Stop those ad trackers on your smartphones! | Komando.com

Stop those ad trackers on your smartphones! | Komando.com: "The battle to maintain some semblance of privacy in our online lives is a classic one-step-forward, two-steps-back situation. Just when you start to feel you have a grasp of things, we get hit with new revelations about government spying."



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How the Air Force Could Finally Give You a Decent Wi-Fi Connection | Enterprise | WIRED

How the Air Force Could Finally Give You a Decent Wi-Fi Connection | Enterprise | WIRED: "Hoping to improve the way its planes communicate in hostile environments, the aerial branch of the U.S. Armed Forces is sharing $2.7 million with computer science researchers at the University at Buffalo who will spend the next four years developing software that can make wireless radios significantly smarter and more efficient. It’s called cognitive radio, and though the concept has been around for awhile, there are some signs that it’s getting ready for prime time, and it could be used to boost wireless networks well beyond the Air Force. Microsoft has tinkered with cognitive radio, and some think that Google could use it as a way of improving its self-driving cars."



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Windows Admin: Learning to Use the Registry Editor Like a Pro

Windows Admin: Learning to Use the Registry Editor Like a Pro: "Over the years we’ve covered a lot of registry hacks, and while most people can handle the step-by-step instructions for how to make a registry change, or double-click a .reg file to insert it into the registry, you will be much better served having a solid knowledge of what the registry is and how it works."



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8 iPhone Battery Tips and Tricks | PCMag.com

8 iPhone Battery Tips and Tricks | PCMag.com: "Now that many of us rely on our smartphones the way we rely on oxygen and electricity, battery life has become a prime concern. While the iPhone isn't a major power hog, particularly in terms of standby time, there are still situations where your battery can drain too quickly. If you have trouble making it through the day without charging up, here's what you can do right now to boost your iPhone's battery life."



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TechNet Radio: IT Time - The Risk of Running Windows XP After Support Ends | TechNet Radio | Channel 9

TechNet Radio: IT Time - The Risk of Running Windows XP After Support Ends | TechNet Radio | Channel 9: "Support for Windows XP ends this month. No big deal you say? Well not so fast my friends. Tune in as Blain Barton interviews Tim Rains, Director of Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft as he lays out the many security risks you open yourself and your organization up to by running Windows XP."



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How to Enable Click-to-Play Plugins in Every Web Browser

How to Enable Click-to-Play Plugins in Every Web Browser: "Most web browsers load Flash and other plug-in content as soon as you open a web page. Enable “click-to-play” plug-ins and your browser will load a placeholder image instead — click it to actually download and view the content."



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Windows Admin: Understanding Hard Drive Partitioning with Disk Management

Windows Admin: Understanding Hard Drive Partitioning with Disk Management: "n today’s edition of Geek School, we’re going to talk about how to use Disk Management… but we’re going to go one step further and explain master boot records, partition tables, and dynamic disks."



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Microsoft tells IE users how to defend against zero-day bug - CNET

Microsoft tells IE users how to defend against zero-day bug - CNET: "Microsoft has yet to patch its latest critical Internet Explorer zero-day security flaw, but an advisory about the bug now offers two temporary solutions."



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Microsoft tells IE users how to defend against zero-day bug - CNET

Microsoft tells IE users how to defend against zero-day bug - CNET: "Microsoft has yet to patch its latest critical Internet Explorer zero-day security flaw, but an advisory about the bug now offers two temporary solutions."



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Love Chrome, But Love Your Privacy And Security Even More? Try Aviator

Love Chrome, But Love Your Privacy And Security Even More? Try Aviator: "We live within our web browsers. You’re reading this article in a web browser. You probably check your email in a web browser. I order my groceries in a web browser. I buy books in a web browser. Web browsers are pretty important."



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