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FYI: AP/MovieTone make one million minutes of historical footage available on YouTube
by Wayne Billing 22 Jul '15

22 Jul '15

…from: http://www.ap.org/content/press-release/2015/ap-makes-one-million-minutes-o… AP makes one million minutes of historical footage available on YouTube July 22, 2015 LONDON — The Associated Press<https://www.youtube.com/c/aparchive> and British Movietone<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHq777_waKMJw6SZdABmyaA>, one of the world's most comprehensive newsreel archives, are together bringing more than 1 million minutes of digitized film footage to YouTube. Showcasing the moments, people and events that shape the world, it will be the largest upload of historical news content on the video-sharing platform to date. The two channels will act as a view-on-demand visual encyclopedia, offering a unique perspective on the most significant moments of modern history. Available for all to explore, the channels will also be powerful educational tools and a source of inspiration for history enthusiasts and documentary filmmakers. The YouTube channels will include more than 550,000 video stories dating from 1895 to the present day. For example, viewers can see video from the San Francisco<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjZ6NNLCdio>earthquake in 1906, exclusive footage of the bombing of Pearl Harbor<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42T4CWjLTdg> in 1941, Marilyn Monroe<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvxmFhAzH_k> captured on film in London in the 1950s and Twiggy<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jrUADTpdDs> modeling the fashions of the 1960s. [cid:4A31EC51-B03A-4C80-A41C-6C9C8958B671] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHTK-2W11Vh1V4uwofOfR4w AP Archive<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHTK-2W11Vh1V4uwofOfR4w> "The AP archive footage, combined with the British Movietone collection, creates an incredible visual journey of the people and events that have shaped our history," said Alwyn Lindsey, AP's director of international archive. "At AP we are always astonished at the sheer breadth of footage that we have access to, and the upload to YouTube means that, for the first time, the public can enjoy some of the oldest and most remarkable moments in history." Stephen Nuttall, the director of YouTube in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, comments: "Making this content available on YouTube is a wonderful initiative from AP and British Movietone that will breathe new life into their footage and no doubt delight our global community - from students researching history projects to curious culture-vultures and the billions in between. It's an historical treasure trove that will give YouTube users around the world a moving window into the past and I can't wait to explore it." Content on the channels will also include surprising videos from different regions across the UK, fashion through the ages, sporting coups, entertainment, extreme weather, technological innovations, the evolution of eating and drinking habits, political milestones and historical moments. They will be continually refreshed with up-to-date contemporary footage. About AP The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. Founded in 1846, AP today is the most trusted source of independent news and information. On any given day, more than half the world’s population sees news from AP. On the Web: www.ap.org<safari-reader://www.ap.org/content/press-release/2015/www.ap.org>. About British Movietone British Movietone is arguably the world’s greatest newsreel archive, spanning the period 1895 – 1986. Shot on 35mm film, this global archive contains many of the world’s enduring images and is rich in coverage of news events, celebrities, sports, music, social history, science, lifestyle and quirky. It was the first newsreel to include sound, the first to use colour film, the first to break many exclusive stories, and is your first and last stop for newsreel footage. The collection is fully digitized and now available from AP Archive. Contact: Laura Imregi Communications Manager The Associated Press +44.0207.482.7751 LImregi(a)ap.org<mailto:LImregi@ap.org> Paul Colford Director of Media Relations The Associated Press Antonella Scimemi W Communications +44.07530 815 018 Eantonella(a)wcommunications.co.uk<mailto:Eantonella@wcommunications.co.uk>

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FYI: Firefox now blocks Flash automatically
by Wayne Billing 14 Jul '15

14 Jul '15

[Presumably this is “coming soon” as I am unable to see any change in the behaviour of my FireFox: v39.0 (no pending updates) on OS X. YMMV] Posted today onto Twitter by Mark Schmidt (Head of @Firefox Support at @Mozilla, the makers of FireFox browser): Mark Schmidt ‏@MarkSchmidty <https://twitter.com/MarkSchmidty> 14h ago14 hours ago<https://twitter.com/MarkSchmidty/status/620743669197504513> It's day four of multiple critical Flash vulnerabilities and @googlechrome<https://twitter.com/googlechrome> still hasn't disabled Flash Player. …and then, 2 hours later: BIG NEWS!! All versions of Flash are blocked by default in Firefox as of now. https://t.co/4SjVoqKPrR #tech<https://twitter.com/hashtag/tech?src=hash> #infosec<https://twitter.com/hashtag/infosec?src=hash>pic.twitter.com/VRws3L0CBW<http://t.co/VRws3L0CBW> — Mark Schmidt (@MarkSchmidty) July 14, 2015<https://twitter.com/MarkSchmidty/status/620783674561327104> To be clear, Flash is only blocked until Adobe releases a version which isn't being actively exploited by publicly known vulnerabilities. — Mark Schmidt (@MarkSchmidty) July 14, 2015<https://twitter.com/MarkSchmidty/status/620806013768323072> …from: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/keep-flash-up-to-date-and-troubleshoot… http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/14/firefox-blocks-flash/?ncid=rss_truncated Firefox now blocks Flash automatically [blogger-avatar]by Daniel Cooper<http://www.engadget.com/about/editors/daniel-cooper/> | @danielwcooper<http://twitter.com/danielwcooper> | 3 Hours Ago Flash is the Justin Bieber of browser plugins: it's everywhere, it does nothing useful and every time you see it you want to smash a window. Yesterday, Facebook's head of security<http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/13/facebook-security-lead-wants-flash-dead/> publicly opined that it was time for the platform to die, and just a day later, Mozilla's Mark Schmidt has joined in. In a tweet, Schmidt has announced that, as of the latest update, the Firefox browser will block Flash automatically. It looks as if the technology world has decided that if Adobe won't do the decent thing and kill it, then everyone else will just tool up and beat it to death themselves. BIG NEWS!! All versions of Flash are blocked by default in Firefox as of now. https://t.co/4SjVoqKPrR #tech<https://twitter.com/hashtag/tech?src=hash> #infosec<https://twitter.com/hashtag/infosec?src=hash>pic.twitter.com/VRws3L0CBW<http://t.co/VRws3L0CBW> — Mark Schmidt (@MarkSchmidty) July 14, 2015<https://twitter.com/MarkSchmidty/status/620783674561327104> It may have been the best way to deliver video in the early days of the internet, but the rise of standards compliant technologies make Flash look obsolete. More importantly, however, Flash is riddled with holes, and it's often used as a beachhead<http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/18/russian-hackers-use-zero-day-attacks/> for hackers<http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/24/cryptowall-ransomware-attack-proofpoint-…> to get comfortable<http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/09/flash-rosetta-exploit-discovered/> inside your computer<http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/08/hacking-team-zero-day-flash-exploit/>. Oftentimes, this is met with silence from Adobe<http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/09/adobe-confirms-flash-player-is-dead-for-…>, a point that The Register<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/14/adobe_response_to_security_holes/> put to the company's Wiebke Lips. Her response was that there are "extensive efforts" in progress at the company to make the code harder to crack, although they're not yet ready to be pushed out to users. To be clear, Flash is only blocked until Adobe releases a version which isn't being actively exploited by publicly known vulnerabilities. — Mark Schmidt (@MarkSchmidty) July 14, 2015<https://twitter.com/MarkSchmidty/status/620806013768323072> 2015 is becoming the year that Flash gets killed-off once and for all, with Google tweaking Chrome to "intelligently" block auto-playing adverts. In addition, YouTube, the site that was probably the plugin's biggest proponent, switched to HTML 5<http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/27/youtube-html5/> to deliver video at the start of the year. It's likely that other notable holdouts will be pressured, either by these latest moves, the most recent security controversies or the Occupy Flash<http://www.occupyflash.org/> movement. Yup, there's a whole movement dedicated to eradicating this stuff from the web. Oh, and should you want or, more likely, need to use Flash, you can reactivate the feature at your liberty by dipping into Firefox's settings menu. Hide Comments

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INTEREST: There won’t be any Windows 10 computers in stores on its July 29 release
by Wayne Billing 14 Jul '15

14 Jul '15

….from: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/07/there-wont-be-any-win… There won’t be any Windows 10 PCs in stores on its July 29 release But there will be parties in cities around the world. by Peter Bright<http://arstechnica.com/author/peter-bright/> - Jul 13, 2015 2:19pm CDT Windows 10's July 29 release date is looming. The OEMs we've spoken to in the past few months have all been confident that they'll have at least some hardware with Windows 10 preinstalled available to buy on launch day. It now looks as if those plans have been derailed. Bloomberg<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-13/microsoft-windows-10-won-…> reports that Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft vice president of Windows and device marketing, has said that Windows 10 hardware will be available "very soon after" July 29 but not on the day. The problem is that Windows 10 still hasn't had its release to manufacturing (RTM) version yet. It was initially expected that the RTM would be built last week, but it hasn't been. Currently the rumor mill is speculating that Wednesday will be the day. Either way, it seems there won't be enough time for the OEMs to test the build, install it to newly built systems, and get those systems delivered to retailers' shelves in time for July 29. The new Windows 10 release schedule was already significantly compressed—in previous versions there were usually a few months between RTM and retail availability—and as such has a lot less slack to cope with these delays. Just how soon the hardware will be available will depend on when a build is blessed with RTM status. Even if everything had gone according to plan, OEMs weren't expecting to have Windows 10 versions of their full range available on day one; it will take some weeks or months before every machine is available with the new operating system. In spite of the hardware shortage, Microsoft is planning a series of launch events for the new operating system with Windows fans as the focus. There will be "hands-on opportunities, experiential demos, entertainment, and opportunities to meet the Windows team" in Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore, Beijing, New Delhi, Dubai, Nairobi, Berlin, Johannesburg, Madrid, London, Sao Paolo, and New York City. Unlike prior versions of Windows, Microsoft is anticipating, and hoping, for a substantial volume of upgrade users. In practice, most Windows users stick with the operating system that comes preinstalled on their PCs. The fact that upgrading to a new version of Windows has historically cost money reinforced this trend. With Windows 10 and its one year free upgrade promotion, Microsoft is counting on a significant volume of users making the leap from Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1. To achieve its goal of one billion Windows 10 devices within two years, the company will have to make significant inroads into the large non-tech-savvy Windows userbase; a demographic that is not predisposed to performing operating system upgrades. To help stimulate and support this, the company is partnering with a number of retailers (and its own stores) to help users upgrade. Retailers participating in this scheme include Best Buy, Bic Camera, Croma, Currys/PC World, Elkjøp, Jarrir, Incredible Connection, Media Markt, Staples, Wal-Mart, Yamada, and Yodobashi, and they'll provide support for the upgrade, assist in data migration to new PCs, and let people try the operating system for themselves. The new operating system will also be promoted in advertising starting on July 20 in the US and July 29 in the rest of the world. For those not upgrading in store, availability of the upgrade will be staggered. Windows Insiders who have been using the preview releases of the operating system should be the first to get the RTM build, and new PC buyers will also be prioritized. Windows 7 and 8 users who will be upgrading through Windows Update will see a somewhat slower rollout, giving Microsoft the chance to gauge how successful upgrades are and detect any last-minute bugs should they arise.

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FYI: Deleting "Google Photos" won't stop your phone from uploading pictures
by Wayne Billing 13 Jul '15

13 Jul '15

….from: http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/13/deleting-google-photos-wont-stop-your-ph… Deleting Google Photos won't stop your phone from uploading pictures [blogger-avatar]by Sean Buckley<http://www.engadget.com/about/editors/sean-buckley/> | @seaniccus<http://twitter.com/seaniccus> | 4 Hours Ago <http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/13/deleting-google-photos-wont-stop-your-ph…> Google Photos is pretty amazing. Not only does it offer free, unlimited back-up space<http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/28/google-photos/> for your photos and memories, it also automatically creates collages, slide-shows and movies from your uploaded library. I loved it from the first moment I installed the app--but if you don't, watch out: uninstalling Google Photos won't stop your phone from uploading pictures to your account. The issue was recently brought to light by the Nashville Business Journal<http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/2015/07/google-photos-uploads-ima…>, after David Arnott discovered hundreds of photos he thought he deleted preserved in his Google Photos account--all taken weeks after he uninstalled the backup app. It's not a fluke, either: I tried it myself, deleting not only Google Photos, but also disabling my phone's Google Drive and Google Plus apps, and my phone still backed up every photo I took. All six of these photos uploaded, even after I deleted the whole suite of apps: [cid:3E9EC8AC-EC56-449D-8A76-BF7B19AC327E] It's a quirk in how Google Photos deals with upload settings--instead of keeping it all localized within its own app, Photos farms out the task of managing uploads to the Google Settings app, which also handles location data, search functions ad settings and more. When you delete the Google Photos app, its settings live on, as do whatever backup settings you chose when you first installed it. It's easy enough to disable (just pop into Google Settings and tap on "Google Photos Backup"), but it's not very intuitive.

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FYI: US Office of Personnel Management: private information breach
by Wayne Billing 09 Jul '15

09 Jul '15

…from: http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/09/hackers-stole-21-5-million-social-securi… Hackers stole 21.5 million Social Security Numbers in government breach [blogger-avatar]by Sean Buckley<http://www.engadget.com/about/editors/sean-buckley/> | @seaniccus<http://twitter.com/seaniccus> | July 9th, 2015 Last month, the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) learned it was the victim of a massive cyberattack<http://Hackers%20stole%2021.5%20million%20Social%20Security%20Numbers%20fro…'s%20really%20bad.%20While%20investigating%20the%20incident,%20the%20OPM%20found%20evidence%20of%20another%20attack:%20one%20that%20compromises%20the%20privacy%20of%2021.5%20million%20individuals%20from%20the%20organizations%20background%20check%20database.%20That's%20/a%20lot/%20worse.%20%20%20According%20to%20the%20New%20York%20Times,%20the%20two%20attacks%20are%20separate,%20but%20related--though%20this%20second%20attack%20is%20obviously%20much%20bigger.%20In%20fact,%20if%20you've%20had%20a%20background%20check%20run%20through%20the%20OPM%20any%20time%20in%20the%20last%2015%20years,%20you're%20probably%20personally%20effected:%20the%20agency%20says%20any%20background%20investigation%20that%20occurred%20after%202000%20is%20/highly%20likely/%20to%20be%20compromised.%20Potentially%20compromised%20data%20can%20include%20the%20Social%20Security%20Numbers,%20fingerprints%20(for%201.1%20million%20of%20the%20aforementioned%20total),%20data%20from%20interviews%20conducted%20by%20background%20investigators%20and%20%20usernames%20and%20passwords%20used%20by%20applicants%20who%20filled%20out%20background%20check%20paperwork.%20%20%20It's%20bad,%20and%20the%20OPM%20know%20is--but%20the%20agency%20is%20trying%20to%20mitigate%20the%20situation.%20The%20organization's%20cybersecurity%20page%20has%20been%20updated%20with%20a%20list%20of%20steps%20you%20can%20take%20to%20protect%20your%20identity,%20including%20warnings%20signs%20of%20identify%20theft,%20tips%20to%20update%20your%20passwords%20and%20avoid%20phishing%20scams,%20and%20what%20to%20do%20if%20you%20think%20you%20might%20be%20a%20victim.%20If%20you%20are%20affected%20by%20the%20hack,%20the%20OPM%20is%20willing%20to%20help--affected%20individuals%20will%20be%20automatically%20be%20enrolled%20in%2018%20months%20of%20identity%20theft%20insurance,%20a%20identity%20restoration%20program%20and%20credit%20monitoring%20programs.%20%20%20Think%20you%20might%20be%20affected?%20Check%20out%20the%20source%20link%20below.>--a breach that compromised personnel data of 4.2 million current and former Federal employees. That's really bad. While investigating the incident<http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/19/investigators-connect-massive-federal-ha…>, the OPM found evidence of another attack: one that compromises the privacy of 21.5 million individuals from the organization's background check database<http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/30/opm-web-background-check/>. That's a lot worse. According to the New York Times<http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/10/us/office-of-personnel-management-hackers…>, the two attacks are separate, but related--though this second attack is obviously much bigger. In fact, if you've had a background check run through the OPM any time in the last 15 years, you're probably personally effected: the agency says any background investigation that occurred after 2000 is highly likely to be compromised. Potentially compromised data can include the Social Security Numbers<http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/11/federal-hack-union/>, fingerprints (for 1.1 million of the aforementioned total), data from interviews conducted by background investigators and usernames and passwords used by applicants who filled out background check paperwork. It's bad, and the OPM knows it is--but the agency is trying to mitigate the situation. The organization's cybersecurity page<https://www.opm.gov/cybersecurity/> has been updated with a list of steps you can take to protect your identity, including warnings signs of identify theft, tips to update your passwords and avoid phishing scams, and what to do if you think you might be a victim. If you are affected by the hack, the OPM is willing to help--victims will be automatically be enrolled in 18 months of identity theft insurance, a identity restoration program and credit monitoring programs. Think you might be affected? Check out: https://www.opm.gov/cybersecurity/ How you may be affected If you underwent a background investigation through OPM in 2000 or afterwards (which occurs through the submission of forms SF-86, SF-85, or SF-85P for either a new investigation or a reinvestigation), it is highly likely that you are impacted by the incident involving background investigations. If you underwent a background investigation prior to 2000, you still may be impacted, but it is less likely. Wayne Billing Classroom Technology Support Audio Visual and Classroom Technology Support Computer and Network Support 130 Machray Hall Building 204-474-6649 204-807-3153 (cell) 204-474-7625 (fax) Wayne.Billing(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Wayne.Billing@umanitoba.ca>

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FYI: thousands of unseen British films released by the BFI: 90% free to view
by Wayne Billing 07 Jul '15

07 Jul '15

…from: http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/07/bfi-britain-on-film/ http://player.bfi.org.uk/britain-on-film/ Watch thousands of unseen British films released by the BFI [blogger-avatar]by Nick Summers<http://www.engadget.com/about/editors/nick-summers/> | @nisummers<http://twitter.com/nisummers> | 30 Mins Ago <http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.engadget.com%2F2015%2F07%2F07…><http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.engadget.com%2F2015%2…><https://plus.google.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.engadget.com%2F2015%2F07…><http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.engadget.com%2F2015%2F07%…> 0<http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/07/bfi-britain-on-film/#comments> [cid:A653CD5E-2BAD-4BCA-8A99-6E8B043489E1]<http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/07/bfi-britain-on-film/> For decades now, Brits have been shooting amateur movies about their holidays, personal celebrations and experiences at huge, historic events. They're valuable snippets of UK history, but often they're never seen by the wider public. Today, the British Film Institute (BFI) is launching a project called "Britain on Film<http://player.bfi.org.uk/britain-on-film/>," which offers free online access to thousands of archived videos. Some were shot by amateurs<http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-street-family-film-ireland-1958-1958/>, while others, such as this tour of Edinburgh by Sean Connery<http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-sean-connerys-edinburgh-1982/>, were commissioned for professional projects. Roughly 2,500 film and TV titles are being released today, with 90 percent of them being free to watch. Many have never been seen before, or not since their first showing, and reveal unique, personal perspectives of how British life has changed over the years. To support the initiative, BFI will be holding 85 screening events in 46 locations, from Belfast to Canterbury. Highlights of specific cities will also be shown on large screens in town centres and Caffe Nero has agreed to set up 10 special viewing pods in some of their coffee shops. If you're wondering where to start, BFI has built a handy search engine<http://player.bfi.org.uk/britain-on-film/> that lets you look up clips from specific locations.

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