ARM Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life (Terry Pratchett, Jingo)

Bored during lockdown? Why not try out these data-spilling KrØØk Wi-Fi bug exploits against your nearby devices

(2020/03/20)

It's not like you can snoop on anyone right now anyway, right?

Forget toilet roll, bandwidth is the new ration: Amazon, YouTube also degrade video in Europe to keep 'net running amid coronavirus crunch

(2020/03/20)

Pair join Netflix to turn it down for what? Connectivity stability

Online face mask sales scams, 400% uptick of coronavirus phishing reports: Brit cops' workload shifts online along with the nation's

(2020/03/20)

Criminal scum use pandemic as golden business opportunity

Tesla downs tools in California, New York amid 'non-essential' biz clampdown

(2020/03/20)

Implements 'touchless deliveries' for 'leccy car-buyers

Microsoft drops a seemingly innocuous Windows Insider build, teases the future

(2020/03/20)

Caution - Windows Insider builds may bork your PCs (just like ours)

Nation's home workers hitting refresh on 7 April can buy... Honor's bargain-basement Ryzen ultrabook

(2020/03/20)

Though hopefully the rush for kit will have subsided by then

Line-of-business folk will have bigger role in growing robotic process automation revolution

(2020/03/20)

Scary idea, but can work if IT bods are there to hold their hands

Thought you'd go online to buy better laptop for home working? Too bad, UK. So did everyone. Laptops, monitors and WLANs fly off shelves

(2020/03/20)

Eventually, 'customers will stop buying and start preserving capital'

All roads lead to Bork in Kansas as Windows puts on a show for motorists

(2020/03/20)

Bork!Bork!Bork! Where's the Wichita Lineman when you need him?

Surge in home working highlights Microsoft licensing issue: If you are not on subscription, working remotely is a premium feature

(2020/03/20)

Customers on-premises with perpetual licences 'don't have a good story' for remote working

Firefox to burn FTP out of its browser, starting slowly in version 77 due in April

(2020/03/20)

Already sin-binned it in 2018, will keep it around in extended support until 2021, and is way behind Chrome

Watching you, with a Vue to a Kill: Wikimedia developers dismiss React for JavaScript makeover despite complaints

(2020/03/20)

Facebook's popular frontend framework can't escape its heritage

Captain Caveman rides to the rescue, solves a prickly PowerPoint problem with a magical solution

(2020/03/20)

On Call But did our hero break 'Circle rules?

Netflix starts 30-day video data diet at EU's request to ensure network availability during coronavirus crisis

(2020/03/20)

Looks like you'll have to stream Derry Girls in lower resolution for a bit

Thankfully, our AI savior is here to nail the COVID-19 pandemic: A neural network that can detect coughing

(2020/03/20)

False positive rates, we've heard of them

Finally – news that something is guaranteed to be healthy and well looked-after for the next six months. That something is Windows 10 1709

(2020/03/20)

Microsoft extends support because right now we have better things to do with our lives than upgrade Windows

Dell publishes data centre cleaning guidance, suggests hiring pros to disinfect enterprise kit

(2020/03/20)

Urges ‘extreme caution’ if you DIY and reminds you ‘Never spray any liquids directly onto or into any product’

Former Googler Anthony Levandowski ‘fesses up to pinching trade secrets about self-driving cars

(2020/03/20)

But only for a progress update document, as Feds recommend 30-month stretch after reaching a deal on theft of IP that made its way to Uber

Bad news: Coronavirus is spreading rapidly across the world. Good news: Nitrogen dioxide levels are decreasing and the air on Earth is cleaner

(2020/03/20)

As humans stay put at home, fossil fuel consumption levels decline

What do you not want right now? A bunch of Cisco SD-WAN, Webex vulnerabilities? Here are a bunch of them

(2020/03/19)

Switchzilla says remote networking gear has a grab-bag of holes
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Microsoft Mandatory Survey (#15)

Customers who want to upgrade to Windows 98 Second Edition must now fill
out a Microsoft survey online before they can order the bugfix/upgrade.

Question 15: In your opinion, what companies should Microsoft seek to
acquire in the coming year?

A. Disney. I'd like to see a cute animated movie starring Clippit the
Office Assistant.

B. CBS. I'd like to see a new line-up featuring must-watch shows like
"Touched by a Microserf", "Redmond Hope", "Everybody Loves Bill", "The
Late Show With Steve Ballmer", and "60 Minutes... of Microsoft
Infomercials",

C. Google. Microsoft could drastically improve the quality and performance
of this search engine by migrating it from Linux to Windows NT
servers.

D. Lowes Hardware Stores. Every copy of Windows 2000 could come bundled
with a coupon for a free kitchen sink or a free window!