by Joseph Forbes | Apr 18, 2013 | ENTERTIANMENT, MONEY, NERD NEWS, TECHNOLOGY
from the indrema-repeats-itself dept. “Results of recent benchmark tests reveal that Ouya is not up to the mark and there are over 70 other ARM devices that perform better than the gaming console. Futuremark, which is known for its benchmarks like 3DMark and...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 17, 2013 | Blog Entry
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 17, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, SOFTWARE, Technical Support, Technicals
A year from now, Microsoft will stop supporting the archaic Windows XP operating system. Make haste in migrating to another OS. The one-year countdown to the end of support for Windows XP began ticking down yesterday. If you’re still using the ancient, legacy...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 17, 2013 | Blog Entry, The Daily WTF
Maurice had always found it curious that his company didn’t administer any tests to new hires. It seemed like a minimal amount of work to save the company time and money. The new “IT Systems Expert” that HR sent to his department did little in his...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 17, 2013 | Cloud Apps, DATA, HARDWARE, INTERNET, NERD NEWS, TECHNOLOGY, Web Hosting
from the latest-and-greatest dept. Red Hat still doesn’t have a fully supported commercial version of OpenStack in the market yet (coming this summer) as it lags behind Ubuntu and SUSE. But Red Hat is doing something no other distro vendor has done, they are...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 16, 2013 | HARDWARE, INTERNET, MONEY, NERD NEWS, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
Depending on how long “several years” is exactly, there could be really good reason to upgrade your modem, or no reason at all. Still, the quick answer is that yes, there are some differences between older modems and newer ones that might make you...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 16, 2013 | HAPPINESS, HEALTH, MONEY, NERD NEWS
from the take-note-managers dept. The number of IT professionals considering leaving their job due to workplace stress has jumped from 69% last year to 73%. One-third of those surveyed cited dealing with managers as their most stressful job requirement, particularly...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 16, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, HARDWARE, INTERNET, LAW, NERD NEWS, PRIVACY, SECURITY, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
from the surely-you-have-nothing-to-hide dept. I manage a few computers for an independent private medical practice connected to a hospital network. Recently I discovered repeated attempts to access these computers. After adjusting the firewall to drop connections...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 16, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, HARDWARE, INTERNET, MONEY, POLITICAL, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
from the legislative-firewalls-are-less-effective-than-actual-firewalls dept. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) should know better. The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee claimed to told NBC News that the Operation Ababil U.S. bank disruption DDoS campaign could be...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 16, 2013 | Malware Reports, Microsoft's Malware Protection Center, SOFTWARE, Technicals
from Microsoft® Malware Protection Center by msft-mmpc We recently came across an interesting threat that we detect as TrojanDownloader:Win32/Nemim.gen!A. This particular malware is a trojan downloader, and is capable of deleting its downloaded component files in a...
