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Thursday Random Stuff…

December 14, 2017, 15:12(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Net Neutrality Gone For Now
Not a surprise. I expect multiple lawsuits to follow.
The FCC just voted to repeal its net neutrality rules, in a sweeping act of deregulation
Regulators abolish ‘net neutrality’ rules in heated hearing that was stopped because of a BOMB threat as protesters rallied outside

It’s Time!
I’ll be leaving in an hour or so to pregame before the 6 p.m. STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI OPENING NIGHT FAN EVENT
May the force be with you.

Tagged With: Computer News

Part Number 5

December 13, 2017, 11:16(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Tagged With: Computer Hardware

Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition

December 13, 2017, 05:44(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

rad

Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 17.12.1
In a nutshell: New GPU monitoring software including an Android App.
“We’ve designed Adrenalin Edition as a powerful tool for those who aspire to achieve gaming greatness among friends and the community.”
Marketing, LOL.
Download 337 MB, Minimal setup drivers are 39 MB
Release Notes
AMD Link mobile app for Android and iPhone
Linux Driver 17.50, Dec. 12, 2017

Tagged With: Computer Hardware

Part Number 3 And 4

December 12, 2017, 16:05(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Tagged With: Computer Hardware

Patch Tuesday

December 12, 2017, 15:58(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

windows security

Time To Run Windows Update
Patches available for all things Microsoft. Full breakdown at the end of this post.
Windows 10 – December 12, 2017—KB4053580 (OS Build 15063.786)
“This update includes quality improvements. No new operating system features are being introduced in this update.”

Flash Updated
APSB17-42 Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player
Download for Firefox and Opera: Adobe Flash Player 28.0.0.126
Download for Internet Explorer: Adobe Flash Player 28.0.0.126

CCleaner 5.38 Released
***WARNING*** As of this writing only the standard build available. No portable or slim.
I am not downloading this until a portable version is available.
CCleaner Forums post about this:
“The devs have decided to delay the portable version until the slim release. it is unclear if this is just for this version or going forward but this is a test trial of this policy.”
I am considering switching to Privacy Eraser. If anyone is/has used this please chime in.

[Read more…] about Patch Tuesday

Tagged With: Security

Break The Internet

December 12, 2017, 06:46(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

https://www.battleforthenet.com/breaktheinternet/

All 535 members of Congress, and how much money they got from ISPs

More than 100 Million Americans Can Only Get Internet Service from Companies That Have Violated Net Neutrality

PSA: The Net Neutrality vote is this week; Are you prepared?

Netflix Is In The Power Position Now In The War For Net Neutrality

The FCC plans to repeal net neutrality this week — and it could ruin the internet

Net Neutrality: What You Need to Know Now

Tagged With: Computer News

Monday Random Stuff…

December 11, 2017, 16:11(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Another HP Keylogger
Security researcher Michael Myng found a keylogger on some HP laptops. There was one found earlier this year. This is on top of spyware found on HP devices.
Yikes!

GET OFF OF FACEBOOK
Another former Facebook exec rips social media:
“I think we have created tools that are ripping apart the social fabric of how society works…No civil discourse, no cooperation; misinformation, mistruth. And it’s not an American problem — this is not about Russians ads. This is a global problem.”
source: iVerge

Tagged With: Privacy, Security

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Just Got Owned

December 11, 2017, 15:06(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Many of the computing worlds pioneers and best and brightest took the FCC chairman to school. In a letter to four Congressmen and an attached document they laid out the case for Net Neutrality and why repealing it is wrong. I’ve read both the letter and the attached document (53-page document, 43 plus credits). They are works of art. IMHO all Computer Science majors should be required to read them. If you are remotely interested in your internet freedom you should read them. If you want to understand anything about this issue you should read them.
The basic premise is that the argument that Ajit Pai is making is… well, here are some key phrases:
“appears to lack a fundamental understanding”
“fundamental misunderstanding”
“fundamentally misunderstands”
“analysis is fundamentally flawed”
“inaccurately portraying”
“This analysis is fundamentally flawed and again shows a basic misunderstanding of how the Internet works.”
“displays a stunning lack of technical knowledge”

and my favorite:
“This interpretation of the role ISPs play in a customer’s online experience is so fundamentally alien to the standard conception of how the Internet works that a well-known April Fools’ joke addresses precisely this question.”

The signers of the letter are a Who’s Who of the internet and computing world including the inventor of the World Wide Web, and the co-founder of Apple Computer.
The folks that put the document together is darn near as impressive.

Letter: Internet Pioneers and Leaders Tell the FCC: You Don’t Understand How the Internet Works
PDF: Joint Comments of Internet Engineers, Pioneers, and Technologists on the Technical Flaws in the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rule-making and the Need for the Light-Touch, Bright-Line Rules from the Open Internet Order

Tagged With: Security

Part Number Two

December 11, 2017, 08:22(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Tagged With: Computer Hardware

Part Number One

December 10, 2017, 16:48(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Tagged With: Computer Hardware

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