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Updates Galore!

August 12, 2014, 14:54(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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deflep_logoSorry for the lack of updates. I went out of town for a few days.
One of the things I did was attend the Def Leppard / KISS concert in VA Beach.
:band:
I’ve put a few pics up in Dropbox if you’re interested.

Time To Run Windows Update
Updates available for all currently supported MS operating systems(and OneNote 2007 SP3).
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August 2014
As predicted, the updates for Windows 8.1 Update 2 were minimal.
See: August updates for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2

Adobe Updates
As usual Adobe has rolled out their updates on Patch Tuesday too:
APSB14-19 Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
Download Adobe Reader or update from within the program (Help > Check for updates).
APSB14-18 Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player
Download Adobe Flash Player

Flashy Chrome
“The Stable Channel has been updated to 36.0.1985.143 for Windows, Mac and Linux.”
Because Google Chrome has Flash embedded it gets updated when Flash does. This update also contains other security fixes.
Download or update from within the program.

Sysinternals Freeware Updates
System Monitor is a new program that monitors and logs system activity. I haven’t had time to check it out.
Autoruns 12.01
Coreinfo 3.3
Process Explorer 16.03

Etc.
iTunes 11.3.1
Mp3tag v2.62
XBMC is now named Kodi

Site Stuff…
My nephew is off to college and needed a laptop. I gave him my Alienware so I’m back to my 6+ year old system. It’s been updated since that first article. See My Computers for the full specs.

kissdeff

Tagged With: Computer News

Nvidia GeForce 340.52 Drivers

July 29, 2014, 15:17(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

nvidia

nvidiaNvidia GeForce 340.52 WHQL drivers are out.
Download
Release Notes

Tagged With: Computer Hardware

Random Friday Stuff…

July 25, 2014, 13:19(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

isheep

isheep Breaking News! – iSheep exposed
:rotfl:

Microsoft Layoffs
Leo, Mary Jo, and Paul discuss the Microsoft layoffs among other things.
See also: Microsoft laid me off after 15 years of service. Life after Microsoft?

One Windows
ArsTechnica – Nadella’s “one operating system” ain’t new and won’t be one OS
&
Paul Thurrott – Microsoft Muddies the One Windows Waters
I’m not a fan of the direction Microsoft is headed.
Surprisingly this Apple fanboi has some good points related to this “One Windows” crap:
Microsoft still doesn’t get why the iPhone succeeded
You cannot be all things to all people Microsoft, stop it.

Windows 8.1 Update 2 rumored to be Aug. 12.

Interesting Links
Cool article and site:
Today I Found Out – A Japanese Soldier Who Continued Fighting WWII 29 Years After the Japanese Surrendered, Because He Didn’t Know

Don’t Send Your Kid to the Ivy League

Give to a good cause:
rrksth

sw

Tagged With: Computer News

CCleaner 4.16

July 24, 2014, 09:54(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

CCleaner

CCleanerCCleaner v4.16 released.
Download
Version History
***Pay attention during install. May attempt to install unwanted programs.

v4.16.4763 (24 Jul 2014)
– Improved Google Chrome 36 cleaning and start-up management.
– Improved Firefox browsing cache cleaning.
– Added Repair option to Uninstall tool.
– Improved 64-bit build architecture on Windows 7 and 8.
– Improved Startup Item tool compatibility.
– Added Teamviewer, Microsoft One Drive, Real VNC 5, Tag & Rename and Tango cleaning.
– Minor GUI Improvements.
– Minor bug fixes.

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware

Intel SSD Toolbox 3.2.3

July 23, 2014, 18:19(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

intelssd

intelssdIntel SSD Toolbox v3.2.3 released.
Download & Info

Tagged With: Computer Hardware

Firefox 31

July 22, 2014, 12:26(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

firefox_2013

firefox_2013Firefox 31 is out.
Several new features including malware blocking. See the release notes for more info.
Download (Windows, EN-US)
Release Notes
Download other languages and operating systems
Firefox 31.0 for Android is available in the Play Store.

Although not “officially” released, Thunderbird 31 is also due out today.

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware

FileZilla Updated

July 22, 2014, 12:17(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

filezilla

filezillaThe freeware FTP client/server FileZilla got updated to v3.9.0 followed quickly by v3.9.0.1.
Download
Version History

I was reminded of this by a reader and I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that FileZilla stores passwords in plain text.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FileZilla#Criticism
For myself, I do not consider this to be a big issue.

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware

Random Wednesday Stuff…

July 16, 2014, 17:11(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

onedrive

onedriveYour OneDrive just got bigger

New and existing personal OneDrive accounts will come with:
15 GB of free storage (up from 7 GB)
1 TB of additional OneDrive storage with an Office 365 Home/Personal/University subscription (up from 20 GB)
The option to buy additional storage at much lower prices, starting at 100 GB for $1.99 per month

Latest Software Releases
Google Chrome 36.0.1985.125 (Windows & Mac). Chrome for Android updated too.
AIMP v3.55 Build 1355
VirtualBox 4.3.14
Ultimate Windows Tweaker 3.1.2.0 for Windows 8

This dude NAILED IT! – Sultans Of Swing (Dire Straits Cover Guitar HD) – Ao vivo São Paulo 2014
sultanofswing

Tagged With: Computer News

Time To Run Windows Update

July 8, 2014, 17:13(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

windows security

windows securityUpdate available for all currently supported Windows operating systems.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for July 2014

Tagged With: Security

Adobe Flash Updated

July 8, 2014, 17:10(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

flash

flashAPSB14-17 Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player
Download
Flash for IE
Flash for other browsers
Main download page
Windows 8 users check Windows Update.
Flash will be automatically updated in Google Chrome.

Tagged With: Software

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