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Re: Interesting Software and System News
« Reply #4770 on: March 24, 2018, 04:15:38 PM »
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Re: Interesting Software and System News
« Reply #4771 on: April 02, 2018, 06:55:01 PM »
I'm trying out a new DNS Service from Cloudfare:



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Re: Interesting Software and System News
« Reply #4772 on: April 02, 2018, 11:01:05 PM »
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Re: Interesting Software and System News
« Reply #4773 on: April 02, 2018, 11:05:47 PM »
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Re: Interesting Software and System News
« Reply #4774 on: April 15, 2018, 01:47:45 PM »
CloneApp


Use CloneApp to backup the settings from many programs.


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Re: Interesting Software and System News
« Reply #4775 on: April 20, 2018, 05:08:51 PM »
Windows Defender for your Chrome Browser




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Re: Interesting Software and System News
« Reply #4776 on: April 26, 2018, 04:55:14 PM »
Have you tried the NEW Gmail Interface yet ???
As you can see, I've taken the plunge and I love it.
Just click on the Settings cog and select it in at the top of the pull down menu.
As you can also see, if you don't like it, just select GO Back. I don't intend to. :)
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Re: Interesting Software and System News
« Reply #4777 on: May 20, 2018, 03:11:28 PM »
My laptop has no led indicators. The following program changed all of that.

Advantages of addLEDs:

Replaces or supplements information LEDs which are missing or not clearly visible in an informative way
Provides a software option for the state change of the “Lock” keys
Short sound signal when there is a state change of “Lock”
Autostart operating mode
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I opted to only use the Network and Disk Drive activity led's.
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Re: Interesting Software and System News
« Reply #4778 on: June 28, 2018, 09:28:32 PM »
A history of freedom
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Re: Interesting Software and System News
« Reply #4779 on: July 01, 2018, 10:20:54 PM »
A history of freedom
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Re: Interesting Software and System News
« Reply #4780 on: July 02, 2018, 03:14:29 PM »
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Re: Interesting Software and System News
« Reply #4781 on: July 04, 2018, 07:49:03 AM »
Google announces Google Marketing Platform Partners program
The program includes more than 500 companies certified to provide resources or training on using Google Marketing Platform products

https://martechtoday.com/google-announces-google-marketing-platform-partners-program-217760

Tech mobilizes against California privacy law
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/394928-tech-mobilizes-against-california-privacy-law
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Re: Interesting Software and System News
« Reply #4782 on: July 06, 2018, 08:39:05 PM »
How cloud storage solutions are evolving to fight hackers
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3287045/cloud-security/how-cloud-storage-solutions-are-evolving-to-fight-hackers.html

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Re: Interesting Software and System News
« Reply #4783 on: July 12, 2018, 02:40:32 PM »



Chrome Site Isolation, offered in Chrome started in v67
Chrome will load each website in its own process. So, even if a site bypasses the same-origin policy,
the extra security will help stop the site from stealing your data from another website. Learn more about site isolation.
Site Isolation separates a site's render process from others which improves security and provides mitigation
against Spectre-class vulnerabilities like the recently discovered Spectre 1.1 and 1.2.

On your computer, open Chrome.
In the address bar at the top, enter chrome://flags/#enable-site-per-process and press Enter.
Next to "Strict site isolation," click Enable.
If you don't see "Strict site isolation," update Chrome.
Click Relaunch now.
It will increase the resources used by Chrome by approximately 10%.
You need to weigh the security increase against the slight loss in speed of the browser.
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Re: Interesting Software and System News
« Reply #4784 on: July 17, 2018, 03:01:58 PM »
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