24Feb 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Latest uTorrent bug can control your computer to steal downloads

News Items
Latest uTorrent bug can control your computer to steal downloads Two versions of uTorrent, one of the Internet's most widely used BitTorrent apps, have easy to exploit vulnerabilities that allow attackers to execute code, access downloaded files, and snoop on download histories recently discovered by a Google researcher. uTorrent developers are in the process of rolling out fixes for both the uTorrent desktop app for Windows and the newer uTorrent Web product.  The security breach only occurs for uTorrent users. The vulnerabilities, according to Google make it possible for any website when a user visits to control key functions in both the uTorrent desktop app for Windows and in uTorrent Web, an alternative to desktop BitTorrent apps that uses a Web interface and is controlled by a browser. The biggest…
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22Feb 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

HelpNDoc 5.5: project wide spell checker and more…

Software Releases
HelpNDoc 5.5: project wide spell checker and more...   HelpNDoc has released version 5.5 with stronger features such as project wide spellchecker.  You can visit by clicking here Check spelling of the whole documentation project. HelpNDoc already includes a powerful multi-lingual live spell checker throughout the whole user interface. It is now accompanied by a project-wide spell checker to rapidly spot possible mistakes. Enhanced documentation generation engines and tweaked user interface. Most documentation generators and templates have been enhanced: Word documents' topic titles will stick to the same page as the following content when possible, Javascript search engine's speed and memory usage have been optimized for the HTML documentation format, CHM and HTML documentation format's arrows will now work as expected with relative blank topics... This update also features a…
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22Feb 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Be the first to hear about the next Windows 10 Update

Microsoft Development
Be the first to hear about the next Windows 10 Update RSVP now for the Windows Developer Day livestream on March 7th, at 9:00 AM PST, and you'll be the first to hear the latest news on tools and features for devs coming in the next Windows 10 Update. The livestream will include a keynote by Kevin Gallo, VP of the Windows Developer Platform, and the Q&A to follow. No matter what you're working on, you'll find plenty of improvements that will make your software even more compelling. You'll also get inside info on: Building for the modern workplace—Code never dies, it just gets upgraded, refined, and improved. We'll discuss improvements on how we're evolving our platform to make it easier than ever to update your existing code with new…
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20Feb 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Corel Paintshop Pro 2018

Software Releases
Corel Paintshop Pro 2018 PaintShop Pro 2018 is your affordable photo editing and graphic design software—without the restrictions of a subscription. Enhance your photos with professional image editing tools, or create impactful designs using layers, text, brushes, gradients, drawing and painting tools. NEW Workspaces & Simplified UI ENHANCED Launch time & faster features NEW Improvements to most popular tools NEW Color palettes, brushes & gradients Top Reasons to use Corel Paintshop Pro 2018 Edit photos with pro-level tools Enhance photos with a complete set of professional image editing tools for photo adjustment and composition. Create graphic design projects Find everything you need to produce a variety of impact graphic design projects. Improve photos with quick fixes Crop, straighten, and use one-click auto adjustments to fix any image, fast! Add effects Achieve a signature look for your…
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20Feb 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Microsoft is turning off push notifications for Windows Phone 7.5 and 8.0

Computer PC Tips - bits and bytes, Microsoft Development
Microsoft is turning off push notifications for Windows Phone 7.5 and 8.0 Microsoft has announced that it is ending the push notification service on Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8 starting February 20th, 2018. The company says that since both of those platforms have reached the end of their support, these services are now able to be discontinued. Turning off push notifications means that devices running Windows Phone 7.5 and Windows Phone 8.0 will no longer receive notifications, live tiles will no longer update, and the "find my phone" feature will no longer function. Those still using Windows Phone 7.5 or Windows Phone 8.0 will likely want to switch to something newer. Windows Phone code was written in C++ back in 2010 and was used by the New York City Police…
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