Fitbit Update...

You gotta love it when a plan comes together...

 

Fitbit is releasing updated versions of both trackers, adding new features that make them even better fitness tools...

https://www.fastcompany.com/3063254/fitbits-charge-and-flex-fitness-trackers-just-got-a-lot-better

 

So you see you can't cater to the mindless souls of the app world that need something to do and sell, what you need to do is focus on what you currently have and improve upon it...

http://5hvnzon.blogspot.com/2016/05/fitbit-stock-update.html

 

http://5hvnzon.blogspot.com/2016/05/stock-watch.html

 

Fitbit Inc.

NYSE: FIT · August 29, 6:52 PM EDT

14.94 ▲ 0.27 (1.84%)

 

...the Flex 2 automatically recognizes workouts like runs (and now swims) ;-)

5hVnz Book of the Month...

Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World...

 

You’ll never look at your phone, your computer, your credit cards, or even your car in the same way again...
https://www.schneier.com/books/data_and_goliath/

It's about DAMN TIME APPLE...

Apple's 2017 iPhone will reportedly get rid of iconic home button...

http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/25/12653164/apple-iphone-2017-home-button-removed-oled-display

 

Buttons are antiquated man, plus they affect your grip when you grab your phone and could result in you dropping your phone on the screen...

 

The biggest confusion we see people having with iPhone is wondering if they closed their apps or not...

 

Leaving apps open can run down your battery and use up memory needed for other programs, like live screening...

 

Plus that Home Button is the oldest technology used in the business, it's about DAMN TIME APPLE...and that's a fact!

Windows 10 Anniversary Update...Update...

Cumulative Update brings the version number up to 14393.82... 

• Improved reliability of Network Controller, DNS server, gateways, Storage Spaces Direct, Group Managed Service Accounts, remote procedure calls (RPC), PowerShell, Internet Explorer 11, printer pairing and interoperability, the Windows kernel, Media Core, Windows Store, Connected Standby, Cluster Health service, the Hypervisor debugger and platform, and Active Directory.
• Improved performance of Storage Spaces Direct with many nodes or disks, scrolling lists on Xbox One, DHCP address acquisition, Active Directory queries, and Cluster Health service.
• Addressed issue that prevents external media from playing on Xbox One using Cast to Device.
• Addressed issue with Mouse events not working correctly in Internet Explorer 11.
• Addressed issue with the rendering and resizing of nested tables in Internet Explorer 11.
• Addressed issue with the UI layout not updating correctly in Internet Explorer 11 quirks mode.
• Addressed issue that was causing nodes to be disconnected from a Cluster service intermittently.
• Addressed issue with the 3G and 4G options not appearing correctly in Windows 10 Mobile settings.
• Addressed additional issues with mobile device management (MDM) enrollment for an Azure Active Directory tenant, software compatibility, rendering of Yu Gothic fonts, Cortana, slow connections to cluster shares, Xbox One unable to launch the Netflix app using the DIAL protocol, Xbox One volume and music playback, all video stops while audio plays in a TV app, incorrect scaling of Internet Explorer 11 first-run dialog, driver setup, Windows Update for Business, apps failing to install after resetting device, boot failure with Hyper-V and BitLocker enabled, Cache Manager, Cluster Health service, inability to change roles and features on a locked device, disk-to-enclosure mappings not working, PowerShell, missing lock screen image, fitness tracker not recognized as a mass storage device, synchronization not working between Intune and Azure Active Directory (AAD), Skype calls over Wi-Fi, streaming playback using progressive download, unable to cancel download from Windows, extensions for Microsoft Edge, incorrect lock screen UI after resuming from hibernate and sleep, and blocked installation of game bundles from the Windows Store.

Windows 10 Anniversary Update gets a new cumulative update...

http://mspoweruser.com/windows-10-anniversary-update-gets-a-new-cumulative-update/

 

Windows 10 Anniversary Update crashing when Amazon Kindles...

http://betanews.com/2016/08/25/kindles-crashing-windows-10-anniversary-update/

 

**UPDATE**

 

Cumulative update released August 23 breaks important PowerShell functionality...

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/08/kindle-crashes-and-broken-powershell-something-isnt-right-with-windows-10-testing/

5hVnz Picture of the Day...

 

 

 

"Nobody Sneeze"

 

Taken with an old ass cracked screen Nokia Lumia 900 v. 7.8 Microsoft Phone

 

sidenote: If we were to untie that string, would the World Fall...

Hardware Weakens, Software Strengthens...

Microsoft will fix Surface Pro 3 battery issues through software...

The EPA says Volkswagen used software to hide emissions output in some vehicles...

These stories are becoming more and more noticeable lately because companies are downsizing to increase profits by getting rid of their top Engineers and Techs...

The Days of Steve Wozniak, Robert Noyce, Étienne Lenoir, John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert and others will be pushed aside to make room for Vaporware Developers...

"Network World magazine called vaporware an "epidemic" in 1989"...

 

It's well know that resources are scarce and have been for a long time and the next advancement in technology was to reduce output and increase input...

 

We now have a car that doesn't have the conventional combustible engine and instead is run on a computer chip and software that sells for over 100,000 dollars...where's the value...

 

The value is in an outdated unstable lithium battery that is the entire value of the car and when that goes the resale of that value is minimized to scrap metal rates...

 

Oh you can replace the battery after 150 to 200 thousand miles, but why, the batteries are over 50 thousand dollars as it sits now and history has shown that older batteries don't get cheaper over time...

 

It used to be customary to name your vehicles because they became a part of the family or a part of your existence that you felt defined the person you were/are...

 

That isn't the case anymore due to the lack of loyalty to the product and lack of respect for the customer...

 

The software industry is sitting on a bubble right now with an end in sight because all these software companies care about is your data and the collection thereof...

 

Once they create the cookie cutter solution for collecting your data, the software engineers will be looking for a job at the place they used to laugh about other people doing...and that's a fact!

**UPDATE**

The Future of Batteries is here: "Lithium metal batteries have long been toyed with because of their larger capacity over lithium ion, but they have a history of overheating and experiencing drastically reduced cycle life when recharged."

Two perfect examples of deteriorated hardware and expertise in action: drastically reduced cycle life when recharged and a history of overheating...

...your resale value just decreased some more, but at least they kept to the Industry Standard which is, population control with a profit...

 

**UPDATE**

 

Seattle Times came out with a Does your Car have a name today, coincidence...we think not ;-)

 

That's right, Seattle Times gets ideas from our Blog :-D

http://www.seattletimes.com/nwshowcase/automotive/does-your-car-have-a-name/

When it rains it Pours...

On Thursday, the company released Windows Insider preview build 14901 for PCs in the fast ring—the first post-AU preview build...

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3107166/windows/windows-10-insider-program-moves-beyond-anniversary-update-with-new-pc-preview.html

 

Buckle Up, we're going to be experiencing Turbulence...