Warning against Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU) V6.4.1.23

[German]Intel offers the free Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU) for tuning its CPUs. However, the tool is as night mare in terms of security and you should keep your hands off it. Here's a quick look under the hood to see what's broken.

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Thunderbird 60.2.1 released

Mozilla's developers have updated the email program Thunderbird to version 60.2.1. This is a maintenance update which fixes some problems in the email client.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18252 (19H1)

On October 3, 2018 Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18252 from branch 19H1 in the Fast and Skip Ahead ring. The announcement was made within the Windows Blog, where you can also find the details as well als known issues.

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Windows 10 Oktober 2018 Update available (October 2, 2018)

[German]Microsoft has been rolling out the October 2018 update (version 1809) of Windows 10 worldwide since Tuesday, October 2, 2018. As expected, it was launched a few hours ago at the press event held in New York on October 2, 2018. The major rollout begins at patchday (October 9, 2018).

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Warning: Avoid NVTrimmer for Nvidia driver customization

[German]Within the last days I've seen several blog posts recommending the tool NVTrimmer. The tool is used for customizing Nvidia driver installation packages. If you intend to use this tool, read this blog post to become aware of the risks.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...


Microsoft Office-Updates (10/02/2018)

[German]Microsoft released non-security updates for Microsoft Office 2013 and Office 2016 on October 2, 2018. All updates are for the installable MSI version of Office (the click-to-run packages obtain updates through other channels). These non-security updates are documented on this website (deleted) and within the linked KB articles.

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Security update for Foxit PDF Reader

PDF[German]In addition to a security update for Adobe's PDF tools (see Adobe Acrobat Security Update (October 2018)), Foxit also released a security update for it's PDF reader.

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Windows Server 2019 Evaluation and Security Baseline Draft

Microsoft has released Windows Server 2019 evaluation to the general public. There is also a draft Security Baseline for Windows 10 V1809 and Windows Server 2019.

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October the 1st, a historic day

Somehow, looking at the calendar, I noticed that today is October 1st. A date with historical significance, not only that today the Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to two cancer researchers.

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YouTube Mini Player in Desktop Browser available

[German]Short information for users of the platform YouTube. YouTube started to release the mini-player to a broader user base, and it even works in Microsoft Edge. I have tested this feature briefly, here some information and impressions to the topic.

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