April 2017

Microsoft enabled official downloads of the Windows 10 Creators Update on April 5th 2017 for the crowd that cannot wait to upgrade to the new Windows 10 version.

Windows users may use the Windows 10 Update Assistant, the Windows Media Creation Tool, or download ISO images of the Creators Update directly from Microsoft servers.

Mozilla published information on Tab Mix Plus's WebExtensions compatibility recently after auditing the add-ons functionality.

Update: Tim Nguyen, the guy who audited Tab Mix Plus is not a Mozilla employee.

Twitter announced today the release of Twitter Lite, a data-friendly version of the messaging site designed to be more resource friendly.

Unlike other "lite" applications, it is not made available as an application for Android or iOS operating systems, nor is Twitter Lite restricted to certain geographic regions.

One of the complaints about Windows 10 ever since the operating system's introduction was that it was not really clear what date Microsoft's Telemetry and data collection services collected, and transferred to the company.

Linked to that was the missing option to turn the collecting off for good -- this is reserved to LTSB Enterprise versions. The only built-in option that users had until now was to set the collecting to basic.

Microsoft introduced the Runtime Broker process (RuntimeBroker.exe) in Windows 8, and kept on using it in Windows 10 as well.

Runtime Broker is a legitimate Windows process, but one with quite a bad reputation for increasing CPU load and memory usage on systems sporadically.

Are you identifiable is a new web service that answers whether Internet sites may identify you based on your extensions, logins, and web browser.

Online privacy is a hot topic, and making sure that you you are not tracked or traced online may soon require a master's degree in privacy.

Netflix enabled the downloading of -- some -- TV show episodes and movies in the company's application for Windows 10 recently.

It allows you to download these shows and movies to the local device, and watch them at a later point in time. Ideal for adding some to your laptop before you spend the next ten hours or so flying to Japan, or spending the vacation with your kids in a place with bad or no Internet reception at all.

F.Lux 4, a new beta version of the blue light filtering application for Windows, introduces presets, and options to whitelist programs.

If you work late at night on a computer, or early in the morning, you may have experienced the effect that artificial light can have on your health.

F.Lux has been designed to filter out blue light to make colors warmer to make them more eye pleasing, and improve sleep.

The official release date of the Windows 10 Creators Update is April 11th, 2017. Windows 10 users who want the update early may download it on April 5th, 2017 via the Update Assistant.

Thunderbird 52.0 is out. The new version of the desktop email client for Windows, Mac and Linux devices was released on April 4, 2017 to the public.

The new version of the email client is a major new releases, as indicated by the version. It replaces the previous version Thunderbird 45.8.0.

Thunderbird installations and portable copies will pick up the new update eventually. You can check for updates with a click on Help > About Thunderbird. The new version may not be available yet via the automatic update system of the email client.