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www_newsFor you guys still wanting Windows 7 for that new build, Newegg via TechBargains has Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit Software for $79.99.

How-To-Geek has a neat article up: 15 System Tools You Don’t Have To Install on Windows Anymore

All this hoo-ha over government data mining has everyone taking sides and digging in. Even Woz has weighed in. (Poor guy can’t even sit in an airport without being pestered.) Honestly none of the “revelations” have surprised me though the number of people who are surprised by this has. Like many of you, I figured they were doing this crap all along. Cynical? Jaded? Yes. Yes I am.

I forgot to mention it last week but the guys [H]ardOCP seem to like this Haswell motherboard.

I enjoy watching Windows Weekly ( Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott). This weeks episode is a good one.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Bits And Bytes

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www_newsKinda busy this week. Here’s a few interesting things from around the web:
US Government: disable Universal Plug and Play on routers due to hacker threat at Newowin
CCleaner v3.27 (slim) is out
Office 3013 is out (i used the upgrade offer and did the 5 machines for one year deal). Hit up PT for lots of MS Office info.
Apple released iOS 6.1 and announced a 128GB iPad.
Some folks are whining about the usable storage space on the upcoming Surface Pro.

[H]ardOCP – ASUS P8P67 Pro New B3 Revision Motherboard Review

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[H]ardOCP has a review of what looks to be a pretty decent mid-range motherboard.
[H]ardOCP – ASUS P8P67 Pro New B3 Revision Motherboard Review.
I’m digging the new look of their site too!

While this is not a super-inexpensive board, it really is not set up to be. It has a very solid feature set, a deep and easy to use UEFI BIOS for enthusiasts, and as you see is no slouch when it comes to overclocking.