Random Tech Thoughts

Random Tech Thoughts

By Kyle SouzaTechnology
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Random Tech Thoughts episodes

  • Check Out The Google Titan Security Key!
    I think this is so cool. Google is making available there Titan security keys for $50. The Titan security key is a physical solution to two-factor Authentication that has reduced their phishing instances to zero throughout the more than 85,000 people who tested these keys. https://store.google.com/product/titan_security_key_kit?

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    5 min
  • WordPress "Category" Pages Are Blank
    I realized that the category archives on one of my WordPress sites we're unable to load, it was just a blank white window... Problem was a conflict with a plugin.

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    6 min
  • Scam Email (not from) Amazon
    Email scammer usually don't talk right, but even when they do - check the "from address". And ALWAYS just go to the site or app, NEVER click links (even when you think they're valid).

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    5 min
  • Malformed RSS Feed
    When you create an RSS feed make sure that it's outputting in the proper format and not using HTML character names instead of the special characters themselves, because if it's not formatted appropriately your feed will not be able to be consumed by others. And you want your feed consumed, don't you? https://it.eqt.com/feeds/press_release/all/rss.xml

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    7 min
  • Humble Book Bundle: Big Data By Packt
    https://www.humblebundle.com/books/big-data-books?partner=thetalkinggeek&charity=1827413 We've teamed up with Packt for a big ol' big data bundle! Get titles like Artificial Intelligence for Big Data, Hadoop Real-World Solutions Cookbook, Big Data Architects Handbook, and more. It's time to start wrangling. $1: Mastering Apache Spark 2.x (2nd Ed.) Splunk Essentials (2nd Ed.) Mongodb cookbook (2nd Ed.) Getting started with Hadoop 2.X Learning elasticsearch 5.0 Three months of mapt Pro for $30 (coupon) $8: Modern big data processing with Hadoop Apache Hive Essentials (2nd Ed.) Learning elastic stack 6.0 Learning Hadoop 2 Apache spark with Scala Working with big data and python Statistics for data science Python data analysis (2nd Ed.) Learning R for data visualization $15: Big data analytics with Hadoop 3 Mastering mongodb 3.x Artificial intelligence for Big Data Big Data Architect's handbook Hadoop real-World Solutions Cookbook (2nd Ed.) Build scalable applications with Apache Kafka Learning Apache Cassandra Data science algorithms in a week Python data science Essentials (2nd Ed.) Mastering Tableau 10 Java for data science https://www.humblebundle.com/books/big-data-books?partner=thetalkinggeek&charity=1827413

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    6 min
  • Preventing Automatic Windows Updates
    Windows updates usually happen on Tuesday, which means for me that all my programs get shut down in my windows closed when my computer reboots while I'm not at it on Tuesday evening; and that is really annoying. but, in the latest version of Windows there is no way to really do manual updates, all you can do is delay them for a little bit.

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    5 min
  • Humble Book Bundle: Cybersecurity 2.0 By Wiley
    https://www.humblebundle.com/books/cybersecurity-wiley-books?partner=thetalkinggeek&charity=1827413 secure yourself a new bundle! We've teamed up with Wiley for the next generation of cybersecurity book bundle. Get titles like Advanced penetration testing, investigating cryptocurrencies, the shellcoder's handbook, the art of memory forensics, and more. $1: Secrets and lies digital - Security in a networked world The shellcoder's handbook - discovering and exploiting security holes Reversing - secrets of reverse engineering Threat modeling - designing for security $8: Security engineering - a guide to building Dependable distributed systems Practical engineering - x 86, x64, arm, Windows kernel, reversing tools, and obfuscation Cryptography engineering - design principles and practical applications Wireshark for Security Professionals malware analyst cookbook - tools and techniques for fighting malicious code, digital DVD included $15: the art of memory forensics - detecting malware and threats in Windows, Linux, and Mac memory Advanced penetration testing Investigating cryptocurrencies the web application Hacker's handbook - finding and exploiting security flaws Applied cryptography - protocols, algorithms, and source code in C https://www.humblebundle.com/books/cybersecurity-wiley-books?partner=thetalkinggeek&charity=1827413

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    30 min
  • Humble Software Bundle: Up Your Game!
    Humble software bundle up your game Step up your game with our newest software bundle get applications like Camtasia, snagit, and superposition Benchmark Advanced Edition. $1: Voice bot - voice power to game control Outfox - optimized gaming Network Reflector 3 - a wireless screen mirroring application $14: Displayfusion - multiple monitors made easy VyprVPN- the world's fastest VPN Superposition Benchmark Advanced Edition $20: Camtasia 9 - screen recorder and video editor Snagit 13 - screen capture and image editor

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    7 min

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In my daily life of web designer, IT manager, database developer, Excel specialist, application programmer, server administrator, person with a modern phone, and internet user I come across some…