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O&O ShutUp10 Updated
A few GUI improvements, several new settings, “Support for Windows 11…Change of application name to “O&O ShutUp10++”
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HWiNFO 7.12
Some GUI improvements, some fixes and enhancements. (see screenshot below)
Download (I use portable) | Version Info

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp go DOWN worldwide for FOUR hours and counting in catastrophic outage – as experts suggest internal error is to blame and staff ‘are locked out of offices’
Every news outlet is reporting on this. From what I can tell it’s a DNS issue. There are reports of Twitter and Gmail being down for some. I can reach both fine. My webhost seems to be having issues too.
#DeleteFacebook was trending on Twitter today. You know, because Twitter is such a positive benefit to society.

HWiNFO v7.12 screenshot from my main computer:
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Winaero Tweaker 1.33
“allows you to restore the classic search in File Explorer”
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Stuff I bookmarked recently. Some off topic, some not:

Over 40? Stop Doing These Things Immediately, Say Experts
#7 You Can Think You’re Young. But Don’t Exercise That Way.
Tell me about it.

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Google Chrome Updated
“The Stable channel has been updated to 94.0.4606.71 for Windows, Mac and Linux…This update includes 4 security fixes.”
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Autoruns 14.03
“This update for Autoruns restores entries previously shown in v13.100, improves Wow64 redirection handling and entry name resolution.”
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Microsoft Office Updated
Version 2109 (Build 14430.20234). A bunch of “fixes an issue” updates.
Release Notes
See also: From expanded live captioning and transcripts to prepare for Windows 11—here’s what’s new in Microsoft 365
How to Install Office Updates.

PowerToys 0.47.0
“primarily centered around stability updates and optimizations, installer updates, general bug fixes, and accessibility improvements.”
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OBS Studio 27.1.1
“Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming.”
Lots of new features, tweaks, and bug fixes.
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Intel Rapid Storage Technology Drivers 18.6.1.1016
For Intel 10th and 11th generation only. A few dozen fixes and support for Windows 11.
Download & Info

Why?
Today virtually every Windows or software download site has posted about a new Windows 11 Media Creation Tool program that allows you to bypass hardware/TPM checks. Yeah that’s cool. But why would anyone want to use this?
Microsoft has set the hardware requirements there for a reason. People who use this will then whine about Windows 11 not working as it should. Windows 10 doesn’t reach End of Life for 4 more years. Even if you don’t mind Windows 11’s horrendous user interface, why the hurry to use an alpha grade OS?

GPU-Z 2.43.0
“GPU-Z is a lightweight utility designed to give you all information about your video card and GPU.”
A few fixes, support for a new Nvidia card, and a new feature.
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Say Hello To Astro, Alexa On Wheels
“Amazon’s long-awaited home robot is here”
Yeah, by whom?
And to the ignorant little children at Amazon’s marketing department…
ROSIE was the name of the maid, Astro was the name of the dog.

Notepad++ 8.1.5
14 fixes.
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‘Babylon 5’ Reboot in Development at The CW From Original Series Creator J. Michael Straczynski
“The new iteration of the sci-fi series is described as a “from-the-ground-up reboot.” In the series, John Sheridan, an Earthforce officer with a mysterious background, is assigned to Babylon 5, a five-mile-long space station in neutral space, a port of call for travelers, smugglers, corporate explorers and alien diplomats at a time of uneasy peace and the constant threat of war. His arrival triggers a destiny beyond anything he could have imagined, as an exploratory Earth company accidentally triggers a conflict with a civilization a million years ahead of us, putting Sheridan and the rest of the B5 crew in the line of fire as the last, best hope for the survival of the human race.”

One of my favorite sci-fi series. If you haven’t seen it you owe it to yourself to watch.
It pops up from time to time on streaming services. I have the Babylon 5: The Complete Series with Movies 10pk DVD Set (“Only 20 left in stock – order soon“).

Mp3tag v3.10
“This version comes with an option to choose the color mode (dark, light, default), and other improvements and fixes.”
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Examining btrfs, Linux’s perpetually half-finished filesystem
“Believe it or not, we’ve still only scratched the surface of btrfs problems. Similar problems and papercuts lurk in the way it manages snapshots, replication, compression, and more. Once we get through that, there’s performance to talk about—which in many cases can be orders of magnitude slower than either ZFS or mdraid in reasonable, common real-world conditions and configurations.”
I’ve gone off on BTRFS for desktops for a while now. Nothing I’ve seen has change my mind.

5 Surprising Effects of Drinking Craft Beer, Says Science

Avoid these 5 phrases that make you sound passive aggressive—here’s how successful people communicate

More Trail Cam Pics…
Pics from the back of my property. The critters looking at the camera crack me up.
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