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How to use the last command: 2-Minute Linux Tip
In this episode of 2-Minute Linux Tips, Sandra demonstrates the last command. It that shows recent logins – such as the last time you logged in but with the logins in reverse order.
Microsoft sets post-retirement patching record with Windows XP fix – 5 years after support ended
The update – aimed at stopping the spread of WannaCry-like malware on PCs running the outdated OS – must be manually downloaded from the Microsoft Update Catalog.
Critical updates to IE and Windows, make for an urgent May Patch Tuesday
With 79 reported CVE vulnerability entries and two advisories from Microsoft, this is a big update for Windows this month. With this May Patch Tuesday update cycle, we are seeing reported issues in Remote Desktop Services (RDS), DHCP...
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How to set up a Microsoft Azure backup process
Setting up a backup process in Azure is one way to quickly recover from a ransomware attack.
If you’re running Windows XP, 7 or associated Servers, patch them
The much-publicized “wormable” security hole in Windows XP and Windows 7, and similar-era Windows Servers needs to be patched now. The benefits of patching those older machines outweigh the risks.
What happened to Windows 10 1909?
If past were prologue, this fall's version of Windows 10 would already be in the hands of Insiders for testing. But it's yet to be seen.
Windows 10: A guide to the updates
Here's what you need to know about each update to Windows 10 as they roll out from Microsoft. Now updated for KB4494441 (OS Build 17763.503), released May 14, 2019.
The real story with Android's new security update setup
Android Q includes an ambitious new system for delivering system updates — but it isn't quite as black and white as you might think.
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How to use the bc command: 2-Minute Linux Tip
In this Linux tip, learn how to use the bc command – it’s a command line calculator. You can use this command to easily solve equations.
Patches are coming Tuesday. Make sure Windows Update gets locked down.
With Patch Tuesday arriving, this is the time to make sure that you have your patching mechanism thoroughly clogged. You’ll have to apply the May patches sooner or later but, as has been amply demonstrated many times recently, you’re...
Coming to Windows 10: More browsers, not fewer
As the company transitions its Edge browser in Windows 10 to one that's Chromium based, it also plans to maintain support for IE11. For IT admins, the variety of browser iterations could get confusing.
Android Q gestures: The good, the bad, and the baffling
Get ready for a whole new way to get around Android (yes, again!). Here's an up-close look at Android Q's new gesture system, where it shines, and where it falls short.
Edge for Mac leaks; Beta build for Windows 10 quickly follows
Microsoft is in the midst of revamping the browser, which will soon be based on the same open-source Chromium technologies that run Google Chrome.
Microsoft will demote IE to a 'mode' inside Edge
The move will allow companies who continue to use the legacy browser to run web sites or web apps inside the upcoming Chromium-based Edge.
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How to use the lsblk command: 2-Minute Linux Tip
In this episode of 2-Minute Linux Tips, learn the lsblk command. It provides information on block devices -- such as hard disks where you read and write one block of data at a time.
New Win10 1903 'Download and install now' — for cumulative updates, too?
Win10 version 1903, due any day now, will include an update-delaying mechanism called “Download and install now.” We’ve only seen it in action once — and in a confusing way. Will it only delay version changes, as promised, or will it...
Microsoft surrenders in its Windows Update war with users
It’s another sign that the company is changing in fundamental ways under the leadership of Satya Nadella.
Now’s the time to install the April Windows and Office patches
With one final April patch delivered in May, the time looks ripe to install last month’s patches. One antivirus manufacturer has a significant disagreement with Microsoft about the April patches, but you can easily bypass the problem...
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