Full uninstall does not fix it. The message crashes Skype just by being in your chat history. Your chat history is stored in the cloud so you can't delete it!
The only person who can delete it is the sender (assuming they didn't crash themselves). So if it was malicious you're screwed until MS fixes the bug and pushes out an update for the client over Windows Update (at least the good news is they can do this, now).
It is your IT dept's responsibility to keep the VPN working, not Google's. Google has chosen to drop support for a 20 year old insecure plugin architecture in favor of a more modern, secure one. Sure, it's one developed by Google, but 1) there wasn't an existing standard out there AFAIK so they had to make one and 2) the plugin interface is open source so anyone can go and implement it in their own browser, or in their own plugin.
Oracle's official stance seems to be that Java users should switch to Firefox or IE, rather than see themselves try and put any effort toward porting Java. To be fair, I don't know how well Java will mesh with PPAPI's sandboxing.
I wonder if they'll change their tune... Chrome has a pretty sizable user base now.
It was a design decision to improve browser security (NPAPI model is horribly outdated). Almost no one uses Java on the web any more so it was decided it was acceptable. Oracle is free to port Java to NaCl or PPAPI if they want to continue supporting Chrome.
Yeah it sucks for the small % of users who still want to use it, but it's necessary to move security forward.
Rumor has it tomorrow they will be announcing Super Mario 64 virtual console title for the Wii U. So yes, they DO make money off of it still! And don't forget the DS remake which still runs on their latest handhelds.
You'll be happy to hear Chrome is killing insecure plugin support. It's already deprecated, but come September, only sandboxed plugins will be allowed.
"Just a variant of Linux" is a little understatement I think. It would be more accurate to say it's Linux with everything NOT needed to run the Chrome browser ripped out or trimmed down... this Freon is another improvement in that area.
I think the idea, at least for Windows, is that extensions are a legacy thing, and are still supported because they are the basis for determining file type. BUT, the reasoning is likely that they can be hidden from the user and only show the user the actual file type. Which is fine in theory, except that now you are training the user to recognize file type solely by icon, making it trivial to give a dynamic-icon type (like EXE, or the old SCR which users are unlikely to recognize) the same icon as a text file and subvert the user's expectations and make them think the file is safe. If you are not in Details mode or not grouping by File Type it is IMPOSSIBLE to reliably determine the type of a file without the extension!
Of course MS has added the whole Zone Identifier scheme and displays a nasty warning when trying to run dangerous files from the internet. I think this is a good measure to prevent this type of trickery, unfortunately people tend to click past such dialogs.
Authy App - Two-factor auth for Android and Desktop... syncs your auth stuff across devices so you don't have one point of failure. I don't like the companion extension, I just use the app.
PushBullet - Notification sync between Android and Desktop. Quick Reply to SMS and IMs from desktop. Push links from one device to another.
Google Keep - There is also a purely web version available so an app isn't totally necessary but i find it useful as a synced todo list between my Android and desktop.
HTTP Switchboard - Like NoScript (plus partial AdBlock) for Firefox, but a bit cleaner, and it starts out with a good whitelist. microBlock is an alternative based off of this project that simplifies things if HTTP Switchboard is too complex.
HTTPS Everywhere - Use HTTPS whenever it's available.
iChrome New Tab - Styled roughly like the now-dead iGoogle, it brings a bunch of services together on your new tab page. I can see my e-mail and RSS feed new items in one spot, which is nice.
Reddit Enhancement Suite - If you use Reddit this is a must.
Enhanced Steam - If you use Steam this is a must.
Chrome Remote Desktop - Access your desktop from another device. Punches through firewalls and routers automatically.
Slashdot Mirror
Or if you're rooted you can just uninstall the keyboard.
I think you mean second thing is to import your browser profile from your old PC (including adblock plus).
Full uninstall does not fix it. The message crashes Skype just by being in your chat history. Your chat history is stored in the cloud so you can't delete it!
The only person who can delete it is the sender (assuming they didn't crash themselves). So if it was malicious you're screwed until MS fixes the bug and pushes out an update for the client over Windows Update (at least the good news is they can do this, now).
Not seeing any redeeming quality about a chip produced this way and seeing plenty of down sides.
The people selling us devices with these chips may see the convenient planned obsolescence as a huge upside.
That is also the easiest way for them to stop making money.
If you want "secure" then JavaScript has to join the others in "click to play" mode.
Otherwise known as... an ad blocker!
Starbucks probably removes the balance once they are informed of the theft, but by then the thieves are long gone with their money so they don't care.
I turned comments off, myself. Wordpress will update itself nowadays, at least for minor updates.
You should put the PHP script on a copy of your website that you only serve to 360. It would seem to be a tactic they approve of.
XMLHttpRequest.DONE === 4
Nobody bothers to use the long form. But it's there.
It is your IT dept's responsibility to keep the VPN working, not Google's. Google has chosen to drop support for a 20 year old insecure plugin architecture in favor of a more modern, secure one. Sure, it's one developed by Google, but 1) there wasn't an existing standard out there AFAIK so they had to make one and 2) the plugin interface is open source so anyone can go and implement it in their own browser, or in their own plugin.
Oracle's official stance seems to be that Java users should switch to Firefox or IE, rather than see themselves try and put any effort toward porting Java. To be fair, I don't know how well Java will mesh with PPAPI's sandboxing.
I wonder if they'll change their tune... Chrome has a pretty sizable user base now.
It was a design decision to improve browser security (NPAPI model is horribly outdated). Almost no one uses Java on the web any more so it was decided it was acceptable. Oracle is free to port Java to NaCl or PPAPI if they want to continue supporting Chrome.
Yeah it sucks for the small % of users who still want to use it, but it's necessary to move security forward.
I believe any attempt to reflash does not fix the boot loop. So it does appear to be a brick.
VeraCrypt is incompatible with TrueCrypt containers (and vice versa).
Also, VeraCrypt apparently beefs up the security, which results in containers taking minutes to mount instead of seconds. Argh.
Rumor has it tomorrow they will be announcing Super Mario 64 virtual console title for the Wii U. So yes, they DO make money off of it still! And don't forget the DS remake which still runs on their latest handhelds.
Someone (I think on reddit) pointed out that using the code name Spartan fits the "Halo" theme they've started with the "Cortana" search assistant.
You'll be happy to hear Chrome is killing insecure plugin support. It's already deprecated, but come September, only sandboxed plugins will be allowed.
"Just a variant of Linux" is a little understatement I think. It would be more accurate to say it's Linux with everything NOT needed to run the Chrome browser ripped out or trimmed down... this Freon is another improvement in that area.
I think the idea, at least for Windows, is that extensions are a legacy thing, and are still supported because they are the basis for determining file type. BUT, the reasoning is likely that they can be hidden from the user and only show the user the actual file type. Which is fine in theory, except that now you are training the user to recognize file type solely by icon, making it trivial to give a dynamic-icon type (like EXE, or the old SCR which users are unlikely to recognize) the same icon as a text file and subvert the user's expectations and make them think the file is safe. If you are not in Details mode or not grouping by File Type it is IMPOSSIBLE to reliably determine the type of a file without the extension!
Of course MS has added the whole Zone Identifier scheme and displays a nasty warning when trying to run dangerous files from the internet. I think this is a good measure to prevent this type of trickery, unfortunately people tend to click past such dialogs.
They had one guy blogging about nothing but VR stuff so you can see for yourself: http://blogs.valvesoftware.com...
This reminds me of the time Chrome did this, and a bunch of Chrome users threatened to switch to Firefox... I almost feel bad for them now.
FWIW I am using it on a chroot on my Chromebook. Lightweight is good for the small hard drive.
... Because then people would stop playing their game and start playing one made by devs who cared?
It's too slow to be useful and will utterly kill network drives.