Computer Safety & News

Most free offers that are “too good to be true”, are usually a hoax designed to cause users to let down their guard and compromise security or privacy safeguards http://facecrooks.com/Internet-Safety-Privacy/Delta-Air-Lines-Facebook-Users-Hit-With-Viral-Giveaway-Hoax.html/ A Facebook promotion from “Delta Airways” has gone viral on the site, getting shared nearly 65,000 times in 24 hours. The only issue: the promotion […]

Windows 10 will be released later this month with a theme of “A more human way to do”  http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/13/microsoft-strikes-new-tone-for-windows-10-release/ SEATTLE — Almost 20 years ago, Microsoft licensed the Rolling Stones song “Start Me Up” to add a dash of rock ‘n’ roll to the release of Windows 95, the product that catapulted the company to […]

John Maxwell’s blog discusses the value of mentors in leadership http://www.johnmaxwell.com/blog/3-ways-my-mentors-have-changed-my-life Mentors matter, and having the right mentor matters even more. You see, the right mentor expands your vision. They help you see farther, and stretch your horizons. They help you see more by uncovering your blind spots. And they help you see clearly to […]

Many online forums use PHP as the key authorizing language and important security and other updates are now available http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/PHP+5x+Security+Updates/19907/ PHP 5.6.11, 5.5.27 and 5.4.43 were updated fixing numerous bugs in the various components of PHP including CVE-2015-3152. PHP recommend testing and upgrading to the current release. The binaries and packages are available here […]

The Microsoft Power Business Intelligence suite has several major enhancements planned as documented below: http://www.informationweek.com/cloud/platform-as-a-service/microsoft-power-bi-gets-major-updates-/d/d-id/1321260 http://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2015/07/10/over-500000-unique-users-from-45000-companies-across-185-countries-helped-shape-the-new-power-bi/ Power BI, Microsoft’s cloud-based suite of data analysis tools, is getting a few key additions. New capabilities will be added to the current preview version throughout July until it enters general availability on July 24 and preview accounts are […]