Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

New Software
FileZilla 3.62.2
VLC 3.0.18
VMware Workstation Player 17.0

New Drivers
AMD Chipset Drivers 4.11.15.342
Intel Bluetooth Drivers 22.180.0
Intel Ethernet Adapter Complete Driver Pack 27.7
Intel Killer Performance Suite 33.22.1142 (wi-fi + ethernet)
Intel Wi-Fi Drivers 22.180.0

Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 526.86 WHQL
7 fixes. Support for CoD: Modern Warfare II
Download & Info

Sysinternals Process Explorer and Sysmon Updated
Bugfixes
Download & Info

Off Topic

The Quiet Invasion of ‘Big Information’
“Google and Facebook’s privacy violations are common knowledge. But the decisions of a less-known company, Relx, are also impacting people’s everyday lives.”

The return of the American bison is an environmental boon — and a logistical mess
The article rambles a bit but is a good read none the less.
See also: What Are the Health Benefits of Bison Meat?

Patch Tuesday
Win10 – November 8, 2022—KB5019959 (OS Builds 19042.2251, 19043.2251, 19044.2251, and 19045.2251)
Addresses over 3 dozen security issues.
Win11 – November 8, 2022—KB5019980 (OS Build 22621.819)
Addresses nearly 3 dozen security issues and fixes a File Explorer issue.

Google Chrome Updated
“The Stable channel has been updated to 107.0.5304.110 for Mac and Linux and 107.0.5304.106/.107 for Windows…This update includes 10 security fixes.”
Download | Release Info
Chrome for Android updated too.

Clonezilla Updated
“This release of Clonezilla live (3.0.2-21) includes major enhancements and bug fixes”
Download | Release Info
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Macrium Reflect 8.0.8.0.7097
Several fixes.
Download | Release Notes

Firefox 106.0.3
Fix a startup crash for some users on Windows
Fixed an incompatibility with Win11 22H2
Download | Release Notes

AMD Software Adrenalin 22.10.3 OPTIONAL Drivers
3 fixes. Support for CoD Modern Warfare II, Radeon Boost using Variable Rate Shading in Dying Light 2.
Download | Release Notes

Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 526.47 WHQL
6 fixes. Support for and or fixes for several games.
Download & Info

Intel Graphics Windows DCH Drivers 31.0.101.3790/31.0.101.2114
Download & Info

Google Chrome Updated
“The Stable channel has been updated to 107.0.5304.87 for Mac and Linux and 107.0.5304.87/.88 for Windows…This update includes 1 security fix.”
Download | Release Info
Chrome for Android updated too.

Firefox 106.0.2
5 fixes
Download | Release Notes

Wise Disk Cleaner 10.9.5
“Fixed an issue that the Chrome cache cannot be cleared in Windows XP.”
Wait. What???
A few other fixes.
Download (I use portable) | Release Info

Sysinternals Freeware Updated
Process Explorer v17.0, Handle v5.0, Process Monitor v3.92, and Sysmon v14.11

FileZilla Client 3.62.0
Minor update.
Download & Info

Off Topic
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Google Chrome Updated
“Chrome 107.0.5304.62 for Mac, 107.0.5304.68 for linux and 107.0.5304.62/63( Windows) contains a number of fixes and improvements…This update includes 14 security fixes.”
Download | Release Info
Chrome for Android updated too.

O&O ShutUp10++ 1.9.1434
Fixes
Download | Changelog

Bob Costas Buried The Yankees This Weekend
“Overall, the Yankees’ Daddy is pretty clearly the Houston Astros…These two teams have played 10 games this year. The Astros have won eight of them. They’ve played 91 innings because there was one extra-inning game. The Yankees have led exactly twice at the end of an inning. Two walk-offs by Aaron Judge, that’s the only time.“

AMD Software Adrenalin 22.10.2 OPTIONAL Drivers
7 fixes.
Download | Release Notes

Intel Graphics Windows DCH Drivers 31.0.101.3729/31.0.101.2114
A single fix for both versions.
Download & Info

O&O ShutUp10++ 1.9.1432
A few new features and fixes, support for Win11 22H2.
Download | Changelog

VirtualBox 7.0.2
“maintenance release“. A few fixes
Download | Changelog

Firefox 106
Several new features including the ability to edit PDFs and to set Firefox to be the default PDF app. 1/2 dozen security fixes.
Download | Release Notes

Stuff I bookmarked recently. Some off topic, some not:

Google employees joked about how ‘Incognito mode’ is ‘not truly private’
“We are limited in how strongly we can market Incognito because it’s not truly private, thus requiring really fuzzy, hedging language that is almost more damaging…Another employee proposed changing Incognito’s launch screen to say: “You are NOT protected from Google.”
Is anyone really trusting Google anymore?

“Hostile” “Aggressive” “Hurtful” — Gen Z Says They Feel “Attacked” By The Thumbs-Up Emoji
SMH

AC/DC’s BRIAN JOHNSON: These Are The ‘Tracks Of My Years’
“Each week an artist joins host Ken Bruce to pick 10 songs that have soundtracked their life. Johnson’s choices are:”
His list is pretty good.
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