As many already know, Samsung released an update for the Galaxy A70 phone, which brought Android 10 to that device. It was a terrible release fraught with severe bugs:  It led to, amongst others, the following issues: Camera. Battery. Heating. Various applications, such as... Read More »

I always wanted a way to pause or suspend apps on my phone without the need to root my device. This was absolutely necessary because today's devices can be unproductive if one isn't careful. At any given point, all sorts go on, with notifications, reminders, etc. So I started using the... Read More »

Saw a mini docu type series on the war of the Ottomans to take Constantinople. This stood out: The Christian rulers had slaves. LOL. So, get this, the last wave Sultan Mehmet sent against the Byzantine Christians & their Genoese mercenaries was an elite unit of his Turkish army, largely... Read More »

I think the disruption that happened to the telecoms industry is happening to finance. In telecoms it got easier to abstract services, & this led to pressures on pricing. Software companies could easily launch their own OTT voice services, for instance. I remember back when the Cisco... Read More »

There's a new Star Trek series out. Star Trek Picard. Like, featuring the real Picard from Enterprise. Enterprise was my intro into Star Trek. Saw a bit of the earlier ones with Kirk, but Enterprise was the series I watched as a kid. Picard is well made. Apparently retired as an admiral. Data... Read More »

Intelix Security Briefing: 26/01/20 Target Area: USA, China, UK, Russia, UAE, Middle East, Asia. -- Russia: Political changes are afoot in Russia, with a new choice for Prime Minister being nominated by Vladimir Putin, the President. There are also efforts underway to amend its... Read More »

Intelix Security Briefing: 19/01/20 Target Area: The Philippines, Nigeria, UAE, Middle East, W. Africa. -- The Gambia: It has warned its ex leader, Yahya Jammeh, not to return. Jammeh was forced into exile by Gambia's neighbours, with efforts involving Nigeria. His return is unlikely to... Read More »

DreamHost has updated its privacy policy & Terms of Service. Summary of what’s changed: Privacy Policy Changes, Effective 01/01/2020 We now explicitly state that we do not sell your personal information to anybody. This isn’t a change of policy — we’re just being more clear... Read More »

GitHub's Android app is now out, in limited release as a beta. It is being made available to those who signed up earlier to test it. Here’s the original comms from GitHub to those who signed up: -- Thanks for signing up for the GitHub for Android beta. It's here, and as one of the early... Read More »

DreamHost will be upgrading its webmail interface for all DreamHost email customers! DreamHost is an amazing hosting company. We know this first-hand. We use their services. Here’s the message that is being sent to subscribers: -- Please note, this upgrade will require a brief maintenance... Read More »