Welcome / open talk
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    15 years
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How To Fix The 'DPC Watchdog Violation' Windows 10 Error
DPC Watchdog Violation errors were very common when Windows 10 was first released—so much so that Microsoft had to release an update to tackle it. Originally it was caused by an SSD driver that was found to be incompatible with Windows 10, and it's actually a repeat of an issue that occurred in Windows 8 when that was released, too.
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18 years
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Apple Message about iPhone Batteries and Performance
Apology and clarification regarding iPhone Batteries and Performance
- Apple is reducing the price of an out-of-warranty iPhone battery replacement
- iOS software update with new features that give users more visibility into the health of their iPhone’s battery
https://www.apple.com/ca/iphone-battery-and-performance/ (Canada)
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14 years
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Happy New Year to one and all
A very happy New Year to everyone.
Felix Navidad
May the best of 2017 be the worst of 2018 for you.
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15 years
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Digmine Cryptocurrency Bot Spreads Via Facebook Messenger
The Trend Micro security company announced that it found a new cryptocurrency-mining bot, "Digmine," spreading through Facebook Messenger.
The bot first appeared in South Korea and has since spread to Vietnam, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, and Venezuela. Trend Micro believes that at the rate it’s spreading, it should reach many more countries soon.
 14 years
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Chit Chat Thread For The Week Of December 25, 2017
This is the place to talk about things that are not GPS related.
This thread will be closed on Monday and a new one will be opened.
~Angela
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18 years
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Merry Christmas to all Factoryites
Merry Christmas, everyone, and I hope your and yours all have a happy new year.
Phil
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14 years
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Holiday/Seasonal New/Traditions
I can't believe this thread hasn't been started yet!
Personally, I really like reading about what you all enjoy doing over the holidays. Sometimes it gives me ideas of things I might like to try (or, in some cases, avoid). 
I added the New to the subject line in case there are some of you who, like us, are trying something different this year.
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15 years
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How Tech Companies Own Your Day
Each of us has only 24 hours in a day.
As tech companies mature, they’re seeking new ways to generate revenue from each customer, and the battlefield is increasingly your most finite resource: time.
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15 years
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Channel Master Targets Cord-Cutters With ‘Stream+’
Channel Master Targets Cord-Cutters With ‘Stream+’
Subscription-free Android TV-based device will pair OTT apps and OTA TV.
Prease to read more here:
http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/channel-master-targ...
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15 years
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Access to high-speed broadband will be a legal right in the UK by 2020
Rather than work with an ISP on a voluntary plan, the government is taking a regulatory approach
Prease to read more here:
https://www.techspot.com/news/72405-access-high-speed-broadb...
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15 years
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The FCC's Next Stunt: Reclassifying Cell Phone Data Service as 'Broadband Internet'
The agency is expected to make this change in February, which will make America's broadband situation look better than it actually is.
Prease to read more here:
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/mbpezp/fcc-smartp...
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15 years
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New York State to Introduce Net Neutrality Bill
New York State is planning to craft its own net neutrality law in the wake of the FCC's repeal of the popular rules. New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is already conducting an investigation into the millions of bogus comments filed in support of the repeal; an investigation the FCC is refusing to cooperate with.
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15 years
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Unsupervised Machine Learning Demonstrated On Quantum Computer
Rigetti, a full-stack (hardware and software) quantum computing startup from California, demonstrated that its new 19-qubit quantum computer could speed up unsupervised machine learning algorithms.
Rigetti Quantum Computing
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15 years
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Lawmakers Pledge CRA Vote to Reverse Net Neutrality Repeal
Lawmakers like Chuck Schumer are promising a vote to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to block the Trump FCC's attempts to kill net neutrality. The FCC voted 3-2 along party lines to kill popular net neutrality protections, though the agency now faces a challenging legal assault by those claiming the agency engaged in numerous process fouls while also ignoring the will of the public.
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15 years
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story category Lawmaker Urges Break up of Comcast NBC Universal
The conditions Comcast agreed to when it acquired NBC Universal in 2011 are about to expire, and some lawmakers are urging that these conditions should be extended.
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15 years
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Tennessee Rep. Marsha Blackburn Unveils Fake Net Neutrality Law
Tennessee Representative Marsha Blackburn has unveiled plans for a net neutrality law she professes will "protect the open internet," but is far more likely to do the exact opposite. We just got done noting how ISPs like Comcast have begun pushing hard for net neutrality legislation. Why?
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15 years
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Windows 7 update guide: How 'security-only' and 'monthly rollups' differ
Microsoft in 2016 changed the way it rolls out updates for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, leaving many IT admins and users confused. Here's how to sort out what the company is doing.
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15 years
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Comcast's Push For A Shitty New Net Neutrality Law Begins In Earnest
from the regulatory-trojan-horse dept
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 17 years
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Happy birthday Angela
If my memory serves me correctly today's your birthday therefore I hope your having an excellent day & wish you a very happy birthday 
The Rise Of Cryptojacking And How To Stop It
Over the last few months, we've seen multiple reports of websites using cryptocurrency mining scripts that load along with the website and use visitors' CPU cycles to mine various cryptocurrencies.
Never argue with a pig. It makes you look foolish and it anoys the hell out of the pig!