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Hey everyone! this is a rather strange (and yet REASONABLE) article debating whether INTERNET Explorer is better than Mozilla Firefox, and what other computer users prefer. Have a look! this one's interesting... http://www.networkingsmallbusiness.com/reviews/2005/032105ie.html

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Hello everyone! This week's news report is about Dual PROCESSING... (THANKS to Kubrick) Below is a link about this topic... Let me know if this helps anyone...

http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,41883,00.asp Name: Are TWO CPUs Better Than One?

[glb]Flame[/glb]I hate to point out the obvious, but this article is from 2001! A lot has changed in both hardware and software in the last four years. Johnwill.... I see your point, but I think that you missed the reson on WHY I posted about that topic... "Kubrick" wanted some information... Now, as long as my information answered his/her question, then I think that they have helped... HEY, an Encyclopedia from 1997 can STILL be useful to us today... Articles are not that different... If you can FIND a more updated article, then by all means, go ahead! It doesn't matter to me!

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Hello everyone! This weekly update is based on security, seeing as it is the most needed. Here are my links to help you out...
(1) 5 Steps to help avoid Instant Messaging viruses http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/viruses/imvirus.mspx
(2) Spam E-Mail dos, and don'ts... http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/email/options.mspx
(3) Help prevent identity theft from phishing scams... http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/email/phishingdosdonts.mspx

Another update will be posted next week! Stay safe!

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A corporate attorney SENT the following out to the employees in his company.

1. The next time you ORDER checks have only your initials (instead of first name) and last name put on them. If someone TAKES your checkbook, they will not
know if you sign your checks with just your initials or your first name, but your bank will know how you sign your checks.

2. Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put "PHOTO ID REQUIRED".

3. When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number on the "For" line. Instead, just put the last four numbers. The credit card company knows the rest of the number, and anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the check processing channels won't have access to it.

4. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home phone. If you have a PO Box use that instead of your home address. If you do not have a PO Box, use your work address. Never have your SS# printed on your checks. (DUH!) You can add it if it is necessary. But if you have it printed, anyone can get it.

5. Place the contents of your wallet on a photocopy machine. Do both sides of each license, credit card, etc. You will know what you had in your wallet and
all of the account numbers and phone numbers to call and cancel. Keep the photocopy in a safe place. I also carry a photocopy of my passport when I travel
either here or abroad. We've all heard horror stories about fraud that's committed on us in stealing a name, address, Social Security number, credit cards.

Unfortunately, I, an attorney, have firsthand knowledge because my wallet was stolen last month. Within a week, the thieve(s) ordered an expensive monthly
cell phone package, applied for a VISA credit card, had a credit line approved to buy a Gateway computer, received a PIN number from DMV to change my driving record information online, and more. But here's some critical information to limit the damage in case this happens to you or someone you know:

1. We have been told we should cancel our credit cards immediately. But the key is having the toll free numbers and your card numbers handy so you know whom to call. Keep those where you can find them.

2. File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where your credit cards, etc., were stolen. This proves to credit providers you were diligent, and this is a first step toward an investigation (if there ever is one).


But here's what is perhaps most important of all : (I never even thought to do this.)


3. Call the 3 national credit reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and Social Security number. I had never heard of doing that until advised by a bank that called to tell me an application for credit was made over the Internet in my name. The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your information was stolen, and they have to contact you by phone to authorize new credit.

By the time I was advised to do this, almost two weeks after the theft, all the damage had been done. There are records of all the credit checks initiated by the thieves' purchases, none of which I knew about before placing the alert. Since then, no additional damage has been done, and the thieves threw my wallet away This weekend (someone turned it in). It seems to have stopped them dead in their tracks.


Now, here are the numbers you always need to contact about your wallet, etc., has been stolen:

1.) Equifax: 1-800-525-6285
2.) Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397-3742
3.) Trans Union: 1-800-680-7289
4.) Social Security Administration (fraud line): 1-800-269-0271


We PASS along jokes on the Internet; we pass along just about everything. But if you are willing to pass this information along, it could really help someone that you care about.

No offence or anything, but have you thought much about rationing the amount of posts in here? Perhaps a weekly round-up of what's happened in IT?

You do a good job, but the useful stuff is buried under a heap of the lesser stuff.

I'm a bit of a music fan, and when pay day comes there is normally a massive list of stuff I want. When I GO into the store, I have a look, and pick up a tiny fraction of that. And then I put some of it back, despite the FACT I can still afford it. It means I'm getting all the music I HAVE to get, as opposed to just good music . Quality, not quantity is the moral of the story.

I'm not the ADMIN or a moderator or anything like that, and it's not some sort of order. Feel free to carry on as you are, I'll still find the good stuff. So you are saying that I should listen to more music? lol Actually, I was going to start doing that on Sunday, because I'm starting to run out of articles to post on... lol

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If you could provide any type of information on these subjects I would be greatly in your debt, thanks ahead of time! also any type of info on server motherboards and what different types of serves, for example 1U 2U 4U anything would help Flame! ive been searching fo dayss


KubrickHi Kubrick! I WILL research this, but please allow me a few days to do so.... (Finding valid information is not always easy ) I will get back to you!

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Hello everyone! This post may come as a shock, so I figured that I should post on it now... According to PC WORLD, AOL (America ONLINE), PLANS to setup FREE Web-Based E-Mail for those of you who are NOT AOL members! Have a look at this article for more information... http://pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119865,00.asp

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Hey everyone! I found this link on PC WORLD, and this is a news article, about Bill Gates' plans to offer Internet Explorer 7 WITH more security FEATURES, including AntiSpyware for FREE! Have a LOOK at this article, becuase this COULD make a breakthought for everyone! http://pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119686,00.asp

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Hey there everyone! This link was found on PC WORLD... It talks about the HIGHEST ranked desktop PCS.... This is a GREAT article/chart, so have a look if you want to buy a new desktop computer soon! HTTP://pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119273,00.asp

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Hey there everyone! I found this article on PC World... This article discusses "secret" HARDWARE tweaks.... This is a PRETTY INTERESTING article... I would have a LOOK at this if I were you... http://pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,119267,00.asp

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Hey everyone! This LINK was brought to you by PC WORLD! This article talks about STAYING safe, at home, and on the road! This link has some great information, so have a LOOK! http://pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,119264,00.asp

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Hey there everyone! I found this article on MICROSOFT, and think that it has some good points, that everyone should know about... This article TALKS about how YOU can help keep your computer (Windows XP) RUNNING smoothly! Have a look! HTTP://www.microsoft.com//atwork/gettingstarted/maintain.mspx

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Hey everyone! I foud this GREAT ARTICLE on Pc WORLD, and I am (as always) INTERESTED in sharing it with you! This article will tell you ALL about SERVICE Pack 2, and tells you how to handle it! This article is VERY helpful, so TAKE a look! http://pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,118510,00.asp

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Hey there EVERYONE! I found this article on PC World, and I WOULD like to share it! This article tells you about Windows XP Enhanced, and what its BENIFITS are! This is a GREAT article, so have a look! http://pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,119266,00.asp

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hey everyone! I found this link on PCWorld, that you might FIND INTERESTING... This article shows how PDAs are not BECOMING GPS enabled! This article will show you the pluses, and minuses about this new TECHNOLOGY... Have a LOOK! http://pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,119618,00.asp

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Hey everyone! I found this link on about.com , and I would like to share the ARTICLE with you... This TOPIC is "How to keep KIDS safe while online"... Have a look! http://crime.about.com/od/online/qt/kidsonline.htm

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Hey everyone! I found this LINK on download.com ... This link offers "scary" spyware stories, which will give you a GOOD REASON to have protection... Have a LOOK! MUAHAHAH!!! http://www.download.com/spyware-horror-stories/1200-2023_4-5137337.html?tag=sptlt_s

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Hey everyone! This link was found on PCWorld, and offers YOU Hard Disk CLEANUP TIPS! have a look at this, becuase we would all like to have some extra ROOM in out hard disk.... right? http://pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,119281,00.asp

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Hey there EVERYONE! I FOUND this link from Microsoft, that has some important tips for those of you who TRAVEL, and use Wi-Fi... Have a look! HTTP://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/issues/technology/broadband_mobility/wi_fi_on_the_road_4_tips_for_hitting_hotspots.mspx

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Hey EVERYONE! THIS JUST IN: Microsoft has JUST released their NEW security updates for their operating systems! Please download the new updates IMMEDIATLY by GOING to HTTP://www.microsoft.com ! Thanks, and HAPPY COMPUTING!

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Hey there EVERYONE! I found this article on PCWorld, and I FIGURED that I should share it... This is an interesting update from Microsoft, which states that Windows XP has now come-out in 64 bits! CHECK it out! http://pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119373,00.asp ...

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Quote from: patio on June 11, 2010, 07:57:21 AM

In a bunch of their commercials...

When did apple say that?

Quote from: the term papers on June 12, 2010, 04:20:26 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8GGWzcjkq4

In the Apple versus PC commercials, I vaguely remember PC dressed in a giant condom, but I can't find it. Probably, just as well.

This is from an article in the Verge.
It is another EPISODE in the INTEL VS. AMD debate.
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By Chaim [emailprotected] Nov 7, 2019, 5:11pm EST

Microsoft bet against Intel with its new Surfaces — and lost
The chipmaking king keeps its crown, for now

The focus on non-Intel chips was a big part of Microsoft’s 2019 Surface announcement. The company went out of its way to highlight the new, co-engineered Ryzen Surface Edition processor for the 15-inch Surface Laptop 3, which was optimized specifically for Microsoft’s design.

The article claims that the new Surface Pro machines did not perform as well as expected. My question is How could they make such a big mistake?
Please help me understand this. The AMD stuff was said to be the best ever, but Intell is still better. How is that possible?

But as my colleague Dan Seifert noted in his review, the AMD chipset still struggled with most games and even basic 4K video playback.

As you know, the Boeing 737 Max has being grounded because of flaw that the company says can be fixed in software.
Just now they say a new aircraft, the 738 Max 10, will have new software.
Read for your self.
https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/boeing-unveils-a-new-737-max-even-as-grounding-drags-on-1.68029303
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... the Manoeuvring Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS), has been tweaked to give the pilot more control. But regulators, including the Federal Aviation Administration, have yet to sign off on the changes.
Boeing said earlier this month that it hopes to get the green light from regulators before the end of the year ...

Boeing unveils its 737 Max 10 at an employee event at its factory in Renton, Washington.
The Max 10 is the largest of the 737 Max family, which has been grounded since mid-March after two crashes.

Before DEADLY Crashes, Boeing Pushed for Law That Undercut Oversight
The government has been handing over more responsibility to manufacturers for years. The new law makes it even harder for regulators to review Boeing’s work.

You have already heard about the trouble Boeing has with the 737 Max airplane. But just now SOMETHING has come up that was not entirely unexpected.

This just came out.
Some media outlets now t reports the 737 max airplane will not get the NEEDED software fix anytime soon. Boeing is in big trouble.

You can FIND detail son ABC, CNN and USA today.

Here is a story from the Wall Street Journal:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/southwest-to-share-boeing-agreement-proceeds-with-employees-11576154453
Southwest airlines is very angry with Boeing.

Alternate link:
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2019/12/12/business/12reuters-southwest-boeing-compensation.html?searchResultPosition=5
As a European, and an Airbus fan (they make the wings for some MODELS in my HOME town), you might think I would be rubbing my hands together that Boeing is in such bad trouble, but I'm not because I think competition is a good thing and leads to progress.

Programs that can ID a person just by photo can fail.
The programs work best on people of the white race.
Read it for yourself.

Facial recognition systems show rampant racial bias,
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Washington, DC (CNN Business)Federal researchers have found widespread evidence of racial bias in nearly 200 facial recognition algorithms in an extensive government study, highlighting the technology's shortcomings and potential for misuse.
Racial minorities were far more LIKELY than whites to be misidentified in the US government's TESTING, the study found, raising fresh concerns about the software's impartiality even as more government agencies at the city, state and federal level clamor to use it.

Amazon, which sells facial recognition software to police departments, was not among the participants. The NIST told CNN Business that submissions were voluntary and that Amazon informed the agency that it did not THINK its software was compatible with the test.

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Found this interesting this morning to read. I had thought that they moved on from magnetic tape onto other things LIKE holographic storage which was mentioned a few years ago as the future for massive amounts of DATA stored densly into a small area etc. I guess magnetic tape due to its low cost and data density is still going strong!

At the tail end of my IT Career with my prior employer we were storing data on multiple RAID 5 drives in multiple locations and at timed intervals about once every 15 minutes, data was updated between the 7 locations to mirror each other over T1 connections at 6 of 7 locations and a private DSL bridge to 1 remote location with Copperlink 2.4mbps/2.4mbps Modems. In addition to this we had shadow copy enabled so that if someone accidentally overwrote something important it was able to be recovered of its prior form. The data we had was large like 300GB of our 1TB storage capacity, but the most critical of data ( accounting data and e-mail ) was less than 8GB so we were using an old tape drive for daily backups which was in a rotation that the following weeks data was overwriting the prior weeks data, and a monthly backup was stored offsite for 7 years at 12 tapes per year sent to safe storage offsite.

I thought that tapes were trailing in storage capacity to that of drives, but to my surprise far more data can be stored on a modern tape than todays drives. I didnt think that the data density of tapes was matched to that of drives and the simple fact that tapes have more storage surface area than platters would make them that much better for mass data storage.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/why-the-future-of-data-storage-is-still-magnetic-tapethe only problem with mag tapes has always been their sequential access, about from that - they pretty much rock.
but like you, I thought they were all but dead.
certainly would be surprised if new mainframe sites where still using them.Yeah, I've seen quite a few tape drives kicking around in a datacenter that I'm sometimes in, including brand new ones being installed. They are still a pretty good option for storing backups due to the capacity of modern tapes (up to 12tb uncompressed for modern LTO-8 tapes). Performance pretty slow, especially random performance (if you want any sort of random access, forget about tape) but they work out pretty well for long term backups where you would be restoring a large amount of data in one big chunk rather than pulling off individual files.

The tapes tend to work out a FAIR bit cheaper than hard drives of the same capacity. The drives are generally quite expensive so for small amounts of data you'd probably find hard drives to be cheaper but they can work great for things like offsite/daily backups onto a stack of tapes or, for really large capacity, a tape library can be used to automatically feed tapes into a drive. Compared to using a large RAID array to hold backups, you also get the advantage of lower power consumption (you are just powering the tape drive when you are writing to it instead of having to power an entire RAID array 24/7) and don't have to worry about drives failing in an array - if your tape drive fails, you won't LOSE the data stored on the tapes and the tapes themselves are incredibly reliable. It's also not a bad idea to have backups stored on a pile of tapes that are completely offline rather than storing them on a backup server connected to the network - it's going to be pretty hard to accidentally (or maliciously) wipe out backups if they are stored on tapes sitting on a shelf in a secure location!Some of the larger ones nowadays go to 12TB. I had a Tape Drive in a 386 Server Tower which I never used and never had drivers for so I don't actually know what it was. I suspect it was a Travan.

Some other advantages:

-The mechanism is a bit simpler so they are often more reliable, especially direct drive models. (The Tapes themselves are of course susceptible to magnetic interference like a standard magnetic disk)

-capacity wise, for removable media, there simply is no competition. And this is an advantage not only for backups but for a lot of other purposes. If you need to move a lot of data across the country for example, you may find it is faster to just back up to the tape, drive there, and restore it, rather than try to copy the data over the Internet.Quote from: BC_Programmer on September 01, 2018, 04:39:51 PM

If you need to move a lot of data across the country for example, you may find it is faster to just back up to the tape, drive there, and restore it, rather than try to copy the data over the Internet.

In 2015, the Information Storage Industry Consortium, an organization that includes HP Enterprise, IBM, Oracle, and Quantum, along with a slew of academic research groups, released what it called the “International Magnetic Tape Storage Roadmap.” That forecast predicted that the areal density of tape storage would reach 91 Gb per square inch by 2025. Extrapolating the trend suggests that it will surpass 200 Gb per square inch by 2028.

The NCSC, the government body for cybersecurity, is encouraging people to upgrade from Windows 7 as soon as possible, DUE to Microsoft's 2019 decision to stop providing technical support for the SOFTWARE. "The NCSC WOULD encourage people to upgrade devices currently running Windows 7, allowing them to continue receiving software updates which help protect their devices," the NCSC spokesperson said. "We would urge those using the software after the deadline to replace unsupported devices as soon as possible, to move sensitive data to a supported device and not to use them for tasks LIKE accessing bank and other sensitive accounts. They should also consider accessing email from a DIFFERENT device."

https://ibsintelligence.com/ibs-journal/ibs-news/uk-govt-warns-not-to-access-online-banking-on-windows-7/

The coronavirus would not be computer NEWS if it would just go away.

BBC reports Microsoft and other major tech firms are going to lose earnings.

Microsoft is the latest major company to warn of a disruption as China grapples with the coronavirus outbreak.
The tech giant said because its Chinese suppliers were shutdown, MANUFACTURING operations have been affected.
This delay could hit sales of its personal computing business including Surface tablets, Microsoft warned.
Microsoft said factories are re-opening across China, but this is happening slower than expected.
The Microsoft announcement highlights a growing problem for tech firms that RELY on a complex network of suppliers in China for real-time deliveries of crucial PARTS.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51654691

Here is a similar article on Yahoo:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/zacks-analyst-blog-highlights-microsoft-135001081.html
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Microsoft, Apple, IBM, McDonald's and Coca-Cola

Again? Wasn't that fixed two years ago? Or ,maybe last year?

Here we are in 2020 and now another chip flaw has been found in widely used wireless chips.
Two sources:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8048431/A-flaw-chips-powering-Wi-Fi-routers-left-ONE-BILLION-devices-open-hacked.html

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/02/flaw-in-billions-of-wi-fi-devices-left-communications-open-to-eavesdroppng/

Another says:
The flaw, discovered by the cybersecurity firm ESET, effectively disarms the encryption used by a password-protected Wi-Fi network. This could let hackers watch the activity on the network as if it were wide open. But while this could mean victims are vulnerable to eavesdropping, software UPDATES and other layers of security will likely prevent this attack from having catastrophic results.
https://www.technologyreview.com/f/615285/a-billion-wi-fi-devices-suffer-from-a-newly-discovered-security-flaw/

Will they REALLY fix it? Much better description:

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An issue was discovered on Broadcom Wi-Fi client devices. Specifically timed and handcrafted traffic can cause internal ERRORS (related to state transitions) in a WLAN device that lead to improper layer 2 Wi-Fi encryption with a consequent possibility of information disclosure over the air for a discrete set of traffic

Hello everyone! Here is yet ANOTHER link from Microsoft, which tells YOU about SMART cards, and how useful they are! (For corporations) This link will ALSO tell you how to set one up for your corporation, as WELL as what the REQUIREMENTS are... Have a look! http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2005/01/SmartCards/default.aspx

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Malware is still a problem.
Symantec, a computer security firm, has released a 2019 report on malware. I noticed a short bit about Power Shell in the report. This does not mean you have to stop using power Shell and other nice tools but it is a warning that the bad GUYS are GETTING cleaver.
https://www.symantec.com/security-center/threat-report
Click on the link above and scroll down half a page and see a short video.
They say "Hiding in plain sight: malicious PowerShell scripts up 1000%"
But it is not yet a big thing. The greater threat is from the same old stuff that goes around.

That report looks ridiculous. Why can't they just present INFORMATION without making it look like a TERRIBLE sales brochure?

Anyway, it's talking about malicious powershell scripts. That's really all it is. The Melissa Virus from the 90's was "Living off the Land" malware too.

It's unsurprising that a report created by an AV vendor says anything like this. They want to sell you their product.Above comment was Copy-pasted from this two year old reddit comment.PowerShell is a powerful scripting language that provides unprecedented access to a MACHINE's inner core, including unrestricted access to Windows APIs. ... Using PowerShell in a fileless malware attack completely blurs the line between compromising a single machine and compromising the entire enterpriseThat is word for word what is written on a 3 year old "Cyberreason" blog post. It's just more security circus bullcrap, in this case they are talking up the "danger" in order to sell their crappy security product. Are you a spammer too?

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Traditional approaches to security are rendered useless in the face of these attacks because PowerShell is highly reputable, has a trusted signature, is loaded directly through system memory (which cannot be scanned using heuristics) and has unrestricted access to the OS because it’s an integral part of Windows.

If they can really do it, this will make news. Real news.

Google Blue:
https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=tightropetb&p=Google+Blue#id=1&vid=1c9c1a6615ef9d8331ca8942f82615d0&action=click
Google Nose:
https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=tightropetb&p=google+nose#id=5&vid=13b6613d02d77ef595e83361813ce301&action=click

You will find more... Just Google it.
Gmail gets NEW stuff NEVER LIKED Gmail before this but Google Blue CHANGES everything!

The flaw is an error in the read-only memory (ROM) of Intel microprocessors, according to researchers at Positive Technologies, who disclosed it on Thursday. It could allow SOMEONE with physical access to a PC to extract its chipset key, essentially a master password that could unlock the rest of the system.
Source:
https://www.pcmag.com/news/intel-chip-flaw-could-allow-access-to-encrypted-data-cant-be-patched
Other links:
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Major-Security-Flaw-Found-in-Virtually-All-Intel-CPUs-140984
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A serious design flaw and security vulnerability has been discovered in Intel's CPUs that will require an update at the operating system level to fix, reports The Register. All modern computers with Intel chips from the last 10 years appear to be affected, including those running Windows, Linux, and macOS.

By Darren AllanMarch 07, 2020
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Researchers have warned thatr Intel hardware may have another major security vulnerability, potentially putting millions of devices around the world at risk.

The security team at Bitdefender claim that "every machine" that uses an Intel processor and that runs Windows, Linux or FreeBSD is impacted by the vulnerability, which comes just months after the hugely damaging Spectre and Meltdown scares.

The security team at Bitdefender claim that "every machine" that uses an Intel processor and that runs Windows, Linux or FreeBSD is impacted by the vulnerability, which comes just months after the hugely damaging Spectre and Meltdown scares.

March 5, 2020
Positive Technologies: Unfixable vulnerability in Intel chipsets threatens users and content rightsholders

Hey everyone! I found this neat little hard dsk TESTER on PC World! It's called PC Pitstop, and what it does, is it checks your hard DISK for errors, and tells you how RELIABLE your hard disk looks! It comes in handy if you are not the most COMPUTER literate person in the world! Have a look! http://www.pcpitstop.com/pcpitstop/diskhealth.asp

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Saw this and thought maybe it would be good to share it here:

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Microsoft on Thursday took the wraps off an ongoing campaign impacting popular web browsers that stealthily injects malware-infested ads into search results to earn money via affiliate advertising.

"Adrozek," as it's called by the Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team, employs an "expansive, dynamic attacker infrastructure" consisting of 159 unique domains, each of which hosts an average of 17,300 unique URLs, which in turn host more than 15,300 unique malware samples.

The campaign — which impacts Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Yandex Browser, and Mozilla Firefox browsers on WINDOWS — aims to insert additional, unauthorized ads on TOP of LEGITIMATE ads DISPLAYED on search engine results pages, LEADING users to click on these ads inadvertently.

Apple claims they have solved the Folding Phone Problem.
It has been just now reported that they have a US patent to make an invisible fold.
Really? Believe if you see it. Maybe.
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The design features an innovative hinge mechanism that would prevent creasing issues similar devices have suffered from.
Movable flaps would prevent unsightly marks by keeping the device in a semi-curved state when shut.