Chrome Browser Support Ending
Citing security deficiencies, yesterday Google announced that Chrome browser support (the most widely used browser today on all platforms) would end next year for certain Windows and Apple OS X operating systems.
After a day much of the net seems to be blowing up over this. Windows XP (14 years old and very outdated) and Windows Vista (9 years old and very outdated) as well as Apple OS X up to 10.8 (Mountain Lion, 2 years old) are the affected operating systems. Not surprising given the age of the Windows versions involved.
Ad Blocking
I’ve complained to some major sites about their advertising, often times so poorly thought out that it basically makes the site unusable. This is on any browser and with systems that certainly do not lack in power to process. In a couple instances the response I got was to actually use an ad blocker.
Router Security
What are the first things you should do when you set up your new router? #1 Change the admin credentials, never keep default credentials in place. #2 Turn off remote administration which oddly enough for so many routers the default is ON.
Hard Drive Recovery
What do you do to safeguard your photos and other valuable data on your phone, tablet or computer? If like so many of us you don’t back up you can be met with loss.