SBCC Tech Discussion
January 7, 2020
Tuesday
Mesquite Grill Catalina Room
7:00AM
1a: Killing Net Neutrality Was Even Worse Than You Think: https://onezero.medium.com/killing-net-neutrality-was-even-worse-than-you-think-132a21aab55a
1b: Two Years Later, Broadband Providers Are Still Taking Advantage of An Internet Without Net Neutrality Protections: https://www.publicknowledge.org/blog/two-years-later-broadband-providers-are-still-taking-advantage-of-an-internet-without-net-neutrality-protections/
1c: Wireless Carrier Throttling of Online Video Is Pervasive: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-19/wireless-carrier-throttling-of-online-video-is-pervasive-study
2: Microsoft details the most clever phishing techniques it saw in 2019: https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-details-the-most-clever-phishing-techniques-it-saw-in-2019/
3a: Here’s what will happen to your Windows 7 PC on January 15, 2020: https://www.zdnet.com/article/heres-what-will-happen-to-your-windows-7-pc-on-january-15-2020/
3b: Microsoft Security Essentials Will Not Protect Windows 7 PCs after January 14, 2020: https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-security-essentials-will-not-protect-windows-7-pcs-after-january-14-2020
4: Battery Energy Storage: https://www.climatecentral.org/news/climate-central-solutions-brief-battery-energy-storage
5: SIGs for Mac, iPad & iPhone?
Interwebs or news around the tubes
We need to fix GPS’s jamming problem: https://www.zdnet.com/article/gps-inventor-we-need-to-fix-gpss-jamming-problem/
FBI shares security advice for online shopping: https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-shares-security-advice-for-online-shopping/
Steve, this might be interesting to discuss at the next tech breakfast…David
http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/27/the-fcc-is-going-to-war-over-set-top-boxes/
Thanks David, I will add it to the next agenda.
Steve, this looks like the ultimate in a secure OS…David
http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/27/edward-snowdens-os-of-choice-gets-a-major-update/
Steve, have you played with Google’s Cardboard VR? It’s really quite amazing. I have the VR headset and can show it at a tech breakfast sometime. Here’s a recent VR article.
http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/27/google-cardboard-5-million-users/
Did I send this earlier? These “compute sticks” are starting to look interesting.
Intel Compute Stick
http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/22/intel-compute-stick-2016-review/
Lenovo Ideacentre Stick 300 review
Steve check this out.
Google keeps you safe from sneaky download buttons on the web.
http://www.engadget.com/2016/02/04/google-safe-browsing-fake-download-buttons/
Hi Steve, check out this new way to hack into your cmputer…
Mousejacking Hackers Could Seize Control of Your Wireless Mouse or Keyboard – Popular Mechanics https://apple.news/AbLmWev81S9eZgTXG8ovtIA
Hi Steve,
This is interesting…
http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/06/first-known-mac-ransomware/ First known Mac ransomware reaches the wild