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Bike Ride: Back Bay to False Cape to NC

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Video of Bike Ride: Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, to False Cape State Park, down to North Carolina border, and back.
Total distance: 20.76 miles. Includes a few miles on the beach.
October 28th, 2023
Weather during ride: Mostly Sunny, lite winds, 70-82 degrees.
Due to the unusual, fantastic weather and the fact that Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge closes for the winter on Nov. 1st, the Back Bay portion was very busy. We didn’t see a soul the final few miles of the False Cape section.
The final stretch of 1.5 miles to the NC border involves walking/pushing your bike through sand. It ain’t easy.
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/back-bay
https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/false-cape
I recommend using the “Watch on YouTube” option.

Thursday News

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Google Chrome has gone to weekly releases and it feels like the posts here about it sound like a broken record. Done posting about it.

AMD Software Adrenalin 23.9.1 WHQL Drivers
Support for new hardware and some new features. See: https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/software
Download & Info

HWiNFO 7.62
New hardware support and a few fixes/improvements.
Download ( I use portable) | Version History

CPU-Z 2.07
Support for the latest hardware and a single fix.
Download & Info

Tuesday News

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AMD Software Adrenalin 23.8.1 WHQL Drivers
Support for Immortals of Aveum and 1/2 dozen other fixes.
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Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 537.13 WHQL
Support for Starfield and a couple other game related fixes.
Download | Release Notes

Windows 11 has made the “clean Windows install” an oxymoron
“The problem is that a “clean install” doesn’t feel as clean as it used to, and unfortunately for us, it’s an inside job—it’s Microsoft, not third parties, that is primarily responsible for the pile of unwanted software and services you need to decline or clear away every time you do a new Windows install.“

Wednesday News

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Firefox 116
Over a dozen security fixes and a couple of new features.
Download | Release Notes | What’s New

Microsoft PowerToys 0.72
“In this release, we focused on stability and improvements…Greatly reduced the PowerToys installed space by having utilities share the same installed path.”
Download & Info

New Intel Wireless Drivers
Intel Windows 10 and Windows 11 Wi-Fi Drivers
Intel Wireless Bluetooth for Windows 10 and Windows 11
Intel PROSet/Wireless Software and Drivers for IT Admins