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Don’t think I can say much more then awesome! Thank god new guys came in, fixed this up and looks a treat, heres what is being said from their mainpage;

After nearly 16 months, here comes a new Pcsx2 version. Pcsx2 0.9.6

These months were somewhat problematic for pcsx2, due to an initial slowdown of the development process. Then, last fall, the Playground branch was created, and development picked up again. Finally, with the merge of Pcsx2 and Pcsx2 playground, the emulator’s development returned once again as it was before, and now we can give you a release which should (we hope!) leave you happy.

We would like to thank everyone that was still waiting for a release, and coming to our forums. We would also like to thank everyone to encouraged and otherwise supported us. This release is especially for you.

Important note: you NEED to update directx or you won’t be able to use the emulator! You can do it with either of the links below:
THIS <– DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer
or THIS <– DirectX End-User Runtimes

What’s new in 0.9.6?

- Huge rewrite, mainly from the new members of the Playground branch! Too many speedups, optimizations and other fixes to write here! Many famous games will now work.
- Dropped VM build replaced by the all new Vtlb, meaning no more ‘Cannot allocate memory’ errors at start up, more accurate emulation, slightly lower speeds but with many optimizations to come
- Full memcard support, working in all games
- Improved Frameskip/VU-skip
- Special Game Fixes Section
- Advanced Options Section for custom tweaking VU/FPU behavior.
- Rewritten Multithreaded GS (MTGS) mode, with as much as 15% speedup for HT machines (only 3-5% for Dual Core), and fixes many instabilities.
- Improved VU/FPU Flags and Clamping support (helps fix odd behaviors and SPS in some games)
- Improved EE/IOP synchronization (fixes many freeze-ups and vmhacks).
- Improved CDVD support.

The older versions will NOT be supported in our forums,so 0.9.4,0.9.5 and playground are not supported anymore
Digg the news by clicking HERE!

Grab the 0.9.6 installer: HERE (3.8mb, msi format), or use a mirror listed below if pcsx2.net is slow.
For the 7zip alternate package (2.5mb), Linux binaries, and source code packages check our downloads page HERE.
Additional download mirrors kindly provided by: GoogleCode and EmuDev

It’s been awhile but I seen a few nice ones recently and thought may as well.

Snow Leopard - Coolzee - http://www.bobzee.co.nr/

Theres a lot of pink and pretty colours on this one. It certainly dresses up the drab looking client and is easy on the eyes. It’s based around the upcoming Mac OS(Operating System)

Avalon Concept 2009 - Guéna - http://www.msghelp.net/showthread.php?tid=87132

Well it’s not actually a skin like the author has said. It’s more or less an overall tweak of the look of the default client. Can change, remove or add buttons as well as Display Pic alignment, Toast colours and much much more.

Of course you’ll need Messenger Plus! Live to use these skins to turn the boring old Windows Live Messenger into something pretty and useful to use. I’ll post some more later on perhaps but for now have a try !

Just noticed I haven’t had updated Wordpress for awhile so now thats been taken care of! As well as that the first episode of the Leet World are now up and available to watch. Also updated the emulation page slightly as there were a few updates while I wasn’t about, namely iDeaS. Even through the numerous beta updates of Windows Live Messenger(Apparently another due soon), Windows Live Messenger Password Recovery still works so this is good news and it’s still being used by many many people. Probably the only reason why this site still exists haha!

Was hoping to update with the Messenger Plus! Skins but their database is down or playing up so I guess in a few days I’ll do that. If not, advanced Merry Christmas to all.

Messenger Plus! Live Skins:

SevenTwoFour - ryxdp - A very slick minimalistic skin that I was using till the latest Windows Live Messenger beta came out. For those using the current Messenger I suggest using this skin, it’s very nice on the eyes.

Oil Slick - Volv - Volv is at it again with another great skin. Again this one is slick, minimalistic with a range of different colours. This one is really well set out and it’s ashame again it wont be compatible with the latest beta. A few tweaks and i’m sure it will be ready for use with the new beta. Quality.

In relation to compatiblity with the latest beta, it’s unclear when a new version of Messenger Plus! Live will be available but Patchou did talk how he is working on it and releasing the end result when it’s 100%.

Emulation:

Updated some links for emulators as well as new version numbers and downloads. It’s been slow development for a lot of things lately, hopefully things will improve coming near the holidays.

Windows Live Messenger Password Recovery:

Even with a new beta thats available for public use now, no need to fret as the program still works with the latest version. I won’t be updating it unless how it’s accessed changes so keep downloading as it’s still as popular as ever. Thanks for all your support.

Windows Live Messenger 9 Beta:

As I just mentioned above the new Windows Live Messenger 9 Beta has been released for about a week now. It’s all positives with a new style change to the interface as well as dashboard skinning options and a few new features. Still beta and it’s finally heading in the right direction. Try it out!

Well I’m back after a month or so I’m here hopefully to post news/updates/etc on anything I have an interest in. I’ll try and keep it as brief with the things I’ve missed;

Two new episode of The Leet World:
#13 The Brothers Cardinal and #14 Death Comes Home. These are the last of this seasons and there are plans to continue into season two. Both are quality, funny videos and these guys know how to make great episodes every time. Fingers crossed for the new season soon.

Messenger Live! Plus Skins:
Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull and Doraemon are worth skins to download and apply to your messenger. Still plenty of bad example skins in there but I can’t talk all day.

Emulation:
Removed Dualis due to lack of updates and seemingly discontinued. iDeaS 1.0.2.5 is available for download with next improvements and fixes.

Windows Live Messenger Password Recovery:
Plenty of demand for this still and I’ve noticed many millions of completed downloads, so it’s still useful after all!

Smallest summary I could give right now, hopefully I’ll be posting some things as I get more free time! Stay tuned.

It’s that time of the month when I have a check through some of the latest Messenger Plus! Live skins and pick out the winners and the losers. As always I’ll start with the best and then the worst.

The good
Wii Messenger - Though the minimized, maximized and close buttons are a bit rough the overall look is good and worthy skin for your messenger. Wiiiiiiiiiii!

Facebook Skin - Are you just another Facebook addict? You’re not a complete addict if you don’t give this skin a try. It’s based on the theme of Facebook meaning it’s very minimalistic and not overdone. Well done Coolzee.

Speed Racer - While it’s overdone it’s still a pretty looking skin(again) by Willz, if you liked the movie you’ll love the skin!

All Woolie Sheep - A skin that again is simple and clean it’s quite a nice skin to have running. What I don’t like about it is the lack of spell check and grammar used by changing some of text in the main login screen. Fix and it will be a whole lot better!

The bad
Messenger Live Playboy - Whats wrong with it? The background image/colours and overuse of that bunny. Keep trying diablotin, I’m sure you can clean it up a bit better.

I could of posted a couple more bad ones but I’ll save them for my next round of Messenger Plus! Live Skins Roundup. Remember to check out the Messenger Plus! Live Skin Database and to download Messenger Plus! Live to use them.

Yeah yeah! I’ve missed the last episode of The Leet World so heres a quick link to it. Not surprising that Episode 12: Attack of the Noob is another great episode and worth a watch. Theres only 2 more episodes to come before the season ends. Also the guys mentioned that the computer used for filming The Leet World has been upgraded to a Geforce 8800GT so thats good news for better quality of image and animation. So stay in tune with The Leet World!

Web2Messenger is back, sorta. While it has been running for sometime there have been problems relating to changing your email address or signing up all together. While it has been fixed they are monitoring it to ensure it works for now. To generate publicity about it again, they gave out 50 invites via Mess.be and yes there already gone!

While the guys behind it wish to make it public, they cannot due to they really need another server to stablize their network as currently it’s running at 100% capicity. As of now they cannot afford to add another server but with your help they could make it true. Simply by clicking the Paypal link on the Web2Messenger or if you know of a good method for adversting revenue they’d love to hear it.

So to show your support to the guys who are doing a great job with a great service, help them out if you can!

Just updated the site to the newest Wordpress version 2.5. Thankfully unlike last time no problems with install and losing data so phew. May have to tweak a few settings relating to theme but other than that nothing major.

You may have noticed I’ve moved the Windows Live Messenger Password Recovery to a new domain. It’s now going to be known as MSN Password Hacker and obviously it doesn’t ‘hack’ anything other then your own details back so don’t fear I haven’t gone bad!

Another funny episode and eleventh in the series so far of The Leet World is now available to watch and download. Titled ‘Wrong Side of The Hax‘ its pretty much self explanatory. Yet another great film by the guys so watch it or even digg it!

As far as emulation news, only thing worth reporting is the continued betas being available for PCSX2. Just remember they are beta and you test at your own risk. So head over to PCSX2 and follow the link to downloads to try it out.