06Mar 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Bitcoin creator slapped with $10 billion lawsuit

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Bitcoin creator slapped with $10 billion lawsuit Craig Wright, the Australian who has previously claimed to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, is the subject of a multi billion dollar lawsuit. Wright is being sued by the estate of David Kleiman, who was thought to have co-created the cryptocurrency with the Australian. Kleiman passed away in 2013, but Kleiman's brother Ira claims that Wright somehow appropriated his former partner's bitcoin hoard. According to Motherboard, either Wright and Kleiman were involved in the creation of Bitcoin, or were there moments after the platform was created. Consequently, they apparently had access to mining tools at its earliest time, enabling them to rack up a small fortune in cryptocurrency. The pair are thought to have controlled anything up to 1.1 million BTC, although it's clear that nobody…
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06Mar 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

FileMaker Developer Conference August 6th to 9th 2018 Dallas Texas

Software Events
FileMaker Developer Conference August 6th to 9th 2018 Dallas Texas Over 1500 developers will be coming to Dallas, Texas to learn more about FileMaker and to meet other developers.   You can register today to enter one of the areas that fits your needs. Beginner Establish a solid foundation in the basics of the FileMaker Platform. This track will give attendees a steady launching pad from which to select and learn from other sessions at DevCon. Intermediate Get to the core of FileMaker app development. Choose from sessions on structuring relationships and queries, designing layouts, creating scripts and calculations, and deploying FileMaker Server. Advanced Take your FileMaker skills to the next level. Study in-depth topics ranging from integration, to execute SQL and virtual lists, to JavaScript for FileMaker Developers. User Experience…
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05Mar 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Idera offers free webinar on data modeling in the cloud

Idera, SQL Tips
Idera offers free webinar on data modeling in the cloud Data modeling is the process of documenting a complex software system design as an easily understood diagram, using text and symbols to represent the way data needs to flow. The diagram can be used as a blueprint for the construction of new software or for re-engineering a legacy application. Traditionally, data models have been built during the analysis and design phases of a project to ensure that the requirements for a new application are fully understood. A data model can be thought of as a flowchart that illustrates the relationships between data. Although capturing all the possible relationships in a data model can be very time-intensive, it's an important step that shouldn't be rushed. Well-documented conceptual, logical and physical data models allow stake-holders to identify errors and…
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02Mar 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Apple iTunes store will stop access for Windows XP and Vista users

Software Events
Apple iTunes store will stop access for Windows XP and Vista users APPLE HAS PUBLISHED a new support document confirming that the iTunes Store will no longer run on Windows XP, Windows Vista or first-gen Apple TVs beginning May 25th According to Apple, Windows XP and Windows Vista users can still use previous versions of iTunes on their PCs, but without support from Apple. Unfortunately, though, this means XP and Vista users won’t be able to make new purchases from the iTunes Store or re-download previous purchases.  This is a huge hit for anyone that is still using these operating systems that Microsoft stopped supporting for XP over four years ago and Vista which was last year. You can read the Apple official document here and now may be the best time to start…
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01Mar 2018 by richard@baronsoftware.com

NPM Update Crashes Linux Systems and in some cases forces re-installation

Software Releases
NPM Update Crashes Linux Systems and in some cases forces re-installation A bug in npm (Node Package Manager), the most widely used JavaScript package manager, will change ownership of crucial Linux system folders, such as /etc, /usr, /boot.   Changing ownership of these files either crashes the system, various local apps, or prevents the system from booting, according to reports from users who installed npm v5.7.0 which has been deemed a software buggy release. The bug was first reported by users and following that the NPM development team released a quick patch NPM v5.7.1 that fixes the glitch.  FreeBSD users have also reported being impacted by the bug. Mac and Windows users didn't experience any issues. The problem did not affect every Linux user. Running the npm update commands as root…
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