DuckDuckGo has lots of nifty updates. You can find out what’s new here.
In case you didn’t know, DuckDuckGo is a search engine that doesn’t track you (among other things).
Check out their About Page for more info.
See also: 10 Useful DuckDuckGo Instant Answers That Save You Time & A Few Clicks at MakeUseOf
P.S. – They have an app too (iPhone & Android).
CCleaner 4.14
Download
Announcement
Version History
***Pay attention during install. May attempt to install unwanted programs.
CCleaner is the number-one tool for cleaning your Windows PC. It protects your privacy online and makes your computer faster and more secure. Easy to use and a small, fast download…
…This release sees several browser cleaning improvements, including improved Mozilla browser support and the addition of cleaning for Cyberfox.
We’ve also made a range of additional improvements, including better Operating System detection and unicode support for the Startup tool.
Google Chrome 35
“The Chrome Team is excited to announce the promotion of Chrome 35 to the Stable channel for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Chrome 35.0.1916.114 contains a number of fixes and improvements”
Download or update from within the program.
Source: Google Chrome Blog
Random Weekend Stuff…
Sorry for the lack of updates. I took a mini-vacation.
It’s been pretty boring out there, let’s see what I missed…
Program Updates
Autoruns updated to version 12. Nothing new for average users.
iTunes 11.2 – added a couple of fixes and a security update.
VirtualBox version 4.3.12 is out. Maintenance release.
Yawn. I should have stayed at the beach 😉
Updates, Updates, And More Updates
Microsoft 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…
Firefox 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.
12
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…
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 ).
May The Forth Be With You
I’m sure all you Star Wars fans know the old crew is coming back for the new movie!
Watching The Watchers?
AV-Comparatives has a PDF that spills the beans on what info your anti-virus may be collecting about you.
New Adblocker
Help EFF Test Privacy Badger, Our New Tool to Stop Creepy Online Tracking
Sysinternals Freeware Updates
AccessChk, PsExec, Sigcheck, and VMMap were all updated.
Random Friday Stuff…
Well, TweakHound.com has been around for 12 years this month!
Here is the first logo I made for this site:
Interesting Reads:
PC Review – How much RAM do I really need for gaming?
Everything you need to know about High-Resolution Audio, the future of music
Stephen Hawking: ‘Transcendence looks at the implications of artificial intelligence – but are we taking AI seriously enough?’
Ultimate Windows Tweaker 3.1
Ultimate Windows Tweaker 3.1 is out. This is for Windows 8.1 update 1 only.
These guys have done a fantastic job with this program.
Highly recommended.