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A Lucky Break Puts Technology Into The Hands Of Disadvantaged Kids

 

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Ken Starks lucky break didn’t show up in the way most people hope for.   He owned  a pressure washing business in Texas and a major accident led to the  start of a technology project that would change the lives of children living in the hill country of Texas. Ken’s project, named Reglue,  has now provided Linux computers to over a thousand disadvantaged kids.  Reglue has also created learning centers throughout East Austin that teach computer skills and help with online job search tools. 

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Microsoft Windows XP Support Is Officially Dead

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Today is the day folks. Today is the day Microsoft sticks the fork in its 12 year old operating system Windows XP. If you’re running a computer with Windows XP you will no longer be receiving any form of update to your OS. This WILL leave you open for even more malware, virus and trojan attacks. Now this doesn’t mean you can’t use your computer or its operating system, it just means you use it at your own risk. If you didn’t already know, there are some bad bad people out there looking to cause havoc and steal information. Now that XP is no longer supported, this leaves them free to find bugs and backdoors to exploit the operating system at will. It’s highly suggested that you upgrade to Windows 7 or find an alternative solution.

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Crypto Bug Opens Up Linux Apps To Eavesdropping

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Ars Technica is reporting that hundreds of linux open source packages could be affected by a new Crypto Bug even going as far as to say. “This GnuTLS bug is worse than the big Apple “goto fail” bug patched last week”. This is the second time in a week a major OS is experiencing these types of bugs. Here’s what Dan Gooding of Ars Technica had to say.

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