When the Windows 10 release date was announced, Microsoft triggered a Windows Update that had previously been installed to prompt Windows 7 and Windows 8 computers (not joined to a domain) to prompt their users to "reserve their place in line" to upgrade to Windows 10. This is accomplished by a Windows icon in the system tray (or notification area). Say you've gone ahead and … [Read more...]
It is time to blacklist SourceForge
SourceForge has been making headlines in recent weeks with a variety of criticisms. The once popular download destination for free software projects was sold off from its golden age and its new owners continue to demonstrate a history of bad decision making in the name of greed and profit. While SourceForge's popularity and usability has waned as other sites like GitHub and … [Read more...]
Windows RT may not be dead after all
When Microsoft introduced the Surface 3, it seemed like a phase was over. The Surface 3 is closer to the Surface Pro 3 than the Surface 2/Surface RT from where it derives its series namesake. The Surface Pro 3 uses an Intel Core CPU while the Surface RT and Surface 2 used ARM processors, requiring Windows RT, a limited version of the operating system that cannot run standard … [Read more...]
DARPA’s Cyber Grand Challenge holds first qualification event today
DARPA, the R&D branch of the US Department of Defense, is holding the first qualification event today in its Cyber Grand Challenge. The goal of the Cyber Grand Challenge is find ways to automate computers to reverse engineer and understand security flaws in software, with this Challenge being held 'capture the flag'-style. The final event is scheduled for July 17th with a … [Read more...]
Book Review: @War – The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex
@War - The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex by Shane Harris is a non-fiction book about cyber-security, cyber-warfare, and surveillance. I finished reading the book coincidentally at the same time some surveillance powers of the Patriot Act expired. From history classes, I was always interested in the military-industrial complex - the combined efforts of corporate America … [Read more...]