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      kamidon @mlnews
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      @mlnews Meh...10th gen is really underwhelming.

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        travisdh1 @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

        @black3dynamite that's seriously complicated and messed up.

        That's standard Ubuntu, take something that should be very simple and make it complex.

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          A detailed look at AMD’s new Epyc “Rome” 7nm server CPUs

          Epyc "Rome" continues its little sibling the Ryzen 3000's mad dash forward.
          When AMD debuted the 7nm Ryzen 3000 series desktop CPUs, they swept the field. For the first time in decades, AMD was able to meet or beat its rival, Intel, across the product line in all major CPU criteria—single-threaded performance, multi-threaded performance, power/heat efficiency, and price. Once third-party results confirmed AMD's outstanding benchmarks and retail delivery was a success, the big remaining question was: could the company extend its 7nm success story to mobile and server CPUs? Yesterday, AMD formally launched its new line of Epyc 7002 "Rome" series CPUs—and it seems to have answered the server half of that question pretty thoroughly. Having learned from the widespread FUD cast at its own internally generated benchmarks at the Ryzen 3000 launch, this time AMD made certain to seed some review sites with evaluation hardware well before the launch.
          The short version of the story is, Epyc "Rome" is to the server what Ryzen 3000 was to the desktop—bringing significantly improved IPC, more cores, and better thermal efficiency than either its current-generation Intel equivalents or its first-generation Epyc predecessors.

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            Huawei announces its first operating system, HarmonyOS

            Huawei is the next mobile challenger after Microsoft, Mozilla, RIM, and Samsung.
            Ever since the Trump administration's export ban on Huawei threatened the company's Android phones, Huawei has been making claims that it didn't really need Android and could start its own operating system if it needed to. Today, Huawei's saber-rattling reached a new volume with the announcement of "HarmonyOS," Huawei's home-grown operating system. At the "Huawei Developer Conference 2019," Huawei gave a Chinese-language presentation on HarmonyOS, which included only a vague overview of the OS and no screenshots or demos. HarmonyOS isn't quite targeting smartphones yet, and the OS will first debut on the "Honor Smart Screen" (which sounds like an Echo Show or Google Home Hub) and Huawei TVs. Huawei said an expansion to smartphones could happen sometime over the next three years, but for now, it wants to stick with Android.

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              Apple updates multiport adapter with support for 4K HDR video

              The update means you could use certain Apple hardware as a legit home theater hub.
              After Apple streamlined the types of ports on its hardware, having adapters remains a necessary evil. For now, at least the company has made a notable quality-of-life improvement to one of its AV dongles. Apple recently released an updated version of the USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter. This dongle has USB-C, USB-A, and HDMI ports, and the HDMI options got a little better. The device now includes support for 4K video at 60 Hz as well as HDR video in either HDR10 or Dolby Vision.
              This update is available when the video is coming from a 15-inch MacBook Pro from 2017 or later, a Retina iMac from 2017 or later, an iMac Pro, or an iPad Pro, and is plugged into a playback device that also supports 4K and HDR. The Mac device needs to be running at least macOS Mojave 10.14.6, and the iPad needs to be on at least iOS 12.4. If you’re buying direct from Apple, the adapter retails for $69. Apple has discontinued the previous version, but you’ll want to make sure you have the correct model if you purchase this from a third-party vendor.

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                DSLR Cameras Can Be Infected With Ransomware

                Check Point proves all those precious photos stored on your camera can be encrypted and held to ransom if you're not careful.
                Ransomware is a very lucrative business for those distributing it, and it seems there's no limit to the devices they'll attempt to infect. The latest to be targeted? Your DSLR camera. As Check Point Research reveals, digital cameras are a great choice for ransomware as they typically contain photos that are of high value to the owner. Maybe it's an album of photos from a recent holiday, a wedding, or some other event we'd all hate to lose the memory of. In other words, we'd be more willing to pay to get them back.

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                  scottalanmiller @mlnews
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                  @mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                  DSLR Cameras Can Be Infected With Ransomware

                  Check Point proves all those precious photos stored on your camera can be encrypted and held to ransom if you're not careful.
                  Ransomware is a very lucrative business for those distributing it, and it seems there's no limit to the devices they'll attempt to infect. The latest to be targeted? Your DSLR camera. As Check Point Research reveals, digital cameras are a great choice for ransomware as they typically contain photos that are of high value to the owner. Maybe it's an album of photos from a recent holiday, a wedding, or some other event we'd all hate to lose the memory of. In other words, we'd be more willing to pay to get them back.

                  Who the heck is buying an SLR and using it for storage? Damn. I use an SLR and I'm always in a mad rush to get the images off of the camera!

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                    Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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                    @scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                    @mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                    DSLR Cameras Can Be Infected With Ransomware

                    Check Point proves all those precious photos stored on your camera can be encrypted and held to ransom if you're not careful.
                    Ransomware is a very lucrative business for those distributing it, and it seems there's no limit to the devices they'll attempt to infect. The latest to be targeted? Your DSLR camera. As Check Point Research reveals, digital cameras are a great choice for ransomware as they typically contain photos that are of high value to the owner. Maybe it's an album of photos from a recent holiday, a wedding, or some other event we'd all hate to lose the memory of. In other words, we'd be more willing to pay to get them back.

                    Who the heck is buying an SLR and using it for storage? Damn. I use an SLR and I'm always in a mad rush to get the images off of the camera!

                    Hopefully no one. though, if you have an infected machine - and you attach your camera to it - the infection could encrypt the pictures on the camera once it's connected, etc.

                    FYI - didn't read the article.

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                      Nearly 24 Percent of Parents Are Buying Tablets For Their Preschoolers

                      Is it possible to be too young for tech? Apparently not—50 percent of parents are buying tablets for their elementary school and preschool age children.
                      Our logic was two-fold. In part, we were wiser, kinder, and more mature than those fourth-grade philistines. And of course, we genuinely couldn't fathom what a toddler would do with one. But that was a decade ago (yes, it weirds me out too), and the tech landscape has changed dramatically—iPhones became ubiquitous, laptops became essential, and tablets simply became. As parents equipped themselves with fancy devices, their kids benefitted. Want to shut up your screeching 3-year-old? Hand them an iPad and load up a (hopefully not edited) Peppa Pig video. Simple.

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                        Dashrender @mlnews
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                        @mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                        Nearly 24 Percent of Parents Are Buying Tablets For Their Preschoolers

                        Is it possible to be too young for tech? Apparently not—50 percent of parents are buying tablets for their elementary school and preschool age children.
                        Our logic was two-fold. In part, we were wiser, kinder, and more mature than those fourth-grade philistines. And of course, we genuinely couldn't fathom what a toddler would do with one. But that was a decade ago (yes, it weirds me out too), and the tech landscape has changed dramatically—iPhones became ubiquitous, laptops became essential, and tablets simply became. As parents equipped themselves with fancy devices, their kids benefitted. Want to shut up your screeching 3-year-old? Hand them an iPad and load up a (hopefully not edited) Peppa Pig video. Simple.

                        And the rest are just handing them down old ones.

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                          Apple is now selling the AirPower, basically, only it’s not made by Apple

                          It doesn't have all the same features, but the basic concept is the same.
                          Remember AirPower? You'd be forgiven if the answer is "no." In 2017, Apple introduced a Qi wireless charging mat by that name that could simultaneously charge an iPhone, an AirPods case, and an Apple Watch—or three items in any combination from those three. It was repeatedly delayed, and reports indicated that Apple was facing serious technical issues when developing it. In March of this year, Apple finally confirmed the product would never be released. Except now a variation on the original concept has, and Apple is selling it in its store. Made by mophie, a popular Apple peripheral and accessory maker, it's one mat that charges three devices. It's called, well, the mophie 3-in-1 wireless charging pad.
                          To be clear, this does not fully realize the vision Apple originally laid out for AirPower. Whereas AirPower could charge three devices in any combination—say, two iPhones and a Watch, or two Watches and one AirPods case, or three iPhones—the mophie pad has a dedicated spot for each device type: iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods. Further, the Watch doesn't actually charge on the mat; it charges on a distinct surface that protrudes from the mat. And for AirPower, Apple imagined a software solution that would display on your iPhone's screen the charge status of every device on the mat. The mophie pad doesn't offer that.

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                            https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/08/xfce-4-14

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                              scottalanmiller @black3dynamite
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                              @black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                              https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/08/xfce-4-14

                              They actually wasted time making a screen saver? WTF If there is one thing everyone universally wants removed today....

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                                notverypunny @scottalanmiller
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                                @scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                                @black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                                https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/08/xfce-4-14

                                They actually wasted time making a screen saver? WTF If there is one thing everyone universally wants removed today....

                                Admins and power users want to get rid of screen savers... eye candy keeps the rest of the people busy

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                                  black3dynamite @scottalanmiller
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                                  @scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                                  @black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                                  https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/08/xfce-4-14

                                  They actually wasted time making a screen saver? WTF If there is one thing everyone universally wants removed today....

                                  I’ve always hated screensavers.

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                                    Obsolesce @black3dynamite
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                                    @black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                                    @black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                                    https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/08/xfce-4-14

                                    They actually wasted time making a screen saver? WTF If there is one thing everyone universally wants removed today....

                                    I’ve always hated screensavers.

                                    i stopped using screensavers since I started using LCD

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                                      You guys weren't in love with this?

                                      Youtube Video

                                      Also has anyone ever seen when the person gets out of that maze? Poor soul might still be trapped in there or the Minotaur is still chasing them.

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                                        Snipe-IT 4.7.6 has been out for 18 days now but at least on the DEMO and in my production environment there appears to be a bug where no results are displayed for anything (at least in my environment) and partially on the DEMO (assets only as far as I can tell).

                                        I've posted an issue to GH which can be reviewed here. I reverted to 4.7.5 and things are operational again.

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                                          Microsoft cuts Office 2019 one-time licenses through Home Use Program

                                          Microsoft's march through subscription land continues apace.
                                          Another one bites the dust. Microsoft has been shifting much of its software to a subscription model, and the latest Office 2019 news heralds another change on that front. The suite of Microsoft programs had been available for purchase as one-off perpetual licenses through the company’s Home Use Program. HUP lets select businesses offer employees discounted rates on the software from their workplaces to use at home. Both Office Professional Plus 2019 and Office Home and Business 2019 have been removed as options for one-off licenses under the program. Instead, HUP will give a 30% discount on annual subscriptions to Office software. Office 365 Personal will run HUP members $48.99 a year, and Office 365 Home will cost them $69.99 annually. The feature sets of the two subscriptions are the same, including premium versions of Microsoft programs, 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage, and OneDrive ransomware detection. The Home version supports up to six people, and Personal is for an individual.

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                                            black3dynamite @DustinB3403
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                                            @DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                                            Snipe-IT 4.7.6 has been out for 18 days now but at least on the DEMO and in my production environment there appears to be a bug where no results are displayed for anything (at least in my environment) and partially on the DEMO (assets only as far as I can tell).

                                            I've posted an issue to GH which can be reviewed here. I reverted to 4.7.5 and things are operational again.

                                            Same results after clearing out the cookies?

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