Not much happening out there lately. Seems lots of things in the computing world on are in standby mode waiting on Win10.
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Patch Tuesday
Didn’t we just have one of these? Wow that month went fast…
Microsoft says Win10 will end Patch Tuesday. I dunno, after all these years I’m gonna miss it.
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Get Windows 10 – More Info
This morning I had a new Windows Logo icon in the Notification Area. It was the GWX update at work.
See below for full pics.
Additionally, Microsoft has posted a Win10 FAQ:
“Microsoft is making Windows 10 available as free upgrade for qualified Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows Phone 8.1 devices. It will be available starting July 29, 2015; people can reserve their free upgrade today.
You only have until July 29, 2016 to take advantage of this offer. Once you upgrade, you have Windows 10 for free on that device.”
FYI on a Win10 Tweak Guide
Yes, there will be a guide.
Release date unknown. Certainly not before mid-August and quite probably early September. This is a big release and I will be taking my time with it.
Given the current condition/quality of Win10 I’m not even sure I’ll be recommending the upgrade before years end. I don’t consider Win10 in beta stage yet.
They have a LOT of work to do.
New Nvidia Drivers
GeForce Game Ready Driver 353.06 WHQL available.
Download
Release Notes
Just in time for the highly anticipated title Heroes of the Storm, this new GeForce Game Ready driver ensures you’ll have the best possible gaming experience. This driver is also aligned with the launch of the new flagship gaming GPU, the GeForce GTX 980 Ti. In addition, this new Game Ready driver provides a number of new gaming features and benefits based around G-SYNC technology, Dynamic Super Resolution, and enhancements for the latest new titles.
Wednesday Random Stuff…
The Worlds #1 Operating System On Sale
Newegg has Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit – OEM on sale.
Note: This qualifies for the free Win10 upgrade if you’re so inclined.
Regular Price: 99.99
$30 off coupon code: EMCASNT224
Shipping: $2.99
Total: $72.98
Tax for CA, IN, NJ, TN residents.
Expires 28MAY2015
Abracadabra *poof* Mandriva Is Gone
The first Linux distro I ever used is no more.
OpenMandriva will carry the flag forward (in reality it has for the last couple of years).
A Tip Of The Hat
Fedora Linux 22 has been released.
Sysinternals Freeware Updates
Updates include Autoruns v13.4 and Process Monitor v3.2.
See the Sysinternals blog for more info.
Autoruns v13.4
Autoruns, the most comprehensive utility available for showing what executables, DLLs, and drivers are configured to automatically start and load, now reports Office addins, adds several additional autostart locations, and no longer hides hosting executables like cmd.exe, powershell.exe and others when Windows and Microsoft filters are in effect.Process Monitor v3.2
Process Monitor, a real-time system monitoring utility that captures registry, file system, process and thread, CPU, DLL and network activity, adds an option to show all file system values in hexadecimal, adds additional error code and file system control strings, and fixes a bug that prevented boot capture on Windows 10.
Tuesday News
Debunked: Your SSD won’t lose data if left unplugged after all
CCleaner 5.06
CCleaner’s monthly update is out.
Download
Version History
***Pay attention during install. May attempt to install unwanted programs.
Chrome Updated
“The stable channel has been updated to 43.0.2357.81 for Windows, Mac and Linux.”
Lots of complaints about this release in the comments (see link above).
Download or update from within the program.
Thursday Random Stuff…
Intel SSD Toolbox v3.3.0
Download & Info
dBpoweramp r15.3 (Music Converter & CD Ripper)
This is the only program I use for audio ripping/converting. I use the non-free version.
Home
Forum post on version r15.3
Difference in versions
Purchase
Registered users download
Unregistered version
Tuesday News
Google Chrome 43.0.2357.65
“The Chrome team is happy to announce the promotion of Chrome 43 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux.
This update includes 37 security fixes.”
Download or update from within the program.
New Nvidia Drivers
352.86 WHQL drivers for Windows 7 – 8.1 (There are also 352.84 WHQL drivers for Win10).
“Just in time for the highly anticipated title The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, this new GeForce Game Ready driver ensures you’ll have the best possible gaming experience.”
Download
Release Notes
Etc.
I would love to have the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S6 Active as my next phone, except for the AT&T part. :cry1:
Firefox 38.0.1
The main reason for the update was this fix:
“Systems with first generation NVidia Optimus graphics cards may crash on start-up”
Download (Windows, EN-US)
Download other languages and operating systems
Release Notes