Why do I always have to change my password?
We know, you're all tired of changing your passwords and hearing from IT that you've got to pick a new one you haven't used before every 30 nanoseconds. The reason might not be what you think.
Windows Update 1809: Just Don't
At JM Addington Technology Solutions & Kairos Digital Dynamics we're usually a tad bullish on Windows Updates: they're put out for good reason(s). However, Microsoft's latest "Feature Update" (read: a big one, the Fall Creators Update or 1809) has been plagued ...
The Easiest Cons
A university just paid $12m to a fraudster. Prevention would have been easy.
Fall Windows Update Stopped
Following "isolated" reports of users' files being completely erased during upgrades Microsoft announced a "pause" of the Windows 2018 Fall Update. Microsoft has gone so far as saying that if you have a copy of the upgrade already, you should delete ...
WiFi Gets New Name
Starting with the next generation of WiFi devices, WiFi will finally have a comprehensible naming scheme. In the past, different versions of wifi went by various letters, that were hard to keep track of even if you were in the industry. ...
Knox County Hacked
The News Sentinel is reporting that Knox County computer systems were breached the night of the primary. It was a two stage attack, complete with with a distraction. Here is the short version. First, the website to report election results ...
Hard Drive Quarterly Report
Consumer backup provider Backblaze has released their quarterly hard drive performance report. This report is always notable because it is the largest ongoing study across a variety of non-enterprise hard drives. In other words: it measures what matters. The #1 ...
855-785-2511 Scam
This afternoon one of our technicians was chatting with a legitimate support rep from a well-known vendor. The support rep correctly said that he could not help with the issue over web chat but to call 855-785-2511. When our technician ...
Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Battery Replacement Program
Apple just announced a battery replacement program for certain 13 inch MacBook Pro's (non touch bar) manufactured between October 2016 and October 2017. From Apple: Apple has determined that, in a limited number of 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) ...
Techs: Mac "Critical Error" Loop
We recently came across this error, "A critical software update is required for your Mac." Attempting to install this update would result in another error, "A critical software update is required for your Mac, but an error was encountered while ...
