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Random Midweek Stuff…

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www_newsWindows Phone…blah…blah…blah…
Microsoft all but admits Windows Phone is a failure (like we didn’t know that already).
Can we PLEASE get back to Windows desktop/laptop? :banghead:
Oh, and all you sites that have been constantly chirping about the Windows phones, 😛 :mrgreen:

Adobe Flash Updated
Download Flash
Windows 8/8.1 users, I don’t see it in Windows Update yet.

Google Chrome Updated
Includes above flash update as well as other fixes.
Download or update from within the program.
Chrome 44 is due next week (14th).

Windows 10 Is Coming Along Nicely

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win8logoI’m currently on build 10162 of the Win10 preview on my desktop. I’ve been using it constantly in a virtual machine since the first build but I’ve been using it sparingly on real hardware because it wasn’t stable enough for me. That now seems to have changed. I’ll be using Win10 as my main desktop so that I can learn what there is to learn about it.
One thing I can tell you here and now is that if you’re a tweaker who values your privacy you’ll have some work to do setting up Win10. The default is basically to share all you’ve got with everything and everyone. It even wants to share your wifi passwords with your contacts.
Although I did a Win10 clean install on this computer a few weeks ago I put my Windows 8.1 image back on because Win10 was so buggy. This time I did an upgrade (extract iso image and click setup.exe). The only problem I’m having at the moment is bridged networking in VMware Player (Win10 host) (I do the majority of my internet activities in one of my Linux VM’s).

Anywho, Microsoft has put out a lot of Win10 info this week. Here are the links:
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Weekend Random Stuff…

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topgunIt’s That Time Of The Month
Is your computer getting cranky and having mood swings?
That must mean it needs its monthly CCleaner update. 😉

Git Along, Little Dogies
Them Texas cowpokes at [H]ardOCP have a PCIe SSD Performance Roundup.

Highway To The Danger Zone
Kick the tires and light the fires baby, Maverick is back!

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