13Feb 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Russian nuclear scientists arrested for ‘Bitcoin mining plot’

News Items
Russian nuclear scientists arrested for Bitcoin mining plot Russian security officers have arrested several scientists working at a top-secret Russian nuclear warhead facility for allegedly mining crypto-currencies. The suspects had tried to use one of Russia's most powerful supercomputers to mine Bitcoins indicated by news sources. Reported by the BBC News, the press service said: "There has been an unsanctioned attempt to use computer facilities for private purposes including so-called mining." The supercomputer was not supposed to be connected to the internet to prevent any type of intrusion and once the scientists attempted to do so, the nuclear center security department was alerted. They were handed over to the Federal Security Service (FSB), Crypto-currencies like Bitcoin do not rely on centralized computer servers. People who provide computer processing power to the…
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13Feb 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Will Facebook have a Dislike button or not is the question

Software Events
Will Facebook have a Dislike button or not is the question ? Facebook is testing a dislike button with certain users, effectively creating the “dislike” button.  This has been something in the making for the past 3 to 4 years with various users wishing that they could put that on a posting if they disliked the contents.  The test appeared for several users on Thursday in the comment section of posts within Facebook groups and on old Facebook memories content. The feature appears to give users the ability to down rank certain comments. This is the first time Facebook has tested anything similar to a “dislike” button and it could theoretically allow for content that’s offensive or relevant to be pushed to the bottom of a comment feed. This does…
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11Feb 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Where to Find Glyphs and Icons for a Delphi Application, Menu, Toolbar

Rad Studio Delphi Development
Where to Find Glyphs and Icons for a Delphi Application, Menu, Toolbar When using the latest version of Embarcadero's Rad Studio and you wish to use a BitBtn or Speedbutton on your form you will need to locate where a glyph resides.  A glyph is simply a bitmap image that can be used to within the button's property to give a pretty neat way to indicate to the user what exactly the button may do.  Some examples are exit / close or save or edit for a few. Glyphs and icons make your application user interface elements look professional and unique.  Delphi controls and the VCL allow you to easily setup toolbars, menus and other user interface elements with custom graphics. Glyph and Icon Libraries for Delphi applications Apparently GlyFx set…
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10Feb 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

iPhone Source Code From iOS 9 Leaked on Github

Computer PC Tips - bits and bytes
iPhone Source Code From iOS 9 Leaked on Github   It seems poor old Apple has run into some serious issues in the last few months where the first thing was a poor battery forcing the iOS to be slowed down, followed by a bug that allowed anyone to change the password on their App Store and finally this where the source code for a core component of the iPhone's operating system was leaked on GitHub. The code, which appears to be for iBoot, or the part of iOS that ensures a trusted boot of the operating system, was initially shared online several months ago on Reddit, but it resurfaced today on GitHub where it will presumably receive more attention. The iBoot code appears to be from a version of iOS…
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09Feb 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Microsoft Office 2019 will only work on Windows 10

Software Releases
Microsoft Office 2019 will only work on Windows 10 Microsoft is providing an update on Office 2019 today, revealing that it will only run on Windows 10. On the Microsoft web site there is a story for service and support of Windows and Office, Microsoft has revealed you’ll need to upgrade to Windows 10 if you want the latest version of Office without subscribing to the company’s Office 365 service. Microsoft Office 2019 has been one of the strongest profit making packages that Microsoft does sell and since It’s a move that’s clearly designed to push businesses that are holding off on Office 365 into subscriptions to use it will have to upgrade all machines to Windows 10. This won’t affect Office for Mac, which is a separate product with a different release…
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