The FCC voted on the topic of Net Neutrality today and passed strong rules to pass the open Internet. They also pushed Title II to reclassify ISPs as utilities and protect access similar to water and electricity. You can view a 5-page document from the FCC detailing the results of today's meeting and vote. The new rules include: No blocking of content, applications, … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2015
Intel rebrands, tiers Atom processor
Intel is rebranding their Atom processors to follow the same, simple tiering that the Core i processors use. The Intel Atom chip will now be offered in three tiers: Atom x3, Atom x5, and Atom x7. This follows the same pattern as the Core i3, i5, and i7. Atom x3 is the least capable and Atom x7 is the most capable with the x5 in the middle to balance value and capability. Mostly … [Read more...]
Converting VMware View GPO adm templates to .admx files
Here's one that recently had me scratching my head. I was not confused by the technical complexity of the process but more that it had to be done at all. VMware provides a few Group Policy administrative templates to configure the settings of the View agent and other related components. Unfortunately, the templates are in the old Server 2003 .adm format and not in the modern … [Read more...]
What is malvertising?
Malwarebytes created this infographic to explain malvertising, using digital ad networks to distribute malware. Attackers can use legitimate websites to attack those visitors with malicious ads that might exploit out of date browsers or plugins. Keep everything updated and make sure an antivirus is running. (Credit: Malwarebytes) … [Read more...]
Stardock releases Start10, an alternative Windows 10 Start Menu, to beta
Windows 10 hasn't even reached general release yet but an alternative Start Menu alrady has. Stardock, the company which released Start8 in response to the poorly received Start Screen of Windows 8, has announced and released an alternative Start Menu for Microsoft's upcoming operating system. Start10 was released to beta for Object Desktop subscribers. It requires Windows 10 … [Read more...]