Backup if you have the time.
Win10 users not on 1809 yet may want to assure they are set to delay updates. Speculation is that MS may release it again today.
Adobe Reader Updated
Download (en-US) | Download (all) | Security Bulletin
Monday News
CCleaner v5.49.6856
– Minor bug fixes
– Small UI improvements
Download (I use portable)
Wise Disk Cleaner 10.1.3.759
– Improved Metro Cache and WinSxs backup cleaning.
– Fixed some issues from the users’ feedback.
– Updated various translations.
– GUI and usability improvements.
Download (I use portable) | Release Announcement
Weekend Random Stuff…
Google Chrome Updated
“The stable channel has been updated to 70.0.3538.102 for Windows, Mac, and Linux”
Download | Download standalone(full) | Download standalone 64-bit Windows version(full)
VirtualBox 5.2.22
Download (Windows) | All Downloads | Changelog
VMware Player 15.0.1
Download (Windows) | All Downloads | Release Notes
Social media use increases depression and loneliness, study finds
“Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram may not be great for personal well-being. The first experimental study examining use of multiple platforms shows a causal link between time spent on these social media and increased depression and loneliness.”
Windows-as-a-service fail: Microsoft keeps customers in the dark
“If Microsoft wants to treat Windows 10 as a service, it has a responsibility to its customers to provide accurate information about problems with that service. Over the last month, the company has failed miserably in that regard.”
Some awesome tech deals today:
Samsung 970 EVO 1TB NVMe PCIe M.2 2280 SSD
List Price: $299.99
Price: $227.99
You Save: $72.00 (24%)
or
Samsung 960 EVO Series – 500GB NVMe – M.2 Internal SSD
List Price: $249.99
Price: $154.85
You Save: $95.14 (38%)
Amazon Early Black Friday Deals are live!
Veterans Day 2018
Sunday, November 11th is Veterans Day. The “observed” day is Monday, November 12th.
[Read more…] about Veterans Day 2018
Friday Morning News
AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition Optional 18.11.1
Support For: Hitman 2, Battlefield V, Fallout 76
Download | Release Notes
Nvidia GeForce Game Ready Driver 416.81 WHQL
“Provides the optimal gaming experience for Battlefield V”
Download | Release Notes
Intel SSD Toolbox 3.5.7
Download | Release Notes
Intel SSD Firmware Update Tool 3.0.5
Download | Release Notes
Wednesday Morning News
Intel Graphics Driver for Windows 10
Version: 25.20.100.6373 Date: 11/5/2018
Intel PROSet/Wireless Software and Drivers
Windows 7 Version: 20.90.0 Date: 11/6/2018
Windows 8.1 Version: 20.90.0 Date: 11/6/2018
Windows 10 Version: 20.90.0 Date: 11/6/2018
Microsoft Office November Updates
Bugfixes
Microsoft – How to install Office Updates
ADV180028 | Guidance for configuring BitLocker to enforce software encryption
Security Advisory – Published: 11/06/2018
“Microsoft is aware of reports of vulnerabilities in the hardware encryption of certain self-encrypting drives (SEDs). Customers concerned about this issue should consider using the software only encryption provided by BitLocker Drive Encryption™. On Windows computers with self-encrypting drives, BitLocker Drive Encryption™ manages encryption and will use hardware encryption by default. Administrators who want to force software encryption on computers with self-encrypting drives can accomplish this by deploying a Group Policy to override the default behavior. Windows will consult Group Policy to enforce software encryption only at the time of enabling BitLocker.”
System76 readies release of American-made powerhouse Linux PC
“Finding a native Linux PC isn’t easy. Any Best Buy has an assortment of Windows PCs and Chromebooks. But Linux-powered computers? Not so much. Now System76, one of the leading Linux PC companies, has created something even rarer: A PC built in the US.”
VOTE
Friday Random Stuff…
Macrium Reflect 7.2.3825
Update to fix a couple of issues.
Download
jv16 PowerTools 4.2.0.1920
Bugfixes and improvements.
Download | Blog announcement
Time To Patch
Woody says, It’s time to install the October Windows and Office patches — and maybe tweak your settings
“Yesterday, Microsoft suddenly stopped playing Three Card Monte with the Win7 Monthly Rollup. The Win10 1809 ‘up’grade remains under wraps. For the first time in a long time, the coast’s clear. Now’s an excellent time to get your October patches installed and, if you’re using a Win10 Pro version, consider changing some Windows Update advanced options.”
Amazon Early Black Friday Deals are live.
Amazon Early Black Friday Deals: Computer & Accessories
Have a great weekend!
The Facebook Dilemma
This topic has been making the rounds for a couple of days. I wanted to watch the entire thing before I passed it along.
The Facebook Dilemma is two, 50+ minute videos of a PBS Frontline special. It is the story of the dangers of Facebook. The first video deals more about the dangers to individuals. The second is about the dangers Facebook presents to society and democracies around the world. It then circles back to the dangers to individuals.
You’ll learn not only about these topics but about the stunning greed, arrogance, tone deafness, and outright deceit on these issues from the highest levels of Facebook.
In the end the only solution is to #DeleteFacebook.
“The promise of Facebook was to create a more open and connected world. But from the company’s failure to protect millions of users’ data, to the proliferation of “fake news” and disinformation, mounting crises have raised the question: Is Facebook more harmful than helpful? On Monday, Oct. 29, and Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, FRONTLINE presents The Facebook Dilemma. This major, two-night event investigates a series of warnings to Facebook as the company grew from Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard dorm room to a global empire. With dozens of original interviews and rare footage, The Facebook Dilemma examines the powerful social media platform’s impact on privacy and democracy in the U.S. and around the world.”
Tuesday Random Stuff…
Macrium Reflect 7.2
Download | Release Notes
Wise Disk Cleaner 10.1.2.757
Download (I use portable) | Release Announcement
New Linux Releases
Fedora 29 – IMB is buying their “sponsor” Red Hat. It will be interesting to see what happens to Fedora.
Kali 2018.4 – “penetration testing platform”
Manjaro – This is a rolling release distro. I’m generally not a fan of rolling releases but this one is at the top of the board at Distrowatch so what do I know.
Stuff I bookmarked recently. Some off topic, some not:
What is FLAC? The high-def MP3 explained
“CNET explains what FLAC is, where to buy music in the format, and how to play it on your phone, computer or hi-fi.”
I’m ripping exclusively to FLAC now. I haven’t found a single Windows or Linux software audio player that doesn’t play it. AFAIK Android phones have always played it and Apple finally supported it with iOS 11.
Walmart is selling its own line of gaming PCs and the specs don’t suck
No thanks. I can’t stand that place.
Bars in downtown Reykjavík ran out of beer serving thirsty US sailors and marines
Well done!
Avery Tweak Beer
Picked up a bottle of Avery Tweak beer today. Those guys make some seriously delicious beer.
Now if they would just make one called TweakHound…
