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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@Kelly said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Microsoft doesn’t think Windows is important anymore: It’s all about apps and services
'“The operating system is no longer the most important layer for us,” was the message from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella yesterday.'
I thought that they said that like five years ago.
As JB said - I don't recall hearing them outright say it - but now that they have - I wonder how much less they are going to really care about Windows and spend even less dev'ing it, testing what they dev, etc.
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Windows 10: A guide to the updates
Here's what you need to know about each update to the current version of Windows 10 as it's released from Microsoft. Now updated for KB4524147 (OS Build 18362.388), released Oct. 3, 2019.
Here we’ve summarized what you need to know about every Windows 10 update being released to the public. First come updates to the currently shipping version of Windows 10 — version 1903, known as the May 2019 Update — with the most recent updates on top. (Note that the May 2019 Update is on a phased rollout, so you may not have received it yet.) Below that are updates to version 1809, known as the October 2018 Update; version 1803, the April 2018 Update; version 1709, the Fall Creators Update; and finally updates to version 1703, the Creators Update. For each build, we’ve included the date of its initial release and a link to Microsoft’s announcement about it. -
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Now updated for KB4524147 (OS Build 18362.388), released Oct. 3, 2019.**
This damned thing broke printing for a user today. The Print Spooler service would not stay running. Removed update, service stays running.
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@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Now updated for KB4524147 (OS Build 18362.388), released Oct. 3, 2019.**
This damned thing broke printing for a user today. The Print Spooler service would not stay running. Removed update, service stays running.
great!... NOT
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@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Now updated for KB4524147 (OS Build 18362.388), released Oct. 3, 2019.**
This damned thing broke printing for a user today. The Print Spooler service would not stay running. Removed update, service stays running.
great!... NOT
Other users had the update applied and rebooted with no issues.
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BBC News - Libra: PayPal first to drop out of Facebook cryptocurrency
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-49944421 -
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/hp-to-axe-up-to-9000-staff-globally-as-part-of-company-restructure/
Ouch
The company said the restructuring plans will see its operating model be simplified so it can become a "more digitally enabled company".
What exactly does that mean?
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@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/hp-to-axe-up-to-9000-staff-globally-as-part-of-company-restructure/
Ouch
The company said the restructuring plans will see its operating model be simplified so it can become a "more digitally enabled company".
What exactly does that mean?
Moving away from printers? lol
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Fewer fax machines?
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Microsoft says Iranian hackers tried to hack a US presidential campaign
Over a recent 30-day stretch, Iran-sponsored hackers attacked 241 accounts in all.
Hackers backed by the Iranian government recently tried to hack email accounts used by the campaign of a US presidential candidate, a Microsoft official said on Friday. The “Phosphorous” hackers, as Microsoft has named the group, targeted the unidentified campaign by attempting to access email accounts campaign staff received through Microsoft cloud services. Rather than relying on malware or exploiting software vulnerabilities, the attackers worked relentlessly to gather information that could be used to activate password resets and other account recovery services Microsoft provides. -
@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Now updated for KB4524147 (OS Build 18362.388), released Oct. 3, 2019.**
This damned thing broke printing for a user today. The Print Spooler service would not stay running. Removed update, service stays running.
great!... NOT
Other users had the update applied and rebooted with no issues.
Dealing with this update this morning. Two issues.
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Print Spooler blowing up - Remove update and reboot. All is fine. Event log is pointing to issues with jscript.dll
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RDP issue - Internal RDP servers are fine. RDP to external server, connection disappears after 12 seconds. Removed update, reboot and all is fine.
Trying to find a solution....
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@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@pmoncho said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Trying to find a solution....
You did. remove update.
Yeah. I am realizing that. UGH.
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@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@pmoncho said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Trying to find a solution....
You did. remove update.
LOL
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Microsoft using Google's Android software is bigger than its Surface Duo phone
Microsoft's Surface reputation and the adoption of a once-rival platform gets the software titan back into the mobile game.
When Microsoft announced its return to making its own smartphones last week, offering its first take on the gadgets since its $7 billion purchase of Nokia went up in smoke four years ago, the software giant said a lot of the things you'd expect. It talked about how its new Surface Duo, sporting two 5.6-inch screens and coming next year, will make us more productive. The device, it said, will more effortlessly blend the computer and phone worlds. "We think of these not just as products, but the beginning of a new category, dual-screen computing," Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president for Microsoft's modern life, search and devices group, said in an interview. "We're in the beginning of a new wave of innovation." -
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
We think of these not just as products, but the beginning of a new category, dual-screen computing,"
He says to millions of readers, reading this on dual screens.
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Your VPN won't save you from these 3 things
Your VPN would do anything to cover your tracks. But it won't do that.
Virtual Private Networks are great for a lot of things: protecting your passwords when you hop on public Wi-Fi, accessing your favorite Netflix shows when you travel out of the country, and aiding and abetting you in the criminal act of reading Wikipedia where it's been outlawed. But in the midst of growing VPN hype and a booming market, it's important to understand how VPNs work, and examine vendors with some skepticism, keeping in mind a few things VPNs can't do.
