by wwarren | Jan 16, 2014 | Hardware, Security, Security Alerts
So Target was running Windows XP embedded and it appears they will for quite some time as it’s going to take quote a while to replace all of their vulnberable windows based POS systems with something else. The problem is even if they switch to something else if...
by wwarren | Jan 14, 2014 | General, Hardware, Microsoft, Office, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8
I know there are many small businesses that are running Windows XP still. As of April of this year Windows XP officially dies. Many programs are simply going to not work anymore as announced by their creators. Sure you can hang onto the old versions but as more and...
by wwarren | Jan 9, 2014 | Hardware, Microsoft, Security, Windows
If you still have a windows xp machine. Contact ETC quickly for upgrades or replacements. If you are content to deal with Windows 8 you can go to any store and pay little for a computer…if you can use the computer with the interface disaster that is Windows 8....
by wwarren | Dec 30, 2013 | Cloud Computing, Government Regulations, Hardware, Security, Security Alerts
All I can say is wow. NSA’s ANT Division Catalog of Exploits for Nearly Every Major Software/Hardware/Firmware | LeakSource.
by wwarren | Dec 30, 2013 | Hardware, Security
I have no way to confirm or deny this..but given my own thoughts about weird things I’ve seen over the years and the continuing Snowden revelations I wouldn’t be shocked if this is true. Catalog Reveals NSA Has Back Doors for Numerous Devices –...
by wwarren | Nov 29, 2013 | Apple, Hardware
I’ve been working on hardware for quite a while. I’ve seen my fair share of companies trying to keep folks out of their products. Apple is at the top of this list in terms of difficulty in computer repair now. I’ve had to accumulate quite a...
