Microsoft has been busy updating their various products on this February 13, 2018 “Patch Tuesday”. Given the horror show in January of this year, many tech-savvy people are recommending that you defer these updates until the unpaid beta-testers have finished grumbling about how these patches […]
Britain’s National Health Service Following the global cyber/ransomware attack this week, it transpires that the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is still using Windows XP on a reported 90% of its systems, even though XP has not officially been supported by Microsoft since April 2014.
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Netflix Is Now a Dating App Without doubt, Netflix is the world’s most popular media streaming service; it’s easy to use, offers an amazing variety of content and until very recently used a tried and tested five-star rating system that made sense and was logical
Advanced SystemCare users are up in arms as Malwarebytes Anti-Malware removes IObit’s popular system cleaning/optimization tool from their computers. So, it appears the acrimonious relationship between Malwarebytes and IObit continues on. I’m guessing most would be aware that some time ago, back in late 2009,
Netflix Downloads These days, when it comes to my choices for evening entertainment, its all about the streaming services – Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, iTunes, etc. I personally use the first three in that list regularly on my smart TV. The ability to watch the
German national broadcaster NDR recently released the results of an investigation by in-house journalists claiming that the WOT (Web of Trust) browser extension collects, records, analyzes and sells user-related browser data to third-parties. Apparently, the data obtained was traceable to WOT and could be assigned
I just got eMail (newsletter) from a reliable source saying there had been a breach of security at Yahoo and it recommended changing the password on all your Yahoo services. This failure actually occured two years ago but Yahoo is only now confirming it. Inexcusable!
In February this year we reported a situation whereby well-known computer help site, Bleeping Computer, was being sued by the Enigma Software Group (ESG) over a post which described ESG’s SpyHunter software in less than flattering terms. ESG’s lawsuit claims that its reputation was damaged
Microsoft will impose a change to the way it will offer updates to pre-Windows 10 computers. No more picking and choosing between individual patches for security and system reliability. These patches will be offered only in a single “Convenience Roll-up” update. A Roll-up is multiple
The Demise of Flash The programming code that brought the flat, two-dimensional Web to life on your computer monitor is now on life support. For well over a decade, Flash has brought us both eye-popping on-screen functionality and heart-stopping security vulnerabilities. It has been both
The Windows 10 free upgrade period may have expired but legal repercussions from Microsoft’s heavy-handed upgrade practices are set to continue on for some time yet. In separate class action law suits: three Florida men have sued the company alleging that its Windows 10 upgrade
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I’m a photography buff and while I don’t take a ton of pictures on my phone, (mostly because my HTC One M9 has a mediocre camera), I can certainly appreciate a camera phone’s use when you’re in a pinch and without a real camera. The good
In what must surely rate as one of the OMG situations of the decade, a Washington security company has fitted a tracking device onto the ankle of a man awaiting trial but, apparently, made one fatal error… Quincy Green was arrested on gun charges and,
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Netflix, the world’s leading internet television network, just released their new social media icon on June 20, 2016. Don’t be alarmed, the old Netflix Logo is not going anywhere. They are just adding to their branding toolbox. In the future, though, expect to see this
