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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
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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
:cooler:

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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Tomorrow Will Be A Busy Day For Windows Users

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ms_logoApril 8th’s Patch Tuesday marks:
The end of official Windows XP support.
See eXPired – The Last Windows XP Guide You’ll Ever Need and other XP articles.
Official support ends for Office 2003 too.
Be sure to update them TOMORROW.

Windows 8.1 Update 1 will also be released.
In some of the Geekier forums some folks have reported issues with this update. I don’t know if it’s the update itself, a bad download, or failure to follow the install order (RTM and MDSN had manual downloads).
I would advise folks to either:
1 – Backup their computer before taking this update.
or
2 – Wait a few days to see what is being said around the web about this update.

All other currently supported Windows will have a few critical updates:
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for April 2014

FYI, Patch Tuesday updates are released around 1300 hrs EST  (1000 hrs PST, 1700 hrs UTC).

In addition, Adobe usually release their security updates on Patch Tuesday.
Tomorrow have a look at: http://helpx.adobe.com/security.html

Random Tuesday Stuff…

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mmMarch Madness begins tonight!
I wonder how bad my picks will do this year?
:banghead:

Mozilla Updates
Firefox 28
Release Notes
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Thunderbird 24.4.0
Release Notes
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Somewhere Between Alpha and Gamma
The last non-beta drivers from AMD were version 13.12 released on 18DEC2013.
After several beta releases AMD Catalyst 14.3 Beta V1.0 are available for Windows and Linux.

Freebie
Microsoft OneNote is now free for everyone.

What I’m Working On
I’m finalizing an End of Support XP guide.
If you’ve got any tips you would like to share drop me a note.