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Unfortunately, the code was leaked and ended up in the wrong hands, resulting in today’s situation. Critical emergency services such as hospitals and law enforcement in the UK have been broadly impacted by ‘Wanacrypt’. The end result being, if you don’t have a backup of your system with an App like Crashplan that keeps all versions of all your files, you’re out of luck. Unless that is you’re running a modern operating system like Windows 10....

Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB4458469 Here the lengthy list of all improvements and fixes for Windows 10 1803 aka April 2018 Update: Addresses an issue that causes the prompt “You’ll need a new app to open” to appear. This occurs when reloading a website on a non-standard port by pressing Enter .Addresses an issue that causes downloads to fail because Mark of the Web (MOTW) isn’t supported at the download location....

Note: Both versions 1903 and 1909 get the same cumulative update version. As usual, there are no new features, but the update includes important security fixes and overall system improvements. Cumulative Update KB4549951 for Windows 10 1903 and 1909 Today’s update will bump Windows 10 version 1903 to build 18362.778 and 1909 to build 18363.778. Here are the highlights of today’s new update: Updates to improve security when using Microsoft Office products....

Because this 20H1 is in the early phase right now, there aren’t many new features, yet. However, there are improvements to Input Method Editor (IME) with simplified Japanese and Chinese support. Microsoft says: “Today the IME – now more secure, more stable, with improved game compatibility, and more – is once again available for all Insiders starting with this build.” Windows 10 20H1 Insider Preview Build 18875 In addition to the new input methods, here is a look at the other changes and fixes included with this build:...

Windows 10 20H1 Preview Build 18975 Finally. Microsoft is including the ability to move the Cortana window in this build. The default position of the Cortana window has never been ideal. But starting with this Microsoft notes that you can “Move the window (by dragging the title bar area), to anywhere you’d like on the screen–just like you can with other windows.” You start to wonder why this wasn’t a feature of the Cortana app in the past....

Windows 10 Insider Build 20185 In regard to the new DNS settings, the blog post reads the following: For ethernet connections: Go to Settings > Network & Internet > Status. Click Properties, then select Edit IP assignment or Edit DNS server assignment and it will be available in the popupFor Wi-Fi connections: Go to Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi. Click the adapter properties link, then select Edit IP assignment or Edit DNS server assignment and it will be available in the popup....

Windows 10 Build 20206 Emoji Picker improvements are included in this build. It provides a new experience that provides fluent design, support for animated GIFs, and integration with clipboard history. Other improvements include voice typing that replaces Windows Dictation and touch keyboard improvements. Here is the list of changes and improvements in this latest build: When annotated content and linked control Narrator commands are invoked on context which doesn’t have any linked controls available, Narrator will now say “No linked item”....

Windows 10 Redstone 5 Build 17741 The company also notes that in this build, there is an easier way to get the Your Phone app which is still in early development. “We’ve added a new entry point to Your Phone app. Notice a desktop pin? It’ll take you directly to Your Phone app – for quicker access to your phone’s content,” notes Dona Sarkar in today’s announcement. You can also find it by going through the Start menu if you want....

Old Original Article… Way way back in November 2008, I talked about the Microsoft Announcement that they would be giving away a free anti-virus client code-named Morrow. Well, it’s almost a year later, and Microsoft has been busy. On ~June 23rd, 2009 Microsoft announced the product name would be – Microsoft Security Essentials and released the product in Beta with free sign-up for anyone interested in trying out the Beta....

Individually, these services would cost near $450 /annually but for the next few weeks, through the holiday season, until January 4th, the price is just $199 which is over half off. The biggest caveat being you can only buy the bundle as a gift card from physical Microsoft Store locations. Hopefully, the company will make this available on its online store, but so far, there is no indication that it will....

First you’ll need to add multiple accounts to the Mail app. Then launch the Windows 8 Mail app and open one of your accounts. Swipe from the top of the screen down and select Pin to Start from the toolbar. Then give the account tile a name and tap and pin it to the start screen. That’s all there is to it. In this example I grouped my email account tiles for easier access....

Do you have web services or other sites that you use so often that you would like to have them as an app pinned to your Windows Taskbar or Start menu? Here’s a look at how to do just that using Google Chrome in Windows 10. Pin Websites as Apps Using Chrome You can pin any website you want, and examples of web services you might want to pin as an app are YouTube, Pandora, Outlook....

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Atari, the online version of the Atari Arcade was launched. The games run on any browser that supports HTML5, so essentially any modern version of Chrome, Firefox, or Safari. Then, if you want a completely ad-free experience, then you’ll want to fire up Internet Explorer. Classic Atari Online Go to the Atari Online Arcade and check out the stack of titles that are available to play....

Escape from XP If you’re sad to see XP go, or are happy that it’s dying this will bring you a few minutes of nostalgic fun at least. It’s also a reminder that XP will no longer receive updates and patches, so it’s time to move on. This is a time waster game, and provides a trip down memory lane. You start with an old CRT monitor and XP starts to boot....

There are many paths that lead to the device settings, either by tapping the clock, then tapping the switches icon and then tap Settings. Or you can simply tap the settings icon. Once in Settings, swipe down to Developer Options. Once inside a warning will pop up informing you that you should disable these settings. Tap OK. Changing this isn’t going to hamper the system any more than some already are....

Here’s the problem, the EarPods that came with my iPhone are hard plastic. They tend to get a bit slippery when I sweat. They aren’t exactly the most comfortable either. The hard plastic can start to bother smaller ears, and they aren’t particularly good at isolating sound, either. This means users have to turn them up a bit more if they want to hear their own tunes over the music pumping through the gym’s PA....

This weekend I made a few significant upgrades to groovyPost.com. All but one should be invisible to the readers. However, if anyone notices any “funny” behavior on the site, please let me know ASAP either here on in the Forum. Updates: 1) The first change this weekend was cutting over from SEO Title Tags to the All in One SEO Pack. Being that this is a large contributor to the overall SEO of the site, this was fairly significant....

The system this organization created is called the Copyright Alert System (CAS), and it operates using a system of graduated responses. The first few offenses result in a notification of the offense, and continue to gain severity with each recurring infraction. Enforcement is being done at the provider level by five of the largest telecommunication internet providers in the U.S. In lieu of this new policy going into effect, the RIAA has flooded Google with about 500,000 requests per week....

If you own a Kindle Fire HD or the recently announced HDX, the new look is available for you, too. It’s basically the same appearance available until now to phone users, a much cleaner, more intuitive one. But that is not the only new thing in the 4.4 update. The Skype team promises improved video call quality, too. You’ll get up to four times the current resolution, provided your connection speed can handle it....

It also says that the service will be available for users of the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, 3rd generation iPod touch, 4th generation iPod touch or the iPad, running Skype 3.0 or newer. Calls will be made over a 3G or WiFi connection and, if your device has a front and a rear camera, you will be able to switch between the two during the call. Camera pictures will also rotate when the device is rotated and the image will be zoomed when the screen is tapped in a certain area....