Chrome has been updated to 32.0.1700.102 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
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“This update includes 14 security fixes.”
Source: Google Chrome Blog
CCleaner 4.10
CCleaner v4.10 is out.
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Announcement
Version History
***Pay attention during install. May attempt to install unwanted programs.
iTunes 11.1.4
iTunes 11.1.4 released.
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Be sure to see:
Ed Bott – The unofficial guide to installing iTunes 10 without bloatware
What’s new in iTunes
This version of iTunes improves accessibility, including better support for closed captions and subtitles. This update also adds the ability to see your Wish List while viewing your iTunes library, improves support for Arabic and Hebrew, and includes additional stability improvements.
Midweek Randomness…
Carrie Fisher makes a Big Bang. She tells us filming for Star Wars: Episode VII begins soon.
Microsoft has a PDF entitled Windows 8.1 Power User Guide for Business. IMHO, worth a download.
Backblaze has an interesting report on hard drive failure rates in their environment.
Classic Shell 4.0.4
Classic Shell 4.0.4 has been released.
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Classic Shell has been around for 4 years.
It has recently attracted attention from a wider audience because of its Start Menu add on/replacement called Classic Start Menu.
IMHO it is the best freeware Windows 8 start menu program.
Version 4.0.4 general release (Jan, 2014):
New ADMX files to allow controlling all settings through group policy
Secure download of language files and new versions
Multiple minor improvements and bugfixes
Google Chrome Updated
Chrome updated to version 32.0.1700.76 for Windows and version 32.0.1700.77 for Linux and Mac.
Download or update from within the program.
source: The Google Chrome Blog
This release contains a number of fixes and improvements, including:
-Tab indicators for sound, webcam and casting
-A different look for Win8 Metro mode
-Automatically blocking malware files
-A number of new apps/extension APIs
-Lots of under the hood changes for stability and performance
Flash Player has been updated to 12.0.0.41, which is included w/ this release.
Time To Run Windows Update
Several non-critical updates are available for all currently supported versions of Windows and Office.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2014
Adobe Reader And Flash Updates
Security updates available for Adobe products.
Adobe Reader updated to version 11.0.06 and Adobe Flash updated to version 12.0.0.43.
APSB14-02 Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player
Download Adobe Flash Player
APSB14-01 Security updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
Download Adobe Reader or update from within the program (Help > Check for updates).
Random Weekend Stuff…
Apparently this years CES is over. I barely noticed it started.
As I opined nearly a year ago. Microsoft Security Essentials support for XP ends on April 8th too.
Seems that Microsoft finally got the message. We want our desktops and laptops to run like desktops and laptops (a REAL start menu???). Not like phones and tablets.
They ought to announce this on a Jet Airliner.
There are no critical updates scheduled for this months Patch Tuesday. Oracle is also gonna patch a bunch of stuff that day.
Ultimate Windows Tweaker 3.0 for Windows 8
Ultimate Windows Tweaker version 3.0 has been released. It it’s for Windows 8 / 8.1 only.
Ultimate Windows Tweaker 3.0 for Windows 8 has been released and is now available for download. While Windows 7 & Windows Vista users should continue to use Ultimate Windows Tweaker 2.2, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 may be happy to know that your favorite freeware Windows tweaker is now available for download.