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On this episode we talk about a Windows Activation issue which d7II was able to resolve and spend some time discussing recent news and events with our awesome IRC chat group.
Changing the Windows Product Key:
https://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/ce677eb0-7d97-46d6-81df-a05dca1c2b85/change-product-key-windows-7?forum=genuinewindows7
CIA torture report released:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/senate-report-on-cia-torture-1429636113023030.html
https://news.slashdot.org/story/14/12/09/1858209/cia-lied-over-brutal-interrogations
Politician funding app:
https://www.vice.com/read/greenhouse-app-hannah-ewens-nick-rubin-201
Windows 10 upgrade push coming up:
http://tinyurl.com/jep9rjz
7-zip flaws cause security issues with other apps:
Anti-virus products, security devices affected by 7-Zip flaws
Little known rules of the Road:
http://lifehacker.com/these-little-known-rules-of-the-road-help-you-drive-sma-1774558491
Get action pack at a discount:
https://www.reddit.com/r/msp/comments/4h3zrh/75_off_microsoft_action_pack_subscription/
Vietnam Veterans Charity:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/16/politics/vietnam-veterans-charity/
Twitter will stop counting picture links in char limit:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-16/twitter-to-stop-counting-photos-and-links-in-140-character-limit
Friday the 13th ransomware attacks:
https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1609694-hit-by-cryptoware-twice-today-so-far-on-friday-the-13th
Britec tests Bitdefender:
GTX 1080 review:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/05/nvidia-gtx-1080-review/
Windows 7 updates are still a problem:
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3070446/windows-pcs/windows-update-on-windows-7-is-still-a-problem.html
Stress causing paranoia:
http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/05/stress-may-push-us-towards-putting-on-a-tinfoil-hat/
AV scan interrupts heart surgery:
http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/05/faulty-av-scan-disrupts-patients-heart-procedure-when-monitor-goes-black/
Google Spaces:
UK cracking down on piracy:
Win10 build 10587 leaked:
Youtube criminal piracy racketeers:
Enter Windows 10 Safe Mode:
https://www.asus.com/support/faq/1013074/
BootSafe:
Veracrypt suppors GPT and EFI now:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/veracrypt/files/VeraCrypt%20Nightly%20Builds/
Squatty Potties on sale:
http://deals.kinja.com/transform-your-bowel-movements-with-these-extremely-rar-1776922142
Mr. Robot Season 2 trailer:
Bill Gates gets into Doom:
If meat eaters acted like vegans:
How digital projectors create so many colors:
Static electric roll:
Intriguing spy stories:
http://tinyurl.com/hvmszfx
Email Control Patent:
Kevin Spacey, Dana Brunetti Awarded Email Delivery Control Patent
Data issue causes problems with flight:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-k-investigators-uncover-flight-data-issue-involving-airbus-jetliners-1463277986
Make candy drops:
MS and Apple having issues in China:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/microsoft-and-apple-under-investigation-in-china-over-security-concerns-504146.shtml
Microsoft to Shutter MSN Portal Site in China
The Office had an episode like this as well:
http://www.cnet.com/news/womans-gps-leads-her-straight-into-a-100-ft-deep-lake/
Multi-boot your Pi:
www.multibootpi.com
Superfish removal:
https://filippo.io/Badfish/removing.html
http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/superfish_removal_tool.html
Solar system may not be lost after the sun breaks the earth:
http://gizmodo.com/our-solar-system-could-remain-habitable-long-after-eart-1772992239
Run linux windows on Windows over ssh:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/
http://www.geo.mtu.edu/geoschem/docs/putty_install.html
Bank gets hacked:
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_uk/read/hacker-finds-flaw-that-could-have-drained-25b-from-an-indian-bank
Kickstarter scam:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/datagatekeeper/datagatekeeper-the-first-impenetrable-anti-hacking
Check your tabs before you post a screenshot:
http://gawker.com/close-your-porn-tabs-before-posting-screenshots-to-your-1776955238
Someone is not happy about Yubikey going closed source:
https://plus.google.com/+KonstantinRyabitsev/posts/4a7RNxtt7vy
GOT game of Clue:
http://gizmodo.com/everyone-is-probably-the-killer-in-game-of-thrones-clue-1776881522
Buffet invests in Apple:
http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/16/investing/warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway-apple/
Exploding bike alarm:
http://gizmodo.com/this-exploding-bike-alarm-might-actually-be-effective-1776831763
Offshore windfarm:
http://gizmodo.com/scotland-will-soon-get-the-worlds-biggest-floating-offs-1776938927
Remote reboot:
Battery share app lets your friends know when you are close to empty:
http://lifehacker.com/battery-share-sends-alerts-to-your-friends-when-your-ba-1776916628
We’ll be back on the air today (05/19/2016) at 4pm EST! Join us at http://www.foolishtechshow.com to join our live chat and talk with us directly!