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Google Chrome 87
33 security fixes and is supposedly faster and has better power saving.
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Chrome for Android updated too.

Firefox 83
Over 20 security fixes and supposedly faster.
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Tails and Tor Browser updated too.

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.11.2 Optional (WHQL)
Support for Radeon RX 6800 Series and World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. A few fixes. I’ve learned to stay away from the “Optional” drivers.
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AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.9.1 Optional Drivers
A dozen fixes.
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Nvidia Geforce Game Ready 456.38 WHQL Driver
“Game Ready for Fortnite RTX…In addition, this release also provides optimal day-1 support for Halo 3: ODST and Mafia: The Definitive Edition.”
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Off Topic

Republic of Doyle
“Jake Doyle and his father Malachy run a private investigations agency in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Their cases involve them in all sorts of dealings – not all of them on the right side of the law.”
Been streaming this. Original air date was 2010-2014. It’s on Netflix and Amazon Prime and I’m enjoying it. Lots of guest appearances from stars in shows like Gladiator, Battlestar Galactica, The Orville, Alias, and even a Playmate appear.

U.S. Adult Obesity Rate Tops 42 Percent; Highest Ever Recorded
“The U.S. adult obesity rate passed the 40 percent mark for the first time, standing at 42.4 percent, according to State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America released today by Trust for America’s Health (TFAH). The national adult obesity rate has increased by 26 percent since 2008.”

I don’t listen to Country radio anymore. That genre left me behind long ago. But, this appeared on the internet today…
The Academy of Country Music Awards were last night (awards shows are at the top of my DGAF list) and Eric Church gave one of his gritty, rockin’ country songs a twist. He started it off with Johnny Cash’s Ragged Old Flag. Goosebumps y’all…
(apologies for the Facebook video. If someone see a full quality video posted somewhere else please let me know.)

Eric Church – Stick That In Your Country Song

Samsung SSD Magician 6.2
New features include:
Full Scan in Diagnostic Scan –pause and resume added.
SMART Self-test in Diagnostic Scan –more precise feature for device diagnostic.
Help contents and GUI –reformed for more convenience.
Settings -easier to use with fine-tuning
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VMware Player 16
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EMDB 3.67
2 releases in 2 weeks. Lots of new stuff.
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Intel Graphics Windows 10 DCH Drivers
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Intel Wifi Drivers
Windows 10 only
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CCleaner got updated. Done recommending that. Too many decent alternatives.

Off Topic

Survey finds ‘shocking’ lack of Holocaust knowledge among millennials and Gen Z
Sixty-three percent of those surveyed did not know 6 million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust. Over half of those thought the toll was under 2 million.
I’ve been to the Dachau camp. The visit was, and is, haunting.

Windows 10
Updates contain a couple of fixes and patches 129 security issues.
v2004 – September 8, 2020—KB4571756 (OS Build 19041.508)
v1903 & v1909 – September 8, 2020—KB4574727 (OS Builds 18362.1082 and 18363.1082)

Google Chrome Updated
“The stable channel has been updated to 85.0.4183.102 for Windows, Mac, and Linux…This update includes 5 security fixes.”
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Chrome for Android:
“We’ve just released Chrome 85 (85.0.4183.101) for Android…This release includes stability and performance improvements.”
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Off Topic

We Are Still Living the Legacy of World War II by Tom Hanks
“Act II ended 75 years ago in a defining moment of unconditional surrender. Most of the victors are gone now, all those sailors and soldiers, airmen and nurses. Younger eyewitnesses to the war are passing on. Those of us alive now acknowledge, sadly, that Act III — After the War — which began before the ink was dry on the Articles of Surrender — will never end, not in any equal measure of satisfaction. Disinformation is now a weapon and a currency. Tyrants reign around the world. Wars are waged in stalemates. Seventy-five years ago, it seemed that a grand contract had been agreed upon by all the nations of the world, that our common efforts had created a common purpose, born of the horrible lessons learned in World War II.“

Windows 10 Intel Microcode Updates
4 new microcode vulnerability updates. These are available now as standalone right now but will eventually find there way into Windows Update.
I’m not installing this right now.
Bleeping Computer – New Intel microcode updates for Windows 10 fix CPU hardware bugs

Firefox 80.0.1
5 fixes.
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PowerToys 0.21.1
Fixes & improvements.
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Chrome Updated
“The Chrome team is delighted to announce the promotion of Chrome 85 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux…Chrome 85.0.4183.83 contains a number of fixes and improvements…This update includes 20 security fixes.” Supposed performance improvements too.
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Firefox Updated
Couple of “meh” new items, a few fixes, and 10 security fixes.
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Tails 4.10 released and Tor Browser 9.5.4 too.

California man uses cans of Bud Light to prevent fire from destroying shop
Someone finally found a use for Bud Light!

Google Chrome Updated
“The stable channel has been updated to 84.0.4147.135 for Windows, Mac, and Linux… This update includes 1 security fix, contributed by an external researcher.”
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AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.8.2 Optional Drivers
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Nvidia Geforce Game Ready 452.06 WHQL Driver
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Intel Graphics Drivers Updated
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[Read more…] about Tuesday Random Stuff…

It feels like the last Patch Tuesday just happened…

Windows 10 Updated
version 2004 – August 11, 2020—KB4566782 (OS Build 19041.450)
This security update includes quality improvements. Key changes include:
Addresses an issue in Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps that allows single sign-on authentication when an app does not have the Enterprise Authentication capability. With the release of CVE-2020-1509, UWP applications might begin prompting the user for credentials.
Security updates to the Microsoft Scripting Engine, Internet Explorer, Windows Graphics, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Kernel, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Media, Windows Shell, the Windows Wallet Service, Microsoft Edge Legacy, Windows Cloud Infrastructure, Windows Authentication, the Windows AI Platform, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Storage and Filesystems, Windows Update Stack, Windows File Server and Clustering, Windows Hybrid Storage Services, Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Microsoft JET Database Engine, and Windows SQL components.

version 1909 & 1903 – August 11, 2020—KB4565351 (OS Builds 18362.1016 and 18363.1016)
“This security update includes quality improvements. Key changes include:
Addresses an issue in Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps that allows single sign-on authentication when an app does not have the Enterprise Authentication capability. With the release of CVE-2020-1509, UWP applications might begin prompting the user for credentials.
Security updates to the Microsoft Scripting Engine, Internet Explorer, Windows Graphics, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Media, Windows Shell, the Windows Wallet Service, Microsoft Edge Legacy, Windows Cloud Infrastructure, Windows Authentication, Windows AI Platform, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Kernel, Windows Update Stack, Windows File Server and Clustering, Windows Hybrid Storage Services, Windows App Platform and Frameworks, and the Microsoft JET Database Engine.”

Google Chrome Updated
“The stable channel has been updated to 84.0.4147.125 for Windows, Mac, and Linux…This update includes 15 security fixes”
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Chrome for Android updated too.

Adobe Reader v2020.12.20041
“These updates address critical and important vulnerabilities. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.”
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