The free office suite LibreOffice has released version 4.1.1.
“This is the first minor release of the LibreOffice 4.1 family, which features a large number of improved interoperability features with proprietary and legacy file formats.”
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nLite Is Back!
After no updates for almost 5 years nLite is active again.
For those who don’t know nLite is a program that allowed you to easily create custom installation images for XP (and 2000).
The return of the developer is good news. Congrats and Welcome Back!
I know I will be using it to finalize my XP images just before XP support ends.
nLite Home Page
Google Chrome Updated
Google Chrome 29.0.1547.62 has been released.
Download or update from within the program.
*Update 0650hrs 8/28/2013
“The Stable Channel has been updated to 29.0.1547.62 for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame. This update fixes an issue with printing from Google Docs applications.”
Source: The Google Chrome Blog
Time To Run Windows Update
An update has been re-released for XP and Vista Users:
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-057 – Critical Vulnerability in Windows Media Format Runtime Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2847883)
“The rereleased updates address an application compatibility issue in which WMV encoded video could fail to properly render during playback. Customers should install the rereleased updates.”
There is also an update available for Office 2010 that I’ve not seen appear via Windows Update.
You can wait for it to appear or download and install it manually:
See this page for downloads and info – Description of the Office 2010 update: August 27, 2013
“Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Office 2010. This update fixes some issues that occur when you install Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Office 2010. Additionally, this update contains stability and performance improvements.“
Fix – Programs Prevent Windows Shutdown
On occasion a misbehaving program may prevent Windows from shutting down. [Read more…] about Fix – Programs Prevent Windows Shutdown
CCleaner 4.05
CCleaner v4.05 is out. [Read more…] about CCleaner 4.05
Random Friday Stuff
As per usual this time of year, it has been a boring week tech wise. At least until today. While Ballmer retiring is big news I’m strangely ambivalent about it. Those of you who want the full scoop should check out:
Mary Jo Foley – All About Microsoft
Paul Thurrott – Windows SuperSite
The two of them did a great show on the subject over on Twit.tv.
That’s it for today.
Hope you all have a safe and happy weekend!
Honest Trailers – Star Trek Into Darkness
Chrome 29 For Android
Google has released Chrome 29.0.1547.59 for Android.
“which will be available in Google Play over the next few days, contains a number of fixes and improvements”
Source: The Google Chrome Blog
Chrome in the Google Play store.
Start8 1.20
Stardock has released Start8 1.20.
This program adds a Windows 7 style Start Menu to Windows 8. It is my personal favorite. Cost is $4.99 (U.S.).
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Start8 1.20 Changelog
-Updated for Windows 8.1 Preview build compatibility
-Start8 allows customizing the Start button image AND provides a desktop Start menu
-Added new prompt on first run to select a default button image. Upgrade installs will not see this prompt.
-When running on Windows 8.1 Preview, respect the OS configuration for “boot to desktop”
-When used with Stardock WindowBlinds, you can also override the Start button in use with the WB setting for “always use the OS” button
-Options for showing the Windows 8.1 Start screen in other than full-screen mode are disabled in this version of Start8