Microsoft Windows 10 Update

Mark Hachman offers news about recent Windows 10 updates.

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Two Factor SMS Authentication

Michael Kan reports that two-factor SMS authentication is no longer secure. According to Kan, a report from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology recommends that two-factor authentication messages should only be received by a secure app.

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The Value of Coding Skills

Sarah White recounts the value of learning to code , even when it is not part of your job description.

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Website Access Rights

Evan Schuman interprets a U.S. court ruling

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Educational apps

School librarian Michelle Luhtala created a list of educational apps which have been posted by Katrina Schwartz.

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Network Monitoring Tools

Paul Venezia suggests free network monitoring tools .

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Wi-Fi Troubleshooting

Keith Shaw suggests how to configure a home Wi-Fi network . In a related post from 2013, Sandro Villinger suggested how to deal with slow Wi-Fi.

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Academic Writing

Noah Berlatski muses on the paradox of scholarly writing .

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Business Intelligence

Sharon Machlis provides business intelligence resources that could be of value to archives and researchers which need to visualize data.

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Timely Teaching

Nichole Matos emphasizes the importance of reponding in a timely manner to students.

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Private Browsing Mode Caveats

Alan Zeichick shows the weaknesses of private browsing mode implementations.

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Statistics Needed for Adult Education

David Radwin presses for more data gathering on adult education . Mandated statistics do not break out non-traditional students (working adults), and this population takes far longer to reach graduation than the traditional full-time students.

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Social Media Streams

Mike Elgan reviews social media stream technology.

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Google Home?

J. R. Raphael questions the value of Google Home.

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New Internet Domains Are Malware Havens

Tom Henderson reports that hackers seem to be the most common users of new domains such as .XYZ -- the new domain names are not superseeding the .COM domain for business purposes, which was their original intent. Thor Olavsrud prepared a slideshow illustrating the shadiest domains, based on data from Blue Coat Systems.

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Document Design

Jason Jones suggests how to improve document design for clarity.

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Microsoft Windows 10

Howard Wen has developed a slideshow documenting the features in the new Windows 10 update

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Galen Gruman has posted articles on accessing Microsoft Office 365 and OneDrive from many devices. "Insider" status (obtained by providing your email) is required to view the Gruman articles in their entirety.

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"Flow" Transportation Initiative

Jon Markham suggests that companies will use Google sensor technology to ease traffic congestion and monatize parking throughout a city. Smart metering would allow pricing for parking to vary depending on the time of day.

Sidewalk, a Google subdivision, has a project called Flow which would streamline parking space and transportation usage while providing city governments with income.

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Coping With the Stress of the Job Search

Boyda Johnstone address the stress of seeking employment and suggests these steps for self-care:

• Cultivate friendships, but,
• Schedule time alone.
• Talk out your concerns with mentors, but,
• Keep your general conversation focused on others, not your struggle.
• Exercise self-compassion.

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Skype Updates

Blair Frank announces advances in Slype file sharing . Files can now be sent when the recipient is offline, giving Skype some of the functionality of e-mail or file sharing services.

Frank also notes that Skype for Business now allows three particpants to communicate for free (and up to ten during a trial period). Skype for Business is replacing Microsoft's Lync service, and is available for PC and Mac.

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Humility

Shubhankar Bhattacharya suggests that humility offers a great advantage to those who employ it. He provides examples of both arrogance and humility to illustrate his point.

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Living Without a GUI

Bryan Lunduke found living without a Graphical User Interface (GUI) to be intolerable after ten days, because our user experience is now so visual. He shared software, some with roots in the 1980's, which provided a form of user experience, but it was extremely cumbersome to command the computer using only text.

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Home Security With Teens

Josh Fruhlinger suggests reaching out to the teens in your family so they are aware of the security consequences of some common online behavior.

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Nexar Dash Camera

Mark Gibbs introduces Nexar's dashcam app, which uses an iPhone as a camera with motion and location sensors. As Gibbs mentions, there are privacy issues with recording and making publically available the driving behaviors of those around you, but there is also the benefit of greater accountability for bad behavior.

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SearchResearch

Dan Russell has a blog SearchResearch.blogspot.com which teaches students how to search Google and other databases.

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What Technology Leaders Are Reading

Mary K. Pratt asked technology executives about their summer reading and shares the responses.

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Anacreon in Heaven

Joao Rocha shares the 18th Century song Anacreon in Heaven, the musical ancestor of the U.S. National Anthem.

Rocha offers the following comments on the tune, as well as the lyrics:

The song was written for the Anacreontic Society, probably around 1771. The tune (...) is now thought to have been written "collectively" by members of the society, led by John Stafford Smith (...). The society met every two weeks to get drunk, sing songs and to indulge in some debauchery. Anacreon himself was a Greek poet from about 570BC who was noted for his erotic poetry (...) and his drinking songs.

To Anacreon in Heav'n, where he sat in full glee,
A few sons of harmony sent in a petition
That he their Inspirer and patron would be;
When this answer arriv'd from the Jolly Old Grecian "Voice, fiddle and flute, "no longer be mute,
"I'll lend you my name and inspire you to boot,
"And, besides, I'll instruct you, like me, to intwine
"The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."

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Ye Sons of Anacreon, then join hand in hand;
Preserve unanimity, friendship and love!
'Tis yours to support what's so happily plann'd;
You've the sanction of Gods and the fiat of Jove.
While thus we agree Our toast let it be:
"May our club flourish happy, united and free!
"And long may the sons of Anacreon intwine
"The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."

Source: http://www.miketodd.net/encyc/anacreo... ; Song performed by John Townley, from "The Top Hits Of 1776", Adelphi Records; Picture: "Drinking-song", Mihály Zichy, 1874

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Reasons for Optimism

Peter Diamandis offers data that suggests that the world is getting to be a better place .

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Chips as Spies

Patrick Nelson suggests that computer chips in devices have the potential to be used for spying . Christof Paar has prepared graphics to illustrated the potential.

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Technology and Fashion

Michelle Davidson's slideshow provides examples of how technology is changing fashion design .

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Google History

J. D. Biersdorfer reviews what Google stores in its history of your interactions, and how an individual can view at least some of what the search giant records.

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