Last week at the office Dreamweaver CS3 kept crashing on me when I was working on PHP files. In the end it crashed almost instantly after I opened a file. Very annoying indeed! Instead of re-installing etc. I did some googleing and found the following issue explained several places including on Adobe’s support pages.

Issue

Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 crashes when working with certain PHP or ASP files in Code view or Design view after the clock goes back one hour, when Daylight Savings Time ends. The crashes only occur when selecting certain lines in Code view, or selecting certain objects in Design view. The crashes only occur in files that have PHP or ASP code, intermingled with HTML code. The crashes do not occur in Dreamweaver 8 or earlier (Ref. 229536).

Reason

The Dreamweaver CS3 WinFileCache-AD76BB20.dat file has been corrupted by the time change.

Solution

1. If Dreamweaver is open, quit the application.
2. Delete the WinFileCache-AD76BB20.dat file from the Dreamweaver user configuration folder. Note that on Windows, the Application Data and AppData folders are hidden by default, so verify that your Windows Explorer folder options are set to View Hidden Folders. The location of this file is as follows:
   • Dreamweaver CS3 on Windows Vista:
     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Dreamweaver 9\Configuration
   • Dreamweaver CS3 on Windows XP:
     C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Adobe\Dreamweaver 9\Configuration
3. Restart Dreamweaver.

Source: TechNote - Dreamweaver CS3 crashes after Daylight Savings Time ends

Hopefully this might save some of you valuable time.

Finally Gamer’s Wishes Come True for those of us using the laptop / notebook:

“NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX GPU Comes to Notebooks”

World’s Fastest Notebook GPU Brings DirectX 10 HD Gaming to Mobile Gamers

Nvidia announced yesterday (Nov 19th) the immediate release of the new 8800 series for laptops fully capable of running new games like “Unreal Tournament 3″ fantastically even at HD resolutions of 1920×1200.

In addition to serving as the core of a great, notebook gaming platform, the NVIDIA GeForce 8M Series GPUs feature the NVIDIA PureVideo® HD engine for superior quality playback of HD DVD, Blu-ray, and HD movie downloads. The GeForce 8M Series also contain NVIDIA’s PowerMizer® * technology that intelligently balances battery life and performance.

The GeForce 8800M-series consists of 2 products, 8800M GTX and 8800M GTS. Only the number of Stream Processors seams to separate the models “on paper”.

PipeBytes is a simple service which allows you to send
a file to a friend.The unique benefits of this service are:

• No software to install.
• All you need is web browser.
• Send files of any size!
• Your buddy could start downloading file as you upload it.
  (That makes the file exchange process up to two times
  faster than other web-based file exhange services!)
• It’s private unlike BitTorrent or other P2P techologies.
  The file is not shared on Internet - it is sent directly to your recepient.
• You can watch YouTube videos while file is being transferred!

This is a very simple way to send your music, movies, presentations, executables and any type of files to anyone with just a web browser!

The service is still under development and a few common questions (and limitations) are answered in their FAQ.

AMD Unleashes Enthusiast Gaming Performance for the Masses with ATI Radeon™ HD 3800 Series

Incredible performance per watt and scalability with never before seen price points put enthusiast-class gaming in reach of all users.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — November 15, 2007 –AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the introduction and immediate availability of the ATI Radeon™ HD 3800 Series of graphics processing units (GPU). As the world’s first series of graphics processors to deliver Microsoft’s DirectX® 10.1 support, 55nm process technology and tri and quad multi-GPU support with ATI CrossFireX™, the ATI Radeon HD 3800 series ushers in a new era of enthusiast gaming performance at mainstream price points. The ATI Radeon HD 3800 series will be introduced in two variants at launch, from US $179 MSRP, the ATI Radeon™ HD 3850 with 256MB of GDDR3 memory and from US $219 MSRP, the ATI Radeon™ HD 3870 with 512MB GDDR4 memory. The launch of the ATI Radeon HD 3800 series redefines the enthusiast segment and puts high performance gaming in reach of more users than ever before. This innovative new series of graphics products also represent the first step in the launch of AMD’s upcoming enthusiast platform codenamed “Spider.”

“With the introduction of the ATI Radeon HD 3800 series we are redefining the market for enthusiast graphics with a new class of price, performance and features that have never been seen before in this industry,” said Rick Bergman, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Graphics Product Group, AMD. “Through a flawless transition to 55nm and Microsoft DirectX® 10.1, we can deliver an unprecedented level of scalable performance, image quality enhancements and power efficiency at the sub- $200 segment that rivals today’s most expensive graphics processors and opens up enthusiast gaming to more end users than ever before.”

Read the press release or visit the HD3800 Series product page for more information.

Micron Introduces Industry’s Highest Density DDR3 Components and Modules. New 2Gb Component Enables Up to a 16GB Server Memory Module and a 4GB Desktop and Notebook PC Memory Module.

Boise, Idaho , Tuesday, October 30, 2007 – Building on its heritage of innovation in DRAM technology, Micron Technology, Inc., today announced the industry’s first 2 gigabit (Gb) double data rate (DDR) 3 component. Micron’s newest DRAM innovation is the highest density DDR3 component available on the market.

By using 2Gb components, Micron can enable 8 gigabyte (GB) and 16GB modules for servers and 4GB modules for desktop and notebook PCs, which are the industry’s highest density DDR3 modules available. This increase in memory density is ideal for optimizing today’s memory intensive operating systems. Micron is now sampling modules based on its 2Gb DDR3 component for server, desktop and notebook applications.

Commercial availability for the product is planned for the first quarter of 2008.