If you’re interested in the scheduling of the W10 updating/upgrading…whatever, Gregg Kizer explains this in an article here: http://www.computerworld.com/article/2949110/microsoft-windows/the-when-of-windows-10-microsofts-update-and-upgrade-schedule-explained.html MS and its new way of doing things should prove “interesting” for software and app designers…
Martin Brinkmann ran tested more browsers than MS did, and more than just JavaScript benchmarks. “Microsoft stated that Edge was beating Chrome on Sunspider by 112%, on Google Octane by 11%, and on Apple JetStream by 37%. No mentioning of other browsers such as Firefox by the company…” – gHacks Needless to say, all were tested in their baseline configurations, on the same machine: Microsoft Edge (part of Windows 10, not available standalone) ...
According to the Verge and Neowin, W10 RTM has been signed off on and released to select partners to begin testing. Next, it (build 10240) will be released to “Insiders”, and “updates” will be coming. You can read more here: http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-10-has-been-released-to-manufacturing
Looks like Mozilla has finally said enough to Adobe, and this might just trigger a cascade of similar actions in other browsers, as well. Because of the exploit kits available and the recent security vulnerabilities discovered in Adobe Flash, Mozilla therefore has added the current version of Adobe Flash and all previous versions to the browser's blocklist to protect its users ( https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/blocked/p946 ) The Flash vulnerability affects all versions ...
Turns out Adobe has a known abuot a remote code execution security hole for seven months and not patched it (see ZDNet – not the only site running the story). They blame MS…see Gregg Kizer’s blog . I personally don’t give a rat’s toochis who’s guilty…I want it patched (should be out Tuesday, I think)…but that’s not the question. Should the consumers be exerting pressure on MS and Adobe for this Swiss cheese coding? Should we be dumping Adobe Flash Player? What ...
Because the upgrade from W8.1 to W10 will be free for many, I wondered about how MS would make money. After all, it has pretty much given up on the phone part of the mobile market… So, I figured ‘renting’ like in the Adobe model might happen. Wrong. Turns out it will be ‘device specific’. You can get to see it here (a .pptx file). WHile it’s all worth a look, the bare bones is the slide which states: "Revenue allocated is deferred and recognized on a straigh...
It’s free (at least for now), and it’s easy. It has a cool interface (doesn’t look like Windows 3.1). Your receivers don’t even have to have it installed. Just email the file, or the download url. Even more interesting: No limit to file size, and no limit to file type… mp3, mp4, doc, psd, psb…you name it…no problemo. You can also preview it without committing to downloading it…so, you can see whether it’s worth the download or not. It’s so polite it even has an auto-resume…...
Microsoft is simply incapable of “getting it right”. “Terry Myerson, Microsoft's Windows honcho, says the plebs have to wait in line, behind 5 million "insiders." And volume-license availability won't be until next month, either.” – Richi Jennings So now this, on top of just who is entitled to a free upgrade to this gem, W10. “Starting on July 29, MS will start rolling out Windows 10 to our Windows Insiders. From there, we will start notifying r...
Dennis Faas over at Infopackets wrote a really good article and a step by step “how to” about sfc /scannow failures. You should probably bookmark this and print it out. I remember this issue coming up here at WC. Well…here’s the link: https://www.infopackets.com/news/9620/how-fix-sfc-scannow-fails-wont-complete Hope you never need it…but if you do, it’s really handy since he covers XP –> W8.
Just to let everyone know this exists. If you use IE (on W8/8.1) or Chrome, you should have received it automatically. Emergency Patch for Adobe Flash Zero-Day Adobe Systems Inc. today released an emergency update to fix a dangerous security hole in its widely-installed Flash Player browser plugin. The company warned that the vulnerability is already being exploited in targeted attacks, and urged users to update the program as quickly as possible. In an advisory issued Tues...
Well, I suppose we should be grateful. After all, MS is servicing THEIR Windows XP computers with security updates, etc. for your tax dollars…much like the benefits you don’t see in the pricing of prescription drugs your tax dollars helped finance. We should be grateful the government even cares enough to keep their outmoded computers and XP updated with security patches, etc. So, the Navy has joined the “yeah, we’re paying $9.1 million dollars this year to MS for upkeep ...
While Google is good at revealing MS and Apple security flaws, it’s been up to its own version of one of Stuxnet’s modules: Google watches and listens to you – without your knowledge or permission, of course. If you remember, Stuxnet had a module which could record pictures and conversations covertly while spying (presumptively on hostile governments’ activities) using the person’s computer. You’ll also remember that there’s an “int...
FRT (facial recognition technology) used to be slow and clumsy. Machines, slower. Not so anymore, especially when augmented by Cloud resources. So, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration put together businesses and consumer groups to avoid legislation, which could be dicey. Those talks have fallen apart over “informing consumers and obtaining permission to use” this FRT. “The talks have covered a range of issues dealing with how companies store,...
LastPass has noted suspicious activity on its network. “We want to notify our community that on Friday, our team discovered and blocked suspicious activity on our network. In our investigation, we have found no evidence that encrypted user vault data was taken, nor that LastPass user accounts were accessed. The investigation has shown, however, that LastPass account email addresses, password reminders, server per user salts, and authentication hashes were compromised. ...
There are lots of file converters for audio, text and graphics out there, but this is the only one I know of which will convert to multiple formats simultaneously. Note that it’s a Cloud based service so, be circumspect regarding personal/financial info. You can read about it here: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/convert-any-file-format-cloudconvert And keep cool this weekend!