Beginning in early July with Firefox 39's release, the Help Desk software ServiceDesk Plus would not load. It cited a security issue with SSL using a weak ephemeral Diffie-Hellman key. "Secure connection failed" More recently Safari on OS X 10.10 and 10.11 has been causing a similar issue with the error message: "Website Security Issue Safari will not open this … [Read more...]
How to watch a DVD for free on Windows 10
Windows Media Center came to and end with Windows 8.1 and is not being offered with Windows 10. Windows 7 & 8.1 computers that qualify for the free Windows 10 upgrade are supposed to receive a free app install of Windows DVD Player, an app that otherwise costs $14.99. Many people have complained via Windows Feedback that they have not received the app yet, which is supposed … [Read more...]
Microsoft offers preview of new Remote Desktop universal app for Windows 10
Microsoft has a preview of the new universal app to offer Remote Desktop client connections on the Windows Store. Being a universal app, it works on mobile devices, PCs (with Windows 10), the Surface Hub, HoloLens, Xbox, and other Windows devices. The Remote Desktop app uses RemoteFX and Remote Desktop Protocol to allow connections across multiple platforms. You can install … [Read more...]
Microsoft Office plugin allows saving to Google Drive more easily
Microsoft Office on Windows gained even closer integration with Google Drive this week. Google released a plugin for Office which adds Google Drive as a quick location to open or save documents. You'll notice is on the Open and Save options under the File tab. There is also a Google Drive tab that includes options: Save to … [Read more...]
Chrome 44+ bug breaking WordPress sites and others by requesting HTTPS
Google Chromium, the open-source base for Google Chrome, has two bug reports that are causing some problems around the web, especially since the problematic version of Chrome was pushed as the latest stable release. Chrome versions 44 and 45 are reported in Chromium issues 505268 and 501842 to break WordPress websites that do not use HTTPS. The problem is that Chrome 44 … [Read more...]