Day: August 30, 2013

Apple support personnel vacations blocked from Sept. 15-28 for new iPhones iOS 7 launch

Apple’s new iPhones and iOS 7 are expected to be announced on Sept. 10 in San Francisco, with shipments of the new products beginning around Sept. 20…….


Mother/daughter team jailed for million-dollar internet dating scam

Funds go to Nigeria, money mules go to prison……


Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201308-05-02

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201308-5 – The references section of the original advisory contained wrong CVE references…….


Apple to accept iPhone trade-ins at US Retail Stores

Don’t be seen with that ratty old thing when the GOLD ones come out……


Slackware Security Advisory – php Updates

Slackware Security Advisory – New php packages are available for Slackware 14.0, and -current to fix a security issue…….


Finding the ideal IaaS provider

Finding the best IaaS provider matters, and price isn’t the only consideration. Here are six items that should be on everyone’s IaaS checklist when shopping for a vendor…….


Skype: Has Microsoft’s $8.5B Spending Paid Off Yet? Can It Ever?

mspohr writes “The Guardian has an article by Charles Arthur who predicted over two years ago that Microsoft’s purchase of Skype for $8.5 billion was ‘a gamble unlikely to pay off.’ Arthur has penned a followup providing a fairly detailed analysis of his original criticism (he was wrong about some parts), an update on Skype…


Case study: Sprout Social opts for IaaS from day one to support on-demand growth

Learn how the Infrastructure as a Service model allows Sprout Social to focus on product development and customer growth…….


iPhone 5 price tumbles to $98 at Walmart

With a new iPhone expected to drop next month, iPhone prices are suddenly feeling a stronger gravitational pull…….


The 404 1,333: Where we snap to the future (podcast)

Gems Peterson teaches a class on how not to use Snapchat, the Internet as explained by three prisons that have never used it, and Bang With Friends is now “Down.”……