Saturday, June 26, 2021

Icloud ISSUES - your data wiped out!

 I always recommend my clients and friends, to have several backups of your main archives.

This proves the importance of my point. Also, have one copy outside your house or business/office.

I have 3 archival copies + 4th one to edit and work with various files, specially the family photos and videos. 

Malware blamed for remotely wiping WD My Book Live users' disks

Hard drive maker recommends users disconnect the cloud storage devices from the internet to protect their data.

Latest updates and news regarding WINDOWS 11

 

Windows 11: Every big change from Windows 10

Microsoft's Windows 11 marks the first software name change in six years. Here's everything that's changed from Windows 10.

Thursday, June 24, 2021

List of News sources

 This page will be updated often:

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https://beforeitsnews.com/ Before it's news (I couldn't find their social media links i.e. twitter on their website)

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MintPress News

@MintPressNews
Independent watchdog journalism covering imperialism, corporatocracy & civil liberties. Become a member: bit.ly/2U526Ca
Correspondents everywhereMintPressNews.comJoined November 2011
As of June 24, 2021:

Latest digital news: Microsoft, wifi routers

 

Microsoft prepares Windows 11 for a post-pandemic world

The tech giant is offering its first major Windows update in six years on Thursday. Here's why.

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Books - digital directory

 If you have a New York Public Library card, you can access free Armenian language eBooks with the OverDrive app. Download the app and link your card number, and then do an advanced search, select "Armenian" and search, there are currently 182 items you can browse and borrow for free.


Libby app and hoopla


Vlume the app works similarly too


Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Samsung Android Driver error

 I have an old Samsung cellphone I am trying to help download the photos and videos.

All the connections to my PC are not working.

I got Samsung driver error.

I'll record here the process and if I was successful to tackle this task:

I did search on duckduckgo.com and here is what I found out:

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How to manually update Samsung Drivers

 

 

Thursday, June 10, 2021

Selling online: Bonanza

 

Social Media News: Facebook, google bribery of local news outlets

 

Updated information: October 15, 2021


Mark Zuckerberg's stranglehold on Facebook could put the company at risk.  With 55% of the company's voting shares, Zuckerberg has majority power over the company — and experts are saying he's "the most powerful person who's ever walked the face of the earth." They explain why that's problematic.

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We all saw all the digital censorship ongoing and started looking for alternative ways to get real NEWS. Here is an article by Reuters that clarifies what's happening behind the scenes.

As I always say "follow the money"

So most of the news we here isn't true news, it's all CONTROLLED!!

Many of us now use duckduckgo.com -

It's good to find out the list of news outlets they PLEDGED millions, so that we unsubscribe from them!!

Do you have a list? Please add to comments section. Thank you in advance 

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Here is what my search resulted in trying to find out which news outlets were pledged millions of $$$$

 

Google, Facebook pledged millions for local news. Was it enough?

By Helen Coster, Reuters

partial info:

(Reuters) - Facing regulatory and political pressure, Facebook ( FB )



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and Alphabet Inc's ( GOOG )


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Google in recent years committed a combined $600 million to support news outlets globally - many of them local or regional enterprises foundering in a digital age.

Thousands of media outlets received financial and other support for everything from fact checking and reporting to training, according to the tech giants' announcements. Some publishers express gratitude for contributions they say are essential as advertising revenue has plunged.

But several media analysts and news business executives told Reuters that the funding - set to last three years - does not nearly compensate for the tens of billions of dollars publishers lost as the tech companies gobbled up the digital advertising market. Google and Facebook ( FB )



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accounted for 54% of U.S. digital advertising revenue in 2020, according to eMarketer, a market research company.

Some critics dismissed the projects, including contributions of $300 million from each company, as a way to blunt complaints from publishers and generate good PR. Both tech companies face battles over compensation for news content worldwide, as well as antitrust lawsuits from regulators and publishers. 

read complete information by clicking here

 

Why it's best to use CASH - cash is king

 Via social media post, here is a very interesting explanation as to why pay with cash whenever possible, when you are shopping. I copied th...