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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.
I am pleased to announce that the next build of GP Power Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP (GPPT) is now available for download.
GP Power Tools was previously known as Support Debugging Tool (SDT), which was discontinued in October 2014. If you are still using the previous product, please upgrade to the supported and much better GP Power Tools product.
New Pricing and Product Modules will be released 1st July 2016 for GP Power Tools (GPPT).
Last day to order GP Power Tools at the introductory price of US$365 will be 30th June 2016.
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For the Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP developers out there, I am pleased to announce that the next build of the Visual Studio Integration Toolkit for Microsoft Dynamics GP (VSIT) is now available for download.
The Visual Studio Integration Toolkit was previously known as Menus for Visual Studio Tools (MVST), which was discontinued in October 2014. If you are still using the previous product, please upgrade to the supported product.