Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Jobs in the future We are getting VERY close to a true AI system folks. And the implications are rather huge. No I’m not talking about Watson – I’m far from impressed by it. A true AI system. And I can tell you where it will start (been saying this for … Read more
SSD UPGRADE IN YOUR FUTURE? MAC? PC? iMac? BEWARE YOUTUBE!!! I’ve been struck in having 3 customers very recently who all purchased SSD upgrade kits for their Imacs. In each case it seemed to be a simple job and youtube showed how to do it. All led to major problems if not disaster. BEWARE YOUTUBE … Read more
SIERRA – whats the story now? OS Sierra seems to be acceptable now – and we are putting it on our newer macs 🙂 And I’ve just installed it on MY macbook – and make sure you immediately get to 10.12.2 updates! Apply ALL updates. So far, so good! I like it and it seems … Read more
HACKING – whats the story? I’ve been asked a lot recently about hacking. Folks thinking they had been hacked. Worried about their data. Their computers. Their servers. Their websites…. so let me explain. Hacking takes MANY forms. Often is not malicious. People just wondering ‘what does the computer at 192.xxx.yyy.zzz do??’. My own servers are … Read more
Thoughts on the Galaxy Note 5 – and android google lock is broken! I’ve been loving my Galaxy S5 for quite a while – and just picked up a Note 5 and have been evaluating it! So far – thoughts – it looks super good. it is MUCH faster, snappier, and though I thought I … Read more
JULY 29 HAS PASSED. FREE WIN10 UPGRADE DONE. I’ve gone back and forth many times over my own possible upgrade. I’ve decided AGAINST doing it. For several reasons. One – my own laptop is a 2011 17in Macbook Pro. Best laptop Apple has made. And Apple in their wisdom decided in BootCamp6 to limit windows … Read more
MEMORIAL DAY A good day for reflection – on our country and on the various aspects of our lives! And a good day to remember the veterans. I see many at the Antique Center (we are open today btw) – and its hard to overstate the debt we as a nation owe to those willing … Read more
RANSOMWARE REVISITED Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water! Last email I reported on some notable successes in the fight against ransomware – but alas with TeslaCrypt 3.01 – the nasties have removed the weakness that allowed TeslaCrypt up to v3 to be decoded with some (but not much) … Read more
RANSOMWARE NEWS – GOOD AT THAT! You have maybe read my recent scriblings concerning Ransomware! Well – we have some GOOD NEWS! I was at a customer last week and I successfully decrypted a Teslacrypt attacked system – WITHOUT PAYING ANY MONEY!!! In fact – if you have ANY TeslaCrypt variation (it renames your files … Read more
WHATS THE FBI iPhone APPLE STORY ABOUT? You have all been reading about the iPhone that the San Bernardino terrorist left behind and the FBI lawsuit trying to force Apple to ‘unlock’ the phone. So – lets talk about it. Whats involved? and what does it mean? and what are the implications? The Story of … Read more