Apple CEO Steve Jobs has announced he will go on medical leave from his position. Jobs had surgery in 2004 for pancreatic cancer, which medical experts have said explains the liver transplant.
“My family and I would deeply appreciate respect for our privacy,” said Jobs.
He did not reveal specifics about why he had been given time off.
“At my request, the board of directors has granted me a medical leave of absence so I can focus on my health. I will continue as CEO and be involved in major strategic decisions for the company,” he told employees.
Apple stock fell about 6% trading Monday following the news. Investors will have to digest the news about the chief executive as well as the latest earnings for the Christmas season.
Google has updated the SLA for its Google Apps suite so that they no longer make excuses for scheduled maintenance. Meaning that ANY dwntime, no matter how little, will be recognised as downtime and applied to the agreement with the customer.
At present, when Google alert users to “Scheduled Downtime”, this downtime is not covered under the SLA and the end-user has no retribution via the SLA for a refund.
Google have now fine-tuned their highly-distributed infrastructure so that servers can be taken offline one-at a time or in multiples and the end-user wont notice. This is nothing new however, Google have been able to do this for a while now, but have never included this kind of interruption as part of their SLA.
It was revealed in a recent study today that almost one in ten children are actually ‘addicted’ to their video games. The study showed that greater amounts of gaming, lower social competence, and greater impulsivity seemed to act as risk factors for becoming pathological gamers, whereas depression, anxiety, social phobias, and lower school performance seemed to act as outcomes of pathological gaming.
The study adds important information to the discussion about whether video game “addiction” is similar to other addictive behaviors, demonstrating that it can last for years and is not solely a symptom of comorbid disorders. (Study: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/peds.2010-1353v1 )
In the 2-year study of more than 3,000 school children in Singapore, researchers found nearly one in ten were video game “addicts,” and most were stuck with the problem.
Sook Shin lost the 13-inch white MacBook, that contained years of research on prostate cancer, last Sunday after thieves smashed the window of her car, and made off with the laptop. Data on the machine was not backed up, nor was it encrypted.
Shin told News 9: “I’m devastated…”
Consider IT’s Views:
Making sure that your computer is backed up is important to keeping your information safe and saving you money in the long run. Having to start over when your computers crash and you have no backup is far more expensive than simply paying for the security that comes with having effective backup in place. This is one area that cutting corners is not a good idea.
The computer age has brought many wonderful conveniences, but along with those conveniences come some unexpected issues. One of the biggest issues is having something terrible happen to your computer and losing everything. For those who live in Scotland one of the best moves they can make is to enter into an IT support contract Edinburgh style. This will give you the support you need if and when technology takes you for a run for your money. Knowing that your information is safe from harm is a big weight off your shoulders.
The unexpected is one of the biggest reasons that computer users of all calibres should have backups of all of their important files and programs. This will ensure that if something happened the person would be protected.
Protect Yourself During the Holidays
Christmas is the biggest selling season of the year for retailers no matter where you are located. This no longer only applies to brick and mortar shops, but extends to the online world of shopping as well. Something that all shoppers need to keep in mind in their search for the perfect gift is to keep their personal information safe from harm. One way for web surfers to do this is by looking for the Padlock on the website. This ensures that the information they are providing is being given to a retailer with a SSL Certificate. Many companies use IT support Edinburgh has to offer to supply this.
Knowing who you are purchasing from is another way to be sure you are shopping safe online during the holiday season.
One thing that any of the companies for business IT support Edinburgh can offer will tell you is that it is important that you safeguard your work. This includes encryption of your important data and company information. This is the only way that you can be sure that the information your company holds dear will be safely tucked away. Keeping the information safe from prying eyes is the only way to ensure that your personal and financial information is held safely. It also will ensure that your competition does not get their hands on any information that can be damaging to your business.
Choosing the right company to represent your IT needs can be a challenge. Knowing what you need is the key to getting the right services.
Consider IT along with fellow friends, won the Forth One “Grant Stott’s Big Daft Pub Quiz”!
Leading at the start, and then looking as though all was lost, we eventually came in with an astounding 129 points to take the winners trophy!
Pictures of the fantastic night out are on our Facebook page: Consider IT Limited Facebook and on Forth One’s Gallery
We also filmed Grant announcing the winners, and we were as surprised as everyone else: DENSA win Grant Stott’s Pub Quiz!
A new scam which sees fraudsters calling your home landline and taking control of your home PC is surfacing in Edinburgh.
The conmen, who are thought to be calling hundreds of Edinburgh based PC users, are claiming to work for Microsoft and are warning the PC users that they have an infected computer. They then convince the unsuspecting user to click on a web link directing them to malware which allows the caller access to the remote PC. This allows them to copy bank details, passwords, and other sensitive data off the computer.
A spokeswoman for Lothian and Borders Police said: “Our advice to avoid falling victim to fraud would be to never engage with someone who cold calls out of the blue and give them access to your computer.
Consumers can leave their broadband providers with no penalty if internet access speeds are too slow, under new plans drawn up by telecoms regulator Ofcom. Ofcom has also urged advertising regulators to develop a new measurement, ‘typical speed range’, on which fair comparisons can be made. Research just published by Ofcom shows that the gap between the advertised speeds of broadband access and the actual speeds experienced by internet service provider (ISP) customers is growing.
A new code of practice on broadband speeds will give customers the right to leave their ISP without paying any contract penalties in the first three months of their subscription if their actual download speeds are far below the advertised speeds.
The new code of practice on broadband speed is voluntary and only applies to those companies which sign up to it, but Ofcom said that the country’s biggest ISPs – BT, Talk Talk and Virgin – have all indicated that they would sign up to it.
