Computer Safety & News

The new “Teams Site modern page” is a major enhancement for improved SharePoint collaboration https://redmondmag.com/articles/2019/03/12/sharepoint-modern-team-site-creation.aspx Microsoft demonstrated how to create a new Teams Site “modern” page using an existing “classic” SharePoint page in a demo presentation late last month.   The Feb. 27 demo, currently available on demand, was Part 1 of Microsoft’s video series prefacing […]

The “How to Geek” site illustrates this easy technique to stop reminder messages. https://www.howtogeek.com/408556/how-to-avoid-windows-7s-end-of-support-nags/ Windows 7 will soon start nagging you to upgrade to Windows 10—again. Specifically, you’ll see a message informing you that Microsoft will officially stop supporting Windows 7 on January 14, 2020. Here’s how to avoid it. Microsoft will only support Windows 7 with […]

Verge shares an excellent & in-depth review on how to pick among Apple’s 5 new tablet offerings: https://www.theverge.com/ipad/2019/3/30/18282499/apple-ipad-mini-air-pro-comparison-how-to-choose Currently, Apple sells five different models. In order of most affordable to most expensive, there’s the 9.7-inch iPad, the new 7.9-inch iPad mini, the new 10.5-inch iPad Air, the 11-inch iPad Pro and the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. […]

WinRAR labs encourages updates for exploit protection, which must be done manually by the user:  https://www.howtogeek.com/409324/update-winrar-now-to-protect-your-pc-from-attacks/ WinRAR contains a flaw that would let a .RAR file you download automatically extract an .exe file to your Startup folder. That .exe file would automatically be started the next time you sign into your PC, and it could infect […]

Please note CISCO security releases on March 27 & 28th below https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/03/27/Cisco-Releases-Security-Advisories-Multiple-Products https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/03/28/Cisco-Releases-Security-Update-Cisco-IOS-XE Cisco has released a security update to address a vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.  The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages users and administrators to review the Cisco Security Advisory and […]

https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/03/29/VMware-Releases-Security-Updates VMware has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.  The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages users and administrators to review the VMware Security Advisories VMSA-2019-0004 and VMSA-2019-0005 and apply the necessary updates.

There were some early issues & Fall 2018 features release & after fixing these — improved stability & reliability have resulted.  Microsoft recommends for wide-spread implementation for home & business users. https://redmondmag.com/articles/2019/03/28/windows-10-version-1809-broad.aspx Microsoft on Thursday declared that Windows 10 version 1809 was “designated for broad deployment.”    Moreover, Windows 10 version 1809 will show up as […]