Carol here,
Here is a link to the details.
Bye for now....Carol
Carols' Design Studio
Thursday 26 September 2013
Thursday 19 September 2013
Apple Update To ios7 Operating System - This Weekend
Carol here,
Apple is updating their operating systems on the Iphone this weekend. I have heard this will affect everyone in the world holding an Iphone4 or higher.
You may ask what is the importance of this change?
Well, Iphone users are at the mercy of Apple this release, developers are also at their mercy in that applications might not function properly on this new ios7 operating system.
Whenever an operating system gets modified all the applications on that device are affected. Apple is not responsible for any of the other applications on your Iphone that they have not sold to you. The sellers/developers of each application are responsible for their own application, and there is actually a dependency between all the applications and the operating system.
People expect everything to work better than before, however, there is a risk that some applications might not work at all anymore.
The same held true with every release of Microsoft Windows that has happened, and that is why many applications are no longer available that we were previously using. In fact when Microsoft released Windows 98 one of their worst releases under record, they put a cog in the wheel for all the Year 2000 (Y2K) development that was going on across the world.
Many of the other existing Technology Companies were actually completely forced out of business with new operating system releases. It's a jungle out there.
Have a good weekend. Carol
Apple is updating their operating systems on the Iphone this weekend. I have heard this will affect everyone in the world holding an Iphone4 or higher.
You may ask what is the importance of this change?
Well, Iphone users are at the mercy of Apple this release, developers are also at their mercy in that applications might not function properly on this new ios7 operating system.
Whenever an operating system gets modified all the applications on that device are affected. Apple is not responsible for any of the other applications on your Iphone that they have not sold to you. The sellers/developers of each application are responsible for their own application, and there is actually a dependency between all the applications and the operating system.
People expect everything to work better than before, however, there is a risk that some applications might not work at all anymore.
The same held true with every release of Microsoft Windows that has happened, and that is why many applications are no longer available that we were previously using. In fact when Microsoft released Windows 98 one of their worst releases under record, they put a cog in the wheel for all the Year 2000 (Y2K) development that was going on across the world.
Many of the other existing Technology Companies were actually completely forced out of business with new operating system releases. It's a jungle out there.
Have a good weekend. Carol
Thursday 12 September 2013
Android Security, Malware, Spyware, Key Logging
Carol here,
There has been alot of discussion on Android security problems and I thought I might write on this topic in case you may be interested.
You may have already known that our smartphones and cellphones are constantly being tracked when roaming, and our location can be found at any time using them. Another fact is that there is software available for most if not all platforms that can record every keystroke that is made on any type of computer keyboard or touchpad. That means that your every keystroke can be recorded in a log file that would tell someone all your sign on information, personal information, banking information and other keystrokes of interest.
Sometimes parents might install this type of logging on their childrens computers to track them online. Not very kind to do that to your kids though. Now they are talking about an application that can fingerprint the person using the phone to see if they are the owner or not.
Key logging and tracking are some of the reasons why there is malware and spyware removals now, and malicious code is being quarantined and removed on a regular interval.
Android smartphones and computers are especially susceptable to this type of problem because people are not installing security applications on them, and security needs to be put on any platform that is being used to prevent all this spyware from being installed and the persons data from being used.
Blackberry and Microsoft are especially conscious of these problems because they are used on so many Corporate networks. An example of this is the new Blackberry 10 series that uses Blackberry Balance to separate personal and Corporate network information for security application reasons. This prevents all your personal contacts and information from getting onto the Corporate network.
People should not be able to install these types of tracking applications without your permission, however, alot of times people don't even realize that they have given their permission already. Sometimes it can be one check mark at the very start of using a phone that can give permission for all this tracking to take place.
Best thing to do is to scan your computer regularly and install security applications.
Bye for now...Carol
There has been alot of discussion on Android security problems and I thought I might write on this topic in case you may be interested.
You may have already known that our smartphones and cellphones are constantly being tracked when roaming, and our location can be found at any time using them. Another fact is that there is software available for most if not all platforms that can record every keystroke that is made on any type of computer keyboard or touchpad. That means that your every keystroke can be recorded in a log file that would tell someone all your sign on information, personal information, banking information and other keystrokes of interest.
Sometimes parents might install this type of logging on their childrens computers to track them online. Not very kind to do that to your kids though. Now they are talking about an application that can fingerprint the person using the phone to see if they are the owner or not.
Android smartphones and computers are especially susceptable to this type of problem because people are not installing security applications on them, and security needs to be put on any platform that is being used to prevent all this spyware from being installed and the persons data from being used.
Blackberry and Microsoft are especially conscious of these problems because they are used on so many Corporate networks. An example of this is the new Blackberry 10 series that uses Blackberry Balance to separate personal and Corporate network information for security application reasons. This prevents all your personal contacts and information from getting onto the Corporate network.
People should not be able to install these types of tracking applications without your permission, however, alot of times people don't even realize that they have given their permission already. Sometimes it can be one check mark at the very start of using a phone that can give permission for all this tracking to take place.
Best thing to do is to scan your computer regularly and install security applications.
Bye for now...Carol
Thursday 5 September 2013
To Buy A Tablet, Or Not To Buy A Tablet
Carol here,
Just thought I would write and include some tablet reviews since tablets are really the rage on the market right now.
I am personally planning to wait for another Blackberry tablet as you may have guessed from last week in my Blackberry post.
I recommend tablets because they are very portable, and good for communicating. They are not really able to replace a desktop or a laptop though.
Things worth thinking about before buying a tablet?
Are you using it indoors or outdoors? Some are not functional in the sunlight because the screen is unreadable with the glare of the sun.
Do you need a long battery life? How long are you intending to use it for because electrical outlets are not very accessible these days.
Are you reading with it? The screen resolution needs to be better and a long battery life is needed, you might be better off with an e-reader and people like the Kindle Fire. Kindle's can actually email using wifi also.
Are you wanting to write with a keyboard? If you need a standard keyboard for optimizing your writing, some of them have special keyboards you can buy, or you can attach a standard keyboard using the usb port, but some are unable to attach a keyboard at all.
Do you need alot of security for confidential information? Probably best not to do banking or keep important information on it because tablets have less security than an average desktop or laptop.
Are you bringing the tablet along when travelling? Choose something light with a long battery life and sturdy for moving around and going through customs.
Blackberry says they are releasing a new tablet, but they may be sold before that happens.
If you want a less expensive tablet, this video might tell you something.
If you are thinking of buying a top of the line tablet...I would suggest watching this video:
Bye for now....Carol
Thursday 29 August 2013
Blackberries
Carol here,
Just thought I might write on the topic of Blackberries in case you might be interested.
I do use a Blackberry smartphone quite regularly. You may ask why? I have many reasons:
- I have a degree from the University of Waterloo where I studied technology and where Blackberry head office is, and where the Company that makes Blackberry products originated. I actually think alot of their products were really great inventions and are still useful.
- I have great looking RIM's on my car wheels.
- I think Blackberry smoothies taste better than any other fruit smoothies I have ever tasted.
- Blackberries have more antioxidants and ruffage than most other fruits.
- I like the colour and size of Blackberries.
- Blackberries aren't oranges or apples, of which I am not too interested in eating.
Sorry if I burst anyones balloon.
Bye for now....Carol
Thursday 22 August 2013
Cyber Attacks - Bullying?
Carol here,
I thought I might write on the topic of 'Cyber Attacks', in case you might be interested.
What is considered a 'Cyber Attack' you may ask?
We are often more concerned about 'Cyber Bullying' a direct form of harmful online bullying with a personal and damaging agenda. Cyber Attacks arrive in a different form and are more like a planned Technical Attack. They are an attack on someones property. The attacker uses a roundabout method of bullying in the form of using technology as a method of harming someone or something. Kind of like when someone key scratches your car and takes off.
When people are online they can receive a Cyber Attack in many ways, in fact, a virus found on your computer is usually a form of Cyber Attack because it is meant to harm your property and is more often created and sent intentionally by a person or organization. Have you ever had a virus on your computer? Did you find out how you got it, or who sent it to you? People are sending computer viruses intentionally to personal and business computers and you could be a victim of a Cyber Attack.
Since I have my own internet server space setup for customers, I protect against Cyber Attacks on that server space. I have tracked Cyber attacks attempted from China, Russia, Tunisia, Mid-West USA...etc...people have tried to insert scripts and code onto my server, update websites on my server, and infiltrate in other different ways. There are ways to hide the location that the attack came from, however, I am usually able to trace an attack to its origin in most cases because of server access records. Firewalls can give you alot of information on an attack, and most firewall software keeps records of all the viruses and attackers that have been discovered on the internet.
This is a reality that I have protected my server against so that everything on there can remain functional. My customers have their websites up 100% of the time now unless there is server maintenance or upgrades being done. I did have to block attacks for my customers.
The fact of the matter is that everyone is now having to protect themselves with internet security, firewalls and anti-virus software that need to be updated regularly.
That is a reality of the effect Cyber Attacks have had, and people must now pay for protection.
Bye for now....Carol
I thought I might write on the topic of 'Cyber Attacks', in case you might be interested.
What is considered a 'Cyber Attack' you may ask?
We are often more concerned about 'Cyber Bullying' a direct form of harmful online bullying with a personal and damaging agenda. Cyber Attacks arrive in a different form and are more like a planned Technical Attack. They are an attack on someones property. The attacker uses a roundabout method of bullying in the form of using technology as a method of harming someone or something. Kind of like when someone key scratches your car and takes off.
When people are online they can receive a Cyber Attack in many ways, in fact, a virus found on your computer is usually a form of Cyber Attack because it is meant to harm your property and is more often created and sent intentionally by a person or organization. Have you ever had a virus on your computer? Did you find out how you got it, or who sent it to you? People are sending computer viruses intentionally to personal and business computers and you could be a victim of a Cyber Attack.
Since I have my own internet server space setup for customers, I protect against Cyber Attacks on that server space. I have tracked Cyber attacks attempted from China, Russia, Tunisia, Mid-West USA...etc...people have tried to insert scripts and code onto my server, update websites on my server, and infiltrate in other different ways. There are ways to hide the location that the attack came from, however, I am usually able to trace an attack to its origin in most cases because of server access records. Firewalls can give you alot of information on an attack, and most firewall software keeps records of all the viruses and attackers that have been discovered on the internet.
This is a reality that I have protected my server against so that everything on there can remain functional. My customers have their websites up 100% of the time now unless there is server maintenance or upgrades being done. I did have to block attacks for my customers.
The fact of the matter is that everyone is now having to protect themselves with internet security, firewalls and anti-virus software that need to be updated regularly.
That is a reality of the effect Cyber Attacks have had, and people must now pay for protection.
Bye for now....Carol
Thursday 15 August 2013
Adobe FLASH verses Microsoft & Apple
Carol here,
I just thought I might share my thoughts on the topic of the software application 'Adobe FLASH' verses Microsoft and Apple, in case you are interested.
Why do I like Adobe FLASH you may ask?
It is correct that developing using Adobe FLASH is expensive (developers (and me) buy and learn the software) and the software is very difficult to learn. I bought and read "The Flash Bible".
Both Microsoft and Apple don't particularly like FLASH and never expressed any adequate support or interest in including FLASH in their future plans. However, FLASH came about as the best option to take when Microsoft and Apple would not work close enough together so that people (including some of my customers) could develop advanced internet websites for their businesses that were compatible on both Microsoft and Apple computers.
Websites were constantly showing up differently on Apple than on Microsoft computers, and there was often no common ground between the two platforms other than when developed using FLASH software.
I suspect that Microsoft and Apple were both trying to dominate and compete with each other for the market share by showing their own creative individuality at the detriment of everyone else in the software and hardware market.
Then Apple, lead by Steve Jobs, decided to criticize Adobe FLASH publicly in front of the world. I believe this was done out of a will to discourage FLASH everywhere. Apple had too much arrogance to include a valid product that existed for a reason and had been validated by many internet developers. There was also a lack of interest in tolerating people that had the brains to develop and learn FLASH, and a lack of desire of Apple and Microsoft to hire employees that had the independent brains and know how to independently develop with FLASH along with an array of other types of complex developments.
FLASH is actually a very good product that allows the development of beautiful graphics, text, photo images, and moving images on both Apple and Microsoft computers.
Let's see what Blogger does with a FLASH development. Can you see this moving image?
Bye for now...Carol
I just thought I might share my thoughts on the topic of the software application 'Adobe FLASH' verses Microsoft and Apple, in case you are interested.
Why do I like Adobe FLASH you may ask?
It is correct that developing using Adobe FLASH is expensive (developers (and me) buy and learn the software) and the software is very difficult to learn. I bought and read "The Flash Bible".
Both Microsoft and Apple don't particularly like FLASH and never expressed any adequate support or interest in including FLASH in their future plans. However, FLASH came about as the best option to take when Microsoft and Apple would not work close enough together so that people (including some of my customers) could develop advanced internet websites for their businesses that were compatible on both Microsoft and Apple computers.
Websites were constantly showing up differently on Apple than on Microsoft computers, and there was often no common ground between the two platforms other than when developed using FLASH software.
I suspect that Microsoft and Apple were both trying to dominate and compete with each other for the market share by showing their own creative individuality at the detriment of everyone else in the software and hardware market.
Then Apple, lead by Steve Jobs, decided to criticize Adobe FLASH publicly in front of the world. I believe this was done out of a will to discourage FLASH everywhere. Apple had too much arrogance to include a valid product that existed for a reason and had been validated by many internet developers. There was also a lack of interest in tolerating people that had the brains to develop and learn FLASH, and a lack of desire of Apple and Microsoft to hire employees that had the independent brains and know how to independently develop with FLASH along with an array of other types of complex developments.
FLASH is actually a very good product that allows the development of beautiful graphics, text, photo images, and moving images on both Apple and Microsoft computers.
Let's see what Blogger does with a FLASH development. Can you see this moving image?
Bye for now...Carol
Thursday 8 August 2013
World Wide Web - Browsers
Carol here,
I wanted to share my thoughts about web browsers, in case you are interested.
I started using Google Chrome instead of Internet Explorer some time ago. Overall I am happy with Google Chrome but would like to let you know how I use it and what problems I have found:
- I remove all extensions all the time...whenever someone wants to add an extention I remove it....makes the browser too sluggish.
- There seems to be some incompatibilities with some websites especially when you have to log in and log out using an ID and Password....I would keep another version of another web browser on your computer for when this happens.
- Google Chrome seems to be slower to startup than other browsers, and I have not found the reason for this or been able to correct this except by removing the browsing history and extensions.
- Google Chrome actually works better on older operating systems like Windows XP, Internet Explorer no longer functions with Windows XP and I think that is another ploy by Microsoft to get you to spend your money on buying a newer computer. They probably feel justified getting you to buy a new computer because of all the money being spent on Apple products. I am one to minimize spending money on either of them because there are other options and workarounds.
I wanted to share my thoughts about web browsers, in case you are interested.
I started using Google Chrome instead of Internet Explorer some time ago. Overall I am happy with Google Chrome but would like to let you know how I use it and what problems I have found:
- I remove all extensions all the time...whenever someone wants to add an extention I remove it....makes the browser too sluggish.
- There seems to be some incompatibilities with some websites especially when you have to log in and log out using an ID and Password....I would keep another version of another web browser on your computer for when this happens.
- Google Chrome seems to be slower to startup than other browsers, and I have not found the reason for this or been able to correct this except by removing the browsing history and extensions.
- Google Chrome actually works better on older operating systems like Windows XP, Internet Explorer no longer functions with Windows XP and I think that is another ploy by Microsoft to get you to spend your money on buying a newer computer. They probably feel justified getting you to buy a new computer because of all the money being spent on Apple products. I am one to minimize spending money on either of them because there are other options and workarounds.
Tuesday 6 August 2013
Blog Launch
Hi from Carol of "Carols' Design Studio", I want to introduce you to this BLOG.
I will be posting news and tips to help you on the internet and with your computer technology in general.
Plus I already have a Question and Answer page on www.intuitions-club.com all setup for you with basic answers to questions that seem to showup regularly.
Maybe you can BLOG me your questions too??
This BLOG allows you to give feedback and questions, so send them in.
I will be posting news and tips to help you on the internet and with your computer technology in general.
Plus I already have a Question and Answer page on www.intuitions-club.com all setup for you with basic answers to questions that seem to showup regularly.
Maybe you can BLOG me your questions too??
This BLOG allows you to give feedback and questions, so send them in.
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