Port Cities Tech

11/30/2023

Good reminder to backup any important files in the cloud. Remember that accidents happen, even to trillion dollar companies...

Don't wait: You'll need to take action to keep your inactive Google account from being purged.

06/15/2022

With Internet Explorer 11 being retired on most consumer SKUs of Windows tomorrow, a survey auditing 9 million enterprise PCs has revealed that the move may affect almost 47% of Windows 10 machines.

06/30/2021

Fellow Wintelmen (and Wintelwomen) take note. Microsoft's patch is mostly ineffective. Get the spooler service on those critical systems disabled. Stay safe ✌️

Proof-of-concept exploit code was published on Github on June 29, 2021 for a vulnerability (CVE-2021-1675) in Print Spooler.

06/14/2021

Here we go, buckle up.

Weather Alert: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Manitowoc County in WI until 10:45pm.

06/10/2021

Well, that's interesting:

Microsoft may have mistakenly leaked that the upcoming next generation of Windows 10 will move away from its current naming scheme and switch to a macOS scheme using geographic locations or development names.

02/01/2020

Show of hands, who remembers when Apple Maps first came out in 2012? It was so bad it earned an apology from Tim Cook and cost two Apple higher-ups their jobs. Let's hope this revamp works better :)

https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-rolls-out-maps-redesign-to-us-users/

01/21/2020

Frontier allegedly plans to file for bankruptcy as traditional telecos become less relevant, unless they embrace fiber over copper. Their many lengthy outages over the last few years probably don't help either...

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/01/frontier-an-isp-in-29-states-plans-to-file-for-bankruptcy/

01/19/2020

According to ITWorld, Windows 7 is still running on 28.2% of all PCs and 32.8% of the ones running Windows. Does that include your computer?

https://www.howtogeek.com/392976/what-it-means-when-microsoft-stops-supporting-your-version-of-windows/

01/16/2020

Watch for this, friends.

https://www.extremetech.com/computing/304783-microsoft-will-push-chromium-edge-out-on-wednesday

01/13/2020

Windows 7 is end of life Tuesday. This means no more security updates, fixes, or new functionality. Upgrade (for free) to Windows 10 while you still can!

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/you-can-still-upgrade-to-windows-10-for-free-heres-how/

07/10/2018

Pretty big data breach recently. Couple of things:
1. Change your passwords. Don't wait, do it now.
2. More info on the Pemiblanc breach here: https://www.troyhunt.com/the-111-million-pemiblanc-credential-stuffing-list/
3. If you choose to ignore item #1, check Have I Been Pwned to see if your info is out there. There's a section at the bottom with compromised data if you don't believe them: https://haveibeenpwned.com/

4. NOW, actually change your passwords. Also, start using LastPass Password Manager to ensure you are using secure passwords. They also will notify you in the event of a known breach and help you update your passwords. https://www.lastpass.com/

Stay safe out there.

One of the most alarming trends I've seen in the world of data breaches since starting Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) back in 2013 is the rapid rise of credential stuffing attacks. Per the definition in that link, it simply means this: Credential stuffing is the automated injection of breached

06/19/2018

Google announced today that it's beginning its rollout of Messages for web, allowing users to send SMS messages from the browser, meaning that you can access your phone from any device.