[caption id="attachment_1456" align="alignnone" width="568"] Update your Internet Browser Security[/caption] Microsoft appears to be losing the Public Relations battle on security perception in the browser wars. If you Google "Internet Explorer Security" you are greeted with a plethora of very negative articles about Microsoft's decades old product. But what about the other top browsers, Firefox and Chrome. How do they fare in security? Firefox Firefox is still the least secure web browser Mozilla Redesigns Firefox Browser, Fixes Security Vulnerabilities Chrome Google defends Chrome browser's security settings Chrome Password Security Found To Be Flawed I'm not trying to claim one browser is more secure than the other. The simple fact is they all have flaws. Internet browser security is not just "jumping ship" from IE to Chrome to Firefox when a security breach is identified. You must know YOUR browser and be diligent about upgrading and tweaking your security settings. I believe that Internet Explorer is an easy target because of the negative reputation that Microsoft has somehow developed in the past few years. Do not change...just read and secure your browser. (whichever one you use) Tips for Internet Explorer Tips for Firefox Tips for Chrome Internet Browser Security Update - Microsoft updates Internet Explorer to fix...Read More
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Windows Start Menu is coming back!
[caption id="attachment_1479" align="alignleft" width="350"] Windows Start Menu is coming back![/caption] Microsoft, recognizing the disappointing truth that iOS and Android aren’t going to being chivalrous and slow down while it fixes Windows 8, is planning to speed up its release cadence yet again. The original plan was to push out a large update every 12 months, rather than releasing a whole new operating system every three years. Now, however, it seems the next major update will arrive as soon as August or September, just a few months after the release of Windows 8.1 Update 1. Yes, this means that, after a very odd 18 months in limbo, the Windows Start menu will officially return this summer. At its Build developer conference at the start of April, alongside the official unveil of Windows 8.1 Update 1, Microsoft teased the audience with a new Windows Start menu and the ability to run windowed Metro apps on the Desktop. Everyone was rather excited: These were the two main features that keyboard-and-mouse users had been clamoring for since Microsoft first revealed the new Metro Start screen way back in June 2011. At the end of the demo, as the audience gave Microsoft a resounding why-did-this-take-you-three-years? round...Read More
Franklin Regional Victim Support Page
[caption id="attachment_1460" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Franklin Regional Victim Support Page[/caption] Link to Facebook page - Franklin Regional Victim Support Page As many of you are aware our Classmate Janet Heilman Boger’s son Jared was one of the severely injured students at the terrible tragedy that happened at our Alma Mater on April 9th. The FRHS Class of 1979 has sent a donation to the “We are FR “ account that has been set up by school board officials. Also a monetary gift has been sent to Janet and her family to support her during this trying time.... All donations and gifts were paid from the class reunion account. So you ask,” WHAT CAN I DO?” 1. Repost or Share this message so we can spread the word! 2. Like the “Franklin Regional Class of 1979 - Victim’s Support Page” Facebook page! This way it will be like sending a big “Thinking of You” card to Janet and her son Jared. 3. Make a donation to the “We are FR” fund that has been set up specifically for the victims of the Franklin Regional stabbings. Go to http://frproud.webs.com/donations. 4. If you have any questions or would like to make a personal donation to...Read More
Supporting Franklin Regional
Wendy and I went to Newlonsburg Presbyterian Church to join 50 others supporting Franklin Regional students upon their return to classes. [caption id="attachment_1455" align="alignnone" width="200"] Supporting Franklin Regional[/caption] Video from WPXI - Supporting Franklin Regional Students The Franklin Regional School District serves the communities of Export, Murrysville and portions of Delmont. It is located approximately twenty miles East of Pittsburgh. With over 3,600 students and nearly 400 staff members, the district operates three Elementary schools (Heritage, Newlonsburg, and Sloan), a Middle School, and a Senior High School. (Screenshot from msn.com) [caption id="attachment_1477" align="aligncenter" width="678"] Supporting Franklin Regional[/caption] Update: Year Anniversary A year ago Thursday, Greg Keener went into surgery with less than a 30 percent chance of survival. In the hallway of Franklin Regional High School earlier that day, the 15-year-old was stabbed, his liver pierced by an 8-inch kitchen knife. His only chance for survival, said Jehangir Badar, a surgeon on the Forbes Hospital trauma team, was for doctors to operate immediately, find the injury and stop the bleeding. “A few more minutes later and he would have died,” Dr. Badar said. In all, the teen spent 39 days in the hospital — 30 in the intensive-care unit — received more than 40 units...Read More
Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds hit 10 HRs
Ten homers in only six innings. Three sets of back-to-back homers, tying a record. The most combined homers in a major league game since 2006. And the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds still have a long way to go. Neil Walker and Gaby Sanchez hit back-to-back homers twice, and the Pirates and Reds hit 10 in all before rain forced a suspension after six innings with the score tied 7-all Monday night. "I saw a lot of crazy stuff in Coors Field over the years," said Pirates manager Clint Hurdle, who managed in Colorado for eight years. "I spent a lot of years there, saw a lot of homers, saw a lot of weather. "This was as good as any of that, jammed into one evening." The shocking slugfest will resume on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the top of the seventh inning. Conditions are expected to be drier but much colder. Not that the weather seems to matter much when these two rivals get together. "I've never seen anything like that," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "The way we got started, one team going in front of the other with home runs. I've seen a lot of home runs...Read More