Micron Computing

02/04/2026

Bitlocker provides encryption, but Microsoft provides your cloud-stored Bitlocker keys to the FBI.

https://www.spiceworks.com/security/microsoft-caves-to-the-fbi-on-bitlocker-key-access/

02/02/2026

We can't believe that anyone thinks that this is a good idea. https://www.pcmag.com/news/thats-my-dads-computer-maingear-revives-the-90s-again-with-retro98-pc?test_uuid=04IpBmWGZleS0I0J3epvMrC&test_variant=A

The fully built desktop contains dummy disk drives, along with that old-school 1990s beige aesthetic that was once common across home PCs.

01/22/2026

Microsoft 365 Services affected today. Microsoft still continuing to address the services affected. Microsoft reported: "While we've restored the affected infrastructure to a healthy state, further load balancing is required to mitigate impact...We're directing traffic to alternate infrastructure to achieve recovery." However, many customers still adversely affected.

01/01/2024

Happy New Year!

03/03/2022

It doesn't stop at cookies. You are being tracked. Browser Fingerprinting explained:

Cookies are on the way out—but not enough is being done about browser fingerprinting. So what is it?

08/27/2021

Not good.

Microsoft’s Power Apps portal service is designed to make the development of web or mobile apps easier. Unfortunately, due to an issue with the default security setting, 38 million users’ data was publicly available when it shouldn’t have been.

08/24/2021

No wi-fi for you.

In unfortunate news for frequent BC Ferries travellers, ship-based WiFi will no longer be offered on several of their routes.

08/20/2021

:)

A cartoon by Kaamran Hafeez and Al Batt.

See more cartoons from this week’s issue: http://nyer.cm/Kov4MX7

08/20/2021

Need an upgrade?

07/07/2021

06/25/2021

Windows 11 is free, but your CPU might not be officially supported

TPM and CPU changes have led to some confusion.

05/11/2021

Microsoft Outlook bug prevents viewing or creating email worldwide

A Microsoft Outlook update released today for the desktop client introduced bugs that prevent users from creating or viewing mail.