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iTunes 10.0.1
iTunes 10.0.1 has the bugfixes listed below as well as adding the Ping Siderbar rolleyes 🙄
iTunes 10.0.1 provides a number of important bug fixes, including:
• Addresses an issue where the picture quality of a video changes depending on whether the on-screen controls are visible.
• Resolves an issue where iTunes may unexpectedly quit while interacting with album artwork viewed in a separate window.
• Fixes a problem that affects the performance of some third-party visualisers.
• Addresses an issue where the iTunes library and playlists appear empty.
• Resolves an issue that created an incompatibility with some third-party shared libraries.
Thunderbird 3.1.4
Download or update from within the program (Help / Check for Updates).
Thunderbird 3.1.4 fixes the following issues in Thunderbird 3.1.3:
* Several fixes to improve stability.
* Several fixes to improve the user interface.
Firefox 3.6.10
Download or update from within the program (Help / Check for Updates).
Firefox 3.6.10 fixes the following issues found in previous versions of Firefox 3.6:
* Fixed a single stability issue affecting a limited number of users
ATI Catalyst 10.9’s Released
ATI Catalyst 10.9 drivers are available for XP, Vista, Seven.
Intel SSD Toolbox v2.0
Intel SSD Forum – Just released; Intel SSD Toolbox v2.0
Intel has just released an improved version of the Intel Solid-State Drive Toolbox and it is now available for Intel SSD users. New features include a System Configuration Tuner to help users configure their system for optimal SSD performance, power efficiency and endurance, as well as a Secure Erase tool for deleting all contents of a secondary, non-bootable Intel SSD. The toolbox is a free, downloadable utility that helps manage the health of your Intel SSD. Download it at: www.intel.com/go/ssdtoolbox .
Time To Run Windows Update
Updates available for XP, 2K3, Vista, 2K8, Seven, Office 2K3-2K7.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for September 2010
The unofficial guide to installing iTunes 10 without bloatware
Ed Bott updated his Slimming down the bloated iTunes installer article with an article called The unofficial guide to installing iTunes 10 without bloatware.
This is a must-read for any Windows / iTunes users.
If you want to completely avoid iTunes, check out Mediamonkey.
Acronis True Image Home 2011 Updated
Acronis True Image Home 2011, Build 5519. To update log in to your account.
List of issues fixed since the previous build (5105)
* Acronis True Image Home 2011 trial expires right after installation, if trial of Acronis True Image Home 2010 was previously installed on this computer and expired.
* The progress bar works incorrectly (shows incorrect numbers) when validating a backup.
* The Nonstop Backup icon does not disappear from the tray when Nonstop Backup is stopped.
* Acronis True Image Home 2011 does not overwrite backups in case of the Single version backup scheme if archives are splitted.
* The backup tasks scheduled with Acronis True Image Home 2009 do not run after upgrade to Acronis True Image Home 2011.
* If the Acronis Secure Zone was located on the system drive, Acronis Startup Recovery Manager becomes deactivated after deleting the zone, and the user needs to reactivate it manually.
* After Acronis True Image Home 2011 activation Acronis Startup Recovery Manager stays in the trial mode.
* If a user tries to back up all backup categories at once, the backup fails with error “There is nothing to back up”. If the categories are backed up separately, the error doesn’t appear.
* Acronis True Image Home 2011 does not add backups from USB drives automatically, even during the first launch. User needs to add them manually.
* An extra backup may be stored with the “Don’t delete the first version of the backup” option enabled in the backup scheme.
* Backup to the Acronis Secure Zone fails if a user selects it as a destination from the Custom destination list. Everything works correctly if the Acronis Secure Zone is selected as Secure Zone.
* A redundant error “The given URI is empty” appears when a user recreates backup settings for backups that are added manually. The error doesn’t influence the functionality and backup settings are created successfully.
* In Online Backup a scheduled daily task for every X hours doesn’t start immediately but only at 12 (AM or PM), except cases when any other task has run before.
* Acronis Rescue Media does not work with external USB CD/DVD-ROM drives.
Firefox 3.6.9
Download or update from within the program (Help / Check for Updates).
Firefox 3.6.9 fixes the following issues found in previous versions of Firefox 3.6:
* Introduced support for the X-FRAME-OPTIONS HTTP response header. Site owners can use this to mitigate clickjacking attacks by ensuring that their content is not embedded into other sites.
* Fixed several security issues.
* Fixed several stability issues.