VirtualBox 4.2.10 released:
Oracle today released VirtualBox 4.2.10, a maintenance release of VirtualBox 4.2 which improves stability and fixes regressions.
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Dropbox updated to v2.0. Adds drop down menus, security & bugfixes.
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Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere. This means that any file you save to your Dropbox will automatically save to all your computers, phones and even the Dropbox website.
Dropbox also makes it super easy to share with others, whether you’re a student or professional, parent or grandparent.
TeamViewer version 8.0.17396 is out:
-Fixed a problem where users can’t confirm UAC-Dialogs in QuickSupport
-Other minor improvements and fixes
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Thunderbird 17.0.4 released. Security fixes.
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It’s Patch Tuesday! Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for March 2013
The Freeware Machine articles have been updated:
The Windows 7 Freeware Machine & The Freeware XP Machine
Changelog 10MAR2013
-Added recommendation of Ninite.
-Removed Firefox extension IE View. New version contained adware. Replaced with Open In IE.
-Added Notepad++
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Also, new is the Windows 8 Freeware Machine.
(last updated 10 March, 2013)
This is a Windows 8 version of the previous articles I wrote called The Freeware XP Machine, The Vista Free Machine, and the Windows 7 Freeware Machine. This version is Windows 8 specific and has several additions and deletions of software I have tried based on recommendations of readers (and THANKS for the suggestions).
This is not a comprehensive list of freeware apps, there are lists like that all over the place. This is a list of apps I use and/or recommend. The goal of this list is to hopefully make your computing experience a little better and less expensive. I know that many of you already use a lot of these programs but perhaps this list would be something you might want to pass on to friends and family to help them out.
VMware Player 5.0.2 is out. “VMware Player 5.0.2 is a maintenance release that resolves some known issues.“
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Firefox 19.0.2 released. Security update.
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Got this via email:
PCMARK 7 VERSION 1.4.0 RELEASED
PCMark 7 has been updated to version 1.4.0 and is now fully compatible with Windows 8. Please note that benchmark scores ARE affected by the changes in this update.**You should not compare scores from PCMark 7 v1.4.0 with any previous version of PCMark 7.**
To get the update, download the PCMark 7 v1.4.0 installer:
http://www.futuremark.com/support/downloadsThe major changes in PCMark 7 v1.4.0 include:
IMPROVEMENTS
- Enhanced accuracy in video playback drawn frames measurement.
- In addition to the standard result, PCMark 7 Storage tests now report additional “raw” results where the metric idle values have been excluded from the score calculation.
- Enable or disable hardware accelerated video transcoding from the Help tab for troubleshooting.
- Improved logging.COMPATIBILITY
- Now fully compatible with Windows 8.
- The Web Browsing test has been completely rewritten to avoid compatibility issues with Windows 8. The previous implementation was based on Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC); the new one is a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application. The heavy lifting in the test is still done by the WebBrowser2 control. Benchmark scores are affected, in most cases going up by a few percent.
- SystemInfo updated to version 4.15 for Windows 8 compatibility.BUG FIXES
- Fixed issues in video transcoding tests and added transcoding output file validation. These changes affect benchmark scores.
- Fixed a data compression bug in the storage workloads. Benchmark scores are affected in configurations that use data compression at the hardware level.
Motorola Device Manager 2.3.7 released. This is the USB driver for Motorola Android Phones.
What’s new? I’ve no clue. No release notes. No changelog.
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openSUSE 12.3 is out.