Windows 10 Zhuangongban (Specially Provided Edition) aimed at gov’’t. owned businesses and gov’t. agencies has just been completed by MS. “Microsoft's Chinese chief said the edition "may remove some of the special edition for consumer applications and features to enhance the product's ease of management and security, to meet the special needs of the Chinese government." (Source: caixin.com ) It’s probably safe to assume that the enhanced m...
The Windows log viewer is designed to make things a lot harder than they should be. This small, free and easy to use does a lot better…especially if you’re experiencing problems and even better, everything the program can do is easily accessible through the menu and right click keys. There’s a really good review here: http://www.ghacks.net/2016/03/22/logwizard-windows-log-viewer/?_m=3n%2e0038%2e1839%2ehj0ao01hy5%2e1wxl There’s a very clear introductory article here: ...
New mouse. Usually that one’s a “ho hum” for me…but I figure this one’s for the gamers amongst us…doing my due diligence. So, it’s the “G900 Chaos Spectrum”. Why not “Warp 10 Evil Faster Than Shite Laser Killer Mouse” – as long as you’re going for loooong names, do it to the hilt, right? So this one doesn’t compromise on “latency”. Supposedly. So, Logitech set up some tests to check that. (Check out the graphics on cnet) “According to Logitech's data, the G900 had ...
This software is truly excellent…it is a full suite you can read about here: https://www.google.com/intl/en-GB/nikcollection/ If you need help, it’s here: https://support.google.com/nikcollection/?hl=en-GB#topic=2991541 You will need Ps to use it. “Today we’re making the Nik Collection available to everyone, for free. Photo enthusiasts all over the world use the Nik Collection to get the best out of their images every day. As we continue to focu...
“Support for Windows 7 and 8.1 on certain Skylake PCs will now continue until July 17, 2018, a one-year extension from the original deadline. After that date, Microsoft and its computer-making partners will not guarantee that they will revise device drivers to support those editions of Windows on newer hardware.” – Computerworld They’ve also retreated regarding critical security updates: They will receive ALL updates through their January 2020 and January 2023 retirement...
Malvertising (malware tainted advertising) is a plague. So, those websites were hit with malvertising this past Sunday. The BBC was still infected on Monday as well. “The advertisements connected with servers hosting the Angler exploit kit. The kit tries to find software vulnerabilities on a computer in order to deliver malware. A successful exploit could deliver ransomware, a type of malware that encrypts a computer’s files. Victims are asked to pay a ransom, ...
Daylight Savings Time. What a hoax. When did all this nonsense start? Ben Franklin invented it…as a half joke, and a dig at the French: “Money would be saved, Franklin argued, if people rose with the sun and turned in earlier at night, replacing hours of expensive candle use with free morning daylight.” – National Geographic But no one took it seriously…well, maybe some French folks, but apparently they didn’t lose any sleep over it. ...
We’ve seen in the past that Barbie dolls (the interactive sort) and Amazon’s Echo listen to you even when you aren’t aware they are. Of course, Mattel and Amazon tell you that all information passed on is “depersonalized” and not at all invasive. Now, makeuseof has noticed around the web, people are seeing ads suddenly appear which seem to be linked to conversations they had when their smartphones are being used for messaging or conversations. They deny having “googled” about ...
It’s only for Chrome. It’s absolutely lovely… You can view the video here: http://livestartpage.com/ So…what is it? It’s basically a dream in a browser. Along with it, there’s weather (if you let it know where you are), Speed dial, Settings and a huge assortment of themes. When do you see it? Whenever you want…all you have to do is open a new tab, and take a break from what you were doing. Here’s mine. You can’t really...
Today, the former First Lady has passed away due to heart failure. She was 94. The former first lady was living in Bel Air and has been in failing health in recent years. Mrs. Reagan married Ronald in 1952 and went on to became a First Lady in 1981-1989. They had two children together. She was born in New York City. As Nancy Davis , she was an actress in Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s, starring in films such as The Next Voice You Hear... , Night Into Morning , and Donovan...
Amazon had decided to remove data encryption from FireOS, despite it being a very sound security practice. Clearly, if one’s device is hacked, and the thief gets nothing but scrambled data, that’s a more secure practice. The reason Amazon cited? Very few were using it. That raises another question…how did they know that, I wonder? I guess their OS dials home with “anonymized data”. Maybe. However, Amazon then found itself in a very awkward position. First, it ran into a fi...
DROWN is short for Decrypting RSA with Obsolete and Weakened eNcryption and it depends on a “back door” “EXPORT_GRADE” put into US products by law until 2000. Supposedly, it would keep our regular communications secure from hackers but accessible to folks like the NSA so they could get a leg up on criminals of all sorts. So outcomes of EXPORT_GRADE? KIlled sales for US products since foreign companies could produce full strength products. and it left us with weak, now ver...
Not a joke…it’s totally real. All you need is your Adobe i.d, Adobe Ps or AdobeCC…$9.99 per month for the Photographer’s package – LightroomCC and PhotoshopCC. Also, much of the course content is about features present in the last "stand alone" Ps CS6. Take a look at the course contents here: https://www.adobeknowhow.com/courselanding/adobe-photoshop-cc-tutorials-beginners?PID=2159997 There’s even a Certificate of Completion. And…...
Not seeing a whole lot reportable in tech at the moment, so…Zika! Don't panic. Please. When I was in Jump School, there was a sign at the gate of the training instruments which read, "Knowledge prevents fear." My response was unprintable, and in a mixture of Hebrew and Arabic. This is the Zika virus…it’s an RNA virus which doesn’t specifically target any tissue (like brain in developing fetuses), but which is an equal opportunity infection. It isn&rsquo...
This just in from Hankers: Linux Mint (Cinnamon edition) has been hacked and a backdoor inserted in it. You can read about it here: http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2994 Apparently, hackers created a backdoor in Linux Mint (Cinnamon edition) and then hacked Linux Mint’s website and changed the download link to point to the hacked edition. If you downloaded this edition on 2/20/16, you might very well be affected. The blog article explains how to check for this hack. ...