AOL mail voice: You've got money. Need to send somebody some money? You can now use the Gmail app on Android to send it just like you would send a picture. Simply compose a message and choose the Attach paperclip. Then choose Send Money. Enter the amount to send from your Google Wallet account and send your message. The person receiving the money will get an email … [Read more...]
Firefox 52 drops support for Java, Silverlight, Acrobat, and other NPAPI plugins (except Flash)
Firefox released version 52.0 today. It brings the usual bug fixes and security enhancements but most noticeably it takes away the ability to use NPAPI (Netscape Plugin API) plugins like Silverlight, Java, Acrobat, and others. Adobe's Flash Player is the one exception to this removal and Mozilla promises to further restrict Flash to only activate with click-to-play later … [Read more...]
Pre-order study resources for CompTIA’s new CyberSecurity Analyst CSA+ certificate
CompTIA launched a new certification for those in cybersecurity called CSA+. It builds upon the Security+ certificate with a track towards the CASP (CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner) certificate. One strength of CompTIA certificates are that they are vendor neutral so they can indicate that an IT Professional is prepared no matter what products an organization … [Read more...]
Windows 10 Cloud may have a new, cleaner wallpaper
Microsoft is working on a basic or starter edition of Windows 10. It's calling the edition Windows 10 Cloud. The simpler OS may be designed to lower costs and compete with Google's Chrome OS. With Insider builds of Windows 10 Cloud (specifically Build 15046), a new default wallpaper can be found. It resides as img0 at C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper\Windows with the standard … [Read more...]
ARRIS introduces their first DOCSIS 3.1 cable modem with the SURFboard SB8200, available on Amazon
ARRIS (the company designing and selling the cable modems formerly under the Motorola name) introduced its flagship DOCSIS 3.1 cable modem available for retail sale from their website and Amazon.com. The cable modem brings the DOCSIS 3.1 standard to market, which means you can enjoy the higher speeds of cable Internet (if your ISP provides it) and not have to pay the modem … [Read more...]