"LinuxONE is a powerful suite of hardware, software, services and solutions from IBM that unleashes the full potential of Linux for business." "Linux is everywhere. It’s the driving force of an open standards revolution that is now moving to business critical applications." LinuxONE includes hardware systems such as the LinuxONE Emperor and LinuxONE Rockhopper (penguin names) … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2015
What is the AllJoyn Router Service on Windows 10?
Updated May 22, 2017 I've been running Windows 10 at home for a while now but it seems that I find more details of the new OS when a client brings in a device and asks their questions. One client brought in a brand new laptop running Windows 10 and complained they were no longer able to get on to their WiFi at home and confirmed that they were also not able to get on WiFi at … [Read more...]
Cerberus Anti-Theft Android app recants lifetime promotion
In June 2013, Cerberus partnered with AppGratis to offer a lifetime license to the Cerberus Anti-theft app on Android. The offer came a few months after I had read an epic tale of Cerberus' usefulness in recovering a stolen phone. With that in mind I jumped through the AppGratis hoops to get the free lifetime license and Cerberus has been installed on my smartphone since. The … [Read more...]
Intel unveils 6th Gen Intel Core Processors
Intel introduced the 6th generation of Intel Core processors, code named "Skylake". The CPUs are architected with Intel's 14nm manufacturing process. The 6th gen Intel Core processors provide for Thunderbolt 3 via USB Type-C connectors, Intel RealSense Camera sensing, and Intel WiDi. The processors will continue the Core i3, i5, and i7 tiers in addition to the Core m3, m5, and … [Read more...]
Chrome 45 appears and NPAPI plug-in support disappears
Google has released version 45 of the Chrome browser to the stable channel. As computers update, they will lose the ability to run plugins like Java, Silverlight, and others with Chrome. Phasing NPAPI support out has been a long process with version 42 in April 2015 disabling NPAPI but allowing users to manually re-enable support with a Chrome flag. Most users will not see a … [Read more...]