Microsoft will be increasing the price of their exams taken or scheduled after July 18, 2016. The price change is happening worldwide and the new price will differ by region. In the United States the price will be increasing from $150 per exam to $165. This $15 increase is less than the last price increase that happened in 2011 with a $25 increase. With the price change … [Read more...]
Bluetooth 5 announced with range quadrupled and speed doubled
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced the specs for its next release yesterday. The release should arrive in late 2016 or early 2017 with the name Bluetooth 5. The focus of Bluetooth 5 is to quadruple the range over current Bluetooth, double the speed, and increase data broadcasting capacity by 800%. Previous releases of Bluetooth have decreased power … [Read more...]
June 2016 Windows Update MS16-072 changes the behavior of group policies
If you are experiencing issues with Group Policies not working since installing the June 2016 Windows Updates, you need to be aware of a change that has been made with MS16-072 for security reasons. The vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-3223. MS16-072 identifies the vulnerability as a man-in-the-middle attack and to prevent it computer credentials are used to read group … [Read more...]
Product Review: Jaybird Freedom F5 wireless earbuds
When it comes to running with headphones, I have used some simple earbuds that have over-the-ear loops to keep them attached through all of the vibrations of running. Constantly pressing the headphones further into my ear throughout the run is common as is getting caught up in the cord. For those reasons, I was excited to review the Freedom F5 In-Ear wireless headphones from … [Read more...]
PowerShell script to update Sophos Endpoint Security and Control policies
Managing an enterprise organization antivirus with Sophos Endpoint Security and Control, one thing that I have found weird about Sophos is the way that it handles policies. You can use group policies to control a setting on the client. However, if the client changes its configuration away from the settings, for example, removing a scheduled scan or changing any setting … [Read more...]