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Windows 10 officially launches tomorrow, and Microsoft is already pre-loading it via Windows Update, thanks mpot. According to reports by some users, a $windows.~BT folder can be found in the operating system partition. It amounts to around 3GB and most probably contains the installation files for the upgrade. The upgrade will still take place tomorrow, when the operating system officially launches; only the files have been downloaded right now. Once you're running Windows 10, there's now a tool to block automatic updates which previously were mandatory.
A Government commissioned survey has provided an insight into what it would take to stop most Australian pirates, thanks mj. The top three things that would encourage Aussies to stop? If legal services were cheaper (39 per cent), if everything Australians wanted was available legally (38 per cent), and if everything they wanted was available legally online as soon as it was released elsewhere (36 per cent). Sounds like the last few times this question was asked.
RnR sent in this worrying Android vulnerability. A fully weaponized successful attack could even delete the message before you see it. You will only see the notification. These vulnerabilities are extremely dangerous because they do not require that the victim take any action to be exploited. Unlike spear-phishing, where the victim needs to open a PDF file or a link sent by the attacker, this vulnerability can be triggered while you sleep. Before you wake up, the attacker will remove any signs of the device being compromised and you will continue your day as usual—with a trojaned phone.
Google is stripping down Google+ and untangling other services from it. That includes Google+ Photos elements being phased into the Photos app, and location sharing will be moved to Hangouts. What’s more, over at the YouTube blog, it was revealed that YouTube comments and Google+ comments will no longer be linked. Plus, other YouTube activities, like creating a channel, will no longer require a Google+ profile.
PC Perspective report on the DirectX 12 Multiadapter feature. That is where Vulkan and DirectX 12 could shine. They grab much of the performance and flexibility from OpenCL and wrap it in a graphics API that developers already want to use. Their existence might lead to more variety in how AI is calculated or lighting is performed. Any modern GPU in your system is enumerated and can be attached to a stream of commands, regardless of whatever else is in your system and active.
Dean spotted this retro gaming preservation project at Flinders University. Researchers at Flinders University are hoping to collect memories and games of Australia's early video gaming industry before they are lost to digital degradation. With many of the first home computer games now more than 30 years old, Associate Professor Melanie Swalwell, a researcher from the School of Humanities Department of Screen and Media, fears the nostalgic items will become unusable soon if not transferred or stored. Discussion here in the Retro & Arcade forum.
ArsTechnica have taken a look inside a $340 audiophile Ethernet cable, thanks mpot. So, with an X-acto knife and spudgers and vice grips in hand, I separated the hefty expensive cable into its components, layer by layer. Potentially fantastical claims about audio clarity aside, the cable itself is of reasonably high quality, with braided and foil shielding around the entire cable coupled with foil shielding around the individual twisted pair bundles.
Techgage have been overclocking an Intel NUC. With our review of Intel’s NUC5i5RYK complete, it was time to have a little fun. With the power limiter unlocked, some minor memory overclocking available, and a fire extinguisher ready, we find out what the latest generation of NUCs are really capable of when the heat is on!
This coming Friday is SysAdmin Day and there seems to be an "official" Australian site now. Want to be our Australian SysAdmin of the Year for 2015? Let us know about the IT initiatives you have championed this past year in order to improve end-user satisfaction.
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