Nvidia GeForce 340.52 WHQL drivers are out.
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Random Friday Stuff…
Breaking News! – iSheep exposed
:rotfl:
Microsoft Layoffs
Leo, Mary Jo, and Paul discuss the Microsoft layoffs among other things.
See also: Microsoft laid me off after 15 years of service. Life after Microsoft?
One Windows
ArsTechnica – Nadella’s “one operating system” ain’t new and won’t be one OS
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Paul Thurrott – Microsoft Muddies the One Windows Waters
I’m not a fan of the direction Microsoft is headed.
Surprisingly this Apple fanboi has some good points related to this “One Windows” crap:
Microsoft still doesn’t get why the iPhone succeeded
You cannot be all things to all people Microsoft, stop it.
Windows 8.1 Update 2 rumored to be Aug. 12.
Interesting Links
Cool article and site:
Today I Found Out – A Japanese Soldier Who Continued Fighting WWII 29 Years After the Japanese Surrendered, Because He Didn’t Know
Don’t Send Your Kid to the Ivy League
Give to a good cause:
CCleaner 4.16
CCleaner v4.16 released.
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Version History
***Pay attention during install. May attempt to install unwanted programs.
v4.16.4763 (24 Jul 2014)
– Improved Google Chrome 36 cleaning and start-up management.
– Improved Firefox browsing cache cleaning.
– Added Repair option to Uninstall tool.
– Improved 64-bit build architecture on Windows 7 and 8.
– Improved Startup Item tool compatibility.
– Added Teamviewer, Microsoft One Drive, Real VNC 5, Tag & Rename and Tango cleaning.
– Minor GUI Improvements.
– Minor bug fixes.
Intel SSD Toolbox 3.2.3
Intel SSD Toolbox v3.2.3 released.
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Firefox 31
Firefox 31 is out.
Several new features including malware blocking. See the release notes for more info.
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Firefox 31.0 for Android is available in the Play Store.
Although not “officially” released, Thunderbird 31 is also due out today.
FileZilla Updated
The freeware FTP client/server FileZilla got updated to v3.9.0 followed quickly by v3.9.0.1.
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I was reminded of this by a reader and I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that FileZilla stores passwords in plain text.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FileZilla#Criticism
For myself, I do not consider this to be a big issue.
Random Wednesday Stuff…
New and existing personal OneDrive accounts will come with:
15 GB of free storage (up from 7 GB)
1 TB of additional OneDrive storage with an Office 365 Home/Personal/University subscription (up from 20 GB)
The option to buy additional storage at much lower prices, starting at 100 GB for $1.99 per month
Latest Software Releases
Google Chrome 36.0.1985.125 (Windows & Mac). Chrome for Android updated too.
AIMP v3.55 Build 1355
VirtualBox 4.3.14
Ultimate Windows Tweaker 3.1.2.0 for Windows 8
This dude NAILED IT! – Sultans Of Swing (Dire Straits Cover Guitar HD) – Ao vivo São Paulo 2014
Time To Run Windows Update
Update available for all currently supported Windows operating systems.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for July 2014
Adobe Flash Updated
APSB14-17 Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player
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Flash for IE
Flash for other browsers
Main download page
Windows 8 users check Windows Update.
Flash will be automatically updated in Google Chrome.
Updated Microsoft Explore Windows 8.1 Guides
Microsoft has updated their Explore Windows 8.1 guides:
Explore Windows 8.1 Word Doc:
“This guide provides instructions for touch, mouse, and keyboard access to Windows 8.1 features.”
Explorer Windows 8.1 Quick Reference Guide:
“The Windows 8.1 operating system provides a robust array of features for touch-based, mouse-controlled, and keyboard-controlled devices. This Quick Reference Guide will get you started.“