The latest round of Windows Updates are making plenty of noise already. One update, KB3001652, barely made it out the door before it was recalled after hanging computers (apparently waiting for a prompt to be clicked). Other updates (MS15-011 & MS15-014) this month address security issues with Group Policy. KB3023607 addresses the lingering POODLE vulnerability and changes … [Read more...]
5K Player, a media player and YouTube downloader for Mac
Updated: 2017-09-12 5K Player is a media player for Mac that covers a variety of entertainment options from its first version 2.0 release in 2015. It includes online radio options, DVD playback, and plays local video and music files. A lesser known feature, 5K Player also includes a YouTube downloader and operates as an AirPlay sender & receiver to stream movies … [Read more...]
TurboTax resumes state tax filing after fraud investigation
Tax software company TurboTax paused state filing amid growing concerns of tax fraud. The state of Minnesota actually stopped accepting tax filings prepared using TurboTax. The company worked with a third-party security expert Palantir to examine fraud activities and has since resumed filing state taxes according to a blog post earlier today. Federal tax filing was not … [Read more...]
Autodesk software will be subscription-based next year
Autodesk posted details about its transition to a subscription-based software license model yesterday. The desktop software subscriptions will begin on February 1st, 2016. Nearly all Autodesk titles will switch to the subscription model including AutoCAD, Maya, Inventor, 3ds Max, MotionBuilder, Revit, and Mudbox. Flame is one exception, which will continue to be sold under the … [Read more...]
Microsoft boosts Office products on Android and iOS
Coming off of the preview of Office for Windows 10 with a universal app and optimized for touch interfaces, Microsoft announced the general availability of several Office products for Android tablets. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Android lost the 'Preview' tag in their title and are now available from the Google Play Store: Microsoft Word for Tablet Microsoft Excel for … [Read more...]