Hack In The BoxHack In The Box BackendSony PS3 catching up to Wii in Japanese sales- July 4, 2008 Nintendo Co Ltd.'s Wii game console once again outsold Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 in Japan in June, but its lead is fading, a game magazine publisher said. Wii outsold the rival console by 1.7-to-1, making it the No.1 game console for a seventh consecutive month, Enterbrain said, but that was well short of the 6-to-1 lead the Wii had in May. The launch in June of Konami Corp's highly anticipated "Metal Gear Solid 4" for the PS3 helped stir demand for the Sony machine, the magazine...http://www.hackinthebox.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27316 Mastering the UNIX Command Line: A Beginners Guide- July 4, 2008 When a web developer or designer uploads web site files to a web server, theres a strong likelihood its running on an UNIX-style operating system. 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The wording of...http://www.hackinthebox.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27314 Five Best Windows Maintenance Tools- July 4, 2008 You download, create, delete, and move around countless files and endless piles of data on your PC every day. While your PC would ideally handle all of this data for you, it doesn't take long before you end up with a disorganized, cluttered computer. On Tuesday we asked you to share your favorite Windows maintenance tools, and today we're back with the five most popular answers.http://www.hackinthebox.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27313 D-Link Products to be Bundled with Free Anti-Virus Package- July 4, 2008 D-Link India and McAfee have teamed up to provide their customers a safe high speed internet access solution. Customers buying select D-Link Broadband routers will now come with 90 days free McAfee VirusScan Plus. 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