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Security Update for Internet Explorer

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winupdateAll you folks that haven’t upgraded Internet Explorer 6-8 have a Security Update for Internet Explorer.
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-008 – Critical

This security update is rated Critical for Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, and Internet Explorer 8 on Windows clients and Moderate for Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, and Internet Explorer 8 on Windows servers. Internet Explorer 9 and Internet Explorer 10 are not affected.

See also: Advance Notification for Update to Address Security Advisory 2794220

Today, we are providing Advance Notification to customers that at approximately 10 a.m. PST on Monday, January 14, 2013, we will release an out-of-band security update to fully address the issue described in Security Advisory 2794220

Bad Tweaks Updated

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thWhile working on the upcoming Windows 8 Tweak Guide I found it necessary to update the Bad Tweaks page.
Revision Info
14 January, 2013
– added info about pagefile.
– added section: Bad tweaks specific to Windows 8.
– added section: Bad SSD Tweaks.

Google Chrome Updated

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google chromeGoogle Chrome has been updated to version 24.0.1312.52 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Security and bug fixes along with a new feature.
Download or update with Chrome.
See the Google Chrome Blog for more info.

The Chrome team is excited to announce the promotion of Chrome 24 to the stable channel. Chrome 24.0.1312.52 has been updated for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame.
This is the first Stable release with support for MathML, thanks to WebKit volunteer Dave Barton. This release also contains an update to Flash (11.5.31.137) as well as improvements in speed and stability.

Adobe Flash Player Updates

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flashAdobe Falsh Player updated. Download.

Updated debugger and standalone versions of Flash Player. These players contain fixes for critical vulnerabilities identified in Security Bulletin APSB13-01 . The latest versions are 11.5.502.146 (Win and Mac), 11.3.378.5 (Windows 8) and 11.2.202.261 (Linux). All users are encouraged to update to these latest versions.