by Joseph Forbes | Apr 12, 2013 | HAPPINESS, INTERNET, MONEY, NERD NEWS, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY
from the good-god,-this-applicant-is-using-Lynx dept. The internet browser you are using to read this blog post could help a potential employer decide whether or not you would do well at a job. How might your choice of browser affect your job prospects? When choosing...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 12, 2013 | HARDWARE, NERD NEWS, TECHNOLOGY
from the take-a-look dept. Intel recently revealed a number of details regarding future Atom and Xeon processors and proposed server rack-level enhancements to improve efficiency and ease upgrades. The company will soon refresh its Xeon and Atom processor lines with...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 12, 2013 | Cloud Apps, HARDWARE, INTERNET, MONEY, NERD NEWS, SOFTWARE, Technicals
from the you’re-not-helping dept. IDC says Windows 8 is partly to blame for PC sales suffering the largest percentage drop ever. ‘As if that news wasn’t’ troubling enough, it appears that a pivotal makeover of Microsoft’s ubiquitous...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 12, 2013 | DATA, INTERNET, SOFTWARE, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
from the why-don’t-they-just-apt-get-the-next-version? dept. “In one year today exactly, Microsoft will shut down support for Windows XP. The deadline will prove a challenge for many of Australia’s largest users of IT, all struggling to migrate to...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 12, 2013 | INTERNET, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, Technical Support
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday on 9 April will be an important spring cleaning day; the company plans to implement nine security bulletins. One of the bulletins deals with vulnerabilities in Windows Defender for Windows 8 and RT; the hole is rated as important and...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 12, 2013 | DATA, INTERNET, NERD NEWS, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
from the quick-name-an-os-that’s-never-been-compromised dept. We frequently have guests in our home who ask to use our computer for various reasons such as checking their email or showing us websites. We are happy to oblige, but the problem is many of these...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 11, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, HARDWARE, LAW, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY
from the spying-made-simple dept. concealment writes with news that a court battle has brought to light details on how the FBI’s “stingray” surveillance tool works, and how they used it with Verizon’s help to collect evidence about an alleged...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 11, 2013 | EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY
http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/w8ykjdA9g9w?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0 Flat-screen TVs have been around for a long time, but if you still aren’t quite sure what the difference between each kind is, this video will explain each type as fast as possible....
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 11, 2013 | Technical Support, The Daily WTF
The latest fad among free-wheeling startups may be BYOD, but government offices tend to be far more conservative. Government offices handling confidential data even more so. When Miguel started his contract with a state office, they issued him a laptop. For security...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 11, 2013 | DATA, INTERNET, Internet Scam Notices, Malware Reports, Microsoft Security Response Center, Microsoft's Malware Protection Center, SECURITY
We can safely say that since we encountered our first rogue, they’ve always commanded a presence in the malware ecosystem. That was, until recently we observed a decrease in rogue activity. That’s not to say they went away altogether – no, not at all – but...
