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Re: A maxed-out Mac Pro will cost you $53,000 — without display

10-Dec-19 9:17

But can your machine grate cheese? I think not Smile | :)

TTFN - Kent

Mark_Wallace14-Dec-19 19:45

O(n^2), again, now in WMI

14-Dec-19 19:45

"Pro" is, at least, the right name for something so overpriced.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

Kent Sharkey10-Dec-19 8:15

Microsoft’s first Office app arrives on Linux

10-Dec-19 8:15

Bruce Dawson[^]:
I recently hit some multi-minute delays on my workstation. After investigating I found that the problem was due to a lock being held for five minutes, and during that time the lock-holder was mostly just spinning in a nine-instruction loop.

Because I enjoy a nice detective story every now and again

I know some of you will be truly shocked to read about poor design in Windows. I apologize in advance for any pearl-clutching, shortness of breath, or spilled coffee.

Kent Sharkey10-Dec-19 8:15

Re: Microsoft’s first Office app arrives on Linux

10-Dec-19 8:15

The Verge[^]:
Microsoft Teams on Linux is part of a bigger push from Microsoft

"That place" isn't just frozen over, it's now shipping out ice

Mark_Wallace14-Dec-19 19:50

Snatch ransomware reboots PCs in Windows Safe Mode......

14-Dec-19 19:50

The words "in", "setting", and "rot" keep spinning around in my brain, as if they're trying to line up and tell me something.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

Cp-Coder10-Dec-19 5:44

Cp-Coder

10-Dec-19 5:44

A new variant of Ransom virus:

Snatch ransomware reboots PCs in Windows Safe Mode to bypass antivirus apps | ZDNet[^]

modified 10-Dec-19 12:51pm.

Re: Snatch ransomware reboots PCs in Windows Safe Mode......

OriginalGriff10-Dec-19 6:19

OriginalGriff

10-Dec-19 6:19

And to be honest, if your code is SQL Injection vulnerable in this day and age, you deserve the sh*tstorm that is going to head your way ... Bobby Tables is not exactly a secret.

"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

Re: Snatch ransomware reboots PCs in Windows Safe Mode......

Nelek10-Dec-19 6:50

Re: Snatch ransomware reboots PCs in Windows Safe Mode......

10-Dec-19 6:50

I would say worth to be in The Insider News[^]

@Sean-Ewington would you mind to move the thread?

Edit: Thanks

M.D.V.

If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

modified 10-Dec-19 15:31pm.

kmoorevs10-Dec-19 9:01

kmoorevs

10-Dec-19 9:01

Thanks for the heads up! BTW, nice name for a virus, especially for one that takes over your stuff then charges money to get it back! And they might even share it with other people! Laugh | :laugh:

"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse

Re: Snatch ransomware reboots PCs in Windows Safe Mode......

Cp-Coder10-Dec-19 11:55

Cp-Coder

10-Dec-19 11:55

You're welcome! Smile | :)

Re: Snatch ransomware reboots PCs in Windows Safe Mode......

Mark_Wallace14-Dec-19 19:55

Reorganizing a computer chip: Transistors can now both process and store information

14-Dec-19 19:55

Oh, fer f***'s sake. Gotta love that zdnet.

Pick one[^].

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

Kent Sharkey9-Dec-19 12:16

Re: Reorganizing a computer chip: Transistors can now both process and store information

9-Dec-19 12:16

Tech Xplore[^]:
A computer chip processes and stores information using two different devices. If engineers could combine these devices into one or put them next to each other, then there would be more space on a chip, making it faster and more powerful.

They also got chocolate in their peanut butter

Nelek9-Dec-19 19:03

Re: Reorganizing a computer chip: Transistors can now both process and store information

9-Dec-19 19:03

Kent Sharkey wrote:
Transistors can now both process and store information

is that the new quantum state? like dead or alive?

M.D.V.

Mark_Wallace14-Dec-19 19:59

If you use your personal phone for work, say goodbye to your privacy

14-Dec-19 19:59

Based on the realisation that anyone who says that transistors process information doesn't have a bloody clue what he's talking about, I'm giving this one a miss.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

Kent Sharkey9-Dec-19 10:30

Re: If you use your personal phone for work, say goodbye to your privacy

9-Dec-19 10:30

Fast Company[^]:
The recent firing of a Google employee demonstrates how you relinquish your privacy—and private data, including personal photos—when you put work accounts on your personal device.

Mi teléfono, su teléfono

Nelek9-Dec-19 19:10

Re: If you use your personal phone for work, say goodbye to your privacy

9-Dec-19 19:10

Kent Sharkey wrote:
“It’s not that they want to cause you trouble,” he says of employers. But “they would have to spend a little time and money to set up a system that would protect your privacy for the personal information that happens at work. And they don’t bother to do it.”

No surprise there but still D'Oh! | :doh:

M.D.V.

F-ES Sitecore10-Dec-19 0:37

F-ES Sitecore

10-Dec-19 0:37

That almost certainly would be illegal in the UK. In fact I believe we even have privacy for personal emails sent through work systems. Any country that makes it legal for your work to wipe your personal phone unless you have given explicit informed consent has seriously flawed laws.

Re: If you use your personal phone for work, say goodbye to your privacy

Nelek10-Dec-19 0:49

Re: If you use your personal phone for work, say goodbye to your privacy

10-Dec-19 0:49

F-ES Sitecore wrote:
Any country that makes it legal for your work to wipe your personal phone unless you have given explicit informed consent has seriously flawed laws.

I would say, it has different laws.
This is not so difficult to understand when you consider the point of view "companies are more important than people"

Anything I would write beyond this point, would require the soapbox back, so I will spare my additional comments Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

M.D.V.

MadMyche10-Dec-19 5:54

MadMyche

10-Dec-19 5:54

Glad that I read this, and I feel much better now being a jerk and making my employers utilize their own resources instead of me providing my phone.

My career employer uses Active Directory and Office 365. They wanted me to install MS app for Multi-Factor-Authentication. They didn't want to pay my phone bill though, or provide a phone for me to use.
As a result of this, the AD team had to correct everyone's accounts so that MFA could use people's desk phones. A problem happened when the marketing team got a hold of the IVR (automated operator) system and changed the direct dial number. Oops

Now my part time employer (I works 1 day monthly) wants me to put in their ADP payroll app AND some "Hot Schedules" app. That ain't happening either.

I have read the "permissions" for both MS & ADP and they both want my pictures, contacts, location... And the "schedule" app wants blutooth.
Not happening

Director of Transmogrification Services
Shinobi of Query Language
Master of Yoda Conditional

Re: If you use your personal phone for work, say goodbye to your privacy

Kent Sharkey10-Dec-19 8:05

Re: If you use your personal phone for work, say goodbye to your privacy

10-Dec-19 8:05

+1 BYOD is a minefield just waiting for either the company or the user to make the wrong step. If companies want to force employees to use their phones for work, they should be paying for them (and likely buying them as well, so they can support them).

TTFN - Kent

Mark_Wallace14-Dec-19 20:48

Are you one of Avast’s 400 million users? This is why it collects and sells your web habits

14-Dec-19 20:48

Chris won't give you a phone, then?

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Kent Sharkey9-Dec-19 10:31

Google is under federal investigation for labor practices

9-Dec-19 10:31

Forbes[^]:
Avast, the multibillion-dollar Czech security company, doesn’t just make money from protecting its 400 million users’ information. It also profits in part because of sales of users’ Web browsing habits and has been doing so since at least 2013.

Ye scurvy dogs!

Kent Sharkey9-Dec-19 10:31

In a split second, clothes make the man more competent in the eyes of others

9-Dec-19 10:31

The Verge[^]:
The probe follows the ‘Thanksgiving Four’ firings

Fire no evil

Not a very good one. Sorry. I feel you deserve better. Perhaps I need a federal investigation?

Kent Sharkey9-Dec-19 9:31