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Microsoft Bounty Programs Expansion – Azure and Project Spartan
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I am excited to announce significant expansions to the Microsoft Bounty Programs. We are evolving the 'Online Services Bug Bounty, launching a new bounty for Project Spartan, and updating the Mitigation Bypass Bounty. This continued evolution includes additions to the Online Services Bug Bounty Program: Azure Azure is Microsoft’s cloud platform and the backbone of Microsoft cloud services. This program will include a number of Azure services, such as: Azure virtual machines, Azure Cloud Services, Azure Storage, Azure Active Directory and much more [*]Sway.com Sway.com is a web application that lets users express ideas in an entirely new way across many dev…
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The ultimate wingmen: A day in the life of four Microsoft administrative professionals
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They eat chaos for breakfast. They routinely make the impossible possible. They are the steely scaffolding of companies the world over, including Microsoft. They’re the ultimate wingmen. They’re … administrative assistants. “People don’t realize what all admins do. So much of it goes on behind the scenes, which is as it should be,” said Scott Roberts, executive assistant to Microsoft marketing executive Allison Watson. “The thing is, if people don’t realize it’s being done, then it’s being done right.” Roberts paused. “Hmm, I like that. If I were running for office, that would be my slogan.” Scott Roberts The last week of April is Administrative Profession…
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Adobe announces Lightroom CC with HDR, facial recognition, and more
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Adobe has announced the next major version of Lightroom, which adds a number of new features such as HDR Merge, easier sharing, and facial recognition. Available both in Adobe Creative Cloud and as a standalone download, Lightroom's latest release adds a number of powerful new features. HDR Merge allows you to quickly combine multiple shots taken with different exposure settings into one image. Along similar lines, you can also merge multiple shots into a single panoramic image. Lightroom CC also has facial recognition, letting you easily find people in your Lightroom library. In addition to these major new features, there are many other improvements with this u…
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Twitter makes policy changes to help combat abusive users
by Guest John Callaham- 0 replies
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Twitter has announced some changes in its policies, along with some revised enforcement options, designed to combat the abusive users of its social network. The changes include expanding the definitions of Twitter's violent threats policy, along with more options for the company's service team to lock out accounts. Twitter's violent threats policy now include "threats of violence against others or promot[ing] violence against others" in addition to "direct, specific threats of violence against others". The company says: Our previous policy was unduly narrow and limited our ability to act on certain kinds of threatening behavior. The updated language better de…
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Elgato brings control of its Avea connected lightbulb to the Apple Watch
by Guest Joseph Keller- 0 replies
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Elgato has announced that the app for their Avea connected lightbulb will be available on the Apple Watch. The Avea app for Apple Watch lets you control your Avea lightbulbs. You'll have control over a range of options for your lights, including mood, brightness, and more. When using Avea on the watch, you can check the status of your lights by raising your wrist and checking the Avea Glance. This will show you the current brightness level, and the mood to which your lights are currently set. Opening the app itself will let you make adjustments like changing the mood, brightness, and vividness. You can also, naturally, turn the lights on or off. The update to…
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Secret Force Click shortcuts: Thirteen Taptic tricks for your new MacBook!
by Guest Rene Ritchie- 0 replies
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Apple's new Force Touch Trackpad comes with Force Click. Force Click is a convenient way to invoke secondary actions with what is, in essence, a secondary, "deeper" press into the trackpad. Apple currently ties Force Click into the Quick Look, Look Up, data detector, and detail view functions, as well as a few extras. That means you can generally go deeper just by — wait for it — going deeper. Here are all the basics! Note: Force Click is currently only available on the 2015 MacBook and 2015 13-inch MacBook Pro. See all app windows Force Click on an icon in the Dock and you'll get an Exposé preview of that app's open windows. Preview a file F…
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Apple Watch and the costs of custom faces
by Guest Rene Ritchie- 0 replies
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Unlike products from other vendors, Apple Watch won't allow for custom watch faces, at least not at launch. This has led to the typical angst seen before any major Apple product launch, where the culture of the company and the limits of resources clash with the expectations and imaginations of customers everywhere. Whereby everywhere, I mean the internet. John Gruber, writing for Daring Fireball: I don't expect Apple to open up watch faces to arbitrary designs, even when the full Apple Watch SDK ships later this year. If they do allow third-party faces, I think it'll be through design partners hand-selected by Apple. (The Mickey face is arguably an example of thi…
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Update 2/22/17: Removed _Guest-to-Host DoS (non-distributed, from a single guest) _from Hyper-V escape bounty list. I am excited to announce significant expansions to the Microsoft Bounty Programs. We are evolving the ‘Online Services Bug Bounty, launching a new bounty for Project Spartan, and updating the Mitigation Bypass Bounty. This continued evolution includes additions to the Online Services Bug Bounty Program:
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Enabling greater transparency and control
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Over the past few years, we have seen the security environment change and evolve. Cyber threats are reaching new levels, involving the destruction of property, and governments now act both as protectors and exploiters of technology. In this changing environment, two themes have emerged when I talk with our customers – 1) they want more transparency from their providers and more control of their data, and 2) they are looking for companies to protect their data through leading edge security features. The explosion of mobile devices and cloud applications increases the complexity, as IT juggles the need to protect corporate information while still empowering workers to be…
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How to control what data you see in Health for iPhone
by Guest Allyson Kazmucha- 0 replies
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The Health app for iPhone lets you customize what kind of stats and data you want to see at a quick glance. You can collect all kinds of data inside the Health app but if some of it is more important to you than the rest, you'll want to make sure that's what you see on your Dashboard, which functions as the main view in Health. You can also remove stats that you don't care about from the Dashboard altogether. Here's how! Before continuing, remember that certain types of data points will require or work better with the use of external accessories. For example, if you want to automatically track and monitor your blood sugar levels with Health, you certainly can but …
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How to get gigabytes back from Steam
by Guest Peter Cohen- 0 replies
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Have you used Valve's popular Steam service to install and play games on your Mac? If so, you may be wasting a lot of hard drive space. Steam makes it easy to download and play great Mac games. Steam hides your downloaded games, though, which makes it easy to waste dozens or hundreds of GB of hard drive space. Here's how to reclaim it. J.R. writes: I just ran DaisyDisk on my Mac and discovered that I have more than 100 GB of files dedicated to Steam. I don't play most of those games. Can I just delete them? Mac Help Every Tuesday our Peter Cohen brings you Mac Help — a column where you can get your OS X questions answered and problems solved! S…
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Apple Watch accessories we're most looking forward to!
by Guest Allyson Kazmucha- 0 replies
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The Apple Watch is going to bring with it lots of new and interesting accessories to choose from. From stands to third party bands, tons of companies are pulling out all the creative stops for the Apple Watch. Whether you want to design your own custom bands or you need accessories that are more geared towards health and fitness, the Apple Watch isn't even out yet and all of the above is already in the works. Here are just some of the accessories us here at iMore are most looking forward to in the coming weeks and months! HiRise by Twelve South The HiRise dock by Twelve South will give you easy, elevated access to your Apple Watch while charging it. Just …
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Comic: Two Apple Watch hearts beat as one
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Ed: Welcome to this week's edition of The Pixel Project: a weekly comic from Diesel Sweeties' Rich Stevens on Apple, technology, and everything in-between. Today: Two Hearts Beat as One Read more comics from the Pixel Project on iMore.com. Continue reading...
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Why I'm going with the 42mm Apple Watch
by Guest Rene Ritchie- 0 replies
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The Apple Watch comes in two sizes: 38 and 42mm. I'm going big. Here's why. If you haven't seen an Apple Watch in person, you're missing out. Aluminum Sport, stainless steel Watch, or gold or rose gold Edition, they're all built spectacularly well — this isn't your other vendor's smartwatch. They're also, regardless of whether you go 38mm or 42mm, quite moderately sized. The small isn't too small and the big isn't too big. That means most people will have a choice as to which size they want to get. I found myself in just that position and, ultimately, here's why I decided to go big. Right sizing I've worn almost every major fitness band out there, from the Fitb…
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Yahtzee with Buddies now ready for the Apple Watch, Magic 8 Ball on its way
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Yahtzee with Buddies has been updated, bringing the classic game to the Apple Watch. Yahtzee with Buddies has been updated to bring elements of the game to the Apple Watch. While you can't play the full game on your watch, it will act as a helper for playing while on the go. Check below for the full list of Apple Watch features in Yahtzee: Introducing Apple Watch functionality! Get alerts for turns waiting! See what your opponent rolled! Check your chats! Also coming to the Apple Watch is Magic 8 Ball. This little app is meant to simulate the experience of shaking a physical Magic 8 Ball, letting you shake your iPhone or tap the face of your Apple Watch…
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CARROT Fit adds Apple Watch support to insult you from your wrist
by Guest Joseph Keller- 0 replies
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CARROT Fit has received an update that brings the insulting little robot to the Apple Watch. Following the release today of CARROT Weather for the Apple Watch, CARROT Fit has been updated, ready to berate you into shape right from your wrist. The Apple Watch app works as a heads-up display for CARROT Fit's "7 minutes in Hell" workout feature. To use CARROT Fit on your watch, start the workout on your iPhone, then raise your wrist to track your progress. You can see what workout you're supposed to be doing, and you can Force Touch on the watch display to pause your workout, or bring up instructions for how to performa certain exercise. CARROT Fit is rolling ou…
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Twitter will now allow users to receive direct messages from anyone
by Guest John Callaham- 0 replies
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Twitter is making a big change in its direct messaging feature, allowing users the option to receive direct messages from any other Twitter user. Previously, Twitter only allowed for direct messages to be sent to people who followed each other on the service. Now users can make a change in their settings to allow anyone to message them. This option is opt-in only, so you don't have to do anything if you want to keep things the way they are. Here's the full list of changes that are being made for the direct messenger feature on Twitter: A setting that allows you to receive Direct Messages from anyone, even if you don't follow them. Updated messaging rules so you ca…
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Apple Watch Sport with Milanese, leather, and link bands, in photos!
by Guest Allyson Kazmucha- 0 replies
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Wondering what the silver and space gray Apple Watch Sport looks like with the Milanese, Link Bracelet, Leather Loop, Modern or Classic Buckle? One of the biggest questions we have been getting asked is how the Apple Watch Sport looks with the bands from the stainless steel Apple Watch collection. The answer is going to be highly personal, but in an effort to help you decide for yourself, I went to my local Apple Store, tried out as many of the combinations as possible, and took photos to help you decide. So, if you ordered an Apple Watch Sport and have been debating whether or not to get extra bands, and which, here's how they look! Milanese Loop The Milanes…
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Apple reportedly preparing the first round of Apple Watch orders for shipment
by Guest Joseph Keller- 0 replies
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Apple has reportedly started sending Apple Watch shipments to distribution points in the U.S. in preparation for deliveries on April 24. There's been some anxiety among people who pre-ordered an Apple Watch for delivery on the first day of availability that a shipping delay or some other complication may arise that keeps the device from getting to them on time. Given it's a brand new product, and absent early shipment notification, that's certainly understandable. A new report, however, suggests no one has anything to worry about, and Apple Watches are indeed on their way for Friday delivery. MacRumors: Apple Watch pre-orders are being sent to centralized distrib…
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CARROT Weather brings its funny forecasts to the Apple Watch
by Guest Joseph Keller- 0 replies
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CARROT Weather has been updated to version 1.1, bringing its twisted forecasts to your wrist with Apple Watch support. On the Apple Watch, CARROT Weather will give you detailed forecasts sprinkled with its unique sense of humor. The watch app makes heavy use of color to quickly inform users about what kind of weather is incoming. For instance, precipitation forecasts use blue text, while forecasts for sun will use yellow. The core CARROT Weather experience for iPhone has also been updated with new gestures, new secret locations, and new details. Check out the full list of updates below. Apple Watch App Now you can enjoy my hilariously twisted forecasts rig…
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Apple delves into the details of the Apple Watch's heart rate monitor
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Apple has gone into detail about how the heart rate monitor on the Apple Watch works, and how to get the best results from it. The custom heart rate monitor on the back of the Apple Watch helps the device get readings for your daily activity and specific workouts. Apple has launched a new support page detailing how the monitor on the watch works. The technology at work is called photoplethysmography, which uses light to measure the blood flow in your wrist. From Apple: Apple Watch uses green LED lights paired with light‑sensitive photodiodes to detect the amount of blood flowing through your wrist at any given moment. When your heart beats, the blood flow in y…
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EE free battery charger offer is highly popular, second batch coming in June
by Guest John Callaham- 0 replies
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UK mobile operator EE's offer to give its customers a free portable smartphone battery charger has proven to be a popular one, with over 1 million requests in just the first four days. EE launched the offer to give its customers a free 2,600mAh Power Bar battery charger on Thursday, April 16. Users could get the freebie by texting on their smartphones to get a promotional code. Today, the company said: We had five times more requests in the first 24 hours of the promotion than even the most popular smartphone launch in the UK and visits to store were up as much as 300% over the weekend. While we fulfil the requests we've already taken, we're taking a short 'p…
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Save over 50% today on this iPhone 6 Plus HD anti-glare screen protector
by Guest Brent Zaniewski- 0 replies
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This iPhone 6 Plus screen protector is designed to fit perfectly on your display and is easy to apply, even for a novice. The ultra-slim PET film reduces glare and fingerprints while providing a smooth touchscreen experience. Get yours on the cheap today — only $13.95! Continue reading...
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How to set your desktop picture in Photos for OS X
by Guest Serenity Caldwell- 0 replies
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Want to rock a photo from your library on your desktop? Photos for OS X makes it easy. Photos for OS X may look very different from Aperture or iPhoto, but it still offers many of the same features — including a quick way to set a photo as your desktop picture. It's great for those moments when you come across the perfect picture and instantly know you want it as your wallpaper. Setting your desktop is as simple as selecting the photo you want to use and clicking the Share button in the toolbar, then selecting the "Set Desktop Picture" option. Once you've set your desktop, you can adjust its fill by going to the Apple menu and selecting System Preferenc…
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mLogic tape backup sports Thunderbolt and USB 3.0
by Guest Peter Cohen- 0 replies
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Linear Tape-Open (LTO) is excellent for long-term data archival and storage. A new 2.5 TB LTO drive combines Thunderbolt and USB 3.0. If you're an IT manager or responsible for backing up data for long-term archival, you may be interested in a new LTO drive from mLogic called the mTape Connect. Priced at $4,499, the mTape Connect is squarely aimed at the enterprise market, specifically for long-term data archival. A properly-maintained LTO archive should survive for 15-30 years depending on usage and environmental factors. The mTape Connect is the latest LTO-6 tape drive from capable of archiving up to 2.5 terabytes of data. It supports Linear Tape File System …