Well, I did it. I updated my PC to Windows 8.1. A friend of mine upgraded his computer at the same time which was helpful as we could compare experiences. And so, without further ado, this is what we found… Installation About the only problem I had with the install was finding the actual install ...
This week: BitTorrent Use Declines; Where’s the Federal Digital Strategy?; 3 Canadian Cities on Smart List; Snapchat Rejects Facebook Offer,Waits for Bigger Payday; Ottawa Warns of Rural Spectrum Loss if not used; Indy ‘Net Governance Threatened; Challenge of Secure Email Each Monday we’ll pass on links to articles we thought were well worth reading from ...
Not too long ago, BC and Alberta enterprise customers connected to the Internet with a T1 service. A T1 gave users a Guaranteed, Full Duplex 1.5 Mbps Internet connection that included an SLA (Service Level Agreement). Today you can get a 10 Mbps Fibre service for about the same monthly cost as you would have ...
This week: Check for AdobePassword Leak; Internet of Things Overhype?; Cloud Computing Matters; Facebook’s Failure; Berners-Lee Appalled at Spy Agency Encryption-Cracking; Gates scolds Zuckerberg Each Monday we’ll pass on links to articles we thought were well worth reading from the previous week, for those who live where we do (British Columbia, Canada), work like we ...
This week: Quantum Computing Interest after NSA Cracking; Tech Giants Bolster Defenses Against Unauthorized Spying; Google Using Barges for Data?; NSA tapped Google and Yahoo Abroad; CEOs Clueless about Technology Each Monday we’ll pass on links to articles we thought were well worth reading from the previous week, for those who live where we do ...
This week: Google to Shield DDoS Attacks?; Bitcoins Seized in Silk Road Shutdown; Telus gets Green Light for Public Mobile Takeover; New Europe Rules to Check NSA Prying; Apple OS for Free; New Google Tool shows Real-time DDoS Attacks Each Monday we’ll pass on links to articles we thought were well worth reading from the ...
This week: Snowden Not Carrying Secret Files; Data Centers Essential to World Economy; Brazil Just a Glimpse of Canadian Spying; Web Firms Urge Transparency over Requests for User Data; New Solar Farm uses Molten Salt for Storage Each Monday we’ll pass on links to articles we thought were well worth reading from the previous week, ...
Perhaps getting a jump on the upcoming Windows 8 upgrade due in mid-October, Apple released its 7th generation mobile operating system in September. The new iOS 7 has been extensively reviewed across the web — mostly positively — but I’d like to get in my two bits and note a couple of things I do ...
This week: Can Tech Solve the Big Problems?; Looming Roaming, Wireless fight with CRTC; Can Data Help with Future Population, Food Crises?; Verizon Takes All; Ultimate in Backup: UN Builds a Backup Building Each Monday we’ll pass on links to articles we thought were well worth reading from the previous week, for those who live ...
This week: Popular Science Shuts off Comments and Ignites Debate; Tips to preserve Battery Life with iOS7; NSA Gathers Citizens’ Social Connection Data; 4G Cars on the Horizon Each Monday we’ll pass on links to articles we thought were well worth reading from the previous week, for those who live where we do (British Columbia, ...
