Patch Tuesday...

...or Thursday or whenever you feel like it :-)

15 Important Updates

We had 2 optional updates one for NVIDIA which we hid and MSE update.

***DISABLE MALWARE PROGRAMS***

***Microsoft is being sneaky and forcing people to upgrade to 10 and as you know we hid the update just recently and those daffy ducks put it back in there, so highlight Update for Windows KB3035583 and choose Hide.***

Windows Updates are best ran lately by doing the Security Updates First, then Updates for Windows, then security updates if they reappear and the same goes for Updates for Windows.

***RESTART IF NECESSARY***

Security For Silverlight should be done by itself.

Cumulative Update for Internet Explorer by itself.

Then Malicious Software Removal Tool last.

Get in the habit of doing it this way to improve the updating experience.

If you had an Update for NVIDIA, go to NVIDIA GeForce Experience and let it update, once updated you will see a new GeForce Game Ready Driver if you have an update for your card.

Choose Express Installation.

Reboot even though it doesn't say to.

Now Run CCleaner (include registry scan) or Disk Cleanup (include system files) or whatever you use.

Now Run a Quick Malware Scan on your Computer.

You're done now disable your windows updates and Browse :-)

sidenote: You only need to defrag twice a year.

Here's an Idea...

Just recently we were pulled over by a state trooper that can't admit that he is/was wrong.

We were cited with not wearing our seat belt and we were. We were even wearing it as he came up to the cab of the truck and did a double take, but still gave us a ticket.

Not only that, but we were working and driving 5 miles an hour under the speed limit, in the right lane with people passing us like we were standing still and yet this SOB still pulled us over for a FKN SEATBELT...

See, they have to give you a ticket if they pull you over for not wearing your seat belt regardless if you were wearing it or not because if they don't, they'll get in trouble by their Sergeant.

...waaaaaa...

He knows he was wrong, and we showed him why he was wrong and he just looked at us like a deer caught in headlights, put his head down looked to the right while he lied and wrote us up anyway.

We are currently getting a subpoena to have the cameras that are on the bridge we passed that we drove under and would have got a perfect shot of us to prove this ..... wrong.

"It is estimated that there are around one hundred and ninety-six million drivers in the United States today. Knowing how many seat belt tickets are issued each year out of the twenty-five to fifty million traffic citations given yearly is difficult to calculate. But according to many insurance sites they believe that about half that, or twelve million to twenty-five million a year."

Typically it's 50 dollars or less in most states, but Washington is 3rd at 136.00, Texas is the Highest around 200.00 or more and LA is second highest around 150.00 or more.

However, we digress and we always try to find the positive in things and we have found one :-)

...must see good in bad...must see good in bad...must see good in bad...must see good in bad...

Currently cars have a nagware software that beeps at you that tells you that your seatbelt is not on, but this is not effective because you can turn this off...you probably didn't know that ;-)

Though with this disable feature it takes the plausible deniability element out of the cliché rebuttal, "gee, I didn't know"...

Now fast forward...what if the Car wouldn't start unless the Seat belt wasn't fastened? This would make Click it Ticket Traps a thing of the past due to this feature.

cannedrebuttal: What if the seatbelt glitches out and you can't fasten it or it won't engage, no problem, their is an override, but an error light will stay lit until the problem is fixed. This way the officer could see that the seatbelt has an error and could give the driver a 5 day warning to get it fixed.

We hope you get the idea because we can't write about it anymore because we're getting pissed off again...

**UPDATE**

Well come to find out the Cameras that are on the Highways don't record, they are only used for taking time stamps for your Weather Girls to report how the traffic is flowing :-D

Unbelievable, millions of Tax Payers dollars used for 25.00 dollar cameras and a subscription to snap chat :-(

So here is a scenario, let's say that your Child or Grandchild is hit with a  Felony Hit and run...

The result is death, but the culprit skips the scene and is never found...no closure for you and no justice, thanks a lot State of Whatever!

In town isn't any better and 9 times out of ten it's the 250.00 DVR Camera setup that some business uses to protect their premises that are used to catch criminals.

Now there are some cameras that allow people to connect to for sight seeing which are fun, but not very useful in an Emergency Situation.

Oh there is that per chance that someone was looking in the camera the same time something happened, but now you need to establish credibility on the person, if you can find them.

Cameras in the 80's used to cost 5,000 dollars and half of the cost was the enclosure that encased the camera itself.

Nowadays you can buy a camera for 500.00 or less with superior quality and better than that 80's camera wannabe.

Nope, it's just another way to justify 6 figure salaries for Officials that build Homeless Encampments next to Liquor Stores, Bars, Marijuana Dispensaries, Small Family homes and Small Family businesses while they go and cut the ribbon on some Wine Opening with the Uber Rich, where of course they would NEVER build an encampment next to...


**UPDATE**

The Cop ended up being pretty cool, thanks :-)

In the News...

Let the Drama Begin...

Well as we thought the first "TRUE" crash from Windows 10...

Windows 10: forced update causing constant reboots for some users...
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/windows-10-forced-update-causing-constant-reboots-for-some-users-20150812-gix5qr.html

The new operating system can now be found on the Surface Pro 3 already pre-installed, but some of its features don’t actually work...
http://au.idigitaltimes.com/microsoft-surface-pro-4-be-released-october-according-rumours-105372

3rd Party's Start Your Cash Registers!

Oracle's security chief posted a crazy ranting tirade. Then Oracle deleted it...

"Now is a good time to reiterate that I’m not beating people up over this merely because of the license agreement. More like, “I do not need you to analyze the code since we already do that, it’s our job to do that, we are pretty good at it, we can – unlike a third party or a tool – actually analyze the code to determine what’s happening and at any rate most of these tools have a close to 100% false positive rate so please do not waste our time on reporting little green men in our code.” I am not running away from our responsibilities to customers, merely trying to avoid a painful, annoying, and mutually-time wasting exercise."
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ntXM0RlghUUJ:https://blogs.oracle.com/maryanndavidson/entry/no_you_really_can_t+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

http://fortune.com/2015/08/11/oracle-security-chief-bug-rant/

Forbes Tech News · 10 hours ago...
Oracle’s Chief Security Officer, Mary Ann Davidson, made comments that border on arrogance toward infosec researchers...

Mary Ann, we use analogies for customers that don't understand computers and how they work, so think of it this way...

Cops become Cops because they don't think like criminals and Criminals become Criminals because they hate COPS!

sidenote: ...and just because you don't like COPS, doesn't make you a criminal.

You need to warm up to the White hat hackers in order to see things you and your team WILL NEVER SEE, because you don't think like that.

As for the other levels of hacking, you'll never be able to get close to and neither will they with you, because they rely on loopholes and ignorance to keep the balance of life.

Now in the Real World Mary Ann...

Tesla "Recruits" Hackers To Find Flaws In Auto Software Systems...
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/08/11/tesla-recruits-hackers-to-find-flaws-in-auto-software-systems/

Windows 10 Review...

The Only Windows 10 Review You Need To Read by Jack Holt:

Jack Holt backs up what we have said all along, but one thing Jack has that we don't is experience with Windows 10 that you should see and read:
http://techaeris.com/2015/08/03/the-only-windows-10-review-you-need-to-read/


Thanks Jack ;-)

sidenote: They did leave the tiles, smart very Smart MS :-)

**UPDATE**

Don’t lose your Internet Settings during the Windows® 10 upgrade!
http://centurylink.win10guide.com/

Rant & Roll...

Just step off from America and view the World from up above...

 

Then move around and make a sound whether you're black, white or brown

act like you found that you've gagged and bound for so long they grew a tree...

yes in your name and it's the same so you've got no one to blame

but yourself so get some help before you throw it all away...

now move around and make a sound whether you're black, white or brown

before you drown in your own damned town by your illusion of being gagged and bound...

now move around and make a sound whether you're black, white or brown

before you can't wake up and end up buried in the ground...

now move around and make a sound before you lose that gift you found

the movement of sound of the heart and souls that keeps this world spinnin' 'round...

Just step off from where you are right now, and view the World from up above...

then move around...

5hVnz Joke of the Day...

Question: Why do truck drivers make bad lovers...
Answer: They only get semis...

Windows 10 Compatibility Issues/Problems...

From what we have read they are having issues with Hardware Devices like Printers/Network Cards/Scanners/Video Cards/Chipsets and outdated software.

If your software is out of date don't be optimistic that the company who makes it will make it compatible with Windows 10.

There are three reasons why they won't support outdated software 1. is they want you to upgrade and 2. they usually don't have the staff/resources to support outdated software 3. some software just won't be compatible and will either be buggy or featureless.

Now if you are Super Huge Company that is willing to pay for Microsoft and Software Compatibility then you might get help, but if you aren't Berkshire Hathaway Inc. or equivalent, don't hold your breath.

Some people have had to download the updates to another computer in the middle of the load to finish the install, so be prepared to have another computer standing by.

We also read that the network card in sleep mode causes issues and that people are having to go into the properties of the NIC to disable this feature to stay connected.

solution: Go to Device Manager in the Control Panel and locate your adapter in the Network Adapters section. Double-click on hit and then select the Power Management tab. If the option “Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power” is checked, uncheck it.

We also read that people are having to reboot their router in order to reconnect to the network/internet, but this is strange to us...

The only reason people are having to reboot their router is because more than likely their Internet Service Provide ISP is being maxed out or you're using a POS router from Comcast :-D

Remember, you are updating Windows Operating System not a router. The router is not being updated and has nothing to do with the upgrade at all, so keep focused on the Computer.

Printers use their own software to be used with Windows and the driver is the way it connects to Windows and that is usually supplied by the Vendor.

Microsoft's driver is not an option when it comes to printers/scanners/video drivers only the Manufacturer's driver is to be used.

We are hearing mixed reviews with the Win 10 install, but the people that have loaded it are noticing that MS went with the Windows 7 look more than the Windows 8 look.

They have gotten rid of the Tiles and went back to Icons, which we would have left tiles because Icons are so yesterday and they leave a cluttered cheap look.

Most people learn from their mistakes and it looks as though MS has learned from their past mistakes and made this install cleaner than what they have provided before.

People can change, the question is, can you forgive...

**UPDATE**

Windows 7 will be supported until 2020 and they always add a year after they say no more support, so don't be scared into upgrading by some media post saying that you need to upgrade because Windows 7 isn't going to be supported anymore.

The type of support is not the Updates you need each month from MS that provide Security updates and Patches and MS is supported by millions of 3rd party and family and friends.

They are pitching the "FREE" factor, but again, don't freak out because by the time 2020 hits, your Windows 7 machine will need to be replaced anyway and some systems need to be upgraded now.

All you'll have to do is buy a System and the MS 10 license will be sold with the Device and as you know Dell is famous for selling 299.99 computers :-D so don't freak out to the Apocalyptic tactics Media Hounds use, remember, they're paid to promote, we're not.

Now the Irony: Come to find out Windows 10 works better on Windows 7 machines than it does the Windows 8 devices due to Hardware Compatibility issues.

Windows RT devices will not be compatible with Windows 10 and will not get the upgrade, but even some x86 devices will have issues as well.

This is the reason why they are prolonging the upgrades to the Phones and Tablets because they are going to have a S-Storm of pissed off people.

This is why we recommended to people to go out and buy the Amazon Tablet. This way you only spent 200 bucks instead of 400.00 and your Amazon Tablet will still work :-)

Microsoft is KING of keeping peoples wallet out so we knew to chill with Windows 7 and the people that bought hardware from us are still using their Windows 7 machines and are running great!

If you want a long lasting Windows 10 device wait until Microsoft puts in the new Intel chips, otherwise don't.

Intel is also KING of keeping peoples wallet out, so if Intel gets all greedy like they can do, don't be surprised if MS goes a different direction, probably not, but maybe.

We don't see AMD chips being used, their stock price is in the toilet which is sad, because they have a lot of heart, they just lack funds and talent.

Intel is hurting for business as well and the bubble is bursting on Hardware kids, so be smart, be humble and everybody wins...and that's a fact!

sidenote: However, that's like telling a drug addict not to use this money for drugs...