An invite to try out the pre-alpha version of BitTorrent Bleep arrived today. This early access is missing some features but gives a general idea of the software's plans. The most exciting features of the BitTorrent Bleep chatting service is that it is encrypted and decentralized, so your messages don't bounce across middleman servers like AIM or Yahoo Messenger. At the … [Read more...]
Stop 0x50 BSoDs for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 following August updates
Via Microsoft's Community forums, there are a number of reports that people are experiencing the blue screen of death with a Stop 0x50 error following the install of August's Windows Updates. The August updates were where Microsoft said they were going to incorporate Windows 8.1 Update 2 into the regular updates but this error is also affecting Windows 7 with reports of Windows … [Read more...]
Using IFTTT to establish a subreddit for your site
IFTTT, or If This Then That, is an online service that enables easy automation of systems that might not normally interconnect. For example, you can have an RSS feed from a website automatically send an email, or marking a video on YouTube to watch later save it in another service. There are tons of objects you can interact with that aren't even computer-based like the weather … [Read more...]
Internet Explorer will block out-of-date Java and other ActiveX controls
With an update today, Internet Explorer will block out-of-date ActiveX controls in 30 days. Old versions of Java will be the first control that will be blocked with others joining in the future. As a result, Internet Explorer 8-11 on Windows 7 SP1 and Internet Explorer (Desktop version) on Windows 8.X, as well as Windows Server versions, will now show a message when you try to … [Read more...]
Sysmon, a new utility from Sysinternals
The Windows Sysinternals team inside Microsoft released a new utility last week called Sysmon. It's a persistent system monitor that allows you to track Windows events even over a reboot and dumps the information into a Windows Event log. System Monitor (Sysmon) is a Windows system service and device driver that, once installed on a system, remains resident across system … [Read more...]