Configure telemetry and other settings in your organization
Updated on February 25th, 2016. “Learn about the telemetry that Microsoft gathers, the network connections that Windows components make to Microsoft, and also the privacy settings that affect data that is shared with either Microsoft or apps and how they can be managed by an IT Pro.”
SSD Reliability
A new study says age is a bigger factor in SSD reliability than usage. This “means that over-provisioning for fear of flash wearout is not needed.” Full study here: Flash Reliability in Production: The Expected and the Unexpected
“Where’s my phone?”
Got Android? Got help!
Horrible Bosses
“Your jobs have been given over to a foreign workforce,” Perrero recalled the executive saying. “In the meantime you will be training your replacements until your jobs are 100 percent transferred over to them and if you don’t cooperate you will not receive any severance pay.”
Don’t Go In The Water
Wireshark 2.0.2 is out there. Bugfixes.
Headed To The NHL?
This high school kid scored a sweet goal for an overtime win! I say sign him now.
Site News
I had to switch to a new caching plugin because W3 Total Cache is causing issues and seems all but abandoned. Now trying WP Fastest Cache. Please let me know if you are having issues.
Weirdness with my Intel SSD:
Two weeks ago, after installing some older MS HTML editors (Microsoft SharePoint Designer and Microsoft Visual Web Developer Express), my Intel 530 240GB drive just died. Gigabyte bios would not recognize it as internal or external drive. It took me 2 days to revive it using numerous methods and tools. Finally, I ran Intell SSD Toolbox and HD Tune Pro that certified it as 100% OK.
The same SSD got corrupted last year in my 8 year old PC running Win 7. I really don’t know what to say except for doing frequent backups.