Friday, January 4, 2019

Microsoft Wants to Kill Passwords, Starting With Windows 10

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The [Bandai] Pippin was Apple’s 1996 entry into the video game console market; it was a failure and only an estimated 42,000 units were sold worldwide.

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Today's Featured Articles

The Best Ways to Read News on Your iPhone or iPad

The iPhone and iPad are great for consuming news, whether that’s current affairs or the latest on your favorite sports team. The iPad, in particular, is ideally suited to kicking back and reading, and we’re going to tell you how to make the most of it.   Read More »


[Update: Statement] Google Drive Has a Serious Spam Problem, But Google Says a Fix is Coming

Google Drive has a pretty bad spam problem, and it seems Google doesn’t care. Spammers can share files that automatically appear in your Drive, and there’s no way to stop it.   Read More »


Microsoft Wants to Kill Passwords, Starting With Windows 10

The next version of Windows 10 will support passwordless Microsoft accounts. Microsoft will just text a code to your phone number when you sign in. It’s all part of Microsoft’s stated goal: “a world without passwords.”   Read More »


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The Best Wi-Fi Cams For Your Amazon Echo

If you have an Echo Show or Echo Spot, it can be paired with a compatible Wi-Fi cam to bring up the video feed on the display. If you’re in the market for a Wi-Fi cam and want it to work with Alexa, here are the best ones for the job   Read More »






FYI / Useful Tips and Headlines


Microsoft Wants to Kill Passwords, Starting With Windows 10
The next version of Windows 10 will support passwordless Microsoft accounts. Microsoft will just text a code to your phone number when you sign in. It’s all part of Microsoft’s stated goal: “a world without passwords.”   Read More »


Mozilla Says It Didn’t Make Any Money From Booking.com
Mozilla has been taking heat for promoting Booking.com via a snippet on Firefox’s New Tab page. Contrary to speculation, Mozilla told us that “zero money changed hands.” Also, Firefox didn’t share any data with Booking.com, and the snippet wasn’t targeted.   Read More »


Microsoft is Working on a Privacy Panel to Control Your Personal Data
Corporations hold massive amounts of data on who you are. But most of them won’t let you see what they know. Microsoft is working on a project to add transparency.   Read More »




Everything Else We Published Today
How to Create a Questionnaire in Microsoft Forms
How to Always Take Sharp Photos
How to Add the Developer Tab to the Microsoft Office Ribbon
The Best Wi-Fi Cams For Your Amazon Echo
Asus Enters the Small but Growing Chrome OS Tablet Market
The Best Smart Locks For Your Google Home




Geek Trivia

The Dendy Was A Soviet Clone Of Which Popular Game Console?
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Today's Tech Term

False Positive

In the context of computing, a False Positive is the misidentification of:

  • Harmless and/or ordinary files, scripts, etc. as threats by intrusion detection systems
  • Legitimate emails as spam by spam-filtering software



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