End-To-End encryption & Facebook
Security Thomas Fraley Security Thomas Fraley

End-To-End encryption & Facebook

In a world where so much of our personal information is moving back and forth across the internet. It’s important to understand people with the right tools can eavesdrop on your conversations. We have to be diligent and hold privacy and security close to the chest on everything we do online. Encryption is key here, even if someone is able to listen to a conversation, it would sound like a foreign language to them and impossible to decipher without the right dictionary.

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Getting started with Apple News
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Getting started with Apple News

Magazines are a dying breed. We have dozens of apps and subscriptions eager to take its place. Many are just clumsy and clunky and take from the experience of reading a good magazine. Apple’s News app attempts at polishing up online journalism, and while it may not be a huge leap in innovation, it is refined and a pleasure to use.

 

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We’re Back
Development, Featured, Headlines Thomas Fraley Development, Featured, Headlines Thomas Fraley

We’re Back

We here believe in taking time out for our family and friends and use the summer months to do just that. We’re back recharged and with renewed energy along with a new design for lifewithtech.net. We are shifting away from the frills and having our content speak for itself, with a new minimalistic design.

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Drone Racing: 210 Build
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Drone Racing: 210 Build

Why did I wait so long? Drones, a mesh of some of my favorite technologies in one. This should have been a no-brainer. It took the interest of my boys to make me realize how much fun this sport is. Yes, I said “sport”, With drone advancements and growing interested even ESPN had declared Drone racing a sport.

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California bill would require ‘back door’ access to encrypted phones
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California bill would require ‘back door’ access to encrypted phones

People could argue even if it saves one life, it’s worth it. If you really think about how much sensitive information we store on our phones, everything from contacts, credit cards to health data. Would we all be safe if that gets out?  Were not talking about identity theft, that would be the least of the problems. How about people on witness protection, or celebrities with orders of protection to Financial records of millionaires with contact info of their children.

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Could 802.11ah be the internet of things savior?
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Could 802.11ah be the internet of things savior?

The WiFi Alliance has recently approved a new standard, 802.11ah also known as “HaLow”. This could very well could be the saving grace the internet of things has been waiting for. HaLow would operate in an unlicensed 900MHz band, allowing it to get double the range of 2.4GHz standards with less power

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Are you ready for the Apocalypse?
Entertainment Thomas Fraley Entertainment Thomas Fraley

Are you ready for the Apocalypse?

Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto, to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven with the help of Professor X  must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction.

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"More than a key logger" Windows 10
tfraley, Security, Microsoft, Windows Thomas Fraley tfraley, Security, Microsoft, Windows Thomas Fraley

"More than a key logger" Windows 10

Microsoft has the power to track every single word you type or say to its digital assistant.

Last fall, it was reported that Windows 10 Technical Preview may collect voice information as well as typed characters. The assumption here is they were just collecting data for development  testing purposes. But, we couldn’t be more wrong.

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