: Disable it if you don’t use removable storage drives, else turn it manual.


• Routing and Remote Access: Set it to manual.


• Secondary Logon: Useless feature for most, disable it or turn it manual.


• Security Accounts Manager: Disable it, it's pretty useless, unless you use NTFS Encryption.


• Security Center: Damn useless and irritating feature. Disable it.


• Server: Set it to manual or disable it if you are not on network.


• Smart Card: Disable it if you don’t use smart cards on your computer.


• SSDP Discovery Service: Disable it of not on network or don’t have UPnP devices on home networks.


• Task Scheduler: Disable it if you don’t schedule tasks like defragmentation, error scans etc… and plan to do it your self instead.


• TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper: Set it to manual if on network, otherwise disable it.


• Telnet: Set it to manual if you use this feature, otherwise disable it, especially if you are home users.


• Terminal Services: Since you aren’t using Remote Desktop etc… disable it for good.


• Uninterrupted Power Supply: Disable it if you don’t have an UPS attached to the serial port of your computer.


• Universal Plug and Play Device Host: Set it to manual.


• User Privilege Service: Set it to manual.


• Volume Shadow Copy: Disable it if you don’t backup using System Restore or Windows Backup.


• Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS): Disable this if you have another firewall such as Norton or Zone Alarm installed, otherwise let it remain ON for better security.


• Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) : If you don’t connect/use a camera/scanner with your computer, disable this service, else set it to manual.


• Windows Media Connect: Disable this if you don’t use things such as an iPod etc… for your Windows Media Player.


• Windows Media Connect (WMC) Helper: Disable this if you disabled the one above or if you don’t need help.


• Windows Time: Disable if not on a synchronized network.


• Wireless Zero Configuration: Disable if not on a wireless network.


• WMI Performance Adapters: Disable it, useless service for basic usage.


• Workstation: Disable if you aren’t on a network. Or simply, if you are a gamer, just shut this one.

1. To enter service manager, go to Start > Run > Type services.msc and hit enter.

2. To toggle the startup type of a service between Automatic, Manual and Disabled, double-click on the required service and choose the specific option from the listbox titled ‘Startup Type’ in the General tab.

3. If you are unsure about a service or for some reason, think it's important, leave it alone or turn it to manual instead of disabling. It will help protect from damage.

4. Completely mastering service management is a task possible only by trial and error.

5. There are risks involved in turning down important services, better read the description before attempting to change a service’s startup type.

I hope I have been clear enough for you to understand what to disable and what not to. Enjoy a faster and healthier computer.

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Stage 6 upload and downloads site Shutdown

One of my favorite site has been shutdown. This site is very usefull to me as i downloaded here discovery channel informative videos, historical video, movies and lots of videos in divx high quality video. kainis..Why is it shutdown. Below are the reasons?



I'm Tom (aka Spinner), a Stage6 user and an employee of DivX, Inc., the company behind the service. I'm writing this message today to inform you that we plan to shut down Stage6 on February 28, 2008. Upload functionality has already been turned off, and you'll be able to view and download videos until Thursday.

I know this news will come as a shock and disappointment to many Stage6 users, and I'd like to take a few moments to explain the reasons behind our decision.

We created Stage6 with the mission of empowering content creators and viewers to discover a new kind of video experience. Stage6 began as an experiment, and we always knew there was a chance that it might not succeed.

In many ways, though, the service did succeed, beyond even our own initial expectations. Stage6 became very popular very quickly. We helped gain exposure for some talented filmmakers who brought great videos to the attention of an engaged community. We helped prove that it's possible to distribute true high definition video on the Internet. And we helped broaden the Internet video experience by offering content that is compatible with DVD players, mobile devices and other products beyond the PC.

So why are we shutting the service down? Well, the short answer is that the continued operation of Stage6 is a very expensive enterprise that requires an enormous amount of attention and resources that we are not in a position to continue to provide. There are a lot of other details involved, but at the end of the day it's really as simple as that.

Now, why didn't we think of that before we decided to create Stage6 in the first place, you may ask? That's a good question. When we first created Stage6, there was a clear need for a service that would offer a true high-quality video experience online because other video destinations on the Internet simply weren't providing that to users. A gap existed, and Stage6 arrived to fill it.

As Stage6 grew quickly and dramatically (accompanied by an explosion of other sites delivering high-quality video), it became clear that operating the service as a part of the larger DivX business no longer made sense. We couldn't continue to run Stage6 and focus on our broader strategy to make it possible for anyone to enjoy high-quality video on any device. So, in July of last year we announced that we were kicking off an effort to explore
strategic alternatives for Stage6, which is a fancy way of saying we decided we would either have to sell it, spin it out into a private company or shut it down.

I won't (and can't, really) go into too much detail on those first two options other than to say that we tried really hard to find a way to keep Stage6 alive, either as its own private entity or by selling it to another company. Ultimately neither of those two scenarios was possible, and we made the hard decision to turn the lights off and cease operation of the service.

So that's where we are today. After February 28, Stage6 will cease to exist as an online destination. But the larger DivX universe will continue to thrive. Every day new DivX Certified devices arrive on the market making it easy to move video beyond the PC. Products powered by DivX Connected, our new initiative that lets users stream video, photos, music and Internet services from the PC to the TV, are hitting retail outlets. We remain committed to empowering content creators to deliver high-quality video to a
wide audience, and we'll continue to offer services that will make it easy to find videos online in the DivX format.

It's been a wild ride, and none of it would have been possible without the support of our users. Thank you for making Stage6 everything that it was.

--Tom