I picked up Blockchain Revolution by Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott because I was interested in learning more about the applications of blockchain technology. I know plenty about Bitcoin from first-hand experience with it and previous readings, so I was interested to see where the the technology behind it was heading. The first half of the book satisfied some of that curiosity … [Read more...]
General availability of Java 9 further delayed into 2017
Earlier this month, Mark Reinhold, the Chief Architect of the Java Platform Group at Oracle, proposed a delay to the Java 9 general availability release date. In the thread, it was stated that unless objections were raised in reply by a deadline of yesterday, the new proposed schedule would be adopted. All responses were positive and in agreement to introduce the four month … [Read more...]
How to create a USB installer for macOS 10.12 Sierra
Creating a bootable USB drive macOS installer can save you time and bandwidth when you have a few Macs you want to update or you want a backup copy of your operating system installer. Fortunately, it's pretty straight forward to create a USB installer for the latest Mac operating system, 10.12 Sierra, and the process is the same as OS X 10.10 Yosemite and OS X 10.11 El … [Read more...]
WSUS 3.0 SP2 end-of-life extended to match Server 2008 R2
Microsoft has announced an update to the lifecycle of Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Service Pack 2. The utility for managing Windows Updates in a corporate environment will have its extended support end date pushed back to January 14th, 2020. You can confirm this information on the Microsoft Product Lifecycle page for the WSUS 3.0 product. This new timeline matches the … [Read more...]
NIST launches cyber security self-assessment tools for organizations
NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, created and released their Cybersecurity Framework in 2014. A collaborative process from industry, academia and government agencies through NIST has now released a draft of the Baldrige Cybersecurity Excellence Builder, which is a self-assessment tool that organizations can follow to understand their risk management … [Read more...]