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GeneralRe: Google is dropping its Google+ requirement across all products, starting with YouTube Pin
Brisingr Aerowing27-Jul-15 12:27
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NewsRazer Confirms Acquisition Of Ouya’s Software, Tech And Dev Teams In All-Cash Deal Pin
Christopher Shields27-Jul-15 9:13
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NewsAnalyst Watch: Macro confusion about microservices Pin
Christopher Shields27-Jul-15 9:10
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NewsJava devs abhor Oracle’s plan to kill private APIs Pin
Kent Sharkey27-Jul-15 8:45
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NewsOne in every 600 websites has .git exposed Pin
Kent Sharkey27-Jul-15 7:49
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NewsMicrosoft releases tool to hide or block unwanted Windows 10 updates Pin
Kent Sharkey27-Jul-15 7:16
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JokeRe: Microsoft releases tool to hide or block unwanted Windows 10 updates :GREMLINS! Pin
newton.saber27-Jul-15 7:39
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GeneralRe: Microsoft releases tool to hide or block unwanted Windows 10 updates :GREMLINS! Pin
Daniel Pfeffer27-Jul-15 8:27
professionalDaniel Pfeffer27-Jul-15 8:27 
It galls me to say this, but Microsoft has a point.

Microsoft is right in saying that the overwhelming majority of home users installed Win7/8/8.1 with Windows Update set to Automatic. The new requirement to accept all updates makes sense in this environment.

For the few curmudgeons (you know who they are Smile | :) ), Microsoft has now provided a tool that allows them to pick and choose their updates (similar to the manual settings of Win7/8/8.1).

It remains to be seen how much real control is given over updates. Will security updates still be mandatory? What happens if a security update is contingent on another, unwanted, update?
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.

--Winston Churchill

GeneralRe: Microsoft releases tool to hide or block unwanted Windows 10 updates :GREMLINS! Pin
Dan Neely28-Jul-15 3:02
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newton.saber28-Jul-15 15:56
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GeneralRe: Microsoft releases tool to hide or block unwanted Windows 10 updates :GREMLINS! Pin
Dan Neely29-Jul-15 2:57
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newton.saber29-Jul-15 7:53
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Ron Anders27-Jul-15 7:56
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NewsMost Android phones can be hacked with a simple MMS message or multimedia file Pin
Kent Sharkey27-Jul-15 6:37
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GeneralRe: Most Android phones can be hacked with a simple MMS message or multimedia file Pin
Maximilien27-Jul-15 6:53
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newton.saber27-Jul-15 7:59
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NewsMusk, Wozniak and Hawking urge ban on warfare AI and autonomous weapons Pin
Kent Sharkey27-Jul-15 6:34
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Christopher Shields27-Jul-15 9:07
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NewsWhy you should wait on upgrading to .Net 4.6 Pin
Kent Sharkey27-Jul-15 6:31
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GeneralRe: Why you should wait on upgrading to .Net 4.6 Pin
newton.saber27-Jul-15 7:50
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newton.saber27-Jul-15 7:56
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