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Back in 1988, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) broke new ground with the release of the world’s first polymer bank notes. By 1996 all of Australia’s bank notes were polymer based.
This week, the RBA has released the next generation of polymer bank notes starting with the new $5 note.
A couple of days ago GP Power Tools turned ten years old.
On the 30th August 2006, I decided to create a tool to help identify the cause of a non-reproducible error that was the issue reported in a long running, escalated support case.
This was the first build of the “MBS Support Debugging Tool“.
I have been meaning to post this for a little while and now there is only one week left to vote for your GPUG All-Stars for 2016 as the voting closes on Friday 26th August 2016.
So here is the follow up to the previous #GPUG Nominate your GPUG All-Stars for 2016 post….
Forums are fantastic. They provide a free community based support platform with contributions from a wide range of users and professionals.
Many Microsoft employees, Microsoft MVPs (Most Valuable Professionals), GPUG All Stars and experienced users donate their time to help the community. There only reward being thanked and having their responses marked as answers.
Following on my previous Public Service Announcements (PSA) about scammers and user credential hacks, today I have one on ransomware.
A while back, I posted a warning about Backups and Cloud Storage and how ransomware and in particular crypto viruses could destroy your cloud backed up files if they are automatically synchronised with your local files.
You are still safest to have a back up on a drive or system that is not always connected, and avoid getting ransomware on your system.
Unless you have been hiding under a rock somewhere, you would have heard about Pokémon GO.
Pokémon GO is an Augmented Reality (AR) game for Android and Apple devices that brings the world of Pokémon (made famous by the Nintendo games) into the real world. The game has had both positive and negative feedback in the mass media, but primarily has been responsible for getting many people out and about walking around, getting fit and interacting with others.
But if you don’t own an Android or Apple device, you have been unable to join the fun…. or have you?
Over the last few years there have been some high profile security breaches where hackers have been able to steal user information and credentials from various websites and publish the details.
Would you like a way to know if your credentials have been caught up in the hack?
Following on from my previous article: Upgrade to Windows 10 for free before time runs out, this is another reminder to make sure you take advantage of the free Windows 10 upgrade offer for users of Windows 7 and Windows 8 before it finishes on 29th July 2016.
If you let the offer expire, upgrading to Windows 10 will incur a charge of US$119 for Windows 10 Home and US$199 for Windows 10 Pro.
Recently, I posted an article: Friday Funny: Fake Microsoft Scammer Tries to Scam Ex Microsoft Employee, where an ex-Microsoftie had some fun with a scammer using a virtual machine which could be damaged without any actual risks to his computer.
Today, I came across a scam site that could catch the unwary. So I decided to write this Public Service Announcement (PSA) article to help keep people safe.
As GPUG Summit 2016 approaches, the process of selecting the new GPUG All-Stars for 2016 has started.
Nominations for your GPUG All-Stars are open and waiting for you. You must complete the survey before 29th July when the survey closes and the next voting phase begins.