Miscellaneous Tech News
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@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Now JB's going to say, most American homes are 1200-1500 sqft and putting the router on one side or the other of the house should still normally cover the entire house. And I'd sad if that was true, we wouldn't be seeing the massive sales in Mesh networks because people are trying to solve dead spots in their homes.
It is true, and I call it good marketing.
Marketing works. You bought your wife a diamond engagement ring right?
I'd say it's more than marketing - the cost of those mesh networks frequently start at $300, most consumers won't be dropping that unless they have a wifi problem they are trying to solve.
But they are only looking at those expensive solutions BECAUSE of marketing.
Yes and No - They are looking at ANYTHING because they have a problem. Marketing is leading them to those expensive solutions instead of a Unifi solution, for example.
it's often marketing that gets them to the initial problem, as well.
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@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Now JB's going to say, most American homes are 1200-1500 sqft and putting the router on one side or the other of the house should still normally cover the entire house. And I'd sad if that was true, we wouldn't be seeing the massive sales in Mesh networks because people are trying to solve dead spots in their homes.
It is true, and I call it good marketing.
Marketing works. You bought your wife a diamond engagement ring right?
I'd say it's more than marketing - the cost of those mesh networks frequently start at $300, most consumers won't be dropping that unless they have a wifi problem they are trying to solve.
$180
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@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Now JB's going to say, most American homes are 1200-1500 sqft and putting the router on one side or the other of the house should still normally cover the entire house. And I'd sad if that was true, we wouldn't be seeing the massive sales in Mesh networks because people are trying to solve dead spots in their homes.
It is true, and I call it good marketing.
Marketing works. You bought your wife a diamond engagement ring right?
I'd say it's more than marketing - the cost of those mesh networks frequently start at $300, most consumers won't be dropping that unless they have a wifi problem they are trying to solve.
$180
Unifi barely advertises though...
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@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Now JB's going to say, most American homes are 1200-1500 sqft and putting the router on one side or the other of the house should still normally cover the entire house. And I'd sad if that was true, we wouldn't be seeing the massive sales in Mesh networks because people are trying to solve dead spots in their homes.
It is true, and I call it good marketing.
Marketing works. You bought your wife a diamond engagement ring right?
I'd say it's more than marketing - the cost of those mesh networks frequently start at $300, most consumers won't be dropping that unless they have a wifi problem they are trying to solve.
$180
Unifi barely advertises though...
No, not much themselves. But others market mesh networks for them, constantly.
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Vultr currently having a network issue in the Atlanta datacenter.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Vultr currently having a network issue in the Atlanta datacenter.
They need to burn that one down and start over.
At least it feels like it is always Atlanta with the issues.
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@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Vultr currently having a network issue in the Atlanta datacenter.
They need to burn that one down and start over.
At least it feels like it is always Atlanta with the issues.
This is not surprising to me. I'm actually surprised we don't hear of more issues. The major areas on Atlanta have been under construction for as long as I can remember, lol.
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Zero-day attackers deliver a double dose of ransomware—no clicking required
High-severity hole in Oracle WebLogic under active exploit for 9 days. Patch now.
Attackers have been actively exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability in the widely used Oracle WebLogic server to install ransomware -
Bloomberg alleges Huawei routers and network gear are backdoored
Details are scarce, but the "backdoor" appears to be benign.
Vodafone, the largest mobile network operator in Europe, found backdoors in Huawei equipment between 2009 and 2011, reports Bloomberg. -
Apple sets sights on services as iPhone revenue continues to fall
The iPhone maker saw more of the same during the second quarter of 2019.
Today, Apple shared its fiscal second-quarter results with shareholders. -
Google's new Wear OS update adds a suspiciously Samsung-like feature
Swipable "tiles" add widgets to the watch
Google's yearly I/O developer conference is next week, but the company announced an update to its smartwatch software ahead of the big show. -
HIGH-WATTAGE USB-C BATTERIES CAN KEEP YOUR LAPTOP CHARGED ON THE GO
These batteries can nearly do it all
Portable batteries have become more stylish, cheaper, smaller, and faster at charging your tech. -
Caavo drops price of Control Center, adds Sonos support and parental controls
But the mandatory service plans are getting more expensive
Caavo is making several software improvements today to its Control Center, a voice-driven box that acts as a universal remote for all of your home theater devices -
Slack vocab game that gave away money for no real reason is getting shut down
The Word of the Day Slack channel is shutting down over policy violations
Workplace communication platform Slack says it will be deactivating a public channel dedicated to giving away $1,000 per day to anyone that can guess that day’s selected vocabulary word -
Facebook wants AI researchers to figure out privacy
The company will pay for 5,000 people to learn about "secure and private" artificial intelligence because, as its CEO says, The future is private.
Facebook is working with online learning site Udacity to try to enable AI research that doesn't hurt privacy. -
This DDoS Attack Unleashed the Most Packets Per Second Ever. Here’s Why That’s Important.
https://www.imperva.com/blog/this-ddos-attack-unleashed-the-most-packets-per-second-ever-heres-why-thats-important/ -
Deepin 15.10 is out.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Deepin 15.10 is out.
Here are the notes:
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3 apps to manage personal finances in Fedora
There are numerous services available on the web for managing your personal finances.
Although they may be convenient, they also often mean leaving your most valuable personal data with a company you can’t monitor. -
Microsoft Defines New Privacy Controls for Office 365 ProPlus Users
Microsoft announced this week that it will be reorganizing its Office 365 ProPlus privacy controls with an aim toward becoming more "transparent" about the information it collects.
