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Remember how your PC sprinted like a cheetah when you first booted it up? Your computer can have that fresh-out-of-the-box performance once again after you run a pc tuneup utility. What is a PC tuneup utility, you ask? It’s an application designed to fix the wear and tear that computers suffer over time by repairing … Read more
As traditional perimeters disappear, organisations need to adopt new measures to ensure data and devices are safe in the cloud. One observation about those clouds – they were constantly morphing. They had no fixed edge as they billowed and blew across the sky. That lack of an edge that clearly defines the cloud environment your organisation may … Read more
Java was the most targeted development platform for exploit attacks during the first half of the year, and attacks have increasingly shifted to zero-day vulnerabilities, according to F-Secure’s new threat report. “Of the top five most targeted vulnerabilities, four are found in the Java development, either the Runtime Environment (JRE) or the browser plug-in,” according … Read more
There are countless debates between the pro-IPTV gurus and the uber-OTT crowds. Which viewer experience will win? How quickly? How much money is at stake? And who will be the biggest loser? OSP® magazine went looking for a definitive answer and found less than definitive information. For those not intimately familiar with the landscape, here … Read more
An article is an independent, stand-alone piece of discrete content. Think of a blogpost, or a news item. Consider this real-world article: <article> <h1>Bruce Lawson is World’s Sexiest Man</h1> <p>Legions of lovely ladies voted luscious lothario Lawson as the World’s Sexiest Man today.</p> <h2>Second-sexiest man concedes defeat</h2> <p>Remington Sharp, jQuery glamourpuss and Brighton roister-doister, was … Read more