Android security hole getting patched
Nice job of Google patching up a security hole. Previously, you were exposed to a security hole if you were connecting over an open, unsecured wifi network.
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oh, you shouldn’t have! RT @LightBoutique: weve got ticket package stays for @peterkay @MENnewsdesk #gigtickets
Your Android Phone is probably hackable. Uh oh
I’ve got a Sprint EVO 4G phone myself so this article is of particular interest. I’ve not gone into the details but I will, and I suggest you do too! It seems that there’s a good chance of a security risk if you’re connected to a public, unsecured wifi network. So until this gets fixed, Just Say No to free unsecured wifi and continue using your 3G/4G network for connectivity.
The vast majority of devices running Google’s Android operating system are vulnerable to attacks that allow adversaries to steal the digital credentials used to access calendars, contacts, and other sensitive data stored on the search giant’s servers, university researchers have warned.
Wireless, battery powered Hard Drive enters the market
This is a fabulous product idea. Seagate added wifi and a battery to their latest 500gb hard drive and some smart software as well. It’s really designed to stream media content to the new generation of tablet devices. It connects to your computer via wifi and presents itself as just another drive/computer on your network. Drag and drop files over to it like any other hard drive and then carry around those files anywhere. This is *the*perfect* device to load up with movies before your next vacation and then watch them on your iPad/Android Tablet/Laptop/Big Phone.
via dvice.com
Here’s why you can’t get Google Voice on your Sprint phone
Short story: Google Voice DOES work on Sprint phones including Hawaii, but will NOT work if your Sprint phone is under a corporate account (like mine). Here’s the details:
I was really excited to enable Google Voice on my Sprint EVO 4G phone “Hawaii Sprint Customers: Do we get Google Voice?“. So you could imagine how bummed I was when Google Voice says, “Unfortunately, Google Voice cannot be enabled on this Sprint phone. Please contact Sprint for more details as to why this cannot be enabled.”
Worse yet, other Hawaii Sprint customers were telling me that it worked just fine for them. Damn! Why me, Lord?
Well today I finally called Sprint. They were a little puzzled too but after digging around, we found out why: My Sprint is under my corporate account and apparently business accounts are not allowed to enable Google voice. While I’m disappointed, I can see why. On a policy level, if this was my company’s phone, I can certainly see that my boss might not approve of me implementing various re-routing and voicemail rules that Google Voice allows.
So, if you’ve got a personal/home Sprint account, you should be good. If you’ve got corporate, you’re out of luck.
Final note: a shout-out goes to the Sprint folks. I’ve only been with them for a year but their customer support has always been excellent, the service has been fabulous (I can’t recall a single dropped call that my phone caused) and the phone (other than the absolutely crappy battery life) has been an incredible workhorse. Thanks Sprint!
Fix IE9 appcrash on module igdumdx32.dll
Caution! This is for Geeks only! Hide the Children!
I was holding off upgrading my laptop to IE9 and finally today the Windows Update made its way to me. I’m running an HP G60 and Windows Vista. So I apply the IE9 update and guess what?
Crash.
IE9 crashes immediately on startup. Here’s the message:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: iexplore.exe
Application Version: 9.0.8112.16421
Application Timestamp: 4d76255d
Fault Module Name: igdumdx32.dll
Fault Module Version: 8.15.10.2302
Fault Module Timestamp: 4d558979
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 00009754
OS Version: 6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 320d
Additional Information 2: 4edd9d66ee480f698f7a8471ff5bf4c7
Additional Information 3: fb88
Additional Information 4: 79a0529db8dfe57251a51521518a9816
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So you can imagine my frustration! So now I have to wrestle with it and there’s nothing I hate more than having to spend time fixing an update gone bad.
I tried a things that didn’t work, namely, setting my IE9 settings to system default. Still crash.
So here’s the fix for the ie9 appcrash on igdumdx32.dll
and I hope it works for you too: Go to control panel, Internet options. (normally you could do this within IE but since it crashes you can’t).
Then click on the Advanced tab, and under Accelerated Graphics, check the box next to “Use software rendering instead of GPU rendering”. In other words, turn off hardware acceleration.
You then should be able to run IE9 just fine. There’s probably an out-of-date graphics driver and I’ll have to fix that next, but for now, I wanted to publish my problem and my fix.
If this does NOT fix your IE9, please click on this link for other folks who can help you.
Netflix movies now on Android: I’ll never watch TV again.
I already watch more video on my Sprint EVO 4G than my big screen TV. Now that Netflix has arrived for Android it’s going to get even worse (better?). I just got through installing it. The video quality is great and it works like a charm. Holy Schmokes. I love it! The only reason why I will watch TV now will be as a family event. Otherwise, my EVO on the kickstand is my new video-watching device. That big screen is sure coming in handy.
via news.cnet.com
Google’s netbook launches, IT Depts are either cheering or running scared
You just got to love Google’s continued encroachment on sacred cows. First it was email, then office apps, and now it’s your IT department. Business customers with 10 or more users can get these “Chromebook” netbook PCs which essentially only run the Chrome browser, for $28/mo. Here’s the real killer: this includes technical (i.e. helpdesk) support. If I worked in an IT department, I’d figure out a way to become the Google Chromebook uberwizard because when these machines come into the company, I’d want to be getting a raise and not a pink slip
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they really sting when used as a whip RT @LanaitheDJ: #Hanabatadays Getting lickens with my Hot wheels tracks
YouTube down! wow!
YouTube down! wow!