The continuing saga of Eric’s journey to find a new phone…
[Read more…] about New Phone – Part 3
Weekend Random Stuff…
Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 511.13 WHQL
“provides the best day-0 gaming experience for God of War…support for… Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction, Hitman III, The Anacrusis, GRIT, and Monster Hunter Rise.” plus 5 fixes.
Download | Release Notes
Google Pixel 6 Finally Updated
Too late for me as I’ve moved on. No mention if this update fixes the Bluetooth issues, the December update did not.
Google Pixel Update – January 2022
RIP Ronnie Spector
Another Rock legend has passed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Spector
My first memory of her was as a mysterious yet sexy shadow with a beautiful voice:
Mid-Week News
Patch Tuesday
Win10 – January 11, 2022—KB5009543 (OS Builds 19042.1466, 19043.1466, and 19044.1466)
Fixes over 70 vulnerabilities.
Win11 – January 11, 2022—KB5009566 (OS Build 22000.434)
Fixes over 60 vulnerabilities.
See also: ‘Wormable’ Flaw Leads January 2022 Patch Tuesday
“Microsoft today released updates to plug nearly 120 security holes in Windows and supported software. Six of the vulnerabilities were publicly detailed already, potentially giving attackers a head start in figuring out how to exploit them in unpatched systems. More concerning, Microsoft warns that one of the flaws fixed this month is “wormable,” meaning no human interaction would be required for an attack to spread from one vulnerable Windows box to another.”
Firefox 96
18 security fixes.
Download | Release Notes
To update, go to Settings > Help > About.
AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 22.1.1 Optional Drivers
Support for Monster Hunter Rise, God of War, and 4 fixes.
Download | Release Notes
Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 511.17 WHQL
“Includes support for the 12GB GeForce RTX 3080”
Download | Release Notes
PowerToys 0.53.3
Bugfix release.
Download & Info
HandBrake 1.5.1
“This is a minor refinement and bug fix release.”
Download & Info
EMDB 5.01
16 fixes.
Download | What’s New
It’s not about the green bubbles, Apple
“Over the weekend, The Wall Street Journal published a story detailing how this distinction between green and blue chat bubbles has caused social pressure among teens and young people.”
WSJ – “Apple’s iMessage plays a significant role in the lives of young smartphone users and their parents, according to data and interviews with a dozen of these people. Teens and college students said they dread the ostracism that comes with a green text. The social pressure is palpable, with some reporting being ostracized or singled out after switching away from iPhones.”
As I’ve said before, my young niece was bullied on her school bus for having an Android phone.
Saturday News
Latest Downloads
Clonezilla live 2.8.1-12
EMDB 5
PowerToys 0.53.1
VeraCrypt 1.25.7
Leo, Mary Jo, and Paul discuss some phones:
https://youtu.be/CBg1OczFer0?t=2888
• Samsung Launches the Galaxy S21 FE at $699
• OnePlus Previews the OnePlus 10 Pro
• Where is the December Update for the Pixel 6 Series?
• Google Finally Addresses the December 2021 Update for Pixel 6/6 Pro
• Google Delivers January Update for Pixel, But Not for Pixel 6 Series
• I’m Switching to the iPhone <<<--- That's not me.
Linux Mint 20.3 Is Out
I upgraded this morning.
Download & Info
How to upgrade to Linux Mint 20.3
I’ve upgraded my Linux Mint VM from > 20.1 to 20.2 to 20.3. During this time there were many kernel updates. All of the old kernels are saved by default. To save space I’ve deleted all but the last 2 kernels: How to Remove Old Kernels in Ubuntu / Linux Mint [5 Ways]
I just did: sudo apt remove –auto-remove
TweakHound Linux Mint Articles
Quick Post
Busy, busy…
New Phone. Where I’m At
If you’ve been following along the you know I bought a Pixel 6 and then returned it.
At this point I’ve decided to plug along on my buggy Galaxy S7 until something shakes loose. Supply is tight with most desirable phones on backorder. CES is this week so new phones will be announced. The Galaxy S22 is due out in February. So, I’m hoping that the supply gets better, new phones get released, and prices drop.
Winter Is Coming Here
My area got slammed by a winter storm yesterday. The two major interstates got shut down. One because downed trees made it impassable, one because of “disabled tractor trailers”. Folks in that one were trapped on the highway overnight. This while temperatures dipped into the teens.
We didn’t fare too bad. Several trees snapped because of heavy, wet snow. I had to go buy a bigger chainsaw. Lost cable and internet but the power stayed on. I think we were very lucky.
Cable and internet came back moments ago. There will be lots of tree cutting when the weather breaks.
My house is back there somewhere:
New Phone – Part 2
I bought a Google Pixel 6. It is “returnable until 1/28/22”. It’s in the box and on it’s way back to Google.
[Read more…] about New Phone – Part 2
Merry Christmas
I wish you peace, joy, and happiness. Stay safe out there.
My Favorite Christmas Song
Friday News
Misc. Site Notes
– I’ve changed the wording on the intro page for the Windows 10 Tweak Guide to reflect the fact that the guide is still good for 21H2 and is unchanged.
– My Google Pixel 6 has arrived. I’ll post something about it in the coming weeks but suffice to say, I’m not impressed.
– Sorry for the inattentiveness to the site lately. I’m working 6-7 days a week. Tomorrow is the only day off for me this week. Not complaining, it is a good problem to have.
MediaMonkey 5.0.2
Media player. Over 30 improvements and fixes.
Download | Release Info
Audacity 3.1.3
Audio software. A few fixes and improvements.
Download | Release Info
Wednesday News
HWiNFO 7.16
Hardware Analysis, Monitoring and Reporting.
This version has improvements and fixes for newer hardware.
Download (I use PORTABLE) | Release History
Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 497.29 WHQL
Support for GTFO and Horizon Zero Dawn plus a few fixes.
Download | Release Notes
Wise Disk Cleaner 10.8.2
A few fixes and improvements.
Download ( I use PORTABLE) | Release Info
Weekend News
O&O AppBuster 1.1.1340
GUI changes, settings now saved in user profile folder, Win11 support.
Download & Info | Changelog
Samsung Magician SSD Software 7.0.1
“Bug fix, Security improvement”
Download & Info | Install Guide
Sysinternals Freeware Updates
Bugfixes. Updated apps include Autoruns 14.07, Process Monitor 3.87, and Sysmon 13.31.
Blog Post
Intel Graphics Drivers 101.1191
Download | Release Notes
Deal
$50 Panera Bread Gift Card for $40