14May2020 - Bob's Bytes: Random Stuff

I did not realize till just after the preshow video that there was a theme to this presentation.  Yes, I talked software a lot, but from the initial video, the Convid-19 updates, space disasters and close calls, funny virus interstitials, to the closing video, this was a reminder of of time we have and how we choose to use it.  As the Knight says in the The Last Crusade, "Choose wisely."

Topics of the Day

• News & History
• Covid-19 update, it still looks bad, we're less than 1/2 way through this.
• What was the first (and so far only) human deaths in space?
• The "USAF" A12 aircraft in the News - Elon Musk's son?
• The complete story of Marcus Hutchins, the Wannacry hero.
• Windows Trick: the Clipboard History {Win}-V
• It was Patch Tuesday: Bloom's recommended Windows Maintenance tasks
• WinDirStat: what taking up space in the hard disk?
• A good “Ask” Question: What's This?
• FilePuma (Glary) Software Updater
• Task Manager: controlling your startup programs
• Software (or Driver) updater programs: Good or Bad?
• Do not use Internet Explorer in any version of Windows
• Changing the default browser in Windows 10
• Program Reviews/Demos
• Ccleaner Alternatives
• Glary Utilities
• MailChimp
• The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant

Links
Preshow Video - Don't let the Old Man in.  <link>
Covid-19 Daily detections and deaths:  <link>
Interesting stats on people's responses:  <link>
The Story of Soyuz 11:  <link>
Other stuff that happened in space:  <link>
Really scary story of STS-27, Space Shuttle Atlantis.  Worst damage than Columbia!  <link>
Project Oxcart, smaller and faster than the SR-71:  <link>
Elon Musk's Son's name:  <link>
The complete story of Marcus Hutchins:  <link>
The Best Mobile Scanner Apps:  <link>
Program Reviews:
     WinDirStat:  <link>     FilePuma (Glary) Software Updater:  <link>     Glary Utilities:  <link>     Ccleaner:  <link>     MailChimp:  <link>

The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant     A short story by Nick Bostrom:  <link> "The Book"     Adapted by CGP Grey into a Video:  <link> "The Movie"