Following from my earlier post on software updates trying to get the unwary to download extra software, I came across the following when updating Java yet again on my PC. Given all the bad publicity about Java and its security issues I was surprised that the unwanted downloads are still there.
Opinion
Software Updates and the ‘Hidden’ Downloads
We all know that it is important to keep our software updated. It has become an almost daily stream (or so it seems) of automated requests asking us to update a piece of software. Sometimes we have read about how urgent these patches are (for example the recent spate of updates to Java).
Dropbox – My Favourite Cloud Application
Examples of of how I use Dropbox every day to share videos, pictures and files
Edsger Dijkstra (May 11, 1930 – August 6, 2002)
Edsger Wybe Dijkstra (May 11, 1930 – August 6, 2002); Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛtsxər ˈwibə ˈdɛɪkstra] was a Dutch computer scientist. He received the 1972 Turing Award for fundamental contributions to developing programming languages, and was the Schlumberger Centennial Chair of Computer Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin from 1984 until 2000. Shortly before […]
Video Discussion on Social Media
Thanks to Sean Usher of http://www.ushermedia.co.uk/
It was all so unfair how could someone shoot John Lennon? Fans don’t do things like that do they?
Today is the 30th anniversary of John Lennon’s death in New York.
Why haven’t I bought the Beatles Red Album
I recently watched an advert for two of The Beatles compilations now universally called by everyone as ‘The Red Album’ and ‘The Blue Album’. These were originally released back in 1973 after the group had broken up. The TV advert promised last year’s digital re-mastering and all at a ‘knockdown’ price.