Computer stuff...
Chrome updated.
Download or update from within the program.
Chrome has been updated to 29.0.1547.76 for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame. This release includes the following fixes:
[288935] Flash Player does not work in Metro mode
[278370] Unable to submit client certificates over TLS 1.2 from Windows
[278940] Canvas loses ability to render, is blank even if page reloaded
Other stability improvements
Source: The Google Chrome Blog
iTunes 11.1 released.
[Read more…] about iTunes 11.1
Pricing and Packaging for Windows 8.1 at The Microsoft Blog
As far as I can tell, no change from Windows 8.
Packaging isn’t so gawd awful ugly.
Pass the word, it’s Thunderbird (24).
Download (Windows, EN-US)
Release Notes
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openSuse users – T-bird 24 is available in the Mozilla repo.
Microsoft announced a new logo for Bing along with some supposed improvements to the search engine. [Read more…] about Bing
Firefox 24.0 has been officially released.
Download (Windows, EN-US)
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Firefox 24 for Android is now available in the Play store.
openSUSE users – Firefox 24 is available in the Mozilla repo.
If you are running Windows 8.1 RTM on an SSD I need your help.
[Read more…] about Windows 8.1 RTM And SSDs
Guide To Windows 8.1 System Image Backup
This article covers:
1 – Introduction
– What is a System Image
– The Great Windows System Image Program Hunt of 2013
2 – Launching System Image Backup From Command Line
3 – Create A Shortcut To System Image Backup
4 – Creating A System Image
5 – Running System Image Backup From Command Line
6 – Scheduling A System Image Backup
7 – Create a Recovery Drive
8 – How To Restore a Windows System Image
[Read more…] about Guide To Windows 8.1 System Image Backup
Earlier this week Adobe updated flash for IE to version 11.8.800.168.
There were a few bugs and version 11.8.800.174 fixes them.
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Release Notes
Java has been updated version 7u40 (1.7.0_40-b43). Security update.
Release Notes
Downloads:
Jave 7 Runtime (this is most people will use).
Java 7 JDK
Java has proved to be horribly insecure. I have removed it from all my computers and no longer use programs that require it.
See:
Java Security at Wikipedia
Ed Bott – A close look at how Oracle installs deceptive software with Java updates
Google “java security” for more.