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VMware Player 6.0.1 is a maintenance release that resolves some known issues.
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CCleaner v4.07 is out.
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***Pay attention during install. May attempt to install unwanted programs.
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Audacity has been updated to version 2.0.5.
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Classic Shell version 4.0.2 is out.
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Classic Shell has been around for nearly 4 years.
It has recently attracted attention from a wider audience because of its Start Menu addon/replacement called Classic Start Menu.
IMHO it is the best freeware Windows 8 start menu program.

Version 4.0.2 general release (Oct, 2013):
Quick fix for the taskbar showing up on top of fullscreen programs under some conditions
Version 4.0.1 general release (Oct, 2013):
New setting to hide Metro apps from the Programs folder
Improved compatibility with the final build of Windows 8.1
Minor bugfixes

Google Chrome 30.0.1599.101 released for Windows, Linux, Mac. Bugfixes and 5 security fixes.
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Source: Google Chrome Blog

Mp3tag is a free audio tag editor.
“This version comes with performance improvements when reading MP4 files and includes fixes and minor changes.”
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Classic Shell version 4.0.0 is out.
“Improved compatibility with Windows 8.1”
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Classic Shell has been around for nearly 4 years.
It has recently attracted attention from a wider audience because of its Start Menu addon/replacement called Classic Start Menu.
IMHO it is the best freeware Windows 8 start menu program.

“The Stable Channel has been updated to 30.0.1599.69 for Windows, Mac and Chrome Frame.”
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Source: Google Chrome Blog

This update fixes the top two user issues with the latest stable build:
-Tabs freeze up (Issue: 303293)
-Lag in some games/GPU issues with certain monitors (Issue: 262437)

Chrome for Android updated too:
Chrome 30.0.1599.82 has several new features.