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.
Download | Magician Software Installation Guide
Computer News
Tuesday News
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.
Download (I use portable) | Release Info
Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 551.86 WHQL
Game related fixes, fixed two “general bugs”.
Download & Info
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Patch Tuesday
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.
Download | Release Info
Wednesday News
VMware Workstation 17.5.1 Player
“This release contains security and bug fixes.”
Download | Release Notes
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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Patch Tuesday
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.
Download & Info
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‘End Tipping’: 45 Pics That Show Tipping Culture In The US Needs To Change, And Fast
New Graphics Drivers
Weekend News
Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 546.65 WHQL
Support for new games, couple of bugfixes, new hardware support.
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CPU-Z 2.09
“freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system”
Homepage | Download Portable
GPU-Z 2.57.0
“GPU-Z is a lightweight utility designed to give you all information about your video card and GPU.”
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Wednesday Random Stuff…
Samsung Magician 8.0.1
“Samsung Magician Software is designed to work with all Samsung memory products including internal SSDs, portable SSDs, memory cards and USB flash drives.”
What’s new? No clue. No release notes.
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Intel Network Drivers
Windows 10 and Windows 11 Wi-Fi Drivers for Intel Wireless Adapters v23.20.0
Intel Wireless Bluetooth for Windows 10 and Windows 11 v23.20.0
Intel PROSet/Wireless Software and Drivers for IT Admins v23.20.0
Intel Killer Performance Suite v35.23.1292
Introducing OpenVINO AI effects for Audacity
“Intel has built a suite of AI tools for Audacity, useful for spoken word audio and music alike. These AI features run 100% locally on your PC.”
My new sipping fav: Green River Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
This one time, at band camp…
They rocked out to METALLICA! Fantastic stuff!
“WOW! Back in April, we challenged marching bands across the country to create performances incorporating Metallica songs into their shows, and boy, did they deliver in a major way! The response blew us away and made for a heated competition, but the results are in. And the winners are…”
For Whom the Band Tolls – And the Winners Are… | Metallica.com
Patch Tuesday
Windows Updates
“This update addresses security issues for your Windows operating system.”
Nearly 3 dozen issues addressed.
Win10 – January 9, 2024—KB5034122 (OS Builds 19044.3930 and 19045.3930)
Win11 – January 9, 2024—KB5034123 (OS Builds 22621.3007 and 22631.3007)
There is an issue with Win10 update KB5034441. It may fail with a “download error” 0x80070643. There is a “fix”, I tried it and it works.
HOWEVER, I DO NOT recommend it at this time. Give Microsoft time to see if they can fix this.
KB5028997: Instructions to manually resize your partition to install the WinRE update
Wise Disk Cleaner 11.0.7
“Clean useless and outdated junk files, browser traces, cookies, and history.”
New and/or improved cleaning rules and a few bugfixes.
Download (I use portable) | Release Info
dBpoweramp Updated
dBpoweramp Music Converter R2023-12-22
“dBpoweramp contains a multitude of audio tools in one: CD Ripper, Music Converter, Batch Converter, ID Tag Editor and Windows audio shell enhancements. Preloaded with essential codecs (mp3, wave, FLAC, m4a, Apple Lossless, AIFF), additional codecs can be installed from [Codec Central], as well as Utility Codecs which perform actions on audio files.”
New features, codec updates, bugfixes.
Homepage | Download (update from within program) | Release Info
