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Windows 10 Creators Update gains a secret new System Reset option

Publié: décembre 15, 2016, 8:34pm CET par Wayne Williams

Over time, Windows can become sluggish, and beset with problems. A good system clean might be enough to keep you going a while longer, but not always. Worse, if you get hit with malware -- ransomware in particular -- or encounter major hardware problems, your only option might be to reinstall Windows. Windows 10 offers users two choices here -- go into Settings > Update & recovery > Recovery. Click the Get started button under Reset this PC and you’ll have the option to keep your files (removes apps and settings only) or remove everything (a total fresh start). However,… [Continue Reading]
Businesses believe IoT can drive customer engagement

Publié: décembre 15, 2016, 8:21pm CET par Sead Fadilpašić

Every fifth business is planning on adopting the Internet of things (IoT) to help address customer demand, and improve engagement. This is according to a new report by analytics firm SAS. These companies are mostly focused on improving front-end processes and efficiency. Only after tackling these issues will they focus on internal processes. Just under one fifth (17 percent) say the main benefit of IoT was improved customer services, as well as an enhanced digital offering. For a third (30 percent), applying design thinking (designing through user experience) is very important. More than a third (36 percent) think IoT will improve end-user experience,… [Continue Reading]
Facebook reveals what it is doing to tackle fake news

Publié: décembre 15, 2016, 7:32pm CET par Mark Wilson

The issue of fake news has been in the headlines a lot recently, and it is Facebook that has borne the brunt of criticism. The social network is in the throes of revamping news feeds in a bid to help stamp out the problem. But Facebook is aware that fake news is not going to be eliminated overnight, and so is focusing on "the worst of the worst". Today, the company sheds a little light on the work it has undertaken, and what is still being done to help stem the flow of fakery. The initial targets are "the clear… [Continue Reading]
No more Windows 10 Insider Preview builds until next year, but there is some good news

Publié: décembre 15, 2016, 7:21pm CET par Wayne Williams

Microsoft has been rolling out new Insider Preview builds of Windows 10 on a weekly basis, with just one or two exceptions. A new build was anticipated for this week, but the software giant isn’t happy with the choice of options, and didn’t want to risk pushing out an unstable release this side of Christmas. SEE ALSO: Microsoft Edge will start blocking Flash by default While it does mean we won’t see any more new builds in 2016, Insider Chief Dona Sarkar has said the company will release an updated ISO for the Slow ring next week. If you’re not… [Continue Reading]
Chromebook's future is bleak

Publié: décembre 15, 2016, 7:19pm CET par Joe Wilcox

A few days ago, one of my Google+ followers, Steve Kluver, commented on an August 2014 share: "I am shopping for some more Chromebooks this Holiday Season, and found this post via G+ hashtag #chromebook search. How current is your ebook now?" He refers to Chromebook Reviews, which is available from Amazon for sale or for free reading with Kindle Unlimited. I apologized that the tome, published more than two years ago, is "way out of date". If I'm not going to revise, I really should remove the title. I offered to give him buying advice, which got me to thinking… [Continue Reading]
What to do when your Mac displays a blank screen and the cursor after a macOS update

Publié: décembre 15, 2016, 6:01pm CET par Mihăiță Bamburic

In the three years of using my MacBook Air, I have never had any major problems with it. It was totally reliable, even after I accidentally spilled coffee on it. However, the update to macOS Sierra 10.12.2 ruined its streak, leaving me with a blank screen that only displayed the cursor. I initially blamed the update for this, but after I saw no similar reports from other users I started doing some digging. As it turns out, this problem predates Sierra by a couple of years. Apple has not addressed it yet, but, don't panic: it is pretty easy to fix it… [Continue Reading]
Facebook Messenger gains a powerful new camera with art and 3D effects

Publié: décembre 15, 2016, 5:56pm CET par Wayne Williams

Facebook Messenger doesn’t just let you chat with friends, you can also use it to play games. Today, the chat app introduces a faster, and easier to use camera that will let you spice up your conversations, and capture and share moments as they happen. There’s more to it than just that, though. SEE ALSO: How to stop Facebook eating through your mobile data allowance Facebook says "in some ways the camera is now replacing the keyboard" and so it has tweaked its camera to make it more useful. The shutter button appears in the center of the screen for… [Continue Reading]
News we aren't supposed to know

Publié: décembre 15, 2016, 3:54pm CET par Robert X. Cringely

I’m writing this post on Wednesday evening here in California. Normally I wouldn’t point that out but in this case I want to put a kind of timestamp on my writing because at this moment we’re at the end of the second day of a concerted attack by the UAE Electronic Army on various DNS providers in North America. If you follow this stuff and bother to check, say, Google News right now for "UAE Electronic Army", your search will probably generate some Facebook entries but no news at all because -- two days into it -- this attack has gone unnoticed… [Continue Reading]
IT leaders look to the cloud for backup and recovery

Publié: décembre 15, 2016, 3:48pm CET par Ian Barker

A new survey of over 250 senior IT executives reveals that 89 percent of IT leaders are planning on implementing more cloud based disaster recovery in the next year. The study by disaster recovery and business continuity specialist Quorum also reveals that 80 percent of IT leaders say it takes more than an hour for them to recover from a server failure, with more than 25 percent saying they need more than two hours. The problem is that 98 percent of IT leaders believe that speed of recovery plays an important role, with over 70 percent claiming it's extremely critical… [Continue Reading]
There's no off switch for IT managers during the holidays

Publié: décembre 15, 2016, 3:46pm CET par Sead Fadilpašić

The lack of skilled workers in the IT industry is putting pressure on IT professionals in more ways than we'd previously imagined. A new report, recently released by Unified Security Management and AlienVault says IT managers that will take days off during the holidays will actually spend them worrying about work. The "good news" is -- less than a third (29 percent) will actually take time off during the holidays. The rest will just keep on working. The report is based on a poll of 464 IT professionals, and aims to better understand how the skills gap effects those currently… [Continue Reading]
Why enterprises are struggling with WAN management

Publié: décembre 15, 2016, 3:08pm CET par Ian Barker

Companies are struggling to manage and secure their WANs, especially at branch locations, according to the findings of a new report. The study, conducted by Dimensional Research for Versa Networks, finds almost all participants state that maintaining security policies, network devices and complexity due to cloud and mobile applications are the most difficult aspects of managing the WAN. 97 percent say they face multiple challenges to managing their WAN and the three most common ones involve branch offices. Managing network and security devices at branch locations was cited by 52 percent, mitigating information security risks at branch locations (50 percent),… [Continue Reading]