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MS pushes Windows 10 whether you want it or not
By all accounts, the launch of Windows 10 is probably Microsoft’s most successful release since Windows 95. From an IT professional’s perspective and given Microsoft’s history with OS launches, this is definitely the least troubled release since Windows 7 (2009). Despite this, I have gathered enough feedback on the upgrade process, both through my own
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Quantum computers could render current encryption obsolete
Though the average consumer is still many years away from seeing or using one, quantum computers are moving steadily from theory to reality, and seems to be following the same accelerated curve most other technologies follow. First theorized in the 1960’s, the field of quantum computing was formally established in the early 1980’s, but actual
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Chrome just hammered a stake through Flash’s heart
Under the auspice of saving battery life on laptops, Google just made good on their promise in June of this year to pause Flash elements on webpages loaded in their browser, Chrome. Though they don’t outright name what elements they are targeting *cough* advertising *cough*, as of September 1, Chrome will, by default, no longer
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Ashley Madison searchable data wreaks havoc
Remember a couple weeks ago when the adultery website Ashley Madison and assorted “sibling” sites were hacked? The alleged hackers were holding the data hostage and demanding (parent company) Avid Life Media be held accountable for what the hackers claimed was the fraudulent business practice of offering website “patrons” the opportunity to pay have their
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Climbing your email Everest – email retention part 3
You’ve done the hard work we outlined in the previous two parts of our series on the email beast, and now you are ready to tackle the summit of your email Everest. There are a variety of reasons to retain email, but they generally fall into two categories: “legal” or “industry/business best practice”. Interestingly enough,
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Warm up that delete key – email retention part 2
Last week we talked about our “growing” email problem. The average size of an individual email as well as the overall volume has increased substantially over the years, and some parts of the email technology platform have changed to accommodate that. In other critical areas it has only barely kept pace or fallen woefully behind.
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