Tag: microsoft

  • Technology – Security Issue Impacting Most Electronic Devices – Meltdown and Spectre

    Computer researchers have recently found out that the main chip in most modern computers—the CPU—has a hardware bug. It’s really a design flaw in the hardware that has been there for years. This is a big deal because it affects almost every computer on networks, including workstation and servers. This hardware bug allows malicious programs…

  • Technology – Beginner Web Development

    I am an old-school programmer whose job does not require development anymore. Still, I have a few websites, and am interested in new technologies and methodologies. With a database background and most days filled with ad-hoc query requests, reports, and integration between multiple systems, building a front-end users would save me and them a lot…

  • Technology – Acompli Email App

    Microsoft recently purchased the company behind the Acompli email app, now renamed to Outlook.  While it is available for Android, I have only used the iOS version.  It took only a couple hours of usage before I stopped using the iOS mail app and moved all of my accounts to Acompli. The interface is clean…