Microsoft's November Patch Brings 8 security updates

The November Patch Tuesday brings Windows users probably eight security updates. They include critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. November Patch of Microsoft plugs critical security flaws in Windows operating systems. Microsoft announced eight security updates that primarily take care of gaps in the current Windows operating systems, various Office programs and Internet Explorer.

 Three updates from Microsoft the status of "critical". This means that you should absolutely install and then that usually a system reboot is required. For the recently discovered “zero- day vulnerability," spread through the hacker with manipulated video and office files malware, there is still only a "fix -it" - in the context of the November patch, Microsoft excludes the vulnerability apparently not.

 Microsoft's Tuesday Patch is usually on the second Tuesday of each month instead - the next Patch Tuesday is thus 10 December 2013. The security updates install automatically with the appropriate pre with active Internet connection. With this month’s Patch Tuesday Microsoft brings a fresh version of his “tools for removing malicious software “out.

A New Prototype Contact Lens To Stay Connected

Contact lenses with many features are no longer science fiction. A team of South Korean scientists has indeed developed a new prototype equipped with LED lenses that could display information directly and on our cornea. Find out what you may be in the near future.

Contact translucent lenses are not new: many use it on a daily basis to improve their eyesight, or just for aesthetic reasons. But scientific research has to go further with this technology. This is the case of a team of South Korean researchers from the National Institute of Science and Technology of Ulsan (UNIST) comes to design flexible contact lenses and equipped with LEDs.

One of the main issues concerning the transparent electrodes used in products such as mobile phone screens or those of television is that the material does not work if it is bent or simply folded. Hence it could not be used with contact lenses. Yet this successful team led by Jang- Ung Park made a lens composed of graphene layers alternating with layers of with others. Scientists have also shown that ILDED technology (inorganic LED diode) could easily fit on the surface of one of the lenses used in many applications, such as display pictures or videos directly in the eye.

For now, these contact lenses were tested on live rabbits which showed no sign of discomfort or irritation so far. Unfortunately for anyone hoping to have contact lenses that have the same functions as the eyes of the Terminator robot, the team of scientists said it is still far away. That said, we must not lose hope since the technology is constantly changing and this prototype lenses will certainly change a lot in the coming years. Sooner or later you could have the contents of a Smartphone directly in the eye.

Why Should You Consider Going the Outsourcing Route for IT Services?

There’s no question that we are in the era of Big Data. Just think of the many ways we use the web. We go on social networks and post images, status updates, real-time tweets, pictures of our favorite clothes and more on a daily basis. We pay our bills and shop from our Wish Lists. We email on our personalized accounts and save documents onto cloud-based storage spaces. All of these things produce data, and as our production of data proliferates, the need for greater storage capacity as well as network optimization to ensure maximum uptime and security becomes greater.
Unfortunately, though, for a small or medium sized enterprise, this could be very problematic. The amount of money it takes to store all of this data, maintain and update current hardware, cool down that existing hardware, and hire and train new staff could take up a significant portion of the business’s budget. Add on top of that the fact that IT staff has to focus on daily troubleshooting rather than work on Big Picture items that could be more beneficial for the company, and one could see why more and more businesses are choosing to outsource their IT services.
In 2012, businesses spent more than 23% of their IT budget on outsourced services, and this number is sure to go up by the end of 2013. If you’re still on the fence of whether or not you should look into managed IT services, here are some things to keep in mind:

• Scalability: With managed IT services, you’ll have the infrastructure in place to scale your storage capabilities to contend with whatever demands the future holds.
• Lower Costs: Maintaining one’s own data center costs money. If it’s not in new hardware, it’s in maintaining current hardware. By outsourcing these things, you can avoid many of these costs, so you can concentrate your resources elsewhere.
• Security: Security is a major concern for any business as data has become a big business on its own.  Therefore, you need to protect against threats that could compromise your system. Managed hosting services will include the latest anti-virus software to combat any threats. This is especially important if you’re in an industry that demands compliance.
• Expertise: Unfortunately, it can be tough to stay up to date on all of the technologies that are out there. There is so much out there that hiring your own panel of experts can be overwhelming and seemingly impossible. Because an outsourced data center’s business is IT services, it will have dedicated experts in place who can tailor a solution for your business.
• Disaster Recovery: With 24x7x365 monitoring, you will stay in business all of the time. If there is a disaster of any kind, like a natural disaster or human error, you will quickly go back online as there will be measures in place to avoid a long term outage.
• Focus: With outsourced IT services, you can focus on the things that matter and not have to worry about the little IT things that might occur. You’ll have the peace of mind of knowing your network will be up to date and ready to handle any challenges that you might confront in this new way to do business. 

Jim Sanders writes on IT issues and cloud computing for small businesses. He freelances for many IT companies in the Mid-Atlantic 

Firefox 26 Beta version is ready for testing!

With the current beta version of the Mozilla browser Firefox 26, is ready for testing. What's new Firefox users expect here follows Since the Mozilla Firefox 16 team tinkers on the "Click to Play" function. That prevents the browser plug-ins such as Flash, Java or Silver light loads automatically. Only on explicit request of the user can reload the content in question. In Firefox 26, the function will block almost all plug-ins for the first time by default. Because still very common on the net, Flash content is excluded from the rule.

However, only the latest version of the Flash plug-in - with old versions uses click-to -play and prompts you to install the latest version. Do you want Firefox still displays the relevant content; you must select it with a click on that window. Mozilla wants to give users more control over the browser now days. In addition, Firefox handle it one of the largest gateways for malware and resource hog. In terms of safety caused mainly Java in recent past for negative headlines, why Mozilla had originally planned, Java already from Firefox to disable 24 - due to technical problems but Mozilla had to step undo.

So far, Firefox uses the function to block outdated plug -ins. To check if any updates are available for your plug-ins, refer to the plug-in check by Mozilla. The new function not only protects your system, but at the same time preserves the memory as Firefox blocked videos, upload pictures or animations only after your approval. Shumway is also with Mozilla since November 2012 and working on a Flash alternative to open-source basis. In contrast to the current de facto standard for multimedia content on the network Mozilla is focusing its project on open standards like HTML5 and JavaScript.

Unlike Flash, Shumway runs on platforms like Android or iOS, which have to do without Flash. For those interested, test applications are available on a dedicated website. In Firefox 26 Mozilla extended to support various media formats. So the browser is now playing from on PCs with Windows XP MP3 files without having to rely on external programs. Linux users in turn are pleased with the support of the video codec H.264, which requires the installation of the appropriate GStreamer plug-ins. In order not to annoy Windows users with constant update messages, the browser also automatically updated in the future. So users do not run with the risk of getting stuck with an outdated and unsecured browser installation.

From Firefox 26 that works well if the logged user does not have write permissions in the Firefox folder. For this to work, you need to activate the Mozilla Maintenance Service in the settings. In Firefox 26 Mozilla extends the Social API introduced with Firefox 17. The new version allows multiple social services enable parallel so that you receive, for example, status messages or chat messages from different networks. Mozilla has also improved the built - in Firefox password manager. The script now supports -generated password fields. Also, the Android version of Firefox gets some new things donated.

Unlike its predecessors, this time from the list falls not so extensive. Besides the improvement of the password Manger - keeps inroads into the desktop version - get the Firefox app a New Home. Under about: home Find now summarized all important data. By swiping you instantly call up your history, bookmarks and reading list of pages you've marked to read later on. To change the developers have about three months modernized and cleaned up code as Mozilla developer Lucas Rocha writes.

 New in Firefox 26, the app manager is the replaces the current simulator “Dashboard “. The tool helps developers build HTML5 -held Web and test apps for Firefox OS. Which innovations, Web developers may still pleased the professionals have compiled separately. Mozilla Firefox 26 will implement the long-standing barrier announced plug-ins. This is to be welcomed, if thereby the development and distribution of open web standards like HTML5 is promoted.

However, the move is not without risk: All alerts and non-functioning websites lead to more frustration rather than awareness. Mozilla risk for the popularity of the service is aware of its own. This demonstrates the fact that the Flash player is excluded from the measure. In addition, developers hone a number of corners, which makes Firefox 26 quite an interesting release.

Samsung Galaxy S4 leads the iPhone 5S in Battery Duration!

The Association of British consumers tested the independence of the newest Smartphones with respect to their batteries. The result is clear and unfavorable Apple. The UK based consumer organization tested the capacity of batteries of the latest Smartphones available in the market.

The association is only interested to focus in two criteria particularly the life of batteries in use and call duration while surfing the internet. In any case, it appears that the winner is Samsung with its Galaxy S4. The Korean phone giant’s Galaxy S4 is in lead with charge of about 1051 minutes of talk time and 405 minutes internet use.

 The latest Smartphone iPhone 5S from Apple brand arrives at the fourth position in the ranking of the call time and the seventh for the internet use. That is of 55 % and 26% of batteries in less time compared to Samsung.

Call time of each is as follows: the HTC One who ranks second with a range of 771 minutes (27 % less than Samsung) and the Galaxy mini S4 with 746 minutes of autonomy in call time. The BlackBerry Z10 is only fifth with 40 % battery in less than its competitor S4.

On the use battery time in internet use, Samsung is still very strong. He came in second place with his mini S4 has 394 minutes of battery life, according to which the mini take the upper hand in this category after the HTC One