HBO Go has been one of the missing apps from the Amazon Fire TV since its debut. From an Amazon press release, the HBO Go app is now available on the Fire TV and is coming this Spring for the Fire TV Stick. Will it be in time for Game of Thrones? This article covers the very simple process of installing the HBO Go app on your Fire TV. You can visit the HBO Go app on Amazon's … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2014
Uninstall Java from your Mac in one easy step
We're at the point where Java is pushing users to version 8 of the plugin, 8u25 currently, but many apps still require Java 7. I've encountered previous uninstall instructions for Java on Mac OS X that annoyingly consisted of deleting files from different locations. Fortunately, the process has now simplified. Whether you need to uninstall Java 8 and downgrade to a previous … [Read more...]
Google reflects on searches in 2014
Google posted their Year in Search review video for 2014 yesterday. Reflect on the year with the video embedded below. In 2014 we searched trillions of times. What do these searches say about us? Explore the Year in Search http://www.google.com/2014 and follow the conversation on #YearInSearch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVwHCGAr_OE Watch past Year in Search videos or in … [Read more...]
Chris Hemsworth plays a hacker in Blackhat
Blackhat will hit theaters on January 16th, 2015. The movie features Chris Hemsworth as an arrested hacker brought in by the government to stop another hacker that acts more like a cyber-terrorist. The trailer is embedded below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CA95Bzpy7s Set within the world of global cybercrime, Legendary’s Blackhat follows a furloughed convict and his … [Read more...]
Microsoft releases KB3024777 to uninstall KB3004394 on Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2
Following Patch Tuesday this week, Microsoft pulled two updates that were causing problems. KB3011970 which addresses Silverlight and KB3004394 which addresses Windows Root certificates were both pulled after causing a variety of issues on Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 computers. Given the issues reported in Microsoft support forums and elsewhere following KB3004394 caused … [Read more...]