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thAdobe Flash Updated
Patch Tuesday usually means Flash updates too. Today is no exception:
APSB15-06 Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player
Flash for IE
Flash for other browsers
Main download page
Windows 8/8.1 users check Windows Update. As of this writing Microsoft hasn’t posted the update.

Google Chrome Updated
When Flash gets updated, Chrome does too.
Download or update from within the program.

The Chrome team is overjoyed to announce the promotion of Chrome 42 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. Chrome 42.0.2311.90 contains a number of fixes and improvements, including:
– A number of new apps, extension and Web Platform APIs (including the Push API!)
– Lots of under the hood changes for stability and performance
– The answer to life, the universe and everything 😆

New Nvidia Drivers
GeForce 350.12 WHQL Game Ready Driver for Grand Theft Auto V
Release Notes

AMD Catalyst 15.4 Beta Driver
While Nvidia has been cranking out drivers at a record pace, AMD hasn’t had an official driver release in over 4 months. I feel like something is wacky over there. Admittedly, I’m out of the loop. Can someone school me on what’s happening with AMD as far as graphics cards / graphics drivers?
Download AMD Catalyst 15.4 Beta Driver

Samsung Magician 4.6
Someone, somewhere got hold of version 4.6 of Samsung Magician SSD software. I never saw it on the official site. If it ever was officially released it has been pulled. I did download and install it from unofficial channels. The only difference I noticed was I could no longer manually run trim from within the program. Uninstalled it (program is NOT needed for max performance).

Midweek Random Stuff…

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isheepSurface 3
In general, I don’t get the tablet movement. I guess if you wanna web surf /email from the couch it’s OK but beyond that I dunno. One tablet has me curious and that is the Surface 3 Pro, mainly because with a couple hundred dollars in add-ons you can basically use it as a laptop. As you may know Microsoft now has cheaper version the Surface 3. This one I REALLY don’t get. Neowin shows it predictably getting spanked by the Pro in early benchmarks.

Adobe Reader Dead
Got ya! It just got renamed to Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (Document Cloud).
Now featuring “touch-enabled interface and powerful companion mobile apps”. :rolleyes:
Download

Linux Laptop
The new Dell XPS 13 is now available with Ubuntu pre-installed. See: New XPS 13 Developer Edition​
Not having to pay the “Microsoft tax” looks to save you about $50.

Fail Defined:
When the headlines for your major OS announcement contains the words “Emoji Updates“.

Whose gonna catch those Duke boys now? 🙁

GWX – Get Windows 10

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gwxEarlier this week several Geek sites parroted an article at MYCE entitled Update for Windows 7 and 8.1 silently installs Windows 10 downloader (nice work there guys!). Although the article did not bash Microsoft, commenters around the web were pissed off. At first I thought these comments might be a little bit of anti-Microsoft hysterics. Still, it made be curious enough to research the issue. Now, I’ve changed my mind…
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Random Weekend Stuff…

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www_newsIntel 750 SSD
Remember the Intel countdown page that said, “The next revolution in solid-state drives is coming…”?
That page now redirects to their new 750 Series SSD
Prices:
400GB at Newegg & Amazon = $469.99
1.2TB at Newegg & Amazon = $1,199.99
Sooooo, I won’t be getting on of those!

GeForce Hotfix driver 350.05
Download & Info

This is a GeForce Hot Fix driver, version 350.05 that addresses the following issues:
– Battlefield Hardline – crash with Direct X error message on some systems
– Dragon Age: Inquisition – TDR crash

Looking For A Laptop Suggestions, Continued…
– Asus ROG
– Dell Precision M4800 Mobile Workstation
– “I don’t know if you are still looking around for a laptop but if you are check out this site: http://www.xoticpc.com/
My wife and I are avid pc gamers and I had purchased 2 laptops for us from this site. I found it to be really great because you can customize the type of laptop that you choose from them. I also found their customer service to be excellent.”

Original post and all suggestions here: Looking For A Laptop

Software
Firefox 37.0.1 – Download and Release Notes
EMDB 2.33 (Eric’s Movie DataBase) – Download & Info

TrueCrypt Audit Complete

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truecrypt_logoThe Open Crypto Audit Project has completed their audit of TrueCrypt. As most security Geeks have opined, TrueCrypt is fine.

1.3 Findings Summary
During the engagement, CS identified four (4) issues, and none led to a complete bypass of confidentiality
in common usage scenarios. The standard workflow of creating a volume and making use of it
was reviewed, and no significant flaws were found that would impact it.

Fun With Audio Players – 2015

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speaker“Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll.” Keith Richards

4 years ago I wrote a popular article called Fun With Audio Players. That version contained a variety of audio player programs. Since folks asked about my Winamp setup from here I thought I would re-do that article. This version only contains the 2 audio players I use for listening to music:
AIMP3
Winamp
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