20Feb 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Corel Paintshop Pro 2018

Software Releases
Corel Paintshop Pro 2018 PaintShop Pro 2018 is your affordable photo editing and graphic design software—without the restrictions of a subscription. Enhance your photos with professional image editing tools, or create impactful designs using layers, text, brushes, gradients, drawing and painting tools. NEW Workspaces & Simplified UI ENHANCED Launch time & faster features NEW Improvements to most popular tools NEW Color palettes, brushes & gradients Top Reasons to use Corel Paintshop Pro 2018 Edit photos with pro-level tools Enhance photos with a complete set of professional image editing tools for photo adjustment and composition. Create graphic design projects Find everything you need to produce a variety of impact graphic design projects. Improve photos with quick fixes Crop, straighten, and use one-click auto adjustments to fix any image, fast! Add effects Achieve a signature look for your…
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20Feb 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Microsoft is turning off push notifications for Windows Phone 7.5 and 8.0

Computer PC Tips - bits and bytes, Microsoft Development
Microsoft is turning off push notifications for Windows Phone 7.5 and 8.0 Microsoft has announced that it is ending the push notification service on Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8 starting February 20th, 2018. The company says that since both of those platforms have reached the end of their support, these services are now able to be discontinued. Turning off push notifications means that devices running Windows Phone 7.5 and Windows Phone 8.0 will no longer receive notifications, live tiles will no longer update, and the "find my phone" feature will no longer function. Those still using Windows Phone 7.5 or Windows Phone 8.0 will likely want to switch to something newer. Windows Phone code was written in C++ back in 2010 and was used by the New York City Police…
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19Feb 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Looking for work ? Blockchain engineers are in demand

Computer PC Tips - bits and bytes
Looking for work ? Blockchain engineers are in demand Demand is off the charts for blockchain talent and the jobs are opening. More than $3.7 billion has been raised through ICOs in the United States alone. Blockchain related jobs are the second-fastest growing in today’s labor market; there are now 14 job openings for every one blockchain developer. Requests for on-demand blockchain talent are rising as fast as they are posted. Last year blockchain positions were the fastest-growing skill out of more than 5,000 skills in terms of freelancer billings.  Now, little over a year in the making there is a increase of more than 35,000 percent. These requests span ICO advisory services, engineering projects and overall blockchain consultancy. The quickest way to learn blockchain is   You need to be…
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18Feb 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Using VPN in 2018

Computer PC Tips - bits and bytes
Using VPN in 2018 What exactly is VPN ? VPN stands for "Virtual Private Network" – the most secure way to connect to the internet without risking your online identity, privacy and personal information. What components would you need to set up a VPN Service To set yourself up for a VPN at your location you will need: VPN Server - Deployed by VPN Provider at different locations VPN Protocols - To create the Tunnel Encryption - To Secure the communication by making it unreadable for everyone except the receiver How a VPN Service works A VPN creates a secure tunnel using most powerful VPN protocols – hides your original IP behind one of its own – encrypts all your communication and passes through the secure tunnel allowing you to surf the web…
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17Feb 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Microsoft Surface Pro Celebrate 5 years of Surface with $200 savings

Microsoft Development, News Items
Microsoft Surface Pro Celebrate 5 years of Surface with $200 savings Microsoft is having a huge sale for a pretty good replacement for your tablet or notebook, the surface pro. The benefits of the surface pro are: Up to 13.5 hours of video playback which is dependent on usage. Less than 2 pounds. Up to 16 GB of memory There are 3 different modes that a user can have which are Laptop where you pop in the special keyboard and write up your documents or do whatever you need to do prior to a meeting. Studio Mode which with the Surface pen can highlight sections or write notes.  Finally Tablet Mode which you can put on your lap to watch a presentation or movie. OneNote is a digital notebook for…
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