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Samsung Updates: Galaxy S7 SM-G930V VZW USA (Verizon) – G930VVRS4BRA1

Thursday, January 25, 2018. Today Samsung Galaxy S7 (SM-G930V) device users on the Verizon Wireless network are receiving the latest Firmware 7.0 Nougat update. This new update for the SM-G930V model is expected to add to the phone speed and conserve battery power or even add some light touches on the system Galaxy S7, update G930VVRS4BRA1.   […]

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vSphere Customization Specification and Ubuntu 17.10

Has anyone noticed issues with #vSphere Customization Specification and #Ubuntu 17.10 (GNU/Linux 4.13.0-25-generic x86_64) – Now that the network settings are located in: /etc/netplan/01-netcfg.yaml, I’m back to manually updating IP information (Server Naming still works). Although the traditional /etc/network/interfaces reflects the information provided by the customization process, the host still acquires a DHCP issued address. After some digging […]

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Blank Screen at Office 365 Login Page

Unsure what is going on with the Office 365 Infrastructure, however I have been having major issues all morning getting into my portal to manage resources. I’ve attempted multiple browsers without any further resolution to this issue. https://portal.office.com/adminportal/home shows only a blank page.   Down Detector is showing an increased report of users facing incidents Ref: http://downdetector.com/status/office-365 Anyone […]

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News: Canonical Releases Ubuntu Kernel Updates for Meltdown / Spectre

No need to go into the back story on this.  If you are reading this, there is a chance you’ve already read other reports on what Meltdown / Spectre and the perceived risks. Cononical made a public statement last week to provide a patch for supported Ubuntu releases against Meltdown and Spectre security vulnerabilities, and the first […]

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Microsoft: Meltdown and Spectre Check via PowerShell

Like many folks around the world, I was wondering if this Meltdown and Spectre flaw would impact my computers and virtual machines.  Microsoft has started to release emergency fixes for Windows 10 and its been said that Windows 8 and legacy 7 will also receive patches. Microsoft has released a PowerShell script that lets users […]

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Meltdown & Spectre: Windows Security Update KB4056892

If you are reading this, chances are that you already know about the current security flaw discovered in what has been coined “modern processor chips” that could allow hackers to access data such as passwords, encryption keys and other information you want kept private. Microsoft has released an out-of-band emergency patch for Windows 10 which should […]