Here’s a question:
Are there mid size companies in Trinidad and Tobago that use free and open source software?
Curious to know the answer
Dev Anand
Category: blog
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Adobe releases critical security update for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, MacOS X and Linux
According to Adobe’s security advisory dated February 4 2014, “Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.43 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh and Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.335 and earlier versions for Linux. These updates address a critical vulnerability that could potentially allow an attacker to remotely take control of the affected system. Adobe is aware of reports that an exploit for this vulnerability exists in the wild, and recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions”
Update ASAP!
To determine what version of the Adobe Flash player you have on your Windows, Macintosh or Linux system, visit http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/
To download the latest version of Adobe Flash Player, visit http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html
Windows users should note that the Flash Player in Microsoft Internet Explorer v9 and earlier and the Flash player in web browsers like Opera, Mozilla Firefox and Safari are separate installs. You should install and update both versions of Adobe Flash.
For Internet Explorer v10 and Internet Explorer v11 (for users for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows 8) browsers have Adobe Flash Player built-in and users should update their Internet Explorer browser versions.
Google Chrome browser users has Adobe Flash Player built-in and users should update the Google Chrome browser to the latest version. See http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?answer=95414 on how to do so.
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Microsoft’s new CEO is Satya Nadella
Via Microsoft’s Press Release:
“Microsoft Corp. today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Satya Nadella as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors effective immediately. Nadella previously held the position of Executive Vice President of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise group.”
Microsoft has a dedicated page about Satya Nadella at
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Google Releases SDK for Google Chromecast
Great news for fans of the Google Chromecast, the $35 us hdmi dongle that can display Netflix and YouTube videos on your HDTV via your Android or iOS smartphone.
….we’re releasing the Google Cast Software Development Kit (SDK) for developers who want to build Chromecast support into their apps and websites.
This should mean more content and applications that can be made available on the Google Chromecast. Read the announcement at
http://chrome.blogspot.com/2014/02/chromecast-is-now-open-to-developers.html
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Ars Technica : Picking up the pieces after the @N Twitter account theft
Excellent writeup by Ars Technica on what happened to Naoki Hiroshima’s @N Twitter account theft and suggestions on how to keep it from happening to you.
Read: Ars Technica Picking up the pieces after the @N Twitter account theft
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Intel Will Shut Down AppUp PC App Store On March 11, Apps Will Stop Working By May 15, 2015 | TechCrunch
From Techcrunch
“So much for Intel’s bid to get hip with our app-filled times: the company is shutting down its consumer-facing AppUp, its app store for Windows-based PC apps. “The world’s largest app store that nobody’s ever heard of,” in the words of AppUp boss Peter Biddle, a description that in hindsight may have been tempting fate.
The service will be closed for good on March 11, with the apps from the store that communicated with the AppUp client no longer working by May 15, 2015 — or earlier if you uninstall the store client. (The large, full list of affected apps is here.) Other apps that did not communicate with the client should still work, Intel says, although they will have to be launched separately.”
Read full post at
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Microsoft testing Windows 8.1 update that hides tile interface by default | The Verge
Microsoft testing Windows 8.1 update that hides tile interface by default | The Verge.
Microsoft is testing an update to Windows 8.1 that will boot Windows in desktop mode by default instead of the Modern UI
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T&T steelpan newspaper history now on the Web | The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper
T&T steelpan newspaper history now on the Web | The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper.
“The history of steelpan as chronicled in Trinidad newspapers is now only a click away. As a result of a grant from UWI and collaboration between students at UWI and the UWI library, more than 4,000 newspaper articles related to the history of steelpan in T&T will be uploaded to the Web. “
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TSTT announces 6 month project to offer 1Gb Internet connectivity via fiber optic cable to housing development in Chaguanas
Via the Trinidad Guardian :
“TSTT unveiled a 6 month pilot project on Wednesday where houses in the Legacy Housing Development will be wired using fiber optic cable capable of Internet connectivity speeds of 1 Gigabit/s.
TSTT also announced that it is prepared to deliver gigabit Internet connectivity to 10,000 homes in Trinidad, 70 per cent of which are located in the north of the country, with a increase to 40,000 homes by the end of 2014.
No pricing from TSTT will be announced pending a review after the pilot project.”
