Google recently announced their intention to become a cellular services provider and compete with ATT, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile. What they are doing is launching an MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator), which means they will be offering services on another carrier’s network. In this case, they will be providing phones that will work on two networks, Sprint and T-Mobile’s. In this way they ...
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Is Microsoft planning to pull the plug on Internet Explorer? Probably not, at least right away, but Windows 10 will most likely introduce a new alternative web browser currently named “Spartan.” Windows 10 is expected to release later in 2015. It is currently available as a “Professional Preview.”
Internet Explorer is still the dominant web browser, with nearly a 60% share, by Google Chrome ...
Continue Reading →We have warned previously about the CryptoLocker/CryptoWall ransomware exploit previously, which begins with a phishing email designed to look like a past due invoice or a tax notice. Opening the ZIP attachment would install encryption software which would render your files unusable without the encryption key, which the perpetrators would graciously sell you for amounts beginning at $200 and going up from there. How much depends on the value of your stuff and your apparent ability to pay. Personally, I ...
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If logic is the first part of logistics, why do my UPS and FedEx drivers leave stuff on the front porch, in the rain and in full view of every thief driving down the street, when I have a sign on the front porch that clearly states “All Deliveries To The Back Door Please.” Especially when the box is printed “DELL” in big letters. What are they thinking? Heck, the pizza guy goes to the back door, and for him ...
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Many of the Apple users I run across in my daily life still believe that Macs, MacBooks, iPads, and iPhones are immune from hacking. Nothing could be further from the truth. Cyber-criminals have been writing exploits for the Apple platform, including iOS, since at least 2011. Mac users need to secure their computers too.
Your computer might be for sale on the Dark Net. And to add insult to injury, it might be worth just two cents! How can this be? Well if your computer has been hijacked and is part of a botnet, you can buy 1000 computers in a botnet for just $20 on the Dark Web. That’s two cents apiece.
What other items are for sale in the cyber-crime markets on the Internet? For $25 you can get someone’s personal identity, something ...
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Both my spouse and I are Virgos. A Virgo is not supposed to build a successful relationship with another Virgo, but for us it has been 37 years. This is not one of the better reasons why. But true.
What happens when you are the market leader for computer operating systems, but your latest release is a widely reviled disaster? Well the last time (Windows Vista, anyone, anyone?) Microsoft gave Vista buyers a period of time to upgrade to Windows 7 for free. It looks like the free upgrade to Windows 10 will be offered again, not just to Windows 8 and 8.1 buyers, but also to ...
