June 2015

Samsung to Issue Patch to Fix Microsoft Security Update Issues | LIFARS

Here’s an interesting update on my last post… Samsung gave in to mounting public criticism by revealing that it will no longer disable Windows’ automatic updates on Samsung-manufactured PCs and laptops and assured customers that it will release a patch within a few days, according to a report in The Verge. Source: Samsung to Issue

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Samsung disables Windows Update on its laptops, wants you to use its own utility instead | Windows Central

Well, looks like I’ll be avoiding Samsung branded computers in the near future… All Samsung laptops come with a tool called SW Updater that checks for any updates to bloatware that comes pre-installed, along with driver and software updates. While such utilities are available from most vendors, what’s unique about Samsung’s SW Updater is that

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The new Oculus Rift has been revealed!

I’m happy to see that the Oculus Rift will soon be released to the general public, sadly they put Mac and Linux support ‘on hold’, which means that Windows will be a requirement to use the Rift.  From some of the articles that I’ve been reading, thanks to a partnership with Microsoft (Which is probably

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Scenery Cheat Sheet

Here’s a handy cheat sheet from the XKCD Webcomic. It looks like I live near the border of Fargo and parts of Intersteller/Star Trek and Field of Dreams.  Also some of the locations are from media other than movies, such as the Oregon Trail, or Roadrunner cartoons. Click here to go to the XKCD Webcomic.

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Pink Slips at Disney. But First, Training Foreign Replacements. – NYTimes.com

All I can say is wow… ORLANDO, Fla. — The employees who kept the data systems humming in the vast Walt Disney fantasy fief did not suspect trouble when they were suddenly summoned to meetings with their boss.While families rode the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and searched for Nemo on clamobiles in the theme parks,

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