The 3 Stooges? on my computer? (What is Moe.exe?)

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So you\’ve found moe.exe running on your Windows system, and have no idea  why it is using memory and CPU time.  You haven\’t started it, so is it dangerous?

So What Is It?

Moe.exe is the Mesh Operating Environment, which is the core syncing engine for the new Windows Live Sync Beta, as well as the older Live Mesh.  The new Live Sync is based on Mesh technology, and still includes the same syncing engine.

So what does that mean?  Moe.exe is the application that synchronizes folders between your computers and online storage at SkyDrive. Even if you do not use the SkyDrive system, if you installed Windows Live Essentials Beta, it will be loaded.

You may notice it consuming a fair amount of CPU resources while it is syncing your files or checking for changes.  Unfortunately, Live Sync currently is slightly resource intensive.

Other applications that maybe loaded as well are WLSync, and WLRemoteClient.

The How-to-Geek website has a much more elaborate write up on MOE / Windows Live Sync, you can View the article at What is moe.exe and Why is it Running?)

Whole bunch of Steam Client updates going on….

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Steam Client

  • Added UI to disable Steam Cloud per-game and per-account.
  • Added an icon in list view for uninstalled games that support cloud.
  • Steam Cloud will now download files for installed games on logon.
  • Fixed Steam Cloud sync failures that occurred because of deleted files.
  • Improve text hit testing in chat windows.
  • Make player names in chat windows clickable, taking you to that user’s profile.
  • Fixed tabs in the settings dialog sometimes not drawing correctly.
  • Fixed a regression that prevented steam from automatically validating and repairing damaged game caches on launch.
  • Shortened the delay between launching steam and being offered offline mode in the case of no network connectivity.
  • Fixes the label under the dropdown on the game properties updates page for non-cloud games.
  • Shows the \”cloud disabled\” icon in list view for games with cloud disabled that are not installed.
  • Fixes players paying mods showing up as “in-game” rather than “in-mod” in the friends window.
  • Fixes the login button in the login dialog becoming enabled when the dialog is dragged after the button is pressed.
  • Improves whitespace detection in chats.
  • Fixes a confusing error message when attempting to back up to a directory that doesn\’t exist (it would tell you the disk doesn\’t have enough space).
  • Fixes weirdness with radio buttons when pressing the \’back\’ key on the backup wizard.
  • Fixes game manuals not opening in an external browser.
  • [OSX] Makes player names in chat windows clickable
  • [OSX] Fixed a class of bugs that could cause steam to hang while shutting down, especially if network settings had changed.
  • [OSX] Fixes tooltip flickering.
  • [OSX] Cmd+Left/Right now go to beginning/end of line.
  • [OSX] Option+Left/Right now go to word boundaries.
  • [OSX] Option+Enter now inserts a newline.
  • [OSX] Fixes some Windows-specific wording about the notification tray in the preferences/settings window.
  • [OSX] Prevents backing up files to the file system root.
  • [OSX] Treats the return key the same as the enter key

M. Night Shyamalan Finally Made A Comedy [Movie Review]

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You giggled at The Happening. You snorted at The Village. But now, for the first time ever, former indie auteur M. Night Shyamalan has set out to make a gonzo comedy on purpose, with The Last Airbender. Spoilers ahead!

IO9 is trashing The Last Airbender movie…  If it\’s half as bad as IO9 states, then I can\’t see anyone handing M. Night Shyamalan any money for movies again….  Of course, I said that about half a dozen movie\’s back for Uwe Boll….

There is some great feeling here in the review, for example:

Shyamalan has boiled every epic heroic story of the past 20 years down to its most basic, primal soup-y essence, so he can spray it all over the audience, in a kind of Hero\’s-Journey bukkake. You will be finding chunks of Joseph Campbell\’s calcified spooge behind your ears for three days after watching this film, no matter how many times you bathe.

I hope this is just a bad review, but SCIFI…..  Sorry…. SyFy Wire doesn\’t exactly have a positive review, either…

Take a gander yourself, and let us know…

(View the rest of the article at M. Night Shyamalan Finally Made A Comedy [Movie Review])