Category: Tech
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Make Sure to Get Your $29 iPhone Battery Replacements Soon as Apple’s Discount Program is Set to End on December 31 – MacRumors
If you have an older iPhone with a less than optimal capacity, you only have until December 31 for the reduced price battery replacement. Follow the directions in the link below to see how your devices’ battery is, and if necessary, make an appointment to get it replaced before the end of the year. Source:…
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Start a Blog in 6 Easy Steps – beard with a blog
A personal blog is a great way to tell the world what only you can say. Your thoughts might be similar to someone else’s thoughts, but only you can say them like you can. “Today you ar… Source: Start a Blog in 6 Easy Steps – beard with a blog Some great tips on starting a blog.…
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How a Blind Developer uses Visual Studio – YouTube
This is an excellent advancement for totally blind programmers. I suppose one does get accustomed to the speed of the speech after a while. I know where I went for training in Cobol programming, in the early 1990s, was a blind person in the class after me that used a screen reader but I didn’t keep…
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Banks need to stop keeping COBOL on life support | American Banker
Banks have resisted the need to switch their core systems, but how long can a financial institution continue to operate on a foundation of dust? Source: Banks need to stop keeping COBOL on life support | American Banker While it might seem nice to move bank processing from Cobol, there really aren’t many technologies that…
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Don’t Draw the Wrong Conclusions from the WannaCry Ransomware Outbreak – Motherboard
“Treat the underlying culture that made this possible, not the symptoms.” Source: Don’t Draw the Wrong Conclusions from the WannaCry Ransomware Outbreak – Motherboard As this article points out “WannaCry” is really just a wake-up call. As our reliance on Internet-connected technology continues to grow we could encounter even worse attacks in the future. It is…
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Simple things you can do to protect against ransomware attacks – ABC News
Experts told ABC News to always update your software and backup files remotely. Source: Simple things you can do to protect against ransomware attacks – ABC News Very good advice on how to avoid ransomware. Those update pop-ups may be annoying, but it’s a very good idea to have them install as soon as you…
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Hackers Stole My Website…And I Pulled Off A $30,000 Sting Operation To Get It Back
What a scary incident! Basically, her whole business was stolen from her. True story. Source: Hackers Stole My Website…And I Pulled Off A $30,000 Sting Operation To Get It Back