Microsoft Patch Alert: June 2020
There’s never a dull moment for folks who try to keep Windows and Office patched. Windows 10 version 2004 continues to make slow inroads among...
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Why coronavirus contact tracing apps are failing
Contact tracing apps have turned out to be a huge waste of time and money. Hundreds of governments and health organizations around the world have...
Apple Watch’s planned handwashing reminder feature? I don’t trust it
When Apple rolled out its planned changes for iOS 14 and its companion WatchOS 7– both are expected to be available for download in mid-September...
WWDC: Apple brings Face ID and Touch ID authentication to Safari
It will soon be possible for enterprise workers, partners and customers to casually access web-based sites and services using biometric ID, with Apple set to...
Mozilla takes first step in pulling Firefox plug on macOS Mavericks, Yosemite and El Capitan
Mozilla this week announced it would automatically move users running outdated versions of macOS to the Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR), an edition that provides...
Save big on popular VPNs & backup solutions today
VPNs and data backup solutions are pretty much essential these days. The only downside to them is that they’re also usually pretty expensive. But not...
Debilitating ‘Outlook needs to close’ bug linked to a bad Windows cumulative update
Internecine conflict seems to be a recurring theme at Microsoft, but this one takes it to new levels. Somehow, somebody forgot to test the latest...
Memory-Lane Monday: As it was, no encryption was needed
Sysadmin pilot fish is checking out encryption for his company’s backups. “We have a mainframe that runs our core system,” explains fish. “Each night we...
Chrome to target abusive notification requests beginning in July
Chrome next month will begin to block notifications from sites that Google believes misuse or abuse the privilege of issuing the warnings. Starting with Chrome...
June cumulative updates cause multiple problems with network printers
Many admins report that installing the latest June cumulative updates knock out their networked printers. The problem seems to span all common versions of Windows...