Computer stuff...
Google Chrome Updated
“The Stable channel has been updated to 87.0.4280.88 for Windows, Mac and Linux”
Bunch of fixes.
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Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 457.51 WHQL
“Includes support for the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GPU”
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Intel Wireless Bluetooth for Windows 10
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PowerToys v0.27.0
A few fixes and improvements.
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AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.11.3 Optional (WHQL)
Support For: Immortals: Fenyx Rising, Vulkan Ray Tracing Extensions, 10 other fixes and a dozen known issues.
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iVerge – Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti review: impressive performance for $399
Except, you’re not gonna get it for that price…
Notebookcheck – Leaked prices suggest that custom NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti will be absurdly expensive
For instance Techspot says, “MSI’s RTX 3060 Ti is selling on Amazon for £490.18, which works out at around $655.”
Reporters, it would be nice if all of you (especially the big guys) could do your fracking jobs like Techspot and Notebookcheck has. It looks for all the world like some of you big guys are in the business of selling products instead of informing your readers.
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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Windows Update
You should be on 20H2, 2004, or 1909. I now have 5 PC’s running Win10 20H2, one running Windows 7 (no network), and 1 running TrueNAS.
Win10 1909 – November 10, 2020—KB4586786 (OS Builds 18362.1198 and 18363.1198)
Win10 2004 & 20H2 – November 10, 2020—KB4586781 (OS Builds 19041.630 and 19042.630)
New Graphics Drivers
AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.11.1 Optional (11/6/2020)
Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 457.30 WHQL (11/9/2020)
Intel Graphics Windows 10 DCH Drivers (Version: 27.20.100.8935 Date: 11/6/2020)
Browser Updates
Google Chrome 86.0.4240.193 (1 security fix)
Firefox 82.0.3 (1 security fix)
Other Software
Cleanmgr+ 1.36.1141
EMDB 3.70
Off Topic
Veteran’s Day Deals For Vets
A ton of restaurants are offering something. Many national retailers are giving 10% off.
Military.com – 2020 Veterans Day Retail Deals and Discounts
Noteworthy:
Food Lion 10% off “active military, veterans and their families should present their MVP card, along with military identification”
Office Depot and OfficeMax 25% off “Valid in Office Depot and OfficeMax stores only for all Veterans, Active Duty Military Personnel, Retirees, Reservists, and their dependents. Must present a valid Military ID, Military Dependent ID, or form of Veteran ID at the time of purchase.
Publix “Veterans, active military personnel, and their families are invited to save 10% on groceries on Wednesday, November 11, 2020.”
Staples 25% off
Hot deals today! Up to 30% off on Data Storage from Seagate, Western Digital and more
Samsung (MZ-V7S1T0B/AM) 970 EVO Plus SSD 1TB – M.2 NVMe
List Price $249.99
With Deal: $149.99 & FREE Shipping
You Save: $100.00 (40%)
Thanks for the folks who inquired about me. All is well it’s just that life has been very busy. It’s starting to calm down a bit now.
In my spare time I’ve upgraded one system and added another.
I bought a Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Elite motherboard and I7-9700KF CPU off of Craigslist for a sweet deal. A side benefit to this was the original owner had activated Win10 on this board. So, when I installed Win10 it activated automatically.
I disassembled my ASRock Z77 Extreme4 secondary computer. If it doesn’t sell at a good price I may turn it into a NAS. Really all I need is is 3 drives and I’m set.
I put the I7-9700KF in my old computer running a Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 motherboard. (Not sure what to do with the I7-8700K that came off it.)
I put together the new mobo with:
I9-9900KF
Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) 3200MHz C16 DDR4 DRAM Memory Kit
Samsung 980 Pro SSD.
the XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS Black Edition I already had
(Would love to upgrade to something like the XFX RX 5700 Xt Thicc III Ultra 8GB but I’m not paying that kind of $ for a video card. Maybe we’ll see what Black Friday brings).
There is no super overclocking. I’ve bumped both up to 5GHz on all cores locked. The RAM has been set to spec speed and timings. Both rigs water-cooled.
As always, these rigs are built to be all-purpose workhorses, not “gaming rigs”. The old rig will be doing a lot of ripping and video stuff.
I now have 3 rigs on Win10 20H2. They are running like a Swiss watch. That means a new tweak guide should be available by years end (hopefully sooner).
Newest rig:
Old rig updated:
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!
