Tag: General Interest

Verizon Unlimited Data? Your Account Might Get Closed

holstonit | August 5, 2016

So what do you do when you offer an unlimited data plan and people actually take you up on your offer? Well, if you’re Verizon, you start banning them. Currently, Verizon is offering an “unlimited” plan. The problem, however, is…

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This Year’s Leap Second Could Cause Some Computers To Crash

holstonit | August 2, 2016

System administrators have their hands full dealing with “Leap Seconds,” the extra second periodically added to the day by scientists working with UTC (Coordinated Universal Time), used by computer systems around the world. These leap seconds are necessary in order…

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New 10TB Desktop Hard Drive Can Store All Of Your Data And Then Some

holstonit | August 1, 2016

Do you consider yourself to be a power user, where computers are concerned? Do you have one or more members of your staff you’d put in that category? If the answer to either of those questions was yes, then Seagate’s…

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Microsoft Reducing OneDrive Cloud Storage Space For Many Users

holstonit | July 29, 2016

If you use Microsoft OneDrive, it’s time to review your usage rate, and perhaps start thinking of switching to a different cloud-based storage solution. When the service was first rolled out, users with a free OneDrive account got fifteen gigabytes…

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Be Careful: Fake Apps Are Stealing Information

holstonit | July 28, 2016

Security researchers at the firm ESET have recently warned of a total of 8 apps found on the Google Play store. These apps, at first glance, appear to be designed to help users increase their number of followers on various…

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Will Your Next Hard Drive Be MRAM?

holstonit | July 25, 2016

There’s a new technology in the area of memory and storage. MRAM. If you haven’t heard of it, you’re not alone, but it’s one of two promising up and coming technologies that stand to change the storage game forever. The…

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Need More Laptop Drive Space? How About A 4TB SSD?

holstonit | July 23, 2016

Samsung made a surprising new product offering with little fanfare. There was so little fanfare, in fact, that you may have missed it. The company is now selling a staggering 4TB SSD with a 2.5 inch form factor, which means…

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Latest Breach Hits Omni Hotels – Has Information Been Stolen?

holstonit | July 21, 2016

By now, the headlines will scarcely surprise anyone. Yet another business has suffered a major data breach. This time, it was Omni Hotels, a luxury hotel chain. The breach, which was discovered on May 30, 2016, began December 23, 2015…

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Thieves Are Using Technology To Hack In And Steal Cars

holstonit | July 20, 2016

The world’s hackers are branching out. No longer content to simply breach the digital fortresses that today’s businesses and governments have become, they’re now beginning to turn their attention to automobiles, too. In recent weeks, four vehicles with electronic key…

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Identity Thieves Use Social Media To Gain Personal Information

holstonit | July 18, 2016

Identity theft is a large, pervasive, and growing problem. In fact, statistics show that the instances of identity theft jumped a staggering 57% last year alone, this, according to figures from the fraud-prevention service Cifas. The firm’s research into the…

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