KeePass, my preferred password manager, released version 2.34 this weekend. The changelog includes: New Features: The version information file (which the optional update check downloads to see if there exists a newer version) is now digitally signed (using RSA-4096 / SHA-512); furthermore, it is downloaded over HTTPS. Added option 'Lock workspace when minimizing main … [Read more...]
Amazon sells Xfinity services better than Comcast
I'll be moving soon and part of the fun of moving is figuring out all of the new utilities. I currently live in an area where Cable Internet is provided by Mediacom and I will be moving where Comcast is the cable provider of the usual Internet duopoly (though fiber installs are currently happening around town!). While shopping my Internet and cable TV options with Comcast, I … [Read more...]
Latest Windows 10 Insider build brings Docker containers and LastPass
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14361, bring us even closer to the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. There two big What's New features with this release: a LastPass extension for Microsoft Edge and Hyper-V containers. LastPass is a popular password management service and the extension simplifies logging into websites. Extensions previously existed … [Read more...]
Book Review: Exam Ref 70-697 Configuring Windows Devices
Last Spring, I took and passed exams 70-687 and 70-688 to become Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate for Windows 8. A generous offer from Microsoft gave those that became Windows 8 MCSAs, a free voucher to take exam 70-697. This was originally announces as a Windows 10 MCSA but was changed before the exam was published to a Specialist certificate of Configuring Windows … [Read more...]
43-inch Dell monitor shows one 4K display or four independent displays
Dell introduced a unique monitor with the model name P4317Q last month. Beyond being a 43-inch 4K monitor, it can also act as four independent displays in one monitor. When showing four displays, they each have FHD resolution of 1920x1080. One computer with four outputs, two computers with dual display outputs, or four computers can all feed into the monitor. You can then … [Read more...]