Category Archives: News

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News: FTC Zoom Settlement

FTC alleged Zoom deceived users about the level of security for Zoom meetings and unfairly undermined a browser security feature. FTC Zoom Settlement Daily life has changed a lot since the pandemic started. Because face-to-face interactions aren’t possible for so many of us, we’ve turned

Alert: Office 365 Issues 7th Oct 2020

Quick alert, if you are having issues with Office 365 or Exchange, Sharepoint, or OneDrive Online it’s not you, it’s Microsoft’s fault.  Many reports started a few minutes ago (just before 3p Easter / US Time) that people could access Outlook or other Microsoft online

News: Facebook Updates Its Terms Of Service

Since most people NEVER seem to want to read those Terms of Service (TOS), privacy policies, or anything else legal posted by companies, today’s post is a quick FYI.  If you saw your Facebook notifications in the past 24 hours, you should have seen that

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Reports Of Google Sites Having Issues

If you are a Google user, you may be currently experiencing issues accessing various Google services.  If that is happening to you, you aren’t going crazy.  There is apparently an issue with a number of  Google services happening at the moment. This post will cover

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Breach Alert – Dave.com

For those who use Dave.com, this post is for you.  It seems that Dave.com is the latest company to suffer a data breach. 

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Google Announces Pigeon Shutdown

Google has announced today that they are going to be shutting down the Pigeon transit app service. Pigeon by Googles Area 120 group gives the best route; avoiding delays, crowds, and other common disruptions.  Today’s post will be going over the shutdown details.

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Google & UBreakiFix Free Pixel Repair

In a blog post, UBreakiFix has announced an offer for first responders and front line workers, to do a one-time FREE repair of Pixel Smartphones. Today’s post will cover the announcement.

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News: New Broadway Streaming Service In May

For those who visit New York, going to a Broadway show is usually on the to-do list. For those who are fans of Broadway, even if you aren’t in NY, there is a new service coming Mid-May,

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Zoom Changes Due To Zoombombing

With all of that is going on in the world, video conferencing has become the way to keep in touch. Zoom is quickly becoming to de-facto video conference choice. Unfortunately, due to some “bad people”, Zoom is changing some default security settings

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Bye Android Dark Sky Weather App

So Android users today said Goodbye to the Dark Sky – Hyperlocal weather app. The Dark Sky app has become very popular with users over the past 8 years, giving users alerts for impending precipitation with an intuitive interface, which is usually eerily accurate.

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Breach Alert – MGM Resorts

For those who stayed on an MGM Resort property previously, you may be included what is known as a data dump. Personal details of over 10.6 million former guests have been exposed.

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Yes FB, Insta, and FB Messenger Having Issues

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone in the USA.  For everyone trying to post family gathering or just doing their daily visit of Facebook, Instagram (which is owned by Facebook), or Facebook Messenger you may be having issues. No it isn’t your computer, its Facebook.