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Intel SSD Toolbox v2.0

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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 .

Acronis True Image Home 2011 Updated

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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

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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.

Thunderbird 3.1.3

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Download or update from within the program (Help / Check for Updates).

Thunderbird 3.1.3 fixes the following issues in Thunderbird 3.1.2:
* Several fixes to improve stability and security, see the Security Advisory.
* Several fixes to improve stability.
* Several fixes to the user interface.

Windows 7 Family Pack Coming Back

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starting October 3 in the U.S., Windows 7 Family Pack will be available for purchase at participating retailers and online at the Microsoft Store. Purchasing the Windows 7 Family Pack gives you three upgrade licenses of Windows 7 Home Premium for the low price of $149.99…For those of you who don’t live in the U.S., Family Pack may be coming your way too. It goes on sale in Canada, UK, Germany, France, Australia and many other markets on or after Oct. 22

Windows Blog – Family Pack Returns in time for the Anniversary of Windows 7