The Redmond doctor came into the room, snorted a chair into place, but didn’t want to look Windows 7 in the eye and just stared at the desk. “I’m afraid it’s bad news,” said the doctor. Windows 7 let out a long sigh. “It’s terminal,” said the M.D. As if …
Read More »Apple Results: 9 Lessons To Survive A Pandemic
Apple’s second-quarter financial results were not quite the bloodbath that some had expected, and while the future remains uncertain, there are some lessons to be learned for companies trying to deal with the current crisis. What happened to Apple in the second quarter of fiscal 20? Apple’s sales reached $ …
Read More »Live images and videos of protests create record downloads of the Twitter app
The desire to see live images and videos of protests against George Floyd’s murder has led to downloads of the Twitter app being recorded. This has led to already high downloads from those who want to track coronavirus messages. Two different sources Apptopia and Sensor towerBoth agree that this has …
Read More »Come on, Microsoft! Is it really that hard to properly update Windows 10?
Yesterday, on Patch Tuesday, when I finished the following column, complaining about the sad state of the Windows 10 patches and providing numerous examples of very buggy things, a big, fat example landed on my lap (but luckily not on mine) Laptop). . It was announced that Microsoft had accidentally …
Read More »Run Win10 version 1803 or 1809? You have options. Learn how to control your upgrade here.
The older versions of Windows 10 grow long in the tooth. Microsoft officially released its last cumulative update for Win10 version 1803 (Home or Pro edition) on November 12th. It is planned to end Win10 version 1809 on May 12th next year. If you are currently running either 1803 or …
Read More »How to protect yourself from Apple phishing scams
Checkpoint Research recently warned that criminals are taking advantage of the COVID 19 crisis with a wave of attempts to get people to share their security information with fake emails. Catch a phish According to the research, Apple is the most widespread brand. Phishing is the practice of masquerading as …
Read More »Immediate government measures grant AAPL cheap loans for share buybacks
Immediate measures to ensure that companies continue to have access to finance during the corona virus crisis have effectively provided Apple with cheap loans to fund share buybacks and dividend payments, a new report said today. Government support allowed Apple to borrow money on the bond market at the lowest …
Read More »Now you can listen to free audiobooks from any author on your Sonos speakers
If you have Sonos speakers, you can listen to free audiobooks from any author thanks to a new integration with the Internet Libby App. You may already know the Libby app. This way, you can borrow e-books and audiobooks from your local library and download them to your Kindle, iPhone, …
Read More »Did you think you already paid for Win7 Extended Security Updates? Think again
I hear a lot of complaints from people who have spent good money getting Win7 Extended Security updates but haven’t seen this month’s patches. There is a reason for that. Microsoft has not told us that you need a new patch that was released yesterday to receive Win7 ESU updates. …
Read More »Microsoft is pushing, then tearing, rogue security patch KB 4523786, supposedly for autopilot
Let us put this into perspective. Microsoft warned us at the beginning of the Win10 rush more than four years ago that patches would not be distributed individually. With the exception of security updates for emergencies, patches are released as part of cumulative updates. Over the years, this promise has …
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