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• Tech Tip: Tunneling Though the Internet on Vacation - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 22 Aug 2017
  A virtual private network will not keep you safe from every online danger, but a good one can help protect your personal data when you’re traveling.
  
• Fail2Ban 0.10 finally releases with IPv6 support - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 22 Aug 2017
  

  The long overdue release of Fail2Ban 0.10 introduces the much anticipated IPv6 support feature.

  
  
• How to get started with the Foreman sysadmin tool - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 22 Aug 2017
  

  Foreman offers a powerful set of system management tools, from process automation to security compliance and more.

  
  
• Crypto-cash investors duped in funding scam - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 22 Aug 2017
  The con netted thieves about $500,000 of the Ethereum virtual currency.
  
• Samsung's Bixby rolled out in 200 countries - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 22 Aug 2017
  The AI digital assistant had been delayed amid quality concerns.
  
• A Quick Review Of Antergos Arch Based Linux Distro - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 22 Aug 2017
  

  Antergos is a rolling release Linux distribution based on Arch Linux.

  
  
• Manage your finances with LibreOffice Calc - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 22 Aug 2017
  

  opensource.com: Do you wonder where all your money goes?

  
  
• China relaunches world's fastest train - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 22 Aug 2017
  The high-speed trains will be able to run at speeds of 350km/h following safety checks on rail lines.
  
• Getting Started With GitHub - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 22 Aug 2017
  

  The GitHub platform offers project handling to both open-source and private projects.

  
  
• FreeBSD 11.1 Installation Guide - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 22 Aug 2017
  

  As in Linux case, FreeBSD comes with a large collection of pre-compiled software packages

  
  
• Voyager 16.04.3 Linux Distro Launches Officially Based on Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 22 Aug 2017
  

  A derivative of the recently launched Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS (Xenial Xerus), Voyager 16.04.3 debuts powered by the Linux 4.10 kernel

  
  
• How to Fix No Route to Host Connection Error in Linux - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 22 Aug 2017
  

  MakeTechEasier: No Route To Host  is a tough problem to diagnose.

  
  
• WhatsApp Desktop - An Unofficial WhatsApp Desktop Client for Linux - LinuxToday News
  Tue, 22 Aug 2017
  

  FOSSmint: WhatsApp Desktop is an open-source unofficial WhatsApp desktop client for Linux built with Electron.

  
  
• 'Lost city' in Tanzania reveals secrets - FOX News
  Tue, 22 Aug 2017
  Experts working on the 700-year-old abandoned site of Engaruka in Tanzania have revealed farming practices that could be useful in modern agriculture.
  
• Why dogs in an Indian neighborhood are turning blue - FOX News
  Tue, 22 Aug 2017
  A strange phenomenon in an Indian industrial district has put a factory on thin ice and a bunch of canines in the bathtub.
  
• People are now getting their ivory fix from woolly mammoths - FOX News
  Tue, 22 Aug 2017
  The hunt is on for frozen tusks from the extinct woolly mammoth, and NPR reports that it's making people rich in otherwise poor regions of Siberia.
  
• Baby born in Florida hospital during the height of the solar eclipse - FOX News
  Tue, 22 Aug 2017
  Charlotte Roel Easterly came into the world in Pensacola, Florida, during the height of Monday’s solar eclipse.
  
• DJI drone owners told to update or be grounded - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 22 Aug 2017
  Spark drone owners have until 1 September to apply the update or their aircraft will no longer fly, DJI warns.
  
• Total solar eclipse dangers: Will I go blind if I stare at the sun? - FOX News
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017
  People may risk serious eye damage if they look at the sun without proper protection, an optometrist has warned ahead of the upcoming total solar eclipse.
  
• Android Oreo released by Google - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017
  The latest version of Android adds new features to help people tackle "notification diarrhoea".
  
• Hate crimes: Online abuse 'as serious as face-to-face' - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017
  Tweeting abuse can be as "equally devastating" as shouting it, prosecutors are told.
  
• 'Snapchat race' driver killed friend in Aberystwyth crash - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017
  Ricafort Gamboa is jailed for crashing while trying to reach 100mph to film Snapchat footage.
  
• Dating app aims to boost Russian voter turnout - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017
  TV claims that instructions for the voting app come from the top of Russian politics.
  
• Personal bodyguard app to launch in northeast China - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017
  A mobile application is set to launch in northeast China for people seeking that VIP touch.
  
• How NASA astronauts will see the solar eclipse 3 times - FOX News
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017
  NASA astronauts orbiting the Earth on the International Space Station will get to see Monday’s solar eclipse three times.
  
• Apple's 'hidden' job ad found online - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017
  The advertisement for "a talented engineer" begins with the welcome: "Hey there! You found us."
  
• Nashville hosts over one million visitors for solar eclipse - FOX News
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017
  Nashville, Tenn., is known for its music scene but on Monday it became a hot spot for those who wanted to see the first total solar eclipse in the country in nearly a century.
  
• Front Burner: New App Tracks What’s In Season From Coast to Coast - NYT > Personal Tech
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017
  The Seasonal Food Guide tracks the seasonality of fruits and vegetables around the country.
  
• Solar Eclipse: The big event is finally here - FOX News
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017
  After months of anticipation, planning and hype, the Great American Eclipse finally arrived on Monday.
  
• Tech Tip: Expanding the Windows Start Menu - NYT > Personal Tech
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017
  If you miss the expansive Start screen introduced in Windows 8 (and retired shortly thereafter), you can revive it in Windows 10.
  
• Families from all over the US flocked to Charleston for the 2017 solar eclipse - FOX News
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017
  Millions gazed at the eclipse along the path of totality with it ending its coast-to-coast travel in Charleston, SC. Nearly 3,000 visitors from all over the country viewed the celestial event from the deck of USS Yorktown (Fighting Lady), World War II’s famous battleship.
  
• Solar eclipse crosses the US -- live blog - FOX News
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017
  The eagerly anticipated 'Great American Solar Eclipse' finally arrived on Monday.
  
• Company bosses 'lack cyber-attack training' - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 20 Aug 2017
  A government survey finds one in 10 businesses questioned have no plan to deal with hacking.
  
• Killer robots: Experts warn of 'third revolution in warfare' - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 20 Aug 2017
  A letter to the UN warns the world is getting closer to a dangerous "third revolution in warfare".
  
• Using YouTube as an Accelerant for Video Games - NYT > Personal Tech
  Sun, 20 Aug 2017
  Getting YouTubers or Twitch streamers to share their thoughts on a new game can have a powerful effect on its success.
  
• Google and UC Berkeley to create movie from eclipse images - BBC News - Technology
  Sat, 19 Aug 2017
  The pictures of the total solar eclipse will also be used to study the Sun's outermost atmosphere.
  
• Google's stance on neo-Nazis 'dangerous', says EFF - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 18 Aug 2017
  A digital rights group criticises action taken by Google, GoDaddy and Cloudflare against the Daily Stormer.
  
• Australia blocks another 59 popular pirate sites - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 18 Aug 2017
  The latest court decision brings the total of blocked domains to 340.
  
• Chinese 'cyber-court' launched for online cases - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 18 Aug 2017
  The court will specialise in internet-related cases as the number of online disputes rises.
  
• Infosys chief executive Vishal Sikka resigns - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 18 Aug 2017
  Vishal Sikka says the "continuous drumbeat of distractions" contributed to his decision to resign.
  
• Tech Tip: Finding Your iPad Backup Files - NYT > Personal Tech
  Fri, 18 Aug 2017
  If you opt to skip the cloud when it comes to backing up your iOS devices, you can store and manage the files through iTunes on your computer.
  
• Reddit launches its own video hosting platform - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 18 Aug 2017
  One of the world's largest websites has not let users post their own videos directly before.
  
• Tech Tip: Creating PDF Files on Your Phone - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 17 Aug 2017
  Recent versions of the Android and iOS mobile operating systems let you make your own PDF files from emails, web pages and more.
  
• Chinese media 'racist' video on India clash sparks anger - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 17 Aug 2017
  It features a Chinese actor in a turban and fake beard, mockingly assuming an Indian accent.
  
• How hackers are targeting the shipping industry - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 17 Aug 2017
  Weak defences are leaving cargo vessels vulnerable to cyber-attacks, say experts.
  
• Spotify removes white supremacy music after events in Charlottesville - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 17 Aug 2017
  A number of bands are taken off the streaming service while more are being "reviewed".
  
• Apple boss Tim Cook joins Donald Trump condemnation - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 17 Aug 2017
  Tim Cook slams the President's response to Charlottesville as Apple plans human rights donations.
  
• China cracks down on VPN vendors - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 17 Aug 2017
  Five websites, including Alibaba, have been asked to remove vendors that sell virtual private networks.
  
• Chatbot helps students choose courses - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 17 Aug 2017
  A chatbot at Leeds Beckett University is helping A-level students find the right university course.
  
• Very few girls took computing A-level - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 17 Aug 2017
  A-level computing is dominated by boys with only 9.8% of the total number taking the exam being girls.
  
• Daily Stormer: Cloudflare drops neo-Nazi site - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 17 Aug 2017
  Cloudflare no longer protects the Daily Stormer from distributed denial of service attacks.
  
• Roaming downtime hits customers on Three in Europe - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 17 Aug 2017
  Customers travelling in France, Portugal and Luxembourg were affected but the issue is now fixed.
  
• App iTrump wins trademark fight against Trump Organization - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 16 Aug 2017
  An app developer completes a series of trademark victories against the US president's company.
  
• Tech Tip: Getting Microsoft Word to Call You by Your Real Name - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 16 Aug 2017
  If you find that Microsoft Office programs have grabbed the wrong name to use for your document comments, you can correct the record.
  
• HBO social media hacked in latest cyber security breach - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 16 Aug 2017
  Entertainment firm HBO is facing another cyber breach, as it social media accounts are compromised.
  
• Tech We’re Using: The Technology Our Personal Finance Columnist Trusts His Money With - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 16 Aug 2017
  The Times’s Your Money columnist on his favorite finance apps, the gadgets he would love to dream into existence and his Spotify singalong sessions.
  
• Game of Thrones struck by fresh leak - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 16 Aug 2017
  HBO blames a contractor for posting an unreleased episode to its Spanish and Nordic platforms.
  
• Ask The Wirecutter: Was That an Intruder or a Pet? The Security Cams That Can Tell - NYT > Personal Tech
  Mon, 14 Aug 2017
  The Wirecutter tested several internet-connected security cameras to determine which are the best ones to be mounted outside your home.