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New: O&O Lanytix
The makers of O&O Shtup10 have released a free, portable app “that enables quick and easy analysis of the local network“.
I like it.
Download & Info

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Win10 Updated
KB4023057: Update for Windows 10 Update Service components
“This update includes files and resources that address issues that affect the update processes in Windows 10 that may prevent important Windows updates from being installed.”
Flash got force removed a few days back.

Stuff I bookmarked recently. Some off topic, some not:

New version of Microsoft Office won’t require you to pay for a subscription
This article refers to a Microsoft blog post that they didn’t bother linking to. I don’t know if this was incompetence or obfuscation but I had to go hunting for it:
Upcoming commercial preview of Microsoft Office LTSC, By Jared Spataro, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft 365
“We also plan to release Office 2021 for personal and small business use later this year. Office 2021 will also be supported for five years with the traditional “one-time purchase” model. We do not plan to change the price for these products at the time of the release. We will announce more details about new features included in Office 2021 closer to general availability.”

New browser-tracking hack works even when you flush caches or go incognito
“The technique leverages the use of favicons..The attack works against Chrome, Safari, Edge, and until recently Brave, which developed an effective countermeasure after receiving a private report from the researchers. Firefox would also be susceptible to the technique, but a bug prevents the attack from working at the moment.”
I can’t find anything saying this exploit is being used ATM.

CEO Breaks Down How Remote Work Is Going To Change This Decade
“HQ’s are finished: companies will cut their commercial office space by 50-70%…Fully distributed: ~30% of the companies we talk to are getting rid of the office entirely and going remote-first…Companies doing this have seen their workers decentralize rapidly, leaving expensive cities to be closer to family”

Chrome Updated
“The Stable channel has been updated to 87.0.4280.141 for Windows, Mac and Linux…This update includes 16 security fixes.”
Download | Release Info | Android

Firefox 84.0.2
“Security fix”
Download | Release Notes

January Microsoft Office Security Updates
Release info
How to Install Office Updates

Intel Graphics – Windows 10 DCH Drivers
Version: 27.20.100.9126 Date: 1/4/2021
“Patch driver”
Download | Release Notes

Windows 10’s taskbar is getting a big update with new weather and news widget
We’ve got that crap on our phone. It’s unneeded, annoying, and obtrusive. Why the hell does MS keep trying to put garbage on my computer?
Microsoft planning ‘sweeping visual rejuvenation of Windows’

Firefox 78.0.2
“Security fix”
Download | Release Notes

Nvidia Geforce Game Ready 451.67 WHQL Driver
“performance optimizations, profiles, and bug fixes for Death Stranding. In addition, this release also provides optimal support for Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition and F1 2020.”
Download | Release Notes

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.7.1 Optional
Support for Disintegration and more than 2 dozen fixes.
Download | Release Notes

MediaMonkey 4.1.29.1910
“It’s a minor but very important update as it adds iOS 14 support, fixes freedb lookups, and includes 20 other fixes and improvements.”
Download | Release Info

Mp3tag 3.02
“This version adds support for alternative freedb servers, includes the web-based search via gnudb.org and fixes various issues that were reported over the last weeks.”
Download | Release Notes

Off Topic

For you guys that change your own oil, Mobil 1 has some good rebates:
“Get up to $24 back when you purchase select Mobil 1 and Mobil Super products.”

Old Bay Hot Sauce?
I didn’t even know this was a thing. Anyone tried this? Gonna be hard to beat my combo of Old Bay + Tabasco Sauce. Trying to find it locally because the price on Amazon is absurd.

Inside the Invasive, Secretive “Bossware” Tracking Workers
“While aimed at helping employers, bossware puts workers’ privacy and security at risk by logging every click and keystroke, covertly gathering information for lawsuits, and using other spying features that go far beyond what is necessary and proportionate to manage a workforce.
This is not OK. When a home becomes an office, it remains a home. Workers should not be subject to nonconsensual surveillance or feel pressured to be scrutinized in their own homes to keep their jobs.”
Any boss that would authorize the use of this stuff is a bad person plain and simple.

Viral Thread Busts The Myth About Famous Billionaires Starting Out “Poor”
“That’s the point that Aidan Smith made in a viral Twitter thread where he explained how Jeff Bezos and others had a huge leg-up when it came to helping lay the foundations of their business empires. Namely—having families with lots of money.”
Yep

Google Chrome Updated
“The stable channel has been updated to 83.0.4103.97 for Windows, Mac, and Linux…This update includes 5 security fixes.”
Download | Release Info
Chrome for Android updated yesterday.
Related: Google faces $5 billion lawsuit in U.S. for tracking ‘private’ internet use

Firefox 77.0.1
“Disabled automatic selection of DNS over HTTPS providers during a test to enable wider deployment in a more controlled way”
More info: Firefox DNS-over-HTTPS
Download | Release Notes

Microsoft Office Updated
Non-security updates with a host of fixes and tweaks.
Microsoft: Install Office updates (How-To)

WinAmp Community Update Project 1.0.12.5586
“Get new features and bug fixes for your patched Winamp 5.666 release from those who care about keeping Winamp alive and whippin’ via new & replacement plug-ins.”
Download | Release Notes | Home Page

Audacity 2.4.1
2.4.1 fixes 2.4.0 that was released and pulled few days back. “Over 100 bugs fixed since 2.3.3”
Download | Blog Post

Winaero Tweaker 0.17.1
“2 fixes and 1 new feature”
Download & Info

Intel WiFi Drivers
Version: 21.90.3
Download – Windows 10 only
Intel Bluetooth Drivers
Version: 21.90.2
Download – Windows 10 only

Other Software
Paint.Net 4.2.11
LibreOffice 6.4.4