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Random Weekend Stuff…

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washmonIt was a slow week tech wise as Computex was a yawner.

Wil Wheaton has a new show on Syfy.
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The gang at Windows Weekly discussed the Windows start menu saga.
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I went up to D.C. to visit (some of) the Smithsonian museums, the Washington Monument, and Mount Vernon. It was a great experience and one I would recommend.
On a Geek related note…
They are building a new museum and next to it was the dumpster pictured below.
The dumpster is for metal scrap but on first glance that is not what I saw 😉
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TrueCrypt Finished

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WARNING: Using TrueCrypt is not secure as it may contain unfixed security issues
This page exists only to help migrate existing data encrypted by TrueCrypt.
The development of TrueCrypt was ended in 5/2014 after Microsoft terminated support of Windows XP. Windows 8/7/Vista and later offer integrated support for encrypted disks and virtual disk images. Such integrated support is also available on other platforms (click here for more information). You should migrate any data encrypted by TrueCrypt to encrypted disks or virtual disk images supported on your platform.

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Random Wednesday Stuff…

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thXP Update Hack?
NOT!

Registry Cleaners
Microsoft support policy for the use of registry cleaning utilities

However, serious issues can occur when you modify the registry incorrectly using these types of utilities. These issues might require users to reinstall the operating system due to instability.

10+ year old quote from me:

These programs may be of use to those who know what they are doing to fix problems. The problem is people use this for some sort of a performance tweak (which it isn’t) and then run into problems like Windows or programs becoming unresponsive or not working as expected.

Hardware
New Middleware Technology Quadruples SSD Speed

Pricing and Details for Intel’s Devil’s Canyon and Unlocked Pentium Leaked Online
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Intel Devil’s Canyon and Pentium 20th Anniversary Series CPUZ Shots Leaked – Specifications Confirmed

Good Reading
Everything Is Broken

Updates, Updates, And More Updates

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microsoft_Knight_shieldMicrosoft Patch Tuesday includes updates for all supported Operating Systems, Internet Explorers, and Offices:
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for May 2014

Adobe gets in on the Patch Tuesday action too:
APSB14-15 Security Updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
APSB14-14 Security Updates available for Adobe Flash Player
Download Adobe Flash Player
Download Adobe Reader or update from within the program (Help > Check for updates).

Google won’t be left out:
The Stable Channel has been updated to 34.0.1847.137 for Windows, Mac and Linux.
Download or update from within the program.

Random Friday Stuff…

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firefox_2013Firefox 29.0.1 Is Out
Download (Windows, EN-US)
Release Notes
Download other languages and operating systems
Firefox 29.0.1 for Android is available in the Play Store.

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Celebrating 12 years of TweakHound.com this month. Another logo from the past in the header.

Unreal? Totally!
New Unreal Tournament in development, and it’ll be absolutely free
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The End Is Nigh
Some folks are having issues with Windows 8.1 Update 1. This update is a requirement for future updates.
These ‘future updates’ are this Tuesday. Many folks aren’t happy about that.
We used the term for the end of XP. Can we please stop using the term ‘apocalypse’ for Windows issues?

Hope you have a great weekend!

Random Wednesday Stuff…

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humpdayHappy Hump Day!

Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Volume 16 Regional Threat Assessment
“These documents provide specific threat information by region for the time period July to December 2013.”
Click the link above. It will take you to a download page.
There you can check off the country or countries of your choice.

Stuff I’m Doing
Installing security cameras using Raspberry Pi for one and my old Droid X for another.
If you’ve done something like this and have some advice, please let me know ( tweakblog@gmail.com ).
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