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Microsoft Weekly + YouTube goes to war on adblockers + Review: Ducky One 3 TKL Aura

Issue #274

Author

Steven Parker
August 13, 2023

I hope you had a great week, meanwhile here's a recap of our most recent news, as well as the Microsoft Weekly, we hope you take a look!

Microsoft Weekly: Spying drivers, new features for Windows 10, and Patch Tuesday

In this episode of Microsoft Weekly: Windows 10 gets a surprising new feature straight from Windows 11; Intel makes questionable changes in its drivers; new preview builds for Windows 11 and more.

YouTube gets more aggressive in pushing adblock warnings with countdown timer

YouTube is testing a popup for non-Premium users that urges them to disable adblockers with a countdown timer. It emphasizes the features of YouTube Premium so its creators can be paid.

A quick look back at the first IBM PC that launched 42 years ago today

The first IBM PC was launched on August 12, 1981. It and its many clones quickly dominated the PC market and helped Microsoft and Intel become huge tech companies that remain big to this day.

Software updates

Watch Virgin Galactic launch its second tourist mission to space - TWIRL #127

Check this week's recap section for a chance to watch some of the highlights from Virgin Galactic's second commercial crew flight to the edge of space where the customers experienced microgravity.

Here's how to limit your TikTok screen time

In this guide, we look at a few in-built features in TikTok to help you limit your screen time. There are three features we look at here including daily limits, break intervals, and sleep reminders.

Review: Ducky One 3 TKL Aura wired gaming keyboard with Cherry MX Red switches

Ducky's One 3 wired gaming keyboards promise a wide range of customisations in unique aesthetic designs. Today I take the TKL version for a spin to see if the premium price meets expectation.

From the Forums

Weekend PC Game Deals: QuakeCon specials, bundled Resident Evil, and Assassins to try

This weekend's PC game deals include a packed Resident Evil bundle, five Assassin's Creed games to try out for free, two freebies to grab, discounts celebrating QuakeCon 2023, and a lot more.

Up to 90% off in Deals with Gold and Spotlight Sale feat BioShock, and more

In this week's discounts, you'll find up to 90% off on games from the MotoGP franchise, XCOM 2 and more. Featured games include Darksiders, AEW: Fight Forever, Crash Team Rumble, and more.

Xbox Free Play Days gain AC Black Flag, Valhalla, Elder Scrolls Online, more, this weekend

Xbox Free Play Days offer is back with another slate of games to try out. Five Assassin's Creed games that include Valhalla and Black Flag as well as Elder Scrolls Online are available this weekend.

This week's deals

Get the Sony PlayStation 5 for a $50 discount right now for a limited time

The disk-based Sony PlayStation 5 game console currently has a rare $50 discount at Amazon and Newegg. It's priced at $449.99 at both Amazon and Newegg but it's only for a limited time.

Tech deals we posted this week

Id Publishes Quake II 2023 Source Code on Github

Source code for Quake II's 2023 rerelease is now available for all. The classic gameplay brings modern updates and is as modder friendly as Doom. The code is GPL-licensed and on Github now.

Windows 11 gets the option to permanently pin widget board, here is how to enable it

Microsoft is testing a new feature for Windows 11 to allow customers to pin the widget board to the desktop permanently. The new option is now available for Windows insiders; here is how to enable it.

A quick look back at when Microsoft released Songsmith to turn your life into a musical

Microsoft Songsmith was released in 2009 by Microsoft Research. It created original music on the fly when a person just started singing anything. The app is still available to a limited audience.

Logging off

Have a good one!

Cheers, Steve.