Computer News

Firefox 77
Couple new things and several security fixes.
Download | Release Notes
Tor Browser 9.5

O&O ShutUp10 1.8.1411
Several new settings which I assume bumps compatibility up to Win10 2004.
Download | Changelog

Intel Graphics – Windows 10 DCH Drivers
Version: 27.20.100.8280
Optimizations for several games.
Download & Info

It’s Official: MÖTLEY CRÜE, DEF LEPPARD And POISON’s ‘The Stadium Tour’ Postponed To Summer 2021
Knew it was coming. Still, I could’ve used the fun time. I’ve got outstanding seats so I’m gonna let it ride.

PowerToys 0.18.1
Bugfix for the release from earlier this week.
Download & Info

Macrium Reflect v7.2.4942
Meh. Skipping this one. See the release history.
Download

Cleanmgr+ v1.33.1063
-Fixed critical bug (for some of you) in clean-up of Recent documents (cleaning Recent documents does not longer remove pinned folders and libraries from Quick Access bar) #8
-Revised option to Compress System Installation
-Minor stability improvements on Windows 20H2
Download & Info

WinAmp Community Update Project 1.0.12.5586
“Get new features and bug fixes for your patched Winamp 5.666 release from those who care about keeping Winamp alive and whippin’ via new & replacement plug-ins.”
Download | Release Notes | Home Page

Audacity 2.4.1
2.4.1 fixes 2.4.0 that was released and pulled few days back. “Over 100 bugs fixed since 2.3.3”
Download | Blog Post

Winaero Tweaker 0.17.1
“2 fixes and 1 new feature”
Download & Info

Intel WiFi Drivers
Version: 21.90.3
Download – Windows 10 only
Intel Bluetooth Drivers
Version: 21.90.2
Download – Windows 10 only

Other Software
Paint.Net 4.2.11
LibreOffice 6.4.4

KB4497165: Intel microcode updates
Intel recently announced that it has completed software validations and has started to release new microcode for current CPU platforms in reaction to the following threats:
CVE-2019-11091 – Microarchitectural Data Sampling Uncacheable Memory (MDSUM)
CVE-2018-12126 – Microarchitectural Store Buffer Data Sampling (MSBDS)?
CVE-2018-12127 – Microarchitectural Load Port Data Sampling (MLPDS)
CVE-2018-12130 – Microarchitectural Fill Buffer Data Sampling (MFBDS)
This new release includes a microcode update from Intel for the following CPUs.
Get it via Windows Update.

Intel Ethernet Adapter Complete Driver Pack
Version: 25.1
Download & Info

Intel Extreme Tuning Utility
Version: 6.5.2.40
Download & Info

Win10 version 2004 is said to be coming out by the end of the month. If you plan on updating on release you may want to do a system image soon. IMHO it’s a pretty meh release and there is nothing there that you should be in a rush for.

PowerToys 0.18
“Our goals for 0.18 release cycle was three big items, PowerToys Run, Keyboard manager, and migrating to the new settings system. This is also the first time we’ll test out the auto-updating system.
Note: After installing, you will have to start PowerToys for the first time. We will improve install experience this moving forward but due to a possible install dependency, we can’t start after install currently.”
Download & Info

Google Chrome 83
“Chrome 83.0.4103.61 contains a number of fixes and improvements…This update includes 38 security fixes.”
Download | Release Announcement
See: Google Blog – More intuitive privacy and security controls in Chrome

Off Topic

???
3 different countries, 1 result: Stay-at-home orders work
There Is No Evidence Lockdowns Saved Lives. It Is Indisputable They Caused Great Harm

The Winner Of This Year’s Madden Bowl Did Not Throw A Single Pass All Tournament And Had His Punter Taking Snaps Instead Of A QB
“Joke did not throw a single pass in the entire tournament, taking advantage of the run-focused meta of the game and his skill to create a championship-winning formula. In the tournament, players crafted their rosters in a salary-cap system, with current and former NFL players available. Joke used this to his advantage, opting not to field a true quarterback in his lineup; Washington Redskins punter Tress Way was under center.”
Never played this but admire this guy gaming the system and winning it all. Brilliant!

Recommended: Merica Bourbon
Founded by Army veteran Daniel Alari and Marine veteran Derek Sisson. Unique flavor from 70% corn, 26% rye, 4% wheat.

Intel Graphics – Windows 10 DCH Drivers BETA
Version: 27.20.100.8236
Highlights
Halo 2: Anniversary* Multiplayer bug fix on 10th Generation Intel Core processors with Intel® Iris Plus graphics.
Performance Optimizations for Minecraft Dungeons* on 6th Generation Intel Core processors and higher.
Download & Info

VirtualBox 6.1.8
“This is a maintenance release.”
Download | Changelog

O&O ShutUp10 is supposed to be portable however…
This weeks O&O ShutUp10 release has an odd change.The configuration file (OOSU10.ini) used to be stored in the same folder as G:\Downloads\OandO\OOSU10.exe Now that info is stored in OOSU10.cfg located in C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\OO Software\OO ShutUp10
Not a fan of this change.

Off Topic

33 Years Ago: Mötley Crüe Release ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girls,_Girls,_Girls_(M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe_album)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girls,_Girls,_Girls_(M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe_song)

AI/DC: I made a bot write an AC/DC song
“Using lyrics.rip to scrape the Genius Lyrics Database, I made a Markov Chain write AC/DC lyrics. This is the end result- “Great Balls”.”
I honestly don’t know what to make of this.

Windows Updates
Win10 1903-1909
Security updates to Internet Explorer, the Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Media, Windows Shell, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Edge, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Cryptography, Windows Authentication, Windows Kernel, Windows Linux, Windows Update Stack, Windows Network Security and Containers, Windows Active Directory, Windows Storage and Filesystems, and the Microsoft JET Database Engine.
May 12, 2020—KB4556799 (OS Builds 18362.836 and 18363.836)
Win10 1809
Pretty much same as above plus a few fixes.
May 12, 2020—KB4551853 (OS Build 17763.1217)

Windows 8.1 – May 12, 2020—KB4556853 (Security-only update)
Security updates to Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Media, Windows Kernel, Windows Core Networking, Internet Information Services, Windows Network Security and Containers, Windows Active Directory, the Microsoft JET Database Engine, and Windows Storage and Filesystems.

Windows 7 – May 12, 2020—KB4556836 (Monthly Rollup)
Addresses an issue that prevents certain apps from installing if they are published using a Group Policy Object.
Addresses an issue that causes Windows to incorrectly report the connection state of a network interface. The issue might cause software that queries the media connection state to receive a result of “Unknown” from a network interface after installing Windows updates released after February 11, 2020. This issue has been observed in the Network Access Manager component of the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.
Updates the 2020 start date for daylight saving time (DST) in the Kingdom of Morocco. For more information, see KB4557900.
Security updates to Internet Explorer, the Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Windows Apps, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Kernel, Internet Information Services, Windows Network Security and Containers, Windows Active Directory, the Microsoft JET Database Engine, and Windows Storage and Filesystems.

O&O ShutUp10 1.8.1410
15 “Deactivate app access…” settings.
Download | Changelog

Adobe Reader Updated
v2020.09.20063
Addresses 10 important or critical vulnerabilities.
Download | Security Bulletin

EMDB 3.60
Free movie database software. 2 dozen changes in the last 2 weeks
Download | Release Notes

Intel Graphics – Windows 10 DCH Drivers
Version: 27.20.100.8187, Bugfixes
Download & Info

Winaero Tweaker 0.17
Too much new stuff to list.
Download & Info

iVerge – Google Authenticator’s first Android update in years lets you move your account between devices

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Managers turn to surveillance software, always-on webcams to ensure employees are (really) working from home
“Thousands of companies now use monitoring software to record employees’ Web browsing and active work hours, dispatching the kinds of tools built for corporate offices into workers’ phones, computers and homes. But they have also sought to watch over the workers themselves, mandating always-on webcam rules, scheduling thrice-daily check-ins and inundating workers with not-so-optional company happy hours, game nights and lunchtime chats. Company leaders say the systems are built to boost productivity and make the quiet isolation of remote work more chipper, connected and fun. But some workers said all of this new corporate surveillance has further blurred the lines between their work and personal lives, amping up their stress and exhaustion at a time when few feel they have the standing to push back…A growing cottage industry of what some managers call “tattleware” now caters to company leaders wanting some way to peer over workers’ shoulders and confirm their productivity. Several time-tracking and employee-monitoring companies, including ActivTrak, Hubstaff, Time Doctor and Teramind, told The Washington Post they have seen their customer base and revenue soar since the pandemic pushed many companies remote.”

How My Boss Monitors Me While I Work From Home
“With millions of us working from home in the coronavirus pandemic, companies are hunting for ways to ensure that we are doing what we are supposed to. Demand has surged for software that can monitor employees, with programs tracking the words we type, snapping pictures with our computer cameras and giving our managers rankings of who is spending too much time on Facebook and not enough on Excel.
The technology raises thorny privacy questions about where employers draw the line between maintaining productivity from a homebound work force and creepy surveillance.”

If you can’t trust me to get the job done then you shouldn’t have hired me.
This crap needs to stop. It’s un-American, cruel, inhumane… Any owner or manager taking part in this are horrible human beings in addition to being perverts. Any company using this should be sued and fined.
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More than 900 Missouri residents who ‘snitched’ on lockdown rule-breakers fear retaliation after their details are leaked online
Gov’t asked people to snitch. Losers did. Someone found the snitches info and let the info out (does that make him snitch too?). Now the snitches are scared. Good.
You’ve been told from childhood not to be a tattletale. Your parents told you, your teachers told you. Your siblings, friends, and co-workers told you not to be a nark.
tattletale noun
Synonyms for tattletale
betrayer, canary [slang], deep throat, fink, informant, informer, nark [British], rat, rat fink, snitch, snitcher, squealer, stool pigeon, stoolie, talebearer, tattler, telltale, whistle-blower
Words Related to tattletale
collaborator
blabber, blabbermouth, gossip, gossiper, leaker
snoop, snooper, spy
notifier

Cinco De Mayo > Taco Tuesday > Revenge Of The Fifth…
Which begs the question; Why are the grocery stores toilet paper shelves still empty?

Firefox 76
Security fixes, better online protection
Download | Release Notes | Tor Browser 9.0.10

Other Downloads
EMDB 3.59
HandBrake 1.3.2
ShellBagsView 1.25

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Headline Of The Week

“Doc Blocker”

Netflix – Space Force