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Windows Server feature updates

Microsoft is moving Windows Server to the same semi-annual feature-update schedule as Windows client and Office 365 ProPlus are now on. Here’s how this will work.

As it has committed to do with Windows 10 and its OfficWindows Server e 365 Pro Plus suite, Microsoft is set to deliver two new feature updates for Windows Server per year, starting this winter/fall (Northern Hemisphere)

The move to consolidate rollout schedules isn’t surprising, given Windows client and Server Engineering are both under Windows and Devices chief Terry Myerson. As Windows Client and Server are built in tandem, it makes sense for the client and server to be on the same release schedule.

In April, Microsoft announced that the Office 365 ProPlus suite and Windows client would be on the same feature release schedule, starting this September. There will be two new feature releases per year for both products. Microsoft will deliver this Fall the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and a new version of Office Pro Plus, officials said. Continue reading →

Published June 21, 2017 | By Gideon E. M

The latest in quantum computing

D-Wave’s new and improved quantum computer is dubbed the 2000Q, representing the number of qubits in its quantum processor.- quantum computing

Quantum computer maker D-Wave Systems has released a new quantum processor, the 2000Q, which has double the number of qubits of its previous 1000Q system.Quantum Computing

The 2000Q is the Canadian company’s fourth quantum computer system, aimed at solving certain optimization problems through a process called quantum annealing.

Quantum computers differ from conventional computers in that quantum bits, or qubits, can achieve superposition, or a state that is both 1 and 0 simultaneously, boosting the quantum processing unit’s (QPU’s) problem-solving powers. Continue reading →

Published June 20, 2017 | By Gideon E. M

The world’s first national technology ambassador

The world’s first national technology ambassador is heading to Silicon Valley. COPENHAGEN – The top firms in California’s Silicon Valley carry more weight on the global stage than many countries, which makes building The world's first national technology ambassadordiplomatic relations with them increasingly important, the world’s first national technology ambassador said.

Chosen to fill what his country’s foreign ministry has dubbed the first “techplomacy” posting on the U.S. West Coast, Denmark’s Casper Klynge will be tasked with building direct ties between his country and the likes of Facebook, Apple and Alphabet’s Google.

“We are to continue doing traditional diplomacy with countries and organizations, but we also have to start looking into what relation you can have with these big tech companies,” Klynge told Reuters in an interview. Continue reading →

Published June 19, 2017 | By Gideon E. M

Free and low-cost web analytics tools

Published June 19, 2017 | By Gideon E. M

Free and low-cost web analytics tools

Now that you are online and your company has a great website, what comes next? If you really want to maximize the impact of your website and make sure it was worth your investment, you need to track and analyze your online efforts using the web analytics.-web analytics toolsweb analytics tools

How these tools help you?

Web analytics software and social media monitoring tools help you avoid getting lost in data. The key is to set clear goals, isolate which metrics matter to your company and find the tools that will present that information to you simply.

For instance, web analytics applications can help you:

  • target your marketing initiatives
  • track the success of your search engine optimization efforts
  • understand your website visitor experience
  • learn what keywords bring in the best prospects
  • improve your sales conversion and
  • identify trends and improve website usability to maximize your website’s return on investment.
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Hard Disk Drives and Solid State Drives

Published June 18, 2017 | By Gideon E. M

Hard Disk Drives and Solid State Drives

SSD versus HDD: What’s the Difference?

The Choice Is Yours

Until recently, PC buyers had very little choice about what kind of storage to get in a laptop or desktop. If you bought an ultraportable, you likely had a solid-state drive (SSD) as the primary drive (C: on Windows, Macintosh HD on a Hard Disk Drives and Solid State DrivesMac). Every other desktop or laptop form factor had a hard disk drive (HDD). Now, you can configure most systems with either an HDD or an SSD, or in some cases both. But how do you choose? We explain the differences between SSDs and HDDs (or hard drives), and walk you through the advantages and disadvantage of both to help you decide.-Hard Disk Drives and Solid State Drives

HDD and SSD Explained

The traditional spinning hard drive is the basic nonvolatile storage on a computer. That is, information on it doesn’t “go away” when you turn off the system, as is the case with data stored in RAM. A hard drive is essentially a metal platter with a magnetic coating that stores your data, whether weather reports from the last century, a high-definition copy of the original Star Wars trilogy, or your digital music collection. A read/write head on an arm accesses the data while the platters are spinning. Continue reading →

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The modern guide to staying safe online

Keeping safe and productive online requires smart decision-making and just the right preventive measures to fit the level of risk you can live with.- Staying safe online

The internet can be a scary place. Threats come in many forms, lurking in practically any corner. Worse, yesterday’sStaying Safe Online prevailing advice for staying safe online — avoid dodgy websites, don’t traffic in stolen or illegal goods, interact only with people you know — no longer holds. Phishing emails from supposed family members, spyware piggybacking on legitimate apps, well-known sites hijacked with malicious code — digital safety clearly needs new rules to meet today’s evolving threatscape.

Considering how much of our digital lives occurs online — communications, financial transactions, entertainment, work, education, to name a few — adopting even a few safe browsing practices can lead to broad benefits. And this includes how we deal with email messages as well, given how popular email is as a delivery mechanism for online attacks using exploit kits and malware.

Here, we provide a strategic guide for staying safe online, outlining what you can do to protect your data and privacy on the web, while remaining productive. Continue reading →

Published June 17, 2017 | By Gideon E. M

Internet freedom across Africa

Published June 17, 2017 | By Gideon E. M

Internet freedom across Africa: The thorny issue

Human beings are a very odd species. They don’t regard themselves as just another group of the myriad creatures that share this spinning orb we call Earth. No – they are a super-species, reinforced by the notion that they have “rights”. No other species has rights (other than those “granted” by humans).Internet freedom
After millions of years of evolution, we have arrived at the point where the development of technology ensures the supremacy of humans to the detriment of most other species. Even so, Nature still applies the “survival of the fittest” rule, so the supremacy is not universally beneficial. This means humans have a quality of life that ranges from luxurious to pitiful. Some humans use technology to oppress, others become oppressed through being denied access to technology.

How do rights fit into this scenario? Why are rights necessary? They are there to protect individuals and communities from the actions of others that would be detrimental to the continued existence of said individuals and communities. Which presumes that some members of the species will behave in such detrimental fashion. So, humans need to be protected from themselves. As I said, an odd species. Continue reading →

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Five scams employees still fall for

Published June 17, 2017 | By Gideon E. M
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Five scams employees still fall for

Human nature may be to blame for many security breaches, but there are ways to help employees shed their bad habits and avoid these scams.Scams

You’ve trained them. You’ve deployed simulated phishing tests. You’ve reminded your employees countless times with posters and games and emails about avoiding phishing scams. Still, they keep falling for the same ploys they’ve been warned about for years.

It’s enough to drive security teams to madness. According to Verizon’s 2016 Data Breach Investigation Report, 30 percent of phishing messages were opened by their intended target, and about 12 percent of recipients went on to click the malicious attachment or link that enabled the attack to succeed.

A year earlier, only 23 percent of users opened the email, which suggests that employees are getting worse at identifying phishing emails — or the bad guys are finding more creative ways to outsmart users.
The consequences of a security breach caused by human error are bigger than ever. Continue reading →

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