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By Aditya Tiwari · Posted
Google's NotebookLM gets some useful features you may have been waiting for by Aditya Tiwari It's been three years since Google introduced its AI-powered note-taking and research app, NotebookLM. Just when Apple is about to kick off WWDC 2026, the search giant has announced a platter of new NotebookLM features that add agentic capabilities in chat and more advanced reasoning. For starters, NotebookLM now draws its fuel from Gemini 3.5 and Antigravity to improve accuracy and reliability. One of the things people have been asking for a long time is more transparency into the thinking steps. NotebookLM now shows expanded thinking steps in chat, providing better visibility into the thinking process. Google compared the upgraded NotebookLM with prior versions and found that it "achieved an average win rate of over 65% — a 15% point margin above parity — across our top five core evaluation dimensions," including accuracy & quality, multilingual support, large document analysis, document creation, and advanced research. It showed substantial improvements in analyzing large documents, achieving a 69.9% win rate. The system also delivered "exceptional performance" in advanced web research and source discovery with a 78.2% win rate. The AI research tool now generates outputs in more formats. You can give instructions to guide the outputs and download the generated files from the studio panel. Here are the newly supported formats: PNG and SVG for data visualizations and charts PDFs, docx, markdown, and text files for documents PNG, JPG, and GIF for images JSON and CSV for structured data XLSX for Microsoft Excel PPTX for Microsoft PowerPoint You can make edits after the outputs are generated. The feature is available globally; therefore, you can provide directions in one language and create outputs in another. Google said that it's also making it easier to get started with a project in NotebookLM. Instead of having a list of sources beforehand, you can even start with loose ideas, and NotebookLM can help build the repository of sources through the chat. For instance, you can find primary sources in other languages to get new perspectives or explore related works of an author. All of these new features are rolling out globally for those who can loosen up their pockets. They are available to users with Google AI Ultra and all Workspace business customers with AI Ultra access. Google has plans to expand them to more users in the future. -
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By lonegull · Posted
"...will no longer be bundled with the monthly Windows security updates or Patch Tuesdays. Instead the company is shifting delivery of these updates to Microsoft Update...". Three names that all refer to Windows Update. Does the author even understand what he is writing about? -
By eilegz · Posted
and somehow windows is the only one with issue every patch tuesday is a mess, android macosx have all that and it never had issues locking people out of their own data. -
By AnalystDan · Posted
It's the ol': I told my kids I was older than Google and they thought I was joking. For me I was born the same year as the internet
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Slimy
I'd be happy to add to the list. This may just turn into a guide, if the feedback is great enough :)
Sites dedicated to such software include: http://tinyapps.org/ - http://www.nirsoft.net/ - http://www.sysinternals.com/
The application must be freeware and under a 2MB uncompressed download.
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?Torrent> [under 1MB] [single EXE] - Feature-rich bittorent client
- Hamachi[/b]> [under 1MB] - Easily create a VPN
- WinSnap][/b]> [under 1MB] - Screencapture tool
- Maxthon[/b]> - Internet Explorer based Webbrowser
- XP-Anti-Spy[/b]> [under 1MB] - Remove various windows componets
- nLite[/b]> - Cuts down your Windows Installation
- HijackThis[/b]> [under 1MB] [single EXE] - Finds and Removes Browser Hijacks
- Foxit Reader[/b]> - Great PDF Tool
- Resource Hacker[/b]> [under 1MB] [single EXE] - Must-have for modding .exes and .dlls
- Replacer[/b]> [under 1MB] [single EXE] - ResHack's brother
- Unlocker[/b]> [under 1MB] - "Unlocks" files that give an error when a delete is attempted
- RegCompact.NET[/b]> [under 1MB] - Compact your Windows Registry
- Bulk Rename Utility[/b]> - Mass Renaming
- DirLock[/b]> [under 1MB] - Locks Directories with a Password
- ShellexView[/b]> [under 1MB] [single EXE] - View and Manage Explorer Shell Extensions
- FlashMute[/b]> - [under 1MB] Mute/Unmute sounds in a browser
- PeerGuardian 2[/b]> - IP blocker
- Notepad++[/b]> - Notepad Alternative
- Steganos LockNote[/b]> [under 1MB] [single EXE] - Notepad Alternative with text file encryption
- DU Super Controler[/b]> [under 1MB] - Easy control over download and upload speed for your internet connection
Customizing Windows>- TaskSwitchXP[/b]> [under 1MB] - Alt+Tab Manager
- Rainlendar[/b]> [under 1MB] - Calendar Application
- Rainmeter[/b]> [under 1MB] - Customizable Performance Meter
- CD Art Display[/b]> - Shows the current song cover in a skinnable display
Maintenance>- CCleaner[/b]> - Cleans out temp files
Audio/Video>- Foobar[/b]> - Customizable Audio Player
- Media Player Classic[/b]> - Light-Weight Media Player
- Exact Audio Copy[/b]> - Audio CD Ripper
- Mp3Tag[/b]> - Audio Files Tagger
- mpTrim[/b]> [under 1MB] [single EXE] - MP3 Editor
- VirtualDub[/b]> - Video Capture/Editing
- Audacity[/b]> - Audio Editor and Recorder
Hardware Information>- SIW[/b]> [under 1MB] [single EXE] - Displays Information about your computer
- CPU-Z[/b]> [under 1MB] - System Information Utility
- SpeedFan[/b]> - Hardware Monitor/Tweaker
- Memtest86[/b]> [under 1MB] - Tests Memory on a x86 Computer
- Microsoft Windows Memory Diagnostic[/b]> [under 1MB] - Tests Memory on a x86 Computer
- WinDirStat[/b]> [under 1MB] - Disk Usage Statistics Viewer
- AssessTree[/b]> [under 1MB] [single EXE] - Disk Usage Statistics Viewer
Tweaking>- RivaTuner[/b]> - Video Card tweak program
- NVTweak[/b]> [under 1MB] - Nvidia Tweak and Unlocking Program
- Kommen - Enter the Internet Registry[/b]> [under 1MB] - Tweaks Internet Settings found in Windows Registry
- Service Tuner[/b]> [under 1MB] - Allows tweaking and saving presets for Windows Services
Graphics>- IrfanView[/b]> [under 1MB] - Graphic Viewer
- Terragen[/b]> - Scenery rendering Software
CD/DVD>- Daemon Tools[/b]> - Virtual CD/DVD Image Emulator
- ImgBurn[/b]> - CD/DVD Image Burner
- Infra Recorder[/b]> - CD/DVD burning solution with wide range of powerful features, easy to use application interface and Windows Explorer integration
- VSO Inspector[/b]> - Reports information of a CD\DVD (regions, read\write modes region codes etc and disk integrity)
Instant Messaging>- AIM ET[/b]> - Lite version of AIM
- miniaim[/b]> [under 1MB] - Tiny AOL Instant Messaging client written in C++ and using The TOC 2.0 protocol
- Miranda[/b]> - Lite and Customizable IM
Archiver>- 7-Zip[/b]> [under 1MB] - 7z/ZIP/GZIP/BZIP2/TAR/RAR/CAB/ISO/ARJ/LZH/CHM/Z/CPIO/RPM/DEB/NSIS
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