• Trump doc claims Russia has cracked Telegram messaging service

    Trump doc claims Russia has cracked Telegram messaging service
    The raw intelligence document published this week that contains salacious stories about Donald Trump also offers up a glimpse into how Russia goes about its cyber spying – including the tidbit that it has cracked Telegram’s encrypted instant messaging service.
    While none of the 35-page document is substantiated, it is detailed, and at least some of it is considered credible enough by U.S. intelligence agencies for them to have briefed Trump and President Barack Obama on it.
    Accordin
  • National Instruments industrial IoT lab unites rivals

    National Instruments industrial IoT lab unites rivals
    There are many companies vying to build the industrial internet of things, but the systems involved are so complex that those vendors also need to cooperate. A new lab at National Instruments, in Austin, Texas, is bringing some competitors together.
    The NI Industrial IoT Lab opened on Wednesday and will house testbeds for applications like predictive maintenance, time-synchronized industrial networking and “microgrids” for renewable energy. It will also be a place where companies ca
  • IDG Contributor Network: Dell XPS 13 Kaby Lake is the best laptop for Linux users

    IDG Contributor Network: Dell XPS 13 Kaby Lake is the best laptop for Linux users
    Last year when Dell came out with the XPS 13 Developer Edition, I found it to be the best laptop for Linux users. Dell released an upgraded version of the laptop with the latest Intel chip. Once again, Dell was kind enough to send me a review unit and I havebeen working with it for a few weeks now. Here are my thoughts...Hardware specsThe review unit Dell sent me came with an Intel i7-7500U processor, 16GB of RAM, 512 GB SSD, and a 3200x1800 touchscreen display.[ 5 rock-solid Linux distros for
  • 41% off Withings Body Composition Wi-Fi Scale - Deal Alert

    41% off Withings Body Composition Wi-Fi Scale - Deal Alert
    Step on the Withings Body scale to view full body composition metrics for a holistic picture of your health and fitness. The scale displays your weight, body fat, water percentage, bone and muscle mass. The scale's screen will also display a graph with your last 8 weigh-ins, making it easy to immediately see weight trends. All data syncs to the Withings Health Mate app, automatically. Also features integrated nutrition tracking and ability to pair with over 100 health and fitness apps to he
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  • South African bank tells its tale of battling ransom attacks

    South African bank tells its tale of battling ransom attacks
    In November of 2015, First National Bank of South Africa received a ransom email from the Armada Collective, which was quickly followed by a teaser flood attack that the bank proactively mitigated. Sort of a shot across the bow to make sure the bank knew the criminals were serious.
    Bank officials didn’t flinch. According to a verbatim in Radware’s recently released Global Application & Security survey, the bank detected and mitigated the teaser flood attack before officials disc
  • New MacBook Pros stop Apple's skid in worldwide PC shipments

    New MacBook Pros stop Apple's skid in worldwide PC shipments
    Apple's new MacBook Pros have put the brakes on a free-fall of Mac shipments globally, though they haven't provided the significant boost the company was looking for.
    The company's Mac shipments totaled 5.3 million units during the fourth quarter of 2016, a decline of just 0.9 percent compared to the same quarter in 2015.
    That compares favorably to overall Mac shipments in 2016, which totaled 18.4 million units, a decline of 9.8 percent compared to 2015, according to IDC. 
    Apple launched t
  • BrandPost: What Is Continuous Delivery?

    BrandPost: What Is Continuous Delivery?
    Originally posted on the Puppet blog, and republished here with Puppet's permission.What is continuous delivery? How is it different from continuous deployment? How does it relate to DevOps? We get these questions a lot, we even created a handbook for continuous delivery.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  • IDG Contributor Network: CIOs should listen more, say champions of new IT thinking like Joe McKendrick

    IDG Contributor Network: CIOs should listen more, say champions of new IT thinking like Joe McKendrick
    The rising digital economy is transforming the competitive environment. Whatever the industry, it forces companies to change the way they do business and to therefore rely on new IT paradigms. Contrary to what the massive articles, blog posts and white papers suggest, the IT community — including vendors, consultants and thought leaders — is resisting the change and hanging on to the old belief that IT tools can fix any business issue. That reasoning isn't valid in today's
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  • BrandPost: 3 Ways Cloud Computing Is Revolutionizing the Retail Industry

    BrandPost: 3 Ways Cloud Computing Is Revolutionizing the Retail Industry
    The retail industry is widely adopting cloud computing, with its investment in cloud technologies skyrocketing from $4 billion in 2011 to an estimated $15 billion last year, according to a recent Accenture report. Like the banking and manufacturing industries, retailers are recognizing the transformative role of cloud computing in today’s digital world.Here are the three ways the retail industry is embracing cloud computing to revolutionize long-standing, core business strategies:Selling P
  • Here's what you look like when you're trying VR

    Here's what you look like when you're trying VR
    Virtual reality at CESImage by Alexandra Wimley/BU News ServiceVirtual reality was all over CES, providing attendees with a glimpse into the computer animated future. But while show-goers were deep in their virtual worlds, photographers Ann Singer and Alexandra Wimley of BU News Service were outside looking on. Here's what they captured. Here, David Nevas, of Lawrenceville, New Jersey, tries out the Icaros virtual reality flying device at CES on Jan. 6, 2017.To read this article in full or to le
  • RStudio's new enterprise platform moves out of beta

    RStudio's new enterprise platform moves out of beta
    On the eve of its annual user conference, RStudio announced that its RStudio Connect publishing platform has moved out of beta and is available for a free 45-day evaluation.
    Connect is designed to allow R users to easily share reports, dashboards and interactive Shiny Web applications across an organization. In its announcement, the company said it offers "push-bottom publishing from the RStudio IDE, scheduled execution of reports and flexible security policies" for sharing the results of data
  • Facebook really, really wants to work with journalists

    Facebook really, really wants to work with journalists
    In recent months, a lot of ink was spilled to criticize Facebook’s role in the dissemination of news, especially related to the past U.S. presidential election. On Wednesday, the company announced a new suite of initiatives aimed at improving its collaboration with journalists and media companies.The Facebook Journalism Project is based on three core initiatives. First, the company is developing new features to help publishers better use its platform for publishing and promoting their stor
  • BrandPost: Acer in Education

    BrandPost: Acer in Education
    These days, technology plays a huge role in K–12 education and beyond. Why Acer for education, you ask? One of the great things Acer brings to the table is an incredibly diverse portfolio. Whether it’s for a science lab, media library, or digital signage for the cafeteria—Acer has everything your institution needs. In four new, revealing videos, discussing Switch Alpha 12, Chromebooks, display solutions, and education service offering, we delve into how Acer provides the perfec
  • DHS should have a cybersecurity unit, says panel chairman

    DHS should have a cybersecurity unit, says panel chairman
    WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security said Wednesday his top priority in 2017 will be to push for creation of a cybersecurity agency within the Department of Homeland Security.
    “DHS needs focus and resources, and they are doing a decent job, but could be doing a lot better with the help of Congress,” said U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) in comments to reporters at the National Press Club. “It’s not a Republican or Democratic issue
  • IDG Contributor Network: Why we need an overall vision for health IT

    IDG Contributor Network: Why we need an overall vision for health IT
    Healthcare is a vast, intensely complex ecosystem. Perhaps it is one of the most complex arenas of endeavor of any. Not surprisingly, the business sectors that create tools needed for this ecosystem are also extraordinarily varied – a quick trip to one of the many health IT and digital health conferences will attest to the overwhelming variety of solutions being pursued.Is there any way of pulling all this together into a coherent direction? An overall health IT mission statement? Clearly,
  • Security tops app services priority list

    Security tops app services priority list
    Security, not availability, is now the number one priority driving the adoption of application services, according to a new report by F5 Networks.Applications are becoming core to the digital economy, and organizations are increasingly turning to application services to keep them humming. In its third annual State of Application Delivery report, F5 Networks found that the average number of app services used by organizations increased from 11 in 2016 to 14 today. Sangeeta Anand, senior vice presi
  • Tesla poaches Mac designer and Swift creator from Apple

    Tesla poaches Mac designer and Swift creator from Apple
    Tesla keeps luring away essential Apple staff amidst rumors that the company’s own car project has stalled.
    Tesla announced this week that Chris Lattner, creator of Apple’s Swift programming language, will join the car maker as vice president of Autopilot software for its self-driving car project. According to 9to5Mac, Lattner isn’t the only recent defection from Apple. Matt Casebolt, who worked on Macs as a senior director of product design, became Tesla’s senior direct
  • IDG Contributor Network: What will be the most in-demand marketing jobs this year?

    IDG Contributor Network: What will be the most in-demand marketing jobs this year?
    The specialty of marketing undergoes changes on a rapid and frequent basis. Every year, new types of jobs surface in this field, and older positions are transformed to incorporate new responsibilities, thanks to changing technology and trends.
    Only a decade ago, for example, the title “social media manager” didn’t exist. Now you’d be hard-pressed to find any mid-sized or larger company that doesn’t have one.
    In line with this trend, we’re apt to see further m
  • Professionally designed ransomware Spora might be the next big thing

    Professionally designed ransomware Spora might be the next big thing
    Security researchers have found a new ransomware program dubbed Spora that can perform strong offline file encryption and brings several innovations to the ransom payment model.The malware has targeted Russian-speaking users so far, but its authors have also created an English version of their decryption portal, suggesting they will likely expand their attacks to other countries soon.Spora stands out because it can encrypt files without having to contact a command-and-control (CnC) server and do
  • Cruise ship CIO jettisons aging application infrastructure

    If Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines CIO Michael Giresi has his way, passengers will soon sail through the cruise company's embarcation process, a complex affair that features thousands of data transactions generated by consumers booking their journeys. Giresi’s vision requires some significant rewiring of the application infrastructure supporting Royal's antiquated reservation system."Our architecture can't scale or meet expectations and must be redone with data and guests at the heart of it a
  • 68% off Etekcity 4 Pack Portable Outdoor LED Camping Lantern with 12 AA Batteries - Deal Alert

    68% off Etekcity 4 Pack Portable Outdoor LED Camping Lantern with 12 AA Batteries - Deal Alert
    Whether used for camping, trick or treating, or power outages, this lantern will provide up to 12 hours of bright omnidirectional LED lighting to see your surroundings. When the battery power of the lantern runs low, the brightness will dim to an energy saving mode to provide longer lasting illumination (up to 4 hours of low power usage). It's lighter, brighter and more portable than most flashlights while still featuring the rugged durability to withstand the outdoors. The military grade exteri
  • Samsung boss to testify in South Korea bribery case

    Samsung boss to testify in South Korea bribery case
    Jay Y. Lee, the current head of the Samsung Group, will be questioned by a special prosecutor Thursday as part of an investigation into a wide-ranging corruption scandal in South Korea that has reached all the way to the country’s president.
    The case centers on allegations that Samsung, among other businesses, paid millions of dollars to a mysterious associate of President Park Geun-hye in exchange for favorable government decisions. That associate, Choi Soon-sil, is accused of accepting
  • EU wants to regulate WhatsApp and Skype like carriers

    EU wants to regulate WhatsApp and Skype like carriers
    Internet-based communications services such as Skype, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Google Duo, Apple iMessage, or Viber offer a host of advantages over the old-fashioned telephone -- including, for their operators, exemption from the European Union's strict telecommunications privacy rules.The European Commission wants to change that, and on Tuesday proposed new legislation to protect consumers' online privacy.The move is no surprise: An early draft of the Proposal for a Regulation on Privacy a
  • Trump: It was probably Russia that hacked the DNC, Clinton campaign

    Trump: It was probably Russia that hacked the DNC, Clinton campaign
    Russia was likely behind the hacks of the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has finally acknowledged.
    In his first news conference in about six months, Trump also said Wednesday that cybersecurity will be a top priority for his administration. He wants proposals on new hacking defenses within 90 days. "We get hacked by everybody," he said.
    Trump's new found belief that Russia was responsible for cyberattacks du
  • Russia, China -- and the US -- are biggest geopolitical cybersecurity threats

    Russia, China -- and the US -- are biggest geopolitical cybersecurity threats
    Russia and China have the more advanced cyber capabilities and are the highest potential of severe impact, but the US and its allies also pose global security concerns, according to a report released this morning by Flashpoint.
    The company started out in 2010 with a counter-terrorism focus but has since expanded its risk assessments to include cybersecurity, said Jon Condra, director of East Asian research and analysis at Flashpoint.
    The new report is based on the presence and interactions that
  • Greenpeace’s naughty and nice list of the most – and least – green tech vendors

    Greenpeace’s naughty and nice list of the most – and least – green tech vendors
    Environmental advocacy group Greenpeace is out with its latest report card judging internet companies on use of renewable energy and while Apple, Google and Facebook continue to score the highest marks, the market’s leading IaaS public cloud vendor Amazon Web Services is called out with failing grades.
    +MORE AT NETWORK WORLD: No honor among thieves: Crooks seeking ransom for MongoDB data someone else stole | Oops, this Redditor accidentally deleted his Microsoft Azure DNS +To read this ar
  • 44% off Logitech G700s 910-003584 Rechargeable Gaming Mouse - Deal Alert

    44% off Logitech G700s 910-003584 Rechargeable Gaming Mouse - Deal Alert
    For gamers who know there is no such thing as “over-prepared”, the G700s is a must-have. Precise? Check. Customizable? 13 programmable buttons will perform complex macros at your command. Full-speed wireless? With the lightning-fast report rate of a wired gaming mouse, you won’t believe it’s not plugged in. The G700s Gaming Mouse is highly rated on Amazon with 4 out of 5 stars from over 2,400 customers (read reviews). Right now its list price has been reduced a gener
  • IDG Contributor Network: iPad Pro: Do you regret buying the 12.9-inch version?

    IDG Contributor Network: iPad Pro: Do you regret buying the 12.9-inch version?
    When Apple released its 12.9-inch iPad Pro many people were excited by the larger screen and abandoned their smaller iPads. But is it possible that some folks might regret getting the biggest iPad Pro? One redditor recently asked that very question and he got some interesting responses from his fellow Apple redditors.I’ll share my own thoughts below, but first take a look at some of what was said in the discussion thread on the iPad subreddit.TheWhiteFalcon started the thread with this pos
  • AT&T raises unlimited data pricing as carriers push users away from grandfathered plans

    AT&T raises unlimited data pricing as carriers push users away from grandfathered plans
    AT&T says that if you like your unlimited data plan, you can keep your unlimited data plan, but it will cost you an extra $5 per month. Just as it did in early 2016, AT&T is raising the price for subscribers still on unlimited data plans, as first reported by DSL Reports. AT&T’s unlimited data plans were originally a tool to encourage people to get an iPhone during the early days of the modern smartphone era.
    Starting March 2017, AT&T subscribers with unlimited data plans
  • You won't have to hear about the Galaxy Note7 on flights anymore

    You won't have to hear about the Galaxy Note7 on flights anymore
    Since its launch in September, the Galaxy Note7 went from being the phone to beat to the one you couldn’t take on airplanes. Even with a global recall in place and a series of software updates designed to brick any remaining devices, the FAA continued its ban on Samsung’s phablet, and frequent travelers grew accustomed to hearing about the warning before take-off.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  • Your Windows 10 PC may soon lock itself when you walk away

    Your Windows 10 PC may soon lock itself when you walk away
    Windows 10 Insider previews are sometimes just full of surprises. An unmentioned feature in Build 15002 was recently uncovered by Windows Central that appears to be a complementary feature to Windows Hello, the biometric login system that automatically unlocks your PC when you sit in front of it.Dubbed Dynamic Lock, this newly discovered feature is designed to automatically lock down your computer when Windows detects that you’re away. It’s not clear if the feature is working yet and
  • 13% off Keurig K475 Single Serve K- Cup Pod Coffee Maker - Deal Alert

    13% off Keurig K475 Single Serve K- Cup Pod Coffee Maker - Deal Alert
    Keurig K475 brews a rich, smooth, and delicious cup every time with the quality you expect from Keurig. With a strength control setting for a bolder brew, five temperature settings, and multiple K-Cup, K-Mug, and K-Carafe pod brew sizes, you can customize your settings to get your perfect cup. The Keurig K475 is currently listed at just $93.49, it best price to date, and you'll only get this price when you add it to your cart. See it now on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comme
  • 13 tips for managing the data in Salesforce.com

    13 tips for managing the data in Salesforce.com
    Salesforce.com is increasingly used as the system of record for many aspects of the customer relationship.  While this falls under the category of “duh,” too often the data in the system has not been managed as a strategic asset.  With every change of leadership in sales, marketing or customer support, there is typically a blurring of semantics.  Consequently, the meaning of a “contacted lead” or a “stale opportunity” may depend on when it was e
  • As authentication options blossom, startup tries to simplify deployment, maintain flexibility

    As authentication options blossom, startup tries to simplify deployment, maintain flexibility
    A startup with a strong pedigree is trying to address the problem that businesses have keeping up with the ever-increasing options for authentication.
    Transmit Security is shipping a server platform that off-loads the authentication chores that would otherwise reside within applications, making it simpler to roll out authentication in the first place and to upgrade it later without ever touching the applications themselves.Rakesh LoonkarRakesh LoonkarTo read this article in full or to leave a c
  • Raspberry Pi roundup: Read all about it, in today’s Daily Prophet online

    Raspberry Pi roundup: Read all about it, in today’s Daily Prophet online
    The Raspberry Pi roundup is back from its winter holidays, and boy, has it ever been nerding out. There’s nothing like being back at the old homestead to make you read well-loved old classics like the Harry Potter books.
    Appropriately, then, for the first Raspberry Pi roundup after the festive season, we’ve got a copy of the Daily Prophet that does what a wizarding newspaper is supposed to do, thanks to the technical wizardry of Piet Rullens. (And the always excellent Raspberry Pi F
  • The best (and worst) features of 5 leading ALM suites

    The best (and worst) features of 5 leading ALM suites
    Application lifecycle management (ALM) suites allow corporate IT managers to supervise in-house software projects from cradle to grave — closely tracking every development in between. Five of the top ALM suites are CA Agile Central (formerly Rally ALM), JIRA, HP Enterprise ALM, HPE Agile Manager and Team Foundation Server (TFS), according to online reviews by enterprise users in the IT Central Station community.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider S
  • No honor among thieves: Crooks seeking ransom for MongoDB data someone else stole

    No honor among thieves: Crooks seeking ransom for MongoDB data someone else stole
    It took less than a week for criminals to drain virtually all publicly exposed MongoDB servers of their data, and now a second tier of opportunistic thieves is trying to walk off with the ransom.
    When attackers initially deleted the data, sometimes terabytes at a time, they left ransom notes demanding payments in bitcoin.
    + ALSO ON NETWORK WORLD Be careful not to fall for these ransomware situations +To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  • Fitbit app now offers guided Fitstar workouts

    Fitbit app now offers guided Fitstar workouts
    With its latest mobile app update, Fitbit is not-so-subtly encouraging people to use Fitstar, the guided workout app it acquired in 2015.Fitbit's app now includes a "Guidance" tab that leads to a screen of recommended Fitstar workouts. Fitstar is a freemium service, so it's clear why Fitbit would want to rope you into using the app. But you can still use lots of Fitstar features without paying.New guidance based on past Fitbit activity
    Fitbit now shows recommended Fitstar workouts based on
  • The clumsy & shocking truth about computer-related injuries!

    The clumsy & shocking truth about computer-related injuries!
    Some of the biggest names in tech have issued warnings over the past year about how their devices can overheat and catch on fire, but an analysis of emergency room data shows that most computer-related injuries stem from far less dramatic circumstances.
    We’re talking about computers falling on people’s heads or being dropped on their toes. More than two dozen injuries resulted from tripping, such as down the stairs while carrying a computer or by getting tangled on a laptop cord. No
  • 9 painful ways people hurt themselves with computers/video games

    9 painful ways people hurt themselves with computers/video games
    Computers and videogames are a painImage by Networkworld/Stephen Sauer.More than 600 computer- and video game-related injuries suffered in 2015 were reported to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission by about 100 hospital emergency rooms through the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System. NEISS is used to help spot possible issues with categories of products that are causing harm, though as you’ll see here, computer and video game users aren’t blameless. (With apolo
  • IBM Watson, FDA to explore blockchain for secure patient data exchange

    IBM Watson, FDA to explore blockchain for secure patient data exchange
    IBM's Watson Health artificial intelligence unit has signed a two-year joint-development agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to explore using blockchain technology to securely share patient data for medical research and other purposes.
    IBM Watson Health and the FDA will explore the exchange of patient-level data from several sources, including electronic medical records (EMRs), clinical trials, genomic data, and health data from mobile devices, wearables and the "Internet
  • Verizon customers won't like these two new tweaks

    Verizon customers won't like these two new tweaks
    Verizon Wireless, already the priciest of the major U.S. wireless carriers, just got a bit more expensive. Customers who upgrade to a new device must now pay $30 for the privilege instead of $20.The $10 increase isn't a lot of money, but I've never seen a valid reason for such upgrade charges to exist. Verizon claims it upped the charge because "ongoing costs to provide our customers with America's best 4G LTE network" have increased, according to a company spokeswoman. But you can color me skep
  • Manual reviews hurt online retailers most during holidays

    Manual reviews hurt online retailers most during holidays
    The holidays are a stressful period for online retailers, who get not only more customers but also a higher ratio of fraudsters. And when manual fraud reviews are added to the mix, the problem only gets worse.[ Related: 8 retail technology predictions for 2017 ]ACI Worldwide expects online fraud to have gone up 12 percent this holiday season globally, and 43 percent in the U.S. The U.S. rates are expected to be higher because the shift to more secure chip cards by physical retailers is pushing f
  • 8 tech dangers every novice can avoid with these tips

    8 tech dangers every novice can avoid with these tips
    Tech novices need our help. They tend to run into the same pitfalls, and some of them make the same mistakes over and over. A novice friend may have cost you hours of informal tech support. Here's something you can show them before that next desperate phone call. To the novices out there: Get smarter by reading this.Don’t fall for a remote support scamRemote support scams usually start when someone calls you out of the blue, saying you have some computer problem or have been hacked. You m
  • How White Hat hackers do bad things for good reasons

    Imagine you are the receptionist at the front desk of a bank around Valentine’s Day. There are countless bouquets of flowers and boxes of chocolate being dropped off for delivery to employees. You just set them aside and alert the employee upon arrival.
    He said organizations that have been targeted by well-funded Nation States never stand much of a chance. “Knowing your most likely adversaries is very important and designing a penetration test to simulate the majority of your a
  • Microsoft makes minor concessions on Windows 10 data collection

    Microsoft makes minor concessions on Windows 10 data collection
    Microsoft on Tuesday promised that it will dial back diagnostic data collection from Windows 10 devices when users select the "Basic" setting for the controversial harvesting.
    "We've further reduced the data collected at the Basic level," said Terry Myerson, Microsoft's top Windows executive, in apost to a company blog. Myerson did not elaborate on what was to be struck from Basic, the lowest level of diagnostic data collection offered to those running Windows 10 Home or Windows 10 Pro.
    Current
  • Lambdascript adds functional programming to Python

    Lambdascript adds functional programming to Python
    Lambdascript, a pure functional language built atop Python 3, provides a bridge between Python and functional programming, in yet another nod to a software development paradigm that has been attracting plenty of attention lately.
    The Haskell-influenced language uses several Python features and benefits from modules written in Python, according to the project's GitHub page. "Once a public version [is] released, it should be able to compile very well-written modules to be used in pure Python
  • France, you do not own the internet

    France, you do not own the internet
    There is a reason it is called the World Wide Web: It is supposed to be worldwide, allowing people from all countries to use it for communication, commerce and self-expression. But the French government is trying to create unilateral internet policies that affect those outside French borders, setting up potential conflicts. 
    In March 2016, French authorities fined Google €100,000 for not expanding France’s “right to be forgotten” rules to all Google users w
  • Fix Windows 10 problems with these free Microsoft tools

    Fix Windows 10 problems with these free Microsoft tools
    To Microsoft’s credit, Windows 10 is more stable than previous versions of Windows. As with any operating system, however, things can still go wrong. Fortunately, Microsoft offers several tools that can be used to correct the most common problems: Some are built right into Windows 10, and others you download from the Microsoft site. Here’s a walk-thru explaining when you might need each tool, and how to use it.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Ins
  • Should software developers have a code of ethics?

    Should software developers have a code of ethics?
    First, do no harm. This is the underlying message of the Hippocratic Oath historically taken by physicians to show they will abide by an ethical code of conduct. Plumbers, construction workers, law enforcement -- almost any professional whose work impacts the public must abide by some sort of ethical code of conduct.There's one fairly notable exception: technology. While there are organization-- and company-specific codes of conduct -- like these guidelines from the Association for Computing Mac

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