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Internet Archive uploads 1.3 Terabytes of lost MySpace music

published on Thu, 04/04/2019 - 1:44am

MySpace, the once largest and most popular social networking site on the Internet, was used by many in the early days of the Internet for music hosting.

Users of MySpace could upload music to the service. Things changed, MySpace, while still around, is a shadow of its former self as it was replaced by Facebook and other social networking services.

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About Google Chrome's Managed by your Organization entry

published on Wed, 04/03/2019 - 11:25pm

Google Chrome users who run a recent version of the web browser, Chrome 73 or newer, may have spotted a new entry in Chrome's main menu called "Managed by your Organization".

The entry is added to the bottom of the main menu and a click leads to a support page on Google's Chromebook website that provides basic information about managed Chromebooks or Chrome browsers.

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How to save installed Android apps as APK files

published on Wed, 03/06/2019 - 2:49am

APK Extractor is a free application for Google's Android operating system that you may use to save installed Android apps as APK files on the device.

The installation of Android applications is pretty straightforward, especially so if you install them from Google Play or another application store.

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Enable Retpoline on Windows 10 1809 and Server right now

published on Tue, 03/05/2019 - 9:48pm

Microsoft has tested Retpoline, a new mitigation method against Spectre variant 2 by Google, on Windows 10 Insider Builds for some time now. The company brought Retpoline to Windows 10 version 1809 by including it in the March 1 cumulative update KB4482887 for the version of Windows 10.

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PCRADIO Internet Radio app that works with low speed Internet

published on Tue, 03/05/2019 - 5:46am

Mobile users have several options when it comes to listening to Internet Radio on their devices. Some like to stream directly from the Radio station's website, others prefer music apps with radio support to do so.

Most radio apps work well when you have a fast-enough Internet connection but most fail when you don't. Failing does not necessarily mean that you cannot play the stream at all, but that you may experience buffering issues and other interruptions.

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KB4482887 for Windows 10 version 1809

published on Sat, 03/02/2019 - 1:23am

Microsoft released the cumulative update KB4482887 for Windows 10 version 1809 yesterday. The update brings the build of that particular version of Windows 10 to 17763.348.

Microsoft appears to test updates for the latest version of Windows 10 in the Release Preview ring before it pushes them out using Windows Update and other means. The practice delays the release of the update; all other supported versions of Windows 10 received updates in mid-February 2019 already.

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Windows Firewall Control 6.0 is out

published on Wed, 02/27/2019 - 12:47am

Malwarebytes, new owner of Windows Firewall Control, released Windows Firewall Control 6.0.0.0 to the public on February 26, 2019.

The new version is not the first release under the Malwarebytes umbrella, but it is the first major release as indicated by the version bump to 6.0.

The new version introduces the Malwarebytes branding to the application and makes other interface changes for the most part.

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Thunderbird 60.5.2 has been released

published on Tue, 02/26/2019 - 11:40pm

The desktop email client Thunderbird has been updated to version 60.5.2 on February 25, 2019. The new Thunderbird 60.5.2 comes as an update for all previous versions of the software.

Thunderbird 60.5.2 fixes a crash issue and a certificate verification issue with Outlook emails.

Thunderbird displays an "update available" notification when you start it by default if a new version is available. You may use it to download and install the new version right away.

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O&O AppBuster: remove Windows 10 apps (even hidden ones)

published on Tue, 02/26/2019 - 4:38am

O&O AppBuster is a new program in the ever increasing category of programs for Windows 10 that try to increase user control over the operating system.