by wwarren | Jan 2, 2018 | Amazon, Cloud Computing, Google Apps, Microsoft, Open Source, Security
It very well could be. right now I am seeing signs about an embargoed(aka being kept secret) serious HARDWARE security problem RE: virtualization(aka the cloud) that affects Intel processors. The amount of software patching going on is massive and even open source...
by wwarren | Oct 6, 2017 | Microsoft, Office, Security, Windows
I have been thinking for a bit that Microsoft not only wanted Windows 7 to die quickly but Windows 8.x as well. Windows 7 because it is, admittedly old, and Windows 8.x because it is yet another Vista disaster. Windows 8.x however is technically supported until...
by wwarren | Jul 10, 2017 | Cloud Computing, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Windows, Windows365
When the “free upgrade” to Windows 10 started I felt like something didn’t smell right. To quote the last paragraph of that 2015 post: In a way it is a stroke of genius. How do drug dealers do things? They give you free taste..get you hooked then...
by wwarren | Apr 3, 2017 | General, Hardware, Microsoft, Ransomware, Security, Windows
I posted about a system API inside of Microsoft Windows that allows OEM to put in unremovable software that resides in the UEFI of motherboards. UEFI is the new “BIOS”. The possibilities for UEFI problems have been known since at least 2012 as this...
by wwarren | Jan 11, 2017 | Cloud Computing, Microsoft, Windows 10, Windows365
The windows 10 disaster continues. https://www.extremetech.com/…/242537-microsofts-latest-wind… I have removed the update from both of my windows 10 dual display machines that play games and done the one thing you can do to regain control on Windows 10...
by wwarren | Dec 1, 2016 | Annoucements, Cloud Computing, General, Google Apps, Internet, Microsoft
I have always wondered why Google always struggles to make it’s hardware and new products “stick”. It turns out Google doesn’t really want folks to be subscribed to it’s “Gsuite” accounts. Why do I say this? I just found out...
