My Super Bowl prediction: Patriots 35 – Rams 31
Stuff I bookmarked recently. Some off topic, some not:
Windows setup error messages will soon be much less useless
Instead of vague references to the knowledge base, they’ll actually help fix problems.
Oh sure, just like the Microsoft support forums it will always tell you to run scf /scannow.
Could Chinese Telecom Giant Huawei Put U.S. Cyber-Security At Risk?
There’s good news about the future of the Internet. A new 5G network is being created now, which will not only offer faster downloading on cell phones. It will provide the kind of connectivity we need in the era of the Internet of Things – driverless cars, Internet-connected medical devices, smart TVs and virtual assistants. But there are dangers that could be lurking in the equipment needed to build the new network. The Chinese telecommunications equipment giant Huawei is dominating the creation of 5G networks around the world. For years, classified intelligence reports from the U.S. have warned that China would one day use Huawei to penetrate American networks for cyber-espionage or cyberattacks…My guest David Sanger is the author of a book about cyberwar and cyber-sabotage called “The Perfect Weapon.” He’s a national security correspondent for The New York Times.
I caught part of this NPR report yesterday. I downloaded the podcast and listened to it on the treadmill this morning. Excellent stuff.
Article/Transcript | Podcast (mp3)
Privacy battle brews over home security cameras
What’s not to love? Invading people’s privacy – and Big Brother at our doorstep. It’s up to us to set the rules to avoid Big Doorbell.
We’re on a slippery slope…
Expensive internet driving up Virginians’ utility bills, according to study
Virginia is No. 3 for the highest internet bills, according to analysis done by Move.org. The analysis found that Virginians are forking over $75 per month for 60 megabyte/second internet access. The only states paying more are Alaska and Rhode Island.
The problem, IMHO, is the lack of competition. In most of the state you’ve only 1 cable/internet provider.
For me Comcast is it. My cable + internet bill is $192.22 per month.
Weekend Music Videos – ENTER SANDMAN
Enter Sandman- Dave Grohl ambushes Zac Brown Band Pandora Live 2019
Metallica: Enter Sandman Live & Acoustic (AWMH Helping Hands Concert – November 3, 2018)
Excellent call Eric,I wish I could get some of that Samuel Adams beer here in Indy,Patriots management,coaches,and Brady,it’s not about the money,good coaching and players,that fit into their system,keep the off topic articles coming
Wow, $192.22 per month, I knew Comcast was greedy but that takes the cake. So basically in Virginia, Comcast has 100% Monopolized it? If that is true, that sinks and I really how we can get net neutrally back soon because there needs to be more choices for peoples tv and internet needs.
Not a monopoly in the whole state. The monopoly is usually by area. My parents lived in the Williamsburg area and they only had Cox Cable. Other areas have Verizon Xfinity/FIOS. There is Spectrum and I am sure a few others. Some urban areas have more than one. Much of the state has none and must rely on satellite.
Location is everything. I live in a manufactured Housing Park and there is Charter all around us but all we get inside is either satellite or Uverse. I have Uverse 25Mbps ($60) and Direct TV ($97) and that is the max for the internet speed in here. Using old existing telephone wires for internet, there is no cable or fiber-optics, I feel your pain….
about SFC
running that is actually a good idea – I had errors with my old Dell every time every time SFC ran (and DISM), but almost no crashes … turned out one of my RAM modules had gone bad!
great site BTW! I work as a tech for an MSP but regularly visit here and pick up some new ideas/links from here. Thank You!
I’ve been fixing computers for 2 dozen years. Running SFC has helped maybe 1% of the time, if that.
@Eric, I am happy that it is not a monopoly, it just stinks when Cable and ISPs overprice there internet and tv and then cannot cover the whole state. sad just sad .
Thanks for the heads up about NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross about Cyber Security. It hits the nail on the head where we’re at in the world today: “too many players in the Cyber World now for the superpowers in the world to stay in control of.”