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  • Spectre and Meltdown — Intel patches progress

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    Yesterday, PC World posted some articles regarding progress in the continuing Spectre and Meltdown saga. Intel quietly releases Spectre fixes for Haswell and Broadwell CPUs The fixed Spectre fixes are coming fast and furious now. Intel quietly pushed CPU firmware updates out for Haswell (4th-generation) and Broadwell (5th-generation) processors earlier this week, following in the

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  • Microsoft Store — some free services

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    I received an email message from the Microsoft Store recently reminding me of services available there, some of which are free. While these retail stores are scarce, if you’re near enough to one, you might consider that an option or a place to get general help — Answer Desk. Or if you’re thinking about a

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  • Microsoft Store — free services via freeway

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    I’ve written about this topic before: while few in number, Microsoft actually has some retail-branded stores. If you’re in the LA area, here’s the latest promo for their services at the “Microsoft at Westfield Century City” location: Come in for PC Tune-ups, Virus Removal, and more

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  • Microsoft’s Answer Desk – In-store and Online

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    Microsoft started a small chain of retail stores in 2009. As noted in Wikipedia’s “Microsoft Store” article, The stores aim to “improve the PC and Microsoft retail purchase experience for consumers worldwide and help consumers make more informed decisions about their PC and software purchases.” The Microsoft Store is similar to the popular Apple Store

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