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Lenovo caught pre-installing adware on laptops - Security - News - iTnews.com.au
by Andrew McGlashan 04 May '15

04 May '15

With modern computers having such low margins, I expect a lot more of this very bad behaviour from manufacturers. Computers and IT is very quickly becoming something with a great lack of trust, so sad. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/400712,lenovo-caught-pre-installing-adware-on… Cheers A.

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How feasible are secure drop-boxes for "IT naive whistleblowers" ?
by Rohan McLeod 04 May '15

04 May '15

Assembled cogniscenti: I am not a huge fan of the Melbourne Herald-Sun and I believe the somewhat similar English Sun, is one of the Murdoch's papers which seemed to have little regard for privacy. So I found the following link which a friend sent; somewhat curious. But it did prompt the question suppose an ombudsman wanted to set up a secure drop box for "IT-naive whistleblowers", is it feasible ? and how could the whistleblower be certain of that anonymity ? http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/6429126/The-Sun-Whistleblower-Cha… regards Rohan McLeod

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Something of interest to Debian users [Linux Journal]...
by Davor Balder 04 May '15

04 May '15

http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/when-official-debian-support-ends-who-w… Any thoughts... ? DB

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Apple closes critical system backdoor with OS X update - Security - News - iTnews.com.au
by Andrew McGlashan 02 May '15

02 May '15

This from the article [1] ... "The critical nature of the flaw will push more Mac OS users towards Yosemite, a free download with extensive hooks into Apple's iCloud services." If you aren't using Yosemite, you won't get the update. Sorry, but that's not good enough Apple. [1] http://www.itnews.com.au/News/402628,apple-closes-critical-system-backdoor-… A.

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Indiegogo updates....
by Andrew McGlashan 02 May '15

02 May '15

Hi, I chose to support a project and pledged monies on that project. What I want to know is: "Is it normal to get lots of /nothing/ updates, and I mean *LOTS* ?" I'm already sold on the product and the updates don't tell me anything new of any significance. Also, I was surprised that "stretch" goals were being used as a means to up-sell, rather than reward the supporters -- you want a gold one? Okay as an original supporter you can have it for $10 more per unit. The marketing rubbish on an already subscribed campaign is extreme. So much so, that I would consider pulling my support (not sure if I can or not). UPDATE: this was sent a long time ago (22nd Nov, 2014) to the /wrong/ list address. Such emails that were a problem have stopped for that campaign. Thoughts? A.

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Oracle begins bundling Ask adware with Java for Mac installations by default | 9to5Mac
by Andrew McGlashan 02 May '15

02 May '15

If you needed another reason to /dislike/ or worse *hate* Oracle.... http://9to5mac.com/2015/03/05/java-adware/ This is not good enough, people do not need this junk! A.

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lynda.com Joins the LinkedIn Family
by Andrew McGlashan 02 May '15

02 May '15

http://www.slideshare.net/linkedin/lynda-linkedin Sadly, we have lost lynda.com as a great resource with some real potential on their own; swallowed up by LinkedIn. I have a "placeholder" on LinkedIn, that's all I want there. I do NOT want LinkedIn being "the world" ... listen to the video (at least the first minute), it's a very sad direction; everybody, everywhere will have to be a paid up member of LinkedIn ... unless my placeholder page becomes the norm instead of the exception. To say I was /disappointed/ to hear of LinkedIn acquiring Lynda.com would be a huge understatement. What a sad, sad, sad day. A.

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Re: [luv-talk] S5 Slide show works OK under Mozilla but not on Explorer
by Jason White 02 May '15

02 May '15

zlinw(a)mcmedia.com.au <zlinw(a)mcmedia.com.au> wrote: > If feedback is required the audience will have to be pressed in > some way. A classic method widely used particularly in broadcast radio is to > broadcast a delibrate mistake. I have used this in the past under similiar > situations, works perfectly. That's interesting. I suppose the other well established method in broadcast radio is to make controversial statements. It apparently works very effectively.

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Android versions...
by Andrew McGlashan 02 May '15

02 May '15

Hi, Stock ROMs only... I know later versions are possible if you don't wish to rely on running stock Android. Samsung i9300 -- stuck on 4.3 - may never get another update?, has vulnerabilities (at least one). Samsung i9505 -- stuck on 4.4.2 - heck, almost every other manufacturer can do better than that! OnePlusOne -- 5.02 (CM12 based on Lollipop) - just released today (for my phone) It took a while, but the OnePlusOne finally has Lollipop; Samsung is stagnant completely. What are people's experiences with official updates on other brands of phones in AU ? Is LG better? Other brands? I know Google is (Nexus phones), but their latest is way too expensive, especially compared to their earlier options. Thanks A.

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Core developer of F-Droid free software app store - 6pm 3rd Thurs, 110 Victoria st, Carlton South
by David E Payne 16 Apr '15

16 Apr '15

Sorry this is less than 4 hours notice but I might as well still mention it since Peter Selwyo's name doesn't appear in a search of my Yahoo email, The "Free Software Melbourne (Melbourne)" [yes, redundancy in name name] meetup is at 6pm on the third Thursday at VPAC Head Office Training Room, 110 Victoria st, Carlton South. (VERY SOUTH!) Tonight it features Peter Serwylo, core developer of F-Droid free software app store "+ much Gnews." (I don't know if "Gnews" is a Stallman-esq pun re GNU, related to GODgle or what.) http://www.meetup.com/Free-Software-Melbourne/events/221722267/?a=cr1_grp&r… Dav* BTW it's 11:20pm? on April 15th in San Francisco now, so still the 38th anniversary of the first day of the first "West Coast Computer Faire" April 15-17th 1977.

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