tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153326732024-03-13T23:45:10.423-04:00The Razor's Edge: My Thoughts on Today's TechnologyS. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-21396359574250983782015-04-15T15:54:00.001-04:002015-04-15T15:54:11.071-04:00Alex is at SANS 2015 in Orlando!If you see me - say hello :-)- AlexS. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-70517122400706400462013-03-20T12:56:00.002-04:002013-03-20T12:56:25.179-04:00WGAL 8 On Your Side Report on Employment ScamLocal NBC Affiliate WGAL did an "8 On Your Side" consumer report yesterday on the Employment Scam I posted about and I was interviewed. You can watch the report here.
S. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-89476075551137298172013-03-19T10:58:00.000-04:002013-03-19T10:58:05.601-04:00Employment Scam: WN PositionsLast night I received a call from a company called WN Positions. The guy on the other end of the phone said I had filled out a survey and had indicated that I wanted to be contacted if I qualified. I asked what I qualified for and he said there were a few more questions to determine if I would be able to use their free service for locating employment. (I began to&S. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-13269847815150470292012-12-13T12:13:00.002-05:002012-12-13T12:13:50.625-05:00FREE TODAY ONLY: Kindle Edition of The How-To Geek Guide to Windows 8
Amazon is offering the Kindle Edition of the How-To Geek Guide to Windows 8 (nearly 1000 pages!!) for free today only! I use the How-To-Geek website all the time and now is your chance to get what should be an amazing book on Windows 8.S. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-82892568508591718812012-12-05T12:39:00.002-05:002012-12-05T12:39:14.368-05:00ATT iPhone users in Central PA may see "DAN" as their carrier
Some ATT iPhone 3/4/4s users in Central PA are seeing their carrier change to "Dan" instead of ATT. ATT is aware of the glitch and are working to fix it. More details can be found in this Pennlive.com article.S. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-89734337567043236422012-12-04T20:50:00.004-05:002012-12-04T20:50:45.032-05:00You can now search the Windows Store for your Win 8 AppsWhile I'm not a fan of Microsoft's new Windows 8 OS on laptops/desktops (for business or personal use), this new website could make it easier for those of you that do to find the "Metro" style apps that you are itching to install.
Apple and Google both have web based versions of their app stores for searching, browsing and sharing. Microsoft's Windows Store for Windows 8 (S. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-55137245081362279072012-06-11T08:00:00.000-04:002012-06-11T08:00:06.842-04:00Android App: SkyDrive Explorer - Direct access to your SkyDrive filesWith Microsoft's push toward Windows 8 - they are making SkyDrive an integral part of the OS to make sharing easier. Now you can have direct access to your files on your Android device with SkyDrive Explorer app.
You can find more details at the source link below and pick up the app at the Google Play store.
Source: Redmond Pie
S. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-64619778198198732202012-06-06T21:23:00.001-04:002012-06-06T21:23:37.195-04:00IMPORTANT!! Two LinkedIn Security issuesIf you haven't seen the LinkedIn related headlines over the past 36 hours take heed: Change your password now and if you are using the mobile app on Android or iOS update your app. There have been reported password leaks from the LinkedIn servers as well as the mobile apps scraping your personal calendar information from your mobile device.
You can find more details in the articles below:
S. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-75669320834184130612012-06-06T08:00:00.000-04:002012-06-06T08:00:13.502-04:00Mobile Device Management vendor comparisonI've already posted about Mobile Device Management software, but Enterprise IOS provides a great vendor & feature comparison chart from real world users.
This could be an invaluable resource to anyone trying to manage all the BYOD issues that arise these days.
Check out the MDM Vendor & Feature comparison chart here.
S. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-46317615063189975812012-06-04T08:00:00.000-04:002012-06-04T08:00:06.395-04:00Windows 8 32bit can still run 16bit apps I know there are more than a few companies out there that are still needing to run legacy software 10 or more years old that are sticking to old versions of Windows just to make sure they software still works. There is always the option of running an old OS in a VM, but there are huge security risks in doing so especially if the system needs to be connected to an IP network.&S. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-74861564128688747572012-05-31T08:00:00.000-04:002012-05-31T08:00:04.079-04:00Emergency radios that power your gadgets too!Eaton is updating its self-powered hand-cranked emergency radios with USB ports to charge your portable devices.
This would have been really nice last September during the dark times of the Susquehanna River flood in when power was shut off. I would have been able to stay up-to-date on the river levels and any other necessary news as well as charge my iPhone. S. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-90752540355259620852012-05-29T08:00:00.000-04:002012-05-29T08:00:15.471-04:00Humor: How to use a dual screen setupThe image speaks for itself:
While it is humorous to those of us that constantly use dual screens at home and at work, it also shows that some user education/training is necessary. Every time I upgraded a user to a dual screen setup, I spent more than just a minute or two explaining, many times it was a 15-30min training session going over their specific job tasks and how to S. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-64051222581013234262012-05-25T08:00:00.000-04:002012-05-25T08:00:01.005-04:00Stuff your Kindle full of RSS contentJust a quick post here. Would you like to get some of your favorite website content on your Kindle for easy "offline" reading? Check out kindlefeeder.com for both free and paid accounts to push all that web content down to your Kindle
S. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-71824863924494057132012-05-24T08:00:00.000-04:002012-05-24T08:00:02.190-04:00Friday is Geek Pride Day - how are you going to show it?Yes. I am a geek. I have been going all the way back to my high school years. What better way to celebrate it than Geek Pride Day (see why at Wikipedia) on Friday, May 25, 2012. This day has also become a sort of "Geek Appreciation" day as well for all of those out there that rely on us geeks in some form or fashion. So make sure that geek in your life knows you S. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-79387499916837886672012-05-21T08:00:00.000-04:002012-05-21T13:59:24.631-04:00Tools now available to pull all your data from Apple's iCloudThis article from InformationWeek outlines a new digital forensic tool that can be used to pull down all your data from Apple's iCloud - including all your iPhone & iPad data if you backup to iCloud like Apple would like you to. While this tool from Moscow-based ElcomSoft, is most likely to be used by some type of law enforcement entity, that does not mean it could not be used in a S. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-11689364596266038132012-05-11T08:00:00.000-04:002012-05-11T08:00:13.655-04:00Microsoft Office & Sharepoint for the iPadMicrosoft may be missing the boat by not developing iPad versions of their enterprise applications. While there have been rumors of Office for the iPad, this has yet to materialize. This is where CloudOn stepped in and began offering a "desktop in the cloud" that provides access to full versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint via a free app for both the iPad and Android S. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-5785025072046969002012-04-30T08:08:00.002-04:002012-04-30T08:08:33.003-04:00Humor: What is the "Outernet"?I wanted to start the week on a humorous note:
via How-to-GeekS. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-67263399536410181742012-04-27T08:00:00.000-04:002012-05-02T01:48:27.683-04:00How Do I Get eBooks & Other Documents to My Kindle?While the Amazon eBook store is wonderful, you might find deals elsewhere or download free eBooks or just have some other documents you would like to read on your Kindle. If you don't own a Kindle, but have an iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch, you can also use the Kindle app to read them as well.
If this sounds like something you would be interested in, check out all the details at How-To Geek.S. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-85189066337174506322012-04-26T08:00:00.000-04:002012-05-02T01:48:27.925-04:00Looking for an All-in-One Mobile Device Management Solution?In many businesses these days, it is becoming increasingly common for the every day worker to request access to their email and other company resources on their personal smartphone. In order to secure your company's data if (and when) those phones turn up missing or stolen, you need to have a good mobile device management solution. I know there are a few of these out there....Good S. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-26839308859795883102012-04-25T08:00:00.000-04:002012-04-27T11:05:15.613-04:00Windows Malware - Ransomware: Pay me to boot your computer.Trend Micro has released some information on a new group of bookit malware that is part of a hybrid attack on users computers. The infection vector could be any an unpatched Windows, Flash, Java, Acrobat or other vulnerability. Once infected, the malware will download multiple different types of malware (such as a Fake Antivirus program) including the ransomware. Once executed, S. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-58389720372070727752012-04-24T08:00:00.000-04:002012-04-24T12:04:30.308-04:00Android App: CallTrackAlmost daily for the past few years, I've been going through my task list, calendar items, and phone call log to set my schedule for the next few days. This has always been a tedious and time consuming process, so anything to make it easier would be appreciated. The new app called CallTrack could do just that.
CallTrack syncs your phones call activity to your GoogleS. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-58293346581003885322012-04-23T14:40:00.000-04:002012-04-23T14:40:06.134-04:00Mac Malware - More ThreatsF-secure has a great article that goes over the new threats that have popped up recently and have been overshadowed by all of the Flashback news.
Included in this article is information on more malware exploiting Microsoft Office for Mac vulnerabilities going back to Mac Office 2005 & 2008 in combination with the Java vulnerability used in the Flashback malware. This new malware is S. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-56555438919993902052012-04-19T08:00:00.000-04:002012-04-19T12:31:47.074-04:00Adobe Acrobat Reader marks major security updateEarlier in April, Adobe updated its free Adobe Reader product to version 10.1.3 and 9.5.1. While fixing multiple vulnerabilities, the major change to the newly updated 9.5.1 version is the removal of a bundled Flash Player library file. This library file has been the source of many vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader as the vulnerability patch cycle for Acrobat Reader and Flash are S. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-2378295273477926152012-04-18T08:00:00.000-04:002012-04-18T11:53:25.686-04:00Seamless Spellcheck for IE - SpeckieWhile I'm a die-hard Firefox user, there are times that I must use Internet Explorer to interact with a website. Many of those times are when I'm needing to type more than just my name, address and phone number. This is when a real-time seamless spellchecker would come in handy. While I believe Microsoft is working on add this capability to the future release of IE 10, S. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15332673.post-30928504237131497092012-04-17T14:32:00.006-04:002012-04-17T14:32:59.620-04:00Mac Malware - Flashback RoundupIn the ongoing battle against the Flashback malware, Apple released a third set of updates to Java last week. This new release includes a tool that will detect and remove the Flashback malware from infected Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7 systems. But Apple has decided that it may even be able to protect it's users from Java malware with a more proactive approach. The new Java S. Alexander Feazellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790031532966675390noreply@blogger.com0