A new version of the Remote Server Administration Tools was published last week, ahead of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update release. Version 1.2 was released June 27th, 2016. Not finding a changelog or announcement, I am not sure what has changed with this version. Most likely, it contains further compatibility with Server 2016 Technical Preview 5 and it certainly includes … [Read more...]
Mozilla updates 2016/2017 strategy and roadmap for Firefox
On the Mozilla Wiki, the Firefox 2016/17 Strategy and Roadmap was updated. This gives a preview of the emphasis that the browser will receive for development through the first quarter of 2017 and versions 48 through 51. A number of large changes are in store for the browser within this roadmap. From the roadmap, we can see areas that Firefox will receive attention … [Read more...]
Avast to acquire AVG for $1.3 billion
Antivirus company Avast announced this morning that it is in agreement to acquire fellow security company AVG. From the Avast blog: Under an agreement signed with AVG, Avast will be making an offer ($25 per share or about $1.3 billion in total) to buy all shares of AVG’s stock which AVG’s board is recommending their shareholders accept. Both companies share a similar … [Read more...]
Evernote announces price increase and more limits for free tier
Evernote announced a price change coming to the popular note-taking software. Currently available in three tiers, Basic, Plus, and Premium, new limitations will be placed on the free Basic plan and the price will increase for the Plus and Premium customers. Basic is free, allows 60MB of uploads per month, and the new restriction allows only two devices to be synced per … [Read more...]
PowerShell script to update Sophos Endpoint Security and Control policies
Managing an enterprise organization antivirus with Sophos Endpoint Security and Control, one thing that I have found weird about Sophos is the way that it handles policies. You can use group policies to control a setting on the client. However, if the client changes its configuration away from the settings, for example, removing a scheduled scan or changing any setting … [Read more...]