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Google Chrome Updated
“The Stable and extended stable channel has been updated to 112.0.5615.86/87 Windows”
Seems to be a single fix.
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PowerToys 0.69.1
Bugfix release.
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EMDB 5.19
Freeware movie database software. A few fixes, a few new features.
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4 Maps updates to help you explore U.S. national parks
“This month, four new updates are coming to Google Maps on iOS and Android to help you find the information you need when you head to a national park — all in one place. With these updates, everything from finding your way around a park to discovering things to do when you’re there will feel like, well, a walk in the park.“

Thursday News

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PowerToys 0.69
“set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity.”
New utility: Registry Preview, many improvements and fixes.
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Notepad++ 8.5.2
Freeware feature packed notepad replacement. Many fixes and a few new features.
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Microsoft/Sysinternals Process Explorer 17.04
“Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.”
“This update to Process Explorer fixes a regression highlighting immersive processes and fixes a security bug.”
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Intel Graphics Drivers 31.0.101.2121 for 6th-10th Gen Intel CPUs
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AMD Software Adrenalin 23.4.1 WHQL Drivers
Support for: Meet Your Maker. Game optimizations for The Last of Us Part 1. A few fixes.
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Patch Tuesday

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Windows Updates
Patches for over 50 vulnerabilities for each OS.
Win10 – March 14, 2023—KB5023696 (OS Builds 19042.2728, 19044.2728, and 19045.2728)
Win11 – March 14, 2023—KB5023706 (OS Build 22621.1413)

Firefox 111
Over a dozen security fixes.
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Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 531.29 WHQL
A few game fixes. Fixes for CPU spikes, Adobe app stability, and fixes for a few laptop GPUs.
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Wednesday News

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AMD Software Adrenalin 23.3.1 WHQL Drivers
Support for Halo Infinite Ray Tracing Update, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, and 1/2 dozen fixes.
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Google Chrome Updated
“Chrome 111.0.5563.64 (Linux and Mac), 111.0.5563.64/.65( Windows) contains a number of fixes and improvements…This update includes 40 security fixes.”
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Chrome for Android updated too.

Notepad++ 8.5
Freeware feature packed notepad replacement.
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Stealthy UEFI malware bypassing Secure Boot enabled by unpatchable Windows flaw
“Researchers on Wednesday announced a major cybersecurity find—the world’s first-known instance of real-world malware that can hijack a computer’s boot process even when Secure Boot and other advanced protections are enabled and running on fully updated versions of Windows.
Dubbed BlackLotus, the malware is what’s known as a UEFI bootkit.“

RIP Gary Rossington

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Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Last Original Member, Dead at 71
“Gary Rossington, a founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd whose ethereal slide guitar helped make the Southern rock band’s song “Free Bird” an indelible anthem, died Sunday at the age of 71…Rossington was Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member, a stoic figure who preferred to let his guitar do the talking and who cheated death more than once.”
[Read more…] about RIP Gary Rossington

Wednesday News

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Audacity 3.2.5
Freeware audio editor.
“This is a hotfix release…Fixes authorization flow for the audio.com sharing service.”
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CPU-Z 2.05
Freeware system info tool. This version has support for new hardware.
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PowerToys 0.68
“Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity.”
2 new utilities and a host of fixes.
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