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HWiNFO 8
“Comprehensive Hardware Analysis, Monitoring and Reporting for Windows and DOS.”
Fixes, enhancements, new hardware support.
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EMDB 5.28
Freeware movie collection database software.2 new features and a few fixes.
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My Movie Database
Samsung Magician Software, designed to support Samsung’s memory products from internal SSDs to portable SSDs, memory cards, to USB flash drives.
v8.1 changes:
UX Improvements
We’ve made some user experience (UX) improvements to make the software easier to use.
System details
Magician 8.1 provides detailed system information, including USB ports and PCIe slots on your device.
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Wise Disk Cleaner 11.0.9
1. Improved rules for cleaning Opera browser and Discord.
2. Newly added rules for cleaning Directory Opus, Dropbox, GetFLV, PotPlayer, Postman, YouCam, iTop Screenshot, and PDF24.
3. Fixed minor bugs in the previous version.
4. Minor GUI improvements.
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Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 551.86 WHQL
Game related fixes, fixed two “general bugs”.
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Windows Updates
Addresses 3 dozen security vulnerabilities.
Win10 – March 12, 2024—KB5035845 (OS Builds 19044.4170 and 19045.4170)
Win11 – March 12, 2024—KB5035853 (OS Builds 22621.3296 and 22631.3296)
OBS Studio 30.1
Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming for Windows, Mac or Linux.
Many additions and bugfixes.
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I use ExpressVPN on my Samsung Galaxy phone, PCs, and streaming devices.
I also use ExpressVPN in my Linux Mint virtual machine. Although there is a browser extension that allows you to control ExpressVPN, I prefer to use command line. I’ll cover the basics, a full tutorial is here: How to set up and use the ExpressVPN app for Linux.
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I took my first bike ride since November 30th of last year. I had 2 Android apps going at the same time. The difference in the displayed results of the 2 apps were surprising.
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VMware Workstation 17.5.1 Player
“This release contains security and bug fixes.”
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Intel Arc & Iris Xe Drivers 31.0.101.5333 WHQL
Game related fixes and improvements.
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Intel Network Drivers
Windows 10 and Windows 11 Wi-Fi Drivers for Intel Wireless Adapters v23.30.0
Intel Wireless Bluetooth for Windows 10 and Windows 11 v23.30.0
Intel PROSet/Wireless Software and Drivers for IT Admins v23.30.0
Intel Ethernet Adapter Complete Driver Pack v29
Intel Network Adapter Driver for Microsoft Windows 11
Intel Network Adapter Driver for Microsoft Windows 10
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Recently I’ve become aware of a new “tweaking app” from Microsoft. In the process of researching it I came across a better alternative…
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Windows Updates
Over 3 dozen vulnerabilities addressed.
Win10 – February 13, 2024—KB5034763 (OS Builds 19044.4046 and 19045.4046)
Win11 – February 13, 2024—KB5034765 (OS Builds 22621.3155 and 22631.3155)
HandBrake 1.7.3
Free, open-source video converter.
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‘End Tipping’: 45 Pics That Show Tipping Culture In The US Needs To Change, And Fast
Wise Disk Cleaner 11.0.8.822
“Clean useless and outdated junk files, browser traces, cookies, and history.”
New and/or improved cleaning rules and a few bugfixes.
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Autoruns 14.11
“fixes a bug parsing parameters in startup folder items.”
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