Edward Snowden Warns Your Phone May Be Listening 'Everywhere You
Go'
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmack/2016/11/02/edward-snowden-warned-about-connected-devices-linked-to-huge-internet-outage/#7728890b7d39
Is the Snapchat speed filter encouraging reckless driving?
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/snapchat-speed-filter-growing-concern-car-crashes-distraction/
The core of the Win7 update scan slowdown
https://www.askwoody.com/tag/windows-update-slow-scan/
Instagram debuts on Windows 10 PCs and Tablets
http://news.thewindowsclub.com/instagram-windows-10-pcs-86701/
What Is the Dark Web?
http://www.howtogeek.com/275875/what-is-the-dark-web/
Microsoft Researchers Achieve Speech-Recognition Milestone
https://www.computerpoweruser.com/article/23861/microsoft-researchers-achieve-speech-recognition-milestone#sthash.OOVMEepz.dpuf
How to manually download and install Windows 10 cumulative updates
http://www.windowscentral.com/how-download-and-install-windows-10-cumulative-updates-manually
Nine DIY Photography Tricks That Anyone Can Do
https://lifehacker.com/nine-diy-photography-tricks-that-anyone-can-do-1788156456
Consumer Reports announces most, least reliable cars — with plenty
of surprises
https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/238107-consumer-reports-announces-most-least-reliable-cars-with-plenty-of-surprises
Apple, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla close in on making web run as
fast as native apps
http://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-google-microsoft-mozilla-close-in-on-making-web-run-as-fast-as-native-apps/
Getting a new MacBook Pro? Check out these accessories first
https://www.cnet.com/news/macbook-pro-usb-c-accessories-touchbar/
How to create a Booklet or Book with Microsoft Word
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/create-booklet-book-microsoft-word
How to Turn Wi-Fi On or Off With a Keyboard or Desktop Shortcut in
Windows
http://www.howtogeek.com/275715/how-to-turn-wi-fi-on-or-off-with-a-keyboard-or-desktop-shortcut-in-windows/
Apple’s new MacBook Pro is getting a power boost and price cut next
year
http://www.techradar.com/news/apples-new-macbook-pro-is-getting-a-power-boost-and-price-cut-next-year
How to use Resilient File System (ReFS) on Windows 10
http://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-resilient-file-system-refs-windows-10
Never Connect Unknown USB Devices to Your PC, One of Them Might Be
This USB Killer
https://lifehacker.com/never-connect-unknown-usb-devices-to-your-pc-one-of-th-1788085466
IoT devices likely drove Friday Internet blackout, some products
already recalled
https://www.extremetech.com/electronics/238169-iot-devices-likely-drove-friday-internet-blackout-some-products-already-recalled
Microsoft to patch Windows security flaw under attack next week
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-to-patch-windows-security-flaw-under-attack-next-week/
Apple's new MacBook Pros keep the headphone jack alive
https://www.cnet.com/news/apples-new-macbook-pros-keep-the-headphone-jack-alive/
How to change default number of Worksheets in Excel workbook
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/change-default-number-worksheet-excel
Why Do Scanners Use PDF as the Default File Format?
http://www.howtogeek.com/276603/why-do-scanners-use-pdf-as-the-default-file-format/
6 common tech terrors and how you can avoid them
http://www.techradar.com/how-to/6-tech-terrors-and-how-you-can-avoid-them
Baidu's AI bot aims to solve health crisis by speeding
communication between doctors and patients
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/baidus-ai-bot-aims-to-solve-health-crisis-by-speeding-communication-between-doctors-and-patients/
Double-Click a Window Edge in macOS to Maximize In That Direction
https://lifehacker.com/double-click-a-window-edge-in-macos-to-maximize-in-that-1788195721
Windows 10 Anniversary Update: Finally ready for prime time
http://www.infoworld.com/article/3136257/microsoft-windows/windows-10-anniversary-update-finally-ready-for-prime-time.html
Microsoft to patch Windows security flaw under attack next week
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-to-patch-windows-security-flaw-under-attack-next-week/
FCC adopts controversial online privacy rules
https://www.cnet.com/news/fcc-adopts-controversial-online-privacy-rules/
List of 5 best UPS battery backup units you can buy
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/best-ups-battery-backup-units
How to Add Your Outlook.com Email Address to Microsoft Outlook
http://www.howtogeek.com/275023/how-to-add-your-outlook.com-email-address-to-microsoft-outlook/
How to use the PS4 DualShock 4 controller on a PC
http://www.techradar.com/how-to/gaming/how-to-use-the-ps4-dualshock-4-controller-on-a-pc-1309014
How virtual reality is transforming dementia care in Australia
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-virtual-reality-is-transforming-dementia-care-in-australia/
A Better Way to Sharpen Images in Photoshop
https://lifehacker.com/a-better-way-to-sharpen-images-in-photoshop-1788256107
How to cautiously update Windows 7 and 8.1 machines
http://www.infoworld.com/article/3136173/microsoft-windows/how-to-cautiously-update-windows-7-and-81-machines.html
How to Hack Your Hotel's Finicky Wi-Fi to Stream Shows
http://winsupersite.com/music-videos/how-hack-your-hotels-finicky-wi-fi-stream-shows
How we may have made Friday's massive internet outage worse
https://www.cnet.com/news/internet-outage-ddos-attack-mirai-made-worse-friday-dyn/
Flico Chrome extension lets you identify landmarks in YouTube
videos
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/flico-chrome-extension-identify-landmarks-youtube-videos
SSD Failure: Warnings, troubleshooting and solutions
https://www.pcmech.com/article/ssd-failure-warnings-troubleshooting-and-solutions/
Majority of internet usage traced to mobile phones and tablets, a
new first: Report
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/1/majority-internet-usage-traced-mobile-phones-and-t/
MISSING THE MAGSAFE CHARGER IN THE NEW MACBOOK? HERE’S YOUR DONGLE
https://www.wired.com/2016/11/first-dongle-new-macbook-needs//
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Comments by -- Bob
Primak --
Windows tablets are selling up a storm
as 2-in-1s lead the charge
Is a 2-in-1 really a tablet? Or is it a
laptop? I've seen articles which go either way, and a few which
try to go both ways. Windows devices in general are selling, but
not at a spectacular pace.
Paul Thurrott: Windows as a Service
isn’t working
Again, Windows 10 devices, if you include
tablets and 2-in-1s are selling pretty well. Not spectacular
sales, but not failing in the market place by any objective
measure.
A beginners guide to Beam streaming
In case anyone was wondering, this Beam
technology has nothing to do with the similarly named Screen Beam
Miracast receivers.
Antique Kernel Flaw Opens Door to New
Dirty Cow Exploit
"[T]he code must be executed on a local
system and not a network..."
How many times have I read this little
item buried deeply within the latest screaming headlines about
some "undetectable" or "unstoppable" security threat? Both Windows
(code injection attacks) and Linux (this type of attack) can be
compromised if someone gains physical access to your computer.
This does not mean that someone can send malware out over the
Internet and infect an otherwise clean PC running Windows or
Linux, using these techniques.
That said, my Ubuntu in both of my
installations, has been patched for this latest revealed flaw in
the Linux kernel. I also have upgraded to the Linux 4.8.4 kernel,
which is optional in Ubuntu 16.04.
We could lose the internet, warns
security researcher Dan Kaminsky
"Empathy is how you make things that don't
suck," Unfortunately, a lot of IT nerds lack sufficient empathy.
Combine this with the lack of financial protections if a company
shares information about the vulnerabilities of its networks or
its products, and there is a real incentive not to share security
information across the private sector, which is nearly all of the
Internet.
"This will be expensive, long term,
difficult, and sometimes boring work, which needs armies of nerds,
and funding not threatened by next quarter's earnings." This is
simply not how the private sector operates. Long-term projects
need to justify their costs to directors and shareholders every
quarter.
By the way, the "NIH Model" is a huge
failure. This model has poor or absent pricing regulations where
there are no competing manufacturers. Outdated patent laws are
also part of the problem.
Just a hunch, but I'm thinking the goal of
"reliably secure code at scale" is mathematically unobtainable.
That said, I don't see the Internet being abandoned or made
useless any time soon.
Microsoft hits roof as Google points
out glaring Windows security flaw
"Do note that if you’re on Windows 10
running the Chrome browser, then Google observes: 'Chrome's
sandbox blocks win32k.sys system calls using the Win32k lockdown
mitigation on Windows 10, which prevents exploitation of this
sandbox escape vulnerability.'"
I use Chrome almost exclusively in
Windows. Good to know I'm on the right track. Seriously, I'd
expect the next Cumulative Update for Windows 8 and Windows 10 to
include some sort of mitigation for this vulnerability, possibly
through modifying Edge and Internet Explorer 11 behaviors.
Google Home has a glaring flaw
It's going to take some real rethinking to
make Personal Assistants in a home environment sensitive enough to
distinguish one user from another. One option is to set up a
pooled Family Account, although this would cause results to become
depersonalized. And Google frowns on sharing accounts for their
paid services. This issue is parallel to the general lack of
secure authentication which plagues the entire IoT.
How Secure Boot Works on Windows 8 and
10, and What It Means for Linux
I was checking Ubuntu Linux from a Live
DVD (external USB connected) on my Intel NUC PC. For this
application I had turned off Secure Boot in the UEFI Firmware (the
"BIOS" of the NUC). I couldn't install Windows 10 on that NUC with
Secure Boot disabled. This cost me a trip to Best Buy to have
their Geek Squad do the Win 10 installation for me. A costly
lesson -- don't disable Secure Boot if you haven't installed
Windows yet!
Ubuntu can be installed with Secure Boot
enabled. I was running a Live DVD, which prefers no Secure Boot.
So now, after installing the whole Linux-Windows dual boot on my
NUC, Secure Boot is enabled and all is well.
Doorbell with worldwide two-way video and
audio via WiFi and the Internet. (Very expensive for what it does.
Installation may be required, at an additional cost.)
http://www.techconnect.com/article/3137413/access-control/20-off-ring-wi-fi-enabled-video-doorbell-deal-alert.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TechConnect%20Daily%202016-11-03&utm_term=techconnect_daily
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