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Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Wednesday News

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Haven’t seen the hawks in almost 2 weeks. Hopefully they show up next year.

Sysinternals Freeware Updated
Autoruns, Process Monitor, and Sysmon updated.
Downloads & Release Info

Google Chrome Updated
“The Stable and extended stable channels has been updated to 114.0.5735.198 for Mac and Linux and 114.0.5735.198/199 for Windows…This update includes 4 security fixes.”
Download | Release Info
Chrome for Android updated too.

HWiNFO 7.50
Freeware hardware info tool.
A few fixes and new hardware support.
Download (I use portable) | Version History

dBpoweramp Music Converter R2023.06.26
This is the only program I use for audio ripping/converting. I use the non-free version.
A few fixes.
Homepage | Release Info

Monday News

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Intel Wireless Drivers
Intel Killer Performance Suite 34.23.5134
Windows 10 and Windows 11 Wi-Fi Drivers for Intel Wireless Adapters 22.230.0
Intel Wireless Bluetooth for Windows 10 and Windows 11

EMDB 5.23
Freeware movie database software. A few fixes, a few new features.
Download | What’s New

Turn your phone off every night for five minutes, Australian PM tells residents
“Experts back Anthony Albanese’s cybersecurity advice, saying forcibly closing apps could stop criminals from monitoring users or collecting data…
The Australian government’s advice is not new. In 2020, the United State’s National Security Agency issued best-practice guidelines for mobile device security, which included rebooting smartphones once a week to prevent hacking.“

Tuesday News

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7-Zip 23.01
Freeware file archiver.
Bugfixes.
Download & Info

dBpoweramp Music Converter R2023.06.15
This is the only program I use for audio ripping/converting. I use the non-free version.
A few fixes and improvements.
Homepage | Release Info

Firefox 114.0.2
Several crash fixes. Web Extensions: Fixes for 114 regressions in our Native Messaging support.
Download | Release Notes

Intel 7th-10th Gen Processor Graphics Driver 31.0.101.2125
Download & Info

Intel Ethernet Adapter Complete Driver Pack 28.1.1
Download & Info

Notepad++ 8.5.4
Freeware feature packed notepad replacement.
Several fixes and new features’
Download & Info

OBS Studio 29.1.3
Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming (Windows, Linux, Mac).
Many fixes.
Download & Info

Patch Tuesday

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Quickie update, I’ve a lot going on right now.

Windows Updates
29-31 vulnerabilities addressed depending on Windows version.
Win10 – June 13, 2023—KB5027215 (OS Builds 19044.3086 and 19045.3086)
Win11 – June 13, 2023—KB5027223 (OS Build 22000.2057)

Google Chrome Updated
“The Stable and extended stable channels has been updated to 114.0.5735.133 for Mac and Linux and 114.0.5735.133/134 for Windows…This update includes 5 security fixes.”
Download | Release Info
Chrome for Android updated too.

Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 536.23 WHQL
Support for F1 23, Aliens: Dark Descent, and 1/2 dozen fixes.
Download | Release Notes

Tasty Meal (may be a bit graphic for the squeamish).
One of the eayas (baby hawks) is feasting on a tasty frog or toad.
https://youtu.be/E-sK1NlRZOA

Wednesday News

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Wise Disk Cleaner 11.0.2
A few fixes and improvements.
Download (I use portable) | Release Info

Google Chrome Updated
“The Stable and extended stable channels has been updated to 114.0.5735.106 for Mac and Linux and 114.0.5735.110 for Windows…This update includes 2 security fixes.”
Download | Release Info
Chrome for Android updated too.

Feeding Time
I recommend using the “Watch on YouTube” + Full screen option.
If you are on a mobile device and don’t see the videos please switch to desktop mode.
Part one is 23:45 minutes while part 2 is only 1.31.
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