@Breffni-Potter said in EU slaps Google with record $2.7 billion fine:

@scottalanmiller said in EU slaps Google with record $2.7 billion fine:

@Breffni-Potter said in EU slaps Google with record $2.7 billion fine:

Does anyone remember that pointlessly annoying "browser choice" thing the EU forced on Microsoft? Every time you installed a new OS, you got this app that ran asking you to "choose" a browser from a list. Fiddly to get rid of.

They forced in on the EU. Most of the US doesn't see that, did they. Go to the EU and immediately you realize how much you don't see it here.

Sorry what?

Oh, forgot you were in London, not NYC. Same thing, different accent.

It is, it's good for the US but for the world, too. This could completely change Internet access across the globe.

Y see what you did theyr.

@bigbear said in Nextcloud 12 is out and scales to a new level!:

Ah, so it couldn't double as a premise file server?

My only issue is 2 users overwriting each other...

Well it'll do on premises. And it'll be fast. But should you pretend it's an old fashioned SMB server? No. Don't try to make modern storage work in a legacy mode. You'll be sorry. Mixing paradigms.

@scottalanmiller said in Why Linux is Hard for Windows Users but Easy for Newbies:

@Dashrender said in Why Linux is Hard for Windows Users but Easy for Newbies:

@coliver said in Why Linux is Hard for Windows Users but Easy for Newbies:

@DustinB3403 said in Why Linux is Hard for Windows Users but Easy for Newbies:

@coliver said in Why Linux is Hard for Windows Users but Easy for Newbies:

I've never had a great experience with it.

It always tries to search online first for things that I know are on my local system. It irks me too. Like if I'm searching for Putty, it brings up an advert for it, rather than the local application!

Others have said that as well. I haven't had that experience.

I've had both experiences. Though lately it's worked as desired - local first, then online.

that's what's weird, I've had both too... side by side on machines installed the same way!

yep - I use Clonezilla to deploy machines - it's weird that they act differently.

@EddieJennings said in Cortana Being Moved from Taskbar to System Tray:

I've never had much use for Cortana, other than practicing my disable-and-remove-useless-programs skill.

Yea,.. about the same here. I only rarely use SIRI - no plans for Alexa,.. so Cortana is a waste. It's a resource I want for other tasks... so out it goes...

@EddieJennings said in PowerPoint Hovering Attack:

@mlnews Looks like the tl;dr is don't enable content unless you're 100% sure of the source.

Or download it. Or open it....

Good to see. Probably adds a little performance boost as well, newer compilers normally do.

@Breffni-Potter said in HPE SANs Not Designed for Reliability in the Australian Tax Office:

Listening to any vendor consulting will lead to a p*** poor system but for the vendors profit.

Yeah, they brought in the wrong people here. Fundamental business flaws. Listening to the sales people instead of hiring someone whose job it is to know what is needed.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-uses-obscure-intel-cpu-feature-to-steal-data-and-avoid-firewalls/

Sorry this was meant for here

http://i.imgur.com/itVtln6.png

@Kyle said in British Airways Down from Computer Failure:

@scottalanmiller A wild Kyle has been pretty bad off here lately and just now trying to swing things back around. I am so sick of doctors in what I can only describe as professional malpractice at the highest.

😞 I hear ya. Sorry that it has been so bad. We are all pulling for you.

I'm back in Texas now, not so far away.

@nadnerB said in Large Private Training Provider Collapses:

@scottalanmiller said in Large Private Training Provider Collapses:

@JaredBusch said in Large Private Training Provider Collapses:

I guess they did not bail fast enough after it happened to ITT in the States.

People should have been paying attention. Anyone know this "school"? Was it like ITT?

I'm not sure about "like ITT" as I've no idea who they are other than they've been painted as pirates in academic gowns.

I've not had anything to do with them but going by the graduation % stats, I'm glad I didn't.

Those stats are much worse now!

Very awesome.

@Kelly said in HP Laptops Found with Keylogger Built Into Audio Driver:

@DustinB3403 said in HP Laptops Found with Keylogger Built Into Audio Driver:

@Kelly said in HP Laptops Found with Keylogger Built Into Audio Driver:

Fun update:

I looks like Windows Defender is now flagging the MicTray process.
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Only after HP released a fix for it.

Well playing catchup is better than playing "don't care"

I'm going to see if my HP Support Assistant will patch it, and then I'll see if Defender flags it again.

And there are no patches available for my system. Thanks Obama.

@dafyre :Thanks a lot , Will test it out and post back