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Wednesday Random Stuff…

December 16, 2020, 12:43(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Firefox 84
Some security fixes and the last FF version to support Flash.
Download | Release Notes
Tails and Tor Browser updated too.

Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 460.89 WHQL
Vulkan Ray Tracing for the Quake II RTX v1.4.0 update.
Download | Release Notes

Be careful this winter!
Yesterday was trash pickup day. I awoke with a headache, sat down with my coffee, and remembered I needed to haul the trash to the curb.
It had rained heavily the day before and temps were in the 20s. I headed out the door in a hurried haze and forgot the steps would be iced over.
It hurts but luckily I’m OK except for bruising. I provide this video as comic relief and a warning to please be careful out there this winter.

https://www.tweakhound.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/fall_small.mp4

Best Cities for Beer Drinkers – 2020 Edition
“we compared 384 cities across the following metrics: total number of breweries, breweries per 100,000 residents, average number of beers per brewery, bars per 100,000 residents and the average price of a pint.”

Tagged With: Computer News

The Windows 10 Pagefile And Running Without One

December 15, 2020, 14:55(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

In 2011 I wrote The Windows 7 Pagefile And Running Without One. It’s been sourced, quoted, and held up as an example these several years. In reviewing possible changes to the upcoming Win10 Tweak Guide revision I decided to revisit this.
[Read more…] about The Windows 10 Pagefile And Running Without One

Tagged With: How-To's, This Site, Windows 10

Weekend News

December 12, 2020, 10:23(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 460.79 WHQL
“This new Game Ready Driver provides the ultimate gaming experience for Cyberpunk 2077. In addition, this driver provides optimal day-1 support for the official launch of Minecraft with RTX for Windows 10.”
Download | Release Notes

Intel Graphics Windows 10 DCH Drivers
“Playability improvements to reduce stutter in Fortnite on 7th Generation Intel Core™ Processors and higher”
Download & Info

PowerToys v0.27.1
A few fixes.
Download & Info

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Updated
Download | Security Bulletin

Amazon’s new health band is the most invasive tech we’ve ever tested
“Amazon has a new health-tracking bracelet with a microphone and an app that tells you everything that’s wrong with you.
You haven’t exercised or slept enough, reports Amazon’s $65 Halo Band. Your body has too much fat, the Halo’s app shows in a 3-D rendering of your near-naked body.
And even: Your tone of voice is “overbearing” or “irritated,” the Halo determines, after listening through its tiny microphone on your wrist.
”
I already have one of these. It’s called a wife.

Tagged With: Computer News

Patch Tuesday

December 8, 2020, 13:20(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Windows Updates
Security updates only this month.
20H2 & 2004 – December 8, 2020—KB4592438 (OS Builds 19041.685 and 19042.685)
1909 & 1903 – December 8, 2020—KB4592449 (OS Builds 18362.1256 and 18363.1256)

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.12.1 Optional (WHQL)
Support For: Radeon RX 6900 Series, Cyberpunk 207, 5 other fixes, 11 known issues.
Download | Release Notes
Speaking of the RX 6900 series…
It’s a new release. MSRP is $1000. Nobody has it in stock.
Tom’s Hardware, “Impressive Mainstream Appeal“. Really, a card that MSRP’s at $1000 (U.S.) is mainstream?
Guru3D, “If you are less interested in what Raytracing and DLSS bring to the table, then the 6800/6900 XT with it’s 16GB graphics memory is a recommended choice over the $699 USD GeForce RTX 3080 and that expensive 1499 USD 3090 (not that you can purchase any atm).”

My Football Team Stinks
And it’s been a great season!

Tagged With: Computer News

Win10 – Uninstall Apps Via PowerShell

December 7, 2020, 13:02(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Ongoing work on the next Win10 tweak guide.
I’m considering removing this method from the guide and linking to a separate how-to.
I very much need your input…
[Read more…] about Win10 – Uninstall Apps Via PowerShell

Tagged With: Windows 10

My O&O ShutUp10 Settings – 03DEC2020 – Win10 20H2

December 3, 2020, 09:02(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Moved: https://www.tweakhound.com/2021/05/19/tweaking-windows-10-version-21h1/16/

Tagged With: How-To's, Privacy, Security, This Site, Windows 10

Wednesday News

December 2, 2020, 16:16(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Google Chrome Updated
“The Stable channel has been updated to 87.0.4280.88 for Windows, Mac and Linux”
Bunch of fixes.
Download | Release info

Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 457.51 WHQL
“Includes support for the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GPU”
Download | Release Notes

Intel Wireless Bluetooth for Windows 10
Download & Info

Tagged With: Computer News

Tuesday News

December 1, 2020, 15:25(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

PowerToys v0.27.0
A few fixes and improvements.
Download & Release Notes

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.11.3 Optional (WHQL)
Support For: Immortals: Fenyx Rising, Vulkan Ray Tracing Extensions, 10 other fixes and a dozen known issues.
Download | Release Notes

iVerge – Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti review: impressive performance for $399
Except, you’re not gonna get it for that price…
Notebookcheck – Leaked prices suggest that custom NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti will be absurdly expensive
For instance Techspot says, “MSI’s RTX 3060 Ti is selling on Amazon for £490.18, which works out at around $655.”
Reporters, it would be nice if all of you (especially the big guys) could do your fracking jobs like Techspot and Notebookcheck has. It looks for all the world like some of you big guys are in the business of selling products instead of informing your readers.

Tagged With: Computer Hardware

Win10 – God Mode Icon Name Fix

December 1, 2020, 12:56(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

I’m slowly working my way through what to put in the new Win10 Tweak Guide (suggestions welcome). Part of this is going through each step of the old version and seeing if/what/how things have changed. One such example is creating God Mode shortcut…
[Read more…] about Win10 – God Mode Icon Name Fix

Tagged With: How-To's, This Site, Windows 10

Win10 – Boot Performance Monitoring Event Gone

November 30, 2020, 12:36(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

In the latest incarnation of Win10, the old way of quickly viewing your startup time and possible issues is gone.
[Read more…] about Win10 – Boot Performance Monitoring Event Gone

Tagged With: This Site, Windows 10

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