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www_news“Good evening, I’m Chevy Chase, and you’re not.”

Windows 10 Stuff…
Microsoft reminded us that the free Win10 upgrade will be over July 29th.
If you are unsure you want to upgrade or want to hedge your bets here is my advice.
– Backup your Windows 7 / 8.1 install using a SYSTEM IMAGE.
– Upgrade or clean install to Win10 and fully update it.
– Backup the Win10 install using a SYSTEM IMAGE.
– Restore your Windows 7 / 8.1 image.

Apparently Microsoft will end the nefarious GWX garbage on that date too.

Ad Block is coming to the Microsoft Edge browser (for the 3 of you that are using it).

Software Updates
Acronis True Image 2016 Update 2 build 6569 (Thanks Arthur!)
AMD Radeon Crimson Edition 16.5.1
Start10 1.11

Wednesday Morning News

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www_newsRadeon Software Crimson Edition Graphics Driver 16.4.2 (Hotfix)
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Firefox 46
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Release Notes

CCleaner 5.17
“Improved”
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***Pay attention during install. May attempt to install unwanted programs.

Kodi 16.1
“Fixes“.Download. I use it and love it.

Kodi (formerly known as XBMC) is an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media center for playing videos, music, pictures, games, and more. Kodi runs on Linux, OS X, Windows, iOS, and Android, featuring a 10-foot user interface for use with televisions and remote controls. It allows users to play and view most videos, music, podcasts, and other digital media files from local and network storage media and the internet.

Cinnamon 3.0
The Linux desktop environment Cinnamon has been updated.

Friday News

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thIMHO it has been a boring month or so for computer related news.

Why Would Anyone Be Using This Anyway?
I ignored the news of it’s death and calls for uninstall because I thought everyone knew that QuickTime (which was never quick) was a steaming pile?

Windows Phone To Android
Mary Jo Foley details her journey. I never trusted Microsoft in the phone department nor wanted Windows on my phone. Don’t know why exactly.
“Many Microsoft employees no longer use Windows Phones (and not just in the name of “research”). If few Softies believe in the platform, why should the rest of us?”

[H]ard Case
Steve over at [H]ardOCP takes a look at a $330 PC case. I felt bad for dropping a buck ninety on my case.
“If you want to build the biggest baddest system around, the Thermaltake Core W100 would be an awesome foundation for that build.”

My Darling Clementine
The cross-platform Clementine Music Player has gotten two updates in less than a week. This after not having an update in two and a half years.
openSUSE users can find it here: openSUSE > Software > Show other versions > use arrow to choose your vesrion and click “Show unstable packages”

Software Updates
Google Chrome 50.0.2661.87 – Looks like bugfixes.
VMware player 12.1.1-3770994 – “maintenance release”

Off Topic
Jason Bourne – Official Trailer

Sunday News, Or Lack Of

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thSorry for the lack of posting. It isn’t that I’ve been busier than usual it’s just that I haven’t seen much that I was interested in out there.
Lately many of the Windows type sites I frequent seem to be bashing Linux more than usual. Keep underestimating it guys, it worked so well with Apple/iOS.
Windows 10 now has a Roadmap. Not seeing much I’m excited about.
Some versions of Microsoft Office will now be updated the 1st Tuesday of the month instead of the 2nd (Patch Tuesday).

Off Topic / Sports
My Philly Flyers made the playoffs. Now they have the task of playing, IMHO, the best team in hockey. I hope they don’t get swept. I’ve never had the chance to see the Washington Caps play and I would really like to see Ovechkin play in person at least once. So, if the timing and finances are right I may try and see a game.
My all-time favorite VCU basketball player was Briante Weber. He plays with hustle, hard work, and grit. He missed the end of his Senior season after blowing out his knee and has spent this year in the NBA D-League. He just got signed by the Miami Heat and will wear #12! Way to go!
Snow, rain, and cold has postponed the Detroit Tigers game. Boy I don’t miss that. I was looking forward to seeing Justin Verlanders 2nd start. Hopefully tomorrow will be a slow day at work.

Monday News

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www_newsGoogle Chrome Updated
“The stable channel has been updated to 49.0.2623.110 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.”
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Nvidia GeForce Game Ready 364.72 WHQL Drivers
Full support for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, optimizations and enhancements for virtual reality games such as EVE: Valkyrie, Chronos, and Elite Dangerous, and the latest support for NVIDIA VRWorks.
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