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Did Encryption just get a whole lot more Necessary?
A very controversial bill has passed the house that has many thinking about their fourth amendment rights. CISPA otherwise known as The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act is now on its way to the senate and has many worried about its potential implications to the public. The entire thing had me thinking about [...]
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[Update] “Was not an Outage” ConnectWise Outage Denial of Service Attack to Blame?
(Update) – According to an email received from Jeannine Edwards Director, ConnectWise, LabTech & Quosal Communities clarifying the situation ConnectWise did not experience an outage, instead experienced a DDoS. The Connectwise North American Cloud suffered an outage today that affected a number of its customers. Users took to twitter and facebook looking for updates regarding [...]
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Facebook Stock Rockets to $31 and Continues to Rise
Back in late October I wrote Facebook hits 1 Billion Active Users Seems Like a Bargain and a bargain is just what it was. Since then the stock has climbed close to $10 and appears to be on an upward momentum. Facebook has announced a media event for January 15th with the usual speculation and [...]
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Look I’m Famous Instagram changes Policy Can Now Sell Your Photos
Well you may soon get instant fame without the fortune as Instagram has updated their terms of service to include new verbiage that your photos can be used, sold, and promoted without compensation. This has privacy and security groups as well as individuals crying afoul. The new revision, which is the first change to the [...]
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Tales from the Cloud – Episode 76
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Tiny Bits: 60 Second Catch-up for the Week of 10-01 − 10-05
Tiny Bits: Latest news from the tech world and looks cloudy summed up in 60 seconds or less. Remembering Steve a Video Tribute Welcomes you to Apple’s Website Today – Apple greets all that visit main website with a video memorial to Steve Jobs on the 1st year anniversary of his passing. Facebook hits 1Billion [...]
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Facebook hits 1Billion Active Users Seems like a Bargain at $22/Share
Facebook, the social giant announced today that it has surpassed 1Billion active users on its platform see (press statement) below. Mark Zuckerberg CEO of Facebook released the statement and also released some amazing key metrics see (fact sheet) below. Facebook actually reached the 1Billion mark on September 14th at 12:45PM PST. It is surprising that [...]
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Blackberry App World hopes to Entice Developers and Users with REO Speedwagon?
RIM’s annual Blackberry Jam developer event has kicked off in San Jose California with a slew of information coming out about a hopeful Blackberry future. Though an official release of Blackberry’s potential saving grace operating system BB10 has not yet received an official launch date, the company behind the once famed device is touting its [...]
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Google adds more plus with Snapseed Acquisition
Google has continued to add to its Google+ environment, the latest being an announcement to acquire Nik Software known for its photo app Snapseed. The popular application is a photo-editing program that provides Instagram like features and additional editing capabilities. Many have touted Google +’s photo features as superior to other social media platforms and [...]
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Facebook’s new iPhone App makes it Fast, Fun and Usable again
Facebook has released its latest revision to the iPhone App. The new app completely redesigned and rebuilt from the ground up, has ditched the HTML5 framework and is a true app written in native code. This has significantly speeded up the interaction, access, and usability of the application compared to its previous versions. Upon download [...]
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Tales from the Cloud – Episode 32
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Tales from the Cloud – Episode 29
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Apple’s OSX Mountain Lion Debuts and Just $19.99! But Wait there’s more!
Apple has just released its latest version of OSX named Mountain Lion. The feature rich update to the MAC lineup brings with it over 200 new features, productivity tools, applications, iOS integration, and all for just $19.99, even a late night infomercial couldn’t pack this much value into twenty bucks. The latest release is bringing [...]
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Tales from the Cloud- Episode 4
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Tiny Bits: 60 Second Catch-up for the Week of June 18-22
Microsoft announces Surface Tablet –New tablet will run Windows 8, has a larger screen than iPad, includes usb port, keyboard built into the cover, and HDMI port. No set price as of yet and early reports are wifi only at launch. “On the Surface Microsoft Just Might Have a Winner” Microsoft Announces Windows Phone 8 [...]
