May 11, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Rowhammer memory attacks close in on the real world
We used to think of computer security troubles as being pretty much exclusively software problems. Things have changed. In 2014, Carnegie Mellon University students found that, in theory, just by reading and closing data stored on one row of memory cells over … Continue reading
May 8, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on The best way to protect the US electrical grid is with open source
Recently, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to protect the US electricity grid from cyber attacks by blocking power-equipment imports from “foreign adversaries.” Presumably, that includes Russia, Iran, and — most important of all — China. There’s only one problem with … Continue reading
May 7, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Best cloud storage services in 2020: Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, and more
In 2007, Drew Houston, Dropbox‘s CEO, got sick and tired of misplacing his USB drive, so he created the first personal and small business cloud storage service. It was a radical idea in its time, and everyone loved it. Today, there … Continue reading
May 6, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Most popular operating systems of 2020: The more things change…
What’s really the most popular operating system? That depends on how you look at them and who’s doing the looking. For example, Net Applications shows Windows on top of the desktop operating system mountain with 88.14% of the market. That’s not … Continue reading
May 6, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on The Fairphone ethical smartphone is now available with the Google-less Android /e/OS operating system
p>Almost all smartphones lock you into expensive, pretty prisons. They look great, but you can’t repair them, and they watch your every move. But now there’s the Fairphone 3, which lets you fix the hardware yourself, paired up with the … Continue reading
May 5, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Technology winners and losers in the days of COVID-19
Who knew a few months ago that we’d be working from home? Or, dealing with sluggish unemployment systems written in 60-year old COBOL? Or, spending all day watching streaming TV because you’re literally stuck at home pretty much 24×7? Welcome … Continue reading