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Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Software – Does The Country Of Origin Matter To You?

September 9, 2013, 17:12(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

earth

earthYesterday I saw a post from a software vendor that bothered me (more on that in a bit). It got me to thinking.
Though I don’t inquire about the country of origin of an app I’m aware that I use software from all over the world. Off the top of my head: U.S.A, Russia, Ireland, Germany, India, Norway, and China all quickly come to mind (though I’m sure there are a dozen others). Also as a Linux user I know that most of that software is truly global. These vendors do not go out of their way to trumpet where they are from and honestly I don’t care.

That is until you put it in my face.

The post I referenced above stated in part (I’ve edit the country); “Let the power of ‘Their Country’s‘ Technology keep your PC…”.
I read that and I thought, wait, are you saying your software is better because of where it is from?

I dunno, am I being overly sensitive or is that messed up?

Does where software is produced matter to you?

Tagged With: This Site

Windows 8.1 RTM Released On TechNet and MSDN

September 9, 2013, 14:59(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

win8logo

win8logoThe news has spread at warp speed today!
Download Windows 8.1 RTM, Visual Studio 2013 RC and Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM Today
For those wondering, the SHA1 hash is exactly the same as WZT version that was released last week.
Props to those guys!

Tagged With: Windows 8

Monday Random Stuff

September 9, 2013, 12:15(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

thpinpostlogo

thpinpostlogoThe Week Ahead
Tomorrow Microsoft will have lots of updates for you and Adobe will update Reader.

Men Acting Like Boys
Most of us men never really grow up but we should at least act like an adult in public.
The recent TechCrunch Hackathon and Halo character controversies have reinforced the fact that some folks need to grow up:
TechCrunch Titstare Demo (video – warning, may be offensive to some and possibly NSFW)
Halo character controversy at Gamespot

Speccy
Piriform has updated their free system info tool.

You Knew This Was Coming
Instagram will have ads next year.
Happily, I never signed up there.

Tagged With: Computer News, This Site

My Thoughts On Windows 8.1 RTM

September 8, 2013, 13:03(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

win8logo

win8logo*Note – This is an opinion piece, not a review. And a short one at that.

I put a poll up last week to see what the regulars who stop by here think. Here are the results (as of this writing):
What is your opinion of Win 8.1 RTM?
No Windows 8 for me. (42%)
Waiting for Oct. 18th. (30%)
Meh. (11%)
It sucks. (9%)
It Rocks. (8%)
(Yes, I am aware this is an unscientific poll.)
[Read more…] about My Thoughts On Windows 8.1 RTM

Tagged With: This Site, Windows 8

Audacity 2.0.4

September 7, 2013, 08:47(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

audacity

audacityAudacity has been updated to version 2.0.4.
They seem to have fixed the 24-bit depth problems I mentioned here.
Download
Release Notes

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware

VirtualBox 4.2.18

September 6, 2013, 12:31(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

virtualbox

virtualboxVirtualBox 4.2.18 is out. “This is a maintenance release.”
Changelog
Download Page
All VirtualBox 4.2.18 downloads
VirtualBox 4.2.18 for Windows hosts
VirtualBox 4.2.18 for Linux
VirtualBox 4.2.18 Extension Pack
VBoxGuestAdditions_4.2.18.iso

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware

Chrome for Android Updated

September 4, 2013, 16:25(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

chrome4droid

chrome4droidDownload via Google Play
“Chrome for Android has been updated to 29.0.1547.72 and will be rolling out to Google Play over the next few days”
Source

Tagged With: Android

VMware Player 6

September 4, 2013, 07:06(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

vmware_player

vmware_playerVMware Player 6 released.
Download
Release Notes

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware

Google Chrome Updated, Again

September 3, 2013, 18:31(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

google chrome

google chromeHaving just received an update on August 27th, Google has released another update for Chrome:
Download or update from within the program.

The Stable Channel has been updated to 29.0.1547.65 for Mac and Linux. Update: 29.0.1547.66 for Windows, also. This version contains a Flash update, as well as fixes an issue with Sync.

Source: The Google Chrome Blog

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware

TeamViewer Updated

September 3, 2013, 14:11(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

teamviewer

teamviewerTeamViewer version 8.0.20768 has been released.
Download
Release Notes

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware

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